- The 4-episode OVA has been released theatrically in 1995 as 'Macross Plus - Movie Edition'. New length is 115 minutes with approximately 20 minutes of new footage for continuity.
- Material exclusive to the OVAs, not present in the movie:
- Isamu is introduced fighting Zentraedi rebels in an asteroid field, disobeying orders, thus being sent to Planet Eden, Also his arrival to the planet is shown here, where he first sees and nearly crashes with Guld's YF-21.
- A meeting where Col. Millard explains the project to Isamu.
- Alternate first meeting between Guld and Isamu in a staff meeting
- Preparations for the Sharon Apple concert in the stadium.
- A funny scene with Isamu wrecking the simulator and asking Lucy out.
- Isamu and Lucy hanging out, deciding to go to Star Hill.
- Myung taking a cab, deciding to go to Star Hill.
- Isamu, Lucy and Yang arriving at Sharon Apple's concert.
- A few still shots where we hear Myung crying and Isamu and Guld saying they'll protect her.
- Isamu being shown the YF-19 for the first time.
- Montage of shots with both YF-19 and YF-21, where 19 wins most tests.
- Guld altering the Ammo supply for YF-21, putting real bullets instead of paint.
- During the fire at the concert hall, Isamu responds to the call and is seen on his bike avoiding the cops. later he inspects the scene and someone tells him some guy (Guld) took Myung.
- A brief scene where Lucy yells at Isamu for disappearing the last night, after which he finds Guld having breakfast.
- A long fist fight between YF-19 and YF-21 in Battroid mode, where an almost defeated Guld shoots the YF-19 with real bullets.
- Myung being called on the phone after the "accident".
- A meeting between officials about Guld.
- Guld and Col. Millard talking in an elevator.
- Isamu faking the camera records to escape and go after Myung and the Ghost.
- Isamu, still wounded and angered, wrecking the simulator again after the hospital fight.
- Extended scene of Myung's departure with Morgan and Kate bidding farewell to Myung.
- Isamu and Yang coming out of the fold, talk a bit longer about penetrating orbital defenses, the song "Pulse" appearing as BGM.
- Fighting the Ghost, Guld pretends to explode, only to come out of the explosion intact and keep fighting.
- Material exclusive to the movie, not present in the OVAs:
- Alternate first encounter between Guld and Isamu in a hangar.
- Alternate angle and voice tone for Isamu's "Show me what you got" line.
- Instead of the tests montage, there is a scene of Isamu doing free fall with the YF-19 and making a risky high-speed landing, while in the control room, Guld remembers Isamu stealing a plane years ago he made when young and drawing a Pterosaur in the sky during an exhibition.
- More scenes with Isamu and Lucy. In a dock at night he describes how he feels when he flies. A later Post-Coital scene with both sleeping naked in bed.
- More brief flashbacks of Guld trying to rape Myung.
- Isamu here ignores the call to save Myung.
- The YF-19 is introduced in the beginning whereas the OVAs introduce it in the second episode.
- Rather than just crashing, Guld does Kamikaze to destroy the Ghost.
- A scene with Myung and Mr Raymond talking about Eden, and Myung "avoiding" a question about her singing instead of Sharon.
- An alternate, longer "Information High" montage sequence.
- Guld also pretends to be destroyed, but here he falls a bit and comes back up, ditching the speed limitators.
- Guld taking the YF-21 beyond its speed limit, and chasing the Ghost way longer, until both become like shooting stars. The faster the plane goes, Guld's organs start to crumble, his skin is almost peeled back, and his eyes explode. Just as this happens he gets the Ghost.
- A minor flashback sequence with Isamu and Myung as kids trying to catch a giant pterosaur feather, and Guld helping them grab it.
- A faint, somber music is played as the Macross lands back into the water.
- The morning after the final fight, Isamu lands and wakes up myung who goes to see him. As they talk she starts to sing, and after playing the flashback sequence of their youth, Isamu and Myung both raise their hands like planes and point them to a star (Guld).
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