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