Author: Tochiro

30th Anniversary News Updates

Post author By Tochiro
Post date July 20, 2012

Macross The MUSICULTURE

Firstly, some updated news regarding the upcoming Macross The MUSICULTURE musical.

In commemoration of both the MUSICULTURE (that word just HAS to be typed in caps!) and the 30th anniversary, Tokyo Dome City – the greater location that the musical will be held at (ie, its going to be at Tokyo Dome which is within Tokyo Dome City) is creating some Macross campaigns and promotions. These include a stamp rally within the amusement park (renamed the Superdimensional Amusement park – completing the rally gets you an original clear file), rides will be decorated Macross-style (the ferris wheel will be decorated with pics, gondolas will play Macross BGM, Sheryl and Ranka will have pre-recorded announcements, etc), Macross-themed food and drinks will be designed exclusively for the venue, and the store/shopping area will have a special Macross merchandise section.

This promotional campaign will be split into two periods. Period 1 is from Sept. 28 to Oct. 15, and Stage 2 is from Oct. 16 to Nov. 4.

Macross Cross Deculture SP

This free to play mobile social game, courtesy of Mobage and DeNA went live today for Android compatible devices.

Both the DYRL BD and the August issue of Appli Newtype (on stands July 25) will include codes for special items for use in the game.

UPDATE: Initial feedback on the game reports crashes and control issues – look at that average rating!

More Sheryl Manga

The Summer 2012 issue of Betsu-Fure will feature the first 61 pages of the continuation of the ‘Sheryl – Kiss in the Galaxy’ manga. The 4th tankobon has also been dated for an October release. More details will no doubt be available when the Summer issue of Betsu-Fure hits bookstores.

30th Anniversary Events Movies and TV Series

DYRL BD Remaster – the Good…….and the BAD.

Post author By Tochiro
Post date July 6, 2012

So I just got back from the first ever screening of the new BD remaster of DYRL with Save. After 7 hrs straight at the cinema, its now 7:30 in the morning and I’m just about ready to crash. Before succumbing to sleep however, I have a few observations to make about the remaster – some of which may be a little surprising.

First of all – the GOOD stuff. The new 5.1 remix is utterly amazing. At times it made the movie feel like an entirely new experience, although one’s enjoyment of it will depend on the sound setup being used. In a cinema though it was the true highlight of this version.

Picture quality is extremely detailed and clear – but not all the time. Darker scenes have obvious grain present, and strangely while one scene might look like it was animated only yesterday, others look almost out of focus. I’m not sure whether this was due to some scenes cleaning up better than others, projector issues, or some insurmountable issue with the remastering process, however on a few occasions it was really noticeable and quite jarring. Those scenes that are clear are undoubtedly the best that the film has ever looked.

The ending/staff roll does not feature the Flashback 2012 footage, its the original cut.

And speaking of cuts…

The BAD stuff – Someone has decided to edit the remaster. I have no idea why, but the edits are there. Save and I picked 2 with a possible 3rd to be confirmed. These don’t effect the film at all and are related to scenes with extreme violence. When Myria stomps on a Zentradis head in her Queadlunn Rau, the head is blurred a little as her foot comes down on it to cover the gore. Later on, the infamous guy who loses his head – the head part is gone entirely. The screen whites out and this is very noticeable.

Now, this may just be an edit they did for the limited cinema screening but I doubt that Bandai would have gone to all the effort of making edits for what is essentially a promotional event. All we can do is wait until the end of the month and see, but if the version shown tonight was the final one then it might not be the ultimate version that everyone was hoping for.

30th Anniversary Events Video Games

News Tidbits

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 25, 2012

A few bits and pieces of supplementary news trickled down over the past week or so.

(1) Macross SP Cross Deculture Game

Further screenshots have been released of the upcoming Bndena Mobage smartphone game. The games website now also allows pre-registration for this free-to-play title. Pre-registering apparently nets the user some free item(s) for use in the game.

(2) DYRL, Macross F Theatrical Screening

Moviegoers who attend the special all-night Macross marathon (Do You remember love, The False Songstress, The Wings of Farewell) at Shinjuku Wald9 on July 6, 7 or 13 will be receive a special clear file in return for being deprived of sleep.

(3) The official website for the Fire Bomber 2012 concerts has gone live! While it doesn’t have much in the way of news yet, keep an eye on it for future updates!

30th Anniversary Movies and TV Series

Macross 7 Bluray Boxset Details Announced

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 21, 2012

Forum user Antibiotictab has come up with a scoop regarding details for the upcoming Macross 7 BD boxsets.

There will be two separate boxsets, with an RRP of 29,400yen each.

Complete Fire 1 will be released on October 26 and includes eps 1-29 and 60mins worth of extras.

