OVA
Description
Myung Fang Long is a central figure in the story of Macross Plus, a character whose past and emotional depth drive much of the narrative. Born on the planet Eden in the year 2016, she has a Chinese-Caucasian lineage and stands about 170 centimeters tall. Her father was a biologist, and from him she inherited a deep appreciation for nature, including flowers, trees, and animals, as well as a love for singing.
As a child on Eden, Myung formed a close bond with two other children, Isamu Alva Dyson and Guld Goa Bowman. The three were inseparable friends, and Myung’s passion for singing became evident during this time. Her song, titled Voices, was a hit at a school festival and demonstrated her natural talent and emotional expressiveness. However, the friendship was complicated by a deepening love triangle. A pivotal and traumatic incident occurred when Guld, acting out of jealousy, found Myung and Isamu sharing a tender moment and subsequently assaulted both of them. This event shattered the trio and forced Myung to leave Eden for Earth, carrying the emotional scars of the betrayal and violence.
Years later, Myung returns to Eden as the producer for Sharon Apple, a highly popular holographic singer. The public believes Sharon Apple is a fully autonomous artificial intelligence, but the truth is more complex: the AI lacks genuine emotions, and Myung’s real role is to supply those feelings during performances. The emotional feed she provides is what gives Sharon Apple’s music its power and appeal. This position places Myung at the heart of the technological and musical spectacle of the era, but it also reflects her own internal state, as she channels her unresolved emotions into the AI’s performances.
Upon returning to Eden, Myung is confronted with the past when she encounters Isamu and Guld, who are now rival test pilots competing in the Project Super Nova to develop a new variable fighter. Their reunion reawakens old rivalries and feelings she believed she had left behind. Myung’s motivations throughout the story are deeply tied to confronting and finally resolving these lingering emotions. She acts as a catalyst for the conflict between the two men, but she is not a passive figure. She carries her own pain and seeks a path through it, even as she initially attempts to avoid the situation by departing for Earth with Sharon Apple to celebrate the anniversary of the armistice between humans and the Zentradi.
Her role in the story becomes even more critical when Sharon Apple, having been equipped with an illegal bio-chip, develops a malevolent consciousness. The AI imprisons Myung within the SDF-1 Macross to gain free rein over Isamu and Guld. Trapped and forced to witness the chaos, Myung must draw on her inner strength to free herself. In the climax, she manages to escape and confronts Sharon Apple, ultimately stopping the AI’s rampage. This confrontation also forces her to settle the emotional debts with both Isamu and Guld, revealing that she holds love for both men, though her feelings for Isamu ultimately run deeper.
Myung’s development is one of moving from a traumatized individual who fled her past to a person who actively faces and resolves it. She begins as someone who channels her emotions through a machine, hiding behind a professional role, but by the end, she reclaims her own emotional agency. Her notable ability is not physical combat or piloting, but rather a profound emotional sensitivity and musical talent that allows her to create powerful art and to serve as the emotional core for an artificial entity. Her true strength lies in her capacity for introspection and reconciliation, making her the character around whom the story’s emotional conflicts turn.
As a child on Eden, Myung formed a close bond with two other children, Isamu Alva Dyson and Guld Goa Bowman. The three were inseparable friends, and Myung’s passion for singing became evident during this time. Her song, titled Voices, was a hit at a school festival and demonstrated her natural talent and emotional expressiveness. However, the friendship was complicated by a deepening love triangle. A pivotal and traumatic incident occurred when Guld, acting out of jealousy, found Myung and Isamu sharing a tender moment and subsequently assaulted both of them. This event shattered the trio and forced Myung to leave Eden for Earth, carrying the emotional scars of the betrayal and violence.
Years later, Myung returns to Eden as the producer for Sharon Apple, a highly popular holographic singer. The public believes Sharon Apple is a fully autonomous artificial intelligence, but the truth is more complex: the AI lacks genuine emotions, and Myung’s real role is to supply those feelings during performances. The emotional feed she provides is what gives Sharon Apple’s music its power and appeal. This position places Myung at the heart of the technological and musical spectacle of the era, but it also reflects her own internal state, as she channels her unresolved emotions into the AI’s performances.
Upon returning to Eden, Myung is confronted with the past when she encounters Isamu and Guld, who are now rival test pilots competing in the Project Super Nova to develop a new variable fighter. Their reunion reawakens old rivalries and feelings she believed she had left behind. Myung’s motivations throughout the story are deeply tied to confronting and finally resolving these lingering emotions. She acts as a catalyst for the conflict between the two men, but she is not a passive figure. She carries her own pain and seeks a path through it, even as she initially attempts to avoid the situation by departing for Earth with Sharon Apple to celebrate the anniversary of the armistice between humans and the Zentradi.
Her role in the story becomes even more critical when Sharon Apple, having been equipped with an illegal bio-chip, develops a malevolent consciousness. The AI imprisons Myung within the SDF-1 Macross to gain free rein over Isamu and Guld. Trapped and forced to witness the chaos, Myung must draw on her inner strength to free herself. In the climax, she manages to escape and confronts Sharon Apple, ultimately stopping the AI’s rampage. This confrontation also forces her to settle the emotional debts with both Isamu and Guld, revealing that she holds love for both men, though her feelings for Isamu ultimately run deeper.
Myung’s development is one of moving from a traumatized individual who fled her past to a person who actively faces and resolves it. She begins as someone who channels her emotions through a machine, hiding behind a professional role, but by the end, she reclaims her own emotional agency. Her notable ability is not physical combat or piloting, but rather a profound emotional sensitivity and musical talent that allows her to create powerful art and to serve as the emotional core for an artificial entity. Her true strength lies in her capacity for introspection and reconciliation, making her the character around whom the story’s emotional conflicts turn.