History Anime / MacrossDoYouRememberLove

* CunningLinguist: Misa exhibited an incredible command of the Zentra-Meltran language, later using it to decipher the Protoculture language and the true lyrics to the song that would save humanity. AllThereInTheManual explains her specialty in military academy was {{UsefulNotes/Encryption}} and the CommunicationsOfficer field.

* CunningLinguist: Misa exhibited an incredible command of the Zentra-Meltran language, later using it to decipher the Protoculture language and the true lyrics to the song that would save humanity. AllThereInTheManual explains her specialty in military academy was [[UsefulNotes/Encryption Cryptanalysis]] and the CommunicationsOfficer field.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: There's a good amount of it in the background dialogue; it's particularly noticeable in the opening scene and during the ''Macross''[='s=] first on-screen transformation. And again at the end when we get a closeup of Misa's handwritten lyrics to "Do You Remember Love", written in flawless, native-level English. This leads to the FridgeBrilliance realization that either Minmay was singing in English the whole time and TranslationConvention was in play for the Japanese audience, or Minmay was so brilliant as to flawlessly translate from English to Japanese AND KEEP IT SINGABLE all on the fly.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: There's a good amount of it in the background dialogue; it's particularly noticeable in the opening scene and during the ''Macross''[='s=] first on-screen transformation.

* FictionAry: The Zentraedi/Meltrandi are give their own language.

* AdaptationDistillation and CompressedAdaptation: The flim's plot trims much of the fat from the series, and distills the main plot elements from a 36-episode TV show into a roughly 2-hour film.

* YouAreNumberSix: As seen in the AllThereInTheScript entry above, numbers are substituted for surnames for named Zentraedi. For example: The character called Britai Kridanik in [[Anime/{{Macross}} the TV series]] becomes Britai 7018 in the film.

The film opens with the Super Dimension Fortress Macross already in space, pursued by the [[OneGenderRace All-Male Aliens]], the Zentraedi. [[TransformingMecha Valkyrie]] pilot Hikaru Ichijou falls for IdolSinger Lynn Minmay after he saves her life. They're captured by Zentraedi forces along with Lt. Misa Hayase, Lynn's cousin Lynn Kaifun and Roy's BigBrotherMentor Roy Focker. Hikaru escapes with Misa when the Zentraedi are attacked by their [[DistaffCounterpart female counterparts]] and mortal enemies, the Meltrandi. They escape to a planet that turns out to be Earth, bombarded much earlier by the Zentraedi forces. There, they discover an Ancient Song that may provide them the key to win this war.

''Macross: Do You Remember Love'' is a 1984 theatrical rendition of ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''. It was later established in-universe as [[ShowWithinAShow a movie based on the events covered in the aforementioned series.]]

* CompilationMovie: Utterly [[AvertedTrope averted]]. Whereas ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' repurposed TV footage into feature films, 100% of ''Do You Remember Love'' is new footage. (Though this isn't entirely true in some releases, see the Trivia page for details.)

* InMediaRes: The film opens with the Macross already in space. What happens before then isn't shown in flashback.

* YouAreNumberSix: As seen in the AllInTheScript entry above, numbers are substituted for surnames for named Zentraedi. For example: The character called Britai Kridanik in [[Anime/{{Macross}} the TV series]] becomes Britai 7018 in the film.

* CompilationMovie: Utterly [[AvertedTrope averted]]. Whereas ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' repurposed TV footage into feature films, 100% of ''Do You Remember Love'' is new footage.

* DemotedToExtra: Quamzin Kravshera (Khyron in ''{{Robotech}}'') has one scene that lasts 30 seconds. As mentioned above, he's named only in the credits and his character design is unrecognizable from his TV appearance. Justified as the people of Earth did not know of Quamzin until well into the postwar reconstruction period.

* FictionAry: The Zentraedi/Meltrandi are give their own language.

* AlphaStrike: When the Zentraedi, Meltrandi and Macross crew concentrate all firepower on Boddole Zer's flagship. It doesn't let up until Hikaru personally destroys Boddole Zer.

* DeletedScene: The staff had storyboarded, but never had time or money to animate, both Max and Milia's wedding as well as what was supposed to be a ending epilogue to be shown under the credits. The original theatrical cut ends with a black screen and white credits. Later reissues correct this to a degree by using footage from ''Macross Flashback 2012''.

* NoExportForYou: This is one of the many parts of the Macross franchise still in export limbo thanks to the gigantic legal squabble over who, exactly, owns the rights. For years, it was also BadExportForYou in America, as the only release was a drastically edited "for kids" VHS version with a hideous Hong Kong dub. Although no official US release has yet taken place and probably won't for the foreseeable future, the situation is improved now that the movie is on blu-ray, and Japan shares the same blu-ray region code with the US and Canada.

'''Macross: Do You Remember Love''' is a 1984 theatrical rendition of '''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'''. It was later established in-universe as [[ShowWithinAShow a movie based on the events covered in the aforementioned series.]]

* AllThereInTheScript: The Zentraedi whom Roy dies fighting is listed as "Quamzin 03350" in the credits.

The film opens with the Super Dimension Fortress Macross already in space, pursued by the [[OneGenderRace All-Male Aliens]], the Zentraedi. Macross pilot Hikaru Ichijou falls for IdolSinger Lynn Minmay after he saves her life. They're captured by Zentraedi forces along with Lt. Misa Hayase, Lynn's cousin Lynn Kaifun and Roy's BigBrotherMentor Roy Focker. Hikaru escapes with Misa when the Zentraedi are attacked by their [[DistaffCounterpart female counterparts]] and mortal enemies, the Meltrandi. They escape to a planet that turns out to be Earth, bombarded much earlier by the Zentraedi forces. There, they discover an Ancient Song that may provide them the key to win this war.

'''Macross: Do You Remember Love''' is a 1984 [[NonSerialMovie theatrical rendition]] of '''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'''. It was later established in-universe as [[ShowWithinAShow a movie based on the events covered in the afforementioned series.]]