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    Nate85 - I'm sorry but I think you misunderstand my point. It's not that there are no Macross fans outside of Japan, but rather that the bulk of them are in Japan. Much more importantly, however, this fanbase is the only one that can be legally monetized using items that use the term MACROSS (due to a certain other party and their copyrights). As such, for an actual MACROSS movie, it's only logical that Japan will naturally double down on its local fanbase. And yes, I'm originally from Australia too. When I trie to do a Macross podcast last December in Sydney, I could only find TWO fellow fans. Yet when I go to a Macross Crossover concert here in Japan, I'm surrounded by 17,000 fans, all of whom paid 8000yen for the ticket and then many of which paid hundreds of dollars each for shirts, towels, Basara sunglasses etc. and that's just at one event. THAT is the market that any live action adaptation would be looking to monetize.
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    Sponsor pressure'? Sorry but that almost sounds like some sort of conspiracy theory f^_^ While Macross does have a history of doubling down on existing fans when choosing content for OVAs (as opposed to more new fan friendly fare when it comes to TV series) , this has very little to do with 'sponsor pressure.' In fact, Macross is somewhat unique in where it's funding comes from (as a fellow fan, I would hope you at least know that?) because it is NOT reliant upon 'sponsors' to the same degree a other high profile anime and so has a greater degree of freedom as a result (although it's not like sponsors normally ask for much in the way of changes. Production Committees exist to fill a need - that of gathering the necessary funding because anime isn't cheap to make. A lot of the discussion on the topic in English as of late has come from certain parties who created a false narrative on the subject that simply wasn't true and isn't echoed by creators in Japan. But the West needs is underdog stories to cheer for for some reason, even of they are largely fabrications. But I digress). The long and short of it I that the bulk of the money for Delta is coming from the exact same party that would finance any Macross OVA, and it is not one that exerts control or makes demands. Ultimately, we aren't getting things dealing with the SA or going back to the PD because (a)it's not what the market wants (b)it's not something that the bulk of monetize able fans want. But most importantly.. ©It's not something that Kawamori is interested in making. (d)Macross 7 already did it. This isn't meant as a personal attack on anyone. Macross has many types of fans, which is healthy for the franchise, and it's good to want things. As always, Im just trying to inject a little reality regarding Macross and its market reality as it stands today iinto the discussion.
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    Well, since that recent interview with Hidetaka Tenjin leaked the fact that we are looking at an early 2016 release, this is mor than likely when it is going to be released. Provided production runs on schedule of course....^^; Well, it's nice to want things, but nothing about either the current trends or fanbase of the franchise, or what is known about Delta to date leads me to believe that such a thing is going to happen, sorry. Having said that....rumours. So many rumours :-)
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    Macross Frontier 2 pachislot is getting a major upgrade this year - the latest version has triple screens for all that triangler action! Sankyo is also holding a cosplay competition as part of its promotional campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3slAOVUsQc
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    YF-30 in SRW

    Tochiro replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    5:40 mark - when did Aisha become such a badass in her pink VF-19E?
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    New Super Robot Wars BX trailer - three Macross characters so far but in particular check out the 5:40 mark - when did Aisha become such a badass in her pink VF-19E?
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    Neither of these things has anything to do with Delta though.
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    The upcoming Shoji Kawamori Design Works exhibit at the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum will include a large, 1:6 scale VF-1S!
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    Ah fair enough. Sorry for any confusion. It came across my Twitter feed this afternoon and the font is illegible so I wasnt sure what it was. My bad!
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    Pics? http://hwbb.gyao.ne.jp/sera-pg/hobbyVF2SSdn3.html
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    Not based on those early pics which are not necessarily indicative of the final product. Try the podcast above for Adrians impressions of what the pics showed that many seem to be missing.
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    Took me a while to get this posted, but we have all the goss on Evolution Toys right here :-) http://www.macrossworld.com/speakerpodcast-ep-24-we-dont-need-no-landing-gear/
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    Ep.24 gets hijacked by Adrian - VF-2SS! http://www.macrossworld.com/speakerpodcast-ep-24-we-dont-need-no-landing-gear/
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    It's cool mate. Just playin'. ;-)
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    It's like no one ever reads my news stories on the front page. That makes me a sad Tochiro.
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    Orders for Macross F cycling wear open today and will be accepted through to June 24. http://www.auroras.jp/pg352.html
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    Yuichi 'Alto' Nakamura is going to be in the Ushiro & Tora remake. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-11/ushio-and-tora-tv-anime-casts-yuichi-nakamura-as-kenichi-masaki/.89128
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    It's available online from Amazon, CD Japan, and all good online retailers.
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    Some pics from todays Tamashii Nations event. http://www.macrossworld.com/hi-metal-r-tamashii-nations-summer-collection-2015/
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    Hi-Metal R

    Tochiro replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Put a couple more pics up. http://www.macrossworld.com/hi-metal-r-tamashii-nations-summer-collection-2015/
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    Hi-Metal R

    Tochiro replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The package art is damn nice. Tenjin does it again. I must have spent a good 5 mins looking at it f^_^
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    Latest trailer Details on ANN http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-29/2015-ghost-in-the-shell-film-theatrical-preview-streamed/.88686
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    The latest Macross fanclub newsletter ()
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    Got mine today. I'd forgotten that the first pressing comes with a storyboard book. The book is ludicrously thick!
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    I picked up Vol.6 of MACROSS THE FIRST today and am happy to report that it contains ALL story content to date, including this weeks digital update!
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