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So... has there been any explanation why the Macross capital ships transform, other than the SDF-1? If I recall the SDF-1 had to transform in order to rewire some stuff to fire the cannon; i.e., the cannon wouldn't work unless the ship was configured in such a way. What is the purpose of the other ships (Battle-class, Elysion, Quarter, etc.) transforming? Why not just fire?

It's more maneuverable.

I assume that either the New Unity Government never sold them barrier technology or that the colony fleet that came into contact with them didn't have variable fighters with barriers

... that is an excellent question.

I'd assume that they would ordinarily be able to, if only Heinz were not using that Protoculture artifact and the associated shrine and ruins to mechanically amplify his already-formidable fold receptor factor to overpowering levels.

(Essentially, I'm guessing he's transmitting as such a high power that jamming it with Chuck's fold-wave radar would be like trying to jam a radio station with a cell phone.)

Another problem with that is that it, even if they weren't using the protoculture ruins) would jam Walkure as well which is an issue since the Windermeans start their attacks by triggering a var outbreak which means that NUNS would have to fight their own, out of control, forces (bad for morale) as well as the Windereans.

1. It's not his battle to fight, and 2. Harmony Gold hasn't stopped anything. Anyone around here have trouble watching whatever Macross they want?

They've prevented anyone from legally licensing most Macross series', video games, and manga. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that they were the only license holder who refused to allow the localisation of the (non OG) Super Robot Wars series of games.

Well... yes and no.

At the time of her launch in February 2009, the SDF-1 Macross had a complement of 212 VF-1 Valkyries of various types. It was after the supercarrier Prometheus and supermassive assault ship Daedalus were connected to the Macross that she gained 587 destroids of various types and extended her hangar capacity by utilizing the Prometheus's hangar and flight decks. The Prometheus had a complement of 150 Valkyries, and carriers practically never operate at their maximum capacity, so the actual combined capacity was probably more than the 362 it would've been without combat losses factored in. The way it's presented in-series, it's generally assumed most of the Macross's own VF-1 complement ended up in the Prometheus. (If you don't count combat losses and you factor in the 51+ new destroids built in the onboard factories of the Macross, it's 362 VF-1's and 638 destroids... which is no patch on the DYRL? version, which theoretically had 524 Valkyries between the docked ARMD-01 Harlan J. Niven and ARMD-02 Invincible.)

And when you add in the ghosts, shuttles and deicated recon craft, the Macross had over 1000 small craft aboard (TV series)

For all you guys:

This Godzilla is going back to the original idea for the 1954 design. He had keloid scars, burns and tumors from the radiation that mutated him. This Godzilla WILL be regenerating throughout the film. This is stage one of three. He will supoosedly look like a more realistic '54 by films end. And except for the Godzilla in G2k and Godzilla X Megaguirus, he has NEVER been green. And he isn't a lizard. He is a mutated dinosaur. Zilla ('98) was a lizard.

Oh thank god. That looked nightmareishly horrible. Mind you, I'd still watch it.

I'll have to go with Nyan Nyan as well. You just can't get that one out of your head.

No, Seto's right. I've read that it was to be added to DYRL as well because runtime constraints prevented it from appearing in the series but, once again, they just did not have the runtime for those events to appear.

Yes. The problem is that HG claims that they have the license that they have to SDF Macross gives them the rights to all of Macross (total BS by the way) and they will go to court to protect these rights. Thanks to the fact that HG has more money than most anime licensors, and the trademarks that they filed, most companies either can't, or won't bother to, fight them. Hell, it doesnt actually have to get to court as they could just ask for a continuance whenever they are supposed to come before a judge and let the legal fees kill the other company. It would take a major company (ie Warner Bros., Universal, or Sony) or Big West itself to sue HG (and most companies won't believe it's worth it) or for Tatsunoko to refuse to renew HG's license for us to see any more Macross series officially subbed or dubbed outside of Japan.

Pretty much, yes. After Macross Plus came out Harminy Gold Trademarked numerous terms/names from Macross and most anime companies don't really have the money to fight HG in court. There's probably more to it but I've only just gotten up and can't think about it right now.

As I understand it the anime that do have an English subtitle track are for an international release (it's cheaper just to put an English track than multpile different language tracks) and most anime are made for the Japanese anime market with little to no expectation of an international release. Of course this makes little sense for Macross which has a good sized international fanbase who can only legally get the franchise direct from Japan thanks to Harmony Gold.

Dunno... though I'm sure there's probably some cultural context lurking there, but they seem to show up a lot more in Macross's side stories... and in a few cases as main characters.

