justvinnie

Thats beyond sad. IMO that show (all of them) is 1/10 as good as Macross. couldn't agree more. The Japanese obsession with Gundam is unhealthy. vinnie

Perhaps we should add this to a FAQ about Macross as it seems to come up all the time... vinnie

I agree that ANBU-AonE has the best subs for both part 1 and 2. However only part 2 is available in 5.1 sound. The ANBU-AonE part one is significantly smaller in file size due in part to lower audio encoding I think though it may also use lower video encoding though I don't notice a difference. NLA anime has both parts in 5.1 with excellent video encoding. The subs aren't bad either. vinnie PS: Whatever happened to the Infusion version? I don't see it around anymore...

Ahh... I know of that theory. Unfortunately all it does is place the problem of how did life start on another planet instead of Earth. Viruses cannot be the origin of life. Why? They can't reproduce on their own. I subscribe to the RNA origin theory. RNA can both replicate and catalyze reactions including its own splicing. The research into eukaryotic viral conjugation of genes is pretty recent. It has been known to occur in bacteria for a long time, but not in higher level organisms. Kawamori could easily write off the rise of viral vectors in modern biology as an artifact of Protoculture intervention. The truth is we don't really know how viruses can arise and evolve. It is however believed that the transposons were originally viruses that became integrated into the genome as gene shuttles. Very Protoculture-esque in the context of Macross. vinnie

So what do you say to the people who bought the Toynami Morphers? For $15 dollars a pop they sure were expensive, but the quality certainly was not there. vinnie EDIT IN: Or even the MPC at MSRP.

Viruses have long stump taxonomist as to their classification, being neither a living organism nor an inanimate substance. They lie between the two extremes carrying only genes necessary for infection and reproduction. It is known that phages (bacterial viruses) have the ability to shuttle genes from one host to another. In higher organisms, virus like genetic elements called transposons are also capable of turning on and off various genes by translocation. Even as I type these numerous labs across the country and indeed the world are using viruses to transfect genes, both natural and engineered. We have suceeded to use viruses in post transcriptional gene silencing by the use of siRNA. Kawamori must have read up on a lot of biological science to incorporate such cutting edge research science into a science fictional environment. What his story proposes is not beyond the realm of possiblities. In fact, it is even currently being done by humans. This grounding in real science combined with the fantastic, great storytelling techniques, and innovative stories have made Macross a truly unique phenomenon. This is why I admire Kawamori as such a genius of his medium. Instead of threading tired paths like a hack, he chooses to be unique and different with each story. Each Macross installment may not be for everyone by this very merit. vinnie

Why is it that whenever you have a Zentraedi ace, they always get cut down by human pilots. Max defeated Milia. Isamu is Guld superior in the cockpit. Even Kamjin was just Hikaru's equal. Sure you are going to say that these are exceptions rather than the rule, but if exceptions exists then the Protoculture must not have had the "best" genes or could not engineer the best gene. Is this natural selection at its best? vinnie

Why not just hedge? I don't intend to buy the blue Legioss -- just the red and the Shadow, maybe. What I intend to do is to watch the price movement for the Blue though. If it moves up, I will pre-order. If it goes down I will see how low it gets, and price the two I intend to get accordingly. However, if you are a blue Legioss fan, then you're SOL'ed... opps. I was referring to the VF-1 line which has no chance of ever going up. vinnie

Then it's not a consistent design feature in the toy line. Maybe Toynami got cheap with glue. Maybe they finally thought hey that's a cool feature after seeig the 1/48. Who knows? vinnie

People who insist on paying full price for a MPC are foolish. They are garanteed to do down in price and yet it never amazes me the amount of people who preorder it for the full cost... Some people must have too much money on their hands.

to bad it's not PC. Won't get it though it sure looks fun. vinnie

The MPC AMM-1 are NOT removeable. I managed to pop one off my "Ben" MPC" but the rest are glued tight. It is not a design feature. The same applies to the Yamato 1/60. vinnie

I like Macross Plus a lot. Kawamori uses some ingenious story telling techniques. On the surface it's such a simple mecha series, but there's so much running in the undercurrent. I do not think that Guld ever raped Myung. He came close though... vinnie PS: Can you imagine watching M+ RT style with a constant narrator giving a play by play?

