With a lot of talk about multiple Macross projects today, one question that was asked at the BIGWEST panel was where is the Macross II OVA series. The six-episode OVA series is apparently not coming through Right Stuf in North America but through AnimEigo. Details for that will be coming later.
The show was one of the early properties that got a relatively quick release in North America after its 1992 debut in Japan as it was picked up by US Renditions with Manga Entertainment.
Plot concept: A.D. 2089 – 80 years have passed since Space War I changed the lives of both human and Zentraedi races. Both races are at peace on Earth when a new alien race called the “Marduk” appear within the Solar System. While covering the first battle between the U.N. Spacy and the Marduk fleet, SNN rookie reporter Hibiki Kanzaki discovers Ishtar, an “Emulator” that enhances the Marduk’s combat abilities through singing. Hibiki brings Ishtar to Earth to teach her the values of life and culture. Together with ace Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki and Ishtar must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Marduk leader Ingues.
