SDF Macross - Do You Remember Love?

[@segment932]

Happy 40 years adversity of this song in June. This is the best memory I have of my childhood.

[@patrickmcgee8556]

one of my most beloved childhood memories

[@10raystube]

Me too. The 80’s were the best

[@kishinslayer2228]

I love how an idol song LITERALLY made them into men of culture

[@thewalkthroughmaking]

Yeah i lmfo when i saw that, men this is too good to be real

[@kishinslayer2228]

@@thewalkthroughmaking truly the most inspirational message in anime history

[@ED-yy4te]

Men of Deculture

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

... FUCK...

[@rubenh27]

Proto culture to the rescue

[@serchypower]

Fully hand-drawn animation, sweet old times. This scene was unforgettable.

[@dimitrimoonlight]

Remarkable sean of the movie.

[@TrevRockOne]

@asian dude It's phenomenal, but to enjoy it properly you should watch the Macross television series first. The movie works best as a companion piece to the show.

[@LieshaCichol]

@asian dude Basically the production team had exactly the same grievance as you, tho they had their hands tied with weekly production schedule. Originally planned for 48 ep, shortened to 24 AND then extended to 36 ep did "damage" to QA. The movie was their answer with no schedule pressure.

[@eanayac]

asian dude it’s awesome

[@serchypower]

@asian dude a masterpiece

[@konghong1206]

2024 STILL HERE DO YOU REMEBER LOVE? AFTER ALL YOU HAD GO THROUGH?

[@tashadent150]

She was the macross universe version of Taylor Swift and Beyonce

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

Watching the movie right now, had to find this song. It's so great 😭

[@sgt_s4und3r54]

@@tashadent150 More like the other way around. However, beware favoring idols as they can lead you astray and make you less capable to do right for yourself.

[@Chotabhimm]

​@@tashadent150I don't like this character but singer has done a great job ✅ not the character I prefer 90s animation anytime

[@rubendiazdiaz1783]

This year this masterpiece turns 40 years old...

[@The_Mimewar]

I remember finding this in Blockbuster video called “clash of the Bionoids”. I still have that VHS

[@dewaeryadi7776]

truly magical, this masterpiece is once literally a melting pot of japanese entertainment culture

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

​@@dewaeryadi7776i'm argentine

[@Dtitilator]

Minmay was singing this song with all her heart while it was broken.

[@wilsonjonah]

I feel so bad for her and for Hikaru being torn between her and Misa... but I loved seeing her overcome her sorrow to sing with all she had to save them all 😊

[@勝興許]

真的是很貼近現實的感情路...

[@benno8901]

I cried for this

[@jeromethiel4323]

Minmay was a bit of a cunt, just saying. She could have had her guy, but she threw him away. Then regretted it.

[@ferrarriohh]

Everyone who enjoys this song, go listen to "Nothing's gonna change my love for you" by George Benson. It's def a love letter to his song

[@Fat_Rucker]

idol : *start singing* the aliens : ah i see im a man of culture as well

[@wilsonjonah]

So... very... deculture... 😭

[@emmanuelcornelio488]

Jajskajdjahsja

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

​@@emmanuelcornelio488Hello Emmanuel

[@azander1958]

If you're watching this You're a man of protoculture

[@PerikC8s]

40 years later yes still I am

[@mirdraco]

ahihihihi ya got me

[@arcadeheroes1]

Brilliant. 😂👍

[@tashadent150]

Until the Invid invasion and then meeting the Halycon race and then discovered later on that they were the real enemy

[@azander1958]

@@tashadent150 Uhhh what?

[@spartanlz]

Literally every last human in existence was on the Macross. This was literally an all or nothing scenario and Minmay’s song managed to touch the hearts of their enemy to help secure their future.

[@keepsake327]

And many died in the battle

[@ravenralph123]

Not every one earth died though 85% of humanity dying is still brutal and 15% of the population were to rebuild earth and in the consequent years that followed Humanity colonized and terra form different planets using the SDF Macross battleship to prevent humanity from being wiped out completely

[@Chotabhimm]

I don't like this character but singer has done a great job ✅ I prefer 90s animation anytime

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Really?

