1. That thunderbolt which pierced the mighty skiesCopy !req
2. And struck the EarthCopy !req
3. Was let looseCopy !req
4. To awaken us, the young mankindCopy !req
5. Macross! Macross!Copy !req
6. Even as they protect their loved onesCopy !req
7. The youths who have bravely taken a standCopy !req
8. Will set out on their continuing fightCopy !req
9. Will you love me tomorrow?Copy !req
10. Slicing through the darkness they fly towardCopy !req
11. That blue planet that shines in the distanceCopy !req
12. Macross! Macross!Copy !req
13. Macross!Copy !req
14. Hi!Copy !req
15. Hi!Copy !req
16. Hey!Copy !req
17. So, what's up? Why'd you ask me
out here all of a sudden?Copy !req
18. Uh, I just thought I'd ask you
to a movie or something.Copy !req
19. Oh, I'm sorry. It's almost rush time
at the restaurant. I can't go.Copy !req
20. That's right, I forgot. My internal
clock's been kind of off lately.Copy !req
21. Huh?Copy !req
22. There's a sky up there!Copy !req
23. You didn't know about it?
But it was a military invention.Copy !req
24. Mornings and evenings, they'll project a sky.Copy !req
25. C'mon, this is taking things too far!Copy !req
26. Oh, my. Don't you think it's great that we
can see a beautiful twilight every day?Copy !req
27. Twilight?Copy !req
28. Maybe nobody even wants to go
back to Earth anymore.Copy !req
29. Starting tomorrow, they're even going
to start broadcasting TV.Copy !req
30. Oh, that's right! Did you know Jamis Merin
is entering the Miss Macross contest?Copy !req
31. Huh? Jamis Merin is aboard the Macross?Copy !req
32. Uh-huh, she probably came for the launch
ceremony. The Jamis Merin!Copy !req
33. Do you want to go? It's this Saturday night.Copy !req
34. Sorry, I don't think Saturday's gonna work.
I'm on duty all night.Copy !req
35. Oh, even being made 2nd Lieutenant
is pretty rough, isn't it?Copy !req
36. What can I get you?
Oh, even being made 2nd Lieutenant
is pretty rough, isn't it?Copy !req
37. What can I get you?Copy !req
38. Irish coffee.Copy !req
39. Yes, Ma'am.
Irish coffee.Copy !req
40. Yes, Ma'am.Copy !req
41. I know! I'll bring you some dinner!Copy !req
42. Oh, but maybe civilians can't get in...Copy !req
43. No, it's not like that at all!Copy !req
44. It'll be fine. I'll figure something out.Copy !req
45. How many should I cook for?Copy !req
46. Uh, for two is okay. It'll just be me.Copy !req
47. Hey, Max!Copy !req
48. Did you hear Minmay's gonna enter
the Miss Macross contest?Copy !req
49. Huh?Copy !req
50. To celebrate the launch of MBS,
the Macross Broadcast System,Copy !req
51. we present the Miss Macross Contest.Copy !req
52. Twenty-eight beautiful contestants
will take to the stage,Copy !req
53. having been selected from a total
of four hundred applicants.Copy !req
54. Who will make it to the finals and win the crown?Copy !req
55. The Miss Macross Contest!Copy !req
56. A queen will be chosen by you!Copy !req
57. Our Minmay is going to enter?Copy !req
58. Hey, you wanna go watch?Copy !req
59. The boss said I could have Saturday off.
And you too!Copy !req
60. Really?Copy !req
61. He said he could handle it alone.
And he was in a really good mood.Copy !req
62. I wonder if spring has come
at last for our leader?Copy !req
63. You mean he's got some action lined up?Copy !req
64. What? Miss Macross?
What are you entering that for?Copy !req
65. To celebrate the launch of MBS,
the Macross Broadcast System,Copy !req
66. we present the Miss Macross Contest.Copy !req
67. The mayor sent in my application
without telling me.Copy !req
68. Twenty-eight beautiful contestants
will take to the stage,Copy !req
69. having been selected from a total
of four hundred applicants.Copy !req
70. Who will make it to the finals and win the crown?Copy !req
71. What, are you jealous?Copy !req
72. No! It's ridiculous, that's all!Copy !req
73. The Miss Macross Contest!Copy !req
74. A queen will be chosen by you!Copy !req
75. It would appear that communications
on a rather large scaleCopy !req
76. are being broadcast inside the enemy battleship.Copy !req
77. Can we intercept them?Copy !req
78. They are medium-wave transmissions
