The Worst Episodes of Super Dimension Fortress Macross

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6.1/10(50 votes)
#1 - Global Report
S1:E141/16/1983
In this clip show, Global recounts the events of the story up to this point.
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6.8/10(51 votes)
#2 - Phantasm
S1:E172/13/1983
A special clip episode where following a severe injury sustained in the previous episode, an incapacitated Hikaru lies in a hospital bed inside the Macross, dreaming about the previous events and his developing relationship with Misa and his ill-fated friendship with Minmay.
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6.8/10(47 votes)
#3 - Broken Heart
S1:E325/29/1983
Quazmin kidnaps Minmay and Kaifun, and holds them for ransom. Hikaru and his squadron prepare a rescue mission.
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7.0/10(45 votes)
#4 - Private Time
S1:E346/12/1983
The love triangle between Hikaru, Misa and Minmay intensifies when he decides to skip out on a picnic with the commander, so he could have lunch with the pop idol instead. Giant Zentradi rebellions begin heating up, making matters worse for the humans.
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7.1/10(46 votes)
#5 - Rainy Night
S1:E336/5/1983
As Misa begins to realize she may be losing Hikaru to Minmay, Claudia helps her friend by recounting her early experiences with Roy Fokker.
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7.2/10(44 votes)
#6 - Lonely Song
S1:E295/9/1983
As some of the giant Zentradi begin to rebel over their new way of life with the humans, Minmay's fame begins to slip away. Wandering around from tour to tour of the local towns, Minmay contemplates at what could have been a serious relationship with the now distant Hikaru.
Director:Ryo Yasumura
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7.3/10(64 votes)
#7 - Transformation
S1:E511/7/1982
Zentradi commander Britai Kridanik and his archivist, Exsedol Folmo, begin suspecting that the humans (or 'miclones') are the long-lost 'Protoculture' and send attack waves to test their theory. During a Zentradi attack, Global orders the Macross to "reconfigure" itself to combat mode in order to fend them off. However, the move proves disastrous for the unsuspecting civilians and infrastructure. Roy and Minmay convince Hikaru to join the UN Spacy fleet on the Macross so he could continue flying.
Director:Ryo Yasumura
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7.3/10(46 votes)
#8 - My Album
S1:E285/1/1983
Two years have passed after the final battle with Boddole Zer. The Macross is now a relic of the conflict known as Space War I, and sits in a large lake in barren Alaska. Earth is still a desolate wasteland, and small towns and forests are located miles around Macross City. The allied Zentradi fleets, along with the citizens from the Macross, maintain a nervous peace. The work to rebuild Earth by both sides is in full swing. Hikaru looks back on the times spent with Roy Fokker for advice on what do about his feelings for both Misa and Minmay.
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7.3/10(46 votes)
#9 - Viva Maria
S1:E305/15/1983
Max, Milia, and their baby daughter, Komilia Maria, play a crucial role in the capture of a Zentradi satellite factory - the source of the overtechnology of which the aliens rely on.
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7.3/10(45 votes)
#10 - Satan's Dolls
S1:E315/22/1983
Exsedol and Global gather the crew of the Macross to reveal the origin of the nomadic Zentradi at last. Meanwhile, Quamzin's forces attempt to steal a macronization chamber.
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7.3/10(45 votes)
#11 - Romanesque
S1:E356/19/1983
It's Christmas Eve, and Minmay's life begins to spiral into depression forcing her to seek Hikaru, which further isolates Misa. Quazmin's forces attack Onogi City to capture a reaction engine power condenser. Max and Milia's squadron is ambushed as they intercept, and Milia faces Laplamiz during the showdown.
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7.4/10(56 votes)
#12 - Miss Macross
S1:E912/5/1982
A TV station is launched on the Macross, and to celebrate, the first ever 'Miss Macross' beauty pageant takes place. Minmay enters, but by doing so she ends up missing dinner with Hikaru on the same night. A Zentradi spy ship approaches the Macross and with Max and Kakizaki on leave, Hikaru intercepts it alone.
Director:Hiroyuki Yamaga
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Director:Hiroyuki Yamaga
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7.4/10(45 votes)
#13 - Drop Out
S1:E233/27/1983
The battle within the city comes to a close, with the surviving Zentradi defectors coming to terms with the destruction they caused. Along with Rori, Konda and Warera, the defectors are all given asylum within the Macross. Misa prepares to travel back to Earth to the UN Headquarters, whilst Hikaru begins to further contemplate his feelings for her.
Director:Ryo Yasumura
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7.5/10(69 votes)
#14 - Space Fold
S1:E310/17/1982
With Hikaru still reeling from the horrors he's witnessed first hand from both sides, events take a turn for the worst when the space folding system of the Macross (a faster-than-light travel technology) teleports it and the city on South Atalia Island to the edge of the Solar system and in front of Pluto.
