Macross Frontier - Speculation Thread [Spoilers]

[Tsuchiro]

and there goes the clone theory!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by daimonth

http://org83.zorpia.com/0/4591/29386327.01a673.jpg

Now playing: Idolmaster Ranka(left) and Galatic Romance(right).. Wait they are the same piece?

w00t! Nice!


--Lone Wolf
一匹狼

[Darial]

Can we open up a thread for episode 18 now? Some of us have seen it already.

Spoiler:

And Sheryl hits rock bottom this episode. If she doesn't start going back up next episode, I'm gonna cry.

[SymphonicRain]

Spoiler:

Seems after some discussion in the IRC, its understood that Sheryl's hitting further below the rock bottom in this episode.

Being a failed experiment of the V-virus candidate, she had been living on suppressants and is dying.

Of course Ickem is in better position to clarify and explain better than I do once he is free.

[Sleepy100]

They just showed the 3 main scientist behind the 117th fleet. I think one of the voices in 15 belongs to Mao Nome.

[Darial]

The September Animedia article has a good interview with Kawamori about the last part of the series. The best part I think is the 10 questions session. Here are some partial translations (the translations are very rough, so I apologize for any inaccuracies in advance. I'll edit it in full once I have a chance to double check tonight):

Q1: As we are approaching the end of the series, what hints can you give us?

Going straight to the finale? No no. There are another couple twists and turns coming, and every week is going to be very exciting, so please keep on watching.

Q2: Alto x Ranka X Sheryl, which way is the love triangle going?

There will be highs and lows for both Ranka and Sheryl fans as the story move forward, but Alto is kinda dense. However, once Alto figures out how he really feels, expect it to move in a big way.

Q3: In light of all the heavy battles, are we going to have character deaths?

Well, it'd be nice to have all the characters surviving through the end. However, this is a story with heavy battles.... So if your favorite character dies, and please cry for him/her and I will also cry.

Q4: From here on out, which characters should we pay special attention to?

From here on out, all the characters have major changes ahead of them. Each of them will choose their own fate through their free will. So please watch everyone carefully.

Q5: At the end, is Alto going to choose to be an Kabuki actor or a pilot?

Hmmm.. <laugh> If I tell you, it'd ruin all the fun in the finale. No comment.

Q6: Is playboy Michael going find a steady girlfriend?

No comment <sweating>. Everyone can use their imagination. Is it going to work out? Will Michael find true love? Please continue to watch with anticipation.

Q7: Is the day where we get to know Barera's true self coming?

Of course it's coming.

Q8: What's going to happen to the rivalry between Alto and Brera?

Once Brera's true story is revealed, Alto will have to react to it. Use common sense to think about what might happen, those two won't get along. However, as the story goes on, things might change.

Q9: Is Luka going have an active role?

Luca has many difficulties ahead of him. I feel a little sorry for him. Please support him in his quest for happiness.

Q10: Are we going to see more of the adult characters (Ozma and co.)?

Of course, they are in a different position then Alto's group by investigating the conspiracy behind the Vajra war. There are some surprising confrontations coming up. Please look forward to it.

***

Enjoy!

[cheesie]

It seems Animedia summaries are worded differently from Newtype's.

Spoiler for Animedia Episode Summaries:

第19話　トライアングラー　8/14
ランカはいなくなった＜あい君＞をブレラと一緒に探していた。
ブレラに「誰のために歌う？」と問われたことをきっかけに、
歌うことに対してある疑問を抱き始めたランカだが、やがて自分の本当の気持ちに気づく。
その頃、アルトはシェリルの見舞いに来ていた。
ところがシェリルはアルトに対して「もう歌は歌わない」と告げる。

第20話　ダイアモンド・クレバス　8/21
美星学園で行われることになったランカのコンサートで顔を合わせたランカ、シェリル、アルト。
そこでは、3人それぞれの思いが交錯する。
そんな折、再びバジュラの攻撃が開始された。
誰もがいつ死ぬかわからないという緊迫した状況の中、ある物は想い人との心の絆を確かめようと する。

第21話　蒼のエーテル　8/28
バジュラとの激しく厳しい戦いが続く中、ある者は愛する者を失い、ある者は憎しみを増幅させて いた。
一方、新統合政府大統領府首席補佐官である三島の陰謀が大きく動き出す中、
ランカは自分が人々の悲しみと憎しみを背負いながら、＜歌う道具＞になることを拒んだ。
そして、彼女はある一大決心をする。

第22話　ノーザンクロス　9/4
フロンティアの人々は、バジュラに対する憎しみを一気に燃え上がらせていた。
フロンティアの人々と同様に、自らの憎しみを抑えきれないアルトやルカは、新型兵器を使用し、
バジュラを全滅させることだけを考えていた。
そんな中、三島の陰謀を探っていたオズマは、真の敵の正体に気づき始める。
一方、以前アルトに歌を歌わないと告げていたシェリルが、以前とは違う気持ちで再び歌を歌い始 めていた。

[lone_wolf]

[QUOTE=crisis;1786374]It seems Animedia summaries are worded differently from Newtype's.

