Macross Frontier 2nd Movie: Sayonara no Tsubasa

[Lancel]

Originally Posted by Tak

Our hopes & dreams must be emphasized!

- Tak

I see I'm not the only one who noticed that first one was a little slim on Hopes and Dreams as well.

[Mavrickjubei]

Originally Posted by LoveMeKags

I'm pre-ordering it for my birthday on the 14 of October. Hopefully it'll be here on the 12am marker on the 20th... if not sooner... or a day later. I pray it'll be soon. I'm dying to see Ranka perform Love is a Dogfight!

So where are you pre-ordering it from and who is the distributor? Don't make the mistake I made when I ordered the complete Macross Frontier series which came with the packed with the first movie in an attractive metal polish tin case with the letters LF emblossed on front.

Very nice, right?! The surprise came when I popped it into my player and noticed that the dialog was subtitled in english but the song lyrics were not. How lazy can a company be to not subtitle the lyrics.

Make sure that your pre-order is not from a company name animeLF or animeLV. Make sure you inquire about that from the company.

[LoveMeKags]

Originally Posted by Mavrickjubei

So where are you pre-ordering it from and who is the distributor? Don't make the mistake I made when I ordered the complete Macross Frontier series which came with the packed with the first movie in an attractive metal polish tin case with the letters LF emblossed on front.

Very nice, right?! The surprise came when I popped it into my player and noticed that the dialog was subtitled in english but the song lyrics were not. How lazy can a company be to not subtitle the lyrics.

Make sure that your pre-order is not from a company name animeLF or animeLV. Make sure you inquire about that from the company.

Hm, I just ordered it through Amazon Japan. It's difficult for me to figure out where to pre-order when some stores don't ship to the U.S. anymore.

[raile]

The best quality is always in the DVD/BD.
Sheryl looks so delicious in the re-edited version, yummy hair~
Alto looks even handsomer too.

[LoveMeKags]

Originally Posted by raile

The best quality is always in the DVD/BD.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by raile

Alto looks even handsomer too.

My mom still insists he looks like an old man.
Me, he kinda looks like a woman the way he just throws that earring on and goes "gun ho". That wasn't one of his best shots from the trailer. When he looked at the earring was better. He looked more sentimental and grown up compared to multiple shots from the TV series.

[woodearth]

Spoiler for Cameo:

This something that has been bothering me for a while. The Official Complete Book (Kadokawa) for this movie mentioned that the YF-19 seen is actually the SMS version or belongs to SMS. The trailer for the BD/DVD was just released on PSN Japan and there is a shot of the 19. Looks like the YF version to me with super packs and SMS logos. Anyone with more knowledge of the variants can confirm? It does sound silly that it is still the same plane after all these years. Could it be a brand new build of the VF-19A painted in the YF-19 scheme?

[magnuskn]

Originally Posted by Tak

Our hopes & dreams must be emphasized!

- Tak

Wow, am I happy that the first translation we got of that episode ( from gg, I think? ) featured that particular expression. Other translations have been less inspiring.

[Lancel]

Originally Posted by magnuskn

Wow, am I happy that the first translation we got of that episode ( from gg, I think? ) featured that particular expression. Other translations have been less inspiring.

That line is a freaking classic.

[Tak]

Originally Posted by Lancel

That line is a freaking classic.

I don't know what other translations were out there, but hopes & dreams was as straightforward of a translation of that particular line as you can get.

- Tak

[Yot-chan]

Originally Posted by woodearth

Spoiler for movie stuff:

This something that has been bothering me for a while. The Official Complete Book (Kadokawa) for this movie mentioned that the YF-19 seen is actually the SMS version or belongs to SMS. The trailer for the BD/DVD was just released on PSN Japan and there is a shot of the 19. Looks like the YF version to me with super packs and SMS logos. Anyone with more knowledge of the variants can confirm? It does sound silly that it is still the same plane after all these years. Could it be a brand new build of the VF-19A painted in the YF-19 scheme?

You, uh...might want to spoiler-tag your post...

Spoiler for Anyway, the answer::

Yes, it's a new plane...it just happens to look exactly like a YF-19.

According to the novelization, it's a "VF-19ADVANCE," but none of the other sources call it that, so who knows?

