Line #0 Trivia/MacrossPlus


1	* {{Defictionalization}}:
2	** Sharon Apple is basically a Music/{{Vocaloid}}. The motion-capture aspect has since become emblematic of yet another type of virtual performer - [[Main/VirtualYouTuber VTubers]]. "Hologram touring" is (as of 2019) a blossoming business [[https://www.fastcompany.com/90365452/hologram-concert-revolution-like-it-or-not-meet-company-touring-whitney-houston-buddy-holly that is gaining legitimacy.]]
3	** Many airplane manufacturers are now trying to find a way to make systems that allow the pilot to see through the cockpit, similar to the "transparent" cockpit of the YF-19. The most notable being the Lockheed F-35.
4	** Forward-swept wing aircraft are nothing new - the YF-19 was inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_X-29 the Grumman X-29]]. The closest we got to having a forward-swept wing fighter in regular service was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-47 the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut]] which looks ''uncannily'' similar to the YF-19's fighter mode and even had a similar reputation of AwesomeButImpractical as the prototype YF-19 had.
5	* ExecutiveMeddling: The story was originally written as a feature length movie, but the studio was unwilling to risk the production budget for a theatrical release straight off, so it was re-edited into a four episode OVA, with the theatrical version edited to be closer to the original screenplay following a year later.
6	** This lead to the removal of most of the contents of the first OVA episode, a post-sex scene between Lucy and Isamu (and the only boob and ass shot of the movie), a more stylized rendering of Guld's final battle, some minor scene editing/shuffling, and some music changes.
7	* NoExportForYou:
8	** Compared to the [[Anime/{{Macross}} rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception - the retail [=DVDs=] had a large print run in the early to mid 2000s and were widely available for decades, and the movie version was a staple of the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] throughout the noughts. By all indications, the only reason it got through the infamous ''Macross'' legal snarls surrounding Creator/TatsunokoProduction, Harmony Gold, Creator/StudioNue[=/=]Creator/{{Satelight}} and Big West was due to ''absolutely overwhelming'' pressure for release from basically every corner of the industry; fans wanting a legitimate release in an era just before digital downloads were prevalent, critics wanting another excellent production to be released internationally, and similarly other animation distributors wanting an excellent product out strengthening the marketplace rather than being held back and producing no profit at all for anyone. It helped that at the time Manga Entertainment was able to snap it up, Harmony Gold was in chaos after a staff-hunting raid by [[Creator/SabanEntertainment Haim Saban]], and nobody was paying attention to make a legal challenge; once they ''did'' realize what happened, the above kicked in to make challenging it far too dicey a proposition from a PR perspective.
9	*** It also helps ''Macross Plus'' has very few vocal songs (some already in English or CypherLanguage) and most of the themes are instrumentals, compared with later series.
10	** And of course, in the huge wave of ''Macross'' release announcements in July of 2022, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/macross-plus-macross-ii-anime-offered-overseas-on-blu-ray-disc/.187281 a Blu-ray version]] of ''Plus'' was naturally announced alongside the other releases as a priority, now being handled by UK-based Anime Ltd.
11	* TheOtherDarrin: Episode 4 of the OVA was later redubbed by Bandai. Several of the English dub actors were replaced; most notably, Creator/DavidHayter took over from Creator/BryanCranston as Isamu.
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to Animaze, they wanted to get Bryan Cranston (Isamu's English voice) to also dub the movie version, but trashed plans for it since at the time, he was involved in the production of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''.
13	** The Haydonites from ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'' are similar to Sharon Apple's true form, suggesting that if it hadn't been for Saban raiding the staff, allowing Manga Entertainment to license the OVA, Harmony Gold would've tried to incorporate the OVA into the Robotech canon.
14	* Some of the scenery in the [=OVAs=] is based on real locations in Orange County, California:
15	** The statue at the space port is designed after the statue of John Wayne as found in his namesake airport.
16	** The spaceport's docking area is based on Dana Point Harbor, a bit south of the aforementioned airport.

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