Message to Doug Bendo

Dear Doug Bendo,

I really do not appreciate your bad-mouthing CaptianJLS on your two-part podcast related to the forthcoming Robotech 17-boxed set, especially mentioning mental retardation which really grinds my gears. What you are is a big-time jerk who spews rants for a course of two hours on your podcasts, and for that shame on you.

Signed,
Adm Lisa Hayes-Hunter
SDF-3 2:07 PM MDT

A&E Video to Release Robotech 7-disc DVD Set in October

I'm pretty excited about the forthcoming Robotech 7-Disc DVD set from A&E, and with the MSRP for the entire set at US$99.99, this should make a great addition to my DVD collection.

A&E to Release Robotech Collection with New Bonus Material
Legendary Mecha Anime Returning to DVD
Scott Green
July 25, 2011 3:16pm MDT

Robotech, Harmony Gold's '80s US version of Tatsunoko-produced mecha anime The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, is returning to DVD, this time from A&E, and with new bonus material.


The full, 85-episode series will be released on October 18th for $99.95, and the three component sagas, "Macross," "Robotech Masters" and "The New Generation," will be available for $39.95 each.

Bonus features include

• The Making of Robotech Documentary – NEW to DVD
• Robotech Music Videos – NEW to DVD
• Robotech Overview – NEW to DVD
• Alternate versions of select Robotech episodes – NEW to DVD
• Robotech: The Movie supplementals (including several sequences NEW to DVD)
• Macross Original Pilot – 70 minute extended version - NEW to DVD
• Promotional reel of Robotech Launch in China – NEW to DVD
• Over an hour of deleted scenes
• Robotech: The Sentinels (with optional audio commentary)
• Robotech: The Sentinels promotional video
• Macross Original Pilot – Parts 1, 2 and 3
• Mospeada Original Pilot – Part 1
• Original opening and closing animations
• Galaxy of the Stars - Harmony Gold promotional reel
• Toy Commercial and Videogame presentation reels
• International clips for all three Robotech Wars
• A vast stills appendix containing character bios, model sheets, pre-production art, comic book covers, and merchandise galleries

Hey, I've Been Mentioned

I came across it when I was reading the article via Google Translator.

Robotech Chronicle on this blog.

The Admiral's 100th post

http://w.livedoor.jp/harmony-gold_japan/d/%a5%ea%a5%b5%a1%a6%a5%cf%a5%a4%a5%a8%a5%b9%a1%ca%c4%f3%c6%c4%bd%a2%c7%a4%b4%fc%a1%cb

Straight from Japan, a blog post on Adm. Lisa Hayes-Hunter straight from the Robotech II: The Sentinels.

Curious about the SDF-2's fate (NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE)

There's a 13 page essay on how Harmony Gold worked around a "phantom ship" that's known as the SDF-2.

http://www.box.net/shared/jibk568kfx

BTW, this is an interesting read.

SDF Macross Pachinko opening video

If there will be a reboot of SDF Macross, they should take a look at the opening to the Macross Pachinko game.

SDF Macross Pachinko game.

Macross II producer killed during 3/11 Japanese quake

Macross II producer killed during 3/11 Japanese quake

ANN confirmed with Jan Scott Frazier, a close friend of the deceased, and other anime industry members that producer and animator Hiroshi Kakoi passed away during the March 11 earthquake (Tōhoku Chihō Taiheiyō-oki Jishin) and tsunami. Kakoi's wife Kumiko survived the disaster.

Among other projects, Kakoi was a producer on The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again and Moldiver original video anime series. He also worked as a key animator at the anime studio Artland on the first Macross series (from the first episode onward) and on the 1980 version of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom). He served as a production manager at Artland and the anime studio AIC.