Powered Convoy Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 Sad. I keep on checking and nothing. Quote
Big s Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 28 minutes ago, Powered Convoy said: Sad. I keep on checking and nothing. Same here. The year is almost over and I think that it’s a bad sign that those that haven’t gotten it won’t be getting it. We do still have a few more days til the end of the year, and maybe we’ll get a Christmas miracle. But I’m thinking that they didn’t include the U.S. in their North American promise Quote
djivaldi7 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Well, still no go. EOY is here. i will be a squeaky wheel until a reasonable explanation is put outc there publicly. Anyone else who's interested in amping efforts, contacts below.. Harmony Gold USA, Inc. 7655 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046. (323) 851-4900 Disney + +1-888-905-7888 Quote
jenius Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I saw this post today: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2024-12-30/.217013 but it's only notable because BigWest gives this non-answer to why Disney+ hasn't put the catalog up in the US: “We know that fans are eager for a response, and would like them to know that their voices are being heard. As fans ourselves, it's been gratifying to see Macross finally starting to be released overseas, and we look forward to seeing the ongoing rollout of most of the Macross library.” Unfortunately, that platitude is all the meat, with everything else being supposition as to the causes. Quote
Bolt Posted January 1 Posted January 1 28 minutes ago, jenius said: I saw this post today: So the take away is HG is still an issue and go watch Robowreck.? Quote
Jeff J Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Sadly, I'm resigned to being OK with no Macross on D+ in the US if it means that HG doesn't win. Don't negotiate with terrorists... Quote
Big s Posted January 1 Posted January 1 37 minutes ago, Bolt said: So the take away is HG is still an issue and go watch Robowreck.? Yup, still an issue and probably always will be a roadblock. Quote
jenius Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Unfortunately, every single company involved here could easily be the pain point: BigWest Harmony Gold Sony Disney Of them all, Harmony Gold of course has the worst track record of being difficult. BigWest though, is no peach either. Both of those companies are but tiny drops in the huge oceans of dysfunction that are Disney and Sony. Quote
SSK Posted January 1 Posted January 1 5 hours ago, jenius said: “We know that fans are eager for a response, and would like them to know that their voices are being heard. As fans ourselves, it's been gratifying to see Macross finally starting to be released overseas, and we look forward to seeing the ongoing rollout of most of the Macross library.” Well, let's hope 2025 will be the year of a massive roll out around the world. Kindly reminder that within a year, your partnership with Disney+ brought Macross sequels in about 20 countries in 3 languages subs while the service is active in more than 120. Quote
Big s Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) 10 hours ago, SSK said: Well, let's hope 2025 will be the year of a massive roll out around the world. Kindly reminder that within a year, your partnership with Disney+ brought Macross sequels in about 20 countries in 3 languages subs while the service is active in more than 120. And a reminder that their biggest customer is still going Macross free in the new year. 14 hours ago, jenius said: Unfortunately, every single company involved here could easily be the pain point: BigWest Harmony Gold Sony Disney Of them all, Harmony Gold of course has the worst track record of being difficult. BigWest though, is no peach either. Both of those companies are but tiny drops in the huge oceans of dysfunction that are Disney and Sony. It’s possible, but Big West would definitely gain money here, Sony doesn’t seem as much of a c..k blocker for anime, Disney is usually just ignorant about anime, but most evidence or speculation points to Harmony Gold because they’ve been the biggest roadblock for Macross for many years and decades despite introducing it to the U.S. in the first place Edited January 1 by Big s Quote
optimuspint Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Ok. So yeah I am tired of waiting. Anyone on here use a vpn to watch on Disney plus? I have zero experience using a vpn. But now I am thinking about doing that. Also which countries had the original series and DYRL on Disney? Quote
themarvelknight Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Pretty sure DYRL and SDF Macross are exclusive to Japan still for everything thanks to HG. Quote
Old_Nash_II Posted January 2 Posted January 2 18 hours ago, jenius said: I saw this post today: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2024-12-30/.217013 but it's only notable because BigWest gives this non-answer to why Disney+ hasn't put the catalog up in the US: “We know that fans are eager for a response, and would like them to know that their voices are being heard. As fans ourselves, it's been gratifying to see Macross finally starting to be released overseas, and we look forward to seeing the ongoing rollout of most of the Macross library.” Unfortunately, that platitude is all the meat, with everything else being supposition as to the causes. I don't know how licensing works in the US, but here, in Brazil, they are "less harsh". For example, Macross DYRL was released here on VHS in 1988 under the name Macross: The Final Battle; as for Robotech, the VHS tape was released as a feature film (combining 2 or 3 episodes) under the name Codename: Robotech in 1987. The two series were shown almost at the "same time", but on different channels. Robotech in 1990 on Rede Globo, and Macross in 1992 on Rede Record, both dubbed by the same company. In addition to the reruns on other channels of both. I don't know who currently owns the rights to both franchises, but as Disney+ hasn't released any Macross series yet, Robotech is on Crunchyroll here. I believe HG has done something about this. Quote
