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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV)

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© Big West © 1985 Harmony Gold USA Inc / Tatsunoko


[ part of [Macross] ]

Related anime:
    (The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (movie) (1984-07-07, alternate retelling)
    Robotech (U.S. TV) (1985 to 1986, amalgam)
      Robotech (U.S. manga) (adaptation)
        Robotech: Invasion (U.S. manga) (sequel)
      Robotech (live-action movie) (remake)
      Robotech II: The Sentinels (U.S. movie) (sequel)
      Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (U.S. OAV) (sequel)
        Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles (U.S. manga) (prequel)
        Robotech: Shadow Rising (U.S. movie) (sequel)
      Robotech: The Untold Story (U.S. movie) (spinoff)
    (The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (OAV) (1987-06-21, sequel)
    (The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again (OAV) (1992-05-21 to 1992-11-21, sequel, alternate universe)
      Macross II (manga) (adaptation)
      Macross II: The Micron Conspiracy (U.S. manga) (sequel)
    Macross Plus (OAV) (1994-08-25, sequel)
      Macross 7 (TV) (sequel)
        Macross 7 the Movie: The Galaxy's Calling Me! (sequel)
        Macross 7: Trash (manga) (spinoff)
        Macross Dynamite 7 (OAV) (sequel)
          Macross Frontier (TV) (sequel)
            Macross Frontier (manga) (adaptation)
            Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (movie)
      Macross Plus Movie Edition (compilation)
    Macross Zero (OAV) (2002-12-21, prequel)

Alternative title:
Cho Jiku Yosai Macross (Japanese)
Macross
Macross: Fortezza Super Dimensionale (Italian)
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Trans Time Space Fortress Macross
超時空要塞マクロス (Japanese)
초시공요새 마크로스 (Korean)
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: In 1999, an alien spaceship crashes on South Ataria Island and makes the human race aware of other life in space. Ten years later, the ship is reconstructed and christened as the SDF-1 Macross. However, on the day of its maiden voyage, an alien race called the Zentradi make their appearance on Earth—thus beginning Space War I, a UN Spacy/Zentradi war that would change the history of both races forever.
User Ratings: 666 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 190 votes (sub:133, dub:35, Spa.dub:6, edit.dub:4, raw:4, Spa.sub:3, Spa.edit.dub:2, ?:1, Fre.edit.dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Excellent: 181 votes (sub:134, dub:33, Fre.sub:2, edit.dub:2, raw:2, Por.sub:2, Spa.sub:2, Fre.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, ?:1, Tag.sub:1)
 Very good: 139 votes (sub:92, dub:31, Spa.dub:3, ?:2, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:2, edit.dub:2, Por.sub:1, raw:1, Spa.sub:1, Por.dub:1, Fre.dub:1)
 Good: 91 votes (sub:50, dub:34, edit.dub:3, ?:2, Spa.edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 31 votes (sub:19, dub:9, Spa.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 17 votes (sub:12, dub:4, Spa.dub:1)
 Not really good: 9 votes (sub:6, dub:3)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (edit.dub:1, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1446 users, rank: #401
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.4006 (Very good+.40), std. dev.: 1.5872, rank: #179
Weighted mean: 8.2843 (Very good+.28), rank: #173
Bayesian estimate: 8.27295 (Very good+.27), rank: #104
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 36
Episode titles: We have 36
Production cost: ¥5,500,000 (per episode)
Vintage: 1982-10-03 to 1983-06-26
Releases: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"マクロス (Macross)" by Makoto Fujiwara
Ending Theme:
#1: "ランナー (Runner)" by Makoto Fujiwara (eps 1-35)
#2: "ランナー (Runner)" by Mari Iijima (ep 36)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 19
Comment:
Historically, one of the most important anime ever created. Macross's North American influence comes from the fact that it was the model and one of three shows used to create Robotech, the big "gateway" anime title of the 1980s.

In Japan Macross was one of the most popular science fiction / mecha anime ever created. Although Gundam is commonly seen as the property that gave birth to the genre, the genre's popularity is as much a result of the success of Macross as the success of Gundam.

