Flight of the Valkyries @ Anime Boston

Collection DX’s Veef did a panel on the origins of some of Macross’ most notable Valkyries at Anime Boston last weekend. His writeup of the convention can be found here.

The presentation was a revised version of the one from last year and included notable new additions regarding the YF-29 and VF-30.

A full video of the panel is available on Youtube, although it unfortunately includes no informa...

SpeakerPODcast EP.12, Part 2 – Hound Squadron, SCRAMBLE!

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Feb. 11, 2014 – in the second half of Episode 12 of Macross SpeakerPODcast… CONTROVERSY STRIKES!

We report back on Mylene Night #04 and try to work out why the event was shuttered after only four years. The Crew then weighs in on the controversy surrounding the Valkryie Pr...

Mylene Night #04 Report: The Politics of Music

(c) Chie Kajiura

The fourth and final of Chie Kajiura’s birthday concerts for Macross 7’s Mylene Flare Jenius was many things. It was a recap of the previous concerts for those who might have missed them. It was the end of an event which had seen its numbers increase year by year. It was the beginning of a new type of semi-regular gig for Chie. Most importantly, it was a glimpse into the politics that go on behind the scenes of the Macross franchise. This did not make for a particularly good concert. What followed it, however, did.

GUNHED Exhibit

An exhibit for the movie 1989 movie GUNHED was held in Akihabara last weekend. Apart from the aggressive marketing push that it received from Manga Entertainment outside of Japan in the early 90’s, this movie is best remembered for its titular mecha which was designed by none other than Shoji Kawamori.

Unlike most exhibits in Japan, photos were allowed at this one, so I went all out...