Ever wanted to know what happened after the events of Macross Frontier: The False Songstress? Well, worry no more. Fathom Events is here to help you out with that. Heck, they’re even here to help you out even if you’ve never watched The False Songstress. Which is just as well, because odds are, you’ve probably never watched it if you live in the US.
First (and Second) Coming of Macross to Theaters!
Fathom Events is finally selling tickets to Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell. This anime film sequel to Macross Frontier: The False Songstress will feature in the original Japanese audio with English subtitles. If you want to watch the English dub for some reason, then you’re out of luck for now. You’ll have to wait for later to find out when the English dub will arrive.
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell will hit theaters on June 30, 2022. You can purchase tickets directly from Fathom Events. In fact, why stop there? If you’ve never watched The False Songstress, then you can watch it as well on June 16, 2022. You can purchase tickets to it directly from Fathom Events as well. It may be a compilation film of the anime series of the same name, but seeing as how you can’t actually watch that anime series anywhere in the US at the time of this writing, The False Songstress might very well be your first time experiencing this latest chapter of Macross.
Macross Frontier Anime Films: Details
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress and Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell are the 2 anime films of the anime series of the same name. Satelight and Eight Bit are the animation studios behind The False Songstress, with Satelight only behind The Wings of Farewell. Both anime films feature Shōji Kawamori as the director, with Hiroyuki Yoshino and Kawamori working as writers. Yoko Kanno composed the music for both anime films.
As for what those anime films are about? Well, Fathom Events has a synopsis for Macross Frontier: The False Songstress below:
“It is the year 2059. The Macross Frontier fleet is on its way towards the center of the galaxy when it encounters a hostile alien species known as the Vajra. A concert by touring popstar Sheryl Nome becomes ground zero of an attack where both flight school trainee Alto Saotome and aspiring singer Ranka Lee are caught up in the chaos.”
Fathom Events also has a synopsis for Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell as well below:
“In the aftermath of the events of The False Songstress, Sheryl Nome remains aboard the Macross Frontier as her health begins to rapidly deteriorate. Meanwhile, Ranka Lee has become a singing sensation in her own right, and prepares for her debut concert just as a joint military operation to hunt down the Vajra Queen gets underway.”
Source: Fathom Events, Fathom Events
