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Big news for fans of robots, space battles, awesome music, and love geometry: Macross (or at least most of it) will be streaming on Disney+! For many fans, this will mark the first time the legendary series is viewable at all, with most of the franchise …Read more »
Get ready for a bunch of Macross anime to be available streaming outside of Japan. The official site for the series announced that Disney+ will be its home starting this year, from Macross Plus to Macross Delta and beyond. It’s notable that this doesn’t include …Read more »
Macross II: Lovers Again is the disavowed stepchild of the Macross franchise, but the current Kickstarter from Animeigo proves there’s still plenty of love for the series. Animeigo’s bid to crowdfund a new Blu-ray release of the six-episode ‘90s OVA is already a huge success …Read more »
Macross is back! Okay, it was never really gone, but still—exciting news for fans of the long-running giant robot/love triangle/musical franchise indeed. The news comes with scant details, but we know that 1) it’s anime of some kind 2) it’s being animated at Sunrise, as …Read more »
Last year a fire broke out at the home of mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake, killing his wife and causing horrible damage. Miyatake survived, and a GoFundMe page has been set up to help him out. The fundraiser is being put on by Tenjin Hidetaka, Adrian …Read more »
Shoji Kawamori’s The Super Dimension Fortress Macross has flown higher than anyone ever imagined. The musical space romance spawned multiple sequels and has a devoted fan following for its galactic idols. Its U.S. adaptation, Robotech, introduced a new generation of fans to anime. And this winter, Macross Plus …Read more »
French director Jonathan Cordier de Mello, who additionally goes by PINK PLATYPUS, is seeking help through the crowdfunding site KissKissBankBank to make a Macross documentary. “Last February, I published my first documentary film, LA GENÈSE DE GUNDAM, which looks back at the origins of the …Read more »
More info is here on the latest projects in the Macross series, including the new Macross Delta feature film and the Macross Frontier companion short. Both will premiere on October 8, and you can see the latest preview in a pair of trailers below. First …Read more »
Oh yeah!!!!!!! Macross Delta: Zettai LIVE!!!!!! is coming out this fall!!!!!!! Ahem. The new Macross Delta film will be released alongside a Macross Frontier short called Macross F: Toki no Meikyū. You can check out a new teaser below. It features a clip of the …Read more »
We’re getting closer and closer to the return of Robotech — or Macross, one or the other — in North America. It’s still a little unclear how that’s going to come about, but bare minimum, Robotech will be coming to Funimation. If you’re curious about the wonders of Macross, as in the original …Read more »
We recently posted about Macross mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake, who suffered a house fire tragedy in which he lost his wife, Tomoko Watanabe, and ended up in the hospital due to smoke inhalation. While the story remains a sad one, the good news is that …Read more »
This past weekend a fire broke out at the home of mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Miyatake survived and was hospitalized, but his wife, 60-year-old Tomoko Watanabe, unfortunately died. Miyatake remains in the hospital as of the …Read more »
Japanese company Space Walker describes itself as “conducting research and development in three fields: scientific mission, small satellite launch, and space tourism in collaboration with the Space System Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science.” It’s hoping to …Read more »
This past week ended with a bombshell of a press release, with Japanese production conglomerate Big West and Robotech producer Harmony Gold finally reaching an agreement over the rights to Macross and the former’s recognition of Robotech. This ostensibly opens the doors once again for …Read more »
It’s starting to look like, just maybe, the world at large will get to see more of Macross. As we await more detailed announcements, though, we’re excited for the rest of the world to experience this franchise. Built on the three pillars of love triangles, music, …Read more »
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