AngelBird4 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Hi all Right, we all know the curse- find a show/ova/film/short to dig, want to look at its production art, styling, etc... and Hey! There are 500 books out there! Freaking fantastic!!! But you can't afford all 500 (or ummm... just shouldn't). And hell, the last time you did BUY ALL 500... you found out only two of them were worthwhile.... So I've been curious for a time if a site exists that has done some of the heavy lifting and broken down offerings... series/ova etc etc etc etc... to help make decisions easier? Of course I know about Parka Blogs, but most of the reviews are driven by submissions and the range is scarce as it's a site for broad interests, so a fair few gaps when I'm trying to make my decisions. No, I don't expect anyone out there to perfectly sync to my interests... or DO I... ??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?! but an anime-focused spot? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 For just Macross or anime series in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBird4 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks yeah, I mean more in general... Macross-flavored offerings are pretty well covered here-ish ;-) (and I'm pretty well set there too ahem) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Sorry for late reply....not sure if there are any other sites like the ones you are looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBird4 Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Yeah and it's odd--- this doesn't seem like it would be an unreasonable endeavor, though the initial hit in costs to get the books and eval them-- hmmm if I start a crowd-funded... nah The Wife would probably kill me ;-) (but then again... she'd understand too...) Its probably time to pull the trigger on something like this though... one more damn thing to do. Thanks all so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Most people are into just the toys....so that probably explains the lack of such a site devoted to just reviewing the books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBird4 Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 With the crowd I run with, it's the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Good or bad, MW is mostly about the toys I'm afraid.... So how many of your anime books have you shared on MW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I think many of the old fan sites that would do that sort of thing are gone which is a shame. This site originally had all the scans of various Macross books. But I don't even check the front page anymore. I think people now gravitate towards the retail sites like Amazon for reviews and many times those aren't that good. I assume there are Facebook anime groups with reviews but I'm not on Facebook. I only hear about people talking about groups all the time. There is a chat thing that people were talking about on MyFigureCollection. I can't remember the name right now. Perhaps reviews are there? I check this site on occasion but like Parkablogs it's hit and miss on anime books. http://halcyonrealms.com/ I guess it's lucky that I'm not crazy for many anime series these days so I don't need books for them. And the old books I'll just search ebay, Mandarake, and Yahoo Japan to see what was available. Perhaps start a topic here to see if anyone has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Could use some updating.... http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/books/_books_menu.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I thought they were going to update everything on the front page and item sections when they upgraded the forum a while back. But I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Sometimes life comes before Macross I suppose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Kaiba Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, jvmacross said: Sometimes life comes before Macross I suppose.... It may have something to do with the users who would've provided that information being banned a while back... I'm working on a project that'll get heavy into the contents of various Macross publications, but we're not planning to branch out beyond that one franchise. There's just too much stuff coming out for every show that airs that I doubt any one blog or site could stay on top of it all. You'd run out of places to store the books you reviewed in a year or two at most. Edited August 14, 2018 by Seto Kaiba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Looking forward to see how that turns out....luckily the only anime I care about is Macross so not too worried about it only being Macross specific. Shawn has wanted to upgrade the site with a sort of online Macross archive/museum. I think between us we have most of every old school Macross item ever made. I think the books and other media were to be included too....but I am guessing as more of a pictorial presentation...with some description of the items...at least for the collectibles....for now I just post items here on the Collector's threads.... If you plan on actually translating the book contents, as well, then that should be very helpful. Not sure if you have managed to gather every Macross publication, if you are missing something let me know. If it is a licensed SDFM/DYRL publication, I probably have it. Same with M7, M+....less so with MF and I think I have what has been released for MD. Good luck on your project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: It may have something to do with the users who would've provided that information being banned a while back... I'm working on a project that'll get heavy into the contents of various Macross publications, but we're not planning to branch out beyond that one franchise. There's just too much stuff coming out for every show that airs that I doubt any one blog or site could stay on top of it all. You'd run out of places to store the books you reviewed in a year or two at most. Post that site here or a new topic when the site goes up. There are a few Macross and DYRL books that I'm still curious about. Some people on Youtube have massive comic and manga libraries. If the site is a few people they could pull off reviews of all the anime series books. Plus there is ebay to sell the books when you are finished reviewing. Many of these youtube reviewers are just getting complementary stuff from the companies too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I doubt any of those reviewers received complimentary anime books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJockey Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 2:07 PM, jvmacross said: I doubt any of those reviewers received complimentary anime books It's possible. At the least those reviewers get discounts I think. Some mention it and some don't. Some actually tell you were to get the items in beginning advertisements. Usually those people I stay away from as I like more fan and honest reviewers. Not people looking for free items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Not really.....the books are published in Japan for Japanese consumption....it would make no sense for a Japanese publisher to give out a free copy to be reviewed in a country where it cannot be sold on the regular market for books....same goes for the toys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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