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Originally Posted by magnuskn

And it is nice that we get a medical discussion about what the type V infection really is ( I am left wondering that, too ), but the question I was asking was "Why didn´t Sheryl get the side-effects more often, if she has been fed Witchcraft 639 for six years as "supplements"?".

Actually a plausible explanation of this would be one of two things. One there was an active ingredient that negated the worst of the side effects that is no longer in the mix because Grace simply removed it from the combination. Two, Sheryl has developed a resistances to the drug which happens with humans all the time. Sometimes we even develop allergies to drugs for no apparent reason.

Ack... there´s another thing which could count as a plot-hole. When Ranka gets her "glowing belly-contractions" during the Vajra wipe-out, shouldn´t the whole military brass and everybody who had a feed of the transmission have seen that? Is that going to be handwaved like the "She emits fold-waves? How?" - "We don´t know."-"Oh, well then." thing from episode 16?

This may be a depiction of animators to show the audience (us) that something special is going on but it may not be visible to the other characters. It's like demonstrating that a person gets an idea by showing a light bulb over their head. No one else actually see the light bulb. It's a prop or alteration to help us the audience viewers. That's my assumption of it.

Now on to other interesting tidbits.
Spoiler Tag for large picture loads and spoilers for people who haven't see it yet.

Spoiler:

Article in Cosmo Nature (Nov.2047) called "Management and prevention of V type infection". You can try and zoom in and see the fine print if you can.



Within the 117th Investigation Convoy - Project Leader: Dr. Mao Nome - Assistants: Ranshe Mei and Grace O'Connor



Picture of Dr. Mao Nome as an old woman. This was the little girl from Macross Zero just in case you have completely missed the clue train.



This is a picture of Ranshe Mei whom we do not know yet with what looks to be a Vajra behind her. Personally I think it's Ranka's real mother. Evidence to that is the next picture.



As you can see from the family photo there is Berera as a little kid with the harmonica around his neck and there is Ranka. Now behind him is a woman with similar features to Ranshe Mei and she is wearing a white lab coat.

Let the discussion begin. ^_^