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  1. PixelatedShinobi
    I'm looking for art reference specifically. Thank you!
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    Been poking around trying to find things - are there any decent references for the YF-29's Super Packs? Been unable to find any on the Macross Mecha Manual. Worst comes to worse I'll find the issue of Chronicle it's in and scan them myself, but was wondering if someone else has done it for me. I've been unable to find the specific issue the Durandal is profiled in too, so anyone who knows which would be immensely helpful.
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    I just finished "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2036", a shoot-em-up set in the DYRL-Lovers Again timeline starring a grown-up Komilia, and I'd like to shine a spotlight on some of the excellent mechanical design present in it. The "Attack Valkyrie" or "VF-1KAI", a modified VF-1 with new head units, new inbuilt Super Packs, and a really nice proportional facelift from Koichi Ohata, is a standout (and naturally should be, being the lead machine). Komilia's unit (in red) isn't designated as anything in particular by the manual from what I can tell, but the Macross Wiki gives it the designation of VF-1JR (despite having a head more reminiscent of the 1S!). Conversely, her partner Lott's machine (in yellow) has a head more reminiscent of the 1J (and the wiki gives it the designation 1SR, for some reason. I assume this is some fan conjecture, because it's a wiki and they get things wrong all the time.) A grunt variant also exists, appearing in 2036's sequel, Eternal Love Song. (The wiki calls it the 1AR, for obvious reasons. Still don't know where the "R" came from!) While the U.N. Spacy fleet is primarily comprised of Zentradi ships (since the surviving human population in DYRL's version of Space War I was... small, to say the least), that doesn't mean they have zero presence. The Daedalus II type debuts in 2036 and returns in Eternal Love Song, a ship designed with the express purpose of accelerating to ramming speed and performing a solo Daedalus Attack on enemy ships, in one of the most metal things I've seen this year. On the opposing side of the Zentradi, spearheaded by a miraculously alive but very beat-up Kamujin/Quamzin/whatever, is a slew of elaborate and very oversized machines to serve as the game's bosses. While the stage minibosses don't tend to feel like they're from Macross (I love that they feel like Thunder Force rejects myself), the bosses are a wild and diverse bunch of Glaug, Queadlunn, and Nousjadeul-Ger evolutions with all sorts of wacky gimmicks. Kamujin's personal machine is a REAL bruiser. Unfortunately, he's one of the easiest bosses in the game to beat if you know good positioning. OUAREHRAHGH GH HPROOOOTOOCULLTAAAAA (dies) 2036 was a fun game! It ranks high in the list of Macross games for me. It's a very solid shmup in addition to having all this great mechanical design, has a fun story that while a bit basic, does have the standout personalities of Komilia, Britai, and Kamujin keeping it engaging. I'd definitely recommend to any fans looking for some new DYRL/II style content.
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    Gotcha. Excited to see the results!
  5. PixelatedShinobi
    Are you planning on putting the digitizations up publicly? Want to know if I should hold off on buying my own secondhand copies of the short story collections.
  6. PixelatedShinobi
    The /portable/ devs went bankrupt. They haven't made a SRW in ten years. The main devs are a direct subsidiary of Bandai.
  7. PixelatedShinobi
    Ah, makes sense.
  8. PixelatedShinobi
    Given Kodachi's prominent status in the franchise ever since Frontier and Delta, I'm inclined to believe his version of events - not to mention that Master File, from what I understand, plays things very "fast and loose". Of course, "canon" is what we make of it, and all.
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    There's a custom Konig with speaker pod shooting launchers, which is pretty neat, I suppose. I'm a graphic designer, so Photoshop is my forte, and I honestly find mindless tasks in it very relaxing. It's a bit of an oddity that the Cutlass uses the old concept art NOVA logo instead of either the UNS kite or the NUNS teardrop. Best explanation I can think of off of the top of my head is that, since this is in the transitionary period between UNS and NUNS, there wasn't a set logo for it to use. In all likelihood, the artist just directly referenced the Cutlass's concept art with the Nova logo. Overall the manga is /thoroughly/ unremarkable. I get the impression it was kind of only made for someone to show off their favorite obscure Valkyrie. It dangles "Basara and Gamlin will appear!" in front of the audience on covers like a carrot on a stick - which I honestly find an odd move, seeing as this is supposed to be set seven years after 7, and yet Basara doesn't seem to be the type to return to the Macross 7 unless literally dragged back. Can't have faith in our original stories, I suppose...
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    Worst comes to worst, I have the complete thing, I can pass it around in other places if need be.
  11. PixelatedShinobi
    There's an updated link with the Internet Archive files - I just confirmed those are legit.
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    Everyone's doing their best. I salute fan translators, they're the people keeping us alive out here. I'm really just out here because I want to read stuff and I want to work with people to get it translated. This summer I plan on finishing up the typesetting of Macross 7th Chord - a dear friend of mine commissioned the full translation but didn't have time to finish typesetting. It's not an amazing series to be quite honest, but I'm a very firm believer that information should be shared freely, and I'd just like to be able to notch another series off my checklist if nothing else. In terms of non-Macross LNs, I read I'm In Love With the Villainess by inori recently, very smart Gl series that really cannot be predicted at any time with how much it wants to get mindbending.
