Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced to hold “MACROSS Heroine Audition 2025,” an open audition for the role of a diva in the upcoming new Macross animation project. The new project by Sunrise was revealed back in July 2023.
“MACROSS Heroine Audition 2025” Trailer

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Entries for the audition will be accepted from 20:00 on March 2, 2025 to 23:59 on April 30, 2025 (JST), and open to women aged 13 to 22 (full age as of April 1, 2025). *This audition is limited to Japan residents, and people under 18 years old must have the consent of a parent or guardian.
To participate, applicants must upload documents, two types of photos for judging (one upper-body and one full-body shot) and a video on the web form. For the video, upload your performance of the audition’s assigned song, “i to ai,” to YouTube and enter the URL.
The assigned song was produced by FlyingDog and Lantis (Bandai Namco Music Live), which will work on the music for the new series. Videos of past singers and special guests singing the song will be released weekly on the audition’s official YouTube channel. The first performer is Minori Suzuki, who played Freyja Wion in the fourth TV anime series MACROSS Delta.
Minori Suzuki “i to ai” Performance Clip
The next performance clip is set to be posted o March 6 at 20:00 (JST) / 03:00 (PT).
Sources: “Macross Heroine Audition 2025” official website / X (formerly Twitter), Bandai Namco Filmworks press release