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, also known as ''Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' (commonly referred to by the acronym ''"DYRL?"'' among Western fans) or ''Super Spacefortress Macross'', is a 1984 Japanese
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film based on the ''
Super Dimension Fortress Macross is a Japanese science fiction anime television series. It is the first part of the ''Super Dimension'' trilogy and the ''Macross'' franchise. The series aired in Japan from October 1982 to June 1983. According to story creator Shoji Kawam ...
'' animated television series. The movie is a
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of the original ''Macross'' series, with new animation. The storyline of the film does not fit directly into the ''Macross'' chronology, and was originally an alternate universe retelling of the story, but was later established as part of the ''
Macross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/ media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and t ...
'' universe. Within the ''Macross'' universe, it is a popular movie (in other words a movie within a television series), shown in ''
Macross 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, ...
''. However, later ''Macross'' productions like ''
Macross Frontier is a Japanese anime television series and the third Japanese anime television series set in the ''Macross'' universe. It was broadcast on MBS from April 4, 2008 to September 26, 2008. ''Macross Frontier'' is the story of a human spa ...
'' have used elements from both the TV series and this film. In ''Macross'' tradition, it features transforming
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robots,
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music, and a
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. The movie gets its name from its romantic themes and also by the song sung during its climactic battle sequence by
Lynn Minmay Lynn Minmay ( Japanese: リン・ミンメイ ''Rin Minmei'', Chinese: 鈴明美 / 林明美 ''Líng Míngměi / Lín Míngměi'') is a fictional anime character from the ''Macross'' franchise who has been considered the first fictional chara ...
(voiced by
Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime ...
). In ''Macross Frontier'', a later series in the ''Macross'' universe, the first few episodes use re-animated key scenes from this film and '' Flash Back 2012'' too gives viewers glimpses of past events.


Plot

The film begins ''
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'' with the space fortress ''SDF-1 Macross'' trying to evade the Zentradi, an all-male giant alien race, at the edge of the Solar System. The ''Macross'' houses an entire city with tens of thousands of civilians who are cut off from Earth. During the latest assault, pilot
Hikaru Ichijyo Hikaru Ichijyo (一条 輝 ''Ichijō Hikaru'') is one of the main fictional characters of the '' Macross'' Japanese anime series.Character of Macross: Hikaru Ichijyo. Pages 102–105. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Mi ...
rescues pop idol
Lynn Minmay Lynn Minmay ( Japanese: リン・ミンメイ ''Rin Minmei'', Chinese: 鈴明美 / 林明美 ''Líng Míngměi / Lín Míngměi'') is a fictional anime character from the ''Macross'' franchise who has been considered the first fictional chara ...
, but are both trapped in a section of the fortress for days. After their rescue, they develop a close relationship. The Zentradi, meanwhile, discover the disruptive effect that human music has on them. Their supreme leader, Gorg Boddole Zer, suspects that the human culture is deeply related to an ancient music box he has kept with him for eons. When Hikaru and Minmay joyride across Saturn's rings, the Zentradi capture them, along with Lieutenant Misa Hayase, Minmay's cousin/manager Lynn Kaifun, and Hikaru's superior Roy Föcker. Aboard a Zentradi ship, the humans are being interrogated about their culture when a squadron of Meltrandi, all-female giant aliens, invades the ship, giving them a chance to escape. Hikaru and Misa escape from the ship, but Föcker is killed while Minmay and Kaifun remain aboard. Hikaru and Misa arrive on a desolate world that turns out to be Earth, wiped out by a prior Zentradi attack. The two officers grow closer, and discover an ancient city of the Protoculture, where the mysterious origins of the alien giants is revealed. In the city, Misa discovers an artifact that contains lyrics to an ancient love song. Many days later, the ''Macross'' arrives on Earth. Just as Hikaru and Misa are debriefing their story to Captain Bruno J. Global, the fortress is attacked by the Meltrandi. Despite destroying part of the ''Macross'', the Meltrandi are forced to retreat when the Zentradi arrive, using Minmay's singing voice as their weapon. Captain Global announces a truce and a military pact between the ''Macross'' and the Zentradi. Hikaru and Minmay reunite, but Minmay realizes he is now with Misa. Meanwhile, Misa finishes translating the song. When the Meltrandi return to attack, Boddole Zer breaks the truce and attacks the ''Macross''. With the ''Macross'' in danger, Hikaru persuades Minmay to perform the translated song. As the ''Macross'' flies across the battlefield, Minmay's song unites the Zentradi and the Meltrandi against Boddole Zer. Boddole Zer is defeated by the combined forces. The film ends with a concert by Minmay in front of the rebuilt ''Macross''.


