 Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again In
1992, the tenth anniversary of Macross came around, and
Big West decided to create the 6 episode
OVA series Super Dimension Fortress Macross II without
the involvement of Shoji Kawamori or Studio Nue. Because of this, the series is not considered to be part
of the official timeline and is relegated to 'alternate universe'
status. Directed by Kenichi Yatagai, the
series features character designs by original series designer
Haruhiko Mikimoto, along with scripts from original series writer
Sukehiro Tomita. In this series, 80 years have passed since the
end of the war in the original Macross series. Earth
has been re-developed by humans and micloned Zentradi, but it faces a new threat at the hands
of the Mardook, an alien race that uses music to control their
Zentradi slaves. The series met a poor reception in Japan, but
it did slightly better in the U.S. when it was released by US
Renditions. Following the collapse of that company, the rights
of the series went to Manga Entertainment, which re-released it
in 1995 on VHS and in 2000 on DVD. |