[@MisterHeroman]

@@joaquinvaleri7022 I wanna say there were others on the planet, but only a few. Been a while though.

[@learkenciel]

Love can fix everything. Love and a lot of bullets.

[@awildcyclistappears]

Your comment put a smile on my face so I've allowed myself to translate it to japanese. Instead of "a lot of bullets" I've found "rain of bullets" more fitting :) 愛がすべて直せる (ai ga subete naoseru) 愛と弾雨ね～ (ai to dan-u ne~)

[@mistypig]

and missiles

[@TheHmoobkey]

Take these bullets full of love 😂

[@Sarvets]

Rest in peace to dude who got his head cut off. Always felt super bad for him

[@Fro_ozo]

Same here

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Same.

[@TheUltimateCrash1990]

but y

[@rubenh27]

Lolol true hey, guess he didn't embrace the proto culture either

[@Deniki666]

It's the way it pops off and his shocked look that does it for me. Like damn...

[@damonk.656]

Because sometimes shooting a giant alien in the face with an auto-cannon whilst a beautiful girl sings a moving ballad is the most romantic thing ever.

[@AlexanderPR2]

Damon K. That's Macross for you. Protoculture!

[@garywhite5641]

Weirdly enough yes.

[@aka_kuro1804]

That thing was actually the "core" of the entire ship of something like that. A kind of organic supercomputer, if I am not wrong.

[@isaned]

Nothin says "FUCK YOU" like a Gatling gun, laser cannons, and multiple missiles to the face!!

[@badutsiber79]

the auto cannon called gunpod

[@VivaElTed]

Today is the 36th anniversary of this gem! This was released theatrically last July 7, 1984.

[@martinrh76]

A masterpiece indeed

[@Jamasternam]

@Hi_Nu Ver 0 Zero_Tester Gundam 00 isn't that bad

[@cordyceps182]

Nice

[@yokosiawliongliu8829]

@Hi_Nu Ver 0 Zero_Tester overlord not that bad

[@justinhearst]

@Hi_Nu Ver 0 Zero_Tester overlord and Gundam 00 are actually pretty good. Calm down old man.

[@dystopia-usa]

Still love this song (& various other Macross music) 40 years later, & have them in my MP3 song collection. 👍

[@mimihamburger]

I just hope whoever worked on this knows what a good job they did

[@judedeluca4408]

I think the part I love most of this is Minmay's realization that her singing actually HAS a made a difference for the sake of ending the war

[@ElCampeador99]

Macross was my father's favorite anime in the 80s. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree because I like this a lot.

[@holden_7597]

The original Macross was my first anime. Granted, it was the Robotech box set. This is why I love mecha anime.

[@matthewvillarde5601]

same here, my father really loves it. Turns out, I do too.

[@macpornpat8126]

same here. i first known macross when i was 5 the time that gundam seed was so populars and its also havve a scene like singing in the battlefield too.... then my father said its nothing compared to macross ....well he absolutely right

[@mami3427]

Your father has excellent taste

[@dusanradin5868]

Mine as well.I'm so old.

[@ronaldguadamuzz7678]

This anime was ahead of its time. Golden masterpiece.

[@azander1958]

That's 400 million budget for you

[@DrAnimePhD]

You all know why you’re here. After 35 years, we’re finally freed from Harmony Gold’s grasp. Macross...is finally... free...

[@mp3545]

Did I not get the memo? What happened?

[@captainr800]

What O.O please explain @spaceboi Scapahandre

[@DrAnimePhD]

@@captainr800 Big West and Harmony Gold settled. Macross can now finally leave Japan and come to the west officially. Funimation is already working on trying to get a dubbing contract

[@suchiuomizu]

@@DrAnimePhD Some could come at least. Even with them out of the way, there is a chance music rights could be a problem for at least some of them.

[@dusanradin5868]

@@DrAnimePhD Yes but all the voice actors/ actresses are so old now.

