NHK Macross Mega-Poll (Anime, Character, Mecha and Song)

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About 37 years ago (1982-2019), first Macross anime were created. Since then, Macross have four TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series. The series features a fictional history of earth and the human race after the year 1999.

The Japan television broadcaster, NHK conducted mega-poll for the Macross series. The poll let the fans to choose the best anime, character, mecha and song.


Macross Frontier choosen to be the most popular anime and Sheryl Nome won the most popular character. YF-19 from the Macross Plus is the most favorite series mecha and the top song belongs to "Ai Oboeteimasu ka" (Do You Remember Love?) performed by Mari Iijima.

Macross Poll: Most Popular Anime
  1. Macross Frontier
  2. Macross: Do You Remember Love?
  3. Macross 7
  4. Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa
  5. The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
  6. Macross Delta
  7. Macross Plus
  8. Macross Plus Movie Edition
  9. Macross Delta: Gekijo no Walkure
  10. Macross Dynamite 7
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Macross Poll: Most Popular Character
  1. Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier)
  2. Basara Nekki (Macross 7)
  3. Ranka Lee (Macross Frontier)
  4. Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa)
  5. Kaname Buccaneer (Macross Delta)
  6. Lynn Minmay (Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
  7. Isamu Alva Dyson (Macross Plus)
  8. Freyja Wion (Macross Delta)
  9. Roy Focker (Super Dimension Fortress Macross)
  10. Lynn Minmay (Super Dimension Fortress Macross)
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Macross Poll: Most Popular Mecha
  1. YF-19 (Macross Plus)
  2. VF-1S Valkyrie Roy Focker Custom (Super Dimension Fortress Macross)
  3. YF-29 Durandal Alto Custom (Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa)
  4. VF-19 Excalibur "Basara Nekki Special" (Macross 7)
  5. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie Focker Custom (Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
  6. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie Fighter Mode (Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
  7. YF-19 (Macross Plus Movie Edition)
  8. VF-31 Siegfried Messer Ihlefeld Custom (Macross Delta)
  9. VF-25F VF-25 Messiah Alto Custom (Macross Frontier)
  10. VF-1J Valkyrie Fighter Mode (Super Dimension Fortress Macross)
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Macross Poll: Most Popular Song
  1. "Ai Oboeteimasu ka" (Do You Remember Love?) by Mari Iijima (Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
  2. "Lion" by Sheryl Nome Starring May'n Megumi Nakajima (Macross Frontier)
  3. "Totsugeki Love Heart" by Fire Bomber (Macross 7)
  4. "Seikan Hikou " by Megumi Nakajima (Macross Frontier)
  5. "Sayonara no Tsubasa ~the end of triangle~" by Megumi Nakajima & May'n (Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa)
  6. "Axia ~Daisuki de Daikirai~" by Walküre (Macross Delta)
  7. "Diamond Crevasse" by May'n (Macross Frontier)
  8. "Iteza Gogo Ku-ji Don't be late" by May'n (Macross Frontier)
  9. "INFORMATION HIGH" by Sharon Apple (Macross Plus)
  10. "Tenshi no Enogu" by Mari Iijima (Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
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Macross series debuted in 1982 with the The Super Dimension Fortress Macross TV series. The most recent installment is Macross Delta, premiered in 2015.

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Source: NHK | ANN