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   From: robkelk@deadspam.com   
      
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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 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 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:  TV 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, when they are summoned to   
   Cephiro by the Pillar, Princess Emeraude.  Master Mage Clef informs them   
   that they need to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro   
   from destruction, to be allowed to return home.  High Priest Zagato has   
   captured Princess Emeraude and set up obstacles to prevent the girls   
   from fulfilling their quest.   
      TV Season Two:  In a second visit to Cephiro, the girls learn from   
   Master Mage Clef that there are three countries from nearby planets on   
   their way to invade Cephiro: Autozam, Farhen and Chizeta.  During the   
   battles, a more sinister force appears and the girls must defend the   
   planet from destruction.   
      Season one has 20 episodes, which must be seen before the 29 episodes   
   in Season two since there are unresolved matters from the first season   
   that get resolved in the second season.   
      MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH TV is available from Anime Works.   
      [Entry by Gerardo Campos]   
      
      MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OAV:  Three junior high school girls - Hikaru,   
   Umi, and Fuu - make a wish to never get separated, a few days before   
   their graduation and before they start to attend different high schools.   
   While they are having fun, mages and warriors from Cephiro start to   
   appear on Earth, some of them supporting Princess Emeraude, preparing   
   the ground to receive her, and others Cephirians not really convinced   
   that invading Earth will solve Cephiro's problem.  The girls have an   
   encounter with Mokona and later with Master Mage Clef whom start to give   
   them magic powers, and receive the duty to find and awake their   
   "mashins" to defend Earth.   
      The TV series and the OAV episodes are set in different worlds; the   
   stories are completely unrelated.   
      This 3 episode OAV is available from Manga Entertainment.   
      [Entry by Gerardo Campos]   
      
      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: MIHOSHI   
   SPECIAL anime.  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]   
      
      MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI: see ABENOBASHI MAHOU SHOUTENGAI   
      
      MAHOU TSUKAI TAI (a.k.a. MAGIC USERS CLUB):  This series starts   
   with an alien craft entering the Earth's atmosphere, devastating 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   
   it shouldn't be too hard to notice someone in a club that only has   
   five members, even if it is a club for people who can actually cast   
   spells (although the rest of the school thinks it's for people who   
   practice stage magic).   
      Despite the alien and the magic, this is a coming-of-age story   
   about five unusual teenagers, told with compassion and humour.   
      Six OAVs and a sequel TV series (which actually *is* a sequel   
   instead of being a remake), translated by Anime Works.   
      [Entry by Rob Kelk]   
      
      MAISON IKKOKU:  A young man in love struggles to achieve his   
   impossible dreams.  The widow who can't forget her beloved husband knows   
   she has to move on.  The handsome, worthy tennis instructor vies for the   
   widow's love.  The harpy-like friends keep the young man and the widow   
   apart.  That, in a nutshell, is MAISON IKKOKU:  a slice of everyday life   
   in a seedy suburban Tokyo boarding house.   
      Real life is the setting for this romantic comedy from Rumiko   
   Takahashi (RANMA 1/2, INU-YASHA).  Godai is a "ronin", a young man who   
   failed to get into college.  While he struggles to pass his entrance   
   exams, he moves to a boarding house closer to Tokyo and gets neighbours   
   right out of a wacky sitcom, who drive him to distraction and tease him   
      
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