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Macross FB7 Official Site is LIVE!

Post author By Tochiro
Post date August 8, 2012

The Official Website for the upcoming Macross FB 7 has just opened.
It contains little in the way of new information at this point but keep an eye on it for future updates!

One thing that IS known now however is that it hits cinemas in Japan on October 20 with ticket presales starting August 10!

UPDATE: Yahoo news lists FB7 as being a 90 minute feature (thanks to antibiotictab for the additional info!). Confirmed characters include:
Ozma, Bobby, Sheryl, Ranka, Luka, Michel, Klan Klan, & Canaria.

Characters from Macross 7 have yet to be confirmed.

The feature will be directed by Tetsuro Amino. Valkyrie designs are credited to Shoji Kawamori.

UPDATE 2: Story from Anime News Network.

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“Super Dimension Seminar” Episode 5 Airs

Post author By Renato
Post date July 31, 2012

OK, so I’m sure you know the “DYRL” by now!

Episode 5 of “Macross Super Dimension Seminar” aired on Monday night and it featured the second part of “Do You Remember Love”.

It ends with Sheryl once more advertising the newly-released Limited Edition set, but as far as I know it’s sold out everywhere now? Hmm…

Interestingly, one of the scenes they cut from the movie for this broadcast (remember they have to split the whole 115-minute film into two half-hour broadcasts) was the actual ending — they literally fade to black just as Hikaru’s VF-1S is taking aim at Bodolzaa.

Next week’s episodes are “Romanesque” and “Yasashisa Sayonara”.

Screenshots follow!

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“Do You Remember Love” is out on Blu-Ray NOW!

Post author By Renato
Post date July 26, 2012

Yesterday (Japan time), July 26th, 2012 finally saw the highly-anticipated release of “Macross: Do You Remember Love”, remastered in HD with a new 5.1 sound mix on Blu-Ray.

Got it? Getting it? Pleased? Displeased?

I’ll save summarizing all the controversy, the praise and the grief, surrounding this release and simply direct you to the relevant threads:

General DYRL Blu-ray thread here

DYRL: Good & the Bad thread here

Yeah, I know, they’re pretty much the same.

Being a “Hytbrid Pack”, the release also contains a PS3 game, “My Boyfriend is a Pilot 2012”, the thread for which can be found HERE.

PROTOCULCHAAARGH!!

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“Super Dimension Seminar” Episode 4 Airs

Post author By Renato
Post date July 23, 2012

The fourth “lesson” in the Super Dimension Seminar series aired on Monday night, and this time we were treated to episodes 26, “Messenger”, and 27, “Ai wa Nagareru”, from the original SDF Macross TV series.

“Messenger” was summarized into not much more than 5 minutes, while the remainder of the program was made up of “Ai wa Nagareru” with only minimal edits.

Next week — Part two of “Do You Remember Love”!

Screenshots follow.

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Countdown to DYRL BD — 1984 Interview with Shoji Kawamori from Animage booklet: “Minmay: Ai Miemashita ka”

Post author By Renato
Post date July 22, 2012

An oldie but a goodie.

As we await anxiously the release of Macross Do You Remember Love on Blu-Ray — and with all the, er, controversy that surrounds this — let us take the time to recall some words from co-director Shoji Kawamori, which he shared with the editorial of Animage just a few months after the original release of the film in Japan. To fans, the findings may seem a touch interesting…

Note: The title of the feature is “Macross Seminar”. There is one more installment in a later booklet that I may eventually translate also. This should not be confused with the “Super Dimension Seminar” currently airing on Tokyo MX television, there is no relation whatsoever.

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Do You Remember Love BD Alterations Confirmed

Post author By Tochiro
Post date July 20, 2012

Anime News Network has confirmed with Namco Bandai that certain shots in the upcoming Do You Remember Love Bluray remaster will be ‘altered’. It is unconfirmed at this time exactly which shots these will be or whether they are the same ones that were observed in the recent theatrical screenings.

The DYRL BD discussion thread can be found here.

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Countdown to DYRL BD — “Super Dimension Seminar” Episode 3 Airs

Post author By Renato
Post date July 18, 2012

Monday night: It’s that time of the week, kids — the Super Dimension Seminar is back, and this installment’s ~~butchering~~ re-edit of classic Macross is not a TV episode, but rather the first half of the movie “Do You Remember Love”. Obviously, this is to give those who were not lucky enough to attend the special Shinjuku screening of the soon-to-be-released BD Remaster a taste of the goodies to come. Just to make sure, Sheryl pops up once again at the end to remind you to buy the big fat box set.

So, do you remember Do You Remember Love? Well, let us try to refresh our memories, in glorious HD this time.

Screencaps to follow.

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Countdown to DYRL on BD — A look back at 2005’s “BS Anime Yawa: Macross Do You Remember Love” TV special

Post author By Renato
Post date July 15, 2012

As we count down the days to the release of the greatest animated movie ever, “Macross: Do You Remember Love” on Blu-Ray Disc, I thought I would give people a bunch of homework to do in preparation for the big party.

“BS Anime Yawa” (“BS Anime Night Talk”) is a series of TV specials hosted by Gainax/General Products founder Toshio “Otaking” Okada on the NHK BS-2 satellite broadcasting service. The programmes focus on classic and/or famous anime shows and act as retrospectives to contextualize these shows within the bigger picture of the evolution of Japanese animation, as well as providing some insight into the behind-the-scenes goings-on of the productions.

This particular episode, airing on June 29th, 2005, focused on “Macross: Do You Remember Love”, and featured Ichiro Itano, anime director Hiroyuki Kitakubo (keyframe artist on the original “Macross” TV series and movie), movie director Tomoyuki Furumaya and voice actress Rica Fukami (Myung in “Macross Plus”) as guest panelists.

Details and image gallery follows.

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“Super Dimensional Seminar” Episode 2 Airs

Post author By Renato
Post date July 10, 2012

Monday’s episode of “Super Dimensional Seminar” introduced the kiddies to the wonders of episodes 6 (“Daedalus Attack”), and 9 (“Miss Macross”).

As she did last week, Sheryl-sensei (whose research specialty is apparently “Galactic Macross History”) rounds everything up by reminding you that similar things happened in Frontier.

More screencaps to follow… after KRISS Mc-KROSS MAKES YOU JUMP JUMP

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“The Men Who Made Macross” Special Airs

Post author By Renato
Post date July 8, 2012

An hour-long TV special documentary aired on July 8th at 8pm on the Tokyo MX station as part of the Macross 30th Anniversary celebrations and to promote the upcoming “Macross: Do You Remember Love?” Blu-Ray release.

The show was well made, with plenty of interesting information about the production of the original TV series from the first “Battle City Megaroad” concept, to the production of the “DYRL” feature film, all straight from the mouths of Shoji Kawamori, Haruhiko Mikimoto, Ichiro Itano, Kazutaka Miyatake and Yasunori Honda (sound director) as they reminisce their younger days.

Some screencaps for your viewing pleasure, and more info, follow after the jump.