Oihan Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 SOLD I am glad they are releasing this on Blu-ray. I cannot wait to see how it looks! Quote
Tochiro Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Official website for the Macross 2 box set is live, but does not yet have the tv commercial with new commentary by Hiroko Kasahara that is currently airing on tv.http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/macrossII/ Quote
Jasonc Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 I really want to get this, but as I'm saving up for a possible trip to Japan this year, I'm not sure if I am going to get it. I'd be sold for certain, if it had dub or even the US Renditions dub attached to it, like Plus did with their BD. That said, as I doubt that will happen, I'll probably stick to my US Manga release and wait and see if this release gets any less as time goes. Quote
Tochiro Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 OMG, That remaster is beautiful.Oh, they added the commercials! Sweet! Quote
jvmacross Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 If Bandai Visual decided to wait until the last possible moment to announce English subs and/or dubs......I wonder if they would be able to discern any significant increase in the number of pre-orders.... Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Probably not, since MII is a joke in the US. Any potential US increase would probably be so small as to be statistically insignificant. If Bandai is really interested in US sales analysis, then the subbed Frontier movies should have provided them with some useful data. Quote
Jasonc Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Probably not, since MII is a joke in the US. Any potential US increase would probably be so small as to be statistically insignificant. If Bandai is really interested in US sales analysis, then the subbed Frontier movies should have provided them with some useful data. I don't think this is going to be a large release to begin with, so any sales numbers outside Japan would be significant. Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) That's not how statistics work. The larger the sampling size, the more reliable the data. Edited April 4, 2014 by TheLoneWolf Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 That's not how statistics work. The larger the sampling size, the more reliable the data. Yes, but what he's saying is that the Blu-Ray release of Macross II is going to be to a comparatively small audience, so the small volume of sales in the US is still going to be more apparent than usual. Of course, as the usual sample size for a Macross release in the US is zero, anything more than zero is going to be enough to count as significant. Quote
SterlingMax Posted April 14, 2014 Posted April 14, 2014 Official website for the Macross 2 box set is live, but does not yet have the tv commercial with new commentary by Hiroko Kasahara that is currently airing on tv. http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/macrossII/ Was on the fence about buying it since no subs confirmed, but I saw the commercial and the print is immaculate and the animation and character designs hold up well. More money gone it looks like. Quote
Renato Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 Apparently the inner jacket is going to be done by Masami Obari! Also, there is going to be an audio commentary on it, called "Message from Ishtar". Sounds interesting. Please don't make me buy this, you b***ards. Quote
Gubaba Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 Apparently the inner jacket is going to be done by Masami Obari! Also, there is going to be an audio commentary on it, called "Message from Ishtar". Sounds interesting. Please don't make me buy this, you b***ards. It's probably just the fanclub-only single, "イシュタルからの伝言 / ト・ア・ウィアラブル・レン﹣もういちどLove You"... Quote
Renato Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 I think because of the way it was written, I misinterpreted the description. I think the audio commentary is a separate thing, and the "rare" "Message from Ishtar" is an audio-only extra. They did the same thing for the Tickemaga CD thing on the Macross7 BDs (oh and all 13 episodes of that damn Sheryl Nome radio show to pad the FB7 BD, which I still haven't finished listening to), so there's precedent. And I did end up ordering this. Although I do miss that awful English dub. There's less to make fun of now! Oh, one more thing -- upon a closer inspection of those promotional trailers, I think I spotted a couple of scenes from the problematic "blue-tinted" episode that we mentioned on the Podcast... and they look like they're supposed to (without the blue tinge)! Erm... I think! Well, we'll find out in July, I guess. Quote
Freiflug88 Posted April 15, 2014 Posted April 15, 2014 So pretty I might buy it but gotta replace my stolen bluray player first. Quote
Tochiro Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) Going on sale at the Tokyo Anime Center on July 5 to commemorate the upcoming bluray box - Macross 2 smartphone cases and art cards. The smartphone cases are 2000yen each and the art cards are 600yen each. Prices do not include consumption tax. Edited June 27, 2014 by Tochiro Quote
charger69 Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 New video, I guess... http://www.taghobby.com/9-0/9-2/2014%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%8825%E6%97%A5%E7%99%BC%E5%94%AE-blu-ray-box-macross-ii-lovers-again-13/ Quote
Tochiro Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 New video, I guess... http://www.taghobby.com/9-0/9-2/2014%E5%B9%B47%E6%9C%8825%E6%97%A5%E7%99%BC%E5%94%AE-blu-ray-box-macross-ii-lovers-again-13/ By way of explanation, it's basically an introduction to what Macross 2 is - for all those new Frontier younglings. Was release by BW to coincide with the theatrical screening a couple of weeks back. Boxart finally hit the webs a couple of days back. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 And heres the inner jacket. innerjacket.jpg wish i knew if it has english subs... Quote
Tochiro Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 The SpeakerPODcast is here with some advance impressions of the new Macross 2 remaster. It sure is puhrty…. http://www.macrossworld.com/6511/speakerpodcast-ep-15-macross-2-remastered/ Quote
technoblue Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 For those who picked up a copy, the wait shouldn't be long now. I received a payment request from amiami this morning. Quote
Renato Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Yeah, me too. That means we will get it tomorrow, one day before the official release date. BUT IS THAT CANON?!? :o Quote
Tochiro Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 You lucky bugger Renato. I won't be home in time to receive it (I'll be getting a sneak peek at the new Macross F cafe 3 days before opening instead ;-) Quote
Renato Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Here it is! The disc design itself and the booklet cover is a plain, phoned-in design. The finish is similar to the MacPlus box, though, with a nice smooth texture. Watched episode 1 and it looks nice and clean. Oh, and they got rid of the blue in Episode 3! I'll review the extras and commentaries later. Edited July 24, 2014 by Renato Quote
Tochiro Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Front paged your pics Renato. http://www.macrossworld.com/6544/macross-2-blu-ray-box-is-out/ Aaaand. mine came today as well! ..OMG THEY USE THE SNN MUSIC FOR THE MENU!! OH THE HUMANITY!!! Quote
Sorata Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Yes finally got mine in. Now to watch her straight through Quote
xrentonx Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Mine is out for delivery...so hopefully I'll have it tonight! Quote
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