Movie or OVA?

Yeah the movie was really good because it has a badass ending with guld and the drone fighter. However watching the OAV's will provide you with a great deal of insight to the total and complete storyline. The first episode shows the events leading up to isamu's arrival on eden as well as more interesting fight/ action sequences. Both (movie and OAV) are both unique in several different ways, and could be watched seperate from eachother. But I highly recommending on getting both, that way one could have a higher understanding of the complex world of the macross plus story.

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The OVA has an extra fight scene in it that is great (In the OVA, Isamu walks away from the plane crash uninjured, but it later almost killed when a Bowman turns a combat simulation into a real fight by bringing a loader gunpod along for the ride). For me, this scene is worth getting the OVA for on its own.

You also get a lot of backstory and a full English dub (if your into that kind of thing). TheOVA has a less gory ending and the nudity is removed so that kids can watch it.

English Language Anime: Dub it, don't pervert it.

i liked the OVA more. they cut out a bunch of stuff here and there and a big ol' chunk out of episode 3.