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Search for "VF-1D" next time. There are more than 30 topics in which we have mentioned the VF-1D. We have even had a thread on the VF-1D. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=7263

Does the phrase "Just wait" mean anything? It just aired yesterday. It will be out when it's out. http://www.animesuki.com Speculation at the moment. Dullindal may be the father-figure for Rey (Adopted, biological, test tube experiment, etc). I'm inclined to agree with that speculation. We really can't be sure at the moment but if he is Rey's father-figure, then it's a normal father-son deal. I hope. Nope. They just get referred to as "Archangel and Freedom".

Kinda. Ep. 20 will dive into Shinn's past. Not all of it is a recap though. That ain't Lacus....That's suppose to be Meer. And Meer's version of "Shizukana Yoruni" is really starting to get annoying. The first time wasn't as bad but this time, it's annoying. The thing to pay attention to this episode is why would Dullindal want to know if Athrun heard anything about Archangel and the real Lacus. And the name "Logos" comes up. This might be the group that is beyond Blue Cosmos.

Fangirls (yes that's right fanGIRLS) are gonna have a field day with episode 19.... And yes...next week is a flashback episode. Looks like it's talking for the next month for sure......

BTW, Upcoming character lineart Looks like we'll see Miriallia again to update the answer the previous question about her.

I don't mind the backpack. It makes it look cleaner. This is, compared to this flying Gouf.... Image courtesy of MAHQ.net

And if you read farther down that thread, you'll find out there was a lawsuit. http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2005/02/2...awsuit-no-hoax/ It just took a while to find the case number.

It is Kazutaka Miyatake Design works. Miyatake did designs for both Macross and Orguss (for Macross, he did most of the ships in the series). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encycloped...ople.php?id=264

At this point, we really don't know what her role is.....She has shown up, but without her VA. Guess we'll just have to wait.

I'd recommend #2. When you post attachments, you post as-is. So if you've got an image and it's 1600x1200, it will show up as such. You also run the chance of it being deleted when it's time to clean the forums. There are lots of places you can host images online and most of them are free (like PhotoBucket or ImageShack.us).

You know....that's the most asked question around.....Seriously, people need to let the dang thing finish booting-up and use the pause button. But, as I analyzed my own post, I factored in a few other notes. Like weird camera angles. And although my MG Freedom is still in it's packaging, you could play with camera angles and position the plasma guns on a MG Freedom such that they appear as such in the ending credits. Again, no way to know until they do it. The wings are dependent on how their drawn (see the opening credits). Images courtesy of Sunrise and http://f7.aaa.livedoor.jp/~mesarion/

http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...enne/index.html

Well, the man is working on 3 shows at the moment (Aquarion, Eureka 7, Genius Party). And he runs Satelight (production company behind MZero). No wonder he has no time for anything.

I said ship-to-ship combat. Not ship-to-fighter. It's hard to deny that SDF-1 can engage a capital ship with the firepower it has. However, when it comes to defense of the ship, that's a new problem (it seemed to have lacked some anti-aircraft defenses pre-2012).

Ep. 20-23 previews from MediaWorks.co.jp (spoilers, highlight to read)

The fact that it is not a dedicated aircraft carrier. Macross was designed to hold aircraft but those tasks would have been shared with the ARMD carriers (and the Prometheus). It was a battleship first. The New-Macross class are aircraft carriers first, battleships second. It is reflected in it's design. The New-Macross class is designed to only enter combat when needed; enter into ship-to-ship combat when needed. Macross could engage in combat without the dire need of a fighter wing (SDF was a gunboat originally so it's design would have allowed it to do so).

Shinn's character needs to "fall". Right now, it appears as if he's growing over-confident and his character is eating it up. I would like to see how the writing staff work his "fall from grace". And I get the feeling Kira is going to play some role in that event.

Because they aren't of that class anymore. SDFs were mobile fortresses that also served as carriers. New-Macross class are fleet carriers and not mobile fortresses.

Nope. Buster (from the Perfect grade Strike manual) used the same basic frame as Duel and Strike. Calamity also use the same basic frame as the previous so it shouldn't have had any number change. Little of column A, little of column B. Although, it's leaning a little heavy on column B these days (Kinda reminds me of how Tomino hates Sunrise management). The new MS's are fairly powerful for their class. Compared to the last generation, Destiny's Gundams are fairly powerful and close to the abilities of Freedom and Justice. If we ignore the fact that Freedom is nuclear powered (which is one of the major things going for it), the current Gundams can match Freedom's abilities. Saviour's armaments are farily close to Freedom's in addition to being a high-manuverability MS. The only thing that is holding it back the the battery over the nuclear reactor.

Nope. Their just chemical-fuel rockets. http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_.../vf1/index.html It would be best to think about the backpack as something along the lines of an afterburner. Quick burst of power but not for prolong use. So no, it would not be a good idea for the backpack to be folded up. Yep. The head lasers (when used as a CIWS) probably are controlled by an automated system (i.e. Phalanx weapon systems mounted on current naval ships ). What Roy appeared to be doing was targetting those missiles manually in his VF-0 (which I assume would be later replaced by a computerized targetting system).

"Destiny" will probably be Shinn's. Freedom II might be a re-release, or the possibility that Freedom does get an update. I have noticed the shape of Freedom's HiMAT system (the wings) seems a bit different at the end credits. Either the image is symbolic in nature or the camera angle is weird or Freedom does get a slight update at some point (not that it needs it). In any case it is best to wait and see. Ep. 18 was okay. At least we get to see Shinn use the combat knives on Impulse....

HA! I first watched it raw on a VHS copy made from the LD.

IRC, the carrier for most of the game is the Saratoga II (CV 565). It is a Uraga class-variant (and it is quite a different variant). http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...raga/index.html

http://www.millenniumfalcon.com/ If you kids really want spoilers.....(unfortunately, my home subnet appears to be banned from the site but not at work....)

Yep. Kawamori simplified the design for the animators (mainly for the VF-19 Kai, which did start out with an identical silhoutte to the YF-19/VF19A). Basically, he streamlined the design to show advancement from his original design to a more smoother design and in some cases...take pity on the animators. However, for detailed work, Kawamori did do a more detailed lineart of the VF-19 (to help the animators do close-up shots). Back in the day of drawing and coloring by hand, it was easier to streamline designs to help animators save time and money. He did the reverse of this with M0. In M0, Kawamori took the VF-1 and de-streamlined it to the VF-0. This gave the VF-0 a more prototype/slap-together/non-streamlined look compared to the VF-1.