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    Macross Books

    in Collectors

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    On 11/3/2023 at 11:23 AM, Shawn said:

    I don't see english captions as we've seen with other recent books, even those meant for the Japan home market.

    Are there any pages with any text or stories on the creation of the items?
     

    Yes, there most certainly are. 🙂

    Internal text translated (where applicable) by Creative Sphere.  
    Also, there’s a QR code on the back page that links to a translation of the full version of the interior interview, done by Renato. 

    Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Thanks to @Einherjar, @Bolt & @RDX17 for listening and continuing to check in 🙂
    In short, work has kept the crew away from the mic as of late, both because of the amount of it and the changing nature of what we do and our professional relationships with the various parties involved. We have a couple of older episodes in the can that I'm hoping we can salvage, although we will be looking at broadening the subjects we cover in the future so we can continue to bring the Japanese experience to our listeners without stepping on any toes. Look for something podcast-wise to go up in about a month from now. We also have literally a dozen photo galleries from various events over the last year waiting to be posted, and hopefully more to come.

    In the meantime, we did recently have a guest spot discussing the work we've been up to, so if anyone is in need of some background noise, please check it out 🙂

     

    Is Macross II part of the main timeline?

    in Movies and TV Series

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    2 hours ago, George Yamamori said:

    In-universe technology-wise, it doesn't make sense.

     

    In a word, yes.

    At the SpeakerPODcast, we confirmed this with Kawamori himself in front of a mini-auditorium full of people (who also heard it) back in 2014.

    (And reported on it in our podcast: https://www.decultureshock.com/speakerpodcast-ep-11-part-2-macross-the-museum/ )

    In short, its nothing new. He 's maintained since the mid-to-late 90's that ALL entries in the Macross franchise are in-universe fiction, meaning that Macross 2 holds the same status as any other entry - they are all equally non-canonical. This is why I used the term timeline and not canon in the tweet you quoted.

    (for details, see here: https://www.decultureshock.com/shoji-kawamori-on-what-is-and-what-is-not-canon/ )

    While this policy on canon has been well-known for over half of the franchises history, it wasn't until the last 5 or 6 years that its come up specifically in regards to Macross 2. Following the 2014 talk, I've since heard Kawamori reiterate this policy in 2 separate subsequent talkshows. 

    Macross 2 was then included in the timeline at the Tokyo Skytree Bluemoon Showcase exhibit in 2018 before being included again in a published history on Macross music and its history in 2018 as well).

    And now the article I tweeted about, the issue is addressed specifically, if briefly. It's noted that at one time its status was debatable, and there was uncertainty whether it was an entry in the timeline or something based on the concept of Macross but in a parallel world. Now, however, its acknowledged as a part of the timeline.

    So to answer your question, yes. 🙂

    Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments

    in Movies and TV Series

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    On 8/29/2021 at 10:43 AM, ValkAddict said:

    I just finished listening to this one over the last few days. Long, but great stuff! Thanks to all of you (especially Tony) for explaining many of the hidden meanings and storyline threads. It helped me appreciate the series more.

    I've also been listening to the older podcasts (started with episode 1 and am currently at episode 84) - it's great to hear the groups thoughts and views on past Macross and anime events.

    Thanks so much for tuning in! We (in other words, me ^^; ) can get off topic a bit at times but hopefully we manage to convey what the fan experience is like over here, which is what we initially set out to do.
    If you have any questions or feedback - its always welcome 🙂

    On 9/5/2021 at 10:23 PM, Lexomatic said:

    I've recently started working through the SpeakerPodCast's back catalog during my thrice-weekly walking-trail exercise. Always fascinating, but to supply context and improve comprehensibility, might I suggest:

    • At the start of each episode, state the date you're recording it. The publication date is metadata, but I don't necessarily look at the metadata if I'm letting my iPhone iterate through my podcast queue.
    • Also at the start: what's the current state of emergency in Tokyo, and how has that impacted moving out-and-about?
    • When name-dropping, help those of us who aren't so plugged-in to the industry and physical layout of Japan:
      • People: "So-and-so, director of Series-PQR and Series-STU"
      • Musicians: They tend to have weird names that a listener might not recognize when spoken. "Who's Main? Oh, May'n, the vocalist for Sheryl Nome. I thought it was pronounced May-uhn."
      • Projects: "Title-XYZ, a TV series from 2007"
      • Locations: "Held at Site-JKL, a small event venue in the basement of a department store in Gotanda ward, Tokyo"

    Each episode has an agenda but the actual direction of the conversation is seat-of-the-pants, so please keep in mind, "if we allude to XYZ, how much context (who/what/when/where/why) do listeners need, to understand why XYZ is significant?" If you realize during editing that clarification is needed, insert an explanation: "In this next section we talk about the production team for ABC: person 1, person 2, and person 3, whom we've met at several publicity events over the past five years, so they're willing to share extra details with us."

