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Macross 30th Anniversary Project (マクロス30周年プロジェクト Makurosu 30-Shūnen Purojekuto) is a year-long anniversary event held in 2012, and featured the Macross Crossover Live 30, the musical Macross The Musicalture, the release of Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy, remastered Blu-ray editions, special exhibitions and several exclusive merchandise bearing the commemorative logo.

Overview[]

Macross 30th Anniversary Project ambitious anniversary event that saw the release of numerous tie-ins and merchandise spread throughout the year. The year 2012 proved to be a significant milestone for the series, not only that it was the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series' 30th anniversary, but it also happens to be the year the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 launches into space. The year was formally kicked off with the Miss Macross 30 Contest, where the winners would be cast on various Macross projects throughout the year.

Major Releases[]

The most significant anniversary releases would be Macross The Musicalture, the franchise's first on-stage jukebox musical and Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy, an ambitious video game for the Sony Playstation 3. The year also saw the release of various editions of Blu-ray remasters for The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?,[1] Macross Frontier, Macross 7[2] and Super Dimension Fortress Macross.[3][4]

A special release known as the 30th anniversary box set, dubbed the "Hybrid Pack", included the original television series, the film, a disc featuring The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012, a 90-minute bonus Blu-ray and several tie-in items.[5] The box set also included an exclusive Playstation 3 game My Boyfriend is a Pilot 2012. The entire limited edition set retailed for 13,800 yen.[6]

October 2012 also saw the theatrical release of Macross FB7 Galaxy Flow Soul: Listen to My Song!, a "rock concert" mash-up of Macross Frontier and Fire Bomber.[7]

Merchandise & Events[]

The year was kicked off by a special exhibition entitled "30th ANNIVERSARY Macross Super Space-Time Exhibition ~ Invite at Valkyrie!", which treated fans to a 1:1 scale statue of Ranka Lee, Sheryl Nome and Lynn Minmay, along with the life-size VF-25 Messiah. The event took place from April 28 to May 6, 2012 at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall. Elsewhere, the Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara had a large VF-1J Valkyrie plastered on its exterior, which helped excite fans for what was to come towards 2013.[8]

Meanwhile, throughout the year, fans enjoyed many smaller, but no less significant product releases. New entries to the Macross Chronicle were created, with new art drawn by Hidetaka Tenjin. Banpresto, Collectage and Figuarts released numerous Macross Frontier and Macross 7 character statues. Tama Hikoki also released "chibi" versions of various variable fighters. The collected edition of the manga adaptation of Macross Plus was also released earlier in the year. The Good Smile Company even created a Sheryl Nome bus decal. A special pop-up event, "MACROSS: THE DESIGN @ PARCO" took place at the local Parco mall in Nagoya. The exhibit came with a pop-up cafe, and exclusive prints of Alto Saotome and the rest of the cast in local festival wear. Meanwhile, clothing company COSPA released exclusive anniversary clothing designs.

Other minor releases include the Macross SP Cross Deculture mobage. The year also saw exclusive 30th anniversary painted DX Chogokin YF-29 Durandal. The year culminated with the Macross Crossover Live 30 concert, which featured many of the series' singers up to that point.

The festivities were extended throughout 2013, which had Macross: The Museum, a special in-universe Macross museum set in A.D. 2059, was launched on June 2013 at the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum.[9] The museum carried exclusive prints featuring a crossover between Frontier characters and Princess Knight.[10] The year also saw the relaunch of weekly visual encylopedia, Macross Chronicle by Deagostini Japan.

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TV Series Super Dimension Fortress Macross | Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again | Macross 7 | Macross Frontier | Macross Δ
Events Unification Wars | Space War I | Sharon Apple Incident | Protodeviln War | Vajra War
Movies The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? | Macross Plus Movie Edition | Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie | Macross Frontier Movie: The False Songstress | Macross Frontier Movie: The Wings of Goodbye | Macross FB7 Galaxy Flow Soul: Listen to My Song! | Macross Δ Movie: Passionate Walküre | Macross Δ Movie: Absolute Live
OVA The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 | Macross Plus | Macross 7: Encore | Macross 7 the Movie: The Galaxy's Calling Me! | Macross Dynamite 7 | Macross Zero
Books Misa Hayase: White Reminiscences | My Fair Minmay | Macross Ace | Macross Dynamite 7: Mylene Beat | Shōji Kawamori Macross Design Works | Macross Chronicle | Macross 7: Trash | Macross Plus: TAC Name | Macross The Ride | Macross 7th Chord | Super Dimension Fortress Macross The First | Macross F ~Secret Visions~ | Macross Δ Manga | Macross Δ Gaiden: Macross E | Macross Δ: Kuroki Tsubasa no Shiro Kishi | Macross Δ: Ginga wo Michibiku Utahime | Variable Master File | Macross Δ: Girl of Al Shahal
Video Games Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Arcadia 2001)| Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Famicom) | Super Spacefortress Macross | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2036 | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Eternal Love Song | Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II (Arcade) | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Remember Me | Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Skull Leader | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Love Stories | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Skull Leader Complete Pack | Macross Plus (Arcade) | Macross Digital Mission VF-X | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (Game) | Macross VF-X2 | Macross 7 -Shake the Heart of the Galaxy- | Macross Plus Game Edition | Macross M3 | The Super Dimension Macross: Aiuchi Typing Valkyrie | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross | Macross Ace Frontier | Macross Triangle Frontier | Macross Ultimate Frontier | CR Fever Super Dimension Fortress Macross | My Boyfriend is a Pilot 2012 | Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy | Macross Card Fighter | Pachislot Macross Frontier | Macross Δ Scramble | Uta Macross Sma-Pho De-Culture | P Fever Macross Δ
ONA / Short Film All That VF - Macross 25th Anniversary Air Show | Macross 7 Plus | Macross Fufonfia | Delta Mini-Theater
Concerts Macross One Night Stand | Mylene Night | Macross 25th Anniversary Live: Minmay meets Fire Bomber | Macross Crossover Live A.D. 2009x45x49 | Macross Crossover Live 30 | Fire Bomber 2014 Basara Explosion | ANIME SYMPHONY JAPAN PREMIUM CONCERT MACROSS 35th × Macross F 10th Anniversary | Macross Crossover Live 2019
Drama / Character Album The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Vol. III MISS D.J. | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Vol. IV Distantly Fading Memories | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Vol. V Rhapsody In Love | Macross 7 Docking Festival | Macross 7 CD Cinema 1: Mellow Heart Beat | Macross 7 CD Cinema 2: Melodious Illusion | Macross 7 CD Cinema 3: Galaxy Song Battle | Macross Generation | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Inside Story~Macross Classic | Macross Frontier Drama CD◎Nyan Dra Dra1 | Macross Frontier Drama CD◎Nyan Dra Dra2 | Macross Frontier Drama CD◎Nyan Dra Dra3 | Macross Frontier Drama CD◎Nyan Dra Dra4
Others Macross 15th Anniversary | Macross 30th Anniversary Project | Macross: The Museum | Macross The Musicalture | Macross: The Museum ver.2.Δ | Macross Modelers | Macross Blue Moon Show Case in Tokyo SkyTree | Macross: The Art 1982-2018 | Macross Bakuon Film Festival | Macross Boys | All Macross Big Voting | Macross Won’t Stop | Shoji Kawamori Expo
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