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    Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - DVD1 + Box (DVD 1) 2006-01-10 (from $29.19)
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    Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - Eve of Destruction (DVD 6) 2006-10-24 (from $9.99)
    Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - Hell's Fury (DVD 7) 2006-12-19 (from $9.99)
    Super Dimensional Fortress Macross [Box Set] (DVD) 2001-12-21
    The Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Complete Collection (Thinpak) (DVD) 2008-10-21 (from $50.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Chief Director: Noboru Ishiguro

Series Composition: Kenichi Matsuzaki

Scenario:
Hiroshi Ohnogi
Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
Noboru Ishiguro
Sukehiro Tomita

Storyboard: Eiji Kurokawa (ep 17)

Episode Director:
Hiroyuki Yamaga (ep 9)
Noboru Ishiguro

Character Design: Haruhiko Mikimoto

Art director:
Kazuko Katsui
Kikuko Tada

Mechanical design:
Kazutaka Miyatake
Shoji Kawamori

Producer: Akira Inoue

In-between Aniamtion:
Hideyoshi Zenbayashi (ep 23) 
Kiyoaki Sakuma (ep 23) 

In-Between Animation:
Atsushi Matoba (ep 19)
Chiaki Umezawa (ep 6)
Chizuko Nakamura (ep 21)
Eiko Yamauchi (ep 2, 5)
Etsuko Matsuno (ep 2)
Fumiyo Yoshikawa (ep 2, 5)
Hatsuko Kubota (ep 7)
Hideki Araki (ep 21)
Hiroaki Motoigi (ep 1, 11, 14, 18)
Hisahiko Komiya (Anime Torotoro ep 9, 16, 23)
Katsuya Yamamoto (ep 11, 14, 18)
Keiko Hattori (ep 5)
Keizou Iwashita (ep 21)
Kenichi Yatani (ep 21)
Kiyomi Terauchi (Anime Torotoro ep 9)
Kouichi Fukuda (ep 11, 15, 18)
Kumiko Tanihira (ep 23)
Kyoko Kikukawa (ep 5)
Kyoko Nakano (ep 7)
Mariko Kobayashi (Anime Torotoro ep 9)
Masaharu Tomoda (ep 24)
Mayumi Watanabe (ep 6)
Nobuo Kamaki (Anime Torotoro ep 9)
Noriko Yoshiya (ep 4)
Sadami Morikawa (ep 1, 6, 11, 14, 24)
Susumu Tsuyuki (ep 2)
Takako Kawakami (ep 4)
Tooru Misaka (ep 11, 14)
Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 1, 4)
Yoriko Nakano (ep 4)
Yoshihiro Uchida (ep 1, 6, 24)
Yoshiko Simura (ep 6)
Yoshimi Kanbara (ep 7)
Yoshio Seino (ep 2)
Yûji Satô (ep 5)
Yuki Tezuka (ep 4, 7, 16, 19)
Yuriko Oomiya (ep 21)

In-betwen Animation: Kazuhiro Ikeda (ep 24) 

Key Animation:
Akemi Kobayashi (ep 7, 12, 19)
Fudeaki Sakata (ep 4, 6, 9)
Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Shimada (ep 1, 4, 6, 11, 18, 24)
Hiroshi Kakoi (ep 1, 5, 6, 15, 18)
Hiroyuki Kitakubo (ep 10)
Ichiro Itano (OP, ep 1)
Katsumi Shimazaki (ep 21)
Kazuhiro Taga (ep 2)
Kazuko Nakayama (Anime Torotoro ep 9, 16, 23)
Konomi Aizawa (ep 16)
Kumiko Tanihira (Anime Torotoro ep 9)
Megumi Nojima (ep 2, 5)
Minoru Yamazawa (ep 21)
Narumi Kakinouchi (ep 7, 12, 19)
Nobuo Kamaki (ep 23)
Seiji Maruyama (ep 5, 8)
Shigeru Yamazaki (ep 1, 4, 6, 11, 14, 18, 24)
Takashi Sogabe (ep 10, 16)
Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 15, 24)
Toshihiro Hirano (19, Studio Io - OP)
Yoko Kadokami (ep 1, 4, 6, 11, 15, 18, 24)
Yoshihiro Uchida (ep 11)
Yuji Moriyama (ep 5)
Yuki Kinoshita (Anime Torotoro ep 9, 16, 23)
Yuuichirou Kondo (ep 7, 12, 19)

Mecha Animation Director: Ichiro Itano (many eps)