Cast


Original Japanese voices

* Arihiro Hase as
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*
Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime ...
as
Lynn Minmay Lynn Minmay ( Japanese: リン・ミンメイ ''Rin Minmei'', Chinese: 鈴明美 / 林明美 ''Líng Míngměi / Lín Míngměi'') is a fictional anime character from the ''Macross'' franchise who has been considered the first fictional chara ...
*
Mika Doi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who was born in Sendai.Doi, Hitoshi. She's also the Japanese voice actor for the charcacter Daisy Duck"Doi Mika" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Filmography T ...
as Misa Hayase *
Akira Kamiya is a Japanese voice actor. He played several notable roles in Japanese manga and anime television series, including Kenshiro in ''Fist of the North Star'', Ryo Saeba in '' City Hunter'', Shutaro Mendo in ''Urusei Yatsura'' and Kogoro Mori (fir ...
as
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* Eiji Kanie as Vrlitwhai 7018 * Eri Takeda as Milia 639 *
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as Kim Kabirov *
Hirotaka Suzuoki was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include Bright Noa in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Kojirou Hyuga in ''Captain Tsubasa'', Dragon Shiryū ...
as Lynn Kaifunn * Katsumi Suzuki as Hayao Kakizaki * Michio Hazama as Capt. Bruno J. Global *
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as Claudia LaSalle * Osamu Ichikawa as Golg Boddole Zer * Run Sasaki as Vanessa Laird * Ryusuke Ōbayashi as Exsedol 4970 * Sanae Miyuki as Shammy Milliome *
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as Max Jenius *
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as Moruk Laplamiz *
Ikuya Sawaki , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Filmography Anime television series *'' Dirty Pair'' (1985) (Goolley) *'' Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (1990) (Kitsunezuka Ko'on-no-Kami) *'' Berserk'' ...
as Senior Statesman * Kenyu Horiuchi as TV Reporter * Nagisa Andō as Meltlan Soldier *
Nobuo Tobita is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Ibaraki Prefecture. He is represented by Arts Vision. He is most known for the roles of Kamille Bidan ('' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''), Albert Heinrich/004 ('' Cyborg 009'' (2001)), and Sueo Maruo ('' Ch ...
as Waiter *
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as Guest B *
Tomomichi Nishimura is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who works for Arts Vision. He is most known for the roles of the Narrator of ''YuYu Hakusho'', Tsuchikage Ohnoki (''Naruto''), Mitsuyoshi Anzai (''Slam Dunk''), Shibaraku Tsurugibe ('' Mashin Hero ...
as M.C. * Tsutomu Fujii as Loli 28356 * Jeffrey Smith as Warera 25258 *
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as Konda 88333 * Yoshio Kawai as Guest A * Youko Ogai as Dewanton 3565 * Yūichi Meguro as Quamzin 03350 * Eriko Chihara * Junko Hino * Kosuke Tomita * Natsumi Sasaki * Saki Takimoto * Sanae Mihara * Yasushi Sugihara * Yuriko J. Takahashi


English dub

* John Culkin as
Hikaru Ichijyo Hikaru Ichijyo (一条 輝 ''Ichijō Hikaru'') is one of the main fictional characters of the '' Macross'' Japanese anime series.Character of Macross: Hikaru Ichijyo. Pages 102–105. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Mi ...
and Max Jenius (some scenes) * Barry Haigh as
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* Matthew Oram as Britai 7018, Golg Boddole Zer, Max Jenius (most scenes), Quamzin 03350 * Simon Broad as Bruno J. Global, Hayao Kakizaki and Lynn Kaihun * Elizabeth Oram as
Lynn Minmay Lynn Minmay ( Japanese: リン・ミンメイ ''Rin Minmei'', Chinese: 鈴明美 / 林明美 ''Líng Míngměi / Lín Míngměi'') is a fictional anime character from the ''Macross'' franchise who has been considered the first fictional chara ...
and Shammy Milliome


