Macross Plus DVD Box Set (OVA) Item Code: BM2006 Manufacturer: Manga Entertainment UPC: 013138200693 Retail: $39.98 In 2040 A.D. on the colonial planet Eden, the Ministry of Defense is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced defense vehicle to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson is an extroverted jet fighter maverick assigned as a test pilot on Project Super Nova. Competition heats up when he discovers his old rival, Guld, is a test pilot for a competing project. The arrival of Myung, a mutual ex-girlfriend and a big music manager, adds more tension when her client, the universe¡¯s most popular virtual reality singer, Sharon Apple, comes alive and is out to take over the galaxy. Based on the original Superdimensional Fortress Macross, the ground-breaking anime franchise which spawned the immensely popular 1980s U.S. TV series Robotech, Macross Plus is set approximately thirty years after the events of the original Macross. Directed by the incomparable Shoji Kawamori (Escaflowne ) with scripts provided by Cowboy Bebop writer Keiko Nobumoto, at the time of it¡¯s inception Macross Plus was one of the most expensive anime features ever created ? a fact readily seen in the film¡¯s stunning cinematography and seamless union of computer generated graphics and digital effects with traditional cel animation. 180 minutes Format - Bi-Lingual |