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As it says VF-171 on the side of the fighters in big bold letters, plus two Japanese magazines have already published the name as being VF-171, I think it's a pretty safe bet that the name of the fighter is indeed VF-171. Graham

Heh, in ep 1 we did see lots of dead ghosts.....LOL! Graham

Kresphy, do you know how many pages is the Macross Frontier manga in the new issue of Shonen Ace? Graham

Err, I think it's probably a pretty safe bet that we all noticed this. . Graham

Cool, the VF-171's head looks like it closely resembles that of the VF-17D, my favorite ever VF. Now I want a toy of this more than ever. Graham

While not official, all indications are that Yamato does not have the Frontier licence. As I've stated multiple times before, the initial licence toy goes by default to the major sponsor of the TV series, which is Bandai. And given Bandai's past track record with Macross, I'm not expecting much from them. I'd kill for a 1/60 Yamato VF-171 and FP equipped VF-25. It's not all bad news however. If my understanding is correct, the Frontier toy licence will open up to other toy companies after a couple of years. Graham

Gotta say, I actually like the idea of the flying exo suits for the VF-25 pilots. Nice to see some new capabilities. Graham

Gundam 00, Shadow Chronicals......sorry what? Macross Frontier eats them for breakfast.......LOL!....hic! Graham ...................................I fight better when drunk!

While not directly related to the Director's cut of episode 1, I just want to say Merry Christmas to everybody and also isn't technology great. I should be used to it by now, but it still blows my mind that within a few hours of it showing on a Japanese TV channel, we can have a raw download avialable online and then within 24 hours have an English subbed version also. Sorry, several wines and beers in me right now. Also, nice to see Nanashino back posting. I thought you had lost interest in Macross buddy. It would have been nice to see you involved in the Macross Frontier discussions takling place these last 2-3 months. Graham

1) While not confirmed., my usually reliable sources told me 26. 2) April 2008. Graham

Eh, you want to buy Egan Loo? Who's selling him & how much? Graham

I wonder who the heck is the 1 person so far who voted boring? How any Macross fan could find that pilot episode boring is completely beyond me. Maybe I'm just too much of a rabid Macross fan, but ater 20+ years of watching anime and getting pretty jaded with it in recent years, this has got me interested like no other show.....ever. If they carry on with the standard of the first episode, it's gonna be the best mecha anime show ever, heck maybe even the best Macross show ever. Graham

Well, in the original series FPs and GBPs where brand new tech just being introduced put into production in limited numbers. Graham

I use VLC, prefer it to WMP. Graham

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Of course the heatshield on the new 1/60 VF-1 is perfect transformation. You don't seriously expect they would take a step back and make it removable do you? Graham

My connection has been fine all day luckily. It only took me 20 minutes this morning to download it. Heh, maybe mass download of the Macross Frontier ep is causing ISPs across Asia to crash......LOL! Graham

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To be honest, I don't know. Graham

How come so slow Kensei? Being that you Aussies are upside down anyway, shouldn't the force of gravity work in your favour and help the download trickle into your computer faster? Or doesn't it work like that? Sorry, too much Christmas Cheer (AKA alcohol) in me already....hic! Graham

Is that correct? Graham

Wow, a trailer for the second episode already! What a great Christmas! Graham

While it's great we get to see this "DeCulture" directors cut of the first episode, I hope it doesn't hurt the ratings of episode 1 when it finally shows in April. As most fans will have probably watched the directors cut many times before now and April, they may not bother tuning in for the first ep when it shows and just wait for the second ep. Graham

Heh, note the trim color on the shoulder pads of the students flying suits. Graham