Extras will include a tv special ‘Macross Full Speed Ahead!’, seven of the comical Macross 7 plus shorts, music videos for Try Again (acoustic ver.), Holy Lonely Night (Live ver.), and clean versions of OP & ED ‘Seventh Moon’ and ‘My Friends.’ Audio extras will include a new audio commentary track, ‘Macross Festival ’95’, ‘Macross 7 Fire Bomber Galaxy network Vol. 0’, and ‘Macross Dynamite 7 Fire Bomber Galaxy Fun Net.’

Complete Fire 2 will be released on December 21 and includes eps 30-49, The Galaxy is Calling Me theatrical movie and the 4 episode Macross 7 Dynamite OVA, as well as an additional 60mins worth of extras.

Extras will include the remaining Macross 7 plus shorts, a TV Commercial collection, ‘Fire Movie Karaoke’, ‘Macross 25th Anniversary Live Digest’, clean OP & ED for ‘dakedo baby’, ‘Dynamite Explosion’ and ‘Parade’, theatrical trailer, ‘Macross Festival ’95’, and the opening animation from the M3 Dreamcast game, as well as a newly recorded audio commentary.

Both boxsets are currently available for preorder on Amazon Japan at a 26% discount.

Complete Fire 1 preorder.

Complete Fire 2 preorder.

SpeakerPodCast

Macross SpeakerPODcast Ep. 3

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 13, 2012

‘New’ Macross Podcast (Ep. 3) is LIVE!

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to us on iTunes!

And when I say ‘new’ I mean ‘its a few months old.’ There were some server/hosting issues that are now all worked out (thanks a bunch to EXO for all his help!) – so I should be able to get this thing posted a lot quicker in the future. Still, not only do we discuss some of the concerts that happened earlier on in the year, we also have a very special guest in the form of Tim Eldred from Starblazers.com!

As always, any feedback, suggestions or requests are greatly appreciated, so feel free to sound off over in the forums.

So sit back, pump the volume up, and remember, as Save says, ‘Who cares? Aya Endo!’

Direct download HERE (right-click, save)

30th Anniversary Events

Megaroad Launch Ceremony Announced

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 13, 2012

While some sort of event has been alluded to in recent months, the first details of the Megaroad launch ceremony were announced via the Macross Fanclub yesterday.

Titled ‘First Long-Distance Immigration Fleet, Megaroad Launch Ceremony 2012‘, the event will be held on September 2nd in two parts.

Currently confirmed guests (with more to be announced) include Megaroad Captain Mika Doi (Misa Hayase), as well as Megumi Nakajima (Ranka Lee) and Aya Endo (Sheryl Nome).

Standard tickets are 4500yen, with special tickets (which come with some sort of as of yet unannounced merchandise) costing 5800 yen. The event is limited to Macross fanclub members only, although even then ticket sales will be decided by a draw, meaning they will be more difficult to get that a bandai valk preorder.

Discuss here.

SpeakerPodCast

Macross SpeakerPODcast Ep. 2

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 11, 2012

Episode 2 is back up! – Once again hearkening back to those primitive times of 2011 comes our original 2nd episode of Macross SpeakerPODcast – now with improved audio for your listening pleasure!

With this we have all episodes to date (1-3) hosted here on Macross World. Episode 4 was recorded yesterday and I hope to have it edited and encoded by the end of the week. Once again, from episode 4 onwards I will be providing descriptions and timestamps for ongoing episodes.

As always, any feedback or suggestions are welcome.

Download episode 2 here (right-click, save as)

Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to us on iTunes!

Music

Macross 7’s Yoshiki Fukuyama taking break due to poor health.

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 10, 2012

Anime News Network is reporting that Yoshiki Fukuyama, singing voice for Basara in Macross 7 and Macross Dynamite 7 has, at the recommendation of his doctor, put immediate and upcoming projects on hold due to poor health. No further details regarding the cause of Fukuyama’s poor health or potential effect on the recently announced FireBomber concerts in November are known at this time.

Here’s hoping that big man makes a full recovery soon and can get back to trying to move that mountain!

30th Anniversary Collectors Statues Toys

New Banpresto Macross F Figures

Post author By Tochiro
Post date June 3, 2012

Scooped a few days back by forum user CF18, and later followed up on with further pics by Reivaj and nanoplasm, Banpresto has revealed the latest additions to their Macross figure lineup. These are ‘prize figures’ for UFO catchers (commonly found in most game centers in Japan).

The first of these are a new 3-figure set in the ‘Chibi Kyun Chara’ lineup – ‘ Macross 30th Anniversary Songstress Collection.’

Next up are nurse versions of Sheryl and Ranka.

Finally, in a crossover that no-one imagined, a Sheryl in Basara-cosplay figure! Here’s hoping that this is only the first of several such figures because its looking great!

Being Prize Figures, these technically cannot be sold, but most good online figure stores tend to get a carton or two so they shouldn’t be too hard to get for anyone who is interested.

More pics can be found in the original thread in the forums.