Macross Zero is an OVA series released in Japan from 2002-2004. Produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macross, it is a prequel to the 1982 TV series Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Directed by Shoji Kawamori, it was written by Hiroshi Ohnogi and features mechanical designs by Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake and Junya Ishigaki, character designs by Takuya Saito and a score composed by Kuniaki Haishima. Set in 2008, the story focuses on Shin Kudo, a U.N. Spacy pilot who crashes on the Mayan island after a fight against the Anti-U.N. forces. Shin is pulled into a conflict between both parties as they attempt to gain control of a Protoculture relic called AFOS. Anime Limited will release the series on home video in North America in 2025.
Mecha
* ADR-03-Mk.III Destroid Cheyenne
* HWR-00-Mk.IP Prototype Monster
* VF-0A Phoenix
* VF-0A Phoenix “Angel”
* VF-0D Phoenix
* VF-0S Phoenix
* VF-0S Phoenix “Angel”
* VF-0S Phoenix Reactive Armor
Vehicles and Support Units
* Asuka II
* F-14A+2 Tomcat
* Illustria
* QF-2200D-A Ghost
* QF-2200D-B Ghost
* S-3 Viking
* SH-60 Seahawk
Mecha
* Octos
* SV-51α
* SV-51γ
* SV-51γ “Booster”
Vehicles and Support Units
* Auerstädt
* MiG-29 Fulcrum
NOTE: Units indicated with an asterisk (*) are available in Burke’s All the World’s Mecha or Burke’s Fighting Ships & Vehicles format.
Director:
Shoji Kawamori
Writer:
Hiroshi Ohnogi
Mechanical Designer(s):
Shoji Kawamori
Junya Ishigaki
Kazutaka Miyatake
Character Designer:
Takuya Saito
Musical Composer:
Kuniaki Haishima
Format:
5 episodes
Video Release:
Japan 12.21.2002 – 10.22.2004
U.S. 02.10.2025
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