containing very little information.Copy !req
79. What does it mean?Copy !req
80. I don't know, Sir.
It began only fifteen Mikra ago.Copy !req
81. Very well, prepare a recon craft.Copy !req
82. Engines 1 and 2 have risen from 24 to 36.Copy !req
83. Good! Launch!Copy !req
84. This is the flagship-based
8th Force Recon Battalion, 099.Copy !req
85. Three.Copy !req
86. To intercept and record the
enemy's internal communications.Copy !req
87. Our codename: Blue Wind!Copy !req
88. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you
all for your patience.Copy !req
89. The Miss Macross Contest,
the first broadcast of MBS,Copy !req
90. the Macross Broadcast System,
is about to begin!Copy !req
91. Five seconds to air!Copy !req
92. Four!Copy !req
93. Three!Copy !req
94. Two!Copy !req
95. Celebrating the launch of MBS,
the Macross Broadcast System,Copy !req
96. this is the Miss Macross Contest!Copy !req
97. Of the twenty-eight beauties standing
on this stage today,Copy !req
98. only one can have the honor of
being crowned Miss Macross.Copy !req
99. And that lucky lady will win a fabulous prize:Copy !req
100. A Fanliner, the latest model in sports jets,Copy !req
101. which has been equipped with
a VA hydro-turbine engine.Copy !req
102. This model is based on a design by lkki Takemi!Copy !req
103. Only one lady is suited to own
such a high-class machineCopy !req
104. and that lady is you!Copy !req
105. That really is something else, isn't it?Copy !req
106. They say it's brand-new. That it was
assembled right here on the ship.Copy !req
107. And now, allow me to introduce our judges.Copy !req
108. First up, there's the captain of the
Macross, Commodore Global!Copy !req
109. Y'know, when you seem him like this,
the Captain looks pretty dignified.Copy !req
110. He has a dirty look in his eyes.Copy !req
111. You should have entered this.Copy !req
112. You might have won.Copy !req
113. An enemy craft has begun circling
us at 12 o'clock high.Copy !req
114. I think it's a recon ship.Copy !req
115. Who's on standby right now?Copy !req
116. Vermillion Team, commanded by...Copy !req
117. 2nd Lieutenant Hikaru Ichijo.Copy !req
118. Prometheus!Copy !req
119. Call up 2nd Lieutenant Ichijo.Copy !req
120. He's not there?Copy !req
121. You can't be serious!Copy !req
122. Entry number 4!Copy !req
123. Miss Shoh Blackstone!Copy !req
124. Miss Blackstone is a college student
who will turn twenty this year,Copy !req
125. and her likes include apple pie!Copy !req
126. I got them to have you come out last.Copy !req
127. Thanks, Mariko.Copy !req
128. Jamis Merin!Copy !req
129. Who would have thought that they'd
have you come out first?Copy !req
130. And that was their way of being
"accommodating!"Copy !req
131. I swear! This always, always happens!Copy !req
132. Just stop it! This isn't Hollywood!Copy !req
133. Why are you bothering with something like this?Copy !req
134. I'm just doing my job!Copy !req
135. Um, Miss Jamis?Copy !req
136. Could I get your autograph? I'm a big fan.Copy !req
137. I'm sorry, but this is all I have right now.
Could you sign this?Copy !req
138. I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well right now.Copy !req
139. If you want an autograph, you should
bring a proper autograph book.Copy !req
140. Number 12, Lynn Minmay!
Could you please start getting ready?Copy !req
141. Okay!Copy !req
142. She's next!Copy !req
143. Entry number 12, Miss Lynn Minmay!Copy !req
144. Lynn Minmay was visiting from Yokohama
when she got caught up in the fighting.Copy !req
145. It's a Chinese dress!Copy !req
146. This cute young girl just turned
sixteen last week!Copy !req
147. Nice!Copy !req
148. Judges, feel free to ask your questions.Copy !req
149. You're rather prettier in person
than in your photograph.Copy !req
150. Do you have a boyfriend?Copy !req
151. No, I still don't have anyone
I could call a boyfriend.Copy !req
152. I do have a lot of friends though.Copy !req
153. Friends...Copy !req
154. I see that you're an only child.
Is it hard for you to get close to boys?Copy !req
155. No, Sir. I have a cousin who's like
a big brother to me, so...Copy !req
