Customer Reviews

Macross Plus, Vol. 2

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

If you like the Macross Saga, this one is a must buy. The animation on this movie is one of the finest ones done by the Japanese. The story line is flowing and continual. The music is quite awesome. If you are interested in anime, this one is one of the few that you should put in your collection.

This is a must buy especially if you already have the first volume. I think that the whole OAV series should be in every anime fans' collection. The depth of the story is further highlighted in volume 2. As with the first volume (part 1&2), the animation is great, the music is a great compliment, and the dubbing didn't spoil any delight (you can watch it subbed also). What's also great about this besides being in the DVD format (which is far superior than any format out there) is that it also includes lots of extra features such as trailers, production credits, audio options, and lots of anime preview commercials. Macross Plus the OAV version is a whole lot nicer than the movie. As evident in Volume 2- it just gives more detail and depth to the story. Overall Macross Plus is a must buy anime for all anime lovers and its good enough that new anime fans might actually adore this as well. It's really more than your average anime. By the way this is in no way connected to the ROBOTECH story line. Still the mecha action (the mechas itself are awesome enough) lives up to par with the Macross tradition. Don't just watch this on rent or from a friend- have a copy!

I have seen almost all Japanese anime movies and this Macross Plus series is absolutely one of the best ever made. Although the movie has no excessive violence or nudity, it is pretty obvious that it was made for little mature viewers who wants something more than typical action anime. The characters development was done so much better other typical animes and the final revelation / redemption scene of Guld was so movingly done. The awesome aerial fighting sequences will take your breath away and the haunting music score will stay in your memory for a very long time. However I was so disappointed to see that the single most exciting and poignant scene involving Guld was deleted in this US release DVD version. In the original Japanese VHS version that I saw few years ago, the aerial fighting scene between Guld and the Ghost plane was little longer and much more intensely done. When Guld finally catches up with the Ghost plane, he actually sees it right in front of him just before both of his eyes caved into his skull due to the extreme G-force. After few scenes later, it shows his destroyed plane floating in the space as the camera closes in to show his heroic lifeless body. This scene was so beautifully done and I was so moved by it. I don't understand why it was deleted in this US release DVD and it's a real shame that other US viewers won't be able to experience it. If you want to feel the full impact of this movie, go out and rent the original version from one of the Japanese VHS rental shops. You won't be disappointed.

And the great thing is you don't have to have seen Macross before to enjoy it. The story is a bit slow but that's essential for telling the great and powerful story about Isamu, Guld and Myung. The battles are electrifying, fast-paced and magnificent. For a good dose of anime this is your stop.

rated 16 up: nudity, violence, sexual situations

This isn't another review, just something you should know if you decide to watch
the English dub: the music isn't the same at many places. For instance, in the
final showdown between Isamu and Guld the music simply isn't the same - take
a look at the scene where they transform from mecha to airplanes and fly through
the city, shattering the windows. This is a real problem since, unlike speech,
music is played according to cues, and so many climactic moments are lost by
the wrongly timed music on the English track. Just thought you should know!

When Isamu finally recovers from his injury, things start to go out of control. While Myung heads for Earth for the preformance of Sharron Apples concert on the reawakening of the Macross ship, Isamu and Guld are shocked to hear that the project they are on is cancelled because of the AI controlled Ghost developed. Angry with this, Isamu escapes the base in the YF-19, but Guld goes after him in the YF-20. As Sharron makes her premiere, Myung is held captive by Sharron. After Isamu and Guld have a little friendly fire fighting, they go after the Ghost. Guld makes a supreme sacrafice to kill it and now Isamu must now alone take on Sharron who now has control of the SDF-1. The music plays a key roll during the last episode and gets kind of creepy. Extras include trailer for episode 1 and previews for all the other episodes. Then theres the Manga Video Commerical which is a music video featuring Manga titles, the Manga 2000 commerical which just shows the title of each Manga title, Fan Club Trailer, Palm Pictures Trailer and (I dont know why they included this) an Anti-Drug commerical. The image gallery was ok, but all the pictures have text on them. The menus are pretty well setup featuring a Sharron concert. So overall, a great DVD to an already great series. Kudos to Manga.

When I saw volume 1 Iwas amzed by all the arial action. Then I decided to buy volume 2. The final battle was amazing. Although I was dispointed when I saw the japnese version and found out that they cut out scene in the American version. The scene would have great with the American version, but still the American versoin still kicked butt. Macross Plus will always be my favorite.

The is a must have anime for your robotech series collection.I would suggest to get this dvd collection,even though it is a series of its on.It blends in with the rest of the robotech series.I give it an a+.

This is a great story. Watch out though, unless you speak Japanese you'll be reading the subtitles which will distract from the awesome animation.

This is the anime movie that got me into the whole anime trend. Man!!! I loved this movie. The music, animation ect was all great. If you havn't seen this movie dont hesitate on buying it. You will not be disappointed. You dont have to be an anime fan to love the movie either. There was nothing in the movie that disappointed me, what so ever.