Songs From Macross Frontier Race Up The Charts In Japan

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Japan Zone

Isn't it funny when history repeats itself? Twenty-five years ago songs from anime series, "Macross" were monopolizing the top ten singles chart in Japan. The original songs from the show, sung by Mari Iijima (as Lynn Minmay), made a lasting impact on that countries music industry and pop culture that lasts til this very day. In fact, Lynn Minmay (despite the fact that she was a fictional character) was as popular a pop star in Japan as Madonna was in America.

Now fast-forward to 2008, where once again music from a Macross series is climbing the charts. The ending theme song, "Diamond Crevasse", from the second episode of the latest Macross series, "Macross Frontier", entered the Oricon singles chart at No.3 this week. The song, composed by Yokko Kanno and performed by the series updated version of Minmay, Sheryl Nome, who is voiced by May'n, has become an instant classic. Likewise the shows opening theme, "Triangular,"(Also composed by Kanno and sung by Maaya Sakamoto) also debuted at No.3 upon its release in April.

Plot Summary From Wikipedia:

The series celebrates the 25th anniversary of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross TV series (1982~1983), and is chronologically subsequent to Macross 7 (1994~1996). This third TV series introduces Earth's latest main variable fighter, the VF-25 Messiah and a new spaceship called the Macross Frontier, but retains the signature space opera theme constant to all series set in the Macross Universe (which intertwines musical numbers with fast-paced variable fighter combat). Two separate manga adaptations have been running in Shonen Ace and Comp Ace, since February 2008 and April 2008 respectively.

The series features the 25th Colonial Fleet, dubbed the Macross Frontier, en route near the galactic center. The fleet is very large and it contains both humans and their Zentradi allies, so many of its vessels appear to merge more metallic Human designs with organic Zentradi aesthetics. On the Macross timeline, the story is set on the year 2059, 47 years after the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross & 13 years after Macross 7.

During a mission to an unexplored asteroid belt, a reconnaissance New U.N. Spacy (N.U.N.S.) VF-171 is destroyed by extremely powerful and fast insectoid biomechanical alien mecha known as the "Vajra", which immediately begin their attack on the rest of the fleet. Not being able to stop the new enemy threat, the N.U.N.S. Colonial Defense Forces authorize the deployment of a Civilian Military Provider organization called S.M.S., which utilizes the new VF-25 Messiah variable fighter to destroy the alien menace.

See Also: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?