Big s Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Old_Nash_II said: I don't know how licensing works in the US, but here, in Brazil, they are "less harsh". For example, Macross DYRL was released here on VHS in 1988 under the name Macross: The Final Battle; as for Robotech, the VHS tape was released as a feature film (combining 2 or 3 episodes) under the name Codename: Robotech in 1987. The two series were shown almost at the "same time", but on different channels. Robotech in 1990 on Rede Globo, and Macross in 1992 on Rede Record, both dubbed by the same company. In addition to the reruns on other channels of both. I don't know who currently owns the rights to both franchises, but as Disney+ hasn't released any Macross series yet, Robotech is on Crunchyroll here. I believe HG has done something about this. It’s pretty similar here in the U.S.. no Macross on D+ and a couple videotape releases of the movie around similar times 2 hours ago, optimuspint said: Ok. So yeah I am tired of waiting. Anyone on here use a vpn to watch on Disney plus? I have zero experience using a vpn. But now I am thinking about doing that. Also which countries had the original series and DYRL on Disney? I know others have had vpn problems with Japan, but you can look through this thread, I think someone found one that may have worked Quote
Model-Junkie Posted January 2 Posted January 2 17 hours ago, optimuspint said: Ok. So yeah I am tired of waiting. Anyone on here use a vpn to watch on Disney plus? I have zero experience using a vpn. But now I am thinking about doing that. Also which countries had the original series and DYRL on Disney? Paid VPN's work better, I couldn't get the free ones to work. I use NordVPN and it works for me, set the VPN location to Canada. Quote
Jeff J Posted January 2 Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, Model-Junkie said: Paid VPN's work better, I couldn't get the free ones to work. I use NordVPN and it works for me, set the VPN location to Canada. What if you want to watch SDF or DYRL? Quote
Model-Junkie Posted January 2 Posted January 2 27 minutes ago, Jeff J said: What if you want to watch SDF or DYRL? Thanks for asking that question, I only watched Macross Plus when I last tested it. I just checked and SDF and DYRL was not available to me when I set my VPN location to Canada. However, SDF and DYRL showed up in Disney+ when I changed my location to Japan. Oddly, I was not able to log into Disney+ when I set my location to Hong Kong, I couldn't get the website to load for me but I thought our HK members had Disney+ over there. Quote
Model-Junkie Posted January 2 Posted January 2 I'm not affiliated with NordVPN, I only signed up with them due to their low cost offer during the Black Friday sales. I believe they still have a sale for around $2.99 a month, make sure you search for discount codes to use, I was able to knock my sign-up price down to $2.80 a month but I cannot remember which code I used at the time. Quote
Big s Posted January 2 Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Model-Junkie said: I'm not affiliated with NordVPN, I only signed up with them due to their low cost offer during the Black Friday sales. I believe they still have a sale for around $2.99 a month, make sure you search for discount codes to use, I was able to knock my sign-up price down to $2.80 a month but I cannot remember which code I used at the time. Were you able to switch to Japan, yet view it with subtitles in English on Dyrl or the og show? Quote
Graham Posted January 3 Posted January 3 8 hours ago, Model-Junkie said: Thanks for asking that question, I only watched Macross Plus when I last tested it. I just checked and SDF and DYRL was not available to me when I set my VPN location to Canada. However, SDF and DYRL showed up in Disney+ when I changed my location to Japan. Oddly, I was not able to log into Disney+ when I set my location to Hong Kong, I couldn't get the website to load for me but I thought our HK members had Disney+ over there. Yes, Disney+ is available here in Hong Kong and we have all the Macross animes on Disney+, apart from the original series and DYRL. Quote
Keith Posted January 3 Posted January 3 I just have a terrible feeling that they're trying to dub Frontier & Delta before releasing them on D+ in the U.S. I just don't see HG being the problem this time. Quote
Big s Posted January 3 Posted January 3 27 minutes ago, Keith said: I just have a terrible feeling that they're trying to dub Frontier & Delta before releasing them on D+ in the U.S. I just don't see HG being the problem this time. If that were the case, I’m sure someone would’ve mentioned that they were working on it. But even if you don’t like dubs D+ and Hulu usually havs sub and dub options Quote
Graham Posted January 3 Posted January 3 40 minutes ago, Big s said: If that were the case, I’m sure someone would’ve mentioned that they were working on it. But even if you don’t like dubs D+ and Hulu usually havs sub and dub options Can confirm no English dubs available on the Macross releases on D+ in Hong Kong. Audio is only Japanese and for subtitles we have the choice of English, Traditional Chinese or Korean. Quote
