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  1. Zinjo
    Makes perfect sense, since Blanc is French for "white", implying a French heritage. So in France, he'd be known as Michel Blanc (Michael White in English) I've argued that his name was Michael all along on these boards and "some" just can't get past the Japanese limited ability to pronunce Western names. Ererika (or however fans wrote it) is clearly pronounced Eureka in the Eureka 7 series, but fans and dubbers pathetically tried to emulate how the Japanese actors tried to pronounce it. Only one Japanese actress ever pronounced it correctly.
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    The best comparison is Mac Delta to Mac7. The sad part is, apart from the animation quality, Mac 7 is better, warts and all (can't believe I just wrote that, I think I need a drink!). I am cautiously hopeful the movie will be a better telling of the story.
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    If it does, that will make it worth buying on BD
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    That won't happen until HG licenses expire, which is not soon enough. I can't see them wanting to shell out for a renewal since their RT movie is in perpetual limbo and their product sales of the original series are dwindling. Then we don't know how the new TPP that Canada has joined will affect their trademarks in that part of North America yet. I'm sure the deal, if ratified, has provisions for repatriating Japanese IP rights, but we'll see.
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    Sounds like wishful thinking to me. Yeah, if they are going to revisit anything re-animate SDF Macross. They can re-use most of the original cast dialog and clean up the story a bit. That way they would "own" almost the whole franchise outright. HG can have the old anime and we could get spanky new cg to enjoy.
  6. Zinjo
    Macross has never disappointed in mecha design, story telling, however has had some issues lately...
  7. Zinjo
    i'll be interested IF they tell the original story BETTER this time...
  8. Zinjo
    Just a tip. When posting elements for these dioramas, it is best to post the highest resolution you can find. It is easier to down-res an image in PS than it is to up-res one. Down-resing keeps the details of the hires image, while at a certain point up-resing an image creates jagged edges and unwanted artifacts.
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    Very Nice! Look forward to seeing more of your work.
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    Well put. Also keep in mind that the Federal Forces have a big swath of galaxy to patrol by this time and unlike the PC who had millions of ships at their disposal, have to commit their comparatively limited resources to areas they feel need their direct intervention most. Being reliant on PMC's can also limit how much real information is being sent to high command. Hence the deployment of a task force of destroyers and frigates with no additional Macross type carriers or warships to confront a PC era capital ship with exotic weaponry. As for the Delta series, I had an open mind, wasn't too keen on the M7 premise, but gave it a chance. With the exception of several golden moments, the series was really quite poor in terms of story. They had an idea and a few great plot points and then tried to build a 25 episode series around that. It didn't help that the sponsors took the plan of a 1 season show with movie and stretched it to two seasons. This created a similar situation that M7 suffered. More episodes than story and the filler became pointless and distracting to the drama of the core. I suspect I would have enjoyed Delta more had the original plan been adhered to, just like I believe I would enjoy M7 at all, if that series were only 25 episodes long.
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    you can do a search or perhaps start from the last page of this forum and work forward. Though this forum has gone through a couple of upgrades since I last saw it, so maybe the admins have archived that thread.
  12. Zinjo
    From what I've seen around the web, he's gone pro and really doesn't seem to do hobby work anymore.
  13. Zinjo
    Not quite. There were several that predate it. The first to come to mind is "Star Blazers" (1979 - 1984) which was the "adapted" (use the term loosely) US version of Space Battle Ship Yamato anime.
  14. Zinjo
    Well the scuttlebutt is that he wanted a war story, but he sponsors wanted and idol show since that is in vogue right now. Perhaps that is why the Delta story seemed "phoned in" or farmed out. He bailed to work on his own project and left the details to the producer and director. Not that his works are terribly ground breaking, but Frontier was much more palatable than Delta was for me.
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    Thanks Sketchley, I was hoping you'd chime in on this. Well if we are going to translate words, Mauer if German for "wall". So a direct English translation for both terms would be "Other Wall" I wondered too if the intent was Otto Mauer a more Germanic name. Ivano Gunther became Geperunicchi the leader of the PD, so you get the sense that Varuata had a contingent of German heritage in their ranks.
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    One word. "Mitichlorians"...'nuff said...
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    But it's not Macross history or else it would have been released for one of the many anniversaries. It's a HG production, not worth my time.
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    What was Gigle's human name. Was it ever mentioned?
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    He could become a supervising producer and keep designing valks which is what he enjoys. It allows him to stay involved without actually being involved in the day to day.
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    I like the idea of NUNS Marines. They are the perfect hybrid for a terrestrial / space story. However, I never saw a need for a variable tank. Armored GERWALKs, GBP's, a Marine version of the VB Koenig, LHD type carriers like the Quarter, etc... yes, they would be essential to a Marine arsenal. The Marines are generally a task force, not a Navy or an Army in scale. If you base them on the US Marines, you will notice that the US Marines tend to use proven gear and are rarely prone to adopting bleeding edge tech since troops need dependable equipment to do the hard missions.
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    Old YF-19 model

    Zinjo replied to Rodavan's topic in Fan Works

    Finally made the connection that this render reminds me of. It reminds me of a limited edition Doyusha 1/144 scale die-cast bronzed (platinum colored) YF-19 that I happen to have in my collection. See thread below:
  22. Zinjo
    Those songs were so often repeated, I saw them with contempt after a while. The law of diminishing returns was not considered in the composing for this series.
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    He was certainly the most complex character written.
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    Do we know if Kawamori will even be involved? I wonder if he wants to return with the Chinese bankrolling his original ideas now. He may not wish to return to a universe he has well established. Keep in mind he stepped away from it once before in the 80's and Plus was not intended to be a Macross title, but the only way to get it produced was to make is a Macross title. He has become typecast as it were as a Macross only story teller, which I'm sure he is not fond of. Lucas created a deep world in the Star Wars universe that others are now exploring to great success. There is no reason a quality show runner couldn't do the same with a new Macross production.
  25. Zinjo
    Yeah, it is tragic. A re-ssue of MF with subs would get my cash faster than the Delta discs unfortunately. Though I bought the first three so I am committed to owning BD's of this poor series with so much initial potential.
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