Prime

Ah, so that's why...

Thanks for the info, fellas. I haven't found a straight answer yet about how many episodes will be on the first Champloo volume. Is it four eposides per like SAC? If so, how often will the additional volumes be released? I think it is bi-monthly for SAC..

To my knowledge the DVD for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence comes out this week in North America. It seems that it will only be a subbed only version. Now, I'm not usually one for dubs, but I have found those for the GitS series to be pretty good. Does anyone know if there is a planned DVD Region 1 dubbed version of Innocence, or or will I have to do with the subbed-only? Also, I believe that Samurai Champloo is being released on Region 1 DVD in the middle of January. Will these be sold by normal retailers like Best Buy and the like, or will it have a bit less mainstream release? Just wondering if I should start looking at where to order or if I will be able to just go to the local store... Thanks.

That is beyond cool...

Great. I'd definitely be interested in what you think of it and where you got it...

Whoops, sorry about that.

Others are going to dump on me for this, but I actually enjoyed RT: Battlecry for what it was. Overall, the Mecha games for XBox seem pretty sparse.

Here's some for you...

Like others have said, if there is less of a need for an interceptor, and more of a need for multi-role attackers, then the move does make sense.

It is the first thing that happens in the very first episode.

Fair enough. But I did enjoy it, and so continued looking into that universe.

It is, but it has been used in this discussion for lack of a better term. I don't think that going from mind controlled machines without helmets to telepathy is a "feasible" leap. Mind controlled VFs in Plus seemed feasible by what was shown. Potentially doing this without a physical connection is also feasible within the realm of story. This is because both systems would rely on the machine to gather input from the pilot. Whether the connection is a physical one or a "wireless" one doesn't change the fact that the machine is the one that is creating the connection and operating off the input. Without the technology of the machine, there is no connection. The mind is not doing anything special per se, it just operates as it always does. The jump to telepathy means that it is the human providing the connection and interacting with things that were not designed to recieve input from the mind, which is completely different than the above.

But is there a worthwhile market for classic anime, and Macross in this case? I mean, yes we love Macross, but how many units did they actually sell? I does compete with Robotech, which is what most people remember. I'm just curious how much they actually made with this...

umm... if I say... Yes it is... will I be hurt? Cause... Yes it is. You won't be hurt, but I will be forced to disagree with you.

Sailer Moon is better than Akira???

It is funny how your views get shaped by what you saw first. For me, I saw GitS and really enjoyed it. I had no background with the manga and so didn't compare it to anything. I was just entertained. Then I learned about Standalone Complex and based on my enjoyment of the movie I checked it out and fell in love with it. To me, it is better than just about every sci-fi series that is on North American TV right now. I haven't seen Innocence yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it on the 28th. But based on my initial experience from the movie and series, I had a hard time getting into the manga since it is quite different...

sigh I'd love to see a new addition to that series...

Now if we can only get it in Ottawa...

My order has been placed. Can't wait...

Just thinking out loud again, but we see that the Cheyenne acts mainly as a turret on a carrier, complete with a "compartment" where it is usually stationary. Perhaps it was rare for it to actually move about, especially since it wouldn't need to in an anti-aircraft role. This stationary position would negate any of the Cheyenne's quickness, since it seems to be locked in place until released. Again, the TV destroids would be much more suited to this sort of thing, since their slower speed wouldn't be a factor, and their heavier armour and armament a bonus. Just another possibility why the Cheyenne may have been phased out...

Actually, it was designed for a carrier role. From the compendium...The Destroid Cheyenne is a carrier-borne robot for anti-air interception. Mass produced and deployed aboard the CVN-99 Asuka II in 2008." But they may still be around by the time the Zentraedi arrive, just not assigned to the Macross. Since they were designed as a part of carrier defences, and we hardly see any carriers at all in the series, there wasn't much opportunity for them to potentially be seen. And we have no idea what sort of numbers "mass produced" implies. Hell, the destroids are not commonly seen in the TV series, and a carrier-borne destroid would be even less so.

You were the only one that had the guts to tell the truth...

The two-seat VF-0D is not a trainer. It is designed for enhanced attack and electronic warfare capabilities. It has increased air combat maneuverability and 20% greater payload as well as improved electronic warfare capabilities. The VF-1 also has a two-seat version, of course. There are a couple possible reasons, and hopefully someone can weigh in on this. Perhaps the TV destroids (besides the Monster) had similar thrusters. Perhaps it was found that the Cheyenne's thrusters did not provide any real advantage, and so it was better to instead add more armour/armament. If the Cheyenne was less armoured/lighter that the TV versions, then it might have been a jack of all trades and master of none. It would not have been as quick as variable fighters, and it wouldn't be as powerful as the TV destroids. Maybe it was decided that the tank aspects of the destroids needed to be emphasized, since the Valkyries served as quick attack units.In any event, I don't think a quick version of a destroid with some thrusters prevents the usefulness or likelyhood of the designs of the TV destroids. Just a thought.

The VF-0 is not a mass-production fighter. Prototypes and testbed mechs aren't normally subject to production costs like the mass-produced fighters. The VF-1 is however, a mass-production fighter and cannot afford such luxuries of the VF-0's video system. Mass-production has to cut costs in order to meet the demand. This sort of thing had already been established in Macross Plus and 7 with the YF-21 and VF-22. The YF-21, from which the VF-22 was developed, was controlled mainly by the brainwave control system (BDS). The VF-22, however, is controlled by a conventional digital flight control system. Although there were no doubt many reasons for the decision, it shows that certain technologies may be dropped for the production version of a fighter.

Yeah, the whole thing seems to be such a huge pain in the ass...