 Macross Zero While nowhere near as prolific as Gundam, Macross still is quite popular after two decades. In 1992 the OVA series Macross II was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary, followed by Macross Dynamite 7 in 1997 to mark the 15th anniversary. In 2002, Studio Nue began releasing the 5 episode OVA Macross Zero to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original series. Directed by Shoji Kawamori, this prequel series is set one year before the events of the original series and features Macross ace pilot Roy Focker. The story focuses on U.N. Spacy pilot Shin Kudo, who gets shot down over the island of Mayan while fighting Anti-U.N. forces. At the center of this conflict, both the U.N. Spacy and the Anti-U.N. forces seek the secret of the mysterious AFOS alien machine. The series is available on DVD in Japan, but it isn't available in the U.S. |