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  • TV Episode | Animation, Action, Music

Macross Frontier

Close Encounter (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Animation, Action, Music

The year is 2059, 50 years after the great space war that devastated the Earth. Macross Frontier is the 25th Super Long Distance Emigration fleet of humanity in an effort to colonize the stars and ensure the continuation of our species. ...See moreThe year is 2059, 50 years after the great space war that devastated the Earth. Macross Frontier is the 25th Super Long Distance Emigration fleet of humanity in an effort to colonize the stars and ensure the continuation of our species. During their search for a habitable world they encounter a mysterious alien race that attacks them without provocation. These beings are mysteriously drawn to Ranka Lee, an orphaned high school student with aspirations of music stardom. Her adoptive older brother and his team of combat test pilots are pivotal in the defense of the fleet with their next generation of transformable fighter, the VF-25 "Messiah". Alto Saotome, a student recently transferred into the vocational high school's flight training program, finds himself inadvertently involved in the conflict and proves to be a far more talented pilot than anyone expected. The intrigue builds as characters are not as the appear and their ulterior motives begin to manifest themselves. The demise of the Frontier's sister fleet the Galaxy at the hands of the Vajra, further complicate matters aboard the Frontier. Written by Zinjo See less
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Directors
Takayuki Tanaka | Shôji Kawamori | Yasuhito Kikuchi | Takahiro Majima (opening sequence) | Hidetaka Tenjin (opening sequence)
Writers
Shôji Kawamori (creator) | Hiroyuki Yoshino (script) (composition) (teleplay)
Producers
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Gô Sadamatsu (as Takeshi Sadamatsu)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 3, 2008

Release date
Apr 3, 2008 (Japan)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Shannon Chan-Kent
Sheryl Nome / Catherine Glass (voice) Sheryl Nome / Catherine Glass (voice)   See fewer
Aya Endô
Sheryl Nome (voice) Sheryl Nome (voice)   See fewer
Jun Fukuyama
Luca Angeloni (voice) Luca Angeloni (voice)   See fewer
Kikuko Inoue
Grace O'Connor (voice) Grace O'Connor (voice)   See fewer
Hiroshi Kamiya
Michael Blanc (voice) Michael Blanc (voice)   See fewer
Sanae Kobayashi
Catherine Glass (voice) Catherine Glass (voice)   See fewer
Katsuyuki Konishi
Ozma Lee (voice) Ozma Lee (voice)   See fewer
Houko Kuwashima
Nanase Matsuura / Canaria Berstein (voice) Nanase Matsuura / Canaria Berstein (voice)   See fewer
Megumi Nakajima
Ranka Lee (voice) Ranka Lee (voice)   See fewer
Yûichi Nakamura
Alto Saotome (voice) Alto Saotome (voice)   See fewer
Tomokazu Sugita
Leon Mishima (voice) Leon Mishima (voice)   See fewer
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