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1	* The plot and characters for ''Macross 7'' appeared in the game ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny'', then in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha 3]]'', and again in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Z2: Saisei-hen]]'', with ''Dynamite 7'' debuting in the same game.
2	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, besides being a voice actor, is also a talented singer. His character Gamlin Kizaki, on the other hand, [[DreadfulMusician cannot sing a note to save his life]].
3	* 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 Bigwest themselves, who assisted Creator/NozomiEntertainment in doing so, [[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 with Nozomi/RightStuf announcing a Blu-ray release for the series]] in July 2022 - ''28 years'' after the Japanese premiere.
4	** The exorbitant 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.
5	** Back when Creator/ADVFilms 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 FanConvention 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."
6	* NonSingingVoice: As mentioned in the main section, Fire Bomber's songs were performed by the real-life J-Rock band, Humming Bird. A great choice at the time, but it later turned ''M7'' into a general licensing nightmare.
7	* 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 defunct ''Uta Macross'' as well as the 2024 game, ''Macross Shooting Insight''.
8	* RealLifeRelative: Max's voice actor, Creator/ShowHayami, is married to Zomd's voice actress, Creator/ReiIgarashi.
9	* 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\|Band}} was even approached to play Basara.

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