Yay the Macross is finally getting its respect. I'm not dead.

@dragonknightadam

4 жыл бұрын

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”

@amirsafwan8491

4 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could do one from Macross Frontier?

@richardchild6708

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Barry Bend

@Suomismg

4 жыл бұрын

"You died?" "Sadly yes, but I lived!"

@unluckyeddy7966

4 жыл бұрын

VF-1J LIFE!

Ben that's why I kept saying SDF Macross and not Robotech. Minmmei was the reason.

@mojojojo9458

4 жыл бұрын

The man, myth, legend. Don't forget they totally fucked up the idea behind Protoculture. Man should have watched DYRL as well.

@PantsuMann

4 жыл бұрын

Legend.

@Echowhiskeyone

4 жыл бұрын

Not just Minmei. But as Mojo Jojo said, Protoculture.

@Evangel-aclr

4 жыл бұрын

You mean to tell me theirs a version where I don't have to hear or deal with Minmmei and her awful songs and God awful whining and complaining

@barrybend7189

4 жыл бұрын

@@Evangel-aclr minor complaining from Minnmei aside everything else in the original is better.

As a lifelong Macross fan I have to say, thank you Barry Bend. You absolute unit of a man.

Some corrections. The four projections on the sides or shoulders are actually high-speed rail guns. The Deadalus and Prometheus were both carriers that were linked to the SDF-1. You could launch aircraft from either. The reason why the ship needed to transform was because when they first tried to use the space fold, the entire fold drives disappeared. With no drives, there was a big empty void between the reflex cannon mechanism and the main generators. So they had to transform in order to merge the cannon mechanism to the generator. The transformation was basically a fancy method of hot-wiring.

@Coretalless

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I did not want to repeat these in a comment, Also note Macross Island's Emergency Shelters were apparently hermetically sealed which is where the popultion of the island went during the initial Zentrardi attack, transferring the population over was probably harder than it sounded. One other thing to note was that with the construction of the city inside, the city need further modifications to not be destroyed during transformation and they setup sufficient green spaces within the city to supplement the air supply of the SDF-1 since it is likely that the life support systems would be overwhelmed with the addition of a cities worth of people added on top of the existing crew and an emergency space fold to the edge of the system..

@DocHellfish

10 ай бұрын

I once found a 1:1 macross for starmade that even had the city in it. It was beautiful

@Ryan_Christopher

6 ай бұрын

The Daedalus was an Amphibious Assault Ship, not a true slanted deck Aircraft Carrier which was the Prometheus. Daedalus launched the Helicopters to recon the enemy landing pods while on Macross Island. Prometheus launched the Valkyrie combat air patrols.

@Animeaddiction

6 ай бұрын

@Ryan_Christopher The Daedalus can also be used as a carrier in emergencies and was mostly used as a ramming weapon due to its reinforced prow. It could deploy mostly Destroids, but can launch and recover Veritechs in a pinch due to their Gerwalk configuration.

The SFD-1 is the only ship to combine a ramming attack, boarding party, unloading a full clip, and theme song power-up into one scene.

@Sephiroth144

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure it counts as a boarding party; more the equivalent of shoot from the windows after the car crashes through. And the Macross Frontier is wondering what's the "ONLY" ship noise- first, sure. ... also the Galactica did do a similar one- though the song was a little later.

@learnyee

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sephiroth144 yup, macross frontier did that in some of the episode...

@Monody512

3 жыл бұрын

Also a punch.

@dariusdurandal7501

3 жыл бұрын

That attack is the equivalent of taking a heavily armored cargo truck which then opens all its cargo port to allow an anti tank division to mag dump on one target.

@debbiebernhardt5406

2 жыл бұрын

It’s manger of hiding a weapon within a punch does make it a great Trojan horse.

This show was the first time I ever saw a character die in a cartoon (RIP Roy Fokker), and he was a MAJOR character. After that, NOBODY was safe, and you genuinely feared for and cared about each of the other characters that much more. Except for Lynn Kyle. Screw that guy.

@phlippbergamot5723

4 жыл бұрын

It was the first time they showed bodies being torn apart in the explosions. (Zentradi mech pilots were routinely shown as shadowy figures burning up as their mech blows up around them)

@panic5306

4 жыл бұрын

Fokker's death caught me so off guard

@shaider1982

4 жыл бұрын

Supposedly, the laser blasts damaged his organs while closing.the wound. He died while trying to play guitar on the couch of his girl friend, the afro american in the bridge. At the same time, Rick, making a model of a Fokker biplane, mistakenly dropped it, damaging it.

@MorphicStates

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as obnoxious as Ben Dixon was. His death was a bit sad.

@wolfheartdarnell324

4 жыл бұрын

Lynn KYLE XD They really downgraded his name for that one.

I remember watching this as a kid after school in the 80's. loved it so much that when it came out on DVD i get the whole Macross series and showed my kids it. Of course they loved it also.

Oddly. One of the most realistic aspects of this show is how the characters were SO human. They behaved irrationally and emotionally. I found myself screaming at them when they did dumb stuff, especially in their relationships.

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

The oft-maligned derivation maintained enough of the spirit of "SDFM" for it to qualify for "America's Most Intelligent Soap Opera" at the time.

Against all odds, Barry tried to followed his dream. He relentlessly persevered despite months of being overlooked. Only after being assumed dead, did he finally achieve victory. Barry is the living spirit of anime.

@machiavellianoverture1747

4 жыл бұрын

deep

@panic5306

4 жыл бұрын

a true hero

@shadowviruz

4 жыл бұрын

Never forget Barry

@Castlevanius

4 жыл бұрын

and they still got it wrong by NOT watching the Original Macross like Barry kept telling them to all along. Barry Won but the video failed.

I saw robotech when it first came to north America (yes I'm that old) and it was what made me love scifi, mechs and anime.

@thunberbolttwo3953

4 жыл бұрын

I still have my robotech comic books.

@Friendlygiant666

4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I had a model of one of the veritech fighters that could be put together in one of the 3 modes. I put it together in guardian mode cuz I thought it looked the coolest but sadly I was like 5 or 6 so I accidentally broke it when playing with it

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

I watched the original, long before Robotech exist. It was aired by my local TV station in 1986, along with Mospeada and other animes at 6pm weekdays. Macross (Monday), Mospeada (Tuesday), Tosho Daimos (Wednesday), Space Cop Gaban(Thursday) & Miss Comet(Friday). Weekeds morning it was Western cartoons from 8am-11am.

@stevenvohl

4 жыл бұрын

But did you also watch Star Blazers?

@LostSoul-dp6gb

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. same here... I actually saw the Revell models in the stores, KB Toys when it was still worth something, and picked up a couple... not knowing squat I loved them because of the cool and working design... THEN the show popped up on TV and I was done... my life forever changed. And for the record, with the grand total of what, 3 songs?--Minmei got old fast, but the only one that I can say I like is Battle Hymn from the episode of the same name. Another couple more years I'll introduce my twins to it--heck I was younger then them when Star Blazers was on TV and that too was an obsession. (The SB reboot is supremely good too.)

Dude you have to remember in the episode where Rick and Minmey were lost in a section of the ship that area was a closed off section that was actually an original section of the ship that was most likely forgotten during the reconstruction and after they were rescued Rick and Minmey learned they were in that area for 2 weeks.

Thank you Barry. Loved this series a a kid. Your persistence has reaped benefits for us all

Dude, that's why Barry wanted you to watch Macross. The music and singing are a lot better. Also the Cat's Eye wasn't a drone, it was a manned recce craft- Lisa with the rear seater in one when she was captured.

@stevennunn4565

4 жыл бұрын

more songs too.

@jamesharrington001

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, he could've been referencing the QF-3000E Ghost fighters they were actually drones, I mean they were seen in episode 1.

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesharrington001 But Ghost is a fighter drone, not recon drone.

@jamesharrington001

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexSDU I can be an aggressive recon drone how ever...

@Ayelmar

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Cat's Eye is (very) loosely based on the US Navy's E2 Hawkeye, built by Northrup-Grumman, in service since the 1960s.

"Do people actually like that song Minmei sings?" You have no one to blame but yourself for watching Robotech instead of Macross. The Japanese Minmay songs are actually really good, and there's more of them so it's not just the same one or two songs every time.

@andrewsuryali8540

4 жыл бұрын

Well, let's requalify that. My Boyfriend is a Pilot is just as horrible in Japanese as it is in English. Shao Pai Roon (Xiao Bai Long) has dumb lyrics but sounds great overall. This is IMO the best of the upbeat Minmay songs. Sunset Beach is sort of okay but kinda bland. 0-g Love is catchy but only in the "0-g Love" refrain. The better songs are actually the melancholic ones like Love Drifts Away and Kindness Sayonara because they have some effort put into their lyrics and fit Mari Ijima's real singing voice much better (you can actually tell when she sang on stage for the Macross 35th anniversary).

@tohkenghoe

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, the Japanese songs were great

@apscreditcards

4 жыл бұрын

I actually LIKED minmei’s 3 songs!

@SakuraNyan

4 жыл бұрын

I thought her song list seemed a tad short compared to Nekki Basara's, Ranka Lee's, Sharyl Nome's, or Walküre's. But I saw Frontier, then 7, the original Macross, Zero, Plus (or Plus, Zero), and Delta, so my view of the series may be a tad skewed. Also: The next Macross series will have: One (or more) love triangles (or more convoluted), a tragic death, something that songs are oddly effective against... and everyone saying Harmony Gold can go suck on a fold bomb (at a safe distance from any inhabited planets.)

@CosmoShidan

4 жыл бұрын

@@apscreditcards You can't go wrong with Do You Remember Love!

Now that you have seen Robotech it’s Time to watch SDF Macross. Then not stopping watch the rest. Macross Frontier is my favorite of the series. I was born in 82 and my older brother turned me onto Macross when I was 5 or 6 which turned me into a major anime fan.

@Gunsight-One

4 жыл бұрын

Macross Frontier is awesome. Ranka and Sheryl rule.

@SakuraNyan

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gunsight-One I prefer Macross Delta. (Frontier's good -- I just liked Delta better.)

Most awesome review of the SDF-1 I have ever seen. So great to see my favorite cartoon as a kid given some love. A big thank you to Barry and the team that put this video together. L.D Rick is the Man!

Ben: I've watch Macross Me: Nice Ben: It's actually Robotech Me: For what f*cking purpose?

@Gunsight-One

4 жыл бұрын

Huge mistake right?

@SakuraNyan

4 жыл бұрын

Robotech, Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand years, Cardcaptors: some of the many reasons I consider dubs to be non-canon.

@deshawn4077

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gunsight-One I guess many of you grew up after this series premiered. There was no Cartoon network and other stations with Anime, all anime if not translated to some edited english version had to be seen thru the underground. Robotech broke new ground for american tv

@fangabxyfangabxy8563

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair Robotech is available on Netflix (and Amazon prime but that’s not the point), but Macross is only available on Amazon prime.

@senint

4 жыл бұрын

”Why...?” You KNOW why... ...because the ”corporation of douchebaggery” holds the licences of outside Japan releases of Macross...🙄

I'd love to see you cover Captain Harlock and how he practically single-handedly repelled an alien invasion of Earth while at the same time evading a hostile Humanity.

@federicocresci698

4 жыл бұрын

also, his sister had a song... well... sort of

@ranekeisenkralle8265

4 жыл бұрын

Captain Harlock would be an interesting video to be sure. Oh, and Gregor? Claw sends his greetings ;-) Still mucking about with ol' Cherubael?

@DocWolph

4 жыл бұрын

Bloody Mary Sue. Watching the Anime with a critical eye the show gets painful to watch once you realize what is going on. Stop me if you have heard this one: A Bad-ass guy walks into a room where everyone wants him dead. If the people there do not open fire first, the Bad-ass guy insults them into firing first. but these guys all miss as if they were not trying to hit him in the first place, while the Bad-ass guy lazily wanders around the room killing every there, says a few witty one-liners or some esoteric (despite being total BS) observation about humanity, and walks out. Despite the fact that this bad-ass guy faces ever larger groups of attackers, he literally washes, rises, and repeats with no real variation throughout most if not all the series. Not even really a difference in effort, or even any notion of forethought, drama or concern. The only difference comes when he is not in "a room" but in "the street", or "under a tree", where things have to be different for logistical reasons or to show off yet another weapon. Most anime, reads/watches like this.

@Lulu-ex7fc

4 жыл бұрын

@@DocWolph he was a symbol of what Humanity had lost: daring, adventurous, courageous, skilled, resourceful, resilient, Character, and honest. Meanwhile, the rest of Humanity had grown lax and complacent, content to an existence of Sloth. They'd lost the Human drive to better themselves. Without that dichotomy, he would seem like a Gary Stu but I've stated the reason and I'll state the most important reason. He maintained what Humanity lost. Even with them vilifying him, he still loves them. It's why he cried when the first alien object crashed into a city and killed so many, a tragedy Earth was okay with brushing aside literally the same day. He has to be the epitome of what a Human is to save Humanity from itself. Mary Sues/Gary Stues have no reason for being as great as they are. There's no motivation behind their existence except "they are perfect because they are."

@SakuraNyan

4 жыл бұрын

Only if they *don't* look at that... [redacted]... that is the 1980s dub version.

If I remember from the novelizations correctly, half the problems they had with the SDF-1 were because it was something like 80% original Zentredi technology with a layer of human stuff gilded on top of it. And they had to launch in such a hurry that even Goval's command crew had very little idea of what the ship could actually do. So for the first few episodes, they were literally learning on the fly, while fighting a constant, running battle with the Zendtradi.

The Daedalus Maneuver is one of the most satisfying animated attacks ever. You can almost hear the SDF-1 screaming "FUUUUUCKKKKK YOOOUUUUU!" while punching with a clamped on destroyer.

@erichanastacio9695

3 жыл бұрын

SDF1 knows how to use iron fist punch.

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

That makes it too easy to imagine a rough draft of the script for that episode: It would have been either Misa Hayase or Bruno Gloval dropping the F-bomb as the Daedalus punched into the Zentraedi ship.

@debbiebernhardt5406

2 жыл бұрын

It was saying “take this”.

@danak8863

Жыл бұрын

The thing is, the Daedalus wasn't a destroyer... IIRC, she was a submersible amphibious assault ship (yes...) that, along with the aircraft carrier Prometheus, was taken along for the ride when the SDF-1 executed her slipspace jump or whatever the fuck it was. So they just bolted her and the Prometheus onto the SDF-1 out of expediency, and in doing so, allowed her to continue to perform as an assault ship by way of the Daedalus Maneuver.

As the creator of the UN Spacy Database, and former site owner of the Macross RPG Galaxies site......Barry Bend I salute you and your perseverance for the greatest ship and series ever 😁😍

"To be fair though, I'm pretty sure the ship was in Canada at the time of the blast.." Yes. Yes it was. Good-bye Toronto...

@wolfcaller9

4 жыл бұрын

Thats why the SDF-1 couldn't return to earth right away. Canada wouldn't make it unanimous at the U.N. Go back to deep space and take those Zentradie with you.

@panic5306

4 жыл бұрын

@@wolfcaller9 I forgot that the U.N. still existed. OH MIGOD IM SO STUPID AND BRAIN DED I JUST REALIZED *U.N.* SPACY I HAVE A SWEATSHIRT WITH THAT HOW COULD I FORGET

@Castlevanius

4 жыл бұрын

Macross fans will always remember the sacrifice of citizens & government of The Autonomous Region of Ontario & the death of KAKIZAKI!

@maxsterlingmx

3 жыл бұрын

Methinks it was Ontario, but yeah...

The song(s) are one of the significant differences in Macross vs Robotech. Each time Minmei sings in the original it is a different song, one that is relive the to what is going on. It plays a significant role in the story.

Thank you. I enjoyed your review of the SDF-1. Robotech was the series that got me into anime back when I was in middle school. Please keep up the good work.

Lin Minmei shows us all that the ultimate weapon against the xenos threat is J-Pop.

