I’m currently watching Macross: Frontier, the third TV series of the legendary Macross saga which began way back in 1982.
Macross: Frontier is set some time after Macross 7 (the second TV series and sequel to the original Macross TV series.) Humans have emigrated from Earth in large colonial fleets to colonize the distant stars. One such fleet encounters an insectoid alien race known as The Vajra, who are bent on the fleet’s complete destruction.
With their weapons proving virtually ineffective against the Vajra, the military turns to a special private military contractor group known as S.M.S. and their VF-25s; the most advanced variable fighter yet developed.
Macross: Frontier borrows what appears to be signature Macross themes. You have space-faring humans in a big ass ship, a young hero reluctantly thrown into the crucible of war as a fighter pilot, and music also plays a big role in the story with songs belted out by not just one but two pop star main characters. And they can actually sing! No offence Reba West! 
If it’s one thing that stands out about Macross: Frontier, it’s the production values. Great direction coupled with well blended CG and a terrific score, by none other than Yoko Kanno, makes for some very spectacular and heart-pounding battles. Macross: Frontier’s production values really raises the bar.
In fact, the action sequences are so detailed and faced paced, it took me a number of attempts to re-encode the video clip above from the high definition source just so I could balance the bitrate and file size without it turning into an indecipherable blocky mess.
There are currently four episodes released in fansubberland and I’ll be blogging the series and posting more clips. (Yay! Unlimited web storage space!)
Tags: battloid, battroid, macross frontier, mecha, valkyrie, variable fighter, vf-25
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