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Macross Zero - Season 1

Taking place one year before the events of the original Macross series, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranquility of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.

Top Cast

  • Kenichi Suzumura

    Kenichi Suzumura

    Shin Kudo

  • Sanae Kobayashi

    Sanae Kobayashi

    Sara Nome

  • Yuuka Nanri

    Yuuka Nanri

    Mao Nome

  • Akira Kamiya

    Akira Kamiya

    Roy Föcker

  • Sôsuke Komori

    Sôsuke Komori

    Edgar LaSalle

  • Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

    Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

    D.D. Ivanov

  • Minami Takayama

    Minami Takayama

    Nora Polyansky

  • Naomi Shindo

    Naomi Shindo

    Aries Turner

  • Tamio Ohki

    Tamio Ohki

    Nutouk

Overview

Taking place one year before the events of the original Macross series, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranquility of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.

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