Macross Δ

I haven't watched such a terrible show in years (I don't really watch too many tho). It is so terrible that I have to get on a public website and rant about it. The story is OK, but the way the story is told is awful. I do not feel emotional at all to all the plots, characters in this series what's so ever. By comparing with Macross F, I was hooked at least from the first six or seven episodes. I watched this series simply because it's Macross - I wanna know the plot, period. The staff seem very strong yet I'm very disappointedthat they made a show that is so plain, tasteless. The struggle of all the characters are all too cliche. I bet any high school student can write this kind of juvenile story. Storyboard, I guess, is the one to blame. Unfortunately the director, Kenji Yasuda happened to be a terrible storyboard. Therefore he can only direct a show with mediocre storyboard and thus a dull show.

Narrative formulas; conventions; archetypes; genres. In the event that a fictional narrative turns into a series, then later a franchise -a brand of its own so to speak- it comes as no surprise that eventually the formula which had more or less distinguished the work from others will then arrive at a point wherein it is forced to change completely, adapt to contemporary circumstances, attempt to maintain the status quo, dissolve into a state of total irrelevancy, or end for good and become fondly remembered by many faults and all. Such is the case with Macross Delta. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macross Delta is representative of the 'Macross formula' inthe late stages of its existence, by that I mean that the Macross formula, if one continues to comply to it to a T as it has so done since its inception, only makes the formula age badly. Why? Because unfortunately at this moment in time, Macross as a whole has inexplicably entered into a dire situation of Catch-22. To change or not to change? IF we change, then HOW MUCH SHOULD we change? Do we leave Macross as it is and END it RIGHT NOW, or PERHAPS LATER? The extent of the questions that had ultimately left the Macross formula in this state ultimately consummates into what can simply be deemed as "If we change Macross then we'll end up upsetting the fans, but if we don't change then Macross will start to become stale." This raises several questions. For one, just what about Macross ESSENTIALLY defines it as Macross? And for that matter, if we experiment around and create variations of the ESSENTIALS of Macross, will that in turn result in Macross no longer being 'Macross' too, or will Macross continue to remain as 'Macross' regardless of how many or what Macross series are produced? With all of this in mind, we can thus say that the first Macross series introduced to the audience the general outline of an archetypical Macross plot -which is itself somewhat of a Jungian archetype- as well as the themes and concepts it wishes to tackle. From there, it can be observed that all Macross series are variations of those ESSENTIALS, with Macross 7 being the zaniest Macross, Macross Plus showcasing Macross in its simplest form, Macross Zero being Macross at its most somber and poignant, Macross Frontier highlighting Macross at its zenith with the successful revitalization of the classic formula that propelled Macross into the world stage, and... Macros Delta with Macross retreading the same old formula in hopes of replicating the success of Frontier but ultimately fails due to the various components that the creators have used in an attempt to differentiate Delta from the rest- hence the formula showing its age REALLY BADLY. That, and well every aspect of Delta's concepts -from plot to characters- are simplistically understood and implemented. Although it may seem that Macross 7 was unfortunately conceived with and steeped in such mistakes, rather what led to Macross 7's incredibly divisive response and resultant overall identity in relation to the other Macross series was its identity being rooted in an experimental lighthearted absurdism that is implemented in extreme fashions at certain moments within its narrative in comparison to Macross Delta, where as previously mentioned, the roots of its identity and narrative are built upon an attempted resurrection of the cultural impact of Macross Frontier, but that the comprehension and resulting implementation of the elements that constitute the core elements that made Macross and Macross Frontier so culturally impactful and resonant were disappointingly oversimplified, hasty and even outright incorrect. In any case, to further expand upon the reasons as to why the formula has clearly shown signs of its age with Macross Delta, it can be said that there is just simply not much to expand FROM, without resorting to the constant homages and the mere repetition and toying around with motifs, plot points and the various structures in place, in addition to having to maintain a linear timeline of events, unlike Gundam- but even then, Gundam too is stuck in this stage and both will forever continue to remain in their current states so long as there is no CHANGE. I'd personally rather not discuss about Delta's plot considering the above reasons, but I believe that nonetheless, whatever plot points that were introduced to us in Macross Delta were adequately developed with straightforwardness in mind, thus allowing viewers to be able to understand it well, even though the scripting of and the actual creative value of events is as textbook Macross as it can get, simply uninspired. In addition, Macross Delta in contrast to Macross 7 left us hanging with quite a few plot points that were simply left unresolved, which makes us question as to why in the Milky Way did the creators designed the plot in such a way so as to add them into it to begin with. There were several heartfelt moments emanating genuine sentiment but with the way the plot's designed, there's just simply not enough of that to bring the plot out of uninspired hell. When it comes to the overall tone of Delta, it is generally much, much more lighthearted, carefree, optimistic (especially optimistic and carefree) and poppy which likens it to Macross 7, but considering the narrative structure and the various events scripted into it, results in a different product in the end because if there ever was one thing about Macross which gave it its distinctive identity is that as the plot nears its end, the situation becomes SIGNIFICANTLY DIRE thus giving the necessary emotionality to the bleak end game situations, whereas in Delta due to its very nature and uninspired and stock plot design results in the emotional charge of the plateau deflating before the plot had even begun to enter its climactic stage. In short, just about every single aspect of the narrative in Delta simply does not lend itself to the sense of sheer dread and desperation that previous Macross series had, hence the emotional blandness of the show. The overall dialogue is frankly serviceable as it is simply not creative enough and once again, uninspired throughout to warrant much of viewers' attention, not to mention that due to the tone of Delta, comes off as quite cartoony. I just roll my eyes most of the time, hah. Indeed, despite the inherent potentialities that lies within a much more carefree approach to Macross, it is regrettable to say that all of that is wasted in an unresolved Catch-22 problem resulting in a trite work which adds little towards fanning the infernos of nostalgia to Macross's past or even towards igniting the embers of Macross's future on fire. Absolutely disappointing- hhmph! But hey, there's at least some of the songs and all so yeah, let's just move on and talk about that down below. Junbi wa ii ka nen? Narrative, Thematic, Scripting & Character Design/Direction (Rating: 4) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay, so before we get down to the music and sound, let's just talk about the visuals for a bit. For one thing, this show actually has very consistent visuals throughout, in the form of consistent animation both hand-drawn and computer-generated, consistent drawings, backgrounds consistently full of features, and constant inclusion of plenty of well-done visual effects. Once again, I'd like to reiterate that I'm simply no expert or even that deeply knowledgeable about these technical aspects, but simply put, Macross Delta is competently produced. It's just that, while it is indeed competently produced, it doesn't have many standout and highly creative visual features either, barring the straight-to-TV Macross shows of the pre-2000 years. But wait, if there was anything about Delta that I could consider to be very creative, it would have to be the first ED sequence. It's basically a very well-made sequence featuring one of the main characters Freyja Wion going about locations in real life, in which all of that is animated via a technique that I'm frankly not knowledgeable about but can be described as utilizing captured video footage to set up as the visual basis for the sequence, then after animating and inserting Freyja into that footage, having the footage go through intensive post-processing with image filters and such which ultimately gives the sequence its highly distinct look. Very interesting and quite impressive I'd say. Visual & Animation Design/Direction (Rating: 7) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The overall sound design in this show is once again, just like the visuals competently produced- voice acting included. As for the music, wherein due to the tone of Delta, it is essentially designed to be as contemporaneous and poppy as possible- what with electronic and brass based music timbres, dance pop based song structures, generally faster time signatures, group based synchronized vocal performances in the style of so-called idol groups and whatnot. Not all of Delta's music consists of such style of pop music however, as there're some slower, more soulful songs as well, in particular the general vocal track sung by the opposing faction featured in Delta, as well as one Walkure song which is composed as more of a ballad than the more electronic dance pop based fare. As for me, I generally really liked a fair bit of Walkure's songs, particularly Ikenai Borderline as well as the first OP song, and both main ED songs. Sound Design/Direction (Rating: 8) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The drive to constantly recapture the success of the original Macross in the post-2000s straight-to-TV Macross shows has resulted in the Macross formula becoming increasingly stale and trite, unless it changes or utilizes the formula to tell more different narratives like Plus and Zero did. In fact, one could even say that Macross Delta is ironically the antithesis of what was sooooooo extremely archetypal -in the Jungian sense- of the original Macross; Frontier came close to replicating this, but it was ultimately created in such a fashion so that it may stand on its own, i.e., with its own sense of identity, so as to become a fine addition to the over-arching narrative of the setting of Macross. Speaking of which, you know what all of this "formula aging badly and getting stale" reminds me of? The entire post-1990s career of the rock band U2 and -in a different way but still quite the Catch-22- the Resident Evil series of games as a whole, go figure. That and well, there's just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy less combat-based action in this show compared to previous ones. Personal Enjoyment/Appreciation (Rating: 4) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And with that, I shall bid all of you farewell and thank you for reading. Till next time then! (Personal Rating: 5) (Critical Rating: 5)