Apparently, I'm a dumb ass and never tried to remove the AMM-1 missles for the rack but as it turns out each of the missles are removeable. This means you can pose the craft partially loaded to simulated in mission loadout. That's really cool cause I don't think any of the other Valkyries have this feature. Just letting everyone know since I haven't seen this mentioned before. vinnie

Maybe because you never get to pilot a fighter? Lame. Defeats the whole point of the game considering the enormity of the role the two fighters played in the series. Also, as far as I know there are only 3 types of handguns ever shown in the show. There's also a rocket/grenade launcher, forearm blades, rockets and the mini rockets for the ride armors. Sounds pretty limiting in weaponry already. I'd rather play Quake or Half Life vinnie

grow up, people. vinnie

wow. the world really IS going down the shitter if kids can actually LIKE this toy. I collected very few TF's as a child cause I thought many of them were ugly including the 1/55 Jetfire and Valkyries. Ugly deformed pieces of plastic and metal that were supposed to represent my favorite characters. What would I have thought of this POS if I had seen it then??? THis makes the (dare I say?) MPC look like a masterpiece. vinnie

I don't happen to dislike this Yune piece(a litote!!!). I think it is ok as opposed to the awful MPC box art. However, I do have a problem with your reasoning that Yune's work must have merit because he is making money off of it. As Exo said, Yune is a successful artist because he can make money from his art. This hardly means his stuff is good, just as teen pop music is hardly good and yet makes millions. As long as you have a sense of aesthetic of what is good and what is not then you have a right to criticism. I don't have to be able to sculpt like Michaelangelo or paint like Da Vinci before I can say that some of the art at my local art gallery is amateurish. I have enough taste to recognize talent for what it is. Yune has talent. Some of his work are quite nice. However, his talent is only in imitation. I have yet to see a Yune original that screams with talent. Only when he is imitating others do I see quality. His talent thus is limited by his creativity. He can't develop a unique style of his own that is any good as compared to the creative minds of those he imitates well. For instance look for his DYRL piece on RT.com; it is very well done, but is merely an imitation of Mikimoto. Now look at his MPC stuff or even Kiyora; the former is ugly as he tries to impart his own style to it while the latter is fine but not inspirational due to the generic style he employs. So in closing, not only can I say Yune's work isn't all that great, I have a right to say so despite not being an artist myself. vinnie

hehehe... nice... fingers are a little wierd. Interesting pose though... vinnie

. Of course, 200 of those are mine YOU WIN THE PRIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... see my sig. LOL... that was soooooo mean! Not really....a little salt on a open wound never hurt anybody. What are you talking about? I like salt on my wounds. Helps blood clot and prevents microbial growth. vinnie

1/72 - 3 1/60 - 10 1/48 - 2

I have hope for this film. If not decent it will at least be fun. Reloaded blew with all the trite monologues. This at least looks to be filled with senseless violence. vinnie

I know that post! Why? Because I posted it! If indeed TokyoPop did get the rights legally from Japan then they must have gone through BW. Somehow I have a feeling BW won't be happy with TokyoPop's decision considering that derivative rights are up in the air right now, letting this pass would be suicide on BW's part. vinnie

bleh. I'm not going to hold my breath for the M7 Trash release. Somehow I find it hard to believe that HG has the original prints of M7 Trash to license out to TokyoPop for publishing... Without the original prints, well, there ain't no manga. More things are afoot under the rather quiet times right now for Macross, methinks.

A convert, I see. The way of the Hory Froating Head will move you. I personally hated M7 the first time I watched it for like 6 eps. Then some time later I went back and gave it a complete run through and I found to my own bewilderment that I really loved it. Special K likes to make each Macross story different and unique. I appreciate what he is trying to do because it is no easy feat. He could easily give us rehashes of the same story each time with different mecha and it would probably be a success, but he has too much respect for his art and audience. Each installment of Macross is not necessarily everyone's cup of tea. I loved M7 more than any other Macross story, most people are don't like it. Just give it a chance. vinnie