Anime Robotech

[electra]

I used to watch it, but as a kid, so I really can't recall too much and I would really like to find some good sites about this series. Anyone?

[Guest Hikaru Ichijyo]

^_________^ Yes finally another Robotech/Macross fan comes out of the cracks well. I can't really recommended some sites since its not allowed on OB. Though *cough* *cough* there are some right under your nose *cough* *cough*

I have a terrible cold these days.....^_^ also PM me and I'll be glad to forward you some Robotech sites.

[Acid]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rick Hunter [/i]
[B]^_________^ Yes finally another Robotech/Macross fan comes out of the cracks well. I can't really recommended some sites since its not allowed on OB. Though *cough* *cough* there are some right under your nose *cough* *cough*

I have a terrible cold these days.....^_^ also PM me and I'll be glad to forward you some Robotech sites. [/B][/QUOTE]

:p Good one! Anyway, I plan on plan on buying a few Macross dvds with any money I might get from christmas! I downloaded a few clips and it's just bad ***! :devil:

[Kent]

Well, I wouldnt have put up a post, but I felt obligated after I saw rick say something about another robotech fan.

I felt odd about that because I have long been a robotech fan.

I dont just mean that in the sense that I happend to have had robotech toys as a young child in the mid eighties, but also because it was one of my first animes as an adolescent.

Now Im 21 and I feel the same way about robotech/macross that I had when I was a kid and when I was 14.

Its awesome.

So just to let you know rick, your not as alone as you may think.
I just dont think Ive taken the time to make a thread about the series.

With all this in mind, I want to ask a robotech/macross question to everyone who checks this thread out.

What is your fav. robotech/macross series/movie?

To be honest I dont think I could put one up there.
But do to the fact that "plus" is the freshest in my mind I would have to say for now that the first ep of the plus series was really good. Well, more specifically the intro space combat. Damn that ruled.

Any way, I would also say the scene in one of the older macross movies where two gaurdian (I think thats the form they were in, if thats even the right term, sorry) fighters were in a dark tunnel and the only light they gave off was the muzzel flash.

Each time they fired the position of each fighter had moved and it made for one bad *** scene.

So the question stands. Whats your fav. stuff from the series?

[Guest Hikaru Ichijyo]

Ah my favorite Macross series would of course be Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. Also known to the Robotech fans as the First Generation of Robotech.

As for my favorite Movie that definitely would be hands down Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do you Remeber Love? That also happens to be my favorite anime movie of all time.

As for your question Gotenks that would most definitely be Macross: Do you remember love. That was the scene where Max and Miriya were fighting in the Meltrandi warship truly a kick *** scene.

[Semjaza]

I would have loved to have gotten that Macross set Animego put out a while back. I can't imagine how good that looks remastered, especially considering the Robotech DVDs out right now barely look better than my old FHE tapes.

Do You Remember Love was pretty good. I'm very happy with the subbed one I got off eBay :D.

[Guest Hikaru Ichijyo]

Ah yeah that dvd was a great subbed version of it, you can find almost the exact same dvd set that animego is selling for 50 dollars on the net and in Chinatown I strongly suggest getting that version since its the same thing literally.

[Kent]

Sweet rick, you really are the fan you seem to be.

Thats great, you knew what movie and all that.

How nice is that, thanks.

Also, I'd have to say its one of my favs.

Yea, by the way, could you give me another robotech/ macross flick worth catching. Ive seen most of the common ones so something out of the ordinary would be appreciated.

thanks.

Oh yea, did any of you guys have those robotech model kit/toys from back in the eighties?

[electra]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Semjaza Azazel [/i]
[B]I would have loved to have gotten that Macross set Animego put out a while back. [/B][/QUOTE]

I heard it was a crapload of $$$$. I guess I'll have to buy the Robotech set off Amazon.com.. unless someone can recommend some other ideas?

[Guest Hikaru Ichijyo]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gokents [/i]
[B]Sweet rick, you really are the fan you seem to be.

Thats great, you knew what movie and all that.

How nice is that, thanks.[/B][/QUOTE]

:eek: Ack you mean some people actually doubt me, well that goes to prove I can back up my claim of anime knowledge. :naughty:

As stated early, there is a same set of those dvds out on the market for 50 bucks Electra. Search the internet for a discount anime dvd site, there they sell it for about 50 dollars its basically the same dvds as the ones for 499 dollars. Just produced by a Hong Kong company instead.