@MonkeyJedi99

3 жыл бұрын

And in the American (English-language) version, it's the same. damn. song. over and over.

@UncleMikeDrop

3 жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyJedi99 Yep. They should have kept the singing from OG Macross.

Barry is an absolute legend.

Awesome Barry Bend thank you for your consistency, one of my all time favorites!!!

Real surprise to see a video on this done by you guys. Big fan of Robotech and by extention Macross. Thanks for doing it!

Minmay had a crap ton more songs in the original Macross. Heck I think her va got a contract as a pop singer for her work on the show.

@luispanaderoguardeno3306

3 жыл бұрын

The original Macross it's far better. Even the plot have more sense. Not have these mystery "proto-culture thing" that no body knows if it's a fuel, a technology or what. Robotech it's the result of changing the whole dialogs, removing content and gluing it with two totally unrelated anime. It's wonderfull that Robotech managed to get the level of consistency that it had.

When you like before watching. That's Macross.

That "reconnaissance drone" was piloted and had a radar operator in it.

@Ichijoe2112

4 жыл бұрын

Well as reviews go this was totally week. So I never expected much, anyway. And I vomit hust a Mittel whwn So ne scrublord falls a Valkyrie* a Veritech Fighter. * It is also a fun, and interesting fact that the term "Valkyrie" has been used to describe pretty much any transforming aircraft in series. But, really should only be used to refer to the older VF-1 line of Fighters.

@Castlevanius

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ichijoe2112 seeing the newer transformable fighters all have their own code names... referring to all of them via the original VF-1 Valkyrie is actually fitting as its an iconic name and has the imagery along with it. (way better than Veritech imho)

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

That AWACS-inspired craft was called "Cat's Eye" in the derivation, BTW. In the episode pair where they literally fist-fight Zentraedi (the in-universe reason for the human-shaped fighting machines), Hayase ("LCDR Hayes") flies one of those

I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for this video!!

Spacedock doing a breakdown of the UNCF Yamato BB-01. Generation Tech doing SDF Macross. Someday i might even get my breakdown of the Freedom Guard Ship Amaterasu from Starship Operators. Someday.

@supsup335

4 жыл бұрын

Or the XGP-15-A-2 Outlaw Star. Maybe even the Arcadua Versions of Harlock (all 3). Or maybe even some of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes ships (the ova versions, not the DNT) or even the UNCF Andromeda AAA-1

@Grey_Shard

4 жыл бұрын

The Yamato has a special place in my heart as it was (Star Blazers) the first non-kids anime i was introduced to.

@zeroibis

4 жыл бұрын

Starship Operators is a show that needs more exposure.

@kyleaugustine6886

4 жыл бұрын

@@caveatlector2671 I so what the White Base review... But NEVER do a review of the Archangel from Gundam Seed, it and its crew can burn!

@TravelWithCesarin

4 жыл бұрын

@@caveatlector2671 what about the Dammerung, Durandal or similar monstrous dreadnoughts from XENOSAGA?

There is a reason why our dear Barry recommends the original Macross (Japanese version) compared to Robotech, in Macross there are variety of songs sung compared to lower budget song selection in Robotech. The original have different ending compared to the Robotech version as well. There is also some difference in technology descriptions in Macross compared to Robotech. But at last Marcoss have some needed love in this video. Kudos in that.

@CosmoShidan

4 жыл бұрын

Just to add and geek out, Protoculture is defined as the "first culture" in the Milky Way galaxy in Macross, hence the name, while it is defined as fuel source in Robotech.

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

And the island that Macross crash landed on is South Ataria Island, not Macross Island.

@Gunsight-One

4 жыл бұрын

We can all agree Macross is superior to Harmony gold's trash Robotech.

@CosmoShidan

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gunsight-One I haven't seen Robotech in 20 years, but didn't Harmony Gold tone down some of the content in the series to sell toys as prime directive as it was the 80s and all?

@Gunsight-One

4 жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan Originally Macross was to be ported over pretty close to intact. Unfortunately due to syndication issues there weren't enough episodes. Carl Macek was hired to meld three completely separate anime into one cohesive whole. Super Demension Fortress Macross, Super Demension Calvary Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada were spliced together. Each had key plot points changed, music re-recorded and characters names and personalities were altered, becoming Robotech. I grew up on Robotech but was always aware of the changes. After seeing the original versions I found it impossible to enjoy Robotech as it is inferior in every way imaginable. If you are ever interested in re-watching Robotech I would highly recommend tracking down the originals instead.

Thank you American Ben. Love your video. This was my favorite series in the 90's. Mises it allot. You did a good job in summing it up. It bring back lovely memories. Must say, the one thing I did not miss was the song. Have a nice day and thanks for the good work you have done.

Minmei's Japanese VA actually had a successful music career in Japan and even voiced the character for the U.S dub version. So yeah, people liked the songs enough.

@KuraiNoOni

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is, that Robotech apparently changed the Japanese Songs for american pop songs, which is the version Generation Films was talking about. The english Macross Dub( which was made in the mid 00's) kept the japanese songs, especially since they managed to get Mari Ijima to reprise her role as Lynn Minmey. I've never seen the Robotech's Macross Saga, so I don't know those american songs. On the other hand, I do like "Ai Oboete Imasu ka"( "Do you remember Love") as well as "Watashi no kare ha PILOT"( "My Boyfriend is a Pilot") and "Xiao-pai-long"

I grew up on Robotech and the rest of the Macross saga. Great movies too. Thanks for the suggestion, Barry.

