Macross II: Lovers Again (Kickstarter Project) - Animeigo BD release thread

[Scyla]

Update 34, the character good will be available for adding to the crowdfunding order on September 1st.

The acrylic Ishtar  stand will be $30 the Ishtar badge $10: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/macross-ii-lovers-again-alus-edition/posts/4435436?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users

[Pontus]

I hope that the statement, "the items will be shipped with the Alus Edition UHD Blu-rays" means that the discs are coming soon.  This has been dragging on for a while now.  I know there was some extra stuff going on, but these were originally promised by last December.

[UN Spacy]

Wow $30 for an acrylic stand…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

… 😞

 

I’ll probably just go for the patch. 

[sharky]

I couldnt tell from the latest update how big the standee will be.   Had to go back and look it up.  Originally he was proposing 2 options a 1/10 scale at $20 or a 1/6 scale at $30 plus shipping.  He mentions on the latest update that the standee is $30 including shipping.  So, I wonder will the standee be 1/10 ($20+$10 shipping)?  Or, is he giving us a break and it will be 1/6 at $30 shipped?

 

Edit: I asked the question on Kickstarter. The standee will be 1/10 scale at around 6.5"

Edited August 18, 2025 by sharky

[danth]

On 8/15/2025 at 9:35 AM, Pontus said:

This has been dragging on for a while now.  I know there was some extra stuff going on, but these were originally promised by last December.

Welcome to Kickstarter. The only way to sell something if you have absolute contempt for your customers. 

(Here's a good explanation of why I say that. It doesn't even touch on the standard multi-year delays.)

Edited August 21, 2025 by danth

[Scyla]

The standee and patch can now be added to an existing backing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/macross-ii-lovers-again-alus-edition/posts/4472714?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users

[sh9000]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madoverlord/macross-ii-lovers-again-alus-edition/posts/4476351

Update # 36.

[Seto Kaiba]

Lookin' good.

The artbook promises to be a bit of a doorstopper.  It's 60% bigger than planned, up to 240 pages from 150.

[Convectuoso]

Why is Mikimoto-san drawing Ishtar a child's face now?

[Seto Kaiba]

9 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

Why is Mikimoto-san drawing Ishtar a child's face now?

Pretty sure he's just drawing her in his more modern style.

IMO, it doesn't look that far off how she actually appears in the animation:

[pengbuzz]

6 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Pretty sure he's just drawing her in his more modern style.

IMO, it doesn't look that far off how she actually appears in the animation:

Yeah, I really don't notice a difference here either.

[twich]

21 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Lookin' good.

The artbook promises to be a bit of a doorstopper.  It's 60% bigger than planned, up to 240 pages from 150.

I hope that there are lots of mecha designs in the book.

Twich

[SkullLeaderVF-X]

On 1/2/2024 at 6:58 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

Yeah, it didn't stop me from buying multiples because hey... it was anyone's guess when Macross II would get another toy release... but it'd be nice to have something higher quality and hopefully this Kickstarter among other things will demonstrate that demand exists for more Macross II stuff.

Hey Seto! First hi! It's been awhile, and second. Do you know how they compare to the Hi-Metal releases?  Am tempted to buy the Silvie and Nex versions to complete my little Macross II bluray release shrine. The hi metal look nice, but am not sure as I have never bought one. Thanks again and good to see you!😁

[Seto Kaiba]

10 hours ago, SkullLeaderVF-X said:

Hey Seto! First hi! It's been awhile, and second. Do you know how they compare to the Hi-Metal releases?  Am tempted to buy the Silvie and Nex versions to complete my little Macross II bluray release shrine. The hi metal look nice, but am not sure as I have never bought one. Thanks again and good to see you!😁

Evolution Toy's VF-2SS is 1/60 scale, so it's about 50% larger than the Bandai Hi-Metal.

