▁of ▁the ▁spons ors ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ross ▁franch ise ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Big ▁West ▁initially ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁series ▁( 超 時 空 シ リ ー ズ , ▁Ch ō ▁J ik ū ▁Sh iri iz u , ▁" Super ▁Sp ac etime ▁series "), ▁composed ▁in ▁chron ological ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Fort ress ▁Mac ross , ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Century ▁Or g uss , ▁and ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Caval ry ▁Southern ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Big ▁West ▁has ▁also ▁spons ored ▁the ▁different ▁sequ els ▁and ▁pre qu els ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Mac ross ▁series ▁and ▁other ▁an ime ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁m anga , ▁to y ▁lines , ▁music ▁albums ▁and ▁video ▁games ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁spons ored ▁produ ctions ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁mostly ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Mac ross ▁Leg al ▁Case ▁Due ▁to ▁ ▁Harm ony ▁Gold ▁USA ▁claim ing ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ross ▁series ▁outside ▁of ▁Japan ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁legal ▁cases ▁began ▁in ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Big ▁West , ▁along ▁with ▁Studio ▁Nue ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁co - own ▁the ▁Mac ross ▁franch ise ▁and ▁its ▁characters ▁and ▁stories . ▁ ▁Sp ons ored ▁animated ▁produ ctions ▁The ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Fort ress ▁Mac ross ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁The ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Century ▁Or g uss ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁The ▁Super ▁Dim ension ▁Caval ry ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁( 1