Episode 7: Bye-bye Mars
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
On air date: 1982.11.21
Story
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Staff
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Commentary
The first episode that puts Misa in the spotlight, and is a story that strongly emphasizes her presence as one of the main heroines in this series. Even though Misa has left a strong impression as a "nagging old lady" up until now, it turns out that she had a tragic love with Ryber in the past. This was the depiction of Director Ishiguro Noboru's mantra: "there are various sides to each person who has lived". After this episode, the series came to intensify its delving into the depiction of Misa. Incidentally, when asked who was the "Miss Macross" of this series by anime magazines after this episode was broadcast, Kawamori Shōji recommended Misa. He is purported to have given the reason, "she bravely over-stretches herself with all her might as a servicewoman, and it's cute when her faults occasionally appear."
Also, Kamjin appears as a new enemy character in this episode. Although he has the visage of the so-called "beautiful rival character", as uncouth Kamjin's actions cannot be truly predicted, he brought an air of tension to the rest of the series.
* Although this episode was broadcast by the coordinating channel Mainichi Broadcasting (broadcast region: Kinki-wide) at the normal time on November 21 (Sunday) from 2 PM, TBS (broadcast region: Kantō wide), who were a net station, didn't televise "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" as they were televising the "National High School Rugby Tokyo 1st and 2nd District Tournament Final" from 1 to 3 PM on the same day. This episode was televised on TBS two days later, from 3 PM, on November 23 (Tuesday and the Labour-Thanksgiving Day national holiday).
Cast
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Song
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Characters and Mechanic that appear
Character
Ichijō Hikaru / Lynn Minmei / Hayase Misa / Roy Fokker / Claudia LaSalle / Bruno J. Global
Kim Kabirov / Shammy Milliome / Vanessa Leyard / Maximillian Jīnasu / Kakizaki Hayao / Miria Farīna Jīnasu / Lynn Kaifun
Buritai Kuridaniku / Exsedor Formo / Warera/Rory/Konda / Kamujin Kraveshera / Rapu Ramizu / Bodoruzā
Riber Von Fruhling / Oiguru
Mechanic
Macross /
(N) VF-1J (Hikaru) / VF-1J (Max) / VF-1J (Miria) /
(N) VF-1S /
(N) VF-1A (general)
VF-1A (Max) / VF-1A (Kakizaki) / Tomahawk / Defender / Phalanx /
Spartan /
Monster
Rigādo /
Gurāji / Nūjaderu-Gā / Quadoran-Rō /
Buritai's Ship
VF-1D /
Cat's Eye /
[Jināru] Fighter Pod /
Kerukaria /
Kamjin's Ship
N: Normal, S: Super Valkyrie, A: Armoured Valkyrie
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Topics—Misa and Ryber's Past
Ryber—who appears in this episode—is the first love of Misa, and is the person who became the incentive for her to aim at being a servicewoman. Also, the novel "Hayase Misa's White Reminisce" (Tokuma Shop and Publishing), published in 1984, depicts the meeting of Misa and Ryber and her personal history before she takes up her post in the Macross.
Episode 7 "Bye-bye Mars"
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Topics—The Audience Share of "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross"
According to surveys by Mainichi Broadcasting—who were the key channel of the TV edition of "Macross"—this 7th episode had the highest rating in the initial broadcast, scoring a 7.9%. Incidentally, according to anime magazines at the time, the ratings at Mainichi Broadcasting of the 1st and 2nd episodes of "Macross" were 5%. Even though the numbers were lower than what the Mainichi Broadcasting side were expecting, it was a tolerable start, because the average rating for the entire program was 2.5%. Also, in the same article, the person in charge of Mainichi Broadcasting left the principle comment that, "we consider the success or failure of Macross to be down to how many devout fans there are for it."
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Preview of the Next Episode
Lynn Minmei's 16th birthday approaches. On the same day, Hikaru is promoted to Second Lieutenant. Thus, Max and Kakizaki are assigned to him as subordinates. However, that best day is destroyed with a raid by the armour division that Kamjin commands. The Macross falls into a dilemma. Next time, "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross", "The Longest Birthday".