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7 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

.....Normally, Macross's feature-length films are treated as separate from their respective TV series because their format has always been an alternate version of part or all of the TV series (or OVA) story.  Macross Delta's first movie, Passionate Walkure, was much closer to the industry's standard compilation movie format and didn't really change much in the actual story.  It didn't really introduce any new mechanical designs to speak of and the narrative changes were mainly just a few minor details like the circumstances of Messer's death.  For that reason, there really shouldn't be much in the way of obstacles to seeing it as a sequel to the series if you really wanted.

The few distinctive touches movie 1 had are things that could/would reasonably exist anyway, like the VF-31's Armored Pack or its ability to dock to the drones.

I don't know if it's because the series is not fresh in your mind, but the 1st episode of Delta is what got me hooked. Having the initial meeting of our duo leading up to them entering their 1st battle together, having Freyja signing and Hayate dancing in that mech all while Ikenai Borderline is being sang by the group made me fall in love with our main 2 protagonists. We get none of that in the 1st movie, Hayate is already a rookies pilot, making their meeting less of a destiny thing. That alone makes me dislike the 1st movie.

6 minutes ago, JB0 said:

....It is worth noting, however, that several Macross shows have already had home video releases in the west. SDF Macross, Macross II, and western fan-favorite Macross Plus have all seen release on DVD in the past. These disks, though all out of print, should be fairly easy to find today....

Easy but pricey, this is what happens to popular franchises when the media is no longer published, prices tend to go very high on ebay. This is why I would like to see these re-published from scratch and just buy them for a decent price on Amazon.

Hey there,

So I finished watching Macross Delta, my very 1st Macross series and no, never saw even the Robotech western adaptation. I loved the mix of mecha and J-Pop, but the ending was rushed. I really hate it when an anime doesn't give the protagonists time enjoy their victory before rolling the final credits.

I also fast watched that frankensteinian movie version and yeah, would not recommend this over binge watching 26 episodes. That being said, the 2nd movie will get released sometime this month. I've read that it's supposed to be a sequel to the 1st movie, but to those who've seen it, could it actually be a sequel to the series as well or would there be too many inconsistencies and missing story plots?

Off-topic, any words of the Macross series (including Delta) coming to physical media in the west now the decade long rights issue has been solved?

Cheers