Spoiler for Animedia Episode Summaries:

第19話　トライアングラー　8/14
ランカはいなくなった＜あい君＞をブレラと一緒に探していた。
ブレラに「誰のために歌う？」と問われたことをきっかけに、
歌うことに対してある疑問を抱き始めたランカだが、やがて自分の本当の気持ちに気づく。
その頃、アルトはシェリルの見舞いに来ていた。
ところがシェリルはアルトに対して「もう歌は歌わない」と告げる。

Hmmm...another confirmation of Sheryl telling Alto that she won't sing anymore. I'm sure this is just temporary.

Spoiler:

第20話　ダイアモンド・クレバス　8/21
美星学園で行われることになったランカのコンサートで顔を合わせたランカ、シェリル、アルト。
そこでは、3人それぞれの思いが交錯する。
そんな折、再びバジュラの攻撃が開始された。
誰もがいつ死ぬかわからないという緊迫した状況の中、ある物は想い人との心の絆を確かめようと する。

Uh oh...is someone going to bite the dust in this one? Much talk about the "heart"

Spoiler:

第21話　蒼のエーテル　8/28
バジュラとの激しく厳しい戦いが続く中、ある者は愛する者を失い、ある者は憎しみを増幅させて いた。
一方、新統合政府大統領府首席補佐官である三島の陰謀が大きく動き出す中、
ランカは自分が人々の悲しみと憎しみを背負いながら、＜歌う道具＞になることを拒んだ。
そして、彼女はある一大決心をする。

Oh this one is angsty. Looks like someone is going to lose in this episode....

Spoiler:

第22話　ノーザンクロス　9/4
フロンティアの人々は、バジュラに対する憎しみを一気に燃え上がらせていた。
フロンティアの人々と同様に、自らの憎しみを抑えきれないアルトやルカは、新型兵器を使用し、
バジュラを全滅させることだけを考えていた。
そんな中、三島の陰謀を探っていたオズマは、真の敵の正体に気づき始める。
一方、以前アルトに歌を歌わないと告げていたシェリルが、以前とは違う気持ちで再び歌を歌い始 めていた。

YAY! This one will be a good one for Sheryl.



--Lone Wolf
一匹狼

[Wesley84]

Q1: As we are approaching the end of the series, what hints can you give us?

Going straight to the finale? No no. There are another couple twists and turns coming, and every week is going to be very exciting, so please keep on watching.

Let this torment end!

Q2: Alto x Ranka X Sheryl, which way is the love triangle going?

[Side comment translation reserved] Once Alto figures out how he really feels, expect it to move in a big way.

He seems happy with the status quo.

Q3: In light of all the heavy battles, are we going to have character deaths?

Well, it'd be nice to have all the characters surviving through the end. However, there would be very little to show then. So some character(s) may die, and please cry for them when it happens. I will also cry.

At this rate, I'll probably laugh or cheer. The only character I'm particularly invested in is Ranka, and that's on a knife's edge after these last few episodes.

Q4: From here on out, which characters should we pay special attention to?

From here on out, all the characters have major changes ahead of them. Each of them will choose their own fate through their free will. So please watch everyone carefully.

Boring and hyperbolic. They won't be able to deliever since they haven't delievered so far.

Q5: At the end, is Alto going to choose to be an Kabuki actor or a pilot?

Hmmm.. <laugh> If I tell you, it'd ruin all the fun in the finale. No comment.

Probably pilot. Kabuki is too good for him.

Q6: Is playboy Michael going find a steady girlfriend?

No comment. (I left out the side comments because I'm lazy right now)

He's a mere flirt that hangs out with a shota and shemale all day. He'd have been more interesting if he were older and Klan was his little sister.

Q7: Is the day where we get to know Barera's true self coming?

Of course it's coming.

They've given enough hints anything other than brother would be stupid.

Q10: Are we going to see more of the adult characters (Ozma and co.)?

Of course, they are in a different position then Alto's group by investigating the conspiracy behind the Vajra war. There are some surprising confrontations coming up. Please look forward to it.

Conspiracies suck.

[Var]

From the looks of the spoilers and interview... we're going for a Sheryl end. How... good? Though I must admit, the further this show goes the more Ranka just looks like a little girl to me.

[zalem]

But she still has that virus. What if they finally have Sheryl/Alto only to kill her off from the disease. That would be depressing. Maybe Ranka has the cure somehow...

[Var]

Originally Posted by zalem

But she still has that virus. What if they finally have Sheryl/Alto only to kill her off from the disease. That would be depressing. Maybe Ranka has the cure somehow...

I never said it would be a happy ending, though with how they handled Ozma, I could half expect someone to just invent the cure as Sheryl's dieing or something. Either way, though, they're not doing much with all the recent Ranka-sodes other than making her appear more childish, and putting Sheryl through a thumb-vice (building a big Sheryl and Alto confrontation).

