Keith

HG is not a publicly traded company, they're a privately owned one. As such, no share holders. You're going to paraphrase what now? Because you seem to be ignoring what we're telling you in favor of what you "think" happened. Again, Tatsunoko got international distribution of the completed series (SDF Macross) along with merch, Big West/Studio Nue got everything relating to the actual creation of the series. Tatsunoko did not get "scripts" since they were not involved with anything on the creative end of the series. All they did was put up cash so the animation work could be completed.

No, violence, even against women, is not the same as rape. You've got some seriously funny idea's.

And this is a..fan production? Interesting, but still doesn't change HG's attempts to hide that they didn't actually "make" anything.

We all knew that several posts ago. Doesn't mean we can't brow beat some sense into him.

You can't make me care any more about spell check than I don't. Also, no, court case did not say Tatsunoko owned the scripts, it said Tatsunoko woned the final produced animation (which the audio was included in) with rights to distribute it outside of Japan (along with merch).

From the front or back? I got Gerwalk from the back.

I've been enjoying non-magical enemy Iron Man...

How are you breaking the quote script, it's automatic, all you have to do is leave it alone if you don't know what you're doing. Also, no, it doesn't sound like that at all, Big West represented all the major players involved in court to afirm their "rightful" ownership of the intellectual properties that comprise Macross. You're argument is equal parts inane & wrong.

Nope, mine recorded fine, but I wish Adultswim.com didn't lag the episodes a week behind.

Go over to the "games" tab, and it'll have a seperate game start option.

Regardless of whether you like what Lucas did with eps I-III, it's still far better than any of the fanfiction wank or novels that came out ever.

It's not the producers job to make sure that proper credits are added to a production...then who's job is it?

On the back cover of some obscure tape that was only mail order & abandoned...Where's the credit in "any" Robotech material produced since then? When are the original series or creators mentioned by Macek "except" to say how much he improved upon what those whacky Japanese did with their crazy concepts? Where are the original episode directors credits, character design credits, mecha design credits, scenario what all in any Robotech production? The only time HG will address an issue regarding the original series involved with production, is to impose thier ::cough cough:: copyright.

Gonna have to disagree with you again there. Plus, 7, Zero, & Frontier have the lions share of their connectiosn in the animation itself. The suppliments for all of the above are more fun asides, like how DYRL was shot, or why Exedor's head is so big.

Always bet on blu!

Let me rephrase. If you're someone who excludes 90% of the canon Macross series, you're probably not so much a Macross fan. If you're someone who prefers a Macross series who wasn't done by the dominant creative force in Macross (and Kawamori has essentially taken over the franchise as the collective group moved on after DYRL), then you're probably "not" a Macross fan. Since this topic isn't tied in with any specific series, it's still on target. Macross II's connection with the various games of its area are pretty fast & loose. That period of Macross was essentially a free for all period with little in the way of attempting to string together canon. What does the OVA itself show? No colony fleets, nothing really branching out of the SOL system at all for that matter. After 80 some years, Earth's reconstruction was still fairly localized to rebuild Zentradi ship hulks (from what's shown), with the better part of the fleet we see also appearing to be rebuild Zentradi ship hulks (the canon ships). Valkyrie production was pretty stagnate, and again, the design of the OVA's version of the Macross contradicted both TV & DYRL canon. The way Macross II was presented at it's time of creation, it's no wonder it had its budget severely cut. The only plus's it had going for it, were the Mikimoto designs, and the soundtrack. With Frontier's opening up of the Macross universe to include fold faults, long distance colonies that are suedo out of normal contact due to these very same fold faults (and actually explained as such), the Macross design going into mass production (which would allow for such a different design as the one shown in Macross II), the N.U.N.S., and privately funded colony fleets, that produce their own specialized Valkyrie runs (which would allow for the VF-2 series, and Metal Siren), we finally have a pluasable situation in which II can fit in with the rest of the series canon, should Kawamori decide to firmly adopt it.

I consider a Macross fan to be an all encompassing Macross series fan. As for Macross II, the Macross ship design, lack of outbranching colonization, etc, all contradicts both Macross & DYRL. Frontier however opens up new possibilities.

The biggest difference between the two era's, is animation budget. Really, things aren't "that" different now. But you've answered my question, and proved my point.

Ah, so the F-14's are being hidden and secretly upgraded to combat a looming alien threat. Very good then.

Except for irony of irony's. Macross II doesn't really fit in with anything, until Frontier! But let me ask you this. Are you a general anime fan, or are you in it pretty much just for Macross?

Failed quote attempt faield! And let's take a look here, HG only mentions Tatsunoko. They do not credit Big West, Studio Nue, or any of the original production crew. They only mention where they got the license from. They strive to hide real Macross from the U.S. at every given opportunity, including but not limited to sending dubious barely legal cease and decist notices to any shop that imports Macross product. WE actually went back and worked with the original production crew to not only produce a movie, but a whole subset of U.S. exclusive Voltron Episodes. What did HG do? "The Sentinels." Voyager isn't in the position to import any current Yamato products right now, they don't have the finances from it. But at the same time, they've never threatened to block anyone else from dong so. We'll see the real proof in that pudding however, when it comes time for someone to license the new Yamato Live Action movie.

Lack of good extra's? The Ranka Dainamu commercial is worth it alone, but seeing Kawamori on a train, and the Trial Frontier demo really clinch the deal.

When you find it, you share!

:Ahem::

It sounds to me like you're not a Macross fan at all, but one of the extremely rare breed of Macross II only fans. Now go hang out with Oihan.