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About Macross Zero

Macross Zero is a sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure anime series that premiered on December 21, 2002. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5 "Birdman", aired on October 22, 2004.

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.

  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Animation
  • Action & Adventure
  • War & Politics

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5 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2002 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 22 years ago

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.

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    5. Birdman

    Finale

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Shoji Kawamori

Macross Zero FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Macross Zero?

Macross Zero has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 22, 2004.

When did the latest episode of Macross Zero come out?

The most recent episode of Macross Zero, Season 1 Episode 5 "Birdman", aired on October 22, 2004.

How many seasons of Macross Zero are there?

Macross Zero has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.

When did Macross Zero first air?

Macross Zero first aired on December 21, 2002.

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