Also those websites I promised you Electra I'll get on that tonight...been sort of busy with other things sorry.

As for the toy line yep I still have them all from the 80's including the SDF-1 Macross. ^_^ I love it so much....I basically have the whole collection.

Being a Macross fan is expensive, as for another movie Macross related that I would suggest try getting your hands on the Macross Plus OVA's which is basically the Directors Cut of Macross Plus. That is probably the second best movie. As for the others Macross 2 I recommend you stay away from its really horrible. As for Macross 7 the movie its good but too short its only 30 mins long.

[electra]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rick Hunter [/i]
[B
Also those websites I promised you Electra I'll get on that tonight...been sort of busy with other things sorry.

[/B][/QUOTE]

That's no problem, take your time. I'm sure you have things to take care. And I'll look for other options too w/ the dvds. Thanks. -edit-


on amazon I can get the whole robotech series for $120... the animega is like $50-60 for 12 episodes?

[ZeroBlade]

The moment I saw this topic, right away I knew Hunter was gonna post :-/

I loved Robotech since the first time I saw it on Cartoon Network. Yes CN because I never saw it aired back in the 80's. I guess its cause they aired it early in the morning and I usually slept til my parents woke me up.

Anyway, I only liked the Macross saga of the Robotech series. I didn't like that Southern Cross because I knew there was something about it that wasn't Macross.

I've always wanted to watch the full uncut verison of the original Macross and fate smiled upon me one day. I was rolling around the Chinatown Rick Hunter spoke of and saw DVDs of Macross in this small corner store. I couldn't believe my eyes. I asked the guy how much was it and for the whole set (5 dvds) was only $50 bucks. (This is how Hunter knows its like $50 in chinatown. When I told him he was green with envy ^_~)I was stunned. This guy didn't know what he had! I kept my shut and coughed up the money. Only problem is that the english subtitles on the dvd aren't that very good so its a little annoying when they say something and I don't understand. I'm gonna learn Japanese soon though so that won't be too much of a problem anymore.

The movie, Do you Remember love is awesome alright. I really like how just about everything was redone and look even more futuristic than the TV show. The Strike Valkiyres show up for the first time and although they where the same fighters, they we better in this version with cool little details like the Hud was on the conopy, carried more weapons and you saw little bursts of fire come off the sides of the veritechs to show the true physics of space flight. The movie is pretty old too and he very difficult to see that because the animation is done incredibily well. I swear they did alot of scenes with computers than by hand.

Macross Plus was perhaps had the most advanced fighters. The YF-19 Alpha One and the YF-21 Omega One are some kick ***** machines. Of the the two verisons availible, I liked the movie more since I think it had a much better ending and portrays the fate of the one of the fighters and its pilot in a more dramatic way. Another good thing about this series is that you really don't even need knowledge of the original Macross to understand it but its recommended to look for any cameos and make the story a bit more enjoyable.

Macross 7 is the next TV show that was in the macross timeline. It was a bit watered down than the more darker feel of the original but it was still pretty good. I like alot of things from this show like have familiar characters from the original series have certain roles. Another thing is that the music theme the series is so based on finally moved from its pop to Rock music which sounds really cool. My beef with it is that alot of the animation is recycled alot so you'll often see the same transformation seqence for just about every figther.

Macross II is the last series I've seen but like Hunter, I didn't like it much either since it doesn't have that Macross feel and its pretty much outside the Macross universe altogether. If it was it'll be the very last in the timeline. This show is all action which is pretty good by the way and weak story.

Of all the Macross series, I've seen Macross Flashback is the one I have yet to see. This is nagging me in the back of my head so much and I often get teased with pics and little clips from it. (I WANNA SEE THE SDF-2 MEGAROAD!!)

Eh.. thats bout my view of this show. Liked it so much I even went and brought an action figure of the VF-1A Rick Hunter Style Strike Valkiyre in Gerwalk mode.:p I want the fully transformable VF-1S Skull One even more.:bawl:

[Sniper314]

Hey i love it too i bought most of them except the Third Generation but unfortianly i havent seen any of the movies. Just wondering though have any of yall seen Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs