She may be weary.

Young girls they do get weary

Wearing that same old shabby dress.

And when she gets weary

Try a little tenderness.

It's not just sentimental.

She has her grief and care.

And a word that's soft and gentle

Makes it easier to bear.

This should surprise no one.

To all parties and their attorneys of record: Please take notice that henceforth there shall exist two levels of AWESOME: Regular, and Milia Class.

So ordered.

Here is a comprehensive list of all the shows I'm watching right now:

1. Macross 7
2. Tokimeki Memorial ~Only Love~

That is all.

THIS BATTLE IS POINTLESS. LISTEN TO MY SONG!

Yeah....

Really, I don't have any excuse for not watching Macross 7 earlier. All I can recall is that I watched the first episode years ago and incredulously responded, "What in Hell? Is he flying that thing with a GUITAR? Where did he get a Valkyrie in the first place?" I still have the same questions this time around, but I figure all will be explained in time...hopefully. Besides, if I had the patience to give Eureka 7 a 48-episode test, I can do the same for Macross 7. C'mon, it's MACROSS, for crying out loud.

So far, Max and Milia and, uh, the head of Exodol are the only returning characters from Cho Jiku Yosai Macross, although all three seem too young for it to be 2045—absent some manner of Top wo Nerae-esque time dilation, that is.

So, I'm watching Macross 7, and I've decided that Gundam SEED Destiny's Anime Jesus Kira Yamato and his holier-than-thou pacifism would be a lot less offensive if he was more like Nekki Basara.

And I don't even like Basara, although I do like him better than Renton from Eureka 7. Basara is obsessively single-minded—to an extent that it makes Macross 7 rather bizarre, even for a kid's show. In a way, Basara kind of reminds me of the inept substitute manager from Full Moon wo Sagashite. It's still better than making him a whiny, dumb kid like Renton. Okay, two out of three.

Mylene and Guvava.

Keeping Basara in check (read: constantly bitching him out) is Max and Milia's seventh (and youngest) child, Mylene.

Mylene is a 14-year-old aspiring rock star. To that end, Macross 7 again reminds me of Full Moon wo Sagashite, although Mylene is no Mitsuki, and Fire Bomber is not as good as Fullmoon. There aren't many different songs through the first 20 episodes of Macross 7, so the music is rather repetitive. There aren't many songs in the first 20 episodes of Full Moon wo Sagashite, either, but the music in Full Moon is a lot better, albeit less conducive to ROCKING OUT.

I really am tired of pacifism dominating shows about WAR. I mean, I understand a kids' show can't really glorify war (except on Palestinian stations, apparently), but conceited characters who just happen to be able to whale all other charcters, yet refuse to fight (except to thrust their hippie dogma on everyone else, 'natch) are infuriating as all Hell.

This, of course, was the biggest reason (albeit among many) why Gundam SEED Destiny sucked.

"What? Why's everyone looking at me?"

Pacifism is only entertaining when it is rife with hypocrisy. SEED III Empress Lacus Clyne, I trust you will not disappoint.

Speaking of Lacus Clyne, I've also been looping Tanaka Rie's Lacus Clyne pacifist ballads for some time now. I hope this isn't contradictory....

Unfortunately, Gundam SEED Lacus Clyne Destroys the World is going to have to wait until after recently-announced ALL NEW GUNDAM, which I'm not at all excited about because apparently the show takes the shittiest part of Destiny and makes it the main plot. Sigh.

Someone finally punches Basara in the face.

Macross 7 manages not to annoy me because it's so goofy. I mean, the best way to win battles in the Macross 7 universe is to SING HARDER. Also, I've determined that Macross 7 doesn't belong in the Cho Jiku Yosai Macross continuity, so it doesn't seem a sacriligous as it might otherwise be.

Gigil is the best singer in Macross 7.

Well, at least he is through the first 36 episodes.

I didn't think much of Gigil at first. As far as antagonists go, he didn't seem all that interesting. However, the big ugly bastard has won me over with his incorruptible loyalty to Sybil.

Guvava and Mylene.

Gigil isn't the only Macross 7 character that grew on me over time. Mylene also got a lot more likable when she stopped being so, err, one-note.

It helps that in the EDs Mylene is a real dish.

I'd much rather see Mylene as the lead character in Macross 7 instead of Basara. Unfortunately, for much of the series she's relegated to being one of Basara's foils. (Read: Spends all her time bitching him out for being self-absorbed.)

Mylene and Gamlin.

It takes a while, but through her relationship with Gamlin, and brief moments revealed throughout the breadth of the series, the viewer gets to accept Mylene as a real character. Sadly, too many of the other players remain caricatures.

Let's rock.

Granted, complaining about a lack of character development in a show about teenagers piloting giant transforming robots controlled by guitars in order to drive off monstrous alien attackers via the power of ROCKING OUT may be a tad untoward.

In contrast to the OP and the first ED, the second ED of Macross 7 is a straightforward narrative. And how. Allow me to break it down for y'all:

First, we see an alarm clock sounding.

Bing bong! It's seven o'clock!

Next we see Mylene waking up.

Wake up, Mylene!

Then we get Mylene in a zero-gravity shower.

Wash up, Mylene!

And we pan over to see Mylene getting ready for school.

Get ready, Mylene!

Mylene is almost ready for school.

Don't be late for school, Mylene!

What shoes will you wear, Mylene?

Okay, this part doesn't really make sense.

Is that you, Gainax?

Man, that was heavy. Time to chill out.

School's a drag, Mylene!

Guvava agrees, Mylene!

Here we have Mylene relaxing under a tree. A mysterious gentleman approaches! Mysterious Gentleman, did you learn everything you know about women from Bing Crosby, too? Mysterious Gentleman offers Mylene a Coke.

Have a Coke, Mylene!

WHOA, Mylene must really really love Coke. No, I said Coke. C-O-K-E.

What are you trying to say, Mylene?

Assuming an accurate translation, the lyrics are also rather...unambiguous.

Be gentle, Mylene!

THAT'S RIGHT.