Awww ! That was really touching at the beginning mention of Barry . Also damnBarry thats a lot of comments asking for Macross over the episodes . You my good sir have awesome perseverance !

Been wanting this one for a while thanks for carrying the torch for us fans of the sdf1 Barry you absolute unit

This was a Robotech breakdown not a macross breakdown. Robotech changed and watered-down the original macross story.

@inquisitorichijou883

4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@mq5731

4 жыл бұрын

I need to watch the original Macross series with subtitles and not this horrible dub. I just tried watching the second season but the story feels horrible hacked up and stitched together. There are times when I am trying to figure out what the hell is going on, why is this character mad at this other character, NOTHING MAKES SENSE! It's like someone forgot to put in an episode between some episodes.

@jackroyaltea5034

3 жыл бұрын

As an American I respect Robotech for what it is. Check out the story of how it came here and the effect it had on pop culture. This show was a big deal.

@marcusjohnson6805

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackroyaltea5034 One of those effects was how Minmei/ Min-may polarized the fanbase in the english dubs. You either loved her or would happily kill her for a Klondike bar.

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

Team Agrama did manage to preserve the essence of "Macross" in the derivation - the love triangle amidst the backdrop of interstellar war. As such, "Robotech:The Macross Saga" was the most intelligent soap opera running on mid-1980s American television. That "essence" was a relative smash hit on both sides of the Pacific.

I believe that the speaker from the generation film in this video should also see the macross original series with Japanese duo. It is because The element of songs themselves are one of the triple elements from the macross series besides variable fighters and love stories. In fact, the songs with the original Japan duo are at least better than their English duo counterpart. It is recommended to also check the movie version of the original macross series, do you remember love. It is because compare to western fiction design, the design from Japan always carry its own weight and a lot of great machines are created by the mankind.

@barrybend7189

4 жыл бұрын

The English dub( ADV) had the original Japanese VA for Minnmei as the English voice.

@Castlevanius

4 жыл бұрын

Thats what Barry Bend kept telling them to do since the beginning. If they couldn't get the original JP ver. there's the ADV dub that's as faithful to the original is readily available. But noooo... they went Robotech.

Agreed Rick is a war hero, but Max is the deadliest pilot

@erikbrown8241

3 жыл бұрын

Henceforth became bed buddies with Miria,.. did I spell her name right?

@dariusdurandal7501

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikbrown8241 Myria, you were close

@floydjohnson7888

3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to learn that the color model called for Max's hair to be blue. Despite whatever went awry among ink and paint departments, I think everyone on both sides of the Pacific understood the reference to one of the earliest decorations for fighter pilots

Thanks Barry! SDF-1, good job. I watched this back in the day. made me late to school more than once.

In the Japanese version Minmay sings different songs every time. Still only has two brain cells though.

@barrybend7189

3 жыл бұрын

She's slightly smarter in the original... slightly.

@azander1958

2 жыл бұрын

Harmony Gold Just butchered almost everything of macross by making Robotech

Minmei's songs only work in the Japanese, also I think it was Vancouver they wiped out with the shields

@LuisVasquezMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they just don't work in Robotech

@aarongerard7277

4 жыл бұрын

No, it was Toronto that was destroyed. They mention (in Robotech anyway) that they are in the Ontario Quadrant. I fully agree with you on the songs.

@BenFrankarts

4 жыл бұрын

And here I thought he was joking. Looks like Canada’s been trolled for decades now. Kudos to the writers 😂

@shawn6860

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenFrankarts its Toronto so no one will miss it.

@aarongerard7277

4 жыл бұрын

@@shawn6860 Given that I live just an hour outside of Toronto, you got that right!

Now, if Minmei was in the Expanse and tried that singing shit Amos would space her and then go back to eating Alex's lasagna.

This was a good episode i grew up with robotech the macross saga so seeing my favorite super fortress get the recognition it deserves is the best thank you for brining light to this old series.

Thank you so much for looking at Macross. Its a great universe and the Japanese continuations just build. Also the music gets MUCH better. I wholeheartedly request you do more.

(Barry bend right now) "VICTORY SCREECH LULULULULULULULULULU"

The Macross had plenty of issues but that was due to how little the humans knew about its systems. Look what happened to the fold drive after they first used it. As there understanding of the technology grew, alot of those issues were resolved and implemented into future Macross-class ships. Yes, fan of the show do like the song 'My boyfriend is a pilot' but we like the japanese version. Not the american one.

@3xfaster

4 жыл бұрын

Forget the fold drive, the anti-grav generators literally yeeted themselves on activation and they had to rely on conventional rocket propulsion!

@SwiftGundam

4 жыл бұрын

@@3xfaster The lost of the fold drives was more impactful cause if they didn't lose it, we wouldn't have the ship transformation.

@3xfaster

4 жыл бұрын

Mecha-san that’s all true! I just stuck with me more that the anti-grav decided to float away on start-up.

@Lachdonin

4 жыл бұрын

@@SwiftGundam And if they didn't lose it, they never would have thought of designing all future Macross class ships with the transformation systems. And then we never would have gotten the Macross-F prying open a Vajra destroyer's mouth and ramming it's Macross Canon down the things throat.

@merrick1588

3 жыл бұрын

read "End of the Circle", the mystery of what happened to the fold system is finally explained

Say what you will about Rick Hunter, everyone knows Roy Fokker was the real war hero

@chrisvellner3922

4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Roy Fokker.