I suppose it might be a little hard to write romance from the male perspective when one or more of the women involved is perfectly capable of kicking the male lead's ass, though that didn't stop Macross II's creators from giving us an entire platoon of elite female pilots. Mikimoto seems to be on board with the idea of women in the cockpit tho... he gave us Sylvie and Faerie platoon in II, Komilia in 2036, Misty Klaus and Letlade Elendil in Eternal Love Song, Mahara Fabrio in Macross 7 Trash, and that SV-51 pilot in Macross the First.

Mikimoto's work aside, there was Nora Polyansky in Macross Zero, Mylene in Macross 7, Canaria and briefly Klan Klan in Macross Frontier, that Captain Ariela in one of the Macross Frontier manga, Chelsea Scarlett, Angers 672, and Maris Stella in Macross the Ride, Mariafokina Barnrose and Suzie Newlet in Macross VF-X2, and Macross 30 had three... Aisha Blanchett, Mina Forte, and Mei Riron.

(It's about 50-50 between those who are part-Meltran and those who are full human in the ones I listed, and I'm sure I missed a few.)

EDIT: The Variable Fighter Master File books and Episode Archive also make reference to a number of female test pilots.

you forgot Millia which is notable as she's the first female valkyrie pilot we see.

My favorites, in order

VF-2SS Valkyrie II

VF-25 Messiah

VF-1J Valkyrie

SDF-1 Macross (TV version)

Battle 7 (all New Macross class ships really)

Quadlunn Rau

Was the white PS4 a limited edition? Been looking around for one and can't find them new anywhere, atleast not for a reasonable price.

Yes. It was part of the Destiny bundle. They might make another run of Limited edition white (or other colour) PS4s. Eventually.

There's different kinds of safe. It won't dump long-lived radioactive material all over the place when it goes, but you've still got a small sun contained in something the size of an ice chest.

There's different kinds of safe. It won't dump long-lived radioactive material all over the place when it goes, but you've still got a small sun contained in something the size of an ice chest.

And assuming the hydrogen slush they use for fuel is as volatile as regular hydrogen... you'd better not ignore the 'no smoking' sign.

Seriously, I was at the Abbotsford airshow one year and there was a fuel leak and a bunch of morons were smoking around the spilled jet fuel (the clean up crews were cleaning it up while people were puffing away watching).

At least Galactica 1980 got shot down after one season, and it was easily forgettable. Small Wonder went on for four seasons, leaving many viewers scarred for life.

At least Galactica 1980 got shot down after one season, and it was easily forgettable. Small Wonder went on for four seasons, leaving many viewers scarred for life.

I don't know about that. I remember Small Wonder (almost) fondly while Battlestart Galactica 1980 still makes me want to scream profanity. I guess that's what you get from a show where nearly everyone who worked on it had no desire to do so.

IIRC, the only use of it was changing the name of South Ataria Island to Macross Island, the site of Macross City. They always referred to the ship itself as the SDF-1.

True, but Macross (and Zentraedi) are made up words created by Big West and I believe the city built up around the Macross, after the battle with Bodol Fleet, is called Macross City.

No. U.S. Renditions (then later Manga ent.) licensed and released Macross II.

Here's a stupid question:

Would they even be able to use the words "Macross" or "Zentraedi" (we already know that they can't use the designs without being sued) since they are words made up by Big West??

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I did not know that. I knew he was a programmer though.

I don't recall if the ADV Films dub release of Macross had notes included on the DVDs themselves, but it didn't come with any liner notes as print media.

Yes the ADV release of Macross had liner notes on the DVDs as part of the extras. Some of them were the same as those on the Animeigo release.

Okay, I must admit that I am impressed with how badly they did yesterday as they now need to $26,331 a day for the next 12 days not to fail.

Is it wrong that I find it amusing watching this train wreck occur?

They pointed the finger at the Tatsunoko-supplied writers working for them in Sentinels via the Robotech Art books (their original official account of what went wrong), and sort of pointed the finger at The Idol Co. (though I don't think they've ever indicated who hired 'em, HG or Cannon) over Robotech: the Movie. There's a fun little admission of guilt from them when they blamed all of the bad female character design from Shadow Chronicles on Tommy via a terrible joke at one of the small early screenings that most people misinterpreted as a racist condemnation of DR Movie.

Carl Macek also blames the Tatsunoko-supplied writers on the comentary track for the Sentinels in the Protoculture Edition boxed set (of course the comentary is him reading from the Robotech Art books)