In A.D. 2009, humanity is embroiled in a three‑way war against the giant humanoid aliens known as the Zentraedi (male) and Meltrandi (female). A space fold sends the Macross space fortress, and a portion of South Atalia Island, toward the outer edge of the Solar System, putting Macross on a return journey to Earth. During a brief skirmish with Zentraedi forces, rookie pilot Hikaru Ichijo rescues idol singer Lynn Minmay, and their bond deepens while they are stranded somewhere aboard the ship. Upon reaching Macross City, Minmay is seized by the Zentraedi, and Hikaru and the female officer Misa Hayase find themselves back on Earth, only to witness the devastation that has destroyed their civilization. Only a song dis...