Comments on: Macross Frontier 10: You want to kiss hime… (Lots of Kissing!)

By: Mira-chan

Mira-chan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:33:26 +0000

What an ugly face showed Ranka in this episode,to be honest this was the episode that made me clearly say that “I can’t stand her”.
Anyway,now though people keep calling Alto as Hime,both in the anime and in forums,I must say that I don’t see him as a girl,he seems clearly to be a guy unlike some trap characters…this guy is no trap and even dressed as a woman :1.he had 14 years(my bro sort of looked as a girl at that age),2.he still seemed to have something from a guy or a mature woman.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:03:12 +0000

I loved the Macross Zero references. AIMO went great with the ending.

I am happy that Mao survived Space War I

I wonder if Ozma will fly drunk since hes always at the bar. I hope he doesnt eat pinaple salads.

Were is Grace??? anyway I for a second tought Grace was working for the bad guys but turns out its a guy with girly voice who wants Sherlys other ring lol

By: Crusader

Crusader — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:34:42 +0000

@Shin
I recommend listening to Aimo over 9000 times to get it into your head.

Ranka is staking her first steps but her journey is far from over.

As to why Alto-hime is so moe well that gives me an idea for a post…

@Myu
Sheryl has to get something worthwhile out of it so I doubt that Ranka is going to get everything she ever wanted in one fell swoop… Ranka will have to make hard decisions herself as the onus is not always on Alto-hime alone. We shall see who will gain the fancy of Alto-hime in good time.

@Swampstorm
It’s interesting how Ranka right now has only one song of her own while Sheryl seems to crank them out at a moment’s notice. Ranka still has much to learn from Sheryl before she can exceed even Sheryl’s greatest feats.

Alto-hime could have pulled it off, and I suspect that is what Kawamori wanted from Kabuki-hime when he begged him to join the cast.

By: Swampstorm

Swampstorm — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:08:10 +0000

From what I’ve seen so far, Sheryl and Ranka’s talents are complementary. You see Ranka spontaneously singing off on the hillsides just because she feels like it, and you have Sheryl jotting down lyrics whenever the mood takes her, and even going out of her way to offer to compose a song for the M0 movie. So the collaboration idea is pretty smart: Ranka can sing, and Sheryl can arrange songs for her.

Still, based on dates listed in the OST, Sheryl had her first big hits when she was 15, and two years is a fairly short time for a singing career. So she could still keep singing for a good amount of time, especially if she had an interest of breaking out of idol pop and into a more mature style. Assuming that her personal interests don’t take over, that is.

Oh, and I recently came across an image that showed Alto to be the spitting image of Sara, when garbed appropriately. Now that is a rendition of M0 that I would like to see.

By: Myu

Myu — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:58:04 +0000

Heck no, that’s not a scenario I would like. Ranka deserves both the fame and the princess. Then again, things most often don’t go the way I want them to. (Noe..! :’/)

By: Shin

Shin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:01:20 +0000

I fell in love with Ranka more than ever before after watching this episode ;_;

Though thanks to you I have Kiss The Girl playing in my head instead of Aimo.

щ(ﾟДﾟщ)

Watching Alto blushing, going “Ki-ki-kissu?” made me go all XDDD Why is he so moe?

By: Crusader

Crusader — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:39:34 +0000

@sara
I am no genius, I just love this series. Enthusiasm, comrade, can produce interesting results. Also the OST has been playing nearly non-stop!

@Myu
I think Sheryl is training a successor, but is keen on keeping Alto-hime. Sheryl has been in for a while now even she knows the inevitability of her star fading when a newer brighter star emerges. Keeping Alto-hime around ensures that once things settle down she has a hime to spend her new free time with.

The plot in Macross has never been on the heavy side, so just enjoy the budding romance in the mean time.

Also the OST rocks!

