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    Big West trademarks Macross in the UK

    in Movies and TV Series

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    22 minutes ago, Focslain said:

    This might be the biggest hurtle, more so then HG. I did a quick check and Love Live! did get a US release, but AKB48 hasn't and those are the two series that have the music catalogs that would be closest to Macross. 

    AKB0048 did get a US (and international) release, actually :-)

    The music rights were no issue and that’s back when the group were at the peak of their popularity. 

    Macross Books

    in Collectors

    Posted · Edited by Tochiro

    12 hours ago, Shawn said:

    If anyone comes across any Asteroid One info from the Kawamori Expo book holler! :)

    There’s two pages on it in color, consisting of a total of 5 illustrations, and 4 pages of Black & White designs.

    Macross Books

    in Collectors

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    The Kawamori EXPO book has shipped to those that ordered it either at the Expo or via Satelights online store. 

    Its a pretty expensive and rare piece so I’d recommend that anyone who secured a copy doesn’t flood the forums with pics of the contents just yet (as you might have noted most Japanese purchases on twitter are only posting the cover with 1 or 2 content shots max).

    To anyone that got one - you’re in for a real treat :-)

    Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!

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    Posted · Edited by Tochiro

    6 hours ago, Bolt said:

    I'm glad to hear a more positive outlook here, concerning Musicalture. Was this project written or directed by Kawamori San?

    He was officially credited as Supervisor of the production so, as with most Macross productions, nothing in it escaped his oversight to some degree :-)

    2 hours ago, kajnrig said:

    What even is this Musiculture thing you're talking about?

    https://www.decultureshock.com/macross-the-musicalture-report-1/

    In short, the economic issues of the 29 fleet were an excuse for the story to introduce the Miss Macross Contest 29 into the production. 

    The ending, rather than being “superficially” happy, was in fact the overriding message and point of the production and was very much in line with Kawamori’s general direction and philosophy regarding the Macross franchise as a whole. It was uplifting and gave hope for the future. After all, if Vigo can go from Neo-Zentran rebellion leader to professional backup dancer touring the galaxy, then surely anything is possible :-)

    Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!

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    22 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

    The worst part of the plot in Macross the Musiculture is that the protagonist - a political activist advocating fixing the problems actively hurting the fleet - ends up being dissuaded from taking any actual action because a group of hardliners in his political movement that were largely unrelated to him resorted to violence that didn't affect the actual election in any way.

     

    Well, Frontier is also only running at 10% of its nominal maximum capacity and the vast majority of what we see in the series is the most affluent neighborhood in the fleet... Island-1's topside.  A lot more of the population lives in the Deep levels underneath that, which were seen in the movies as more of a downtown urban area full of highrises rather than the more suburban atmosphere directly under the dome.

    Of course, it's also partly a reflection on the government's attitude towards its constituents.  Macross Frontier is a representative democracy that handles its population pretty well and gives a damn about their wellbeing, even allowing Zentradi to live at giant size if they want.  Macross Galaxy is just as wealthy if not wealthier, and the fleet is basically one huge slum district because Macross Galaxy is run by a corporate monopoly that treats its citizens as employees and sees anything that doesn't earn them a profit as a waste, preferring to rely on augmented reality to create a pleasant place to live rather than actually making the fleet a nice place.

    Except that that’s not what really happened at all. Vigo never had any real political aspirations. He infiltrated Neo-Zentran and his goal from day one was to get to a position of leadership whereby he could steer the group away from its violent tendencies. This was, of course, his way of making sure that shootings like the one that made Ash partially cripple and destroyed his dreams of becoming a backing dancer never happened again. The means were not the point, Vigo was merely doing what he felt he had to do to keep the group occupied until he could find a way to disband them. 

    Similarly, by the end of the Musicalture, it was strongly suggested that the boys going on tour was a viable form of commerce between fleets and one that would grow in scale - reflecting Japan’s own music industry and how it has spread out and diversified its primary methods of monetizing it’s artists and furthering Macross’ message that culture and music are what’s important. It was an overwhelming positive note and a happy ending, if not also a new beginning for the 29 fleet. 

    I must admit that as someone who saw the Musicalture in person and followed the interviews with staff that preceded it, it’s quite frustrating to see the shows message, plot, and intentions of its creators consistently misrepresented online as though someone ran half the plot through a poor Google translation and then filled in the blanks with fan fiction. 

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

    in Movies and TV Series

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    3 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

    Is it just me, or has there been a distinct shortage/absence of news about this film since it was announced?

    Given that it’s barely been two months since the last update and the fact that Kawamori also announced he was working on 5 other projects at the same time while coming off the 6 months of prep time that had to be crammed in for Kawamori Expo?

    It’s probably just you. 

    Uta Macross!

    in Games

    Posted

    Some figures regarding Uta Macross were released during last night’s official livestream in the leadup to the game’s 2nd Anniversary. 

    Nice to see that it’s still going strong :-)

     

     

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