The BEST episodes of Macross 7
Every episode of Macross 7 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Macross 7!
It has been 35 years since Lin Minmei brought peace between the Zentradi and the humans. Basara and his band "Fire Bomber" are a struggling up and coming group on the Macross 7, an intergalactic colony ship traveling through space looking for a new planet to call home. During its flight, an unknown alien race appeared and started laying siege upon the colony. However, its attacks are not conventional - instead of trying to destroy them, they steal what is known as "spiritia," leaving victims in a catatonic state. Basara, yearning to have his music heard, flies into the battle zone in his Valkyrie to spread the message of music.
#1 - Men of Burning Passion
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1995
City 7 gets trapped in the magnetic pull of a nearby star. Milia, Basara and Gamilin do their best to save the city, but the gravitational pull is too strong. As City 7 teters on the edge of destruction, Gigil and the Varauta attack in a final attempt to capture the city.
#2 - Sivil of the Forbidden Planet
Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 7/9/1995
After discovering his reason for singing, Basara finally returns to reunite with Fire Bomber. Meanwhile, Gepelnitchi moves forward with his Spiritia Farm Project and surrounds Planet Lux with seventy thousand troops, trapping Macross 7 on the planet.
#3 - Rainbow Colored Song Energy
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/23/1995
Battle 7 and City 7 are stuck on the surface of planet Lux for awhile until repairs are complete. Dr. Chiba shows Fire Bomber the culmination of his many years of research into Song Energy, and unveils his technology giving the musicians in Fire Bomber a New Type of power,
#4 - New Sound Weapon
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/30/1995
Dr. Chiba shows off some brand new accessories to go with the Sound Force Valkyries and he is really eager to have Sound Force try them. Basara completely spaces out during band practice and then gets grumpy and leaves without telling anyone where he’s going or what he’s doing. Sound Force has to get in their Valkyries and play an important gig without him.
#5 - Papa and Mama, Love Once Again
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/7/1995
Mylene, tired of her parents fighting all the time, plots to get them together one last time. Basara, tired of haters who don't want to listen to his song, forces his enemies listen to his song even harder.
#6 - The Formula for a Love Triangle
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/14/1995
In his typical fashion, Basara is gone and won’t tell anyone where he is or what he is doing. Mylene asks her bodyguard Michael to follow him and get to the bottom of what he is up to. Mylene airs her frustrations to Gamlin who has a surprising admiration for Basara. Gamlin has been inspired by Basara's piloting to practice his QM-69, and despite the physical demands he strives to QM-69 to completion in order to approach Basara's level.
#7 - Passionate Scandal
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/21/1995
A reporter for the Galaxy Sport tabloid has been working on her next big scoop about the mysterious Nekki Basara. Rex drops him off at the sewer where he belongs. The reporter manages to track him down to his super secret busking location in the middle of the City 7 Vegetation Plant, and witnesses him getting beaten to a pulp by a homeless man. But the way he takes the assault is really impressive and I know it sounds stupid when I say it so you would just had to have been there to see it.
#8 - Jamming Birds
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/28/1995
After the resounding success of Dr. Chiba’s Project M, the United Forces hold open auditions for their own unconventional Song Energy team that is a bit more dependable than the band Fire Bomber and the mercurial Nekki Basara. The auditions culminate in the creation The Jamming Birds, a group of civilian wedding singers with zero combat experience. They are immediately strapped into ejection seats and then thrust into battle under live fire.
#9 - Betrayal and a Girl's Tears
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/4/1995
Basara is close to figuring out the reason why he sings. He returns to the City 7 Vegetation Plant to fill Sivil with his Song Energy while she is hibernating in her bubble. Gigil also finally has enough Spiritia collected to revive her, and so they will both have their ambitions come to fruition at long last and nothing could possibly go wrong with their plans.
#10 - The Day Gigil Sang
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/11/1995
Fire Bomber plays a massive concert in a packed venue filled with fans. Basara pouted and left before the concert started but at least this time his bandmates know why. Basara will not come back until he finds something. Gamlin is released from his duty as leader of Diamond Force. Grabil and Valgo fight over who gets gets dibs on Sivil’s fresh surplus Spiritia, and everyone is awestruck when Gigil arrives to stop the infighting and he sings with the voice of an angel.
#11 - A Night for Just the Two of Us
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/18/1995
Basara has only just begun the ultimate pout. People are starting to notice that Fire Bomber is missing it's lead singer and guitarist, so Mylene and Gamlin hop into their Valkyries to find him and try to put an end to this PR disaster. During their awkward camping trip in the wilderness, Mylene’s exotic pet Guvava goes missing. Meanwhile Lord Geperuniti begins his plan for a mutually peaceful and sustainable future for everybody.