By: Myu

Myu — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:13:32 +0000

All this talk about Sheryl planning out her kiss with Alto-hime thoroughly and trying to help/beat Ranka seems way too complicated. To me, Sheryl just seems like a completely spontaneous and bored idol, who has found a ~~girl~~ guy that she likes. She might be aware of Ranka’s feelings and doubts and whatnot, but I don’t think her being supportive has anything to do with this romance triangle thing. Ranka hasn’t exactly been competitive and Alto-hime is as oblivious as the Kabuki-hime that he is.

In any case, I still think the somewhat serious part of the plot needs to pick up the pace. We now have the fact that not only Vajra but also supposedly normal creatures as the hydra get agitated upon hearing Ranka sing. Then there’s Brera with his yet unexplained interest in Ranka’s well-being and Leon plotting something.. This is episode 10, things need to get a move on.

In other news, now that I’ve gotten my hands on the OST, I can’t stop listening to Aimo and /~Tori no Hito. Dang.

By: sara

sara — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:15:53 +0000

You are a genius….

nice, big screencaps, btw. – I wish all of the bloggers on this site are as (excuse me for saying this) aesthetic-and-diction-conscious.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:14:05 +0000

@Ricaryx
I am not crazy, I just refuse to grow up.

Kawamori makes use of his assistant directors, always…

@Kabitzin
I thought Sheryl was Roy’s Dr. pal…I could be wrong though, still she mishgt have brought Alto-hime along because she owed Kawamori a favor, namely to finally meet Sakura-hime in person. Ranka’s legend has begun, it shall continue in two weeks.

Once Mikhail is silenced I am sure Luca will swoop in once any unwanted interference is negated. Luca is a smart man, he dares not make a move until Mikhail the womanizer if firmly in Klein-sama’s clutches. Nanase still seems vulnerable to Mikhail. Luca is a patient fellow, for he knows Nanase is worth it… For a besotted Shouta his does after all have good taste.

By: Kabitzin

Kabitzin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:55:58 +0000

I was kinda confused as to why Sheryl was at the shoot. They used her theme song, but she didn’t have an acting part. Still, Ranka did a pretty good job this episode, and I was impressed at her somersault off the tree (considering how clumsy she was in previous episodes).

And when is this damn Luca x Nanase connection going to go anywhere? We have gotten like ZERO development on that front!

By: Ricaryx

Ricaryx — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:20:42 +0000

“My, oh, my
Look at the Ranka too shy
She ain’t gonna kiss hime”

You’re crazy, Crusader. I can’t stop laughing at your post. This episode is epic win. This explains the lack of Ranka and Alto interactions last episode. I like how the director always have someone interpreting his every actions. Too bad no episode next week.

By: Crusader

Crusader — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:56:08 +0000

@Shirukii
I am not sure Sheryl wants to have some one to fight, but rather she wants to give another aspiring singer the encouragement that she may never have gotten. While I think that Sheryl is aware of Ranka being competition, the galaxy is a big place and there is room for more than one songstress. I am sure that Sheryl is starting to tired a bit of her idol lifestyle, hence why hanging around Alto-hime is something she looks forward to. I think Sheryl is not training a competitor but rather a successor. Besides Sheryl has been in the industry for a while so she must know tht there is much more to be made as a producer.

Chibi Alto-hime is going to fun to watch.

@Swampstorm
Sheryl already having been a star would probably be a more sympathetic ear as Ranka is just starting to embark on her career. Alto-hime after all has already has had his share of fame and glory on stage.

By: Swampstorm

Swampstorm — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:33:08 +0000

I suppose you’re right; the kiss did seem a bit anti-climactic. But the last time had Innocent Green playing in the background and a sunset to boot. So in many ways this felt like more of just a follow through on last time than a step forward.

The next step I suppose is to see who can get Alto to open up about his past. But Ranka has the edge here; Sheryl can be a bit unpredictable in how she responds to (and makes use of) such information.

@Shirukii: I think I agreed with almost everything else.

By: Shirukii

Shirukii — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:20:06 +0000

While I wasn’t so sure of the whole timing of the kiss matching up so perfectly, I stand by my overall argument that Sheryl is trying to push Ranka onto center stage so she can duke it out with her on a level playing field.

Oh God @ Chibi Alto next ep, broken beyond repair!