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Macross Plus: Everything returns to Eden.

After his one thousand mistake UN pilot Isamu is sent back to his home city of Eden to become a test pilot in Project Super Nova, interestingly enough his childhood friend a life long rival Guld is also a test pilot at New Edwards base, and if that wasn't enough their old love is back in town, as the producer of the virtual idol Sharon Apples.
In the middle of their personal struggles, the old friends will choose the path the UN Spacy takes, will the YF-19 and it's pilot trump? Or will the mind controlled YF-21 prove to be the Valkyrie of the future? Perhaps removing human input from the equation is the true way to go?

Macross Plus might be a more personal story comapred to other entries in the franchise, but that doesn't mean the stakes are any lower, the arms race in the middle of a time of peace is really interesting, the way the characters confront each other and evolve is excellent and the amazing animation holds up to this day.

The music is great, Sharon's tunes are unnatural and unnerving, perfectly fitting for their role, the background music is impressive as well, if a little "eager" so to easy, it really wants to be heard, and at times it's a little bit distracting, Voices is a memorable theme, and it all falls in palce seamlessly.

Macross Plus is a superb anime, at only 4 epsiodes it tells an enjoyable short story, and is great introduction point to the franchise, this isn't a huge space opera, it's not a direct continuation to the original anime, it's a personal story that's easy to get into and has ramifications that continued for years.