In the annals of mecha anime history, Macross has stood tall as one of the genre's biggest brands ever since the franchise's 1980s debut. While Macross might be second to the Mobile Suit Gundam ...

Macross Plus is easily one of the best mecha anime of the 1990s, and this new Ultimate Edition boxset most certainly does it justice. Set in 2040, after the events of the original Macross TV series, ...

Mecha anime was at one point one of the most popular and prolific genres in anime. These days, however, the popularity of mecha in the West tends to be concentrated on a select few franchises. Some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Gundam and its ilk worked because its mecha design sat across the ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Gundam has always used its ongoing mecha premise to communicate its themes about the military hierarchy, government corruption, and empathy. In contrast, Macross‘ military conflict feels more ...

Macross Plus has been a white whale for anime fans for decades, the other great giant mecha series after Mobile Suit Gundam. It's the Rolling Stone to Gundam's Beatles of the mecha genre. It has its ...

The upcoming free-to-play online shooter Mecha Break really does well to evoke the exciting, breakneck sense of action from classic Japanese anime like Gundam Wing or Macross Plus. Focusing on the ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While incorporating new blood in the way of workers always helps rejuvenate a long-lasting franchise, adding new ...