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I would kill for that big sketch in the first picture. Aramaki is a god.

I know I might as well ask for a unicorn, but I really want truly perfect-transformation in future releases, and maybe even a special remake for the VF-1 and -19 with PT. All these extra parts for landing gear and head lasers and gun pod handles. It's 2010, why do we have to decide between PT and looks? The old 1/100 VF-1 wasn't as pretty, but it was PT. The new one is better looking but not PT. That's not progress, that's a trade-off. I can handle a clip-on heat shield, but beyond that, if the next release has clip-on landing gear and gun pod handles and all that, I'll stick with Yamato.

I love this show! Surprised to see this thread since I just bought the first season last weekend and have been watching it with my wife since. It's just funny, smart satire.

Yes it was. It was animated by Topcraft, the members of which went on to form Ghibli. The old opening with the kick-ass animation and song was awesome. The rest of the show wasn't so great.

This was a joke, by the way. I guess I was too subtle. Remember the guy that complained about the SDF-1 not having knee joints?

Yeah, character designs can be dated, even though I hate to admit it. I still think 80's designs are objectively better, dated or not. I just don't think a word with a negative connotation should be used unless the designs are actually ugly.

I know exactly what Lott Sheen is talking about. I see this all the time in anime fandom. My pet peeve is reading a review of some old-school anime that says "the animation is dated." They say this about the most incredibly-animated shows, like Macross:DYRL or Akira. Yeah, dated like a fine wine is dated. I'm sorry, but the most well-animated anime came out in the 80's and early 90's, period. There was really bad animation back then as well, don't get me wrong. But the good stuff was mind-blowingly amazing.

But does it have knee joints? If it can't kneel I won't buy it.

That was my first thought upon seeing the pic. It's kinda ugly. Something is not right.

Wanna be my new best friend? God damn I loved the Lunar games. A defining feature of my childhood, along with Macross.

VF5SS, you are consistently rude. And by the way, non-transforming toys are ABSOLUTELY cheaper to produce.

So...this thing is going to be ridiculously huge, then?

That's exactly how I feel. This is friggin' 2010 -- why do we have to choose between accuracy and completeness? They have the damn technology to make this thing perfect, and no, don't tell me that landing gear would make this thing way more expensive or difficult. It's a damned transformer -- it's already complicated. Landing gear won't make it significantly more so.

Why am I more excited about this than any other Macross toy?

I still want one! How do we do this?

I love Project A-ko! It does have everything. The only part I don't like is the Versus/Civil Wars, but I really like the 3 OVA sequels (called Love & Robots in the US). I wish we could get a remaster of those OVAs because the video on the DVD looks like its master barely survived an office fire.

I think you comebacks are hilarious, personally. Some people think you should walk on eggshells to not offend the Japanese while forgiving them whenever they are rude or selfish. Screw that.

I can't wait to see how many parts must be swapped on this stupid thing.

I want one too.

I don't think the rape scene was a mistake so much as the whole movie was a mistake. It's like they mad-libbed the whole thing. A charming young man from (RIDICULOUS LOCATION) an alternate Earth with funny hats struggles in his quest to become an (UNLIKELY OCCUPATION) astronaut in a time of (CLICHED BACKDROP) war. Only after he (VERB) rapes a young, (RANDOM ADJECTIVE) bible-thumping girl can his team achieve their goal of bringing about (HISTORIC EVENT) the first manned space-flight. The world and the characters were totally unrelatable. But the animation was good, yes.

That kinda ruins some of the magic for me. I want one set of empty hands that fit into the arms and hold the gun, and an intact gun that's all one piece. Even at 1/100 scale that's not too much to ask.

I'm more bothered by how the feet look in fighter mode.

I can't even imagine where that heat shield is supposed to come from.

I think starting out with the Hikaru 1J is the best possible choice. I'm tired of the Fokker-1S and the DYRL 1A's. The Hikaru is iconic without being so played out. This thing looks beautiful, though. I wish it had integral gear, even if the gear had to be less detailed.

Okay, it's officially your fault if I can't pay my bills this month.