History Trivia / Macross7

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/TomoSakurai briefly retired from voice acting and singing ''again'' in 2016 but later came back in 2019, so in the interim, Creator/AyaHirano voiced Mylene in the soon to be defunct ''Uta Macross''.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/TomoSakurai briefy retired from voice acting and singing ''again'' in 2016 but later came back in 2019, so in the interim, Creator/AyaHirano voiced Mylene in the soon to be defunct ''Uta Macross''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As unlikely as it sounds (see above), at some time in the past there ''was'' an effort to get a Western release for ''M7''; Steve Perry of Music/{{Journey}} was even approached to play Basara.

* LateExportForYou: [[ScrewedByTheLawyers Ignoring the usual licensing issues surrounding]] ''Anime/{{Macross}}'', no anime translation company was able to afford the music for ''Macross 7'', which is held under a separate license from the series that is more expensive than the series itself. Apparently, the only companies able to sort out the music deals were Big West themselves and Creator/NozomiEntertainment, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-02/right-stuf-nozomi-ent-to-release-macross-7-on-home-video-in-n-america-for-1st-time/.187292 the latter of whom announced a Blu-ray release for the series]] in July 2022- 28 years after the Japanese premiere.

* NoExportForYou: Ignoring the usual licensing issues surrounding ''Anime/{{Macross}}'', no anime translation company ''could'' afford the music for ''Macross 7'', which is held under a separate license from the series that is more expensive than the series itself; Fire Bomber has let out 13 albums so far, and the record company has them under an "all-or-nothing" usage deal.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/TomoSakurai retired from voice acting and singing permanently in 2016, so Creator/AyaHirano now voices Mylene as of ''Uta Macross''.

* NonSingingVoice: As mentioned in the main section, Fire Bomber's songs were performed by the real-life J-Rock band, Humming Bird.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/TomoSakurai retired from voice acting and singing permanently in 2016, so Creator/AyaHirano now voices Mylene as of ''Uta Macross''

** The exuberant music licensing fees are also a problem domestically: they are the reason why ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' wasn't able to get full-voiced versions of Fire Bomber's songs in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', even though the director really wanted to.

* The plot and characters for ''Macross 7'' appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it also appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)
* NoExportForYou: Ignoring the usual licensing issues surrounding ''Anime/{{Macross}}'', no anime translation company ''could'' afford the music for ''Macross 7'', which is held under separate license from the series.
** Mainly due to the fact that Fire Bomber has let out 13 albums so far, and the record company has them under an "all-or-nothing" usage deal. This is also the reason why ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' wasn't able to get full voiced versions of Fire Bomber's songs in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', even though the director really wanted to.
** Back when ADV was still around (and thus the anime dubbing industry was still at the top of its game), one of their reps was asked at a convention how much it would cost to license ''Macross 7''. The rep took a minute to think and, to paraphrase him, "Maybe if every licensing group in the US pooled their money together, we'd be about ''a third of the way'' to bring over M7 with all of its songs intact."

** Back when ADV was still around (and thus the anime dubbing industry was still at the top of its game), one of their reps was asked at a convention how much it would cost to license ''Macross 7;;. The rep took a minute to think and, to paraphrase him, "Maybe if every licensing group in the US pooled their money together, we'd be about ''a third of the way'' to bring over M7 with all of its songs intact."

* The plot and characters for Macross 7 appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it also appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)
* NoExportForYou: Ignoring the usual licensing issues surrounding Macross, no anime translation company ''could'' afford the music for Macross 7, which is held under separate license from the series.
** Mainly due to the fact that Fire Bomber has let out 13 albums so far, and the record company has them under an "all-or-nothing" usage deal. This is also the reason why ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' wasn't able to get full voiced versions of Fire Bomber's songs in [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]], even though the director really wanted to.
** Back when ADV was still around (and thus the anime dubbing industry was still at the top of its game), one of their reps was asked at a convention how much it would cost to license Macross 7. The rep took a minute to think and, to paraphrase him, "Maybe if every licensing group in the US pooled their money together, we'd be about ''a third of the way'' to bring over M7 with all of its songs intact."

* NonSingingVoice: As mentioned in the main section, Fire Bomber's songs were performed by the real-life J-Rock band, Hummingbird.

* HeyItsThatVoice
** Bobby, the stuck-up actor in episode 11 who substitutes in for playing Hikaru in ''Lynn Minmay Story'' after Basara quits, is voiced by Arihiro Hase, who played the '''original''' Hikaru in ''SDF Macross'' and ''Do You Remember Love?''

* The plot and characters for Macross 7 appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it is going to appear in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)

* NonSingingVoice: As mentioned above, Fire Bomber's songs were performed by the real-life J-Rock band, Hummingbird.

* The plot and characters for Macross 7 appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it is going to appear in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)

* The plot and characters for Macross 7 appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it is going to appear in ''[[SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)

* The plot and characters for Macross 7 first appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', it later appeared in ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and it is going to appear in ''[[SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.)