Watch Order
0 / 5 watchedSeries and films in release order.
About Shoji Kawamori
Shoji Kawamori designed the transforming Valkyries of Super Dimension Fortress Macross in 1982 and then kept reinventing the form, from the tarot fantasy mecha of Escaflowne in 1996 to the musical vectors of Aquarion in 2005 and the idol pilots of AKB0048 in 2012. His works share variable fighters, songs as weapons and love triangles that decide battles, but each sets its own world with no shared timeline.
Macross Plus in 1994 and Macross Zero in 2002 show his OVA craft at its tightest. Start with the original Macross series or its Do You Remember Love film, then Escaflowne, since those two teach the song plus machine grammar every later project remixes.
Good to know
Release order works because Kawamori reboots continuity with each title, so Macross, Escaflowne and Aquarion never gate each other. Watch Macross Plus after the original series, since its rivalry assumes you know Valkyrie basics. AKB0048 plays last without homework, as its idol rules explain themselves in the premiere. Do not hunt a master timeline.
