movie

1984 · Japan

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 114 min
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Violence: Moderate

Why tonight?

In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island.

future
love triangle
refugee
space war
fighter jet
mecha
alternate version
anime
real robot
macross

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Michio Hazama — Bruno J. Global (voice)
Osamu Ichikawa — Golg BoddoleZer (voice)
Eiji Kanie — Vrlitwhai 7018 (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi — Exsedol 4970 (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki — Lynn Kaihun (voice)
Katsumi Suzuki — Hayao Kakizaki (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru — Kim Kaviroff (voice)
Noriko Ohara — Claudia LaSalle (voice)
Sanae Miyuki — Shammy Milliome (voice)
Show Hayami — Maīmillian Jenius (voice)
Run Sasaki — Vanessa Laird (voice)

Directed: Noboru Ishiguro, Shoji Kawamori
Written: Shoji Kawamori, Sukehiro Tomita

Production

Rating: 7.3 / 10 · 108 ratings
Studio: Big West, MBS, Shogakukan, Victor Entertainment, Artland, Tatsunoko Production

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1984 · You’re here
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Where it starts.
Macross Plus: The Movie
1995

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.