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halo
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It's not out of print; it was rereleased last October in a boxed set with Mospeada.
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zawa113
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I just got that said set for xmas/b-day, but I've yet to watch it. I'm curious myself to see how different it is from the Robotech version since I heard it was the saga in the series that got the most massive changes done to it (well, it got an entire episode consisting of cut and paste parts from Macross & Southern Cross just to make it fit in better with SDF Macross)
I'll perhaps bump it up in my cue, I just hate reading subtitles is all... |
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Lupin the Third
Posts: 88 Location: Idaho |
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The big blue heading of the title should be fixed. It's "Super Dimension CAVALRY" (as in, a horseback military force) not "CALVARY" (Biblical location of Christ's crucifixion). A common typo, I'm sure.
Still have yet to read the rest of the article. I'll be reading it shortly. Love this column! 
EDIT: read the article. I haven't seen it subtitled, but I enjoyed the Robotech version well enough, I suppose. Macross remains my favorite (although you're right about its pacing issues). |
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Michi
Encyclopedia Editor
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You mean Rei-chan. Usagi/Sailor Moon is played by Kotono Mitsuishi. For Michie Tomizawa, mentioning that she was also Project A-ko's C-ko before Sailor Mars is an interesting fact as well!
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GATSU
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DYRL's got some nicer artwork, but the original show's got better action sequences.
More like extreme stupid moe girl who ruins the suspense. Plus the leader of the team's a dick for spoiler[leaving the hot chick].
I'd like the series more, if the mecha didn't take forever to transform, and the girls had more interesting things to do. |
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jsevakis
Former ANN Editor in Chief
 Posts: 1685 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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Yikes, I made quite a few little mistakes in this one. Thanks for the corrections, guys. Honestly, it's hard to tell if those repacks mean the show's still in print, so I made its status a little more ambiguous in the article.
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rankothefiremage
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hey boss, it's in stock over at right stuf right now.
http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/ut=ieP8uocQ4ekN3FH/browse/item/81000/4/0/0 -Gabe |
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Wrial Huden
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I didn't know they combined both series into a box set. I have the separate box sets released a few years ago plus the Macross artbox with all volumes of that completed recently. Granted, not the best mecha series I've seen, but the characters are likeable and it is an enjoyable show overall. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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Somewhat related, I got Mospeada for $13 bucks, only if I could do the same with Southern Cross, and something closer to that with Macross.
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Ai no Kareshi
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Glad you decided to check out the original series instead of going with Robotech. My personal favourite would be Genesis Climber Mospeada. I love the characters, the mecha and the overall story. But yeah, the series does tend to lapse into inexplicable moments of absurdity.
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Unit 03.5-ish
Posts: 1540 Location: This space for rent |
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Hmm...at the risk of fanboy rage, I'll say I still prefer the US version of the Macross Saga...despite all the edits and things, I still enjoy it, but that may be mostly the nostalgia speaking. Never cared for Masters or New Generation much. Again, my main thing is that I'm not big on reading while watching my anime, so that's the main reason I passed on the unmolested versions of these shows. Still, interesting read.
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DerekTheRed
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I've seen that box at my Best Buy. If I recall correctly, the back of that cardboard wrapper deal says something comical on it along the lines of "Unedited! Featuring all the breasts and blood in their original glory!" |
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LiuXuande
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Wait, so I don't get it. Is this in Japanese? I;ve been thinking about checking out the Macross series after how popular Frontier was, but I have no idea where to start lol.
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Unit 03.5-ish
Posts: 1540 Location: This space for rent |
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Ah, ADV, we can count on you to always render any attempts to reverse the oldest stereotype of the anime fandom futile. 
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zhir
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1: Yes it is Japanese. 2: It isn't really Macross, Robotech, but not Macross. 3: Plus is probably the best place to start as it's a fairly short OVA, cheap, and probably the best Macross show. Frontier is also fine. If you want to watch the original, you might want to try the movie first. The series is long and tends to drag a bit. Last edited by zhir on Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:55 am; edited 1 time in total |
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