[@serhatergincetin9735]

Today it has been 40 years since the release of SDF Macross: Do You Remember Love. An absolutely unforgettable installment of the series and still ahead of its time.

[@LupusDei777]

MinMay with a broken heart and steel ovaries fucking sings this for them while holding her sadness at bay. That's some though shit, I can't even watch/listen to this without crying because I've been in her shoes way too many times. This was my song during my 1st break up back in highschool, and it all comes back now.

[@wilsonjonah]

Man, that must've been such a difficult time in your life... I've been in two relationships and neither ended well, but I have the strength to keep fighting on and I know that the woman of my dreams is out there somewhere. I pray every day that God brings her into my life ☺️

[@LupusDei777]

@@wilsonjonah same here. I broke up my last relationship definitely about a year ago after almost 5 on and off years, and it was the most toxic ordeal ever. Now I may be lonely and a bit sad, but I'm also waiting on God's will, and He knows exactly what I want and need.

[@wilsonjonah]

@@LupusDei777 *cyber hug* I felt that... but like Minmay, I believe that you're strong and can fight through your sorrow. I look at my past relationships not as failures or lost someone, but I see it as I've discovered what NOT to look for. Seeing what I don't want and what I don't need will make me understand what I DO need and want in a relationship. I know she won't be perfect or holy, but like that song says, "I love you so". I'll love and cherish her regardless of her flaws or weaknesses and I'll do whatever I can to strengthen and protect her, no matter what. ☺️

[@LupusDei777]

@@wilsonjonah thanks. That's also exactly what I think. The way I see it, had I not gone through hell I wouldn't have become the person I am now. All that pain and suffering ended up being necessary to polish me into the best version of myself, and that experience and wisdom are very rare and valuable in today's hypocrite and honorless society. I used to be so romantic and idealistic until all the mistreatment broke me and desensitized me to the point of not remembering how it used to feel to be in love. Only in my own solitude had I come to realize that I needed to love myself first, and videos like this one reminded me of the pure and innocent feelings I once had, bringing back painful memories that helped me feel something again. Now just I wait for the time when I finally meet the right girl and be the best husband I can be for her and the family she will give me. In the mean time, patience and hope hold the line.

[@ISAFSoldier]

Been cheated on in over half my relationships. Tired, but still at it. You got this.

[@weiss3288]

Can we just all appreciate how this is one of the most beautifully cliche scenes in anime history? And I mean that in the best way possible. This scene has everything - An amazing insert song, some of the most well animated action in cel animation history, an emotionally charged and satisfying character arc resolution, awesome moments from the main cast with no dialogue and a conclusion that is so heartwarming and positive it can make anyone happy cry. I remember when I first watched this movie the day after finishing the TV series, satisfied but disappointed that it got cut short the way it did. And despite popular belief this isn't a summarising of the original story, it's totally different just following some of the same narrative beats consistently enough for people to fall back on calling it a retelling because it's easier to. But despite that it takes the investment the viewers of the TV series have, bringing the character arcs that were left resolved unsatisfying with a scene preceding this one that makes for an unbelievably cathartic moment. Hikaru's confession to Misa is all we wanted to hear - something that cemented their love for each other in a way that was conclusive and without demeaning Lynn too much. And when it gets to this scene in such an emotional journey... Tears, man. I can't even stop them no matter how many times I watch this scene. There are few things I could really say that are CLASSIC, both contextually and personally. But DYRL is it. It's a classic in the same way It's A Wonderful Life or The Wizard of Oz is classic. Maybe it'll never earn that prestige those movies have but in my eyes it deserves it. It's fucking classic.

[@StormsandSaugeye]

I like to imagine that it's only considered clichéd now because this movie did it so well that others tried to replicate it with mixed levels of success. Enough so that the market saturation resulted in it Being a bit overused

[@swagmessiah666]

amen

[@jamievioletta]

i love you for writing this comment

[@RedSiegfried]

IIRC - DYRL is explained in the Macross universe as being a movie version of the "real" events from Super Dimension Fortress Macross. In other words, this movie exists in the Macross universe. This explains why it doesn't exactly match the "real" events of the First Space War - it's a dramatization.