Music Composition: Kentaroh Haneda

Project Planning: Yoshimasa Ohnishi

Recording Director: Yasunori Honda

Series Script Supervisor: Ken'ichi Matsuzaki

Theme Song Performance:
Makoto Fujiwara (OP & ED)
Mari Iijima (as Lynn Minmay)

 

Arihiro Hase as Hikaru Ichijyo

Mari Iijima as Lynn Minmay

Mika Doi as Misa Hayase

Akira Kamiya as Roy Focker

Eiji Kanie as Vrlitwhai (Britai) Kridanik

Eri Takeda as Milia Fallyna Jenius

Hiromi Tsuru as Kim Kabirov

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Linn (Lynn) Kaifun

Michio Hazama as Bruno J. Global

Miyuki Muroi as Shammy Milliome

Noriko Ohara as Claudia La Salle

Run Sasaki as Vanessa Laird

Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Exsedol Folmo

Sho Hayami as Maximilian Jenius

Yuuichi Meguro as Quamzin Kravshera

Atsuko Yoneyama as Jamis Merin

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Riber Fruhling

Katsumi Suzuki as
Hayao Kakizaki
Warera Nantes

Kumiko Mizukura as Linn Shigeyo

Minoru Inaba as
Linn Shaochin
Maistroff
Oigul

Narumi Tsunoda as Moruk Laplamiz

Noboru Ishiguro as Shoh Blackstone

Noriko Ohara as Narrator

Norio Wakamoto as Politician A (ep 1)

Osamu Ichikawa as Golg Boddole Zer

Osamu Saka as
Mayor
Takashi Hayase

Run Sasaki as Mayor's wife

Ryuji Nakagi as Dagao (ep 30)

Shigeru Nakahara as
Karita Trakajiide
Kenichi Machizaki (eps 33-34)

Tsutomu Fujii as
Linn Paoshun
Loli Dosel

Yoshino Ohtori as
Linn Feichun
Moruk Laplamiz
Yoshio (ep 1)

Youko Ogai as Yoshio (eps 2-27)

Yuuichi Meguro as Conda Bromco

Japanese companies 

Animation:
Anime Friend
Artland

Broadcaster: Mainichi Broadcasting

Distributor: Bandai Visual

In-Between Animation:
Anime Torotoro (ep 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19)
Star Pro (ep 3,8,10,12,13,16,19,20,22,23)

Key Animation:
Anime Torotoro (ep 11)
Star Pro (ep 3, 8, 10, 13, 20, 22, 23)
Studio Io (ep 4)

Music Production: Victor Entertainment

Production:
Anime Friend
Big West
MBS
Tatsunoko

Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation

Story Concept:
Artland
Studio Nue

English cast 
English staff 

ADR Director:
David Williams (ADV Films vol 3)
Jin Chung (ADV Films vol 3-4)
Matt Greenfield (ADV Films)

Translation: Javier Lopez (ADV Films)

ADR Script:
George Manley (ADV Films)
Matt Greenfield (ADV Films)
Mike Yantosca (ADV Films)

Executive producer:
Janice Hindle (AnimEigo)
Joey Goubeaud (ADF Films vol 7)
John Ledford (ADV Films)
Mark Williams (ADV Films)
Natsumi Ueki (AnimEigo)

Producer:
Matt Greenfield (ADV Films)
Shin Kurokawa (AnimEigo)

Additional ADR Direction:
Jin Chung (ADV Films vol 6)
Matt Greenfield (ADV Films vol 3)

Creative Director: David Del Rio (ADV Films)

DVD Coordination: Janice Williams (ADV Films)

DVD Menu Design:
Larry Koteff
Patrick Givens (ADV Films vol 3-4)

Editing:
Eddie Shannon Jr. (ADV Films)
Neil O'Sullivan (ADV Films)
Robert Marchand (ADV Films vol 3)
Roberto Garcia (ADV Films)

Extras Mixer: Jacob A. Gragard (ADV Films vol 3)

Extras Producer: Chip Schneider (ADV Films)

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami (ADV Films)

Logistics:
Glenn Davis (AnimEigo)
Kim Druzak (AnimEigo)

Mix: Matt Wittmeyer (ADV Films)

Packaging Design: Larry Koteff

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas (ADV Films)

