Macross Frontier Images

DECEMBER 2007 NEWTYPE MAGAZINE TRANSLATION

By Macrossworld Member Sketchley

Page 61	Pages 126-127

Note: all romanizations are in Modified Hepburn.
Alternative translations in []; words implied but not in the original article in ().
Additional translation notes follow the two articles.
Character images follow the articles.

Frontiers of MACROSS.

(That's not a mistype or a mistranslation. That title, in English, as printed on both pg 61 and 126-127. The title is still referred to as temporary on pg 61, but not on 126-127.)

(Pg 19; Table of Contents):
A (student) candidate pilot girl intends to be a singer... then the galaxy's super idol! The anticipated new TV series starts in '08!

(Pg 61; Newtype Express [various news articles on various new anime])

(Article header)
Human beings looking for a new colony are blocked by an unknown [strange] life form. 25 years after the first broadcast, the latest production, Macross F.

(Pg 61; article)
Macross F, the latest production of Super Dimension Fortress Macross, which was first broadcast in '82, will appear in '08.

207X AD, for the continuation of the species, Earth humans are starting on journeys to look for a new colony in every direction of the galaxy. The 11th Super Long Distance Emigration Fleet, Macross Frontier, is voyaging [navigating] in the neighbourhood of [nearby] the galactic core. The Macross Frontier is a fighting ship together with a residential ship, where more than 10,000,000 people live.

The top idol singer Sheriru Noomu, has come to that Frontier residential ship. Ranka Rii, a young girl who admires Sheriru Noomu, while in the middle of hurrying to a concert hall, meets Saotome Aruto, a pilot training course high school student.

At that time, the fleet encounters an unknown enemy. They have a powerful attack ability, and immediately the peaceful [quiet, calm] space fleet is driven into a battle situation. What action do the young people Aruto and Ranka (and others) take? What choice will the humans (of the fleet) make?

The main axis (of the show) is the Valkyrie, a love triangle between pilot(s) and heroin(s), and the main point of the story consists of "song". To your heart's content, you'll recover the fascination of the "Macross" world, as the new Macross story begins.

The staff are: general superintendent, story composition, Valkyrie designer Kawamori Shouji; director Kikuchi Yasuhito; Series Construction [organization] Yoshino Hiroyuki; Character designer Ebata Risa, Takahashi Yuichi; Mechanical design Ishigaki Junya, Takakura Takeshi; Music Kanno Youko; Animation production Sateraito. Besides the already announced use of Nakajima Megumi for the heroin Ranaka, at this time, the cast is still under construction.

Moreover, the origin broadcast of the Macross 25th Anniversary Commemoration Special show, on MBS and others, "The Frontiers of MACROSS" (provisional) is planned for this winter.

"Super Dimension Fortress Macross", and "Macross 7" are the core of the "Macross? series, and (we've) introduced each title's distinctive feature(s) [characteristic(s)] and charm [appeal], as well as getting the latest image of the latest work, "Macross F", open to the public in one fell swoop.

(Pg 126-127; Macross F article)

(Article Header)
Proceeding to a new colony? the special programme?s broadcast has been decided for this winter.

(Article)
The countdown to the beginning of the new Macross TV anime has started. This will be the standard of the 21st century air battle!

There is a provisional broadcast plan for a special 1 hour Macross 25th Anniversary Commemoration special, this winter, on MBS and others.

Staff: general superintendent, story composition, Valkyrie designer Kawamori Shouji; director Kikuchi Yasuhito; Series Construction [organization] Yoshino Hiroyuki; Character designer Ebata Risa, Takahashi Yuichi; Mechanical design Ishigaki Junya, Takakura Takeshi; Music Kanno Youko; Animation production Sateraito.

Details of the setup are on pg. 61!

Saotome Aruto
What sort of colony will the beginner pilot discover in the struggle?

Ranka Rii
Her encounter with Aruto and Sheriru shakes her destiny?

Sheriru Noomu
What melody will the top idol Sheriru carve in the galaxy?

Ozuma Rii
The battle experienced pilot also gently watches over his younger sister Ranka.

New design VF-25
The UN Army [armies] main force Variable Fighter for the next term. It draws from the style of the VF-1 in a superior airframe.

Two attention points of Macross F:

For the first time, it?s an educational institution story.
It?s about the educational institutional life of pilot and singer hatchlings?! The Macross series? first educational institution story. Without fail, (the producers) want pilot candidate Aruto?s and aspiring singer Ranka?s passing daily life routine to be noticed.

Another attention point is song.
The 2070 era?s song princess has appeared on the scene! Sheriru is a Galaxy Network idol. Moreover, by audition, it was decided to use Nakajima Megumi for Ranka; what song will she give to use for our listening pleasure?

The latest techniques are used in drawing the emigration fleet war [battle(s)]; the new production has started 12 years after the previous production, Macross 7. The already reported new Macross series title, ?Macross F?, has been formally decided! [They?ve] also announced the character and latest model Valkyrie designs.

Set in the AD 2070 era, the Super Long Distance Emigration Fleet Macross Frontier has begun violently fighting with an unknown space life form. The story is about a pilot training school student, Saotome Aruto, Galaxy Network song princess Sheriru Nomu and Ranka Rii, who admires Sheriru; the three forming the center of the story. What colony and desire [wish, hope] will they find? We?ve met the 25th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Macross series!

The (producers) have a good command of the latest techniques in 3DCG, and it is happy news that we can promptly witness the latest stage of its evolution.

In the special broadcast of ?Frontiers of MACROSS?, we?ve confirmed the first image of the beginning part of the 21st Century edition of a Macross TV series, and we have turned towards standing by for the broadcast from ?08!

Translation notes:
Some things don?t translate easily with all the potential nuances of the original. The following are some of the terms used in the above with a brief, fuller description.

Colony ? the articles do not use this word at all. They use ?new heaven land [earth, soil]?. Which is translated as new land, however it has the connotation of a wished for, or desired land. An example of it?s use would be Christopher Columbus inadvertently finding the new land while searching for a route to India. In Macross terms, new land pretty much equates to a new colony planet.

Galaxy ? the term used could also be translated as the Milky Way.

Fleet ? the term used, ?? (lit. ship group), is different from ?? (lit. ship squad/band), which has, in my experience, been generally used for military fleets.

High school ? in Japan, high school is not mandatory, nor are many of them strictly academic, as per North American concepts. High schools in Japan include agricultural and technical schools. Therefore, the high school in Macross F should be considered to be as much a vocational school specializing in piloting as it is a high school.

Characters:

Saotome Aruto