🧭 Watch order guide

Macross Zero watch order

8 core entries, 24 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 2d 17h. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

2d 17h

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 2d 17h in total · longest: Macross 7

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Item	Runtime
Macross Zero	2h 30m
Macross	15h 36m
Macross Plus	2h 36m
Macross 7	20h 25m
Macross 7 Movie: Ginga ga Ore wo Yondeiru!	33m
Macross Dynamite 7	2h
Macross F	10h
Macross Δ	9h 58m
Macross Δ: Zettai LIVE!!!!!!	1h 50m
Macross Frontier: Toki no Meikyuu	14m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Macross F at 7.85 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.18

Numbers follow the watch order; hover a point or use the table for names.

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Macross Zero	7.46
2	Macross	7.81
3	Macross Plus	7.76
4	Macross 7	7.14
5	Macross Dynamite 7	6.89
6	Macross F	7.85
7	Macross Δ	7.15
8	Macross Δ: Zettai LIVE!!!!!!	7.64

Recommended order

1
Main
Macross Zero
OVA · 2002 · 5 ep · 2h 30m
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF Macross Zero Version
ONA · 2008 · 1 ep · 2m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Main
Macross
TV Series · 1982 · 36 ep · 15h 36m
Core story – watch in this order.
4
Side storyoptional
Macross XX
Special · 2002 · 1 ep · 2m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
5
Side storyoptional
Mini-Chara Macross
Special · 2002 · 1 ep · 1m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
6
Main
Macross Plus
OVA · 1994 · 4 ep · 2h 36m
Core story – watch in this order.
7
Main
Macross 7
TV Series · 1994 · 49 ep · 20h 25m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Side storyoptional
Macross 7 Plus
Special · 1995 · 11 ep · 22m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
9
Movie
Macross 7 Movie: Ginga ga Ore wo Yondeiru!
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep · 33m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
10
Side storyoptional
Macross 7 Encore
OVA · 1995 · 3 ep · 1h 12m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
11
Main
Macross Dynamite 7
OVA · 1997 · 4 ep · 2h
Core story – watch in this order.
12
Main
Macross F
TV Series · 2008 · 25 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
13
Side storyoptional
Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF Macross F Version
ONA · 2008 · 1 ep · 2m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
14
Side storyoptional
Macross F Music Clip Shuu: Nyankuri
Music · 2010 · 1 ep · 38m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
15
Side storyoptional
Macross F: Choujikuu Gekijou
OVA · 2011 · 1 ep · 2m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
16
Side storyoptional
Gooorgeous
Music · 2017 · 1 ep · 2m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
17
Main
Macross Δ
TV Series · 2016 · 26 ep · 9h 58m
Core story – watch in this order.
18
Side storyoptional
Macross Δ: Delta Shougekijou
Special · 2016 · 9 ep · 45m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
19
Side storyoptional
Macross Δ SP
OVA · 2016 · 1h 25m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
20
Movie
Macross Δ Movie: Gekijou no Walküre
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
21
Side storyoptional
Macross (2018)
TV Series
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
22
Main
Macross Δ: Zettai LIVE!!!!!!
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep · 1h 50m
Core story – watch in this order.
23
Movie
Macross Frontier: Toki no Meikyuu
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep · 14m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.

Safe to skip

Recap compilations and alternative cuts that retell episodes you will already have seen.

Release order

1Macross1982-10
2Macross: Do You Remember Love?1984-07
3Macross Flash Back 20121987-06
4Macross Plus1994-08
5Macross 71994-10
6Macross 7 Plus1995-01
7Macross 7 Movie: Ginga ga Ore wo Yondeiru!1995-09
8Macross Plus Movie Edition1995-10
9Macross 7 Encore1995-12
10Macross Dynamite 71997-12
11Macross XX2002-08
12Mini-Chara Macross2002-08
13Macross Zero2002-12
14Macross F: Close Encounter - Deculture Edition2007-12
15Macross F2008-04
16Macross Fufonfia2008-05
17Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF Macross Zero Version2008-07
18Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF Macross F Version2008-08
19Macross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no Utahime2009-11
20Macross F Music Clip Shuu: Nyankuri2010-11
21Macross F: Choujikuu Gekijou2011-02
22Macross F Movie 2: Sayonara no Tsubasa2011-02
23Macross FB7: Ore no Uta wo Kike!2012-10
24Battlefield Prologue (Prefetch Edition)2015-12
25Macross Δ2016-04
26Macross Δ: Delta Shougekijou2016-07
27Macross Δ SP2016-07
28Gooorgeous2017-03
29Macross Δ Movie: Gekijou no Walküre2018-02
30Macross Δ: Zettai LIVE!!!!!!2021-10
31Macross Frontier: Toki no Meikyuu2021-10
32Macross (2018)TBA

Macross Zero watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Macross Zero in?

Follow the recommended order above: Macross Zero → Macross → Macross Plus → Macross 7 → Macross Dynamite 7 → Macross F → Macross Δ → Macross Δ: Zettai LIVE!!!!!!. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Macross Zero?

The core story and movies run about 2d 17h. At two hours a day that is roughly 33 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

Yes. Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Macross Flash Back 2012, Macross Plus Movie Edition, Macross FB7: Ore no Uta wo Kike!, Macross F: Close Encounter - Deculture Edition, Macross Fufonfia, Macross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no Utahime, Macross F Movie 2: Sayonara no Tsubasa, Battlefield Prologue (Prefetch Edition) retell events you have already seen and can be skipped.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.