Let's talk transformations. The VF-1 Valkyrie in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross switches between Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid modes, and Shoji Kawamori's design made that fold feel like a real machine instead of a toy trick. The show premiered in Japan in October 1982, so those mode changes were a big deal on the screens of the day. Which transformation sequence still gives you chills, and does it hold up for someone watching it for the first time?
