Keith

The AC/MI versions are vastly inferior in the audio & video departments. The FX is a direct R2 anamorphic widescreen rip. The AC/MI verisons are also missing about 15-20 seconds at the layer change, scene where Misa uses the Protoculture City com system to try & contact the Macross. Some say they like the sub script better on the AC?MI version, but I found the timing to be pretty off, and the scirpt to be just as loose (though in different spots) as some say the FX version is. Plus, the FX version at least get's the most important line in the movie (Misa's last) correct, while the AC/MI version screws it up.

Kawamori never said he didn't care about continuity, just that he wasn't going to be a slave to it. With that said, and with Macross Zero apparently being a "never happened" sort of incident, he couldn't exactly claim to have fought there could he?

I'll say this about SGV, the parts of it worth seeing are definately worth seeing. Everything else is a complete waste of time. I feel justified in owning it for the opening intro & theme song though. It would have been much better if there had been more badly drawn VF-1J fighting giant rat's & spiders, and less fat kids running around being chased by dogs, kids drowning at the beach, and aliens standing around chatting (I kid not).

Mantis was cool until they started doing that other dimensional crap. The Flash was awesome though, but it was killed by Gulf War coverage....! Since we're getting ecclectic, why not Chris Carter's other non-x-files show "Strange Luck" starring D.B. Sweeney. That was getting interesting right before they cancelled it. Or Space Police (I can't believe that actually got on the air).

Haven't actually watched it yet, just took a peek at the disc's last night (had to watch MZ 23 Prt 2 first, & ROD TV vol one is scheduled for tonight), but from the few seconds I listened to of the first episode, it seemed like the same dub, though perhaps the ep isodes after 25-26 used a different one? The only thing that scares me is that at 7 disc's, this would seem to pack in 14 episoes per disc (49 episodes each, 7 subtitled, 7 dubbed, as they use entirely different titles for each). I only checked in my rom drive, didn't actually use my DVD player, but perhaps later I'll see just how crammed onto the disc the episodes are. I also didn't check for next ep previous, but all intro's & endings seem to be intact, with a different intro & ending for the sub & dub. This is actually the most interestingly put together HK set I've seen. I don't know what the old 5 disc sub only version was like, but this newer 7 disc version (2 gatefold's packaged together, one with 4 disc's, the other with 3 disc's) and two completely different menu's on each disc. The default appears to be the sub version's menu, while if you go to the last option titled "voices" it takes you to an option between Japanese & English. Choosing English takes you to a parallel menu specifically for the english dub. Assuming when I start watching it, it isn't blocky as all hell, this will be one of the best mastered set's I'll have ever seen . BTW, animaniac's doesn't appear to know there's a difference between the older set & newer set, as I thought I was initially buying the old 5 disc set, and that's still the info that's listed for it. Looks like it even uses the same cover art. Ah, and before I forget, it also appears all the extra's are still included, further adding to the incredibly crammed content of this disc. How the hell did they do it???

Some may remember me mentioning that I was going to pick up the Tekkaman Blade set last week. Just got it in tonight, and man was I surprised, spreak across 7 disc's, it now has both the original Japanese version, plus the english dubbed version all together, crazy. For any who may want the old technoman series, you may want to check out the set they're selling over at animaniacs. While you know me & dubs, I figured there would be some who might be interested.

Awesome, though I'm curious what other great MW treasures might be on this DVD. Perhaps mecha graffiti? The original Macross TV intro from the first episode that AnimEigo didn't include? Some of the toy commericals that weren't on the 20th Anniv DVD? I like this idea.

Here's a question. I remember of course the names of Knight Rider, Airwolf, and Riptide, but what the hell was the motorcycle show of similar theme called?

The irony is, that episode with the farked paint jobs is actually the one that pays most homage and stays most true to the original Macross series. Milia back in her 1J... SDF-era old timers taking a Monster out for a spin... actually made me wish the rest of Mac 7 was more like that episode. -Al In story theme & style, most of Macross 7 "was" like that, be it not always using the 3 old timers, but overall that was not dramatically different from any other episode.

Man, most of this stuff would have never been released on tape...DVD's are getting scary.

Hmm, we're not far away from a fullscale cosplay battle one of these years. VF-1S guy Vs Astray guy, I can see it coming...

Did anyone even ask about a TREAD????!

I'll believe it when I see it. Last fansub group that tried to do 999 TV only got through 4 episodes. But hell, if they want to go do the whole series, I wouldn't mind if it prompted the HK companies to pick up interest in it (as it would take me "years" to download 113 episodes).

I'm sorry, but there's no way to miss that glitch. The entire last few minutes of episode 19 have all character movement strobing like a bad 70's flashback.

For something that small, and that expensive, it sure as hell better come with a TREAD!

Their benefit is that they're not in an english speaking country. It's doubtful that HG gives a rats ass what goes on in france, and in turn, the french company could give less of a crap about "borrowing" certain extra's.

You were a fool for ever believing Basara could die. EVen Gamlin know's he wouldn't die, even if they killed him. btw, YOU WILL LISTEN TO BASARA'S SONG!

Here's a question cyc, did the australian release of SC have the disc 4 video glitches?

You can safely see the movies (GE:999 followed by Adieu) without seeing the TV series, as they're their own take on the story (DYRL styled). While the TV series is awesome, looks like all we'll ever get are the 36 episodes that were put out subtitled on HK DVD. It's too old of a show unfortunately for any legit company to commit to 110+ eps of, even AnimEigo hasn't touched it (bastards!). Eternal Fantasy is more in line with the TV continuity than the movie continuity, so you may wan to think that one out.

FX set is 8 disc's, and includes everything right through dynamite.

They bombed the island to clear away all the brush hiding the birdman's "head."

I haven't seen anything of it unfortunately. I'd hoped that an HK set if nothing else would be out by now, but perhaps geneon Or media blasters will license it soon. Not surprised that there's comedy in it, as there was a lot of comedy (mixed in with high drama) in 999 TV.

I don't know, the CG 999 in Eternal Fantasy was actually pretty nice. In turn, Endless Odyssey has been awesome.

Oh hell no, 7 should definately be watched before II.

FX versiosn are the way to go, you get comprehensively everything Macross 7, with all the extra's, and the highest audio/visual quality, though there is no HK set with perfect subs out.