The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings, which instead are supplied by Myung Fang Lone. Sharon's debut concert is on planet Eden, where at the same time, fighter pilots Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman battle over air superiority for the "Supernova Project." Isamu, Guld and Myung were once childhood friends, but after an accident seven years ago, they went their own separate ways. With Myung back in the picture, the old disputes are once again awakened. And when an unstable and illegal AI technique is installed in Sharon, the situation is worsened.
(Source: Anime News Network)
An analysis of Macross Plus relative to its predecessor, and its clever use of music
It’s impossible for me to talk about any Macross entry without comment on its use and portrayal of music. Every single part of the series expands on some aspect of the original’s shockingly nuanced attitudes towards music as an art form and cultural touchstone. In Plus, this is achieved through a co…