Macross Frontier concert at AX

feeds@kickapps.com (Darkwater) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:27:33 PST

So this past weekend at AX in Los Angeles, I attended the Macross Frontier concerts where the voices of Ranka (Megumi Nakajima) and Sheryl (May'n) sang the songs from the series.

It was a good show, both were pretty good performers, and the crowd went wild (and it was a REALLY big crowd). At Nakajima's autograph signing, they had to turn away half of the people in line and do another signing later on that day - which they had to turn half the crowd away from again.

And then it struck me - virtually everyone in the crowd who was a fan, who sang along to the songs and cheered along, who waited hours to get an autograph - had to see Macross Frontier illegally.

I won't even pretend to know what's gone behind closed doors with HG and the Japanese studios, but it seems like there's SO much money being lost here with Macross not being able to be released worldwide. It seems like if its all about money, and everyone's arguing back and forth as to who should...

Subtitles for mospeada love live alive

feeds@kickapps.com (Daisky) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:50:00 PST

I have just finished watching Genesis climber mospeada & I want to watch mospeada love live alive.I downloaded it from 2 sources but both didn't have any subtitles & I searched for subtitles for it on subtitle sites but couldn't find any so can somebody tell me where I can download subtitles for it or download the movie with English subtitles if it is not against forum rules.If it is then give it to me in a private message.

Macross The First manga

feeds@kickapps.com (Legioss) — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:44:09 PST

This is one of the Macross manga that are currently being made. I was just wondering since nobody had said anything, were all of you aware this was going on? It's a retelling of the first TV series by Haruhiko Mikimoto.

Astro Plan...The Biggest RipOff Yet!

feeds@kickapps.com (FPilot) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:10 PST

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Plan

Just premiered in China a couple weeks ago. I wonder if somebody will do a gag dub of it.

Mospeada Complete Art Works

feeds@kickapps.com (CavScout) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:49:53 PST

New Mospeada art book is out.
http://www.otaku2.com/articleView.php?item=459
http://hlj.com/product/SKG30670

Anyone know where I can find a Track Listing for Macross OST Vol III: Miss DJ?

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:37:56 PST

I managed to find DYRL, Volume IV & Volume V on the Macross Compendium (though the names of many of the tracks were butchered to hell, being too-literal retranslations of the Japanese, instead of the English names that other sources have said were official, and used on compilation albums over the years).

But, I can't find a track listing for Miss DJ. Anyone got an idea where to look? I don't want to dig out 15 year old anime fan club flyers where over 7 issues, they printed the entire rec.arts.anime database on CD/LP/Cassette track listings, to hope that it's there.

Macross Frontier: The Movie

feeds@kickapps.com (FPilot) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:20:55 PST

Just got the word from Bandai Channel (tho' I doubt this is a scoop per se): a feature film version of Macross Frontier will appear in theaters in Japan starting November 21st. Don't know if it will be a new story or a highlights-of-the-series recap.

http://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_macross/

Of course, this brings tantalizing memories of how Macross II's movie version was simultaneously released on both sides of the ocean!

Macross Frontier OSTs

feeds@kickapps.com (Paploo) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:38:37 PST

Has anyone heard anything about there being potential domestic release of the Macross Frontier OSTs?

Way back in the mid-to-late '90s, we saw Victor release the Macross II soundtracks in the states, as well as most of the Macross Plus discs. Is there any chance of the same thing happening with Frontier? Or am I left with paying the $50+ for the import discs?

I'm getting tired of youtubing whenever I want to hear the vocal tracks.

Wouldn't this be something HGUSA would be interested in? I mean, there's already a built-in Macross Fanbase and they've shown willingness to market "Macross-only" merchandise before.

EDIT: So, if one was going to import the discs... any suggestions as to where? I see play-asia.com has them, but I've never ordered from them before. Ideas? Suggestions?

~Pap.

need help look for cyclone

feeds@kickapps.com (zino) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:59:53 PST

need help looking for pre production art of cyclone mecha or concept art for cyclone mecha help
any help thanks

Macross Earth Population

feeds@kickapps.com (Paploo) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:13:29 PST

I'm finally getting around to watching SDF: Macross (sad, no?). I have some... musings / wonderings concerning the status of the human population, post orbital bombardment.

From the narration in the animation, we know that: Macross City, the UN / Military aboard the SDF-01, and a "handful" of people survived the assault. The Macross compendium gives an estimate of 700,000 to a million people (but doesn't provide sources, as far as I can tell).

Has this ever been clarified? As in, there were X number of people who definitely and canonically survived the bombardment?

If the animation is correct, then how did the Earth come up with the numbers to populate the colonization missions starting in 2012? Especially considering they launched missions roughly once a year following the Megaroad-01's departure. Heck, even with the Compendium's numbers, it doesn't seem like the human race...

Macross Colony Fleets

feeds@kickapps.com (CavScout) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:21:33 PST

Why did the Macross colony fleets (in M7 and MF) spend so much time in regular space and not more time folding to where ever they were headed?

