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This has probably been asked befor or discussed in annother post but I couldn't find info on it. The YF-19 has forward swerpt wings but can also reverse this and be swept all the way back, I think this is only seen once in the anime. Anyway what is the reason, advantage it can do this, Does this allow it to go at maximum speed or something? What is the reasons and advantages and disadvantages for this?

I think you're having the same problem as the rest of us except you're focusing on Shogun vs. Last Samurai aspect. The fact is the sympathetic westerner hero moves in with the foreigners (or the Amesh) and becomes their only hope while discovering himself is finally getting old. Audience are familiar enough with other cultures where they don't need a guide thru a story. While some are done well still, like this one, a lot of it is going to reflect on one another. Also if you enjoyed Gladiator and wasn't troubled by the fact it was similar to Ben-Hur and Spartacus (assuming you saw the latter 2) then this is probably more of the same thing. Yeah, your probably right, it's just that in this case shogun is my fav book. I'm shure i'll enjoy The Last Smaurai as well tho!

No, way different. The primary theme of this film is the Meiji Restoration, and the waning days of the Samurai, and their control over the Emporer. Prior to the events in this film, Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Daimyo, in essence, the Samurai class ruled Japan right up until Meiji came to power. Shogun is set nearly two hundred years before the Meiji Restoration, when the Samurai influence was absolute, and Japan was little more than several small countries ruled by individual Shogun. While it deals with a similar setting (east vs west) it is really more of an observation of how Blackthorne saw and tried to adapt to Japanese culture. Shogun BTW is based on the life of William Adams, shipwrecked in Japan in 1600. He had managed to impress Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu with his seafaring knowledge and was made an honorary Samurai and granted a large estate. In terms of what the character go througth, i.e. adapting to Japanese culture etc love stories are there any similarities between Shogun and The Last Samurai?. I've purposly tried to not to find out much about The Last Samurai so it is all new when I go to see it but from what I have seen, these character themes and story's are what seemed similar to me (not the setting and historical aspects), is this the case or did you find it quite original? Also have you read/seen Shogun and seen The Last Samurai, if so which did you refer and why? cheers!

Still undecided about this film. Sometimes don't like Cruise, sometime think he's really good. The thing for me is the film sounds like a rip off of the book Shogun by James Clavell. The plot sound very similar but it's not about an american war hero and is set, I think, in an earlier time in Japans history. I'm not going to go into detail about the plot but a lot of the main themes sound very similar and Shogun is my fav book and fairly reently the the 11 hour odd tv series was released on DVD which I plan to get. Now i'm definetly going to go see The Last Samurai and may love, we'll have to wait and see....

Althougth it maybe a bit cheesy for some I would love some vf-1 to show up and kick some serious ass! It would be good to see the VF-1 as the No 1 kick as plane in a series again, even if it is only in the last episode.

Hi, I posted this in the TV and Movie forum but asw someone pointed out this is a much better place for it so here it is again. I'm planning on building a basic computer 3d model of a VF-1 or a YF-19 (just the fighter mode), was going to do the YF-19 but still a real beginer might go for something easier. What I need is a perfect top down digram, a view exactly from the right and a view exactly from the front of the planes. I'm planning on drawing these myselfs to use as refrenecse but if anyone has any pics that matches this description or has any of the toys and can take some photo's from these angle I can then draw and work from this would be a great help to me. Thanks, any questions let me know. Also any hints or tips, links or even some examples or good tools to use would be very helpful. Thanks to everyone!

Hi, I'm planning on building a basic computer 3d model of a VF-1 or a YF-19, was going to do the YF-19 but still a real beginer might go for somethign easier. What I need is a perfect top down digram, a view exactly from the right and a view exactly from the front of the planes. I'm planning on drawing these myselfs to use as refrenecse but if anyone has any pics that matches this description or has any of the toys and can take some photo's from these angle I can then draw and work from this would be a great help to me. Thanks, any questions let me know.

I'd like to see something new in the future after macross 7, I wouldn't object to seeing some of the existing characters i.e Max, Isamu, Hiakaru but I want to see some new Valks! As much as I would also love to see some of the history filled in I feel it can restrict the creators in terms of designs and story and can also mix up the timeline/continuity etc.

I'm just wondering when people voted for the VF-1 what was there reason? I mean was it because it was in your fav series or you just thought it looked the best etc?

so, there is a chance we see a VF1 in the M0 ep.3 ? (I haven't seen any M0 ep yet. Going to buy the DVDs swhen the three are availlable.) So, about toys : there is two VF1 versions : - TV series - DYRL - maybe a M0 version? If yes, it should be a VF0 (<- lol) 1/48 as well? I just wonder how technically, for a toy, they will do for the length of the nose. have you seen this nose? Bloody long. Good luck ! Yes , it is fairly possible that we´ll see the VF-1 by the end of this 5 epsiode OVA series . If we do see the VF-1 I doubt we´ll see the same VF-1 we are used to (they changed the design a bit for DYRL , why wouldn´t they chage it for M0 ?). I´m hoping they go with 1/60 for the M0 toys as the perfect edition toy (ala 1/48) , in addition to a 1/72 mass production toy line. If they just release one line though I would want it to be 1/60. I'd love to see an updated VF-1. Althougth most would probably prefer to see it unchanged I think a modern perspective would be great to see. Also I think seeing it done CGI would be intresting.

yep I know what you mean. I know that the VF-1 is the most loved valk but personaly to me the VF-0 looks much better than the VF-1. As somone said it's just that it was designed 20 years later.

Anyone know if Yamato or Bandai or anyone is planning any VF-0 toys?

I like the art in macross zero.

Actually after looking at some pics of the VF-11 I think that is probably my fav valk now. To bad theres not to much about it knocking around.

Anyone know where I can get more pics and info of the VF-11?, thanks!