Macross Plus - The Collection (Two-Disc Set) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Shinichiro Watanabe, Shoji Kawamori
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Takumi Yamazaki, Richard Epcar, Unsho Ishizuka, Rica Fukami
Studio: Manga Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 14535
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 180
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2006
UPC: 013138200693
EAN: 0013138200693
ASIN: B0009IOQXK
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 1995
Release Date: June 14, 2005
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A recut version of the four-part OAV (1994), the Macross Plus movie plays like a mixture of Top Gun, Gundam Wing, and Key the Metal Idol. It's 2040 on the planet Eden: former high school rivals Isamu Dyson and half-human/half-Zentraedi Guld Goa Bowman have become rival mecha test pilots. They're also still competing for the affection of Myung Lone, the producer for cybernetic singing sensation Sharon Apple. When an illegal "bio-neural" chip is implanted into the computer that generates Sharon, she becomes sentient, attacking Myung and attempting to lure Isamu to his death. Wild and crazy Isamu and serious Guld defeat the plot with their hotshot piloting. The film boasts elaborate computer-animated special effects and exceptionally well choreographed aerial battles, but director Shoji Kawamori correctly summed up Macross Plus as "a serious story with a silly plot." Unrated; suitable for ages 16 and up: Nudity, violence, sexual situations. --Charles Solomon
Description
In 2040, on the colonial planet Eden, the Ministry of Defense is developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced defense vehicle to counter alien attacks. An extrovert jet fighter maverick is assigned as the new test pilot on the project but competition heats up when he discovers that his old rival is a test pilot for a competing aircraft. The arrival of a mutal ex-girlfriend adds more tension to their conflict. This dramatic, visuallly superb and critically acclaimed 4 part anime series is now available in one complete box set and specially priced for its 10th Anniversary re-release.
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 Truely to all future pioneers November 28, 2008
Macross Plus really is one of the best installments in the Macross franchise. Coming from someone who has seen mostly everything of Macross (yes, including Macross 7) I can easily say this is one of the best purchases I have ever made.
As has been said this is the movie version of the original 4 part OVA that was edited, cut, and tied together into a 2 hour presentation. This movie is Japanese with English subtitles as the movie version was never dubbed into English like the OVA but don't let that sour you on this buy. Sometimes the best way to see anime is in its original format.
This movie has it all, a great story, high flying mecha action, and of course the trademark of Macross: music plays an important role. Whether you are a long time Macross fan or just like mecha anime in general you can enjoy this movie. Highly Recommended.
 This is not Macross Plus! This is Macross II! October 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Every review I have read here is talking about Macross Plus - an entirely different series produced several years after this. Macross II is the first sequal series to Macross. The first half is an intriguing set-up for a series, but the second half is lackluster and delivers no real pay-off. PLUSES: The character designs by original Macross designer Haruhiko Mikimoto are fantastic. The animation and space battles for the first half of the story is great. The universe feels like a natural extension of the original series. MINUSES: Poor second half, both in terms of animation quality and storytelling. Overall, a worthwhile diversion for Macross fans, and any fan of Mikimoto or Kawamori's designs. And still light years better than Macross Zero or the infantile Macross 7 which inexplicably ran for many years. Enjoy.
Pales next to Macross Zero October 3, 2008
Macross Plus--the OVA -- is still one of my favorite anime titles. If you haven't seen it, I envy you. Buy it today. Everything about Macross Plus shouts QUALITY. Shoji Kawamori (Escaflowne and Macross Zero) and Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo) co-directed Macross Plus. Yoko Kanno (Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Macross Zero) along with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra scored the movie. So how can you lose? You have a collaboration of two of the best anime directors. Plus, you have Yoko Kanno, the hottest composer in anime.
The premise of Macross Plus is straight out of Top Gun. On a planet called Eden, at the New Edwards Air Base, The Ministry of Defense is testing two prototype-transforming jets to determine which jet will replace the Department's main fighter jet, the VF-Thunderbolt. Maverick and hot-head Isamu Dyson pilots the YF-19 manufactured by Industry; Isamu's Rival, Guld Goa Bowman, pilots the YF-21 manufactured by General Galaxy. Their jets are distinctive. Isamu's YF-19 is light and athletic, and its wings sweep forward like those of NASA's X-29. Guld's YF-21 is broad and stealthy with muscular diamond-shaped wings reminiscent of the U.S. Air Force's YF-23. Both pilots fight for more than air supremacy; they fight for the affections of beautiful Myung Fang Lone, the producer and puppeteer of virtual singing Idol Sharon Apple. Isamu and Guld clash in a series of exciting aerial brawls. Wings morph themselves into hands, tail flaps morph themselves into legs and feet, and canopies morph themselves into faces. They kick the living crap out of each other until the appearance of the Ghost X-9--the prototype unmanned fighter--threatens to knock them both out of the competition. I like the way the movie shows the succession of technology through the YF-19, the YF-21, and the Ghost-X9: the YF-19 jet is manually operated by Isamu; the YF-21jet is operated by the brain waves of Guld Goa Bowman; and the Ghost X-9 jet is completely autonomous.
I've seen this OVA many times, and I never tire of seeing it. Supposedly, Macross Plus was the most expensive anime of its era and paved the way for the integration of traditional cell animation and computer animation. The colors are saturated and the lines are razor-sharp. The frame rate is epileptic and the background elements are flat; however, the gung-ho mecha sequences and Yoko Kanno's rousing musical score make up for these shortcomings. Today's animation may be more sophisticated, but you won't find too many action animes that are better than Macross Plus.
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Great idea for the plot... September 2, 2008
The Macross anime series actually is really interesting. The idea of Macross Plus, however, has, to me, one of the best plots they have ever. It is about 2 ex-best friends fighting over a girl--the one they have been friends with just as long as they themselves were. It's basically a love triangle drama. Macross Plus is great, except for one fact--it's a bit slow. I actually fell asleep halfway through it, then had to replay what I had slept past. However, if you can get past that, you get a decent if not great anime movie with great music. Good luck deciding. =)
a wonderful story of the search for peace at the end of war July 21, 2008
I found this movie to be full of action and true life experiences. A truly great story.
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