If you remember the first episode of the original 1982 Macross series, the narrator explained when the fortress crashed into earth, the world erupted into a civil war between the UN and Anti-UN forces. After these two sentences, the series began without mention of this ever again. I would've liked to delve into that a bit more since it's an interesting concept, and when I found out Macross Zero was a prequel, I was delighted since this was my chance. Except the show wasn't what I was expected. Oh, it is about that civil war... but instead it focuses on a pilot who crash lands in the first episode on a primitive island and pretty much revolves around the inhabitants' religion. Every now and then there's a nod to the outside world, but about 60%-70% of the show is just in this isolated setting. It's rather bizarre because I'd imagine the formula would be easy to understand: Have a gun-wrenching OVA about civil war that stretches across the whole planet with brother fighting brother, starvation amongst the people, and suffering to be found all around. It would be compelling. Instead I had to watch this fool wandering around the tropics and listening to this Luddite idiot becoming hysterical about any introduction of modern technology.

But I think what really upset me was the "proto-culture" theory propagated by the scientists. Humans aren't supposed to know about that shit; it's only after coming into contact with the Zentradi do they learn the relationship between humanity and aliens. Don't retcon this already mismanaged series.

So I entered expecting a tragic story and lots of robot fights, but instead I got a polytheistic religion and a naked woman singing in a pond. ...Okay, the last part is in line with Macross. But still, I definitely wasn't prepared for Focker to suddenly bat for the other side: