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The classic character designs in M23 OVA1 by Hirano and Mikimoto remain the most memorable and popular for good reason. When most fans watch M23 they fondly refer to OVA1, not the subsequent OVAs.

Zero expectations this will be a good action film. Tony Leung is a fantastic dramatic actor and I thoroughly enjoy his older dramatic works. But physically Tony is stiff, tiny, and unbelievable as an overpowering martial arts master/action star. Yes he did The Grandmaster film, but the action sequences while beautifully filmed, bordered on fantasy and superhero powers. Tony's Grandmaster film competed with IMO the far superior IP MAN film by Donnie Yen and it was not as well received by audiences compared to any of Donnie Yen's IP MAN films. Audiences watch Donnie Yen because he looks awesome and highly believable as a martial artist/action performer. Inorder to make Tony even closely believable DIS needs to use tons of wire-fu, cuts, and edits. Simply put, Tony is horribly out of his element and he was miscast; it is like casting Jacky Chan to do Shakespeare's MacBeth. 🤮 Simu Liu is considerably more believable as the main lead, opposite of Tony. It helps he possesses some martial arts training and the physique. He can do comedy so not too concerned if he is believable. Time will tell how audiences will receive this film, but I have mixed to low hopes.

Terrible worse than the SJW, mary sue, and feminazi cluster f**kery we were subjected to in Star Wars during recent years. Snake-eyes action sequences were absolutely horrible and the two main lead actors were not believable whatsoever. Pacing and overall character developments were boring. Very little remained true to the original source material and the entire ninja clan initiation/trials was wasted. There was never a bond depicted between Snake and Storm Shadow. This movie had far more potential but was an abysmal failure.

Enjoyed Kingdom far more than the others. The voice acting was weird to me, many times it seemed like they were trying to read Shakespeare, but with more feelings. Not sure if it bothered anyone else but the switching of Cullen's voice to another was annoying, but not a deal breaker. The animation throughout the trilogy overall was decent, though really wish we could've seen more transformations on the screen. One thing that bothered me the most was Prime had far too many Hamlet moments, which nearly killed him more than once. Grow some brass balls.

NFLX has a series called Record of Ragnarok. https://www.netflix.com/title/81281579 For those you who have seen it share your thoughts. If you have not seen it are you aware of the series? Do you plan to watch it? Cheers!

@Shawn Nice additions to your collection! Thanks for sharing. 👍 @jvmacross Loved the first M23 OVA character designs by Toshihiro Hirano, pity the production change direct with the other episode. Find it rather funny the dubbed clip only use scenes from the first OVA. Makes you wonder if they too preferred the first OVA doesn't it?

Great posters. Thanks for sharing JV! 👍

Great series, well written characters and plot developments. Enjoying the series greatly.

Smith flat out deceives and lies to the target audience about The Masters of the Universe. A bait-and-switch was done involving the marketing, interviews, and even the toys. I understand why Smith changed up the character focus and story lines, however, doing so definitely alienates the target audience. This series is definitely not a reboot, and is not suitable for the average new viewer. The series imposes multiple assumptions on the viewer (new and old), namely, remembering and understanding the complex character developments/relationships. Intersectionality, woke-ness, and social justice warrior (SJW) identity politics is constantly rammed down audiences throats by Holly-woke and Masters of the Universe is no exception. You can easily witness these disgusting elements, if you understand what Smith is depicting. As for Teela, I stand by my previous assessment, she demonstrates woke-ness, SJW, and an extreme irrational moral outrage towards everyone. Her outrage is based on a perceived injustice and her "feelings", because how she feels is paramount. However, Teela is not a victim by any means, nor is she repressed due to her gender. In truth Teela is simply not an enjoyable character, nor one seasoned, or new viewers can easily connect with and that is unfortunate. Smith's series is Masters of the Universe in name only. This beloved franchise deserves much better than this weaponized political piece of trash.

Visually interesting and there are some highly talented voice actors lending their talents. Historically I enjoyed Smith's writing, but he has gone woke and panders to whims of the corporate overlords. This reboot should have been honest and simply named Teela. Completely false advertising and misleading AF.

You paid about $250 pre-Japan shipping for both. Reference your old post

Sweet! How large are these compared to a coin?

@jzwolen That is a nice cel of SDFM TV Roy. It was most likely was used in the early episodes when more time was given to him. Do you have a douga, genga, storyboard, or timing sheet? Any one of those items will provide additional details. Can you share more about the origin history? Also, can you check if there are sequence number written on the upper right hand corner?

Right next to you dude.

Sure. We can always sell, or have a big blowout sale, like you always dreamed.

Right here waiting for reissued chunkies.

Sometimes collectors consider selling to fund family obligations, consolidate, or just make room for better items too. Doubt most Macross art and cel collectors started with the intention to resell for profit. Of course, there is always exceptions like scalpers.

Yes most Macross art 16 years ago was considerably cheaper than today. The most important question is will you sell anything? 😛

Interesting. Maybe now is a great time to unload some Macross art? It is interesting to observe these cels (some from Carl Macek's own collection) all had backgrounds that may have been matching originals. If so that might be a contributing factor to the higher ending sale prices.

Good catch jvmacross! Can you share more information about the historical use of this SDFM poster? It is somewhat unusual to create multiple hankens just for one product such as this vintage SDFM TV poster. Also, I concur with jvmacross that it is far easier to pull screen captured images for a poster as they did with many other DYRL, SDFM and even the FB posters. Perhaps this SDFM Minmay cel was also created for other promotional purposes we may not be aware of yet? Has anyone observed it used anywhere else?

@treker14 Nice Macross cel additions to your collection!

Cautiously optimistic, but remain skeptical until solid details are revealed and we observe further developments.

That is what every cel collector laments and says at least once.

@jvmacross Gotcha! Your awesome collection is massive so it totally makes sense! PSA: Heritage Auctions has an upcoming auctions with loads of production anime cels with backgrounds and drawings from Akira, Angel's Egg, Ghibli movies, Robot Carnival, Lupin, Sailor Moon, Evangelion, Urusei Yatsura, Vampire Hunter D, X, and lots more. Check out this url https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?No=0&Ne=35&N=793+792+3186+4294943322 if you are looking to spend big! Good luck all!

Did you pick any up JV? Those would like great in your collection!