Macross streaming on Disney+ (under the "Star" label; Star/Hulu of D+)

[Big s]

  On 3/31/2024 at 5:37 PM, MisaForever said:

Clash of the Bionoids: The best and only dub of DYRL. 

"You can still fight when you're drunk! *hic*" - Roy Focker

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That’s the best part of the dub. That and when Hikaru is so saddened by Roy dying that he calls Roy by his girlfriend’s name

[MisaForever]

  On 3/31/2024 at 6:09 PM, Big s said:

That’s the best part of the dub. That and when Hikaru is so saddened by Roy dying that he calls Roy by his girlfriend’s name

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LOL!! So THAT'S what he said. I never understood it. 😆

[Big s]

  On 3/31/2024 at 6:55 PM, MisaForever said:

LOL!! So THAT'S what he said. I never understood it. 😆

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He say it like “mEEEanmAY!!!”, but it was totally Roy

The Zentraedi at the beginning are pretty hilarious as well 

Edited March 31, 2024 by Big s

[sh9000]

It would be cool if Disney Movie Insiders has this poster available with their points.

[Big s]

  On 4/1/2024 at 12:11 AM, sh9000 said:

It would be cool if Disney Movie Insiders has this poster available with their points.

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Maybe at the Disney store at the mall. It’s a bit of hopeful thinking, but who knows where Macross merch may turn up in the near future 

[jvmacross]

  On 4/1/2024 at 12:42 AM, Big s said:

Maybe at the Disney store at the mall. It’s a bit of hopeful thinking, but who knows where Macross merch may turn up in the near future 

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What mall still has a Disney Store?

[Big s]

  On 4/1/2024 at 2:05 AM, jvmacross said:

What mall still has a Disney Store?

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I thought they all did 

[Seto Kaiba]

  On 4/1/2024 at 2:05 AM, jvmacross said:

What mall still has a Disney Store?

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Malls are still a thing? I thought most of those kind of shriveled up and died years ago during the lockdowns.

[Big s]

  On 4/1/2024 at 2:16 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

Malls are still a thing? I thought most of those kind of shriveled up and died years ago during the lockdowns.

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Nah, they opened up after, just with angrier kids

[jvmacross]

  On 4/1/2024 at 2:16 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

Malls are still a thing? I thought most of those kind of shriveled up and died years ago during the lockdowns.

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yeah...they are still around..., in my neck of the woods you'd think they never went out of style....Disney Stores...not so much....

I think there may still be some in Europe or Asia, but I think all "brick & mortar" US Disney Stores closed down a few years ago...all about web shopping or the Parks if you need specific Disney merch...

[Big s]

I just checked out of curiosity and there’s one fairly close to me in Ontario CA

[jvmacross]

Not a "Disney Store"....it's a "Disney Outlet" store for the merch they can't sell from the webstore and some park merch (there are also Disney Outlet stores near WDW and some other cities in the US)...I doubt the Macross/D+ poster would ever show up there...if it did it would be a bad sign for "WWM"...LOL...anyways, "Disney Stores" were another casualty of the pandemic...they are all gone...

Maybe via the Japanese online Disney store at some point?...

https://shopdisney.disney.co.jp/

Since it is not officially a D+ show in the US...perhaps on the Hulu store?

https://shop.hulu.com/pages/shop-by-show

[MisaForever]

  On 3/31/2024 at 9:40 PM, Big s said:

He say it like “mEEEanmAY!!!”, but it was totally Roy

The Zentraedi at the beginning are pretty hilarious as well 

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HAH! You're right, I hear it now. XD And yes, they were. Britai especially.

[MisaForever]

  On 4/1/2024 at 12:11 AM, sh9000 said:

It would be cool if Disney Movie Insiders has this poster available with their points.

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If it didn't say Disney+ I'd love this poster.

[MisaForever]

  On 3/31/2024 at 6:09 PM, Big s said:

That’s the best part of the dub. That and when Hikaru is so saddened by Roy dying that he calls Roy by his girlfriend’s name

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[Rhubarbarian]

  On 4/1/2024 at 2:34 AM, Big s said:

I just checked out of curiosity and there’s one fairly close to me in Ontario CA

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We have one in Santa Anita and ironically, it has a bunch of otaku stores in it that would cater to this forum.

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[KOG Water Dragon]

  On 4/1/2024 at 5:20 AM, MisaForever said:

If it didn't say Disney+ I'd love this poster.

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I would buy a print of this regardless of the Disney+ text.

[jvmacross]

  On 4/3/2024 at 6:52 PM, KOG Water Dragon said:

I would buy a print of this regardless of the Disney+ text.

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LOL....some were p!ssed that the franchise was not available outside of Japan....now most of it will be but some are upset about who they need to pay to be able to finally watch it....

 

[Big s]

  On 4/3/2024 at 8:06 PM, jvmacross said:

LOL....some were p!ssed that the franchise was not available outside of Japan....now most of it will be but some are upset about who they need to pay to be able to finally watch it....

 

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I don’t care who brings it, as long as they don’t edit it.

[KOG Water Dragon]

  On 4/3/2024 at 9:17 PM, Big s said:

I don’t care who brings it, as long as they don’t edit it.

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I don't care who streams it... as long as they don't squash the blu ray releases.

Disney has only just begun to finally release a few of its streaming original series on disc.