[cheesie]

*rubs eyes* Did I just see Code Geass's passionately wordy shipper slowly venturing into the MF fandom and slowly boarding our ship?

[zalem]

Yeah, I was kind of surprised to see Var. I thought I was in the CG forum for a bit. Heh. Who do you ship Var?

[magnuskn]

[QUOTE=lone_wolf;1786406]

Originally Posted by crisis

It seems Animedia summaries are worded differently from Newtype's.

Spoiler for Animedia Episode Summaries:

第19話　トライアングラー　8/14
ランカはいなくなった＜あい君＞をブレラと一緒に探していた。
ブレラに「誰のために歌う？」と問われたことをきっかけに、
歌うことに対してある疑問を抱き始めたランカだが、やがて自分の本当の気持ちに気づく。
その頃、アルトはシェリルの見舞いに来ていた。
ところがシェリルはアルトに対して「もう歌は歌わない」と告げる。

Hmmm...another confirmation of Sheryl telling Alto that she won't sing anymore. I'm sure this is just temporary.

Spoiler:

第20話　ダイアモンド・クレバス　8/21
美星学園で行われることになったランカのコンサートで顔を合わせたランカ、シェリル、アルト。
そこでは、3人それぞれの思いが交錯する。
そんな折、再びバジュラの攻撃が開始された。
誰もがいつ死ぬかわからないという緊迫した状況の中、ある物は想い人との心の絆を確かめようと する。

Uh oh...is someone going to bite the dust in this one? Much talk about the "heart"

Spoiler:

第21話　蒼のエーテル　8/28
バジュラとの激しく厳しい戦いが続く中、ある者は愛する者を失い、ある者は憎しみを増幅させて いた。
一方、新統合政府大統領府首席補佐官である三島の陰謀が大きく動き出す中、
ランカは自分が人々の悲しみと憎しみを背負いながら、＜歌う道具＞になることを拒んだ。
そして、彼女はある一大決心をする。

Oh this one is angsty. Looks like someone is going to lose in this episode....

Spoiler:

第22話　ノーザンクロス　9/4
フロンティアの人々は、バジュラに対する憎しみを一気に燃え上がらせていた。
フロンティアの人々と同様に、自らの憎しみを抑えきれないアルトやルカは、新型兵器を使用し、
バジュラを全滅させることだけを考えていた。
そんな中、三島の陰謀を探っていたオズマは、真の敵の正体に気づき始める。
一方、以前アルトに歌を歌わないと告げていたシェリルが、以前とは違う気持ちで再び歌を歌い始 めていた。

YAY! This one will be a good one for Sheryl.



--Lone Wolf
一匹狼

Would anybody care to enlighten us non-Japanese speaking persons? ^^

[Var]

Originally Posted by crisis

*rubs eyes* Did I just see Code Geass's passionately wordy shipper slowly venturing into the MF fandom and slowly boarding our ship?

I was in this forum when it first opened, but I prefer CG and therein spend my time mostly there. My ship is pretty set at the moment there as it stands, so ...

Originally Posted by zalem

Yeah, I was kind of surprised to see Var. I thought I was in the CG forum for a bit. Heh. Who do you ship Var?

I post in various forums, come on. Sheryl, I did enjoy Ranka at the start but she's... to childish. Sheryl also, at the very least, knows what/who she likes and how to get them.

[Darial]

Originally Posted by magnuskn

Would anybody care to enlighten us non-Japanese speaking persons? ^^

Spoiler:

Animedia's synopsis is a little more detailed than NT's, but the gest stays the same. The key info is that Sheryl will start singing again in episode 22 with a brand new attitude/perspective. And consider that episode's name is Northern Cross, Sheryl's supermove meter is going off.

If you want more a little more detail, go check the Episode synopsis list on Wiki. I updated it a little bit ago.

[Tak]

[QUOTE=magnuskn;1786497]

Originally Posted by lone_wolf

Would anybody care to enlighten us non-Japanese speaking persons? ^^

Well, for episode 24 (because its the only episode I care right now, should I extend my care, I will look at them later) its basically Alto & co. are pissed at the Vajra. All they can think is kill kill kill kill kill kill and kill. New weapon is developed against those bastards. At the same time, although Sheryl told Alto she won't be singing, she sings again after newly found confidence.

- Tak

[lone_wolf]

[QUOTE=Tak;1786678]

Originally Posted by magnuskn

Well, for episode 24 (because its the only episode I care right now, should I extend my care, I will look at them later) its basically Alto & co. are pissed at the Vajra. All they can think is kill kill kill kill kill kill and kill. New weapon is developed against those bastards. At the same time, although Sheryl told Alto she won't be singing, she sings again after newly found confidence.

- Tak

Wait...I didn't post this response above LOL.

--Lone Wolf

[Darial]

Originally Posted by Tak

Well, for episode 24

You mean Episode 22 right?