SSK Posted January 3 Posted January 3 They're already struggling to release it in the US and add more subtitle languages, so I don't believe dubbing is a priority. Maybe they'll consider it the day the roll out will be complete. Quote
Model-Junkie Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 15 hours ago, Big s said: Were you able to switch to Japan, yet view it with subtitles in English on Dyrl or the og show? Yes, I was able to set my VPN location to Japan and watch DYRL and SDF. The shows are viewable if they are visible on Disney+, if the show is not available for a region they do not have them visible at all. Only Japanese language is available with English, Chinese or Korean subtitles on all of the Macross shows regardless of the my VPN location, I tested with UK, Canada, Japan and Hong Kong. I finally was able to log into Disney+ with my VPN set to Hong Kong but DYRL, SDF and Macross Dynamite 7 was not visible on my account. Not sure if these shows are not available in HK or if it has something to do with my U.S. based account. Those 3 shows are also not visible if I change my VPN location to Canada but MD7 was available when I changed my location to the UK Edited January 3 by Model-Junkie Correct spelling error Quote
Powered Convoy Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Yeah, do you need different Disney+ accounts for said regions? Also does the VPN work with things like a Roku or Firestick? Quote
Graham Posted January 5 Posted January 5 On 1/3/2025 at 10:03 PM, Model-Junkie said: Yes, I was able to set my VPN location to Japan and watch DYRL and SDF. The shows are viewable if they are visible on Disney+, if the show is not available for a region they do not have them visible at all. Only Japanese language is available with English, Chinese or Korean subtitles on all of the Macross shows regardless of the my VPN location, I tested with UK, Canada, Japan and Hong Kong. I finally was able to log into Disney+ with my VPN set to Hong Kong but DYRL, SDF and Macross Dynamite 7 was not visible on my account. Not sure if these shows are not available in HK or if it has something to do with my U.S. based account. Those 3 shows are also not visible if I change my VPN location to Canada but MD7 was available when I changed my location to the UK Yeah, original series, DYRL and MD7 not available here in HK. All others available. I could have sworn we had MD7, but apparently not. Which is a shame, as I've just finshed rewatching M7 and wanted to rewatch MD7 nex Quote
camk4evr Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Weird. I double checked the link in the first post of this thread to see if Dynamite was listed and it turns out it isn't. Though it does say all Macross series' made after 87 will be available. Could there be a rights issue with the music? Did someone forget to license it? Quote
Big s Posted January 5 Posted January 5 2 hours ago, camk4evr said: Weird. I double checked the link in the first post of this thread to see if Dynamite was listed and it turns out it isn't. Though it does say all Macross series' made after 87 will be available. Could there be a rights issue with the music? Did someone forget to license it? It could just be something that they plan to eventually add, but a music rights issue is a possibility Quote
jvmacross Posted January 5 Posted January 5 7 hours ago, camk4evr said: Weird. I double checked the link in the first post of this thread to see if Dynamite was listed and it turns out it isn't. Though it does say all Macross series' made after 87 will be available. Could there be a rights issue with the music? Did someone forget to license it? https://macross.jp/contents/753873 Quote
Bolt Posted January 5 Posted January 5 https://www.instagram.com/p/DEcB8SjRcuA/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Quote
Duke Togo Posted January 5 Posted January 5 54 minutes ago, Bolt said: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEcB8SjRcuA/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== In what country? Quote
Master Dex Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) It's from Australia. I saw this earlier in a fan group and was immediately suspicious of the date formats plus it had no link to source, just an image. Others looked up the same information for the US and Macross items weren't on that. I highly doubt they'd be on Disney+ directly anyway instead of Hulu. This image is different from the one I saw.. it's been edited but they didn't change the date formats to match, they are all different styles (though I admit 1/1 can be read either way so maybe it is just the Australian one I was told about from a different page) This is where we are now, people willing to fake this stuff or say it's US with no proof just to stir the pot. Edited January 5 by Master Dex Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted January 5 Posted January 5 45 minutes ago, Master Dex said: I highly doubt they'd be on Disney+ directly anyway instead of Hulu. Hulu was officially merged into, and became a proper subset of, Disney+'s service officially back on 27 March '24. They've been gradually nudging members of both services to merge their accounts ever since. Hulu is now one of the content categories in the Disney+ app, like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, NatGeo, and ESPN. Quote
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