Macross Frontier 1

OP - "Triangular" by Maaya Sakamoto
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"Close Encounter"
In humanity’s past, there was a war with a race of giants called the Zentradi. With this first fight against extraterrestrial life, the human race experienced a crisis that put them close to extinction, so they entrusted their future to the advancement towards the cosmos. In search of a new world, they began a journey to every part of the galaxy. Now, in the year 2059AD, the gigantic 25th Immigrant Fleet known as Macross Frontier is headed for the center of the galaxy. On this particular day, the famous idol Sheryl Nome arrives on the Macross Frontier for a concert, and five guys who are going to be participating in the show are getting ready. One of them, a teen named Alto, wishes he could pilot a Valkyrie instead of an EXGear suit even though the EXGears are the same as those of the military. As he’s getting dressed by the concert hall, Alto encounters a girl named Ranka Lee who had gotten lost while trying to find her way to the concert after having gotten a ticket through her brother. Even though he’s angry with her for initially thinking that he’s a girl,

Alto helps dry her wet clothes with the rockets on his EXGear and then shows her the way to the hall. but for now, she rushes off to see the concert.

Besides just romance, it has alot of action, alot of great songs, and a little bit of everything. I love the way they put it all together. Starting with the animation, awesome details and during action scenes, everything seems to flow in the right place. They also did an excellent job with the characters and how they introduced it. Macross Frontier has the best soundtrack, aside from Inuyasha and Full Metal Panic. The people literally took anime to the next level. I'm excited for the next episode and the one after. It's definitely one of the must see anime in 2008.
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ED - "Ai Oboete Imasuka" by Megumi Nakajima