nterviewer: So we're planning a page for fans who don't know you (Itano) or the original Macross.

Itano: Macross Ace (the magazine this is in) is a damned bishoujo character magazine isn't it? I call it "yutori", though. Yutori character moe magazine. I think Macross (the original) was popular because of its balance, 1/3 each of cute girls, robots, and songs. But now they say mecha won't sell, robots won't sell, so they turn it into a character-based anime AND they want the fujoshi. I hate the stench of that sort of thing and so actually don't want to be in any magazine articles related to that bullshit, but I said I'd cooperate if they let me badmouth poo and here I am.

(Yutori = To give room or allowance for something. Used in "yutori kyouiku" (yutori education) which refers to the heavily criticized stress-free education system in use in Japan since 2002. Ever since then grades have been dropping and it has been blamed on kids these days being extremely stupid, spoilt, unable to think for themselves, etc. "Yutori" is slang referring to someone who has received yutori kyouiku, but is nowadays just used as a derogatory term. Think English "retard".)

Interviewer: I... see... (tears)

Itano: I DID watch all of Macross F. It's not fair to badmouth something without seeing it (chuckle).
So, like, there's one bit where a sniper in space mounts himself on an asteroid, right? But by doing so half his field of vision is gone. And asteroids aren't stationary so his aim is going to be really unstable. And then they use sniper rifles at point blank range? I notice this sort of stuff, you know.
It's well-drawn for a TV show and they were trying, but the relationships were half-assed and the heart of the drama is way too messy. Last time we had Minmei become a human failure, but this time it was the main character (laugh). People who like this rubbish have a totally different sense from me, so I'd really be happier if they didn't know who I was at all (laugh).

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K:”Setsuna, wait, in fact I…”
S: “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”
K:”Huh?”
S: “I’m sorry, Kazusa. I might not be able to save Haruki!”
K: “Wh…at!?”
S:“I’m sorry! You gave him back to me, but I couldn’t protect him!”
K: “Why…?”
S:“Uuuu…Waahhhhhhh……”
K: “What do you mean that you couldn’t protect him!? Do you know what you’re doing now!?”

Setsuna broke out at the same time. She confessed that her affection for Haruki was too much of a burden for him, that maybe only Kazusa knew how to turn him back to normal.

K: “Are you kidding me? I believed in you. I left him in your hands so you could look after him. Do you know how miserable I was when I gave him back to you!?”
S: “I’m sorry. I’m sorry! But it’s been really hard for me…”
K: “Now you’re just going to give up on him!?”
S: “But it was you who gave up on him. It was you who let go of his hand.”
K: “What’re you talking about? It was you who snatched him from me in the first place!”
S: “What should I do now, Kazusa!? Help me, help me…”
K: “Quit playing the tragic heroine here! The one who needs help most is me!”
S: “What’re you talking about? Aren’t you hitting it big in Europe now!?”
K: “What kind of nonsense is that! My mom is dying, that’s why I’m doing a concert for her!”
S: “Why are you not with your mom at this moment? You may regret it later!”
K: “I’ll be regretting too if the concert fails. I’m always forced to choose only one from what I want!”
S: “That’s…”
K:“It’s all your fault, Setsuna!”
S: “Why me? I can’t shoulder that much. Only Haruki!”
K: “So you’re not giving up on him after all!”
S: “Of course I’m not. And you should be the one to protect your mom!”
K: “Aren’t you contradicting yourself? You were gonna give up on Haruki just now!”
S: “I didn’t say it!”
K: “You said it, 5 minutes ago!”
S: “No, I didn’t. You don’t have any proof at all!”
K: “You…Give him back to me. You thief. You stole him from me!”
S: “Now is not the time to argue this. Why did the three of us always have to be like this?”
K: “Waaaaahhhhh…”
S: “Kazusa…Wahhhhhhh…”
K+S: ……
(After they both calmed down a little.)
K: “Just give him back!”
S: “Never!”
K: “You have any idea how miserable I am at this moment? Show me some sympathy!”
S: “I can rush to Europe and look after your mother to cheer you up if that’s what you want. But no, I will never let go of him! I’ll get him back to normal.”
K: “Can you really do that?”
S: “I will bring back the old Haruki, no matter what!”