Macross Plus Episode 1 (because I couldn't wait)

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My eyes are screaming with joy. How many animators did they sacrifice to get this level of detail?!

No, but seriously, that's some damn good stuff. The aircraft scenes were excellent. The characters are immediately alive and the Macross staple is up and running. Excellent direction overall.

Wait, did they carefully repurpose the theme from Lawrence of Arabia a bit there? It sounds very very similar.

For comparison: [Scene in question.](https://streamable.com/nnol4e)

[Compare it with 0:10 to 0:19 from the Lawrence of Arabia overture.](https://youtu.be/RuxHLzwlDY4)

Rest of the episodes tomorrow hopefully.