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    Yukikaze

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    Hey All

    Just got a chance to check out this anime series called Yukikaze. Stumbled across it in my local anime store on DVD. Didnt want to buy it, cause i was affried it was crap and waste of money...or i would get hooked on it (collection 1/48s is hard already as it is...im no Godzilla)

    But i gave it a look and its really awsome! It has a Macross SDF-1 kinda feeling with a Macross Plus-like dogfighting mixed in with some Ace Combat 5. Really awsome.

    Ive been trying to find information on just how many episodes there are. Is this series done? Or is it still in the process?

    For those of you who havent seen it, and like the elements ive mention give it a try, its a nice OVA with some very cool fighter planes.

    - Jin

    Scoop! 1/60 VF-0S from Yamato!

    in Toys

    Posted

    YESSS!!!!

    Dont you guys realise...that if this 1/60 VF-0S makes it into production and if the sales is a succes, we can then...with some realistic optimism expect a 1/48 VF-0S!!!!..... :o ...HELL YEAH! Fo Shize !

    Wow....imagine that a 1/48 scale VF-0S hehehe... :lol:

    - Jin

    Yamato

    in Toys

    Posted

    Honestly....all of the above sounds nice. But deep inside, i really wish Yamato ( i know its along shot) would somehow eventually produce all of the Valks om Macross. I would really love to see em´do the Macross Zero, then work up to VF-4 (released as a limited edition) and then to the Macross Plus. If they did that, that would be cake B))

    - Jin

    Listen UP Marines

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    Yeah i remember this show too when they showed here in Denmark. It was prettyy good, thou pretty slow in the beginning but the series got much better as as the show progressed.

    The last episode they aired in DK was the episode where on of the main charecters finds his long lost love and the Wild Card´s are transporting a bunch of rescued civilians via two transporters. Then they get attacked by Chigs and half of the Wild Cards are killed trying to defned the transports.

    I forgot the name of the episode but it was a damm good one, had me screaming no all the way through. I wonder if that episode was the last one, it was a pretty open ending.

    Was that the last episode before they cancelled it?

    - Jin

    The Adventures of Agent ONE

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    ahahahahah...this is great Agent One. I had a "big brother" so to speak when i was younger, who had a great effect in me becomming who i am today. and i have a great feeling you will teach me the great art of "dissing" people hehehe.

    Its a cool blog Agent One, cant wait to read more.

    - Jin

    Macross 7 Series

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Well lets think about this. Most pilots in Macross 7 fleet were probably new pilots who were likely had little combat experience. I assume your comment about "how a VF-11 is supposed to be handled" is reference to Isamu dyson, which is an unfair comparison. Dyson was an ace as part of a military fleet that saw constant duty, rather than the long range colonization fleet which likely was a backwater for pilots (or whatever M-7's mission was... it had civillians). Him, Millia, Gamlin, are high quality pilots that put into the cockpit of any fighter will be able to inflict major damage. However what experience the vast majority of pilots in the M-7 fleet did have probably was against guerilla Anti-UN Spacy forces... not large scale fleet action (that is if they even had any experience at all). On top of that, what largescale fleet training they did have likely was calibrated against attacking zentredi, a basically static enemy that could have massive numbers, but at comparatively low technology, thousands of VF-11s were sufficient to stop an attack. I would argue the VF-11 essentially was VF-1 with upgraded avionics, aerodynamics and weapons, but nothing fundamentally different about its basic design philosophy.

    However when confronted by the Vartua, who used completely different tactics, possessed superior technology, had previous battle experience with UN-spacy, and conducted massive fleet battles, the Mac 7 units were completely outgunned. Later on during the conflict the Pilot ranks were probably thinned as UN spacy faced the same pilot shortage as Nazi germany or Japan did in 1943 to the end of the war. Training times were shortened and as a result poorer pilots were fielded, which exacerbated their deficiency vis-a-vis the mindcontrolled Vartua pilot.

    Well thinking about it now, yeah you are probably right. Something made me realiase something. I think one of the reason why the pilots in Macross SDF-1 seris where so much better...is that a bigger percentage of them had previous combat experiences during the UN/Anti goverment war.

    Then again, alot of the combat scenes and the way the VF-11´s where hit was just...u know lame, mindless kinda gave me the feeling of being frustrated, M7 is the only series that has left me feeling so mad displeased of the pilots actions.

    On the flip side a big part of the mecha action was really just recycled over and over. Maybe that is why one is left of a bad taste and since the budget wasnt like in Macross Plus, im guessing that is the reason why the action scenes werent that varid, since most of it was made for the first confrontations with the Varuta forces. So its only natural that the pilots who meet the Varuta first where caught of guard and had to learn the enemy tactics.

    Just my two cents.

    - Jin

    Macross 7 Series

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Well i think that every serious Macross fan should atleast ONCE watch M7. I for one am not a M7 fan. It does have its place in the Macross timeline and its also nice to see (timewise) what happens after M+ in macross universe.

    But besides all that, the series isnt my favorit at all. When i watched it i was greatly frustrated with Basara´s actions. Anyways, its not worth buying for just the action mecha, i would saw its really badly made. The Cannon Fodder fight scnes in Super Dimensinal Fortress Macross was waaaay more cooler, where one really gets a feeling of the high tense space combat going on. In M7 thous...its like pretty lame, makes one wonder where the heck the pilots learned to fly. You will notice that specially if you have seen how a VF-11 should be handled.

    The only good thing about M7 is that it really makes you Hate(or love) it for what it is, so in that regards M7 did well. Cause if you dont like it. you wouldnt bitch about it heheh...you would simple not care.

