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When I first watched Robotech in 85, I definitely wanted to know what happened to Rick Hunter out of the fact that they purposefully set that up to want to find out. I agree, that they do have this idea that these characters have to stay as long as possible, and if they leave, people will lose interest in the series. However, even as a kid, I didn't need to see what happened to all the characters. There's this thing called imagination that most people use, and it will fill in gaps and helps generate creativity in each person, to make the story up in between, at the end points, and whatnot. For some reasoning that is beyond any sense, they take every character in Robotech, and make way too much out of their story. They relate just about everyone to someone else in all the generations, and the fact that they do that really dumbs down the ability of the fans to have that gap so that they can make up their own story. I mean really, they've stapled this "What happened to Rick Hunter" thing so much, that they kinda put themselves in their own pit. Now, many fans have to know what happens to him since they didn't wrap anything up in RTSC, and at the slow rate they do things, it could take, I dunno, forever to end that worn out story. It's why, IMO, the Macross franchise is a much better story. They give a lot of history details, fleet info, character info, etc., but it's told in gaps, and they don't rehash the same characters in every single series. Do we all want to know what happened to Hikaru Ichijo and Misa Hayase??? Of course, but it's not like we need a new series on it. It makes for interesting conversation amongst fans, if you want to engage in the stories of what happened in others' opinions. Not only that, but Macross doesn't have the constraints of having to be stuck in the same place and time with the stories, and is able to expand out, yet still retain enough connection with what has come before, to keep all fans, old and new, invested in the story.

Some RT fans are so special, short bus special. They have this dream that they're going to wake up, and it's going to be 1985 all over again. I don't get it, but then again, that reference above is more likely from someone who has no clue what is current, what is in and out of style when it comes to trends in anime, and probably doesn't even really know or care much for anime to begin with.

$261 is close to what I paid for mine, so, if you're asking if it's what everyone else is paying for it, then you're on track there. It is a lovely figure, and probably one of the best representations of Sheryl. It's hot, very colorful, detailed, and has a lot of mass. I found it worth the money, as I plan to keep it for a very long time.

It's a great show IMO, but some people don't like it. I really like the characters, and the mecha isn't bad, either. Oh, and if you count Mikimoto's characters, which really stand out well in this series, it adds up to a fun show to watch. The link to the auction? That is down. On Yahoo Japan, as soon as an auction is won, the item details and such are taken down. They've got some really great pictures and details in these sketches, and the papers are big.

"It's a geyser!"

That doesn't really answer why all the other characters have the same names, and same characteristics just about to the tee. Retcon/reboot/sequel??? It's either one, or the other, and if it is to be explained as a sequel, that's probably the lamest point in the entire show. It really shouldn't be that complicated.

A happy find for me, here is just some of the stuff in this find. Great lineart of Orguss.

I got reboot out of watching it more so than sequel. If there was a Lion-o alpha and they are referring to the original, then there would need to be alpha versions of the young cats, Cheetara, Panthro, Tigra, etc. That wouldn't make very much sense, and it'd also be kinda lame. I finally saw it last night, and I was pleasantly surprised by it. It's geared for all ages, and has enough story to feel like a real show, not something thought up on a lunch break. Well done, to all the people who worked on this, and a thank you to them, for making a reboot that is worth its weight.

It's not oscar worthy or anything, but it definitely was a fun movie to watch. My wife and I both enjoyed it very much. Solid story, good action, and two very cool actors. Not to mention Olivia Wilde is hot. This one is worth a view at the theater, and probably a purchase on blu-ray. As a sidenote, the aliens are pretty badass in this. They aren't sissified, that's for certain.

The question is....WHY??? If it's to give a nod to th Macross characters, NEWS FLASH!!! Macross is the nod to its own legacy. Stop trying to hack together your own crap based off of someone else, and write blaze your own trail. Stop living off the coattails of the success of Macross.

I noticed that the new screen comparisons of R2: the Sentinels has one image larger than the other. Does that mean that they are clipping some of the video? They must be doing a half assed cleanup as well, as it doesn't look that clean. Maybe it's early, and there will be more cleanup, but this still doesn't make the set worth $100.

I think when I'm gone from this world, my ashes will be put into all my valkyries, and launched into space. Talk about piloting a Valkyrie in real life...kinda.

