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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.   
      Available subtitled from AnimEigo, and dubbed as part of ROBOTECH   
   from ADV in North America.   
      [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 MEOW MEOW TARUTO:  see MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO   
      
      MAGICAL NYAN-NYAN TARUTO:  see MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO   
      
      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   
      
      MAHOROMATIC (a.k.a. MAHORO: AUTOMATIC MAIDEN):  Suguru, a nice young   
   guy who girls fall for but who lives alone, decides to hire a maid.  He   
   ends up hiring Mahoro, a retired combat android, one of the best who   
   ever worked for a secret government organization that protects the Earth   
   from two other shadowy groups.  She actually retired because combat has   
   nearly worn her out and she only has a year to live, so she decides to   
   work for the son of her old commander.  But when strange forces try to   
   capture Mahoro, Suguru's life gets much more interesting ...   
      Available in North America from Geneon, and in the UK from ADV.   
      [Entry by "HiEv"]   
      
      MAHOU SHOUJO NEKO TARUTO (a.k.a. MAGICAL MEOW MEOW TARUTO, MAGICAL   
   NYAN-NYAN TARUTO):  NEKO TARUTO is about a young girl cat called Taruto.   
   Now, this is not like most "cat girl" anime - Taruto is not a human with   
   catlike characteristics, but a young cat with human qualities and   
   intelligence.  She lives with her master, Iori (a human college-aged   
   youth), and his teenaged sister Kinako, who have just moved to a new   
   seaside town that is very European in appearance.  Iori is thrilled to   
   be in this new town because he loves to make desserts, and this town   
   specializes in Northern European-style desserts.  But the town and the   
   relationship between the humans and the cats in it are subtly different   
   from our world.  Not the least of the differences is that this world is   
      
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