Remembering the Titan
Macross (the first movie and the first series)
I remember having notebooks that had Robotech (American version of Macross) covers. I don't know if they had permission from Harmony Gold, but as far as I'm concerned they look really cool. With it's breath-taking dog fights, awesome missile trails, and massive space explosions, this anime surely made an impression on me. What makes it so interesting aside from the super-dimersional fortress called Macross and the multi-mode veritechs? Well, that's where the story comes in. The movie version is of course the condensed story line, but in itself, shows both the complexity of the plot, and the simplicity of the idea, which is by far unique before it's time.
And as far as I know, Macross was running at the same time Transformers was... (of course in different parts of the world)... but you can't even compare the two. The first series of Transformers was too kiddy and usually revolved around the idea that the Autobots were good, and the Decepticons will always do something evil. Macross on the other hand did not implicitly implied that the aliens were villains. In fact, as the story progresses, it seems that both sides were fighting for survival, and that sympathy can also be warranted to the Zentraedi.
If you haven't seen Macross, you should sit down and watch it, at the least the movie if you don't have time to watch the series. Anime fan or not, Macross will definitely leave an impression.
Oh yeah, just in case you were wondering about the title and it's relation to Macross, I've got an answer: Titan = Super Dimensional Fortress (think of a really big fortress transforming robot).
I remember having notebooks that had Robotech (American version of Macross) covers. I don't know if they had permission from Harmony Gold, but as far as I'm concerned they look really cool. With it's breath-taking dog fights, awesome missile trails, and massive space explosions, this anime surely made an impression on me. What makes it so interesting aside from the super-dimersional fortress called Macross and the multi-mode veritechs? Well, that's where the story comes in. The movie version is of course the condensed story line, but in itself, shows both the complexity of the plot, and the simplicity of the idea, which is by far unique before it's time.
And as far as I know, Macross was running at the same time Transformers was... (of course in different parts of the world)... but you can't even compare the two. The first series of Transformers was too kiddy and usually revolved around the idea that the Autobots were good, and the Decepticons will always do something evil. Macross on the other hand did not implicitly implied that the aliens were villains. In fact, as the story progresses, it seems that both sides were fighting for survival, and that sympathy can also be warranted to the Zentraedi.
If you haven't seen Macross, you should sit down and watch it, at the least the movie if you don't have time to watch the series. Anime fan or not, Macross will definitely leave an impression.
Oh yeah, just in case you were wondering about the title and it's relation to Macross, I've got an answer: Titan = Super Dimensional Fortress (think of a really big fortress transforming robot).
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