Nice displays. I like how you put it all out there. Very cool.

You think this is bad? This is common talk. You should hear some of the angered RT fans.

It can really get on someone's nerves when RT fans just arbitrarily take Macross pictures, and use them as false representation. Yeah, Misa/Lisa is in DYRL as well, but DYRL was specifically Macross, and never used for Robotech. It's funny that RT fans have this insatiable desire to use everything Macross, and Macross fans don't want anything Robotech interfering with the Macross franchise. It's like the loser step-child wanting to be like daddy, and never, ever being able to even come close...even moreso now.

Can't say I've had a problem with this at all, being that most of what I've bought and sold have either been at the same, or I've made a few bucks extra on them.

SUCCESS!!!

Is it just software, or hardware? I've got a lot of my stuff backed up as well. You may want to also use one of those online backup companies. Some are really inexpensive, and you can backup your entire computer and files for a low price. Plus, if you lose your pc, or your HDD get stolen, or whatever unfortunate event (God forbid that happening), you still have a secure off site storage for your files.

I wouldn't say day one, but I definitely give credit to Shadow Chronicles for the turn for the worse scenario. It was right after its release that most of the core group left the site onto other things. As soon as HG went into "defensive" mode, that put them against the ropes. I had a conversation with Steve Yun before I left, where he was accusing me of "attacking the staff" for criticizing the lame poster that promoted the movie. There really was no harm in it. The poster sucked, and I heard that from many fans, including people in the industry, and voice actors as well. In the post I was accused of, I simply criticized the poster, then asked "who does that kind of work anyways?" or something like that. Usually in a larger company, one person doesn't work on a feature film, and design the advertising as well. It's broken into several divisions, or that kind of ad is done by a design firm. So when they accused me of that, Steve asked me "If someone said that one of your customs sucked, would you take offense to that?" And my answer was, "If that is their opinion, it wouldn't bother me, because I know I put 110% into that custom, and for the one who doesn't like it, there's many more that do. If I put all my effort into an item, it's going to show." I guess he didn't like that remark, as he didn't respond, but HG got into defensive mode because they knew they put out a crappy project. If they really put forth the effort in the first place, maybe it would've been better...then again, there is the "I'm in the wrong business" factor. In that case, if that was their best effort, they might wanna rethink who they have on their staff as "creators". A comic book artist, a web site manager, and a previous airport shuttle driver don't sound convincing to me, and it shows. It's like a fanfic writer's wet dream.

That's really cool. Tell you brother thanks for all of us. I appreciate it.

Of course they're not going to confirm or deny that. There were so many Macross, Mospeada, and Robotech fans making negative remarks about that, that it must've been something they decided to bury, and what's done in the dark, is most times left there. Also, I don't see a lot of speculation here as fact, but people do speculate. It's a shame if you can't tell the difference. I think HG doesn't do what we say, but they certainly listen to what we say. Will they ever directly act on it? I wouldn't expect them to. I know Tommy's made direct responses based on what people say on the internet when it comes to his work. He denied his own treatment based on what people said about it, even though that was his. The voice of the masses, or even small masses, can have an effect on some people.

From certain facts gathered, at one point, it was the idea. However, after numerous negative remarks, and questions of why, it seems like they ditched that effort. Seriously, you'd think that if thy were going this route for over a year now, they'd have much more done on their side project than just 30 seconds of hardly anything. It seems like they only fairly recently decided to do original animation. That's one of those things they'll never admit to, but well, what do you expect? You think they'd actually admit to anything or tell the truth?

It doesn't matter how many of the poor drones come here. I do know that HG personally comes here to see what we think of them, their little projects, and their actions. I'm sure we've said stuff that has either caused them to go into panic mode, or has (maybe unknowingly) help them to change their minds in some decisions. For example, I'm sure that one of the three spent a long time on youtube, looking for more of the rt2011 footage from AX, after I said that it's still up there. The truth is, there wasn't, until now.

That's the one I care about more than all these other ones. I may skip one or two of these if they don't make the Ravens 19A

And with the dollar/yen having a bigger gap, we'll be putting in much more than we wanted. Oh well, here's to a big hope that it fixes by that time. The new designs look great.