[@RockyX456]

It wasn't a cliche when it airred.

[@rfrolicarts]

You can tell, just by looking, that this scene was a real labor of love.

[@UncleMike131]

It’s 2023 and I still get Goosebumps even after all these years 🥹

[@happy_camper]

I hope people will remember love now. Please love each other.

[@krispyjc]

We're past that point now unfortunately

[@Doogerauoy]

There’s no profit in loving one another.

[@protoculture289]

No worries I got a whole lot loving to give 👉👌

[@jackievang3366]

Good luck lol that will never happen

[@AbdhullahKadar]

Geez he/she just tryna make a statement

[@skatingzombie]

I remember seeing this when I was 10 years old. I forgot how beautiful this song/scene is. Now, 20 years later, I can't stop watching it! Is culture returning to me?

[@yeozero1101]

I know exactly how you feel I feel the same ... Maybe culture here was referred to the innocence of love and children plays.

[@pershop4950]

@@yeozero1101 Well it's definitely NOT a source of energy used to power ships and mecha.

[@Un1234l]

How do you feel 30 years later now

[@ikhlasmubaraq8340]

Yack!!! Deculture!!!

[@tylermorgan5230]

This hit you in your heart

[@jervishorton7372]

45 yrs old 1st saw this 1986 at 16 yrs old. NEVER GETS OLD KICK ASS SHIT NO subtitles.

[@2submit]

+Jervis Horton same 45 years old here . and was 16 going 17 , when isaw Macross

[@jervishorton7372]

Beautiful song

[@2submit]

Jervis Horton have you listen to her at 50 years old theres a vid .. idk it made me a little sad her voice older but im still a fan

[@boiledliddo]

+newlife do you have a link to the video? I'm still a fan even if her voice got older. :)

[@TanukiDigital]

Same here man, memories.

[@demzt.7677]

With the level of details, animation, resource and storyline I can't believe that Macross was created in the 1980s by the Japanese. Our childhood will be so dull without Japan's animes and superheroes.

[@wonderfulfable]

At 2:33, Minmay realising the song is turning the tides of the war, At 2:50, overwhelmed, she lost her composure for a bit but regain it back to continue on singing, 2:50 is the bit where it always gets me misty eyed, the realisation of how such a simple love song can change everyone's hearts.

[@JH-oj4hw]

Love this comment~😊

[@Esteban.Alzate]

Citypop is always motivation ❤

[@Jayzgame]

Was wondering how I could be nostalgic for a series I’ve never seen before, but I guess that’s a major plot point!

[@DemonicAdj]

It's like how 80s city pop gives you nostalgia for a time before you were born, in a country you've never visited.

[@begobolehsjwjangan2359]

because the culture gene within you is awaken. thus creating the butterfly effect.

[@famousdave7219]

I'm a grown ass man and literally can't listen to this song without coming to tears. Every single time

[@Ares99999]

Almost 40 years old and its STILL an amazing animated movie.

[@Pain-ec2tk]

Macross worth to be real movie by James Cameron hands. And Chris Hemsworth as Roy Focker

[@Iffy350]

I could die happy if this got a fourth anniversary theatrical release.

[@badbeardbill9956]

"Just an ordinary love song..." This movie is great, guys.

[@begobolehsjwjangan2359]

ordinary love song from a long lost civilization 500.000 years ago.

[@Sheikh-Za-Booba]

I pity the new generation who grow up without masterpieces like this.

[@Carlofhistory4]

man that smile at 2:32 , knowing that her song has turned the course of things, always makes me smile.

