Nearly All Macross Anime Coming to Disney+

Whether you're a long-time fan of Macross or new to the name, you are about to be in luck. Nearly every series of the long-running anime is coming to subscription streaming service Disney+ this year — and not just in Japan, but around the world! It is the perfect time to get ready for a mega-rewatch of your favorite series, or to get into the fandom for the first time.

Competing with other major streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, Disney+ has also become a top place to watch anime series legally and easily online. Often streaming both subbed and dubbed versions of both old and currently airing anime, Disney+ is continuing to do what it can to set it apart from its competitors and draw anime fans to its service. Adding all of Macross is definitely a big move by the company, considering just how many series comprise the anime, and how many fans it has around the world.

Macross is the umbrella name for a massive series of science fiction mecha anime that began airing in 1982. It is both a franchise anime series, and a video game series with more than 40 entries! So far in the Macross universe, there are four full anime series, four movies, six OVA series, one light novel, and five manga series (and that does not even touch on the video games). While each series and story is not necessarily a sequel to the previous ones (though some are), there are common themes present throughout all of them that tie them together and make them undeniably part of the Macross franchise.

One of the common themes that is easiest to identify is the name of each series, and what it represents. Of course, they all have the name Macross in the title, and this name always refers to the main human spaceship in each story. This has held true since the first season of the original Macross anime. Other recurring elements include U.N. Spacey, a military branch, Protoculture, which includes ancient astronauts, and the significance of music and idols are key parts of the plot.

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