Macross Delta - Episode 3 Discussion / Poll

[Kairin]

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[Stark700]

That was fun to watch, really starting to like Mirage now.

Spoiler:

And also, Freyja improved too in her skills although I think she still has a lot to learn. Hayate improved as well too and I find it pretty amusing in the first half watching him fly. Comedy wise, there's also that cat thing that caused some chaos for everyone LOL

The ending got my interest a lot about the Aerial Knights' next plans.

[konart]

Spoiler for Ending:

For a moment I thought it was Aimo at the end.

[YF19EX]

They set up the three main's really well. I enjoy the personalities of each. Hayate and Freyja have a natural bond and Mirage is beginning to show some understanding. The race is going to be hard to predict from this point on!

[Tak]

Critique/Progress Report

Spoiler for Here we are:

Hayate's first words: I hate the military.

Later, lets join them!

Very nice to see planetary scenery and daily life. Nyan Nyan is apparently still around.

Oh yes, resurrected VF-1s... in Max & Milia colors. Yeah, hint hint.

Mirage is really enjoying picking on Hayate during training sessions...

No really. Her inputs aren't very helpful during training.

Immelman learns Immelman turn from Seacat...

Lots of hair tricks with Freyja. I start to wonder if that will be a thing for Macross idols since Ranka.

Last scene... JAILBAIT!!!

- Tak

[ReddyRedWolf]

Spoiler:

Mirage and Hayate really love to make each other miserable. Bridge bunnies love to gossip about them. Holy crap the one with an octopus in her head... It's a symbiote! Move over Gubaba!

Idols can't date! Sorry Chuck.

The damn fat Seacat is boss! On the other hand Mirage's Seacat is creepy.

The VF Mirage and Hayate are flying according to Makina is the VF-1EX. The cockpit is noticeable to have Ex-Gear.

Neither Hayate and Freyja are doing well but Walkure figure out Feryja is in love with Hayate letting her see his dogfight. Her song reaches to him allowing him to pull off what Nora did to Shin to Mirage. Fat cat was his inspiration. I'm calling Fold Quartz shenanigans!.



Messer had to be a buzz kill to Hayate's victory dance.

Mirage suffers her first defeat. Among Meltrandi particularly Jenius women that usually means a potential mate has shown himself. Hayate is enthusiastic about learning while Frejya is smug.

After credits we see the royalty Heinz meet Roid. Boy or girl?

[Alhazred]

Spoiler:

Well, we have confirmation that Mirage considers herself a soldier first, and 'fun' doesn't even enter into the equation when it comes to flying; she only does it to protect her charges. So now we definitely know how Hayate (inadvertently) woos her/helps her get better.

The dogfight was less of an upset than anticipated, as he only had to land one lucky hit to win and Messer was there to remind him that in actual combat it's never that simple. His apparent 180 with regard to training was a little sudden, though i suppose if they want a valid triangle they can't let Mirage simmer too much. And really, who in their right mind pisses off a giant Zentradi commander who is assigned to teach you judo.

Edit: Also, pre-dogfight speculation from the maintenance crew indicates that the Jenius name still very much comes saddled with expectations of greatness.

[Kazu-kun]

Spoiler:

Freyja has this love triangle thing in the bag for now. The only reason Hayate could even fight back was her song. I hope he realizes she's his main inspiration and support.

Of course, watching Hayate fight inspired Freyja as well. Basically, they support each other, even if they're not totally aware of that yet (specially Hayate).

Mirage is differently on the losing camp right now, but this just started. There's plenty of time to turn things around.

[LoweGear]

Episode 3 is actually the best episode for me so far in Delta, mainly due to having good pacing, and a nice balance between slice of life, characterization, action (Seeing those VF-1's is ;-; ), and music. Freyja's solo in the episode was particularly nice, and imo the best song in Delta so far. Also, Ranka may hold a special place in my heart among Macross characters, but Freyja's inching in her way there due to how adorable she is.

I also love the attention to detail they put in this episode, which really makes Barrette City feel alive and unique, instead of just being "generic sci-fi city #XXX". Not even Frontier had that kind of personality and character for its Island One despite having better technical presentation, due to having the traditional sci-fi lines just meshed with San Francisco, while here there's definitely that Aria-esque vibe to the city due to all the old-fashioned architecture surrounded by lots of water.

[azarhal]

They should have named this episode Smug Faces.

Even the seatomcat has one.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by azarhal

They should have named this episode Smug Faces.

Even the seatomcat has one.

Smugcross Delta?

[Gravitas Free Zone]

Heinz's choral-style singing reminds me of the Mayan Island songs more than it reminds me of Aimo.

Sealcat seemed to be doing Pugachev's Cobra rather than an Immelman. Chuck passes it while the cat maintains its position in its vertical plane.

Hayate doesn't actually get behind Mirage with his own maneuver, and attacks from an intersecting vector instead.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Gravitas Free Zone

Hayate doesn't actually get behind Mirage with his own maneuver, and attacks from an intersecting vector instead.

He pretty much performs the maneuver just so he can dive out from the sun, pretty much one of the standard tactics of air combat.

[azarhal]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Smugcross Delta?

That works too. I doubt that's the last we saw of them.

[Dextro]

I'm really not used to not having a simulcast anymore. It's strange

[Dragonria]

In the end, Heinz was a "draw a girl and call it a girl" characters

Spoiler:

There is no way i would've believed that it was a boy with a skirt. We still don't know why he's singing, maybe he's calling someone?

The 1st part of this episode was a bit weak but everything got better in the 2nd half. I hope Hayate gets better later without relying too much on Freyja because right now he's weak without her and it might be a problem if he's facing someone alone. I liked the fact that they both lost at the end, they will probably make a great duo later like in the opening.

I like the new song.

[Gravitas Free Zone]

Images

Just Freyja.

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[kuromitsu]

Aww, this was again a cute episode. Although poor Hayate, every time he really starts to enjoy flying someone comes and shoots him down... But he has a really fun dynamics with Freyja so far. And they're both pretty fun as characters, Hayate has more personality now than I expected him to have, heh. I laughed when he called Freyja's laugh gross, I was just making a comment in my head about how hilariously weird she looks and sounds when she makes that face, but it seems it's intentional.
Btw it's this face and that "fuhihihi" laugh, it's adorable:


Also, where can I get a sea cat? They're so adorable!!

[Thess]

This is bad for my health. I want that tomseacat. He should have been the main mascot.

[kuromitsu]

Originally Posted by Thess

This is bad for my health. I want that tomseacat. He should have been the main mascot.

Right??! He's adorable, but all the sea cats are adorable. I don't know who came up with them but they're a genius. I hope they'll release plushies! <- concentrating on the important things