[@iznogood4895]

Even better when you realize that the SDF-1 Macross is what's left of the humanity since the earth reduced into radiation wasteland by the Zentraedi. They were fighting an impossible war for humanity's survival, and the scene sparks any hope's left in them.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

​@@iznogood4895the name Andreas means man

[@DragonHybridVaeludar]

I swear, anime songs from the 80s feel.... I don't know. Feels like something. Soft, smooth, calm, unforgetting. Hard to say, like trying to describe love

[@danglinhson]

In this case, my friend, that is the flower of love and hope that blooms on the battlefield. In other cases, that would be positive feelings born from having experienced the worst this world could offer (WW2 and cold war), and then surpassed that desperation. Without that kind of unique experience, the 80's artists couldn't have left us such masterpieces, engraved with the signs of their era, yet still proved to be so charming to us.

[@u.npeacekeeperball432]

Just the nostalgia of the old days--for me that is. Of course, I wasn't even born in such beautiful era. Quite sad.

[@90beastmaster]

That's 80's in general. It's was filled with youthful ignorance and hope, heart break and love ballads that just make you nostalgic whether you experienced that time or not.

[@EvertG8086]

Check out the entire genre of citypop.

[@texasbeast239]

Too many new Jpop songs strike me as shrieking or kiddy. This was obviously also sung by a young woman, but she didn't overdo it. It is clear, it is heartfelt, and it is beautiful. I just don't feel this when listening to most Frontier and Delta songs.

[@maykeunderhill1870]

Some random idol in space start singing.. Aliens: why do I hear boss music?

[@mr.banana2370]

Imagine that aliens think sweet romantic love songs are boss battle music for them. And boss battle music for us is romantic music for the aliens.

[@suchiuomizu]

@@mr.banana2370 Technically it became boss battle music for us as well, in Frontier.

[@matutinojoaquinable]

Macross in a nutshell

[@dasupalouie]

Haha this made me laugh thanks

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

How about a rock singer a punk singer and a metal singer

[@jangel3942]

POV: You’re an alien master race and the primitive species you’re conquering bumps an idol love song while destroying you

[@suikyodecopa]

ANUNNAKIS COMMUNNISTS

[@SilentZombie]

Gol Badolzar wasnt expecting an enemy fighter to appear in front of him like that and timed perfectly with Minmey's hand as if presenting him his tool of death.

[@MrDgo4life]

Yep especially after spending half a billion years of experience of space combat superiority

[@mrdriver2988]

Technically the Zentradi and Meltradi are not master race, just mass produced clones from the Protoculture which they died out billions of years ago, who where the real master race. They are the one's that put life onto all the planets that have life form via genetic mutation and research, before they went into a galactic civil war which killed both sides. Leaving the Zentradi with one command left to complete, eliminate the remaining Protoculture ( if there was any left until they found humans which resembled a lot with the Protoculture) Now the humans are left to explore and find out more about the Protoculture. The remain remenets and super weapons the Protoculture had. Fun fact the Protoculture are called the Galactic Empire

[@Vsm426]

@@mrdriver2988 the zentradi are just bio weapons?

[@lombardwoe3402]

This is classic and forever will be. I’ll never forget this. Never forget how she sings with broken heart…

[@jonathanthong7367]

Mikimoto Haruhiko's character design is so original and iconic. Love his work not only in Macross but also Gunbuster and War in the Pocket.

[@boiledliddo]

Happy 40th anniversary!

[@hopkin2006]

Happy 40th anniversary to this song and movie!

[@TaoHK]

This is what todays cartoons/anime is missing.

[@blackman5867]

soul

[@amuroray9115]

@@blackman5867 singing

[@blackman5867]

@@amuroray9115 phineas and ferb

[@amuroray9115]

@@blackman5867 lol

[@blackman5867]

@@amuroray9115 what are you laughing at, sonny?

[@msb3235]

2:07 Rest in peace head decapitated guy, you'll be forgotten in just microsecond

[@_Digishade_]

This movie is utterly amazing and should be MANDATORY viewing for anyone even remotely interested in Anime. Seriously, it's epic.

[@richardng3817]

Everything was hand drawn. No CGI. This anime stood the test of time.

[@danielhaire6677]

I've always been hooked by the duality of this scene: One of the most beautiful love songs ever put in a movie or anime coupled with one of the most brutal space battles in all of sci-fi history. And that's after 39 years of being hooked on anime and sci-fi.

