Macross Frontier

A few months after the rest of the world finished this series and moved on to Fall season anime, I finally get on it. And... what a ride.

First, the warnings: no, there's not much of a story. No, the leads aren't very likeable (but they sure are pretty!), and yes, parts of it are downright corny. Should that watch you from watching it? No.

Probably the biggest thing that turns people off Macross is the overriding idea that songs (love-filled, culture-filled songs) have the power to stop wars. Yeah, it's a downright facepalm-corny concept if you think about it post-haste, but when they sing, it's hard to laugh when your jaw's on the floor. The songs are simply awesome (and they make the show a little reminiscent of Bollywood, or maybe musicals). It's not Yoko Kanno's best work, but even if it's JPop, it's damn good JPop. Really really good JPop.

Macross Frontier is full of songs. And war. Also, song-wars and warsongs, and more warsongs. It's not everybody's cup of tea, but oh, what a sweet cup of tea it is!