But Macross is licensed and not a Disney in-house product, so maybe the blu ray distribution agreement is safe.

[Big s]

  On 4/3/2024 at 9:27 PM, KOG Water Dragon said:

I don't care who streams it... as long as they don't squash the blu ray releases.

Disney has only just begun to finally release a few of its streaming original series on disc.

But Macross is licensed and not a Disney in-house product, so maybe the blu ray distribution agreement is safe.

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I doubt that it would even delay plans for the blu ray releases. 

[Seto Kaiba]

It's a licensed work, not "Disney vault" fodder... it's much more likely that they'll be using the streaming release to promote the Blu-rays the way Crunchyroll has been doing for its subs/dubs.

[MisaForever]

  On 4/4/2024 at 4:55 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

It's a licensed work, not "Disney vault" fodder... it's much more likely that they'll be using the streaming release to promote the Blu-rays the way Crunchyroll has been doing for its subs/dubs.

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This is most likely correct.

[Seto Kaiba]

If the Disney streaming license was to somehow delay/cancel the Blu-ray release plans, we'd likely have heard about it by now via AnimEigo's Macross II: Lovers Again Kickstarter... as AnimEigo would have to either notify backers of the delay or issue refunds in the event of a cancellation.

[twich]

  On 4/4/2024 at 3:15 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

If the Disney streaming license was to somehow delay/cancel the Blu-ray release plans, we'd likely have heard about it by now via AnimEigo's Macross II: Lovers Again Kickstarter... as AnimEigo would have to either notify backers of the delay or issue refunds in the event of a cancellation.

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God, I hope that cancellation does not occur! I’m really looking forward to all releases!

Twich

[Big s]

  On 4/4/2024 at 7:35 PM, twich said:

God, I hope that cancellation does not occur! I’m really looking forward to all releases!

Twich

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I wouldn’t stress about it at all. I’d imagine they already had an agreement before Disney was even involved. Even if Disney does get in the way, they’d probably release the show very soon after it streamed. Most D+ originals get a physical release within a couple of months after they are available on their channel.

[azrael]

  On 4/4/2024 at 7:35 PM, twich said:

God, I hope that cancellation does not occur! I’m really looking forward to all releases!

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It should not affect physical releases. Disappearing from the streaming platform after a set amount of time...that's another story.

[twich]

  On 4/4/2024 at 9:43 PM, azrael said:

It should not affect physical releases. Disappearing from the streaming platform after a set amount of time...that's another story.

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Thanks! It will seem almost surreal having the ability to buy the Blu-rays along with streaming it wherever I am, no more 100GB of storage used on my iPhone and iPad!

Twich

[Big s]

  On 4/4/2024 at 11:48 PM, twich said:

Thanks! It will seem almost surreal having the ability to buy the Blu-rays along with streaming it wherever I am, no more 100GB of storage used on my iPhone and iPad!

Twich

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That and no more struggling with bad translations on bootlegs.

[JB0]

  On 4/5/2024 at 12:40 AM, Big s said:

That and no more struggling with bad translations on bootlegs.

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Hopefully it won't move to struggling with bad translations on officially-sanctioned polycarbonate.

[Zethus]

  On 4/5/2024 at 9:25 PM, JB0 said:

Hopefully it won't move to struggling with bad translations on officially-sanctioned polycarbonate.

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Let alone be woke as hell when it comes to the translations 

 

Creative Sphere should be able to translate most of the Macross franchise 

If a dub were to be made, BIGWEST would have to be heavily involved with the dubs 

[Zethus]

  On 4/4/2024 at 4:55 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

It's a licensed work, not "Disney vault" fodder... it's much more likely that they'll be using the streaming release to promote the Blu-rays the way Crunchyroll has been doing for its subs/dubs.

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So it’s the same as the Netflix situation with Neon Genesis Evangelion?

[Seto Kaiba]

  On 4/7/2024 at 2:50 AM, Zethus said:

So it’s the same as the Netflix situation with Neon Genesis Evangelion?

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Not sure what situation you mean, specifically.

I'm referring to the practice that's basically the norm for anime on streaming, broadcast, etc. and used to be the norm for streaming in general.

That is to say, that the studio that produced the series and owns the copyright on it will license it to one or more distributors in other regions.  Those distributors will localize it (sub or dub it, edit it for broadcast regs, etc.) and then in turn license it to one or more TV networks or streaming services that air the series.  The network or streaming service does not own the series, they're just borrowing it from the catalog of works that the distributor has borrowed from the studio in exchange for royalties and a cash downpayment.

Disney won't own any Macross series on their service.  They're just buying permission to stream it on their service for a specific period of time from the distributors who licensed the shows from Big West back in '21.

[Beko Pharm]

  On 4/7/2024 at 2:50 AM, Zethus said:

So it’s the same as the Netflix situation with Neon Genesis Evangelion?

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Care to elaborate? Feel free to dm. Just asking because I find myself currently in a re-watch (and dead gods this aged badly).

[Big s]

  On 4/8/2024 at 11:41 AM, Beko Pharm said:

Care to elaborate? Feel free to dm. Just asking because I find myself currently in a re-watch (and dead gods this aged badly).

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I haven’t watched those versions, but from my understanding they did some odd alterations and a bit of censorship with the movies