When it comes to manga andanime series, fans know that Japanese creators aren’t in sync with the rest of the world when it comes to sensitive themes. Even though we’re in 2025,several shounen titles– stories that are mostly aimed at teenage boys – still come with a heavy dose of the male gaze and female representation is not always well-handled.In the late ’90s, it wasn’t any different, and the anime seriesMacross Dynamite 7took things so far thatDisney+and Hulu decided to remove scenes and an entire subplot of some of its episodes from the catalog.
The disturbing content involvedmain characterMylene Flare Jenius (voiced byTomo Sakurai). In the story,the 17-year-old girl is drugged and then sexually assaulted. The VOD entries forMacross Dynamite 7had the scenes removed in Japan, and Disney+ overseas immediately followed suit, as well asHuluin the United States. However, asAnime News Networkreveals, the scenes are still available on Japanese streaming services Bandai Channel and Amazon Prime Japan.
Even thoughcensorship and cuts in anime seriesare a frequent occurrence, they do not always make sense. But this is not the case withMacross Dynamite 7, which uses the sensitive subject as a plot devicerather than exploring it and conveying the gravity of it – especially for younger audiences. Of course, we still have to take into account that the show originally aired in the ’90s, a period in which most of the world wasn’t paying attention to how these stories were handled. By any standards, though, the subject and the age of the character could already be considered problematic at the time.
What Is ‘Macross Dynamite 7’ About?
Macross Dynamite 7is actually an OVA ofMacross 7, a 1994 anime series that, in turn, was the sequel ofSuper Dimension Fortress Macross, from 1982. An OVA (Original Video Animation) is a special and oftenstandalone episodefrom an anime series that is normally released straight to video. One of the most famous OVAs from recent years hailed from the hit seriesAttack on Titan.No Regrets: The Captain Levi Storychronicles the life of one of the anime’s most popular characters.
InMacross Dynamite 7, the story takes place in 2046 and centers around a group of characters on their way to the galaxy’s core to perform a concert. Music-themed animes are nothing new, but one of the stories that became most popular in the subgenre hailed from music duoDaft Punk. In March 2001, they released the albumDiscovery, which came with the anime musical movieInterstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemas a companion piece. The movie was recentlyre-released in theatersto celebrate its anniversary.
Macross Dynamite 7is available to stream on Hulu.
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
After accidentally triggering a space warship’s defense systems, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves thrust into an interstellar war with a powerful alien race. As they navigate through space aboard the transformed battleship, a complex love triangle emerges among the crew, adding human depth to their struggle for survival and peace.
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