Production Assistant:
Catherine Provost (AnimEigo)
Jayme Westman (AnimEigo)
Maki Nagano (ADV Films)
Miyuki Kamiya (ADV Films)
Paul Mericle (ADV Films)
Sara Rouse (AnimEigo)

Production Coordination: Luray Carroll (AnimEigo)

Production manager:
Joey Goubeaud (ADV Films)
Scott Carlson (AnimEigo)

Recording engineer:
Bryan Leach (ADV Films)
Christopher Bourque (ADV Films vol 3)
Eden Barerra (ADV Films vol 3)
Jon Duckworth (ADV Films vol 3)

Sound Design: Matt Wittmeyer (ADV Films)

Subtitle Script & Timing: Neal Barnes (ADV Films)

Mari Iijima as Lynn Minmay

Monica Rial as Misa Hayase

Vic Mignogna as Hikaru Ichijo

Andy McAvin as Exedol Folmo

Brett Weaver as Roy Focker

Chris Ayres as Lynn Kaifun

Chris Patton as Maximilian Jenius

Christine Auten as
Claudia LaSalle
Narrator

Hilary Haag as Shammy Milliome

Illich Guardiola as Kamjin Kravshera

John Gremillion as Britai Kridanik

John Swasey as Captain Bruno J. Global

Kira Vincent-Davis as Kim Kabirov

Luci Christian as Milia Fallyna

Nancy Novotny as Vanessa Laird

Bob Biggerstaff as
Computer Voice (ep 7)
Lt. Dern (ep 29)
Master of Ceremonies (ep 16)

Brett Weaver as Dagao (ep 30)

Brian Granveldt as
Officer B (ep 32)
Telephone (ep 10)

David Born as
Arcade Owner (ep 24)
Researcher (ep 29)

Emily Carter-Essex as
Girl B (ep 28)
Headband Girl (ep 33)
Jamis Merrin (ep 9,21)
Mayor's Wife (ep 5,19)
Panapp
Shop Keeper (ep 6)
Shop Owner (ep 16)
Yotchan's Mom (ep 3,4)

Gene Tognacci as
Emcee (ep 13)
Military Air Control B (ep 19)
Quarrelsome Zentradi (ep 29)
Trad City Mayor (ep 31)
Truck Driver (ep 2)
TV Host (ep 11)
UNFHQ Officer (ep 20)

George Manley as
Curious Zentradi (ep 20)
Lynn Shaochin
Quaruxa (ep 23)
Vendor (ep 18)
Zentradi Guard (ep 17)

Greg Ayres as Loli Dosel

Howard Block as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Jason Douglas as Hayao Kakizaki

Jay Hickman as
Announcer (ep 9)
Researcher (ep 23)

Jessica Boone as
Mariko (ep 9)
Obvious Girl (ep 11)

John Tyson as
Angry Guy (ep 21)
Green 2 (ep 28)
Judge B (ep 9)
Torakajiide (ep 22)

Joseph Slonacker as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Junie Hoang as
Archivist (ep 13)
Burger Girl (ep 20)
Gossipy Girl B (ep 21)
Operator Girl

Kalyn Hemphill as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Kelly Manison as
Computer Voice (ep 17)
Female Officer (ep 8)
Gossipy Girl A (ep 21)
Lynn Feichun
Meltlan A (ep 18)
Nurse (ep 18)

Kira Vincent-Davis as Komillia Genius

Leraldo Anzaldua as
Admiral's Aide (ep 24)
Green 1 (ep 28)
Helicopter Pilot A (ep 2)
Machizaki
Quarrelsome Zentradi (ep 29)
Riber Fruhling (ep 7)

Marcy Rae as
Lynn Shigeyo (ep 15)
TV Announcer (ep 9)

Mariela Ortiz as
Girl C (ep 28)
Meltlan Pilot (ep 30)
Meltlan Soldier (ep 12)
Pocky

Mark X. Laskowski as
Quarrelsome Zentradi (ep 29)
Soldier C (ep 5)
Warera Nantes

Marty Fleck as
Curious Zentradi (ep 20)
Judge A (ep 9)
Maistroff

Michael J. Heard as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Mike Kleinhenz as Boldozaa

Mike MacRae as
Emcee (ep 11)
Lynn Paoshun (ep 15)
Master of Ceremonies (ep 9)

Mike Vance as
Admiral Hayase (ep 15)
Olgul
Politician

Monica Passley as Girl A (ep 28)

