The galactic fairies Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee sing off with "Lion".  What would a Macross Frontier concert be without THE Macross song that has transcended time itself, "Ai Oboete Imasu ka?" (Do You Remember Love?) If there's anything that blew my mind with the series that marked the 25th anniversary of the franchise, it was the inclusion of this song. Having seen the original series way back in the day, the song not only gives off a real sense of nostalgia but "completeness" as well. It's hard to imagine anyone ever matching up to Iijima Mari's original Lynn Minmay, but Nakajima Megumi makes a good pitch for it as Ranka Lee. For the performance of this infamous song, May'n also helped sing backup. In part 4, we also see the conclusion of the main portion of the concert, which reaches a climax with the awesome instrumental medley "Fold Out ~ Shinkuu he! Flying Guitar" before going all out in a flurry of songs "Nyan Nyan Service Medley" Budokan Special style. However, with no full performance of "Lion", things seemed incomplete. This brings us to the beginning of the encore portion of the concert, which realistically could've been a standalone mini-concert on its own. Starting with an instrumental performance of "Private Army" featuring Kanno Youko on an accordion, we're set up for the long-awaited live performance of Lion... and more! ...You know what to do. Videos after the jump!
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