In 2040 AD on the colonial planet Eden, the Ministry of Defence is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced weapon to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson is an extrovert jet fighter maverick assigned as a new test pilot on project Super Nova. Competition heats up when he discovers that his old rival Guld Bowman is the test pilot for the competing project. The arrival of Myung Fang Lone, a mutual ex-girlfriend, adds more tension to the conflict.

Macross Plus is a four-episode anime OVA and a theatrical movie.

The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings, which instead are supplied by Myung Fang Lone. Sharon’s debut concert is on planet Eden, where at the same time, fighter pilots Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman battle over air superiority for the Supernova Project. Isamu, Guld and Myung were once childhood friends, but after an accident seven years ago, they went their own separate ways. With Myung back in the picture, the old disputes are once again awakened. And when an unstable and illegal AI technique is installed in Sharon, the situation is worsened.

Gunbuster, known in Japan as Aim for the Top! (トップをねらえ! Toppu o Nerae!), is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Gainax released from 1988 to 1989.

In the very near future, a race of huge, insect-like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots. These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth’s youth, picked from training schools around the world. The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Takaya Noriko.