[magnuskn]

Originally Posted by Tak

I don't know what other translations were out there, but hopes & dreams was as straightforward of a translation of that particular line as you can get.

- Tak

THORA, for example, had "dreams and desires", which is quite less inspiring.

Lol, just checked the scene again to be sure and the way Alto just looks totally unflustered at Sheryl grabbing her own boobs cracked me up.

[LoveMeKags]

I just realized that I'm gonna be a bit depressed after the movie comes out... Because this is the final and there will be nothing more, it's sad. I wanted to see more of Ranka. I wanted to see more scenes and focus on her. Since the movies seem to focus way more on Sheryl... it just depresses me. Ranka is a good character too. Not to mention, I wanted to see more of Bobby as well, Klan, Michael, and Nanase, even Luca... Macross F came to an end too soon to me.

[Yot-chan]

Originally Posted by LoveMeKags

I just realized that I'm gonna be a bit depressed after the movie comes out... Because this is the final and there will be nothing more, it's sad. I wanted to see more of Ranka. I wanted to see more scenes and focus on her. Since the movies seem to focus way more on Sheryl... it just depresses me. Ranka is a good character too. Not to mention, I wanted to see more of Bobby as well, Klan, Michael, and Nanase, even Luca... Macross F came to an end too soon to me.

You could always start wading through the TONS of mediocre Frontier comics.

[LoveMeKags]

Originally Posted by Yot-chan

You could always start wading through the TONS of mediocre Frontier comics.

It's always better animated is what I've learned. First of all, it's easier to get higher quality and 90% easier to translate vocals than written language when it comes to fansubbers. I hope that Kawamori at least decides to make another Nyan Nyan Clip.

And you know what just occurred to me: when Alto dresses as a loli in the movie, he looks a lot like Sara from Macross Zero.

[magnuskn]

Yeah, although I obviously come from the other side at the conondrum ( could there be please more SxA and less Ranka? More Klan, Michael, Ozma and Bobby and less mushroom head and Vajra? ), I feel your pain. It feels too soon for there be a dictate of "no more Macross Frontier". There should be some OVA's at least, even fricking Macross 7 got many of those.

[Tak]

Originally Posted by magnuskn

even fricking Macross 7 got many of those.

One of the seven great mysteries of Satelight.

I still cannot comprehend the reason as to why 7 was so prolific...

- Tak

[Yot-chan]

Originally Posted by magnuskn

There should be some OVA's at least, even fricking Macross 7 got many of those.

Not really "many." Technically, only one: Dynamite 7. Two, if you're counting Macross 7 Encore, which really was just unbroadcast TV episodes.

But yeah...I understand the frustration that Macross 7 remains the longest Macross series. I'm tellin' ya (and I think y'all'll agree)...Macross 7 should've had at least 12 fewer episodes, and Frontier should've had 12 more.

Unless, of course, those 12 episodes were all about Sheryl's undergarments. Then 25 would be just fine.

[Tak]

Originally Posted by Yot-chan

Unless, of course, those 12 episodes were all about Sheryl's undergarments.

That is still a vastly better proposition than having to endure 12 more episodes of Basara's virtual phallus.

- Tak

[magnuskn]

Originally Posted by Yot-chan

Not really "many." Technically, only one: Dynamite 7. Two, if you're counting Macross 7 Encore, which really was just unbroadcast TV episodes.

But yeah...I understand the frustration that Macross 7 remains the longest Macross series. I'm tellin' ya (and I think y'all'll agree)...Macross 7 should've had at least 12 fewer episodes, and Frontier should've had 12 more.

Unless, of course, those 12 episodes were all about Sheryl's undergarments. Then 25 would be just fine.

That depends if Sheryl was wearing them at that moment.

But, yeah, episode eight was kinda lame. Although it had some nice moments, too, barring the horrible animation. Especially Lucas wild fantasy...

[Yot-chan]

Originally Posted by Tak

That is still a vastly better proposition than having to endure 12 more episodes of Basara's virtual phallus.

- Tak

You've, uh...got a point there. As does Magnus.

Still...12 more episodes of "wacky fanservice high school comedy" Frontier wouldn't have been welcome by me...I can't speak for you guys.