Production

Shoji Kawamori,
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and
Haruhiko Mikimoto is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He graduated from Keio University, ...
worked on the mecha and character designs for the film. Narumi Kakinouchi, one of the creators of ''
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'', was the assistant animation director for this movie. During one of the action scenes towards the end of the movie, Hikaru fires a barrage of missiles on his way to Boddole Zer. As an inside joke among the animators, two of the missiles are drawn to look like cans of
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and Tako Hai (a drink which literally translates as "Octopus Highball"). The film was produced on a budget of ,''
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'', 1983年12月号, 徳間書店, 1983年, 26頁
then equivalent to . It was the second most expensive
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film up until then, after
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's '' Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'' (1979). Due to production issues, some scenes that were initially storyboarded for the film had to be cut for its 1984 theatrical release. Among these was an ending sequence featuring Minmay in concert. While the original release of the film's credits featured a simple black backdrop, this concert sequence was later animated for the 1987 OVA '' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012'', and was later incorporated into subsequent versions of ''Do You Remember Love?'''s end credits. This updated release has since been marketed as "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? Complete Edition" (超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか 完全版, ''Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu: Ai Oboete Imasu ka'' ''Kanzenban''). An additional scene featuring the marriage of Max and Milia was storyboarded, but not animated. This was later incorporated as a flashback in ''Macross 7''.


Music

The film's soundtrack was composed by Kentaro Haneda, featuring new orchestral tracks and some music from the original TV series. The theme song "'' Ai Oboete Imasu ka''" ("Do You Remember Love") was composed by
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and performed by Mari Iijima. The Complete Edition's ending theme, "''Tenshi no Enogu''" ("An Angel's Paints"), was composed and performed by Iijima.


Release

The film premiered in Japanese theaters on July 7, 1984. It received a huge marketing campaign that generated very long lines of fans; many of them camped outside cinemas the night prior to the film. These events were dramatized in the anime comedy ''
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'' from 1991. In the 1984 edition of the
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, the film was ranked second, behind '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''. The film's theme song was also ranked first.


Box office

The film earned a distribution income (
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s) of in Japan.''
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'', 2月下旬決算特別号 No.904, キネマ旬報社, 1985年, 119頁
This is equivalent to approximately in total
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gross revenue.


Relation to the TV series

''Do You Remember Love?'' is a reinterpretation of ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' in a feature film format. Almost all of the characters featured in the TV series appear in the film. Most of the voice actors from the TV series reprised their roles for the film. The love triangle and the various relationships are intact. ''
Macross 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, ...
'' describes a film called ''Do You Remember Love?'' within the fictional world of ''Macross''. Series creator Shoji Kawamori also gave an explanation about the differences in the television and film depictions of ''Space War I'': "The real ''Macross'' is out there, somewhere. If I tell the story in the length of a TV series, it looks one way, and if I tell it as a movie-length story, it's organized another way...". Many ships, mecha, and characters were redesigned for the film. These designs have been featured in later entries of the ''Macross'' franchise. The Zentradi were given a language of their own and most of the dialogue of Zentradi characters is in that language. *The
Zentradi The are a fictional alien race of militaristic giants. They are antagonists in the ''Macross'' franchise and its ''Robotech'' adaptation. It is transliterated as "Zentradi", "Zjentohlauedy", "Zentrady", and "Zentraedi" for the Japanese ''Macro ...
males and females are named Zentran and Meltran and placed on opposite sides of the Protoculture conflict. No mention is made of the Supervision Army. The Meltlandi, in addition to being in a separate fleet of their own have distinctive ship and mecha designs. *In the original ''Macross'' TV series, the Zentradi's dialogue was automatically translated into Japanese. In this animated film, they are heard speaking a fictional extraterrestrial language specifically developed for the movie as subtitles are provided for the audience, much like the
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in ''
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'' (of which a word wasn't spoken until they both appeared in their first theatrical version). This language was subsequently used in further installations of the ''Macross'' universe. *The ''SDF-1'' is designed slightly differently and instead of having the ''Daedalus'' and ''Prometheus'' docked as its 'arms' it has two ARMD carriers. This became the design of the ''Macross'' in further series installments such as '' Macross II'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. *The origin of the ''SDF-1'' is also different. Instead of being a Supervision Army Gun Destroyer like in the TV series, in the ''Do You Remember Love?'' film the ''SDF-1'' was originally a Meltlandi Gun Destroyer that crashed on Earth and was reconstructed by humans. The Zentradi attack Earth as soon as they discover the ship which belongs to their Meltlandi enemies. *Zentradi Supreme Leader Gorg Boddole Zer's physical appearance in the film completely differs from that in the TV series. Instead of being merely a bald Zentran, his head is cybernetically fused with his mobile space fortress. Also, Boddole Zer towers incredibly high above the Zentradi in comparison to the TV series where he was slightly taller than Britai Kridanik.