@panachevitz

4 жыл бұрын

F

@charliepotatoes001

4 жыл бұрын

And a Womanizing Alcoholic with Commitment Issues!

@merrick1588

3 жыл бұрын

@@charliepotatoes001 No one said he was husband material, just a war hero

@budmeister

3 жыл бұрын

Who the fuck is Rick? All I know is Hikaru.

Thank You and Barry for this. Long time fan of ROBOTECH.

Each arm was an aircraft carrier. Rick got nothing on max just FYI. kind of the statement of the whole show was force of arms wont save us only culture can. Granted USA only got the cut up gibberish version.

@isaned

3 жыл бұрын

Max was the MAN! Even made their ace pilot take it and made like 5 kids

American Ben please wach the "Do you remember love?" movie for better reference material!

@hlmc00

4 жыл бұрын

voices from a distant star

@alexpearce1301

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! 2 people who TRULY know Macross! Shame, but for the three of us.....Macross, do you remember love? Unbelievable movie! Unbelievable art! Truly groundbreaking, and the music.....I can still hear Minmei's songs in my head and can mostly sing along and I don't speak Japanese! AND I haven't seen the movie in over 25 years! I LOVE YOU SOOO....The ending..1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4.....I'm tearing up right now....wow, my memories just came flooding back..that's how good it was...I'm so glad I looked at the responses today. Final note, The studio who made the movie put out a hardcover book of the anime calls in the movie, I guess about every 10th cell or so....very thick book. I think they only made 1000 of them, the bookmarker that comes with it is a piece of the actual film that was cut into 8" strips with a tassel attached to it......somewhere deep in a storage unit that I haven't gone to in years is one of those books......thanks for the memories, much Love

@fangabxyfangabxy8563

4 жыл бұрын

The battle of earth is so much cooler there imo

@NozomuYume

4 жыл бұрын

DYRL is an alternate universe (in-canon explanation is that it's a not-very-accurate historical drama movie made far in the future). It has vastly different plot elements -- particularly how Hikaru meets Minmay, with the biggest difference being the Zentradi/Meltrandi being completely separate factions at war.

@Castlevanius

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexpearce1301 Yes...The Venerated Macross Gold Book.

Ok, my mom was always a very strict person regarding my studies when I was a kid,so I had to be very sick to be able to stay at home,Wich almost never happened...however, when we started watching Robotech in local TV, at the end of the series she was so hocked up she let me stay at home that day just to watch it together...it is one of my precious memories sitting at her feet in front of the TV and being amazed with the story... THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

The most unrealistic thing about Robotech Season 1 was that every other spacefaring race in the Galaxy didn’t immediately form a coalition and exterminate the monstrous species that unleashed Minmei’s singing on a universe that had done NOTHING to deserve it.

@dariusdurandal7501

3 жыл бұрын

Actually they did. They were called the Sentinels. Unfortunately they were attacked by the Regis and Regent and their huge Invid army

@dariusdurandal7501

3 жыл бұрын

As for minmei........ only God could've stopped that devil spawn

@budmeister

3 жыл бұрын

Please watch the original version, the American version is a bastardized show mixed with 3 animes that had nothing to do with each other.

@dariusdurandal7501

3 жыл бұрын

@@budmeister yeah, I know and I have. These guys were pointing out the evil in the bastardize version so I just stuck with that version as well

@Elios0000

6 ай бұрын

yeahh soo in Macross they nuke the earth from orbit.. only humans that survived where the people on the Marcross

Holy I totally didn't expect someone to do Macross breakdown.

@panic5306

4 жыл бұрын

there needs to be more Macross content on youtube

@ez-8238

4 жыл бұрын

Boomkoko220 No no no, this was a Robotech breakdown not a macross breakdown. They changed alot of the story to fit western ideas.

@mrdriver2988

4 жыл бұрын

It is because of Harmoney Gold making it impossible to let Macross be shown in Western TV. Which down right bad basically the definition of plagiarizing here.

Good effort there guys. But I would like to point out some of the supposedly questionable abilities mentioned in the video about the SDF-1 was quite unfounded. Firstly, the SDF-1 was originally designed to be able to fire the Reflex Canon in Carrier mode. However, the ill-fated inital Spacefold of the SDF-1, which was meant to take them to to the moon but instead sent the SDF-1, the surrounding ships and Macross island to the edge of Pluto instead, caused those spacefold generators to disappear from the ship entirely. Without those generators, there was not enough power to fire the Reflex Cannon. So the ship HAD to make the modular transformation in order to realign the ship power systems to enable it to fire the main gun. It just happens to look like a dorky robot with two lances above its head, because the SDF-1 was modified while in Pluto orbit to use the two aircraft carriers (Daedalus [as mentioned], the other was Prometheus), that got transported along for the spacefold ride, as its arm appendages. This way it solves the problem of living space to house the extra people brought along with them and they wouldn't have to expend too many resources to make seafaring aircraft carriers, outer-space propulsive. So it was not silly, it was necessary. The SDF-1 had to constantly switch between its ship mode and the modular transformed battle mode because, the the SDF-1 had sublight speed capability in ship mode. The battle mode was slow as PH'UC and you can't get back to earth doing 100 mph and not have every one aboard die of old age while you do it. The Pin-point barrier system was also not a stupid design but but like the modular trasnformation was put into place out of necessity because the ship was under powered without those spacefold generators and thus could not activate its full shield barrier and all of its crucial systems at once. So the Pin-point barrier system was put in place to give some kind of protection from enemy fire until the SDF-1 could return to Earth and get those Spacefold generators replaced. Again...Not silly but necessary. The story was written that way to show the danger the people on that ship had face everytime the ship transformed. It was hard living through an earthquake every week. But it allowed the SDF-1 to develop its little mentioned but amazing materials recycling system that made sure every bit of the rubble and damaged part within the ship could be broken down, reprocessed and remade into materials they needed. The SDF-1 is a great and iconic ship in Science Fiction literature and the designers and writers of Macross deserve our respect for giving us this ship to inspire us.

