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MW News updates

Let’s catch up on some items now that I have some time to post them.

May’N has added US dates for her world tour. It looks like L.A. and San Francisco are the lucky cities so far. Discuss Here.

Yamato Toys posted pics of their VF-1D re-release with the option parts in color. Discuss Here.

The Miss Macross 30 Contest will have 2 categories. One for singing and one for acting.  Discuss Here.

Tenjin’s  Box art for the Bluray “Hybrid Pack” is revealed. AND IT’S GORGEOUS!!! Discuss Here.

Screenshots for the video game called “My Boyfriend is a Pilot” for the PS3 have been posted. This game will be bundled with the DYRL limited edition Hybrid Pack .  Discuss Here.

Namco Bandai/DeNA Venture to Release Macross Social Game named Macross SP Cross Deculture. Discuss Here.

Gallery after the jump

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May’n in the USA!!!

UPDATE: Tour dates have just been announced via May’n Japanese Twitter account and fanclub email magazine:

May’n WORLD TOUR 2012 「ROCK YOUR BEATS」

Thursday, June 21

Key Club, Los Angeles

http://www.keyclub.com

Doors: 6:30pm

Start: 7:30pmVIP ticket price: $100 (limit 100 – includes autograph session with May’n)

Regular ticket price: $40 (advance) / $50 (same day)

 

Saturday, June 23 
(*special afternoon show!)

Yoshi’s, San Francisco

http://www.yoshis.com/sanfranciscoDoors: 1:30pm

Start: 2:30pm

VIP ticket price: $100 (limit 100 – includes autograph session with May’n)
Regular ticket price: $40 (advance) / $50 (same day)

 

SEPT. 7: Germany

SEPT. 16: Korea

SEPT. 23: Hong Kong

Meanwhile, a May’n USA Twitter account has been created to keep American fans updated. Follow her on https://twitter.com/#!/Mayn_USA

An Industry source has just contacted us to say that there will be a May’n announcement for fans within the US. May’n, of course, is Sheryl Nome’s singing voice in Macross Frontier. Whether this will be a concert, appearance or some sort of media release  will be revealed at the end of March*, so stay tune…

*see top for update.

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More WF news: Yamato 1/60 VF-1 Re-releases with upgrade parts coming

 

Wonder Festival 2012 continues as Noel’s photos — via Graham — this time reveal Yamato’s plans to reissue the 1/60 VF-1S Roy Focker, VF-1J Hikaru Ichijo and the VF-1D Trainer, this time with “option parts”, i.e. side-covers and elevating seats for Battroid mode.

Price 10,290 yen, out April (VF-1D) and May (VF-1S), 2012.

Images here:

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More SD Destroids from Metal Box

Member ahiachris posted that more super-deformed kits are going to be sold at the MetalBox booth. This time it’s the three remaining Destroids. The Tomahawk, Defender and the Phalanx.
We recently saw the Spartan HERE among the other Metalbox SD Macross kits. These new kits are seen in color as opposed to the recent pictures where all the samples were only primered. According to the MetalBox site, the kits paint application were inspired by the Arii model box art.  Reading further using online translation tools, I’m judging that these will be unpainted, unassembled kits. We’ll find out Feb 12.

four SD destroids

Check out the post HERE and then see the MetalBox site here.

More pics after the jump:

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Welcome to the New & Improved Macross World!


Hi fellow Macross fans! The MW staff  is proud to present the new main page. Following the upgrade of the forums and its new look we’re finally ready to reveal the place where we will be posting the latest news in the world of Macross. We’ll still be using the forums to discuss the shows, toys, models and music but this will be a great way to keep tabs and archive all the significant events, announcements and milestones that concern our favorite anime franchise. We hope you enjoy the new site and thanks for making this a great place to be.

Dedicated to the Pioneers!

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Macross celebrates 30th Anniversary

2012 marks a special milestone for the Macross franchise. 30 years ago this October, Super Dimension Fortress: Macross was debuted on Japanese TV. Since then it has spawned sequels, movies, OVAs and countless merchandise including the unforgettable classic, the Takatoku 1/55 VF-1 Valkyrie.

To celebrate the anniversary, Bandai visual is releasing 2 box sets of SDF: Macross in Bluray. One as a standard set and the other is called the complete edition. Yamato has also announced that they are releasing a web shop exclusive of the long awaited VF-4 valkyrie in 1/60 scale. Stay tune we wait for more merchandise announcements through out the year.

Happy Anniversary from Macross World!

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Noburo Ishiguro at Otakon 2011

Last year, Noburo Ishiguro attended Otakon 2011, so I decided to report on some of his activities at the convention.  One of the events that he was participating in was a Q & A session, so Mechamaniac and I decided to solicit Macross World members  for questions to ask him.  We only got one question, and that was from Xard.  As it would turn out, there was only enough time to ask Ishiguro one question, so it worked out perfectly.  Xard wanted to know if Ishiguro stood back and let Shoji Kawamori have full reign over Macross: Do You Remember Love?, or if the movie was a collaborative effort between the two.   A good question since both men are credited as the directors of the movie, but fans don’t know who exactly did what.

Also included in my report is the complete transcript of Ishiguro’s speech and Q & A session, as well as my account of his autograph session, and the items that he donated to Otakon’s charity auction for the 2011 Japan Relief.  One of which was a Macross watercolor sketch by Haruhiko Mikimoto.  I do not believe that this particular watercolor sketch has ever been published in any art book or magazine.

Click on the jump for the complete report and pictures.

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Behind the scenes on the Frontier Pachinko 3D Animation

Tochiro posted this link to an article that describes the work that goes into making those animations for the Macross Frontier Pachinko game.

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Sheryl Nome Jewelry

Posted by MacrossCN HERE

「Sheryl Nome×THE KISS」

Sheryl Nome, Jewelry Designer Debut!!!

http://twitter.com/#!/THE_KISS_PR”

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iPhone covers for Mylene Night #2

Posted by Tochiro HERE

Special Edition Iphone covers are going to be sold at next weeks Mylene Night #2

LINK