I'm not a toy collector by any means, but my wholly subjective impression is that the Evolution Toy VF-2SS is lower-quality than the Hi-Metal R despite its larger size.  It has some joint problems particularly around the hips and struggles to stay in fighter mode due to the tabs that hold the legs up being a poor fit.  IMO the main advantage of the ET one is its larger size + the availability of the Fairy Platoon variant with decals to do the other three members of Sylvie's unit.

Neither toy is truly screen-accurate though.  They both made the same design compromises to have the removable Super Armed Pack so the pack itself is a lot bulkier and sits a lot higher on the airframe.  Neither one has the correct number of Squire bits either.  The VF-2SS normally has five, but the Hi-Metal R has four and the Evolution Toy only two.

 

[SkullLeaderVF-X]

7 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Evolution Toy's VF-2SS is 1/60 scale, so it's about 50% larger than the Bandai Hi-Metal.

I'm not a toy collector by any means, but my wholly subjective impression is that the Evolution Toy VF-2SS is lower-quality than the Hi-Metal R despite its larger size.  It has some joint problems particularly around the hips and struggles to stay in fighter mode due to the tabs that hold the legs up being a poor fit.  IMO the main advantage of the ET one is its larger size + the availability of the Fairy Platoon variant with decals to do the other three members of Sylvie's unit.

Neither toy is truly screen-accurate though.  They both made the same design compromises to have the removable Super Armed Pack so the pack itself is a lot bulkier and sits a lot higher on the airframe.  Neither one has the correct number of Squire bits either.  The VF-2SS normally has five, but the Hi-Metal R has four and the Evolution Toy only two.

 

Thank you for your insights and opinion as always.  With that, then I may be learning towards the Hi-Metal ones. I just wish they had a metal siren version.  I love that one! Sad that we can't get a good perfect transformation screen accurate one.  Funny. I used to write Macross II off, but you were the one here and on the old robotech boards, that made me appreciate it and in the end love it more. Thanks again Seto, appreciate you. 

[Scyla]

On 10/7/2025 at 10:50 AM, SkullLeaderVF-X said:

Hey Seto! First hi! It's been awhile, and second. Do you know how they compare to the Hi-Metal releases?  Am tempted to buy the Silvie and Nex versions to complete my little Macross II bluray release shrine. The hi metal look nice, but am not sure as I have never bought one. Thanks again and good to see you!😁

The Evolution Toy VF-2SS is terrible. You can watch jenius’s review on his YouTube channel or read up on it here: https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=10212

The Hi-Metal R ones are serviceable but they  capture neither the sleekness nor the transformation of the VF-2SS accurately. jenius’s review is here: https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=10337

The one fatal flaw that the HMRs have is that the canopy cover doesn’t sit properly on top of the cockpit so it always looks super odd.

I also don’t like that the arms just sit there in fighter-mode and don’t conform to the fuselage in any way. They are also secured by my eternal nemesis, tabs that fold in to hide them. This makes the toy much more fiddly to handle in fighter mode than they need to be.

Overall a lot of the negative aspects of the HMRs come down to its small size. It is a good release, much much better than the Evolution Toy ones.  But it is not the high end, super fancy and accurate rendition of the VF-2SS that I ultimately want.

[SkullLeaderVF-X]

On 10/14/2025 at 6:36 AM, Scyla said:

The Evolution Toy VF-2SS is terrible. You can watch jenius’s review on his YouTube channel or read up on it here: https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=10212

The Hi-Metal R ones are serviceable but they  capture neither the sleekness nor the transformation of the VF-2SS accurately. jenius’s review is here: https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=10337

The one fatal flaw that the HMRs have is that the canopy cover doesn’t sit properly on top of the cockpit so it always looks super odd.

I also don’t like that the arms just sit there in fighter-mode and don’t conform to the fuselage in any way. They are also secured by my eternal nemesis, tabs that fold in to hide them. This makes the toy much more fiddly to handle in fighter mode than they need to be.

