If You Like Mecha Anime And Booze, This Tokyo Pub Is For You
This is “Robot Kichi” or “Robot Base.” Openning November 1, this Tokyo tavern is aimed at fans of iconic anime like Macross.
A Love Letter To The F-14 Tomcat
The F-14 Tomcat was a Cold War fighter first deployed in the 1970s. For over 30 years it served the US Navy with distinction, yet its greatest legacy is perhaps found not on the battlefield, but in the hearts of kids like me who grew up with certain cartoons, movies and video games.
TV anime Macross Delta is getting an animated movie. Details are scant, but the news was announced over the weekend. Expect more, including a debut trailer, at a later date.
Getting Anime Aircraft To Fly in Real Life Is Difficult
In the anime Macross, Valkyries are fighter craft that can turn into mecha. Forget the transforming bit for a moment, because some Macross superfans just wanted to see if they could build RC Valkyries and get them airborn.
Robotech Movie Might Actually Be Happening
Sorry, Tobey Maguire. Despite having been attached to the project (at Warner Bros.) for what feels like forever, Variety reports today that Sony have now picked up the rights to the classic animated series, and are getting serious about making not just one Robotech movie, but lots of them.
A New Robotech Series Is Coming
Today at Anime Expo 2014, Harmony Gold announced their plans to bring back classic 80s anime Robotech via Kickstarter.
Brace Yourselves, Macross Fans, a New TV Series is Coming
Hang on and wait for the music.
Zelda Meets Macross, 80's Child Brains Explode
These illustrations of Link and Zelda were done by Haruhiko Mikimoto. You may not know him by name, but if you've ever seen Macross, you'll know his work.
80's Cartoon Classic Comes To Life As Incredible Model Kit
Japanese model builder むむむノ53 has ripped a veritech fighter straight out of Macross/Robotech and brought it into the real world, cel-shading and all.
Walter White's Secret History Of Nerd Acting
OK, so it's not that secret, but in this, a week where Bryan Cranston's final performance as Walter White has been the talk of the internet, it's as good a time as any to look back on a time when he was...doing voice-over work for anime.
There's a Macross Game on the Oculus Rift
When I was a kid, I had a poster of an F-14 Tomcat hanging on my wall. It was my favorite airplane. Then I watched Robotech and saw my favorite plane transform into a giant robot as well. I dreamed about flying one. Now, two decades later, Oculus Rift has helped me get as close to this dream as I'll likely ever get.
Some Lucky Humans Got To Sit In A Macross Cockpit
The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum - located in Takarazuka, home to this goodness - has been running an exhibit lately that would have made my inner seven year-old's brain explode.
Finally, A Promising Robotech Game!
Robotech (or, specifically, Macross) games have a chequered past. Some have been OK! Others terrible. Some have even been pretty good, though you wouldn't know it, since the best ones (on PS2 and PSP) have never been officially been released outside Japan.
Macross/Robotech LEGO That Transforms. I Can Die Now.
Builder daikoncat is the genius behind this LEGO piece that, were it released commercially in the 1980s, would have been the only toy a boy would have ever needed.
Macross 30 is The Best Macross Game Ever Made
The last six years have been a great time to be a Macross gamer. There have been three full PSP titles and an additional three short PS3 games as Blu-ray extras as well. And now, thanks to the success of these six games comes the franchise's first full PS3 game, Macross 30.
Why You Haven't Seen Any New Macross in the West for Nearly 15 Years
The last six years have been a real renaissance for the Macross franchise in Japan. There has been an incredibly popular anime series, three movies, and seven games. The latest in the series is the incredibly ambitious Macross 30, a game that combines 30 years of Macross characters and lore into a new and original…
