Hello listeners! Life got in the way again but we’re finally back to discuss the final parts of the Macross 7 anime and to say goodbye to our Macross retrospective in general as this as far as we go with the series. The Macross shows that follow this one are much more modern and our … Continue reading Episode 16: The rest of Macross 7 (Macross series Retrospective Part 4 – FINAL) →
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