Overall a lot of the negative aspects of the HMRs come down to its small size. It is a good release, much much better than the Evolution Toy ones.  But it is not the high end, super fancy and accurate rendition of the VF-2SS that I ultimately want.

Thank you too for your input and help as well Scyla! I hope we can get one day get a good transformation accurate, or at least as accurate as one can possibly get for the VF-2SS.  I really like the design and sleekness of it.

[twich]

Got an email today double checking the correct spelling of names for the list of names added to the disc for all those that contributed to the kickstarter, hope this means that everything will be done by Christmas or early January 2026.

Twich

[The Shade]

Update 38 - December 2025

     
Posted by Robert J Woodhead
Dec 19, 2025 

 

Last month we submitted a test disc for review.

While no major issues were found, there were a number of small changes that needed to be made, mostly related to the formatting of our reconstructed opening and ending credits -- there were some constraints that we were not aware of when we originally created them. We have spent the last month fixing all the issues and confirming that our fixes are correct.

We are now producing another test disc for final review. If no further problems are detected, then we expect to receive approval in early January. We then need to produce the UHD version of the disc (which is a straightforward process) and put the disc into mastering and replication. This can take 6-8 weeks depending on how busy the pressing plant is.

We are also expecting the results of the review of the artbook and packaging before the end of the year. Handling any corrections should be relatively straightforward, so these should not cause any additional production delays; when the discs arrive, we'll be ready to ship.

Thus, our current shipping estimate is NET (no earlier than) late February. We know this is later than anyone wants, but everyone here (and in Japan) wants to ensure that you receive something that is as close to perfect as humanly possible.

Sincerely,
Robert & Natsumi

[Jasonc]

On 12/19/2025 at 2:25 PM, The Shade said:

Update 38 - December 2025

     
Posted by Robert J Woodhead
Dec 19, 2025 

 

Last month we submitted a test disc for review.

While no major issues were found, there were a number of small changes that needed to be made, mostly related to the formatting of our reconstructed opening and ending credits -- there were some constraints that we were not aware of when we originally created them. We have spent the last month fixing all the issues and confirming that our fixes are correct.

We are now producing another test disc for final review. If no further problems are detected, then we expect to receive approval in early January. We then need to produce the UHD version of the disc (which is a straightforward process) and put the disc into mastering and replication. This can take 6-8 weeks depending on how busy the pressing plant is.

We are also expecting the results of the review of the artbook and packaging before the end of the year. Handling any corrections should be relatively straightforward, so these should not cause any additional production delays; when the discs arrive, we'll be ready to ship.

Thus, our current shipping estimate is NET (no earlier than) late February. We know this is later than anyone wants, but everyone here (and in Japan) wants to ensure that you receive something that is as close to perfect as humanly possible.

Sincerely,
Robert & Natsumi

I'm kinda surprised no one commented since this post in 12/19, but that being said, I honestly didn't expect it to be out in 2025 the way the process was going. I have talked with one person that worked on the American release a few months ago, and he mentioned a couple things regarding that, of which I am not at liberty to discuss. It isn't anything super secretive or bad, just their personal comments on it. I'm actually hoping it is out sometime in March, which I'll be very happy to get. It'll give me time to get the house cleaned up so that I can have a larger watch party at the house. It'll definitely be a worthwhile thing, as back in the day, I used to have Friday night shindigs where a bunch of us would have our geek parties and watch anime and Macross II was always a fun go to. We'd watch it, and would just mimic the VAs since (I'll admit) the voices were in many opinions, bad in a brillian way. I kinda hold that in the most respectful way. Can't wait for the release, the acrylic stand, the patches, and the Mikimoto colored sketch (yes, I got all of that).

[Bolt]

Watch parties at Jaznicks

Edited Saturday at 05:08 PM by Bolt

[Jasonc]

4 hours ago, Bolt said:

Watch parties at Jaznicks

BYOB and $5 at the door (j/k)

[Bolt]

I'm there bro 

(Some day )