International versions

According to Carl Macek, when asked by
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to produce a film version of ''
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'', he mentioned he was interested in dubbing and localizing ''Do You Remember Love?'' with the voice cast from the series, but
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was unable to license the film for "whatever political reasons" that he did not know. '' Megazone 23 Part 1'' was used instead. Originally, two versions of a
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-commissioned dub had been released in the United States throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Toho dub (named ''Super Spacefortress Macross'' in its on-screen title and Japanese packaging) had been created for export sales in Hong Kong by Matthew Oram and his wife Elizabeth's dubbing company. The better known of the two US releases of the dub is an edited-for-television version renamed ''Clash of the Bionoids'', prepared by Peregrine Film Distribution, Inc. for its broadcast syndication package ''Dynamagic'' in 1986 (which included three other Toho International titles). This version was released by
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's "Just for Kids" label in 1988. The ending was modified from the original Japanese version: the scene with Hikaru calling the Macross after Boddole Zer's explosion was removed, giving the false impression that Hikaru died in the blast. Later, a
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version was briefly released before being suppressed due to the ongoing legal battles between Big West/Studio Nue, Tatsunoko and Harmony Gold. ''Clash of the Bionoids'' also aired on various local TV stations from 1989-1997 as well as Showtime 2 in 2004.
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, head of
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, has said publicly that he would like to release the film (AnimEigo released the first pressings of the ''Macross'' series in the US), but believes it will most likely never get a proper DVD release in the United States due to the legal disputes surrounding the film. The movie was released in
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in both dubbed and subtitled format by Kiseki Films in the UK on video in the 1990s, but was notably one of their few catalog titles not being released on DVD. Re-released in the 2000s on DVD, a full 90-minute Swedish dub was released in the 1980s by Wendros, based on the Toho ''Super Spacefortress Macross'' version. Although Big West, Studio Nue, and Harmony Gold reached an agreement to release various Macross sequels outside of Japan in 2021, the official ''Robotech'' account on
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has stated that ''Do You Remember Love?'' remains prohibited as of 2023. A Japanese
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remaster version of the film was released as a two pack of an Ultra HD and standard Blu-ray in January of 2025. This release included a brand new English subtitle track.


Video games

*An
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titled '' Super Spacefortress Macross'' was released in 1992. *A loose game sequel called '' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie'' was released in 1993 for the
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. *A CD-based video game was released for the
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in 1997 and the
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in 1999, titled '' Macross: Do You Remember Love?''. It was a 2D shooter that followed the movie's storyline using cut scenes from the film and additional footage. *In ''
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''
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video game players are able to choose either a long and easier "TV path" or the more difficult and shorter "Movie path" of the game, which is based on the events of ''Do You Remember Love?'' and also has several missions that feature situations not shown on film. *Characters of the film appear in the '' Super Robot Wars Alpha'' videogame, as well as two different paths to choose during gameplay (one which follows some events of the TV series, and the other which follows the events from movie). The player can use Max Jenius to try to recruit Milia Fallyna to your side in one stage, but the way their final confrontation plays out in a later stage determines whether Milia gets micronized (as in the series), or Max gets macronized (as in the movie) when she finally joins you.


References


External links


Official ''Macross'' website
* *
''Macross: Do You Remember Love?''
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