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    A reminder that the first Delta novelization has been translated by the lovely gubaba of gubabablog for anyone else who wants to check it out. I've not read it yet because I've been working on Frontier, but I'm sure there's plenty of Kodachi's trademark expansion and connections (and maybe a guest appearance from Leon and Aisha?) https://gubabablog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/macross-delta-vol-1-the-girl-of-al-shahal.pdf
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    I've been listening to the audio dramas on nicovideo and rather enjoying them, even with my limited understanding of spoken Japanese. "Alto Meets Sky" was some really excellent character work for the boy.
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    I've managed to find /alright/ priced listings on Amazon for both of them, so it'll probably just be an impulse purchase when I have some spare cash. I have actually read "A Day in Alcatraz" from Sheryl Nome Visual Collection Final since it's gotten a very nice translation - excellent story.
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    Thanks. I need to start working again... On that note, do you know of any places where I can find Ukyo Kodachi's short story collections for Frontier? That's the one thing I don't currently have locked down either digitally or physically in some form.
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    Kodachi just tends to like being very dramatic with his wording, I wouldn't put too much stock into it. The way it's presented in Plus, it is in fact a very powerful weapon so a bit of exaggeration is whatever imo. Thanks for reminding me of the 9B flight patterns in VF-X2... god those things are a niiiightmaaaaaaaareeeeeeeeeee
  18. PixelatedShinobi
    I mean the Visual Complete Guide. The Limited Edition I want just because... I want it. It's cool. It'll be cool on my shelf, aha.
  19. PixelatedShinobi
    Egg on my face. And I played the game last year, too... On the topic of 30, I need to see if I can acquire the game's proper artbook at some point because the scans we have of the renders of the YF-25 (Leon), VF-19E, etc. are just not cutting it for me since they're from the scans of the Chronicle 30th. I love Leon's YF-25 design and it kills me that I don't have a truly great render of it.
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    Basically all I can think of regarding the 9B is its appearance in Macross 30 and accompanying novelization. It's super elite.
  21. PixelatedShinobi
    Re: AIF-9B - That's from VF-X2's manual, linked here. https://archive.org/details/image-20240730-0006/Image_20240730_0006.png
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    Hey, sorry to necro, but do you have a modern link to this? The Mega file is dead. Anyone else who has it sharing would be appreciated also.
  23. PixelatedShinobi
    So, back on this topic, let's finish off chapter 1 We get a favorite trend of Kodachi - giving the in-depth perspective of a random grunt who is almost certainly about to explode and die. Of note is that "Auda" here is explicitly piloting an RVF-171 - *with EX-Gear integration*. There is a radome and underside-fin-attached variant of the 171 - I presume Kodachi is referring to this, but to identify it explicitly as a RVF-171 (of which we only have technical information on for Luca's counterpart to Alto's 171EX) seems to either pose an interesting timeline wicket or an active retcon about how long it was in development for. Poor guy. At least his death is related in fanciful prose! It really is no wonder that Frontier's demographic made the complete switch to a female audience over the years. It really is. Okay, here's one of my absolute biggest mechanical questions - the introduction of (as far as I'm aware) novel exclusive Ghost variant - the AIF-9S. It says "AIF-9S" in the Japanese text explicitly, so this isn't a MTL slipup or something. Officially, both the Frontier forces and the SMS are established to use the QF-4000/AIF-7S Ghost, while the Galaxy uses the AIF-9V. The AIF-9B from VF-X2 (an identical airframe recreation of the X-9) shows up in 30 and its respective novelization. So what the hell is a "Ghost 9S" doing as a mass production aircraft for the Frontier NUNS? My only guess is that this is essentially just a creative miscommunication - earlier, the 7S was planned to be called the 9S in reference to the X-9 and to match with the 9B. Other than that? I got nothing. I like the confirmation of the Frontier's park as a replica of Central Park, keeping up the "Frontier is made up of various real-world landmarks" theme going. Also, I just like Central Park a lot. Nice place. Some in-universe perspective on "Deculture" as a loanword, plus confirmation that Ozma is a sports fan. I'm not surprised. I suspect the "Frontier Tigers" are a reference to the real-world Hanshin Tigers, although it might have been funnier to have the "Frontier Giants", aha. S Alto's characterization is so on-point in this, further reinforcing Frontier's theme of performance art and identity. Continuing with Alto, an original flashback about how Alto came to love kabuki so much as a young boy. (Alto is watching his father perform as an onnagata, for context) | To cap off the chapter, we get some characterization from the ill-fated Gilliam's perspective! I'm excited to confirm for myself whether Ozma leaving the UN was really due to Manfred Brando or not. Chapter 2 first half post coming... whenever I feel like it, really.
  24. PixelatedShinobi
    In 2080 they will ask "hey, should we switch to drones?" and an aging, mid-60s Isamu will show up and do the exact same thing for the third time. You cannot put the man down.
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    Coming out of the gate with Delta and Arc, my two most wanted picks, is a really strong start. I'm excited to see how they'll make Delta work mechanically. I fully expect Mirage to be my top unit by the end of the game.
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