#12 - Men's Passionate Song
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/25/1995
Basara has been located, but he flies off again after dreaming about Sivil. Following his instincts, he spots Sivil in an area covered in clouds. However, Basara isn't the only one looking for Sivil, and it is a race against time to save her.
#13 - The Mystery of the Ruins?
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/2/1995
Basara takes off once again, following Sivil on a journey through the galaxy. Back on Planet Lux, Exsedol leaves Battle 7 to investigate some ancient ruins that have suddenly appeared. Gepelnitchi believes the ruins are a danger to his plans.
#14 - Midnight Duet
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/9/1995
Basara shows up late and leaves early for band practice with the newly-formed “Sound Force”, much to the chagrin of everyone. Gamlin’s new assignment gives him the free time to take Mylene to a rock concert, and Basara gets set up to record a duet with the number one singer on the Galaxy Network, Alice Holiday. Meanwhile Gigil is in the City 7 park absolutely fiending for some high-quality Spiritia.
#15 - Basara Returns
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/16/1995
Akiko uses military footage of Fire Bomber in action to create a new promo video for the band. Meanwhile, Basara's Valkyrie goes in for some much needed repairs. However, when Gavil attacks Battle 7, the Jamming Birds are forced to deploy.
#16 - A Feeling that Reaches Beyond the Stars
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/23/1995
In a strategy meeting regarding the Protodeviln threat, Basara argues for using music to achieve peace. However, the military stands firm on the need to go to war. Sound Force's struggles in their next battle hurt Basara's cause.
#17 - I'm Crazy About Mylene!
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/30/1995
Mylene is run off her feet with Fire Bomber concerts and Sound Force duties. Amidst all this newfound busyness, she runs into a young boy named Billy, who says he is a huge fan of hers. However, his cheeky behaviour only serves to irritate Mylene.
#18 - Desperate Capture Operation
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 8/6/1995
Dr. Chiba believes that there is some connection between the Anima Spiritia that sealed Protodeviln and the song energy. He then devises a plan to create a sound barrier in "Sound Force" to capture Protodeviln. "Sound Force" then attempts to capture Grabil and Gabil, who have attacked, but the two end up combining...
#19 - Individual Farewells
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 8/13/1995
Macross 7 receives a special order from Earth's Joint Forces Headquarters to destroy the fourth planet in the Ballot system, believed to be the base of the Protodeviln. Max then plans a surprise assault called "Operation Stargazer" with a small elite force under his direct command. Basara, Gamlin and the others volunteer for the mission, but Mylene is left out...
#20 - The Nightmarish Invasion
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/20/1995
An elite force led by Max has folded out into orbit around the fourth planet. The Valkyries are divided into different units and head out to the cave where the Protodeviln sleeps. However, Gepelnitch, aware of this, has stationed Gabil and the others in the cave, forcing each Valkyrie into a difficult battle. Meanwhile, Gabil's attack causes Gamlin to...
#21 - Ambitious Fourth Planet
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/27/1995
Basara and his friends fall into Gepelnich's trap and are taken prisoner. Gepelnich then tells them that their lives will be guaranteed if they provide him with Spiritia, but they stage an escape with the song of Mylene, who has recovered from the shock of Gamlin's death. In the process, Basara and his friends discover tens of thousands of Macross 5 citizens who have been put to sleep...
#22 - Gamlin's Rebellion
Season 1 - Episode 46 - Aired 9/3/1995
Macross 7 faces a difficult future after the surprise attack planned by Max ends in failure. However, Max believes that the enemy's reaction suggests a connection between Anima Spiritia and Basara's song, and has Dr. Chiba and his team investigate. Meanwhile, Gamlin, whose body has been taken over by Gabil, begins blowing up military facilities one after another, taking Mylene hostage as she tries to stop him...
#23 - The Death of Basara
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 9/10/1995
Gepelnitch has awakened two new Protodeviln, Zomdo and Gollum. The Zomdos then take the citizens of Macross 5 hostage and launch an attack on Macross 7. The Sound Force attempts to stop the Protodeviln with song. Their song weakens the Zomdos, and it seems the citizens of Macross 5 have been revived, but...
#24 - Mylene's Tears
Season 1 - Episode 48 - Aired 9/17/1995
Mylene and the others watch over Basara, who lies in a glass case. As they do so, Ray is reminiscing about the time they first met. Meanwhile, on the fourth planet in the Barota star system, Gepelunich's true form is beginning to awaken. Now that Basara, who possesses the Anima Spiritia that can contain Gepelunich, is unable to sing, Dr. Chiba seeks a countermeasure...
#25 - A Voice Reaching Across the Galaxy
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 9/24/1995
Countless dark tentacles extend from Gepelnich's body and begin to engulf the surrounding planets. Those tentacles even extend to Macross 7... Is Macross 7 destined to be swallowed up by the darkness? Will Spiritia be stolen from the entire galaxy? And will Basara never awaken again...?