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Macross Frontier S1E1 — Close Encounter
7.2
Macross Frontier•Season 1•Episode 1

Close Encounter

7.2/10 · 26 votesApr 3, 200825 min

Ranked #18 of 25 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Music idol Sheryl Nome arrives at the Macross Frontier fleet for a concert performance. In the meantime, fleet command deals with an unidentified & powerful alien enemy. Overwhelmed by the new enemies' speed & power (despite their lesser numbers), fleet defenses cannot prevent some of the

Directed byTakayuki Tanaka
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
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Cast18

Megumi Nakajima

Megumi Nakajima

Ranka Lee (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Alto Saotome (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Sheryl Nome (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Ranxue Me (voice)

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Michael Blanc (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Luca Angeloni (voice)

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Bobby Margo (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Ozma Lee (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Catherine Glass (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Howard Glass (voice)

Rie Tanaka

Rie Tanaka

Monica Lang (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Nanase Matsuura (voice)

Crew12

M

Mamoru Abiko

Key Animation

Masahiko Komino

Masahiko Komino

Key Animation

N

Noriko Tejima

Key Animation

Y

Yasuhito Kikuchi

Key Animation

E

Eddie Mehong

Key Animation

T

Takao Abo

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Sekiguchi

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Writer

Y

Yasuhito Kikuchi

Storyboard Artist

H

Hiroaki Motoigi

Key Animation

Shoji Kawamori

Shoji Kawamori

Storyboard Artist

H

Hideki Yamazaki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Close Encounter" is episode 1 of Macross Frontier season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 26 votes, ranking #18 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Takayuki Tanaka and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it aired on April 3, 2008.

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