Paul Locklear as
Barrier Control (ep 19)
Burger Boy (ep 20)
Curious Zentradi (ep 20)
Matsuki (ep 23)

Phil Ross as Official B (ep 15)

Rick Piersall as
Curious Zentradi (ep 20)
Gladkel (ep 22)
Military Air Control A (ep 19)
Officer (ep 23)
Officer A (ep 32)
Yotchan's Dad

Rob Mungle as
Driver (ep 24)
Manager (ep 18,21)
Officer (ep 1)
Overanxious Zentradi (ep 7)
Quarrelsome Zentradi (ep 29)
Stagehand (ep 9)
Zentradi A (ep 28)
Zeril (ep. 6)

Robert Anderson as Helicopter Pilot B (ep 2)

Robert Schleyer as Choir Singer

Sasha Paysinger as
Mei
Whiney Girl (ep 33)

Stephanie Wittels as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Tiffany Grant as
Computer Voice (ep 8)
Hikaru Ichijo (young)
Kiko (ep 11)
Moruk Laplamiz
Newspaper Boy (ep 29)
Other Girl (ep 33)
Yotchan

Tyra Terry as Choir Singer (ep 36)

Victor Carsrud as
Arcade Employee (ep 24)
Curious Zentradi (ep 20)
Desk Officer (ep 21)
Gerao (ep 7,14)
Mayor's Sycophant
Minmay Fanclub (ep 21)
Motokov (ep 32)
Official A (ep 15)
Soldier B (ep 5)
Theatre Manager (ep 29)
Zeril's Advisor (ep 6)

Xero Reynolds as
Conda Bromco
Soldier A (ep 5)

Bob Biggerstaff

Brian Granveldt

Charles Campbell

Chris Ayres

Emily Carter-Essex

Gene Tognacci

George Manley

Greg Ayres

Jay Hickman

John Gremillion

John Tyson

Junie Hoang

Kelly Manison

Leraldo Anzaldua

Marcy Rae

Mariela Ortiz

Mark X. Laskowski

Marty Fleck

Mike Kleinhenz

Mike MacRae

Mike Vance

Monica Passley

Nancy Novotny

Paul Locklear

PEELANDER-Z

Rick Piersall

Rob Mungle

Robert Anderson

Sasha Paysinger

Tiffany Grant

Victor Carsrud

Xero Reynolds

English companies 

ADR Recording: ADV Studios (ADV Version)

Broadcaster: The Anime Network

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

DVD Production: ADV Studios (ADV Version)

Licensed by:
ADV Films (2006)
AnimEigo (2001-2004)
Harmony Gold U.S.A. Inc.

French staff 
French cast 

Subtitling: Nicolas Priet

Theme Song Performance: Bernard Minet

 (none)
French companies 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director:
Enrico Carabelli (TV edition)
Gabriella Rasero

Dialogues: Irene Cantoni

Dubbing Assistant: Marisol Mingarelli

 

Alessio De Filippis as Hikaru Ichijo

Antonella Baldini as Lynn Minmay

Monica Ward as Misa Hayase

Marco Baroni as Lynn Kaifun

Maurizio Romano as Maximilian Genius

Oliviero Dinelli as Bruno J. Gloval

Vittorio Guerrieri as Roy Fokker

Barbara Berengo Gardin as Ramplamese

Beatrice Margiotti as Voce Narrante

Davide Lepore as Max

Domitilla D'Amico as Kim

Gaia Bolognesi as Sammie

Laura Romano as Claudia

Luigi Ferraro as Warera

Marco Vivio as Conda

Micaela Incitti as Vanessa

Michela Alborghetti as Miriya Farina

Pierluigi Astore as Colie

Roberto Certoma' as Kamjin Crownshera

Roberto Del Giudice as Exedore

Saverio Indrio as Breetai

Stefano Mondini as Bodolza

Italian companies 

Distributor: Yamato Video (Italy)

Dubbing:
D.P.T.
Studio P.V. - Milano (TV edition)


Tagalog staff 
(none)
Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: HERO TV

Tagalog cast 
(none)
Portuguese staff 
Portuguese companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster:
CNT/Gazeta (Brazil)
Rede Record (Brazil)

Dubbing Studio: Herbert Richers (Brazil)

Portuguese cast 
(none)
 
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