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I'm 100% certain we are not. Yeah. Definitely a take-the-kids-on-a-weekend-afternoon-theater-trip-movie. I'm not saying it's good or bad (I won't know and I'm not golng to see it anyways), but for people with kids, this seems like that ideal movie to bring them to see on a weekend afternoon.
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Economics. Perfect transformation kits cost more to make, lowering the production volume, increasing the price consumers pay. HG kits don’t need as much engineering if you can “cheat” the transformation, increasing the production volume, lowering the price consumer pays. Yes, a HG kit is lower quality but consider what the price people will pay when money is tight. A $40 HG kit vs a $300+ DX Chogokin kinda says it.
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I don't think so. I think he's referring to the fact that transforming kits are inherently fragile. In the model making world, we've know this for a very long time. Every transformation increases the chance parts will break. Kits that are more "static" in their design haven't suffered nearly as many broken joints, part failures, etc. Likewise, transformations can also limit the posing options for kits cuz the transformation mechanism can interfere with the posing options. Removing those "transformations" and using static parts has fixed a lot of broken parts-issues. Hence why I've stayed away from MG Zeta Gundam kits and still have VF-25 kits MIB. Soon as transform it, plastic bits go flying. And I'm being gentle.
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I'd wager all merchandising, given the context in the photo. It would help with comparison to know Gundam merchandising numbers (and how much smaller Macross is compared to Gundam). Gundam Franchise Earns Record Sales Topping 131 Billion Yen (May 2023) (for context, 131B Yen = ~$900 million in 2023) Bandai Namco Quarterly Financial statements @Seto Kaiba is correct. Even in the 1990s-2000s, whatever short-term gains Macross or any other popular anime of the time (Evangelion; for example), they would always be a tiny piece of the pie compared to Gundam. Always.
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Streaming originals are gonna take a hit for the next couple of years until streaming revenue normalizes or goes into the black. I've said in another thread, streaming services are looking to license more shows over the next few years due to all the lost they've incurred over the past few years doing originals. Regarding Star Trek, I've heard Paramount wants to par it down to 1 Star Trek show at a time to bring down expenses. This show, Prodigy S2, Discovery S5, and SNW S3 were all being produced at the same time. Two shows are heavy VFX-users. And 5 seasons seems like a good number to end on anyways. 'Lest ye become stale. *cough* Rick & Morty */cough*
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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
azrael replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
Keep in mind, we have no specs except for weapon loadouts (and bare minimum at that) and maybe, dimensions on the Macross II VFs. 0. Nada. Zilch. We can't really compare because there is literally nothing to compare to on paper. -
Season 2 is currently filming (was paused due to the strikes). We do have some episode titles so this should tell you which comics are being adapted
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Old Thread: This thread is for non-Macross "just purchased" toys. Just Purchased Macross Toys thread here:
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Old Thread, retired: This thread is for MACROSS-specific toy purchases. Non-Macross recent toy purchases go here:
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They Have Risen: ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Conquers Easter Box Office With $80M Opening; Legendary Monsterverse Franchise Crosses $2 Billion – Sunday AM Box Office (Deadline.com) 🤷♂️
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The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It is a trailer. A cherry-picked glimpse of what's to come. Hence why I'm moving into the "wait-&-see" column. How about 200? 400? 500? Stop using such small numbers. -
The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
So if it's neither and both, it will be, as the kids would say these days, mid. -
The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Maybe review bombing? Maybe not. Who knows. Could be the court of public opinion. 🤷♂️ Could be, like me, many folks are not warming up to this show as it has been presented. 🤷♂️ More data is required. -
This lines up with the rumblings I've hard since the end of last year. Streaming services are looking at licensing shows to fill their catalogs as in-house content has been such a money drain for the past couple of years that they want to scale back in-house produced content to licensing content, which is cheaper. Look at Doctor Who on D+. BBC is producing the show but the Mouse bought the streaming rights for the show. I've heard similar things from WB-D looking to boost their own anime catalog by obtaining streaming rights of some upcoming shows. They're still making their own shows, but until profitability comes up, those in-house productions will be fewer and farther apart while licensed shows will be on the uptick. Netflix has been upping the number of K-dramas on the service. What's the other genre which has yet to see wider audience? Anime.
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The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Maybe it’s me, but as more time passes since the trailer’s debut, I’m drifting into “wait & see”-territory with this show. Maybe it’s Lucasfilm’s current track record. But as of now, I’m not sold on this show. -
All Things Videogame Related: EXTREME VS!!
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Yup. Watch his BF2042 sniping clips. That grandpa really understand the bullet drop mechanics in that game.- 6654 replies
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House of the Dragon.....GoT Prequel series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Possibly. Depends how they play out all the battles this season.- 112 replies
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House of the Dragon.....GoT Prequel series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
House of the Dragon's channel combined the Green and Black trailers. HBO Max's channel split the trailer into "Green"and the "Black" trailers.- 112 replies
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The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
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No one said this Dark Side-user was, specifically, a Sith. -
The Acolyte - Disney Plus Star Wars Series
azrael replied to jvmacross's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
🙏Please have GOOD lightsaber fights. Please have good lightsaber fights.🙏 Wait. 🙏Please have PROPER lightsaber fights. Please have proper lightsaber fights.🙏 None of that Sequel-baseball-bat-swinging crap.