Sanity is Optional 505 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Going by the shape, I'm imagining something like a combination of a VF-4 and a VF-31 as far as transformation? Legs and arms inside the wing, and the lower legs forming outboard engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azrael 393 Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 Feels like an evolution of the Sv-262. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 393 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Maybe it's a transformable drone? Edited November 7, 2020 by Thom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snakerbot 6 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Those look a lot like VF-27 toes on the back of the wing engines. Also a vernier ring or thrust reverser doohicky just forward of them. I agree with Sanity is Optional that the outboard engines look like the lower legs, but I'm not sure where the arms go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seto Kaiba 1,286 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Put together a quick analysis of the design in the Mecha Discussion thread for the curious: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 714 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) found via https://www.instagram.com/chuppacabbra1971/ These so called 4k upgrades look good... Edited November 23, 2020 by seti88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arbit 317 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Looks sweet. But what's an Ai Upgrade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 714 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I think its upscaled using AI(?) software? Not really sure but results sure are impressive on a appropriate monitor/TV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt 350 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Looks awesome. Quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TMBounty_Hunter 55 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 It really isn't AI, it's just a bunch of upscale and filtering scripts. It really does a disservice to the animation. The original film scan has all the detail you're gonna get out of it. Any amount of filtering you're either removing detail or pulling it out of your ass, both of which are detrimental to the look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 714 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 15 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said: It really isn't AI, it's just a bunch of upscale and filtering scripts. It really does a disservice to the animation. The original film scan has all the detail you're gonna get out of it. Any amount of filtering you're either removing detail or pulling it out of your ass, both of which are detrimental to the look. Hmm I seem to catching more details in the 4k version. Especially details in the shadow areas and some highlights seem more controlled. Not saying its superior to the original, as I would be the last person to want to upscale everything. To me, art needs to be appreciated as its created not improved. Still, am not denying that this so called 4k version looks great to me, but i think definitely it has to be seen with a HD capable monitor/TV. Tech does play a role here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 714 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) For those outside Japan and unable to view youtube... Edited January 22 by seti88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightmarePlus 7 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Delta might have a new member since a green Siegfried showed up in the trailer 15 seconds in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mommar 492 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Terrible song... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zinjo 55 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) On 8/25/2020 at 11:18 AM, Sanity is Optional said: Personally I prefer the various series with music by Yoko Kanno (Plus, Frontier). 7 wasn't bad, and would probably rate higher if I hadn't marathoned it listening to Planet Dance over and over and over and over and over. Delta, the music was Jpop, and decent Jpop (as far as I could tell), but it just never meshed with the action on screen the way Frontier and Plus did. The series could be condensed to 1 season and it would have been much better rather than stretching it out to flog the music for merchandizing... Edited January 28 by Zinjo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chronocidal 484 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 6 hours ago, Zinjo said: The series could be condensed to 1 season and it would have been much better rather than stretching it out to flog the music for merchandizing... That's pretty much why I purchased the first movie, since it did a pretty good job of that. Some of the music was pretty okay, but Frontier set an almost impossible standard for it to meet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tochiro 755 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 New Macross Frontier theatrical short anime coming this year - The Labyrinth of Time. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-06/macross-frontier-anime-gets-brand-new-theatrical-film-short/.169225 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt 350 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 More Frontier! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twich 19 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I wonder if this means twice the Bandai DX toys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zinjo 55 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 11/6/2020 at 7:34 AM, twich said: That looks way different, but kinda YF-21/vf-4/vf-14/variable glaug vibe going for it Yeah, definitely looks like a next gen AI drone with a total VF-4 vibe. Some fan service for the VF-4 fans out there.... The cockpit reminds of the Tin Man cockpit from "Stealth" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Einherjar 161 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Happy birthday, Mirage!!!!!! Good luck in the next movie. Edited February 11 by Einherjar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt 350 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 If anyone was wondering how popular Frontier still is.. A new Macross Frontier key visual, with sound, has been revealed. Not a teaser. Titled Labyrinth Of Time. To be double billed with the new Delta movie.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Master Dex 101 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, Bolt said: If anyone was wondering how popular Frontier still is.. A new Macross Frontier key visual, with sound, has been revealed. Not a teaser. Titled Labyrinth Of Time. To be double billed with the new Delta movie.. I doubt anyone was unclear but more importantly that news dropped a couple weeks back and was linked above a couple times. It's only known it's a short ahead of the Delta movie. I imagine like the shorts with Pixar movies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no3Ljm 1,412 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/13/2021 at 12:01 PM, Bolt said: If anyone was wondering how popular Frontier still is.. A new Macross Frontier key visual, with sound, has been revealed. Not a teaser. Titled Labyrinth Of Time. To be double billed with the new Delta movie.. You just replied this back in Feb (below) after Tochiro posted Frontier's Labyrinth of Time news link. On 2/6/2021 at 10:08 AM, Bolt said: More Frontier! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bolt 350 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I realized almost immediately how redundant i was. But thanks guys for being there for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charger69 121 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 New scan of Updated VF-31E with "Superish-Heavyish" Pack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radd 9 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Via Shoji Kawamori's twitter: https://macross.jp/news/?id=1442 --------------------------- Quote Bigwest Begins Global Release of Animation “Macross” Series from April 9 Bigwest Co., Ltd. has announced the release of all works that are part of the “Macross” franchise made after 1987 to a worldwide audience from April 9, 2021. This not only includes the “Macross Delta” film currently in production, but all new material that follows it as well. This is not limited to anime titles, but also includes games, toys, live performances and other content and merchandising as well. The company has prepared an official YouTube channel as well as a Twitter account for its fans. Twitter:：@MACROSS_BIGWEST YouTube：MACROSS ch ★“The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012” Streaming for Limited Time★ （※For outside of Japan only） Bigwest has messages from members of the main creative staff behind “Macross,” Mr. Shoji Kawamori and Mr. Haruhiko Mikimoto, that the company would like to share with fans. Shoji Kawamori： For creators like me, our work only comes to life for when it is viewed by people. It seems that the time has just started to move, after years and years of stillness. I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to all the people involved who have helped bring Macross to the world. Last but not least, I am deeply thankful for all the support and understanding from the fans around the world. Together, aiming for further freedom, and a brand new deculture. TO THE WORLD, TO THE GALAXY, Listen to our MACROSS song!!!!!! Haruhiko Mikimoto： Back when I was living in uncertainty, unsure whether or not I should become a professional creator or not, Studio Nue invited me to participate in their project and while I’m sure I caused some consternation for them, I was a member of the original creative team for the project that eventually was realized as Super Dimension Fortress Macross. I was hesitant about making a career out of this field, but the Macross franchise was instrumental in compelling me hard to enter into this field of work that I do today, and for that it is a very special title to me. On a personal level, I was frustrated not only over the fact that the global reach of the anime titles were impeded, but so too were all the production design sheets, the illustrations and the comics that were created through the involvement of many people. I am very happy to hear that the situation has been sorted out enough that audiences around the world would be able to fully access all this material. I humbly ask fans to please celebrate not only the anime titles that continue to evolve and change with each new series, but also support other material that is created to help promote the core titles, such as illustrations and comics, all of which are realized through the hard work on the part of myself and other creators!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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