The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012
1987 30m movie Film Japan

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012

超時空要塞マクロス Flash Back 2012

Synopsis

超時空要塞マクロス Flash Back 2012

Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated closing sequence showing the launch of Misa's colony vessel, the Megaroad-01, into space.

Other Titles From Big West

Animation + Science Fiction in Japan

314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 itself).

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 holds position #67 of 99 Japan films in the 1986–1988 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988
  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986
  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986
  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988
  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986
  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986
  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986
  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 premiered alongside 26 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1987.

The 712th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

35
Reviews
55th
Review-volume percentile
39th
Popularity percentile

35 audience reviews — more than 55% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (55th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
35
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,599 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,175 of 2,532 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesBig West, Bandai Visual
Runtime30m
Release DateJune 21, 1987
IMDbtt0159356