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      M66:  see BLACK MAGIC M66   
      
      MACH GO GO GO:  see SPEED RACER   
      
      MACROSS:  Epic sci-fi space opera, influenced by GUNDAM and YAMATO.   
   In the year 1999, a deserted alien space warship crash lands on the   
   Earth.  The people on Earth spend the next 10 years refurbishing the   
   spaceship, christening it the Macross.  On the day of the Macross'   
   launching ceremony, the Zentradi, an alien race of humanoid giants,   
   appears above the Earth to claim the ship.  The crew of the Macross   
   are forced to perform a space fold to escape, unwittingly taking   
   50,000 civilians with them to the edges of the solar system.  With the   
   fold system mysteriously missing, the Macross is forced to slowly make   
   its way back to Earth, while constantly being harassed by the pursuing   
   Zentradi.   
      Within the backdrop of this war, personal dramas are played out.   
   Foremost among them is the love triangle that slowly forms between   
   fighter pilot Ichijyo Hikaru, singer Lynn Minmay, and bridge operator   
   Hayase Misa.  Hikaru saves Minmay's life during the Zentradi attack,   
   and falls in love with her when the two are accidentally stranded deep   
   within the bowels of the Macross.  But as Minmay's singing career   
   blossoms and her star rises, he wonders if their worlds are drifting   
   apart.  Hikaru and Misa begin their relationship with almost constant   
   arguments, but their time together in the line of duty slowly brings   
   them closer.   
      MACROSS comprises 36 episodes, and originally aired on TV in Japan   
   from 1982 to 1983.  MACROSS is generally considered a classic, famous   
   for its transforming Valkyrie mecha and its idol singer, Lynn Minmay.   
   In the US, it was altered and incorporated into the 1985 ROBOTECH   
   series as the Macross Saga.   
      [Entry by Ray Li]   
      
      MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE:  Set in the MACROSS universe, this   
   "film in a film" is a brief and somehow distorted retelling of the   
   original TV series, SDF MACROSS.  Any other description will be only a   
   list of differences from original story.   
      [Entry by Andrew V. Tupkalo]   
      
      MADOX-01:  A parody of mecha films in which a young lad gets   
   trapped inside a metal combat suit.  The army wants the suit back, and   
   the hero just wants to keep his date.  Available from AnimEigo.   
      
      MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH:  Season One:  Three junior high school   
   girls, Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji meet for the first   
   time atop Tokyo Tower on a field trip.  Suddenly, they find themselves   
   swept away to a magical world called Cephiro, where one's belief   
   becomes reality.  They are greeted by Clef, the land's most powerful   
   magician, and are told they have been summoned and can not return to   
   their world unless they fulfill a legend - they must become the Magic   
   Knights and save Cephiro.   
      Princess Emeraude, the Pillar of this peaceful land, has kept it   
   together using her willpower.  However, High Priest Zagato has   
   captured the Princess and Cephiro has become a place of fear, monsters   
   have freely roamed the land, and is beginning to fall apart.   
      Although the threesome's personalities are different - Hikaru is   
   persistent and has a caring heart for others, Umi is world wise and   
   loyal, and Fuu uses her smarts to quickly sum up a situation - they   
   soon become the best of friends and reaffirm their pledge to become   
   the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro.   
      They make friends on their quest including Presea, Cephiro's Master   
   Weaponsmith, who provides the knights with weapons that evolve as   
   their skills increase, and Ferio, a swordsman with a mysterious past   
   and unknown motives. They are guided by a cute and whimsical creature   
   called Mokona in searching of a huge being with unimaginable power to   
   help them in their ultimate battle.   
      At every turn, Lord Zagato's minions are determined to prevent the   
   Magic Knights from fulfilling their quest.  The Magic Knights, who   
   were strangers before they arrived, find they have become the best of   
   friends in the many battles and trials they faced.   
      In the end they must face Zagato - during which the Knights meet an   
   unexpected turn of events and must look into their hearts to save   
   Cephiro.   
      Season Two:  Following the startling events of Cephiro's ultimate   
   battle, the Magic Knights find themselves again swept away from Tokyo   
   Tower to that magical land.   
      They discover all that remains of Cephiro, which has continued to   
   crumble, is an enormous castle created by its people's willpower, as   
   guided by Clef.  The Magic Knights are reunited with old friends and   
   meet new ones, including a mysterious magic swordsman who has returned   
   to the land since leaving just before the capturing of the Princess.   
      The Magic Knights learn a new Pillar must be found to restore   
   Cephiro to the beautiful place it once was.  If the land's   
   disintegration wasn't enough, it's soon discovered three countries   
   from nearby planets are on their way to invade.  These forces are from   
   Autozam, a planet of technology and machines; Farhen, a Asian-styled   
   country whose leaders cast powerful illusions; and Chizeta, an   
   Arabian-styled country with guardian Genies.   
      Donning their Rune Gods once more, the Magic Knights face off with   
   the invading countries.  It's eventually discovered one of those   
   countries has a person with a strong enough will to capture the   
   Pillar's position and bring Cephiro's downfall.   
      As great a threat these forces pose, however, a far more dangerous   
   and sinister force lurks.  Unresolved matters from the Magic Knight's   
   first-season ultimate battle threaten to bring Cephiro's final   
   destruction.   
      Available on VHS and DVD from Anime Works   
      [Entry by Christopher Mattiuz]   
      
      MAGIC USERS CLUB:  see MAHOU TSUKAI TAI   
      
      MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY:  Sasami Kawai is chosen by Tsunami,   
   Queen of Juraihelm, to become the title character.  With the aid of a   
   magic wand and her cute animal sidekick Ryo-chan, Sammy rights wrongs   
   and triumphs over evil, while desperately hoping no one she knows   
   spots her in her ridiculous costume!  Three-part OAV series featuring   
   the magical-girl spoof character introduced in the TENCHI MUYO TV   
   series.  Entertaining silliness that can be appreciated by fans of   
   Tenchi as well as an affectionate send-up of the Magical Girl genre.   
   Watch for the Evil Bill Gates clone in episode two!  Available from   
   Geneon.   
      [Entry by Dave Menard]   
      
      MAGICAL PROJECT S:  TV series version of MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY   
   and spoof of magical girl shows in general.  Aimed more at children   
   than the OAV series was.  Catchier theme song, too.  Suitable for all   
   ages.  Available from Geneon.   
      [Entry by Dave Menard]   
      
      MAHOU TSUKAI TAI (a.k.a. MAGIC USERS CLUB):  This series starts   
   with an alien craft entering the Earth's atmosphere, devestating the   
   carrier taskforce sent to intercept it, and ... stopping in the middle   
   of the Pacific.  Meanwhile, Sae is trying to make a good impression on   
   her afterschool club leader Takeo so that he'll notice her, although   
      
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