    - Jin

    Revenge of the Sith

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    I'd just like to address your concerns, since these criticisms often arise.

    Please understand that film is first and foremost art and entertainment. As a visual medium, film is meant to be aesthetically pleasing to the viewing audience. Ultimately, filmmakers will always choose what is visually engaging as opposed to following strict reality. What you may find visually engaging is simply not as exciting to most everyone else.

    Keep in mind, you are a specialist watching a film made for the general public; for the layman. A rocket scientist watching Ron Howard's Apollo 13, a lawyer watching Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men, or a soldier watching Micheal Mann's Heat will always find fault in the subject matter. As good as films get, they can never stand up to intense scrutiny by specialists who know what they are talking about.

    I don't beleive you're being overly critical. However, I do believe you are forgetting what kind of person you are and you what you know. Star Wars isn't going to stand up to someone such as yourself watching the fight scenes with a critical eye.

    Besides, filmmakers couldn’t do it right even if they tried. They are filmmakers, not rocket scientists, lawyers, and soldiers

    I totally agree with you on this, it is true it has to be aesthetically pleasing in order to make the movie "sell" or more impressing for the general public. I guess its just my background that kinda made me notice i few things that was kinda out or place somehow or in other words just felt odd.

    But still Episode III is still a badass movie, i was merely pointing out that a few things which i wish was made abit better since it is the final starwars (for now). But as said earlier, you cant please everyone, so as long as George Lukas is happy with it, i guess its good enuff for me too. :)

    - Jin

    Revenge of the Sith

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    I donno, maybe its just me being to overly critical, since i train a martial arts system (Escrima/Arnis)

    Hey, I also train in Arnis :D . I've also recently been studying the 15th century “Liechtenauer tradition” of German 2-handed longsword fighting.

    I also didn't think the final fight was as good (or realistic) as I'd been led to believe from a swordsmanship standpoint. It's been billed for months as the longest sword fight in the history of cinema with the actors having to learn hundreds or thousands of moves, but in actuality I found it very repetative. I thought all the other fights in the movie were actually much better than the final fight.

    Basically it seemed for most of the fight that both Anakin and Obi Wan were just doing diagonal strike, parry, diagonal strike, parry, reapeat ad nauseam, very little variety in attacks.

    Graham

    Hey, I also train in Arnis :D . I've also recently been studying the 15th century “Liechtenauer tradition” of German 2-handed longsword fighting.

    I also didn't think the final fight was as good (or realistic) as I'd been led to believe from a swordsmanship standpoint. It's been billed for months as the longest sword fight in the history of cinema with the actors having to learn hundreds or thousands of moves, but in actuality I found it very repetative. I thought all the other fights in the movie were actually much better than the final fight.

    Basically it seemed for most of the fight that both Anakin and Obi Wan were just doing diagonal strike, parry, diagonal strike, parry, reapeat ad nauseam, very little variety in attacks.

    Graham

    Nice to meet another Arnisador in here Graham. But yes, way too much flashy stuff. Most of the combinations they are pulling up has no tactical reason. Its just hitting the sword for the sake of hitting the sword, instead of actually trying to hit the oponent. In my opinion the fight with Darth Maul made more sense, thou what he did was flashy, the attacks he did was realistic.

    I can even give and example, the part where they are standing toe-to-toe and swinging the light sabers around their waist, torso, head etc and then after (what seams) a long time they hit. They are not swinging the sabers in hopes of hitting each other but, they are not even evading the other strikes, no female triangle footwork or evasion of anykind. Oh well...atleast the swordfighting wasnt as bad as in the original trilogy.

    - Jin

    Revenge of the Sith

    in Anime or Science Fiction

    Posted

    Well i finally got to see Episide III, was at the premiere here in Denmark, so the movie was on at 12 am and i also saw the second showing at 3am. Damm i am tired as hell after that maraton.

    Anyways to the movie, as most of you guys, i totally like the movie. I do have a few small things i wish the movie had. 1.5 hours more would have been good, since so much happens in this episide its feels kinda rushed in some sense, since there isnt enuff time between the things happining. More time would give better depth for the charecters, specially Anikin.

    As a martial artist, i wish the last battle between Obi Wan and Anikin should have been abit more "realistic" In my opinion too much of it just just swordplay-like. Unlike the fight with Darth Maul and Obi Wan in Episode I (right after Qui Gon is hit) That scene was more realistic and more beliveable. You know, you can make sense of the moves, their attack and defensive movement made sense. Unlike in Episode III is too much wasted and flashy moves and not near as realistic and badass as in Episode I

    I donno, maybe its just me being to overly critical, since i train a martial arts system (Escrima/Arnis) i just pick up on these things. I had a talk with my buddy who saw itr with me, the whole fight with Obi Wan and Ani, was too....actor.trying to fight with swords-like. Whereas the guy who played Darth Maul actually was amartial artist with many years experience in weapons, so its gave that extra spice of realism and style which i think is badass-

    Is it just me who thinks this way? Or am i being overly critical?

    Anyways, besides these minor thingy...i do like it alot, i know its my favoring Episode of the whole bunch.

    - Jin

    We are back!

    in MW News and Site Info

    Posted

    Not wanting to sound gayish here...but damm i miss you guys (or girls), being away from Macrossworld really left me no place to go. Or as some you Macross nerds "a wallet with no expense" hehehe...

    Damm im glad its back. As some of you said, we spend too much time in here. It was like Macrossworld was wiped of the map. Like the deathstar blasted the forum into a million pieces.

    ...it was so bad, i even went to Robotech.com (bows head in shame)

    - Jin

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