Valkyrie & General Director Shoji Kawamori descend on Lazona Kawasaki! The moment of perfect combustion! Macross Delta the Movie" Presentation Event! Report

On October 9, 2017 (Monday, national holiday), the last day of a three-day weekend, the official announcement event for the anime "Macross Delta" "Instant Perfect Combustion! Macross Delta the Movie" announcement event! was held at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza's Roofa Plaza. Here are some scenes from the event, which drew a huge crowd of fans who filled the plaza where the event was held.

The event started with the appearance on stage of Minori Suzuki playing Freya Vion, JUNNA singing the role of Mikumo Ginne Maire, Kiono Anno playing Kaname Buccaneer, Mochimi Nishida playing Makina Nakajima, and Nao Higashiyama playing Reina Plowrer, all from the tactical music unit "Valkyrie". The members of the tactical music unit "Valkyrie". As soon as the girls appeared on stage, they started their mini live performance with their latest song "Valkyrie Stopped" which was released in January this year. The voltage of the fans, who had been eagerly waiting for the start of the show, reached the maximum right from the start. During the chorus, the audience chanted "Fufufufu~" in unison.

The audience sang "Fufufufu!" in chorus to the chorus of the second song, "Hitotsu Dokyu no Koi Nara (If it's just once in love)," as they took turns in the formation. This song is the opening theme song for the first half of the TV anime "Macross Delta" and the title song of their debut single, and is truly synonymous with the girls. Naturally, the performance and the fans' support were also highly enthusiastic and complete.

After singing two songs, each member greeted the audience. Freya Delta Suzuki Minori exclaimed, "I'm so happy to be able to sing with the five of us in this place! she exclaimed, further enlivening the audience.

Shoji Kawamori, the general director of the Macross series, then took the stage. This was the first time that all the Valkyries and Mr. Kawamori had come together for an event, which showed how premium this event was. In the midst of all this, important information about "Macross Delta the Movie" was announced one after another.

The official title of "Macross Delta the Movie" is "Macross Delta the Movie: Gekijou no Valkyrie. The official title of "Macross Delta the Movie" is "Macross Delta the Movie: Gekijo no Valkyrie," and the release date was also announced as February 9, 2018 (Friday). Perhaps because the Valkyrie members had eaten yakiniku the day before the event, fans called out "Meat (29)" in connection with the release date, and it was impressive that the entire venue was buoyed by this series of happy announcements.

It was also announced that the content of "Macross Delta the Movie" would be a reworking of the TV series. Although this is now a familiar development in the Macross series, Kawamori said, "The story changes quite a bit when the TV series is converted to the theater version. He reiterated that the Macross series is positioned as a TV anime that has a true story (the official history) and expresses it in the length of a TV series.

Furthermore, one of the highlights of the Macross series is the powerful battle scenes, including dogfights, which were once referred to as the "Itano Circus. The "Macross Delta the Movie" will be greatly enhanced from the TV version, and there are high expectations for the visual aspect of the film as well.

In addition, there were various announcements regarding Valkyrie's future activities. In addition to the production of new songs to accompany the theater version, what delighted fans the most was the news of Valkyrie's 3rd LIVE. Valkyrie's 3rd LIVE "Valkyrie will never betray you" will be held at Yokohama Arena on February 24 (Sat.) and 25 (Sun.), 2018. The fans who packed the venue gave a big ovation.

In addition, there will be a collaboration project between Macross and Tokyo Skytree starting January 9, 2018 (Tuesday). At the end of the event, the MC and Ms. Kawamori left the stage, but the Valkyries were still on stage. ......

Freya Delta Minori Suzuki called out, "Won't you sing and dance with us to the best Rumpika ever? to which the audience responded with cheers. After practicing call and response for a while, the last song of the day, "Rumpika ga pikkatte kikkatte," started!　Perhaps it was because of the practice that the audience became more united. Kawamori-san also came on stage in the middle of the song to enliven the live performance.

Rungu ga Pikkatto Hikaritara" is the ending song of the previous TV anime season, and together with "Hitotsu Dake no Koi Nara" is the title song of the single. In other words, the three songs performed at the concert symbolized the "origin" and "present" of the girls. With the movie version, Valkyrie and "Macross Delta" will continue to move forward together from this point on.

The event was a great success and a fitting start to a new step forward.

(Reporting by Michiko Sugahara)