[@joshanator21]

It is kind of a sombre though that all those explosions going off in the background which look like fireworks are probably ships and people being blown up.

[@badbeardbill9956]

@@joshanator21If you've ever seen Babylon 5... "...and the sky was full of stars, and every star was an exploding ship - one of ours."

[@TheDrAkira]

I was thinking the same, Macross was pretty brutal and watching this scene again after many years made me remember it hahaha, good ol' times... Minmay, Queen of Idols

[@alexk8792]

@@joshanator21 What with one person getting decapitated by falling debris, neither a pretty sight or a nice way to go out.

[@MultiRokusho]

Love was the key.

[@PNWSurvivor]

always has been!

[@letshuman8985]

The art style of this anime is gorgeous!

[@EvandroACruz]

A timeless masterpiece. I watched the original TV series in the past decade and Macross Plus OVA shortly thereafter.Great times.

[@BakeZero]

At 3:18 that little part when Max and Milia are supporting each other it's another sign of love in the song, those little things are amazing and you can see how they trust and love each other.

[@pershop4950]

Yea I don't really get how Juliet and Romeo fall for each other, or even Marius and Cosette. But I totally accept and understand Max and Millia.

[@inkmage4084]

I remember seeing this as a little kid, I think I was in the 4th grade. I didn't know Japanese at the time, but I still thought this song was so beautiful, and it stuck with me. When I learned Japanese, I think this is one of the most beautiful love songs in the world.

[@DisGuy-y7o]

This song kept looping through my mind during the final ruck of Infantry OSUT. I was so happy to finally make it.

[@doomzilla3568]

One of the most defining moment in anime history where love prevails.

[@eliteredstar]

After 40 years, still watching today, my favorite all time❤

[@black-jm4rl]

This is the best story of macross... nostalgic im 41 years of age now. But this anime is one of may favorite❤

[@GutsOfRivia]

I was too young in the 90s to check Im 31 rn. But Im curious if people outside of Japan managed to watch this flim somehow?

[@ykmnkmi]

this and Macross 7 for me, "try again" hits very hard.

[@mikaross4671]

Lynn Minmay is why I love this era of Macross so much. Her voice is so beautiful.

[@princenathanielsabangan9845]

*Her

[@pinoi78]

July 7, 1984. Happy 40th anniversary to Macross: Do You Remember Love. No doubt one of the best anime movies ever made.

[@anthonyh1835]

Can’t believe it’s been almost 40 years since I first saw this movie, even more that it still looks and sounds good asf

[@terrealexander4442]

5:13 This song still brings tears to my eyes. To remember the feeling of being in love the first time.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

So cool

[@ssdko]

Just watched this movie for the first time today. I must say Minmei's Japanese singer is MUCH better then her Robotech version.

[@weichiang89]

I have never watched anything Macross related but why does this song get me everytime?! Damn grown man tearing up in a train at 6 in the morning. DAMMIT.

[@melodioussakura]

Thanks to my dad, he is the one who showed me this when I was little. Never knew how much I would love the Macross series until now

[@Mo-sv3tc]

Thanks for uploading this. I remember watching this on a Saturday morning when i was a child.

[@izofdoors4913]

One of the best scenes in not only anime, or an animated film, but film history in general

[@Jukebocks]

"Is culture returning to us?" muh goosebumps

[@boscochou9710]

Hell yeah

[@BERNI_ROSSI]

I still get goosebumps when I see this part. AND at the end when Carla put her hand on Misa gives her that look . Such a touching scene.

[@bluetear_drop]

One of the greatest works of art ever, it never gets old and is aging like old wine. Everything about "Do you remember love?" is perfect.

[@juanmiguelreside460]

The song was so good, even alien forces wanted to protect it. Only in anime.

[@rkgk1517]

This film has aged really well.

[@phoboskittym8500]

This makes me cry every time, the song is so intense and the action is mind blowing. The message of Macross has always been "love conquers all" and that it takes love to end war.