Southern Cross - Could The Auroran Have Saved It?

feeds@kickapps.com (Zor Master) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:40:23 PST

I've been thinking a lot about SC and why it's so unpopular. A lot of negative comments pertain to the opinion that the Hover Tank was not a very cool looking mecha.

Alternately, many people remember the AJACS and I've heard countless fans say they thought it was a very cool mecha. No one ever puts it down like the HT.

I personally like the HT, but I do think the AJACS is way cooler. The Hover Tank just doesnt scream "cool" like a robot helicopter does.

Lets suppose the creators of Southern Cross had decided in the planning stage to assign the Auroran to the ATAC and the HT to the TASC. Logistics of various episodes aside, (such as fighting in close quarters on Zor ships or the military rolls characters play) would a different (and arguably cooler) flagship mecha have propelled the series into a better timeslot or made it a more memorable portion of Robotech?

Just imagine the popularity of AJACS toys here in...

What has Egan and the rest of the Macross Compendium been smoking????

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:29:31 PST

While I have never really been a fan of wikis, sometimes the subject matter can lend itself to one.

I was interested in seeing the Macross Compendium go Wiki, as it would speed up the filling in of areas Egan didn't have the time for.

But, What the ****?

Does anyone else see that having a Wiki about a bunch of TV SERIES (and OAVs & Movies), where one cannot use EPISODE DIALOGUE to cite as a source is so beyond counter-intuitive and counter-productive to be downright insane?????

Currently, one can only cite WRITTEN sources for the Compendium, other than visual references (i.e. where the entry being discussed appears in footage). EVERYTHING else is being reverted by Azrael and the rest.

I can see possibly dealing with issues arising from separate fansubs/legal subs, but my GOD, there should be enough Japanese speakers in the fans to cross-check the data, especially if they went to a "moderated wiki" format where...

Macross Frontier Series Conclusion (spoilers)

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:28:50 PST

Well, the series is over - maybe something will actually resolve the relationships of the characters in the movie - provided the movie isn't a badly warped retelling of the series ala the Macross Plus movie edition.

First of all, I wonder how many of Galaxy's people actually were in on the scheme - nearly all of the defensive forces of the Battle Galaxy were AI drones (Ghosts), and the only manned squadron we see were cyborgs that Grace apparently could control at will. Did she and her accomplices deliberately sacrifice their entire colony fleet as a diversion to their scheme, or did they destroy it because they wouldn't submit? Or, is it still out there, somewhere, waiting to cause trouble?

It's an interesting statement made during the fight - The Protoculture knew of the Vajra, both admired and feared them, and drew inspiration from them for their works. This finally explains the non-humanoid Protodevlin, their ability real-time communicate /...

So, what is this "Macross Chronicle" thing I keep seeing advertised?

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:20:32 PST

I want to know, in case I actualyl manage to make it to a convention as a shopper this fall.

Anyone found a sub of Macross Frontier 17 yet?

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:33:04 PST

Normally, on Veoh, subs (often 4 or 5 within a 2-4 hour period) will show up 24-36 hours after airing in Japan. It's now past 72 hours, and no sub yet.

Has the person doing the scripts that most seem to be working from taken a vacation... Or could it be something more sinister (such as being Basara-phobic)?

After the rollercoaster of the last two weeks, what do you think Frontier will be like?

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:15:45 PST

I held off as long as I could on posting this....

"Fastest Delivery" about made me ill. It was the Frontier equivalent of "The Fleet of the Strongest Women", which itself was an episode so campy that it didn't even get aired as part of Macross 7!

It was nice seeing some of the homages to original Macross - especially since the Zentraedi all seemed to be clones from the same genetic seeds as Breetai's fleet (including an obvious Kravshera as a bad guy). But, it is pushing it that the young EW expert managed to not only get all that LAI equipment that apparently even the NUNS doesn't know about from his family, but got to send Michel & Ranka (especially the latter) to the planet with it. On top of that, Ranka's performance (even with her getting chewed out by Saotome for not wearing the protective gear) was blatantly using Chiba/Lovelock-derived equipment to influence the Zentradi - after all, the fleet HAD been living...

Noboru Ishiguro Speaks of Past, Present and Future

feeds@kickapps.com (FPilot) — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:23:27 PST

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-15/yamato-macross-director-noboru-ishiguro-interviewed

The model for Captain Gloval and Nemo...and the captain of the movement in anime that brought us Robotech.

You get the feeling....

feeds@kickapps.com (Basara 549) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:26:57 PST

That the colorists for the last part of Orguss were already working on Southern Cross???

There are at least two scenes in Episode 26, fully animated, that have Leigh (traditional spelling) / Riia (imaginAsian spelling) colored this way.

Southern Cross Sites

feeds@kickapps.com (CavScout) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:40:37 PST

Are there any decent Souther Cross sites out there anymore? I want to do some research on battloids and what not.

Robotech Roots