@TheWinezen

4 жыл бұрын

FYI, Min Mei would so get creamed in the second round of any talent reality show. Sorry MM

Jfc you nearly had me balling. Glad Barry is here to see this with the test of us SDF Macross fans.

I do love your videos they are great to watch and laugh at them. But all things considering you guys do some really good research into the different subject matter. Keep up the great work and bring more content for me to oggle at.

"This team named the ship the SDF-1. Or Super Dimensional Fortress One. Why did they give it such a stupid name? Because in another dimension the ship was named the ASS-1, or Alien SpaceShip One. Later to be christened the Macross once repairs were complete. This is a much better name. Unfortunately this dimension issued a multidimensional copyright and trademark, preventing anyone outside of the original dimensional cluster from using those terms."

way to go Barry, loved watching that show, Robotech .

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

You should watch the original Macross instead.

@panic5306

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexSDU I would if the original Macross was on Netflix like Robotech.

@mrdriver2988

4 жыл бұрын

No he watched Macross who would watch Robotech lame

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrdriver2988 You're referring to who?

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

@@panic5306 Or you could just pirate it. Sometimes, that's the only option left.

Grew up watching Robotech, use to draw many of the characters and most of the mechas, great review, thank you!

The Harmony Gold Robotech was the first anime I ever watched as a kid, and is what got me into anime, I have watched all the original Macross series aswell as the follow up series but to this day the Robotech still holds a very special place and I binge watch the entire series every couple of years

It's about fracking time! Edit: Having watched the vid now, I'm sorry you subjected yourself to Robotech. SDF Macross is much better and has more than one song by that little ****. Still, to me the two best characters from that part of the franchise is Roy Fokker and Misa (Lisa) Hayase.

@charlestonho6733

4 жыл бұрын

Macross is wat better

@wert1234576

4 жыл бұрын

Not breetai? The dude got a surprise space trip and lirteraly walked it off and then went for some revenge

@jamesharrington001

4 жыл бұрын

@@wert1234576 While Breetai is cool, I just identified more with Fokker.

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

Max & Millia, anyone? Personally, I like Misa from the start.

Your hostility towards Lynn Minmay will be recorded and remembered.........

@merrick1588

3 жыл бұрын

as it should be, it took the book series to finally have her grow a proper spine

Nice video, I actually love Minmei’s songs throughout the Robotech show. Just hearing her songs brings back good memories.

Kudos To Generation Films. That was a great video 👍

Now to cover the rest of the Macross Franchise: Macross Plus (OVA) Macross 7 (TV Series + OVA) Macross Frontier (TV Series / Movies) Macross Zero (OVA) Macross Delta (TV Series / Movies)

@markplott4820

3 жыл бұрын

you left out MACROSS II and Macross DYRL ova.

@kamenriderblade2099

3 жыл бұрын

@@markplott4820 I forgot about those.

@matthewrobbins663

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the original, Macros: Do You Remember Love! The original

Robots have had a limited budget for music, hence Minmei’s “only” song. The Japanese version , she had several others.

@merrick1588

3 жыл бұрын

actually, the missing songs came down to licensing and copyright issues... something that would lead Harmony Gold down a long, dark and frustrating path forever more

@Zero8880

2 жыл бұрын

Minmei actually had 5 songs in Robotech, but they kept playing the "Ms Macross song over and over for some reason". Her 2 best songs, "It's You" & "We Will Win", only got played one time throughout the series, maybe to not oversaturate them. But their bgm was used throughout all three series. Her other 2 songs were "To Be in Love" and "The Man in My Life".

I grew up watching Robotech and Macross am am a big fan. Thanks for making this video it sure does rekindles back some old memories. Thanks for making this video.. Oh and Min Mei, back when I was a kid, it sure was awesome. lol.

Grats Barry Bend! I remember watching this when it came out on tv, rushing home to catch it, etc. Craptastic broadcast that we watched it on, without even a VCR at the time.

Come battle brothers! Let us use this technology to crush the xeno, heretic, and mutant!

@random_german_dude_

4 жыл бұрын

Yes MR emperor *loyal slaanesh worshiper noises *

@shotguncleric

4 жыл бұрын

I, Cato Sicarius, approve this message

@russellbartlett9163

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@intselec2184

4 жыл бұрын

This message got 2 month to come in our solar system

@intselec2184

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the syteme with krieg inside

Singing as an art and part of culture has been integral to the Macross lore and theme of culture overcoming barbarism, as it depicted the impact of the former in upholding or developing civilization. Speaking of the songs, the Japanese versions transmit better the theme.

@floydjohnson7888

Жыл бұрын

@Justin Laput Would it make sense to refer to the adventures of Basara Nekki in a later Macross series?

Glad you finally covered the SDF1!!!!!!!!!