156. A cousin who's like a big brother, huh?Copy !req
157. 2nd Lieutenant Ichijo!Copy !req
158. 2nd Lieutenant Hikaru Ichijo!Copy !req
159. What the heck?Copy !req
160. If you're there, please contact
the bridge immediately!Copy !req
161. What the heck do they want?Copy !req
162. Bridge, please.Copy !req
163. You! What kind of a soldier wanders off
when he's on standby?Copy !req
164. An enemy vessel is right on top of us!Copy !req
165. I'm eating!Copy !req
166. Just get back to the Prometheus,
and hurry! This is a scramble!Copy !req
167. Fine, I...Copy !req
168. understand!Copy !req
169. Hey, taxi!Copy !req
170. What the hell? If it's a scramble,
they should launch everybody!Copy !req
171. Taxi!Copy !req
172. Hey, Hikaru!Copy !req
173. Go for it, kid!Copy !req
174. The Prometheus, quickly!Copy !req
175. Entry number 13, Miss Hiromi Rockfield!Copy !req
176. This is Vermillion 1. I have just launched.Copy !req
177. 2nd Lieutenant Ichijo!Copy !req
178. That armament is only authorized
for special missions!Copy !req
179. Yup...Copy !req
180. You didn't have the Ghosts
launch either, did you?Copy !req
181. No need.Copy !req
182. How can you make snap decisions like that?Copy !req
183. You should be providing support for the Ghosts!Copy !req
184. Look, could you just give me
the enemy's position?Copy !req
185. It looks like our military transmissions
are being jammed.Copy !req
186. I don't think it could...Copy !req
187. Huh?Copy !req
188. The store that kinda has a lot:
General Products, located in the third ward.Copy !req
189. And now, we move on to round two
of the judging.Copy !req
190. This is the swimsuit competition, where
the contestants' bodies...Copy !req
191. Switch to channel D-3!Copy !req
192. judged.Copy !req
193. Radio guidance is useless, so we're
switching to laser guidance.Copy !req
194. Your wish is my command.Copy !req
195. Well? Are we getting anything?Copy !req
196. Yeah, it's coming in, no problem.Copy !req
197. I've just started recording.Copy !req
198. All right, patch the visuals in over here.Copy !req
199. What in the world?Copy !req
200. Can they do that?Copy !req
201. Is something the matter?Copy !req
202. Look! There are men and women
aboard the same ship!Copy !req
203. What?Copy !req
204. You seem tense. Is something the matter?Copy !req
205. No, not really.Copy !req
206. Huh?Copy !req
207. I'm getting some static here.Copy !req
208. Isn't it bad on your end too?Copy !req
209. Huh?Copy !req
210. It looks like switching to D-3 didn't help.Copy !req
211. I wonder what's going on?Copy !req
212. Now then...Copy !req
213. Entry number 10, Miss Siculi Forrester!Copy !req
214. Just two more before my Minmay!
Entry number 10, Miss Siculi Forrester!Copy !req
215. Just two more before my Minmay!Copy !req
216. Who knew that Minmay had such a cute body?Copy !req
217. Yeah, she's compact but she
comes fully equipped!Copy !req
218. Number 12!Copy !req
219. Yes?Copy !req
220. Please head to the stage entrance!Copy !req
221. Okay!Copy !req
222. Entry number 12, Miss Lynn Minmay!Copy !req
223. Oww!Copy !req
224. Are you all right?Copy !req
225. Ow, it hurts!Copy !req
226. Are they testing combat suits?Copy !req
227. I don't think a flimsy uniform like that
would be much use in combat.Copy !req
228. Then what the heck are they doing?Copy !req
229. I can't put it into words,Copy !req
230. but I feel a kind of excitement that's different
from what I get during combat.Copy !req
231. Yeah, I'm definitely getting a strange,
tingly kind of feelingCopy !req
232. that's making my chest ache.Copy !req
233. Like when you win a battle?Copy !req
234. No, it's more like an impact.
I'm definitely feeling quite an impact.Copy !req
235. An enemy attack!Copy !req
236. How many are there?Copy !req
237. One unit! It's the one from before!Copy !req
238. What? He's still alive?Copy !req
239. Talk about unlucky.Copy !req
240. Entry number 28, Miss Jamis Merin!Copy !req
241. First off, could you give us a famous
line from one of your movies?Copy !req
242. "I'd like to dance, but I just can't. "Copy !req
243. "So please... Could you move your foot?
