Macross II: Lovers Again (超時空要塞マクロスII -Lovers Again-)

Got 'em!

All right, we got 'em!

Damn!

Tonight, reporting a scandalous rendezvous!

Who the devil...?!

Hibiki Kanzaki, scooper for SNN Network!

Mind if I get an interview with you two?

You are U.N. Spacy supreme commander Exxegran...

...and ace pilot Silvie Gena, aren't you?

Goddamn muckraker!

And as for the very lovely...

Uh oh!

And so we're left to wonder what exactly...

...U.N. Spacy ace pilot Silvie Gena and...

...supreme commander Exxegran were doing in this hotel!

Lt. Silvie Gena is seventeen years old...

...and in the last Sol System Valkyrie competition...

...left the competing male pilots in the dust.

In a recent SNN poll asking who they'd like to marry...

...viewers rated Ms. Gena as number one among celebrities...

Oh, man, I can't believe Silvie would do this!

Another stupid scandal, huh?

Capt. Nexx!

I feel so sorry for him.

This'll probably break him and the chief up for good.

Oh, Saori, you'd just love that to happen, wouldn't you?

Hey, it could be my big chance.

Don't you dare even think about that!

Sixty... Seventy... We actually pulled a seventy-five share!

Morning!

Oh, Hibiki. Is that the scar from your latest victory?

I'd say you landed the prize for this month's hit story.

Yeah, well... We'll have to wait and see about that.

Bullshit.

You don't know anything about being a journalist.

I don't?! What the hell's that supposed to mean?!

It isn't just about grabbing the highest ratings.

You still haven't figured that out.

- What was that?! - Never mind him.

Who is he?

Dennis Lone. Cameraman over in hard news.

Great on the battlefield, useless in peacetime.

I'd give anything to be a war correspondent!

Hibiki!

Morning, sir!

Can I see you two in my office?

Written apologies and explanations?

You broke a story without checking the facts. Not good.

The military filed a claim, huh?

What the hell is there to check?!

A man and a woman don't go to a hotel to plot military strategy!

Protecting an individual's privacy is a reporter's duty.

You'll do anything for ratings.

You can't go on acting like they're all that matter!

People live to be entertained! You told me that yourself!

You'll live to eat those words.

Why do you think we hired you?

Well...

You got lucky with your first scoop. That's all.

The highest rated scoop you've ever had!

I suppose you may be a star at the moment...

...but if you continue with these tabloid antics...

...your journalistic career will be a short one.

What's the difference as long as the ratings are high?!

If you want to be a pro newsman then you'd better change your act!

Quit bullshitting me and just admit...

...the military's making you whitewash this whole thing!

If you wish to continue working here...

...then you WILL write the apology and explanation to them.

The military aren't better than anyone!

What makes them immune to a scandal?

- I hate getting jerked around! - My sentiments exactly.

I want to talk.

You're a disgrace! It pisses me off how you just go for scandal!

News is the truth!

And I think your military censorship is...

...a hell of a lot more disgraceful than what I did!

Don't play dumb! The military always throws its weight around!

That's not...

Macross Warning!

All visitors who are closer to the ship than Culture Park...

...are advised to return to the park immediately!

All visitors who are closer to the ship than Culture Park...

...are advised to return to the park immediately!

Should bring batteries with me in case stuff like this happens!

Holy... It's even stronger than the last one!

- Is it gonna go wild again? - Scramble orders?

What's going on?

Hey! Where are you going?!

You're not the only enemy I have to deal with!

We'll have to settle this later!

Defold detected in the vicinity of Jupiter.

An unidentified fleet at coordinates N-P608.

Establish a front line at Mars orbit.

And scramble cruiser fleets 17 and 18 from the #2 battle group.

Recon drone 1 reports they've assumed an offensive deployment.

Begin scan.

They appear to be a cruiser-based strike force.

Composition: Twenty-two cruisers, two carriers...

...four landing craft, and two support craft.

Just thirty ships? Nothing we can't handle.

Probably just a stray Zentraedi fleet.

They're Zentraedi, all right.

Mars orbital coordinates MA-224. Stand by for Operation Minmay.

Data link active with cruiser fleets 17 and 18 at Mars orbit.

Strike teams 2, 3, and 4 hold at coordinates MA-200.

Ten years since the last battle...

I can go! Please sir, send me out to cover this!

No, it's too much for you.

Please! I'll get you the most sensational footage you can have!

I'll get you footage that'll have 'em glued to their TV's!

That'll have them weeping with joy in their living rooms!

I remember how moved I was ten years ago. I was just seven!

The footage of the Minmay Attack throwing the enemy into chaos...

...and letting the U.N. Spacy defeat them totally!

God, those images are still burned into my eyes!

I want to move people now like I was moved back then!

Gotcha.

Hibiki, you have a Valkyrie license, don't you?

I do! I do! Of course!

Then go!

Yes, sir!

But it'll be as a Valkyrie pilot, not a reporter.

Uh, okay.

SNN Valkyrie, stand by to launch.

Hi there, I'm... You?!

Yeah, it's me. Give me a smooth ride, kid.

It WOULD be this guy!

Hey, driver, get going!

You're bombed!

Drinking in the middle of the day! You think we're going sight-seeing?

You got me. Sorry about this.

We're going to cover a battle. If you don't like it, get out!

I know what we're headed for...

Is that an excuse?!

All right, just take off!

Never mind this assignment, you're still drinking on the job!

Get off my back and fly!

Report from the front! Defense system standing by!

This will destroy their will to fight, then we'll finish them!

Initiate first strike! Activate!

Hey, Chief, looks like they won't need us after all.

Yeah...

The Minmay Defense isn't working...

Come on!

GO!

I know the U.N. Spacy has always been able to beat the Zentraedi.

But the Minmay Attack won't work forever!

We've grown soft with victory...

...and have forgotten what we're fighting for!

The song attack won't work forever, eh?

They possess music as well...

We're at the limit! This looks bad.

Why do the Zentraedi have singing, too?

They don't look like they're your run of the mill Zentraedi.

This could be tricky.

- What do we do?! - Keep your head on!

Take us closer to the battle zone!

Faster!

You idiot! Quit flying like a scared rabbit!

Gimme a break!

Okay, just like that. Take us to our next target.

The next one?!

This is gonna turn into a capital ship slugging match.

We'll see the flagship Heracles , pride of the fleet, in battle.

A fleet battle? But that's...!

Stop whining!

We came to cover a war! This isn't a game!

If you're scared of dying, then get the hell out!

Like I could?!

I can do this!

STOP IT!!!

Don't tape our guys getting destroyed!

You think our viewers want to see a scene like this?!

They want to watch TV and enjoy seeing our forces winning!

What the hell are you doing?! Shut up and fly, kid!

What the hell do you think war is?!

It's not some variety show! War is misery!

We're not writing some series to get big ratings!

We record the truth, as it is, as it happens!

Open your eyes and take a good look.

The U.N. Forces aren't invulnerable.

Space is vast, and it's utter presumption to think that...

...the universe revolves around the Earth.

You think we've achieved the heights of culture?

Like hell! What does any of us know about culture?

Don't be so arrogant!

The Heracles !

I am now truly pissed off. Stay outta my way or else!

All right! Way to go!

So, Chief, what WERE you and Exxegran doing in that hotel?

This is a hell of a time to be asking me that!

But it's bothering us!

You wanna concentrate on something? Concentrate on those bandits!

Yes, ma'am!

Silvie!

Capt. Nexx!

I have a bit of interest in finding out, too.

None of your business.

You and the commander weren't fighting in there.