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Damn, you're right. Probably skipped over it because it, the preceeding and the following were all katakana. (Me not like Katakana. Kanji all the way, baby!)

Holy crap. I've been officially decultured. I was not expecting some of those plot twists at the end of the episode. Though, up until then, it was a nice character episode. I really enjoyed the catching up with a lot of the sub-characters. And I especially loved the Alto-Sheryl scene. "Will they, or won't they?"

Beat you by 2 minutes!

Next issue: Queadluun-Rao VF-1J (more????) Misa Hayase Sheryl Nome Timeline: Zentraedi Raid & Macross Wandering (first attack and fold to Pluto? History: Jamming Birds World Guide Sheet: Macross 7 Gallery: MII Song Sheet: Infinity / What 'bout my star? (both MF songs!) Goods: VHS・LD~DVD

Quickie review (or how to justify buying Chronicles #4 when you have a bunch of Macross Books on the shelf): Note: this is all ignoring the Japanese text, which may or may not be the same as in the books mentioned.) ((Though, the first half of the "soldiers of the anti-unification alliance sheet is, well, if you've seen Macross 0 and know Macross history, it's nothing new. If it's your first experience with one or both, then it's all new info.) Fan Racer: Perfect Memory YF-21: aside from a new main image by Hidetaka Tenjin (though the composition of the image is nothing new, see M+ eps 01), it's all TIAS:MP and TIAtS:MP movie edition.) Guld Goa Boman: TIAS:MP and TIAtS:MP movie edition. Fijika Farukuramu: M7 animation Materials Timeline M0: MO DVD booklet Timeline SDF:M: Perfect Memory History Varuta Attack: new art, new graphic (Varuta fighter attack wave breaching M7 defensive lines) Worldguige: Eden: TIAS:MP and TIAtS:MP mOvie edition. Though, the Hydra, that appeared in MF is new, here. Gallery Front: any number of M7 books Gallery Rear: If you have the M7 calendar, you've got these. I don't. New 4 me. Songs O-G Love, Silver Moon - Red Moon: I think I have the lyrics. If you've got the SDF:M CDs, you've got these. Super Dimension Super Live "Debut! Ranka Rii with Sheryl Nome" - new (picts of the real VA at the concert.) Goods Sheet: Bandai 1/72 VF-25F - new (though, I've seen some of the lineart of the VF-25 on the rear floating around before. Great to see some VF-25 lineart! Nose gear, nose transformation, etc..) Goods shheet: Nyan Kore (Nyan Nyan Collector Cards) - new (feels like a CM for the product...)

Ah... but at the very least, putting them in the binder now has them organized by category. (mecha, character, timeline). Plus, isn't half the fun poring through this stuff again and again, and reminding ourselves of the little Macross things?

In response to the title - a war criminal is almost always a member of the losing side of a war, as judged by the winners of the war. Therefore, the question is: who's going to win the war? If NUNS does, then she'll be a hero. If the Vajra do, then she'll most likely be killed along with everyone else and treated just like everyone else. If it becomes a compromise (this is Macross. Compromises aren't new, and my moneys's are on this), then past sins will have to be forgotten, as members of both sides are guilty.

Aaa. I c. 3Q. Personally, I think they look like a Bolognese with a few extra dohickeys tacked on and the nose blunted. But, that's just me.

Akizuki type? Where'd this name come from?

The impression that I have is that the space-use only Super parts are earlier models, and the space and atmospheric (transatmospheric) Super parts are later models. Which is why I am left scratching my head over why the VF-25's Super parts are not atmospheric (or, at the very least, reentry capable). Mind you, given the number of references and homages to SDF:M, in a way it's not surprising. The VF-1's FAST packs were all "I don't give a damn about aerodynamics. More speed!". So, too, are the VF-25's.

oi oi oi. At least watch M7 once.

Boast? Nevertheless, I do find it odd that the VF-25 seems compelled to eject the Super parts when entering an atmosphere. Odd in that the Super Parts for the VF-11 (well one of them), the VF-17, the VF-19 and the VF-22 are transatmospheric (optimized for both space and atmospheric use, that is.) I'm not sure if they use some kind of ram jet or scram jet technology. However, it does look like the Super parts of the VF-25 have gone back to a non-air breathing design.

You should have no problem. I haven't check Tsutaya if they carry it, but they should. And you know how there's a Tsutaya on every corner... Fingers crossed that it doesn't flood again when you're there.

Anime magic. Break lines appear as needed.

Personally, I like how Macross has continued along it's own themes, and not borrowed from other shows nor become clones of them. Biological weapons is one of the things that makes up Macross. Agreed that it strains credulity that the ASS-1 would land on Earth. But hey, if it didn't, there wouldn't be a show. As for the Zentraedi detecting it: From http://macross.anime.net/wiki/2009 So, it's not so much that the located it on they arrived on the same day, but that they happened to be able to detect the ASS-1's defold reaction that occured 10 years prior as it passed through an area 10 light years away. Perhaps their arrival just as it was activating was a coincidence, but then again, if they arrived earlier or later, the show would be vastly different.

Actually, I hope that we get more on the Armored Valkyrie; at least a page worth. Leaving it as a foot note is rather... unsatisfactory.

Yes. It's really unclear how many pages will be created for what. For example, Issue 3's Space Destroyer (Oberth) has M (for SDF:M), the UN Kite, Sheet 15, A. There could possibly be a sheet B (possibly more) for it; though I don't really see how as they've pretty much printed all the info on it. FYI, the VF-1J released in issues 1 and 2 are M, UN Kite, Sheet 02, A, B & C. Meaning that there could be an additional VF-1J sheet for DYRL, and any other appearances it may have made in other Macross animations... It's potentially very big... potentially.

I believe her last known rank is Major: http://macross.anime.net/wiki/Misa_Ichijyo Also, Captain of a ship rarely means that the persons rank is Captain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(nautical)

Uhm... rhetorical nonsense?

It did drop. But it was only noticeable for a few moments before I was sucked right back into the character developments. That, or got used to it. Nevertheless, this kind of thing is not really worthy of commenting on. Only when we get the massive quality drop like when Burera fought the Griffen can we complain.