 A new manga adaptation of the first TV series called was released in Japan during 2009.It is a comic format alternate telling of the events in "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" (with modern character and mecha designs) that was being serialized in the "Macross Ace" manga magazine until its cancellation, being moved to "Newtype Ace" manga magazine, where it's being currently serialized.The artist for the new manga series is Haruhiko Mikimoto, who was the character designer for the original "Macross".