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Episode 12: Macross Retrospective Part 3 (Macross 7)
We’re back! It took a little longer than anticipated to get this one out but hopefully it’s worth the wait. As part of our ongoing Macross retrospective this…
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I write this post with lots of happiness and yet, lots of sadness. Both for the same reason. By watching Macross 7, I have officially watched all the…
Episode 16: The rest of Macross 7 (Macross series Retrospective Part 4 – FINAL)
Hello listeners! Life got in the way again but we’re finally back to discuss the final parts of the Macross 7 anime and to say goodbye to our…
Macross 7 Episodes 1–26 Anime Streaming Review
This lighter, sillier tone feels like the entire series was made as a prolonged shitpost poking fun at the seriousness of the prior Macross franchise entries, and I…
Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review
Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable.
Music is Macross – Macross Delta (Macross Δ) Spoiler Review
As Macross March marches on, we come to the final major series in the Macross Franchies, Macross Δ – or, to use one’s adult words, Macross Delta. And…
Miscellaneous Macross Media – Spoiler Reviews for Macross OVAs and Movie Originals
Macross is a bigger franchise than just its main TV entries! While I normally don’t take on short OVAs and Movies, I wanted to address something approaching “All…
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Each and every season, anime viewers who keep up with the trends and airing shows speculate about which one will prove most popular and/or well-received. On a personal…
May Updates: Passion
Hello, all! Kate here. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my passion as a anime fan. My love for the medium has remained ever strong, but I realized I…
BLazed Passion Part5
2013 has been a turning point for great Boys’ Love manga to get published. The fruits of that labour are just recently being collected, since the titles we’re…
Macross and What is a Genre?
It feels like every single one of my weekend posts are responses onto twitter recently, so here is another one. I remember recently that there was a spittle…
Gender roles in Gundam and Macross
In a previous essay about otaku identity and militarism, I mentioned that the issue of gender was a central one to understand the development of otaku identity, and…
Macross Zero: The Start of New Macross
If there could be something to describe the differences between Gundam and Macross as two of the bigger mecha franchises, you can see it with Macross Zero. This…
Macross, Too: Shoji Kawamori’s Return to Macross
After years of swearing off sequels, Shoji Kawamori returned to Macross with not one, but two new Macross projects in simultaneous production.
BLazed Passion Part 4
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Macross Delta: Singing and Weapons of War
Right now, writing about Macross Delta is strange to me on a lot of levels. For starters, I started Macross 7 at the beginning of the year and…
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The magic of anime extends far beyond entertainment – it's a transformative medium that touches every aspect of our lives, from personal growth to professional inspiration, from mental…
The Wind Rises: Miyazaki’s Commentary of Art and Passion
Some Ramblings about Miyazaki I’ve posted some things about Hayao Miyazaki’s first earlier works this year and I plan to do that when Flying Phantom Ship appears in…
Quickie! T-Spark Zone 2025: Synergenex Macross 7/Transformers Basara Prime
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Let me tell you about Macross 7 ft. TBS | MechaManDan (Spoiler Free)
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By Andrew Osmond. Released twenty-eight years ago, Macross Plus: The Movie still dazzles now, a film that somehow manages to combine plane dogfights and space duels (think Star…
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The first volume of Macross Plus was released on August 25, 1994. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most iconic OVAs of the 1990s, we're…
Skies, Planes, and Macross Plus: A Shoji Kawamori Interview
The first volume of Macross Plus was released on August 25, 1994. To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most iconic OVAs of the 1990s, we're…
SDF Macross 34-36: Forever Flying Out and Onward
It is with these final three episodes the book on SDF Macross comes to a close. It’s been a new and interesting experience blogging a show episodically (albeit,…
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Macross Frontier is a hell of a good time and a reminder of why anime is such a fantastic storytelling medium in the first place. What other media…
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Macross Delta Episodes 1-4
A great vocal performance and even greater music makes this Macross entry a perfect entry point for new fans.