Comments on: Macross Frontier 08: Seven Color Carrots Love You, Yeah!

By: Haesslich

Haesslich — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:29:42 +0000

Myssa Rei: They don’t explain how it works, but I doubt quarter-Zentrans like Ranka could make the transition… and the sorta/kinda canon Macross 7 had Sound Energy as a factor, so I’m not sure how to take it. No signs Mikhail is half-Zentran though… or at least, nothing definitive, although his sister seemed to have the pointed ears too.

DYRL was in-universe propaganda, as it sidelined Misa for the most part… and had the more divatastic Minmay. Sorta like a Macross version of Battleship Potemkin, perhaps?

Crusader: Macronized Chibi Klein is like the cutest thing we’ve seen so far. Sadly, she even outshines Ranka in cuteness… but that didn’t last. She got sexy, though. And she’s cuter with Nene hiding behind her.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:46:38 +0000

Well to be honest I have never played the Macross games nor was I ever able to endure all of Macross 7. So myu knowledge is limited. Thanks for the correction though. However I think of DYRL was a condensed version of the first Macross and while well done is not canon…so the matter is still up for debate in regards to those with less Zentradi blood or mere humans. Good to know that halfies hacn do it though as I said before Macross 7 was just too painful for me…

By: Myssa Rei

Myssa Rei — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:13:26 +0000

Actually Crusader, half-Zentraedi CAN be Macronized, though as to HOW they are able to do it is never really explained. Case in point, Emilia (Max’s 5th daughter) in Macross 7 and Komilia (Max’s first daughter) in the VF-X PS games. Also, Max was macronized in the DYRL movie (which we know isn’t really canon by a ‘movie’ within the Macross universe).

By: Crusader

Crusader — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:34:27 +0000

@Swampstorm
The Romance in Macross has traditionally tended toward the simple and sweet side, not overly dramatic with suicides or anything like that, but it works.

Sheryl seems to focus on moving forward to get beyond her problems, but we shall see how she will handle once she hits a wall.

@sara
As far as I can tell only pure blood Zentrans and Meltrans can become giants, there seems to be no way to up size a human so they shrink in order to interact with society. It also makes things easier resource wise. Macross Frontier seems to have an abundance of resources so they can afford to allow the Zentradi and Meltrandi roam about in their natural state. Those who are only part Zentradi or Meltrandi are unable to become giants (IIRC) or at least they don’t make a habit of it they do however inherit some of the innate toughness that makes them more robust than regular humans. Hope that answered your question.

By: sara

sara — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:22:39 +0000

“Eventually the Zendradi Giants could become small and interact with their mircon cousins who were also created by Protoculture.” – wait… so only the giants could shrink for reproduction purposes? Just the male or both females and males? How do they shrink, anyway? Also, if they do mix breed, would their offsprings be considered giants or Microns?

By: Swampstorm

Swampstorm — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:47:43 +0000

The boss’ daughter idea never struck me at all. Perhaps if more people saw it like that, they’d be more understanding about Alto’s tsun. Not that Hime needs a reason for it.

I’m worried about how Sheryl’s been setup as a foil for Ranka’s character. Unless they show more of how Sheryl deals with adversity, it’s going to be more difficult to relate to her point of view. It would also help if we knew where she wanted to go with her life from here; everyone knows that Ranka’s dream is to become a star, but we’ve seen much less of what unfinished dreams Sheryl still harbors. I can guess, but nothing’s been really driven home yet. (I love her newfound interest in piloting, though. Closet mecha fan indeed.)

I never would have expected this to become the “romance anime” (if I’m allowed to call it that) of the season. I was almost starting to give up on the genre. Now I’ve gotta track down the earlier series as well.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:20:49 +0000

I suspect that Mikhail is only part Zedntradi as he hasn’t roamed about in giant form other wise he would have no need to avoid All-Meltran Klein-sama outside the work setting. Besides given his womanizing ways I suspect that his Zentran ancestors embraced their new found ability to get along with meltrans a bit too enthusiastically…

I hope Klein has pictures of that lout Mikhail from the ye olde days…I guess we get a more full picture once ep 9 airs.

By: Myssa Rei

Myssa Rei — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:28:42 +0000

About Mikhail… I was wondering just how much of a Zentraedi-descendant he is, given the fact that, in some of the earlier episodes anyway, he sported half-elvish type canted ears. Whether this is a production quirk or not has yet to be seen, but still, given his (alluded-to) childhood connection to Klan, it’s something to ponder to say the least.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:49:30 +0000

@sara
The Zentradi (males) and Meltrandi (females) were a race of giants created by Protoculture to serve a soldiers and were only alloted the most basic of skills to function as soldiers that being no culture, scientific innovation, basic maintenance, music, emotions, etc. They served as the first antagonists in the original Macross as their fleets scoured the galaxy to wipe out surviving Supervision Army forces. They eventually ally with the humans (Microns) who awakened their latent capacity for emotions such as love and compassion. Eventually the Zendradi Giants could become small and interact with their mircon cousins who were also created by Protoculture. In the years of peace that followed Zentradi no longer relied on cloning processes to maintain their but rather they could procreate with microns and each other to produce offspring hence why there are Zentradi children running about on Frontier. However not all Zentradi have made peace with the humans and there are still fleets out there still roaming the galaxy.

Zentradi are as a rule more hardy than regular humans and their hair seems to be sympathetic to their emotions hence why Ranka being 1/4 Zentradi has hair movements. Hope this helps.

By: sara

sara — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:13:31 +0000

okay… can someone tell me a little about the purpose and creation of the “big people?” I think I skipped that part when it was explained how they came to be.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:30:27 +0000

@EX-Keine
Not sure if it was intentional but somehow I doubt it was, now if Sheryl can get Alto-hime to dress like Mako-cakes then we can confirm the similarities…

@Blissmo
You know just because Sheryl is in the lead now deon’t mean that Ranka won’t win out in the end. This is going to be a marathon not a sprint. Besides Minmay lost out to Misa and Misa didn’t triumph until the end…

@IKnight
Well Klein-sama is an excellent pilot, and has blue hair and elf ears…so in a sense she is not that far removed from the Imperial House of the Abh Empire. Though I’d prefer her to have red eyes and normal ears…

@Cherubium
Good question I wonder if Zentradi have to pay more or the same for food stuffs…

@Shirukii
Get you mind out of the gutter, it would not have been Alto-hime’s hand but the gauntleted fist of an Ex-Gear…not exactly the ideal implement to use when trying to get close…

Besides Alto-hime has already seen the goods so why show them off to the public?

Klein-sama will get more time though sadly she has to share with that lout Mikhail. I hope she has some stories to tell about weepy crying Mikhail…

By: Shirukii

Shirukii — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:13:29 +0000

How can Alto remain so apathetic with his hands in such close proximity to the crotch of a galactic idol who isn’t wearing pantsu, it’s madness!

God I can’t wait for loli Klein next episode, she doesn’t get nearly as much screen time as she deserves.

By: Cherubium

Cherubium — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:36:32 +0000

I wonder if i could get a lollipop the same size as those zentrandi children have.

By: IKnight

IKnight — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:22:25 +0000

That last image makes Klein look like a kind of informal Abh. (Is this the most tangential comment I’ve ever made? Probably.)

By: blissmo

blissmo — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:50:29 +0000

I hope I can believe your words … but still, I wanted NoexShin in true tears but nooooo, so now I think that whatever pair I root for will never work out.