Short Synopsis: Romances bloom as the Vajra unleash another attack on the Macross fleet.
Highlights: Action-packed climax to the first half of Macross Frontier.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10
I think that this episode marks the end of the first half of Macross Frontier, but I guess that for that to be certain, we need to watch episode 15. I’m very interested into what sort of series the second half will evolve, and where its story will be going from now on. In any case, this episode did its job pretty nicely and delivered a very enjoyable episode.
For a moment, I was afraid that Ranka would turn into a dull damsel in distress, but there was a very good reason for her kidnapping, it seems. There’s more to her than just being Brera’s brother, as she shares some sort of hidden connection with the Vajra that Brera doesn’t. It’s almost as if she unknowingly stands on the side of the Vajra.
This episode also sparked a bunch of cute romances between the side-characters. The captain turns out to have an admirer, and Luca and Nanase also seem to fancy each other. I’m a fan of these quick romances between the side-characters somehow. Probably because when compared to romances between lea characters, they’re much less inclined to get in the way of what’s really important, and they hardly ever feel annoying or forced for some strange reason.
Also, who was that woman that Ranka met, while inside her trance in the Vajra’s ship? Is it someone that was already introduced in an earlier macros-series, or is her identity still unknown?
“Also, who was that woman that Ranka met, while inside her trance in the Vajra’s ship? Is it someone that was already introduced in an earlier macros-series, or is her identity still unknown?”
Think of the name of the episode and the Aimo song 🙂
Interesting how the human-class species in this series look down on the Vajra, calling them insect, while they themselves are practically brainless…
I got the impression that the “woman” was a projection of the Vajra “queen” that Alto killed.
Can’t wait until the Vajra wipes out those puny humans 😀
I’m getting big Ender’s Game vibes: The standard Vajra are literally brainless – they are just drones controlled by the queen. Maybe the Vajra have no idea of the concept of killing, and only recognise Ranka as living?