As a huge fan of Macross Frontier(the series before Macross Delta; Macross Delta's story takes place 8 years after Macross Frontier), I am disappointed after being so excited for this anime, thinking that it would be similar. I think I should point out the good points first, so that I don't end up looking like I hated this anime, since I really don't hate it, I just didn't like it as much as I thought I would. I gave a 7/10 for it, but I think it really deserves 6/10. SOUND - 10/10 Music was fantastic, I loved pretty much all the songs. The voice actors are greattoo. ART - 9/10 The animation was awesome considering that I love the action scenes from the planes. The colours were bright and used nicely as well. CHARACTER - 6/10 There was like little to none character development in the anime. So many characters that I can remember the face, but can't remember the name. I can only remember the main 5 characters' names. And this is one of the rare animes where I can't choose a favourite character, because I feel like all of the characters were just "okay" to me. ENJOYMENT - 6/10 The romance was very plain, they tried to give us a love-triangle that we can hype about, but I already knew who would end up together before half-way through the series. It's no fun when you already can guess the ending, right? OVERALL - 7/10 The music boosted this score up. I also liked the art/animation, so that's why it's not a 5/10. As a disappointed Macross F fan, I honestly think this should just be a 6.5/10.

STORY: Interesting, intriguing, cool fighting scenes, singing. Explores some parts of the previous Macrosses from the past. This has cause to have a war against the Windemere Kingdom. CHARACTERS: • Hayate: Pilot, earthing, enjoys flying, and is the son of Wright Immelman. • Freyja: Windemere, singer -- part of Walkure, cute, loves Hayate • Mirage: pilot of Delta Squadron, granddaughter of Max & Milia Jenius of the original Macross. Also has feelings for Hayate. OVERALL: Amazing animes! Top 5 animes of the season. The franchise is amazing. If you have seen the previous seasons from the past -- then you won't be disappointed. Characters are interrelated with the previous charactersfrom the past.

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