Dawg! The first 2 minutes you hit me hard and I'm at work! You made me stop what I was doing. OK. Now that I said that, I guess I can continue watching/ listening.

The SDF-1 uses the full ship barrier shield twice. The second time was on episode 27 "Force of Arms" when the SDF-1 crashes into Dolza's mother ship. After it launches all it's reflex rockets, the SDF-1 engages the barrier shield. After you see Dolza's ship explode, you see a second, smaller explosion. That was the barrier shield exploding after the first explosion overloads it.

How is Barry not the first comment

@Echowhiskeyone

4 жыл бұрын

Barry has a life? Unlike the rest of us?

@qdllc

4 жыл бұрын

He’s probably busy getting accounts reopened after being declared dead by Generation Films.

@barrybend7189

4 жыл бұрын

I was busy watching a stream.

@brandondavis8005

4 жыл бұрын

@@barrybend7189 I was gonna say you went to the bathroom without your phone.

Ok Ben almost got me with the Barry thing.I thought we was dead for a minute. 😂😁😄😄

I remember watching that show back in the 80s it was the first type of anime that I ever saw I loved it until it always will have a special place in my heart thank you for the video

your ship can be cool, but never SUCKER PUNCH enemy ships level of cool.

@Lahiss

4 жыл бұрын

That move is still basic doctrine for UNSpacy SDF and New Macross Battle class ships.

@darrellmurray4928

4 жыл бұрын

I propose that whenever we get a fleet into space, anything bigger than a destroyer has to have arms.

@barrybend7189

4 жыл бұрын

@@darrellmurray4928 the Macross Quarter and the Elysium class Macross vessels are 475 meters and 800 meters long respectively.

@wert1234576

4 жыл бұрын

Not only punch but unleash a hell storm of missiles and ammo inside your ship as a giant middle finger

@Caercutta30

4 жыл бұрын

Last words Gundam: IT'S A GUNDAM! Macross: WHAT THE FUU-AAA!!

The ADV dub of Macross was a lot better, since they were able to get the original Japanese voice actress for Minmay to dub here character in English. It is a shame it can be so difficult to find. (Darn you, Harmony Gold USA)

Thank you for the video, Barry.

🖖😎👍very cool and very well done and very informative indeed, Robotech (aka-Macoss) was always one of my all time favorite TV shows ,and I own the complete 3 generations on DVD 📀!.

No you don't watch Robotech, you watch Macross. Lynn Minmay is a Japanese singer and the Japanese version has much higher production values with the voice actors, so the songs are much better.

@adamofblastworks1517

3 жыл бұрын

And more than one song.

@luispanaderoguardeno3306

3 жыл бұрын

And a consistent plot.

@kev3d

2 жыл бұрын

Not that much better...

@floydjohnson7888

2 жыл бұрын

The source material and the derivation were smash hits for the early 1980s. I was reminded of this around 2000 when a Japanese person gave an enthused reaction when I mentioned "Macross". I still remember her "Makurosu! Makurosu!"

Yeah, Harmony Gold really f'ed up SDF Macross. Lyn Minmei's playlist is one of those things cut. Like, all of it. One of the things that really makes SDF Macross, and for that matter all of Macross (even Delta), something special. Might I suggest following this up with Macross Plus. Bryon Cranston plays the protagonist Isamu Dyson, and the story mirrored the real life competition for the Advanced Tactical Fighter in the late 80s and early 90's that led to the deployment of the F-22. I'm pretty sure Lyn Minmei's one and only song in Robotech was written by whatever low level real estate broker walked in late that day at Harmony Gold. It doesn't resemble any of the songs from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, such as "My Boyfriend is a Pilot" or the title song of the Macross movie "Do you Remember Love."

One of my favorite anime of all time. Loved it, watched it recently, still love it.

Finally! Thanks for the Robotech/Macross love.

Hell yeah love that ships that anime was my gate way to scifi I salute you barry

If you had watched Macross instead of Robotech they had more than one song.

@Gunsight-One

4 жыл бұрын

Not just more songs but much better songs. Mari Iijima can actually sing.

Good shit Barry! That's the determination I like to see.

Thanks. I always wondered about the specifics. I watched this show relentlessly while eating way too much pizza after my wife left me in '85, back when Nick at Night was for realz. I really appreciate the effort you put into this video. I could never get into the stories but I was fascinated with the ship. Something new every day. Captain Gloval was a legitimate hoot.

@GenerationFilms

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you are well!

2020: We need Superman, we got Brightburn.

I can imagine Barry watching this video, gets to the 1:45 and like :" WHAAAT???"

@AlexSDU

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. They pissed on his grave with that.

Yay thank you Barry!!!! I was just thinking about Robotech and I couldn’t remember the name of it. I think it came on before “The Littles”!!!! 😊

The one thing that sends shivers down my spine to this day is the intro music to Robotech.

Way to go Barry Bend!!! Where ever you may be.

Alright! Giving Robotech some long overdue love!

If you read the books they go into the dimensional part of the SDF. The inside of the ship is filled with rooms that are there own pocket dimensions. Roy Focker was in the first expedition inside and finds a huge door that leads into a room that can not fit inside. Its a aspect of the ship that was lost in the Robotech series, and i do now if they go into it on the original unedited showings. it helps explain how they could rebuild the city inside the ship and why Rick and Minimay stayed lost as long as they did.

That alien vessel is 22 years overdue. I’m still waiting for my Valkyrie to arrive.