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    Discovery of Macross?

    in Movies and TV Series

    Posted · Edited by nanoplasm

    When I was little I lived in Taiwan, and back then because of the fallout of WW2, Japanese anime and toys cannot be imported though normal trade. Any Japanese anime that aired during the children hours on TV at 6pm were heavily censored/dubbed and monitored by the government for content.

    The local toy and video stores still had access to the material through back-channels, with the former being super expensive, and latter being all bootlegged subs. Plus I didn't have a VHS player at home.

    Sometime during the mid-80's, a toy distributor was able to get around the trade restriction, and offered a Takatoku Chogokin bundle during the Chinese New Year season (it's like our x-mas shopping season). They even bought air time to broadcast commercial on TV.

    The bundle included the VF-1J 1/55 (which I kept) and some green locomotive robot (which I didn't care for, and talked my brother into taking that), as well as an audio tape that basically narrated the prelude of the Macross series (with the locomotive thing shoe-horned into the story). The tape ended with the invasion of the Zentradi on launch day, and followed by 5 minutes of 'battle music' and sound effects of laser, jet swoosh and explosions.

    About the same time, in one of her rare 'generous' mood, my mom bought me a copy of This is Animation "Macross Vol 1", that was translated into T. Chinese (probably was bootlegged too) and sold at a stationary supply store (it's a hybrid of book/general store that focused on tailoring to elementary school students.)

    Little did she know, she just bought me a copy of porn (or what I thought was porn at the time). =p

    Both the manga adaptation section and the TV screen section of the magazine offering gratuitous amount of detail on Minmay's rear end during her shower scene. And I pretty much have that image forever etched in my mind. XD

    In 1985, the government in Taiwan finally approved SDF:Macross to be aired on TV, and that's pretty much when I watched a "relatively" intact version of SDF:macross for the first time. But of course the shower scene was skipped entirely. :rolleyes:

    Shortly after, I moved to the US, around the LA area. Back then the only source of Japan anime was Pony-go-around. Then there was book nippon, US Rendition, Anime EXPO (east coast version), Anime Club UC chapters. Pretty much follow the same story as anyone who's in SoCal during those time.

    Macross Frontier Movie 2 thread - Now available on Blu-ray/DVD

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted · Edited by nanoplasm

    If you mean what I think, that "which girl is in that wedding dress?" image that got leaked was a great fakeout, since it was just Sheryl's concert in the movie opening.

    There is a poster with Alto in a beat-up exo-suit, holding someone wearing a wedding dress. That's a promotional poster, kind of a teaser that does not reflect any scene in the movie.

    Chinese Dress Grace > Office suit Grace? :)

    BTW anyone know how to contact Chiba Toshirou for commissions? Something tells me he is a Macross Frontier fan with a knack for drawing Chinese dresses. :lol:

    I've never seen a Chinese dress so form-fitting, looking like the ones depicted in the recent Macross materials. :rolleyes:

    Macross Frontier Movie 2 thread - Now available on Blu-ray/DVD

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

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    While I don't mind the surfing quarter, I still enjoy the final battle of the TV series much more than the movie version.

    In the TV series, it was clear that the "good guy" fleet was the aggressor and the goal was to commit genocide against the Vajra with the intend of occupying their planet as a colony. And the irony continues, in response, Vajra (with the help of Galaxy) used Ai Oboeteimasu Ka to disorient the human assault force. A taste of their own medicine for those pesky human. That was the crowning moment of the TV series for me.

    Also lacking in the movie were the nods to other pieces of Macross work. Luca unleashing his ghosts to use the "Sharon Apple" AI for the final battle. And Minmay picture in the pendent.

    Battle-action wise, nothing trumps the awesomeness of Macross Battle vs. Macross Battle in assault mode (even a surfing quarter). Then there was Konig monster blasting Galaxy bridge (point blank range face blast). Alto x Brera aerobatic ballet finished with a 360 area sweep, then followed up with the coup de "grace" :p

    Frontier/Vajra queen hybrid just doesn't do it for me. =(

    YF-29 Super Pack Group Buy

    in For Sale & Trade

    Posted · Edited by nanoplasm

    Fast packs received!!! Thanks again nano!

    Haha, thanks for the heads up!

    I wanted to see if we could beat the ship-direct-from-Japan orders, and you just made it happen. XD

    The truth is the stars aligned this time, just happened to have a big box of stuff ready to be bulk shipped and the armors arrived literally hours before the bulk shipment went out. =)

    Got mine today, Thanks Nanoplasm. Awesome stuff.

    Thanks for letting me know. =)

    YF-29 Super Pack Group Buy

    in For Sale & Trade

    Posted · Edited by nanoplasm

    Final shipping total is 865JPY to any where in the US (paypal fee is included in the total). It will be shipped in priority mail flat rate envelope, unless you want to upgrade to something else.

    Please send that amount as "purchase" (NOT GIFT/PERSONAL) to dgundam3(at)hotmail(dot)com.

    Make sure the your paypal address is current and accurate.

    Thanks!

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