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    Ouch! I find myself guilty of making an over simplistic generalization, and causing some drama. The reality is there are many people with many differing opinions about Pacific Rim in Japan. The first reaction I saw first hand was after I saw it in the theaters, a pair of younger mecha fans were excitedly talking about it at the bus stop nearby. They were there for the mecha porn and story and characters were not important to them. But later talking to Kaijyu fans, they felt they didnt get the spirit of the genre right. Kaijyu being the spirit of the earth retaliating against nuclear weapon use by humans. And Pacific Rim showing the usual American bias of nuclear weapons being the solution to save the world. That bit is also offensive to the general population of japan. Even nuclear power use for propulsion of the mecha is a bit offensive now due to fukushima. I found an article in english that sums it up pretty well: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/how-pacific-rim-got-kaiju-wrong.php Also, the actress that plays Mako, Rinko Kikuchi, is not very popular: http://kotaku.com/will-japan-finally-adore-this-pacific-rim-star-5968393 As previously mentioned, Japan did not have a Jager survive till the end, while China did. Younger people dont seem to mind so much, but Adults seem to take it harder. And it seems the movie was very popular in China, earning 10 times more than what it did in Japan. And since the Adults control most of the toy companies, they might feel the same. But there is hope, if they are mecha fans first, and that overrides their other biases.
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    Given how offensive they made the movie to Japanese, I highly doubt it will happen.
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    space reserved for future use
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    I wish I had a heads up, I would have met you there.
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    Ok same plan as before. Everyone is invited to the early morning party.
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    Here is an unusual shitajiki by Takatoku Toys promoting their hand held LCD games. It is made of cardboard unlike the usual plastic.
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    I think the point of the previous post is that Veritechs are cool. And on topic.
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    Here is another link with more info: http://www.amazon.co.jp/マクロスメカニクス-マクロス30th編/dp/4798606804/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376978284&sr=1-1&keywords=マクロスメカニクス It looks like a Hobby Japan publication with pictures of Macross model kits that appeared in their magazine.
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    I have to agree with Agent ONE here. The stuff you guys are posting here is weak. TV shows that aired on network TV. Music videos from VH1. I was hoping my example would inspire you all to post real guilty pleasures, but no.
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    Whenever I go to Comiket I actively search for Jetfire on Starscream yayoi doujinshi. PM me if you want pics.
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    I would guess that Kawamori would say: In the parallel world of the original SDFM TV series, its a heat shield. In the parallel world of the DYRL movie, its armor plating. In the parallel world of the Macross the first Manga, its whatever Mikimoto decides fits his artistic vision of a Valkyrie.
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    Its from this site, scroll down to bottom of page. http://anime.geocities.jp/saikuya11/newpage4.html its a work in progress. no concrete plan to sell it yet.
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    Rare Star Wars fanbook from 1983 with interesting cover.
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    This has been posted here before, but just in case you didn't know this is his site: http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/sdf1/index.html
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    He will usually start in black pencil, or color pencil outlines genga style(his black and white stuff could be color pencils xeroxed). Sometimes he does CG style full color. I'm not sure if fans have colorized his work, but its certainly possible.
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    Mr. Tachibana Kazuto has been a regular at comiket for several years now. He is one of the few artists who do non frontier Macross dojin on a regular basis. He has had a long career in 2D and 3D art for many games and anime so hes a bit more of a professional compared to other fans, and it shows in his work. I dropped in to say hi at his booth at comiket today and picked up his latest release, Remaster, which is a very limited run xeroxed and stapled dojin. The true form of dojin IMHO.
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    It finally opened in Japan, and I went to see it in IMAX 3D. I loved it, and after the movie ended, we grabbed some random geeky types and asked them how they liked it. They were especially impressed that a foreigner could channel proper showa era kaiju tropes.
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    Me
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    Several of us still play the game. Its on its 6th expansion.
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    Some people in Japan still proudly support the Osprey
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    Blind packed trading cellphone straps. cost 500yen each, 10 per box. Release date august 2013. Do a google search for Pikuriru! Macross and you will see many 3rd party importers who sell it.
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    Me too. I wish they could make something like this:
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    This was a emotional decision that would cause no end of trouble. Because of this, the interior volume of the VF-1 needs to be 1.5 times larger than the outside dimensions would indicate.
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    Based on yesterday at the Macross Museum, we must take that announcement VERY seriously. Be there if you can.
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