Anime
The series was animated by Satelight and was broadcast in Japan on MBS from April 4, 2008, to September 26, 2008.[6] A pre-broadcast airing titled Macross Frontier: Close Encounter - Deculture Edition or Macross Special Edition (マクロスSP版), showcasing a preview version of the first episode was aired on December 23, 2007. The series premiered on satellite television in Japan on Animax on April 7, 2008.[7]
The series started streaming on Disney+ globally (via the Star hub) in 2024.[8] The series started streaming on Hulu in the United States on January 13, 2025.[9]
Manga
Four separate manga adaptations were run in Shōnen Ace, Comp Ace and Bessatsu Friend, starting in December 2007, February 2008, July 2008, and September 2010, respectively.
Others
Radio Macross
Radio Macross is a radio program, based on Macross Frontier, which was first broadcast on Bunka Hōsō and MBS Radio on January 3, 2008. It has featured Megumi Nakajima and Kenta Miyake, voice actors for the characters Ranka Lee and Bobby Margot, as hosts.[10]
Macross Fufonfia
Macross Fufonfia is a series of Flash-based 90-second promotional shorts developed by Satelight and sponsored by Mainichi Broadcasting System where characters from Macross Frontier are portrayed as office ladies and employees at the "Frontier Software Company". While not exactly standard anime, more a sort of paper cut-out animation, these ONA shorts are a fun spoof of the original series intended to promote the show. The series was aired in 2007 and featured 20 episodes.
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Radio Macross
Radio Macross is a radio program, based on Macross Frontier, which was first broadcast on Bunka Hōsō and MBS Radio on January 3, 2008. It has featured Megumi Nakajima and Kenta Miyake, voice actors for the characters Ranka Lee and Bobby Margot, as hosts.[10]
Macross Fufonfia
Macross Fufonfia is a series of Flash-based 90-second promotional shorts developed by Satelight and sponsored by Mainichi Broadcasting System where characters from Macross Frontier are portrayed as office ladies and employees at the "Frontier Software Company". While not exactly standard anime, more a sort of paper cut-out animation, these ONA shorts are a fun spoof of the original series intended to promote the show. The series was aired in 2007 and featured 20 episodes.
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
A theatrical version of the Macross Frontier anime television series was announced in Japan during the broadcast of the 25th and final episode "Your Sound" ("Anata no Oto") on September 25, 2008. According to interviews with Shōji Kawamori the movie was to be an adaptation of the story from the television series. Japanese anime magazine Animedia had originally announced that the film was to be released during the summer of 2009.[11][12] Other reports later placed the premiere in the fall of 2009.[13] That report was confirmed by an itasha (vehicle decorated with character art) mini-van outside the "Macross: The Super Dimension Space Launching Ceremony" event that took place on February 22, 2009, in Japan. However, at that point, the creator Shoji Kawamori and the cast members Yuuichi Nakamura (Alto Saotome), Aya Endo (Sheryl Nome), and Megumi Nakajima (Ranka Lee) noted on the actual event, that the new date and the title were still subjected to changes.[14]
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
The official website of the Macross Frontier anime series has confirmed that there will be two theatrical Macross Frontier films. While The False Songstress primarily reedited footage from the show's initial 13 episodes, the second film, titled Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (劇場版 マクロスF 恋離飛翼 〜サヨナラノツバサ〜), diverges significantly from the events of the television series, featuring entirely new animation and new music.[20] In the Macross Frontier Girasama Festival, the movie's release date is confirmed to be on February 26, 2011.[21] The Wings of Farewell provides an original story and an alternate conclusion to Frontier, following directly off of The False Songstress.
Blu-ray and DVD editions of the movie were released by Bandai Namco Games on October 20, 2011. The Blu-ray version is still a Hybrid Pack, the same as the first movie released in Blu-ray.[22] A PS3 game titled Macross Last Frontier is included in the Hybrid Pack, and it can be played when the disc is in the PlayStation 3.[23][24]
Macross F Galaxy Tour Final in Budokan
In November 2008, a live concert of Macross Frontier's music was performed by May'n, Megumi Nakajima, and Yoko Kanno. A video recording of the concert was released in November 2009, and is available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
All That VF - Macross 25th Anniversary Air Show (Frontier Edition)
Coinciding with both the 25th anniversary of Macross and the Blu-ray releases of volume one of both Macross Zero and Macross Frontier, the official website of Macross Frontier posted two newly animated short films featuring Air Show style demonstrations for both series. People who purchased the first pressings of either Macross Zero or Macross Frontier received a unique code to enter into the website and therefore be able to watch the short film of the respective anime.[25][26]
