Dynaman

And just think. IF the Robotech movie gets released, and IF it is a hit then RT may be far MORE popular in the US then Macross... (two big IF's and a scary thought in that sentence to be sure - I'm still hoping it does get released, it at least has a chance at being a good Space Opera movie, we have not had all that many of them in the US - due to Anime Japan gets tons of it)

I have hope for the movie, Tobey Maguire is a fan of the series, coming off of the Spiderman success. I believe that HE - if no one else - wants to make a good adaption of the show. The last time something along this line happened a little film called "Forest Gump" was created. (Tom Hanks wanted to make the movie, and was given the go ahead simply because he was Tom Hanks - AKA Mr. Film Studio Paydirt). Please note that Hope is not the same thing as blind faith...

I'm thinking that in the end it will be revealed that everyone is a Cylon.

I gave the show a break for that - although I didn't like the idea it's not what ruined it. What ruined it for me was that not much actually happened, unlike SDFM the characters we had at the start of the show were pretty much the exact same as the end, I could watch regular TV for that kind of character development. As for the Robotech announcer - if they could get rid of him and a certain singing voice it would have been much better, two of the main reasons the RT novels are so much better. On a seperate note, I've just watched up to episode 8 with the Animeigo subtitled episodes, and it was great to go back and see the character development that takes place right from the start. It had been awhile and I had it in my head that the first few episodes were more about setting up the plot then the characters, I'm looking forward to going through the whole series again.

The art is great, I'm still thinking of ordering a copy - anyone know if I'll still be able to get it for a decent price in a couple weeks?

I watch and enjoy both. Back when Robotech was originally on I had given up on anime, I had seen Star Blazers and loved it, but I also thought it was just a fluke... When a friend recommended Robotech - saying it was as good as SB I gave it a try, even though I was not expecting much... Even with the rough edges I saw that it was something different, a mix of action and character growth - which we have to remember was pretty much unheard of on prime time televison at the time (looking back I can't think of any examples at all till Babylon 5) From there I looked for and found an Anime group, and saw the original Yamato movies (Farewell got me hooked on that franchise all over again), Vampire Hunter D, and others. So I give RT it's due, it was what opened the floodgates (and videotape) to Anime in the US. Generally I'll take Macross over RT, but Macross 7 is right out - I'd rather watch the original RT over that any day, so each franchise has it's clunkers. The RT books on the other hand are excellent (although End of the Circle gets too wierd for my taste). I better quit rambling before I really go off kilter...

For me it's Misa, from the first time I saw the character (First I saw was RT's version of Global's report, I kinda got lucky just randomly starting to watch the series with that episode - luckier would have been seeing it from the first episode of course). PS - but don't tell my wife...

Hi Pete: Can't argue with you, you could be right. It's just that later dialog does not seem to add up - the trip to the forest / woods being an example, it sounds more like a first date rather then getting back together. The bridge bunnies especially, they are happy Misa has a date rather then saying they are happy she and Hikaru are getting back together. Be that as it may, here I am still dying to know what happened to these two characters 25 years later - the show certainly did something right! (just got my first and second set of the Animego DVDs, 3rd is on the way - so I'll be watching it all again)

OOps - double post

Were they supposed to have been romantically involved? Maybe it was bad translation (I've recently watched the ADV version, still didn't seem like they were more then just friends at that point - but I don't know of female friends that clean up the house...) Thanks! PS - I'd put DYRL as my favorite, strictly for the scene where Hikaru chooses Misa after Minmey runs off (he was obviously about to tell Minmey that when Misa walked in). The reason is the emotion Misa's Voice Actress put into it - she really sounded like someone trying to hold it all together, but just couldn't... (but the movie needs the TV series as a reference or it just doesn't fill in enough details)

Agreed - I always wondered if the last few episodes would have worked better if Misa and Hikaru had some kind of falling out in episode 28, rather then Hikaru not having made up his mind yet. The last few episodes could have been the two of them remembering what it is attracted them to each other in the first place. (Yup, I'm a new guy just coming out of Lurker mode)