[@renzopalominosanchez8235]

Logro poner a 500 mil ciclos de luchas entré las mujeres meltradis y los hombres zendradis a unirlos para proteger la protocultura

[@renzopalominosanchez8235]

Puso fin a la guerra entre las mujeres meltradis y los hombres zendradis

[@puqbit028]

Everytime I come back to listen to this it still gives me goosebumps.

[@puqbit028]

Here we go again

[@Sometimes_Always]

So incredibly lucky to have grown up with Macross when I was just a kid, back in the 80's.. What a wonderful time for anime!

[@WanArk86]

I always have to fight back tears when the chorus and the repeated line hits.

[@ashandarei4956]

this is not a fucking joke. i am bawling my eyes out and I can't stop. goddamnit why is this so impactful. I fucking love this movie. I have an eternal debt of gratitude to all who made this. fucking masterpiece fuck.

[@BBardot]

Real

[@josesantiago5858]

Why can't this type of anime come back? This is top notch. I never get tried of this.

[@teejay8826]

it only takes a lovely song of a pop idol to unite 2 different race and end a war. this was so beautiful. top notch quality animation here. full of passion on how they made this

[@captainjosue]

I loved this song for over 30 years. Today, I'm taking Japanese language lessons and learning about the lyrics of this song and it's making me cry. This movie, this scene has so much emotion so much drama. It is so good. Even to this day. Even though I'm sad that this movies time is over I'm very very happy that this moment in time took place. Mari Iijima touched millions of people worldwide. I'll remember love forever.

[@xsnowpirate10x]

I find it amazing how Minmays song changed the tide of battle and helped deliver the final blow of the war

[@slayer-chan_]

I can see why this was my dad’s favorite song growing up- thanks dad for introducing me to an awesome anime and anime in general

[@moreblack]

There's a moment here at 5:48, where she puts her hand forward and the Valkyrie appears in almost as if she put him there, that's visual poetry. If you've watched Gurren Lagann, there's a very similar spot in the finale where Nia points her hand at the enemy and the mech appears.

[@eanayac]

That is right! Damn fine visual poetry!!!! Ir also shows the bond between Lynn and Hikaru, I think... eventually he chose Misa, but she was always “behind” him in some form or another... like people who love us always are... and that is the ending of this evil force represented in this alien... best space battle ever!

[@eanayac]

Loved your comment!!

[@aGulfilis]

@@eanayac I love what you said about this bond. it's true, Hikaru made a rational choice with Misa but it doesn't cancel the bond he shares with Minmay. Also this video shows them as a team in this fight against the enemy, each one with their weapons.

[@eduardoanayatfschannel8498]

@@aGulfilis I couldn't agree more with you!!

[@aGulfilis]

@@eduardoanayatfschannel8498 Thanks, I was happy to read your comment, actually, because very few people realized the value of Minmay and hated her whereas she had a golden heart. I've always preferred her to Misa :)

[@xadek821]

I love the absurd amount of lasers and explosions. It actually makes you feel like a giant battle is taking place

[@MicahDaJohn]

I remember stumbling across this video years ago, and while scrolling through KZbin at 2:45AM I found it again. I've never even watched the anime, but I remember this video. I'm so happy that I found it again!

[@The_Mimewar]

At 4:20, when the bridge of the song hits, and the destruction intensifies…always moved by that part

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Wow!

[@ucatz7645]

Happy 40th anniversary Macross

[@rindenauge3426]

Jesus Christ, anime was fucking epic in the 80s...

[@nerdygeek2012]

Even more epic when you realize all this is hand drawn. Sure newer animes (like the splendid successor Macross Frontier) had better graphics but this did not use any computers of any kind to make any of the three-dimensional rotation or particles.

[@rindenauge3426]

Joshua Vargas Of course. I love my Angels Egg cels believe me.

[@Ivorysama]

Joshua Vargas Was about to mention that this was all painstakingly hand drawn. Theirs so much more emotion present in these hand drawn classics.

