History Trivia / MacrossPlus

** Sharon Apple is [[strike:basically]] a Music/{{Vocaloid}}.

* HeyItsThatVoice: some voice actors from ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' also voice acted in the English dub.
** Dan Woren (Roy Fokker) played Yang Neumann
** Melora Harte (Musica) played Sharon Apple.
** Richard Epcar (Ben Dixon, Vince Grant) played Guld Bowman.

** 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.

* 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''.

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[Anime/{{Macross}} rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] having had a large print run in the early to mid 2000s and still being widely avaiable and the movie version often being a staple of the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]]. 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 other 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.

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[Anime/{{Macross}} rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] being readily available and the movie version being a staple of the [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]]'s anime block. 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 other 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.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/DavidHayter took over from Creator/BryanCranston as Isamu in the 4th OVA episode, which applies in the "International Version" the OVA.

** This lead to the removal of a post-sex scene between Lucy and Isamu (and the only boob shot of the movie), some minor scene editing/shuffling, and some music changes, but nothing extensive.

** It also helps ''Macross Plus'' has very few vocal songs and most of the themes are instrumentals, compared with later series.

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[Anime/{{Macross}} rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] being readily available and the movie version being a staple of the Sci-Fi Channel's anime block. By all indications, the only reason it got through the infamous "Macross legal snarls" surrounding Tatsunoko, Harmony Gold, Studio Nue/Satelight and Big West and was released was due to ''absolutely overwhelming'' pressure for release from basically every other 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.

* TheOtherDarrin: Dayid Hayter took over from Bryan Craston as Isamu in the 4th OVA episode, which applies in the "International Version" the OVA.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to Animaze, they wanted to get Creator/BryanCranston (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''.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Sharon Apple is [[strike:basically]] a {{Vocaloid}}.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to Animaze, they wanted to get Bryan Cranston to dub the movie version in English, but trashed plans for it since at the time, he was involved in the production of Saving Private Ryan.

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] being readily available and the movie version being a staple of the Sci-Fi Channel's anime block. By all indications, the only reason it got through the infamous "Macross legal snarls" surrounding Tatsunoko, Harmony Gold, Studio Nue/Satelight and Big West and was released was due to ''absolutely overwhelming'' pressure for release from basically every other 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.

** This lead to the removeal of a post-sex scene between Lucy and Isamu (and the only boob shot of the movie), some minor scene editing/shuffling, and some music changes, but nothing extensive.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Isamu is [[BreakingBad Walter White]]
** Myung is [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Venus]]

** Isamu is [[BreakingBad WalterWhite]]

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** The English dub gets hilarious when you realize that it's [[Creator/BryanCranston Walter White]] facing off against [[Creator/RichardEpcar Batou]]. Guess [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]] got into trouble with [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Section 9]], huh? Come to think of it, Dyson was a scientist too...
** Creator/TakumiYamazaki / Creator/BryanCranston - Our protagonist, Isamu.
** Creator/UnshoIshizuka / Creator/RichardEpcar - Guld Gua Bowman.
** RikaFukami - Here playing Myung.
** Music/MegumiHayashibara - Lucy Macmillan, Isamu's co-worker and sort-of girl of the week.
** Creator/ShowHayami / Creator/SteveBlum - Playing the small role of Marj Gueldoa, Myung's manager [[spoiler: who might possibly be in love with, and manipulates Sharon so she can get sort-of life.]].
** Mako Hyodo / Akino Arai - Both Sharon Apple's speaking and singing voices, respectively.

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] being readily available and the movie version being a staple of the Sci-Fi Channel's anime block. By all indications, the only reason it got through the infamous "Macross legal snarls" surrounding Tatsunoko, Harmony Gold, Studio Nue/Satelight and Big West and was released was due to ''absolutely overwhelming'' pressure for release from basically every other 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 Entertainemnt was able to snap it up, Harmony Gold was in chaos after a staff-hunting raid by 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.

** The English dub gets hilarious when you realize that it's [[Creator/BryanCranston Walter White]] facing off against [[Creator/RichardEpcar Batou]]. Guess [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg]] got into trouble with [[GhostInTheShell Section 9]], huh? Come to think of it, Dyson was a scientist too...

* NoExportForYou - Compared to the [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross rest of the franchise from which it comes]], this is a rare exception, with retail [=DVDs=] being readily available and the movie version being a staple of the Sci-Fi Channel's anime block. By all indications, the only reason it got through the infamous "Macross legal snarls" surrounding Tatsunoko, Harmony Gold, Studio Nue/Satelight and Big West and was released was due to ''absolutely overwhelming'' pressure for release from basically every other 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 Entertainemnt was able to snap it up, Harmony Gold was in chaos after a staff-hunting raid by 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.

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* {{Defictionalization}}: Sharon Apple is [[strike:basically]] a {{Vocaloid}}