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If it was discovered that Hamrony Gold aquired the rights to DYRL? from whatever backwards company that currently owns them, and Harmony Gold released a R1 DVD of the movie, would you buy it?

Lucas doesn't do anything "bare bones". There will be enough here to satisfy the fans until the big box set comes out in a few years.

Am I the only one who finds it odd that we are the largest english speaking Macross fan community, and our only official contact is with Yamato?

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They can't broadcats Robotech in Japan, we know that for certain. And I have no idea how exactly they would go about getting the footage of Macross Zero. Unless the stole it from official DVD releases.

As noble as that might sound.... it would be hard to take 2 stablished franchises and simply fuse them together. Remember, Abombz, that you're talking about the company that fused Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada and got away with it for this long. Considering how little attention Southern Cross gets, and how seperate MOSPEADA and Macross are, I would say you are incorrect. Look at how many continuity questions are constantly brought up by Robotech fans. Harmony Gold did a horrid job.

You don't seem to understand the fact that they don't own the rights to DYRL?. As to your other comments baout Robotech fans, no, they aren't stupid, they are simply ignorant. Most of us who have been in the community for a long time have dealt with plenty of Robotech fans who INSIST that their version of the story is the correct version. God knows how many fights have been fought because of their insistance that the SDF-2 does indeed appear in the animation. So I'd say, no, most Robotech fans are ignorant of the true Macross.

If there was a deal, we would have known about it by now.

No, Harmony Gold does indeed hold the rights outside of Japan to the original SDF Macross. They can't create a new series using the characters, but they can develop merchandise based upon the series.

We need to know what Yamato has to say about this, G-Funk, and you are our Yamato man.

I think you hit it on the head, O Master Sniper. I'll bet that, after Robert Woodhead's jawdropping announcement a few months back (which was, IYEAPN, the catalyst to my going R2 to get DYRL) HG's lawyers went all out to try to discern if they could get the license themselves. If we're lucky these hideous Super Posables are just HG's attempt at a Sunwards in reverse. Which announcement was this???? Robert has stated many times during the last few years that DYRL would probably never see a US release due to all the complications involving who really has the rights to DYRL. Oh, ok, I thought you meant there was some new announcement.

I think you hit it on the head, O Master Sniper. I'll bet that, after Robert Woodhead's jawdropping announcement a few months back (which was, IYEAPN, the catalyst to my going R2 to get DYRL) HG's lawyers went all out to try to discern if they could get the license themselves. If we're lucky these hideous Super Posables are just HG's attempt at a Sunwards in reverse. Which announcement was this????

That's the one!

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I dunno, I think this calls for a re-assembling of the MFA. Who has the logo these days?

In another forum, this might be missed by alot of people. This is the biggest news we've had in quite some time.

This is too big of a story to just stick in the Toys forum.

Considering Harmony Gold doesn't hold the rights to the rest of the Macross franchise, that would be rather difficult.

Me too. I wasn't used to seeing activity in this thread, that is why I looked.

I disagree. This is something that is import to all Macross fans outside of Japan. This deserves alot of attention. If anything, it belongs in the Toys forum, because these are Macross DYRL? toys.

I think its quite clear that they are trying to push the issue.

The VF-1S is the Strike variant.

If they can do this, there won't be anything to stop them releasing DYRL? as a Robotech movie.

The quality of the bootleg DVDs is said to be rather suspect.