Collection DX’s Veef did a panel on the origins of some of Macrosses most notable Valkyries at Anime Boston last weekend. His writeup of the convention can be found here.
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The fourth and final of Chie Kajiura’s birthday concerts for Macross 7’s Mylene Flare Jenius was many things. It was a recap of the previous concerts for those who might have missed them. It was the end of an event which had seen its numbers increase year by year. It was the beginning of a new type of semi-regular gig for Chie. Most importantly, it was a glimpse into the politics that go on behind the scenes of the Macross franchise. This did not make for a particularly good concert. What followed it, however, did.
In retrospect, the signs that something wasn’t quite right had been there for a while, but I’ll get back to that in a moment. Only three months after the hugely successful 3rd Mylene Night, Chie dropped a bomb on her blog. The omnidimensional barrier had blown. The fourth Mylene Night would be the final one. Why? Chie’s only comment was that there were…’circumstances.’ She didn’t want to end the annual event because as long as there were fans who wanted to listen, she was prepared to sing. But large anime properties were protected by various restrictions while she was merely a solo freelance artist. The wording was obviously purposefully vague, but one thing was made clear. This would be the final Mylene Night we would get.
More info as it comes in!
MACROSS THE MUSEUM, featuring a 1:1 scale VF-1S cockpit, will be re-opening, this time at the Ishinomori Manga Museum in Miyagi Prefecture.
The previous version of the exhibit was held at the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. As such, it included original illustrations of Macross-Tezuka mashups such as the Ribbon Knight.
This time around, the exhibit will include mashups with Shotaro Ishinomori characters, such as Cyborg 009.
Along with the 1:1 VF-1S cockpit, the museum will be split into 3 main sections: (1)The development and evolution of the Valkyrie, (2)The Legendary Songstresses who ended war, and (3)Superdimentional Materials Corner (a display of Macross production materials and merchandise).
DATES: March 13 ~ July 6, 2014
VENUE: Ishinomori Manga Museum
Further details TBA.
The latest in the series of temporary ‘Oshare Macross’ stores opened at Shinjuku Marui Annex today.
With a decidedly Valentine’s Day theme, this new Oshare Macross also featured a sneak peek at the packaging for the upcoming Macross Frontier movies Bluray box set (with the art for the extras disc being a temporary placeholder), some new Sheryl and Ranka art (art-cards & tapestries), Macross-themed cakes and cookies, and even a hidden Hidetaka Tenkin-signed valkyrie. Oh, and the Decul-CHA (Cha = tea) pun was finally taken to it’s logical extreme with the introduction of Macross Frontier-branded tea.
Oshare Macross will be held from Feb. 01 to Feb. 22 on the 6F of Shinkuku Marui Annex.
Hit the jump below for the full gallery of pics!
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Fire bomBAR
As discussed towards the end of the latest Macross SpeakerPODcast, the crew visited the Macross 7-themed Fire bomBAR in Osaka.
(other English-language coverage can be found HERE)
It looked a little bit like this.
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Learn How to Transform a YF-19
Arcadia has announced that Mister K himself will be giving demonstrations of how to transform Arcadia’s upcoming YF-19 at Wonderfest 2014 (Winter). Demonstrations will be held at Arcadia’s booth from 11:00 and 15:00 and will allow fans to get a look at the valk up close prior to its commercial release in April.
Wonderfest 2014 (Winter) will be held on February 9, 2014, at Makuhari Messe.
The Oshare Macross P – Merry Christmacross @ Parco Hiroshima store exhibit that was announced last week has announced a few new illustrations that it will offer as art-cards, iPhone cases and various other merchandise, one of which was done by mechanical illustrator/designer Hidetaka Tenjin.
Oshare Macross P – Merry Christmacross @ Parco Hiroshima will run from December 12 ~ December 25, 2013.
With under a month and a half to go until the upcoming release of the Zentran-mori Macross Frontier blu-ray boxset, a bunch of events and merch have been announced to help Macross fans empty their wallets in time for Xmas.
All the details follow the JUMP!
Reports from this year’s Macross World Convention are popping up both in the forums as well as elsewhere online and all seem to share a common sentiment – 2013 was a great success and everyone had a great time!
The following is a selection of links/media to help give those who weren’t fortunate enough to attend an idea of just what all the fuss was about!
Report from PLASTIK DOLLS.
Report from GEEK.
Report from ANIME DIET.
Report from SUNEYA (Japanese)
Vid from Ron5864
Vid from Jetspectacular
Pics from SpookyElectric.
Pics from XFJ-01A.
Pics from VF-15 Banshee.
Pics from Alex5.
Pics from Jetspectacular.
Of course, all the real chatter is happening on over in the forums, so be sure to check out the MW Con thread!