Usually regarded by fans as the stepchild of red-haired Macro Franchise1992’s six episodes Macro II media Series is the right holder Great WestTrying to produce a sequel to the groundbreaking 1984 film Mark Rose: Do you still remember love? (dyrl) No original creator participation Studio Nue. As a result, this is the only one Macro Entries lacking director’s opinion ShōjiKawamori. In fact, the only way to go back is the character designer Haruhiko MikimotoAt the very least, its instantly visible style provides consistency in terms of visual identity.
Although unpopular copies were retained Movie‘Until recently, the early 2000s early 2000s 2 PAL DVD released on my shelf Macro II It’s the only part Franchise I’ve never seen it. Since criticizing it is “non-processed” and not very good, I left it deep in the background of my eternal shame. What I’ve come to now is that this is a mistake. With Disney/Hu Lu Now that streaming looks like a beautifully remade version of (mostly) Pin-sharp picture quality, I finally gave Macro II I was glad I had the opportunity to impress me in my own way.
Eighty years after the Dyrl incident, Macro II Instead of its predecessor, there is only one setting and similar Mecha design. The First War has long been resolved, and the Alien Zentradi (male) and Meltrandi (female) races finally resolved their differences, making their homes on earth and creating a peaceful, integrated society with humanity. original Macro The ship sat majestic in its center Macro The city, though similar ships built using Zentradi technology, now protect the earth.
Hibiki Kanzaki, 17, is a brave, impulsive journalist who desperately wants to name himself with a large “spoon”. We first met with Blonde UN UN Smith Valkyrie pilot Silvia Gena, who has a quarter of Meltrandi blood (via grandmother). Hibiki attempts to reveal her secret meeting with a senior military commander, which gives him a punch in the nose. so MacroWe know that this violence is just the prelude to the inevitable romantic entanglement, and Sylvia becomes part of the patent Macro Shows the central love triangle.
The last side of this triangle is Ishtar, a blue-haired alien girl, a singer and “simulator” of the invading Marduke army, a game where he enslaved the mind control technology of the Zentradi warriors with singing. Hibiki met her in a badly fateful attempt at UN Spacy, using the “Minmay Attack” to fight the invaders, a musical weapon inspired by Dyrl’s heroine Lynn Minmay. It turns out that Hibiki is also a skilled Valkyrie pilot, and his journalistic intuition has led him to fly his Valkyrie on a damaged Marduk ship, where he actually kidnapped Ishtar.
Hibiki and Ishtar’s intention was to seem to attribute Stockholm syndrome to him, not only to fall into depravity for him, but also to earth culture. Unlike Zentradi, Marduk already knew about music and had weaponized it to control their slave warriors. Therefore, the previously successful tactical explosion of idol music and the strategies of missiles and lasers are ineffective against them. It can only lift captive Zentradi out of psychological control when one of their own singers (such as Ishtar) sings the Earth song. Ishtar then becomes the central MacGuffin/Cargaining Chip that each faction wants to have.
In many ways, Macro II It was the product of the time – better, worse. In the age of most anime still produced using full simulation technology, its beautiful CEL animations feature high contrast color schemes and dark black shades and complement each other beautifully with a spectacular, glowing painted background. Modern digital anime technology strives to mimic that glowing warmth and soft focus blur, which adds a lot Macro IIBeautiful visual logo. The overwhelmingly gorgeous ship ship with scorching beams bleed in the darkness of the space, transforming into Mecha Tear the entire screen, its intricate details shift, rotate and twist in hypnosis. A large number of action sequences are indeed a robot’s dream.
Although many of the dialogue scenes are slower, their dialogue scenes are more Limited animationBy contrast, Mikimoto’s design is no surprise, his women all give the trademark huge wet eyes, giving the show an evocative, fascinating retro feel. The camera unfortunately tends to have some dubious frames and positioning, especially on Ishtar’s body, which didn’t help her wear what looked like a tight tights, most of the fabric cuts us. I can’t help but keep my eyes wide open on multiple instances of boob beating (her breasts bounce even if there is no other part of her body in motion), or when we see completely unnecessary butt close-ups. I’m not saying that this kind of thing won’t happen in modern anime either – most certainly – but it seems a little different.
While the visuals are usually top-notch, I can’t say the same thing when it comes to storytelling because it often lacks clarity and… weird narrative choices. For example, in the first episode, Hibiki’s reporter simply died suddenly from a random explosion, mainly because the plot no longer requires him to live. It was so sudden that I had to rewind to clarify what was going on. That’s not the only thing I have to do! The plot won’t be very smooth due to these random heel twists. The show was also terrible in the early episodes at least, to clarify where anything happened. Initially, I wasn’t sure if Hibiki lived on Earth or was on some kind of colonial ship. At one point, Hibiki showed Ishtar on a bunch of main grounds, such as the Louvre, the sloping towers and the gymnasium in Pisa, all within walking distance from each other. Until later, in the “Cultural Park”, these were replicas.
Overall plot and knowledge Macro II It’s everywhere, too. Ishtar and some other Marduk believe in the original Macro Boats are the “Alus ships” that bring culture to Marduk, destroying them. The main bad guy was so worried about this prophecy that he caused great damage on the earth, and even killed his own people when he did not follow the orders. Everything is stupid, but it’s almost branded Macroso I don’t mind very much. I’m willing to forgive a lot of narrative stupidity when it leads to such a shiny space battle.
Most centers Macro Franchise The entry is music. Macro II There is absolutely no disappointment in the soundtrack department. Idol singer Wendy Ryder is just a background character, but she performed two great tracks: “Friend Now”, its outstanding saxophone and your Valkyrie’s iconic “Ride”, both of which later came Canon, Canon, Canon, Macro The performance from decades ago is on the schedule! Let you want…out of the 90s J-Pop,,,,, ShirōSagisuThe mixed orchestral/rock soundtrack provides a bombing and exciting accompaniment to already spectacular battles. He will continue to offer the same iconic score later The Gospel of the Origin of Neon Lights,,,,, bleach,,,,, Bell Warrior,,,,, SSSS.Gridmanand ssss.dynazenon.
Unusual Macro The series, love triangle and plot have an exact ending, with little ambiguity about the fate of the characters (accusing you of looking at you, Zero. Does the writer have no time to include interpersonal conflict? All the possible difficult emotions shrugged almost immediately.
Despite some flaws, I’m glad I finally started watching this seemingly almost forgotten aspect Macro history. With its two mechanical legs, it acts as an exciting sci-fi action show with some cute and fun characters, super cool characters Mechaand an excellent soundtrack. After success Kickstarter Advertising campaigns, American boutique labels Animation Prepare to release physical blue light Macro II Set up soon. I recommend catching one of them before they disappear, especially if you are not keen on Hu Lu or Disney+
