I watched the original 1982 Macross in its entirety, which I had already seen in its Robotech incarnation. That series had an effect on this family, so much that our server was called the SDF1 and the computers were named "Roy," "Minmay," and "Lisa." I remembered vague parts of the series, like how Rick wanted to be with Minmay and later became a soldier but couldn't be with her since she was busy as an idol, and eventually he got with Lisa. Surprisingly I did not remember the aliens. You'd think considering the entire fucking series is about fighting aliens that I would recall that, but nope. That completely slipped my mind.

Now that I've seen its original version and am no longer five, I can say it's actually a pretty solid show. The idea of using culture to battle fighting machines is a pretty interesting take. There are of course flaws, like how the entire ship is run by a bunch of gossiping college girls and no one seems to think this is an issue. Thank god Claudia is there to keep shit together. I'd say the most glaring fault of the series is its structure. The climax battle between the humans and the aliens took place about two-thirds in, and it was fucking amazing. I did not expect anything of that magnitude and I'm grateful that I completely forgot it so I could reexperience it anew. But then the series continued for awhile, and although the storyline isn't lacking — it's cool to see how people try to pick themselves up after such a destructive war — nothing can compare to what happened before, so it just feels like we're waiting for the end. I don't think the producers know exactly how the denouement of a plot is supposed to work: It's just a little bit after the climax, maybe an episode or two max. Not a whole third of the series. Imagine for a moment in Harry Potter if Harry defeated Voldemort in book five, and then book six and seven was about him coming to terms with his feelings for Ginny as well as picking off the remnants of the Death Eaters. That would not be nearly as interesting as before. That is the equivalent here.

Now back to Gundam. Actually, I should probably watch Do You Remember Love first whilst I still have Macross fresh in my head.

I discovered that I somehow managed to download two unrelated animes about gay mermans. I don't even remember searching for them; I just found them randomly on my computer. How the hell do I do this?