Director:Ryo Yasumura
Writer:Kenichi Matsuzaki
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7.5/10(58 votes)
#15 - Longest Birthday
S1:E811/28/1982
As Minmay celebrates her birthday, Hikaru begins to wonder about his relationship with Minmay and emerging feelings for Misa. Hikaru is promoted and has Maximilian Jenius and Hayao Kakizaki assigned as his wingmen. Quamzin mounts another strike against the Macross whilst Hikaru wonders if he'll celebrate Minmay's birthday in time.
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7.5/10(51 votes)
#16 - Chinatown
S1:E151/23/1983
Whilst Misa and Global travel to the Alaskan headquarters of the new UN, Hikaru escorts Minmay to Japan so that she could visit her parents. Lynn Kaifun, a relative of Minmay, joins the Macross to see his parents and protect Minmay.
Director:Fumihiko Takayama
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7.5/10(46 votes)
#17 - Love Concert
S1:E223/20/1983
Zentradi soldiers - having experienced and enjoyed some elements of human culture brought back by the three spies - attempt to defect to the Macross. A Daedalus Attack on Britai's ship allows them to pour through. During a concert by Minmay, a confusing three-way battle ensues inside the ship, with Zentradi refugees against Quamzin's forces, and the unwitting UN Spacy on the other side.
Director:Katsuhito Akiyama
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Director:Katsuhito Akiyama
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7.6/10(45 votes)
#18 - Kung Fu Dandy
S1:E161/30/1983
The crew of the Macross are informed to not let anyone, including civilians, leave the ship, so as to keep the truth of the Zentradi's existence from causing widespread panic. The civilians within the Macross become increasingly unruly and violent toward the military personnel and crew members. Meanwhile, Quamzin returns, breaking orders and attacking the Macross while it sits in the Atlantic ocean.
Director:Ryo Yasumura
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7.6/10(46 votes)
#19 - Paradise Lost
S1:E203/6/1983
After the catastrophic events in the previous encounter with the Zentradi, the UN orders the Macross to leave Earth in order to give the UN Spacy more time to formulate a defense plan against the aliens. Returning once more to Britai's ship, the macronized Zentradi spies bring back 'samples' of culture to their dumbfounded comrades.
Director:Hiroshi Yoshida
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Director:Hiroshi Yoshida
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7.6/10(52 votes)
#20 - Blue Wind
S1:E131/9/1983
With Earth only two days away by full speed, Global decides to ram the Macross through a Zentradi blockade. Meanwhile, Rori, Konda and Warera begin to explore human culture up close in micronized form.
Director:Hiroyuki Tanaka
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7.6/10(54 votes)
#21 - Blind Game
S1:E1012/12/1982
Rori, Konda and Warera - three Zentradi spies who mounted the spy plane in the previous episode - report to Britai and Exsedol on their findings. The Earth refuses to aid the Macross after contact is made for the first time in months. Meanwhile, Quamzin disobeys orders and attacks the Macross radar array, forcing the crew of the ship to send a recon plane to guide them away from the Zentradi.
Director:Hiroshi Yoshida
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Director:Hiroshi Yoshida
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7.6/10(73 votes)
#22 - Lynn Minmay
S1:E410/31/1982
With the fold systems now vanished, Captain Global and his crew come to a realization that the Macross must make a long journey back to Earth. The civilians from South Atalia Island - along with their shops and homes - are brought onto the ship. Meanwhile, Hikaru and Minmay are trapped within the confines of the Macross. Hikaru learns much about Minmay and begins a new friendship with her.
Director:Fumihiko Takayama
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7.6/10(91 votes)
#23 - Booby Trap
S1:E110/3/1982
The story begins in 1999: a giant alien spacecraft crash-lands on South Atalia Island. Humanity proceeds to attempt to rebuild this marvel, but political conflicts centered around the Macross - coupled with proposals for a one-world government - result in a global war. After 10 years, the 'Unification Wars' are finally over, the new United Nations government is in power, with the UN Spacy as their military arm. It's 2009: The work on the Macross is now complete. On the day of launching ceremony, its main cannon fires on its own, destroying an alien spacecraft in orbit. This automatic action marks the beginning of the war between the humans and Zentraedi, a race of humanoid warriors of gigantic size.
Directors:Fumihiko Takayama, Yoshizo Tsuda
Writer:Kenichi Matsuzaki
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Directors:Fumihiko Takayama, Yoshizo Tsuda
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7.7/10(49 votes)
#24 - Micro Cosmos
S1:E213/13/1983
Milia is now aboard the Macross as a spy and marvels at human culture. The premiere of Minmay's film Shao Pi Long (Little White Dragon) takes place. A Zentradi attack prompts another transformation to combat mode, and Hikaru and Misa end up being trapped within the walls of the ship, where they end up learning more about each other. Milia continues to search for the miclone pilot who defeated her.
Director:Tatsuya Kasahara
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Director:Tatsuya Kasahara
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7.7/10(64 votes)
#25 - Daedalus Attack
S1:E611/14/1982
Using a defensive anomaly left behind after the disappearance of the fold systems, and the rings of Saturn to hide the Macross, Misa and Claudia devise a new attack strategy against the Zentradi.
Director:Fumihiko Takayama
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Director:Fumihiko Takayama
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