[@grotezakhooi]

Klabauter Mann best afternoons i had back then

[@hitachicordoba]

Klabauter Mann If only the kids that watch LCD pandering moe/loli/harem crap could see the true potential of anime...

[@bernod29]

most epic final scene ever. at 5:10 chills... who wouldn't want be in a walkyrie and save the universe with this song ?

[@christopherfoley8322]

i will still always love the part in the final episode of Macross Frontier when Britai Kridanik is holding the locket with Lynn's picture in and you see his face to see he is an old man. was a sweet homage to him

[@christopherfoley8322]

I also loved in the final battle of frontier they showed Macross City and even Planet Eden(From the OVA short series Macross Plus)

[@des-geek]

He wasn't Britai, rather Richard Birler.

[@christopherfoley8322]

@@des-geek Oh ok, when i saw the fact plate and the picture of Minmei, i thought it was Britai. Wouldn't you agree it would have been a bit more emotional if it was Britai? thank you for correcting me, i hate getting info wrong

[@xadek821]

This is what Harmony Gold does not want the world to see

[@ravenralph123]

It's good for Macross to be released in the North America but it's sad that there are still a lot of forgotten anime that Harmony Gold hold IPs with during the time of 1990's to early 2000s. It took a court ruling to settle things Big West (Japanese Company in the US) releases everything under the Macross banner and Harmony Gold on their own thing with Robotech licenses. But It's so infuriating as Harmony Gold was still holding off the licenses of a lot of anime IPs so no one can profit from them except themselves in North America.

[@vincentmendeleiev9704]

No way, I saw this movie in 1998 and I swore it was from '94 and it turns out it was from '84, when they made it I was 2 years old. I'm 42 years old and I just watched it again last weekend and I still think it's beautiful!

[@YeahLikes81]

Love Is A Universal Language Feeling And Emotion. I dun understand Japanese but I can feel the loving tune from this song.

[@y0zefu]

これが全部手描きって凄い

[@MrMelnur]

What a beautiful song

[@billcrawford6223]

Never mind the Budweiser missile and the destruction of the galaxy's biggest aquarium--there are maybe half a dozen songs that consistently bring me to tears. This is one of them, and Mari Iijima and Kazuhiko Kato absolutely earned a lifetime pass for this.

[@Mr_Feller]

Kids today: Oh my god when Robin started singing at the end of that boss fight in the Honkai Stair Rail patch I cried, it was so epic. Me: *Quietly nodding, but inside a storm rages on.*

[@人生のモブ]

マクロスがあるかぎり、この歌はずっと受け継がれるんだろうな…… 是非マクロス知ってる人以外にも聞いて欲しいものだね！

[@3104konkon]

この歌を作った加藤和彦さんのこともアニメ好きの皆さまに知って頂けたら、嬉しいです。音量を調整するPAという機材を初めて日本に持ってきたり、サディスティックミカバンドというバンドでビートルズのプロデューサーに目を付けられたり、吉田拓郎の楽曲プロデュースをしたりと、日本の音楽史では外せない方です

[@小山義一-x5e]

中島愛とワルキューレメンバーの鈴木みのりも歌います。

[@Stellar-xf3mj]

これ皆気づかないけど奥深いよ。 文明が発達して限界を向かえると文化も何もなくなる。 だけど、お金や私利私欲じゃなく忘れてはいけないものがあるということ。

[@kanayukirix]

当時中学生のときリアルタイムで見ていました.愛おぼえていますかはどこかで聴いた懐かしい歌　いつ聴いても色褪せません. 物語のスケールの大きさに感動しました.

[@max2082]

It sucks that it's hard to make stuff that looks as cool as this.

[@mrdriver2988]

Tbh only Macross can do it. Giant space battle with idol/idols sining with transforming aircraft carriers and transforming aircraft shooting a bunch of missiles and big lasers at enemy faceses. You don't see in most anime.

[@tsugaru_solos]

Maybe one of the greatest scenes in all of anime history. Truly epic.

[@reborng9420]

Saw Kojima post this yesterday I didn’t realize it was the anniversary, such a good song and even more inspiring show.