    Many thanks for listening and for the extensive feedback! Will see what we can do, but any changes unfortunately have to take a backseat to just finding the time to get anything out at the moment. Often we do need to record separate segments whenever we can in 20-30 mins segments with editing being crammed in during lunch breaks (when I actually get lunch breaks ^^; ) hence the lack of dates - a single cast might be done in several segments over a month and may not actually get edited for a month or more depending on how busy things are. And with a movie and a 40th anniversary coming up - oh boy ^^; At least things are in the meta data, as you noted.
    But we are always hoping to improve over the long run, so thanks again for the feedback!

    Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    On 4/8/2021 at 1:22 AM, Einherjar said:

    Did you guys ever finish reviews for all of the Delta mangas?  I think some tidbits about the of the Windermere war for independence from Keith’s manga might become relevant in the upcoming movie.

    No, we didn't, sorry. But with the movie on the way, hopefully we'll find out one way or another in the not-so-distant future. :-)

    On 3/22/2021 at 4:28 AM, vsim said:

    Added this to my podcast app a little while back. I rarely listen to podcasts but this one is on something I'm interested in at least! :D Makes my commute a little different than usual when I've got to drive down to work. Thanks to the guys that put this together!

    Many thanks for tuning in! Hopefully our long rants can help you to kill time and not put you to sleep behind the wheel ^^;

    Macross II blu ray question

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Macross fan translator Gubaba has done several Macross novels in the past and I believe the Macross 2 novels are near the top of his to-do list at the moment, so keep an eye on his blog for updates.

    https://gubabablog.wordpress.com/category/all-of-my-translations-in-one-post/


    Keep in mind that even the final two novels (the only really "new" material) don't add much in the way of new information as they're more of a triad/investigation side-story. They have been the source of some neat novel-related cosplay over the years though. :-) 

    Macross World Podcast - feedback & comments

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    On 1/5/2021 at 4:12 AM, RDX17 said:

    About 40 minutes in and realizing how much I've missed these podcasts. Thanks so much!

    Thanks! We're hoping to have less of a break between episodes in the future ^^;

    On 1/5/2021 at 9:32 AM, Bolt said:

    Awesome job guys. Sound quality gone up!

    some of my highlights..

    Renato coming back !!

    DX VF-1D !!

    Frontier concert !!

    Delta sequel !!!!!! (New content)

    Wave 1/72 VF-171 !!

    NHK  engrish talk !!

     

     

    Engrish is always a plus :-D
    Am happy to hear that its sounding better. We'll continue tweaking as we go :-)

    Macross Delta Zettai Live!!!!!! - Available on Blu-ray Sept 28, 2022

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    Just to clear up some possible misunderstandings:

    1)The new tv series announced at the end of Walkure’s 2nd live as having been greenlit was never announced as being S2 of Delta. Regardless though, it’s a safe bet that whatever it was going to be, it’s on the back burner indefinitely while Zettai Live is being made. A LOT changed at that 2nd Live that also affected what was to come afterwards. 
     

    2) While the “official” position on Lady M was that her identity would never be revealed, that all changed on March 2019 when one of the producers of Delta announced that this had changed and they were willing to at least consider divulging her identity. Whether this will ever happen, of course, is as of yet unknown. 

    Macross Delta Zettai Live!!!!!! - Available on Blu-ray Sept 28, 2022

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Einherjar said:

    Pretty extreme long game plan they’re going with Delta as a whole.

    It’s not that much longer than Frontier when you think about it. 

    Frontier began airing in 2008. 
    Wings of Farewell was released in 2011.

     

    Delta began airing in 2016.

    Zettai Live releases in 2021

    (after presumably having been delayed by Covid like pretty much everything else. Subtract a year for that and Delta only has a media cycle that’s only a year longer than Frontier, which makes sense given that there were more concerts and related events in between entries for Delta)

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