You're standing on my dress. "Copy !req
244. You're still recording that information, right?Copy !req
245. Oh yeah, I'm getting it.Copy !req
246. Go!Copy !req
247. Plow through them!Copy !req
248. I can't believe these guys!Copy !req
249. I can't believe this guy!Copy !req
250. Checking for damage.
We're configured for attack.Copy !req
251. Damn it!Copy !req
252. You bastards!Copy !req
253. What's he doing?Copy !req
254. He's headed straight for us!Copy !req
255. It's no good! Get to the escape capsule!Copy !req
256. This is Blue Wind. Our recon craft
has been destroyed.Copy !req
257. We have also destroyed an enemy fighter.Copy !req
258. However, we've failed to retrieve any data.Copy !req
259. The enemy craft has been destroyed.Copy !req
260. Stand down air-raid alert.Copy !req
261. Come on, let's get back to the show!Copy !req
262. We will now begin the final round of judging!Copy !req
263. Who will have the honor of being
crowned Miss Macross?Copy !req
264. Oh, no! They're already down to the finalists!Copy !req
265. We've missed most of it, haven't we?Copy !req
266. I wonder what's keeping our patrol unit?Copy !req
267. He's probably checking out all the girls.Copy !req
268. Yeah, right!Copy !req
269. Look, look! Jamis Merin is still in the running!Copy !req
270. Don't be stupid. Of course she is!Copy !req
271. Looks like Jamis is the only one left who
makes much of an impression.Copy !req
272. Hey! That girl from the Nyan-Nyan
restaurant is one of the finalists!Copy !req
273. I thought it was all over for me.Copy !req
274. It feels like I'm in a dream!Copy !req
275. All right! At this rate, things are
looking pretty good for her!Copy !req
276. You bet they are! Miss Macross, huh?Copy !req
277. She never had a chance.
You bet they are! Miss Macross, huh?Copy !req
278. She never had a chance.Copy !req
279. Right from the start, this contest was just a
way for Jamis to get more popularity.Copy !req
280. She may be famous, but we don't know
how this is gonna turn out!Copy !req
281. A famous actress like her should have
been made a guest judge.Copy !req
282. So if she's actually competing, it means...Copy !req
283. Oh... It was set up so that she'd win!Copy !req
284. No! Everyone here in the audience
decides the winner!Copy !req
285. I won't let this happen!Copy !req
286. Our seven judges have chosen these
five beauties as our finalists!Copy !req
287. And now, the members of the audience
will cast their votes to determineCopy !req
288. which of these young ladies will
be crowned Miss Macross!Copy !req
289. You've all chosen wisely, I take it!Copy !req
290. And so, it's time for the voting section
of our Miss Macross contest!Copy !req
291. Ladies and gentlemen, please take hold
of the switch by your hand.Copy !req
292. When I give the signal, press the switch!Copy !req
293. Is everyone ready?Copy !req
294. Here we go!Copy !req
295. Press those switches!Copy !req
296. We have a winner! It's been decided!Copy !req
297. Miss Macross is...Copy !req
298. Lynn Minmay!Copy !req
299. She did it, everyone!
Our Minmay-chan is Miss Macross!Copy !req
300. Minmay...Copy !req
301. MBS, the Macross Broadcast System,Copy !req
302. celebrates its launch by bringing you
the Miss Macross contest.Copy !req
303. And Miss Lynn Minmay has been crowned the
winner of that contest! Congratulations!Copy !req
304. Minmay is queen?Copy !req
305. One of Minmay's dreams has come true.Copy !req
306. But to Hikaru, it was a very sad thing indeed.Copy !req
307. For as Minmay gazed off far into the distance,Copy !req
308. Hikaru saw a different world that
he knew he could not enter.Copy !req
309. A menacing attack by the Zentradi fleetCopy !req
310. renders the Macross's radar system inoperable.Copy !req
311. In the middle of this, Misa boards
a Cat's Eye recon plane and,Copy !req
312. with Hikaru's team providing guard,
follows behind the Macross.Copy !req
313. Next time on Super Dimension
Fortress Macross:Copy !req
314. Blind GameCopy !req
315. I won't follow anymoreCopy !req
316. The shadow you cast as you run awayCopy !req
317. We all keep runningCopy !req
318. But we still can't see the goalCopy !req
319. What awaits us after today?Copy !req
320. What awaits us beyond tomorrow?Copy !req
321. Even now, I keep running towardCopy !req
322. The light that shines so far awayCopy !req