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.
1. The Ocean, The Wind, And...
Having come off second-best in his first battle with an Anti Alliance transforming fighter, Shin awakes to find himself stranded on an island, Mayan. Stuck with them while his wounds heal & while he tries to find a way to signal his base, he strikes up a friendship with island girl Mao, and an understanding of sorts with Mao's older sister, Sara.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shin Kudo
Sanae Kobayashi
Sara Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Akira Kamiya
Roy Föcker
Sôsuke Komori
Edgar LaSalle
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
D.D. Ivanov
Minami Takayama
Nora Polyansky
Naomi Shindo
Aries Turner
Tamio Ohki
Nutouk
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Hasford
Hiroshi Ônogi
Writer
Shoji Kawamori
Director
Shoji Kawamori
Storyboard Artist
Takuya Saitō
Animation Director
Kentarou Kunisue
Key Animation
Kenji Mizuhata
Key Animation
Hideki Sekiguchi
Key Animation
Hiroshi Nakanishi
Key Animation
Hitoshi Haga
Key Animation
Ichiro Itano
Key Animation
Kouji Shiyouki
Key Animation
Mari Nakatani
Key Animation
Naoto Takemoto
Key Animation
Noriko Ōzeki
Key Animation
Norio Matsumoto
Key Animation
Rie Nishiyama
Key Animation
Takehiro Hamatsu
Key Animation
Takeshi Imai
Key Animation
Yae Ootsuka
Key Animation
Yasushi Muraki
Key Animation
2. The Stars on the Earth
The Alliance have developed their own transforming fighter, the VF-0 (or 'Zero'). It first sees action in the skies above Mayan, placing the lives of Mao & the other islanders at risk but giving Shin his opportunity to return.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shin Kudo
Sanae Kobayashi
Sara Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Akira Kamiya
Roy Föcker
Sôsuke Komori
Edgar LaSalle
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
D.D. Ivanov
Minami Takayama
Nora Polyansky
Naomi Shindo
Aries Turner
Tamio Ohki
Nutouk
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Hasford
Hiroshi Ônogi
Writer
Satoru Utsunomiya
Key Animation
3. Blue and Desperate Battle
Shin discovers that Sara and Mao have strange abilities connected to the island. Tension between Sara and Aries intensifies when Sara's mentor was the same professor that drew blood from her at a younger age. Meanwhile, Mao brings Shin into the ocean to show him the island's "secret treasure" - a large fragment of the ancient relic known as "AFOS." There, Shin learns more about adapting to different environments by observing a school of flying fish and a flock of birds that also swim. But Mayan and the ocean surrounding it once again become a war zone when anti-U.N. forces attack the Asuka II fleet and the island in hopes of taking away the heavily-guarded AFOS. Shin and Edgar - aboard their VF-0D - must protect the AFOS fragment discovered by Mao from the invading forces.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shin Kudo
Sanae Kobayashi
Sara Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Akira Kamiya
Roy Föcker
Sôsuke Komori
Edgar LaSalle
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
D.D. Ivanov
Minami Takayama
Nora Polyansky
Naomi Shindo
Aries Turner
Tamio Ohki
Nutouk
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Hasford
Hiroshi Ônogi
Writer
4. Jungle
After crash-landing, Shin finds a priestess in the Mayan jungle. Although they both are captured and tortured, they manage to escape but they are relentlessly chased by their enemies.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shin Kudo
Sanae Kobayashi
Sara Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Akira Kamiya
Roy Föcker
Sôsuke Komori
Edgar LaSalle
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
D.D. Ivanov
Minami Takayama
Nora Polyansky
Naomi Shindo
Aries Turner
Tamio Ohki
Nutouk
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Hasford
Hiroshi Ônogi
Writer
5. Birdman
In the South Pacific, two military forces prepare to fight a nuclear war. In desperation, Shin and Sara decide to sacrifice themselves . . . in order to protect the Mayan people.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shin Kudo
Sanae Kobayashi
Sara Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Yuuka Nanri
Mao Nome
Akira Kamiya
Roy Föcker
Sôsuke Komori
Edgar LaSalle
Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
D.D. Ivanov
Minami Takayama
Nora Polyansky
Naomi Shindo
Aries Turner
Tamio Ohki
Nutouk
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Hasford
Hiroshi Ônogi
Writer
Shoji Kawamori
Director
Shoji Kawamori
Storyboard Artist
Tomokazu Tokoro
Storyboard Artist
Takuya Saitō
Animation Director
Toshiya Washida
Animation Director
Toru Yoshida
Key Animation
Satoru Utsunomiya
Key Animation
Natsumi Tamura
Key Animation
Masahiko Komino
Key Animation
Mamoru Abiko
Key Animation
Makoto Furuta
Key Animation
Kentarou Kunisue
Key Animation
Kenji Mizuhata
Key Animation
Keiji Maeda
Key Animation
Junya Ishigaki
Key Animation
Jong Yong-Kim
Key Animation
Jong Hyun-Lee
Key Animation
Jirō Kanai
Key Animation
Ippei Masui
Key Animation
Hiroshi Ookubo
Key Animation
Hideki Yamazaki
Key Animation
Hidekazu Sato
Key Animation
Atsushi Irie
Key Animation