Earlier this month I received my Robotech Remastered Edition DVDs (I now have the series three times over!) and the 20th Annivesary CD.

The DVDs are great, the colors are more lively and to my surprise they have added in some more sound effects. Now, when doors slam, or objects hit other objects, those sounds can be heard, a nice touch. I've only watched a few episodes for now, but I'm sure I'll watch all of them as time goes by. As for the CD, it has everything the 10th Annivesary CD had and a few more tracks that have always been missing, such as "The Right Move", "The Cosmic Harp" and others. All-in-all a good quality buy for hard-coded and casual fans alike.

Well folks, here it is, all the details you've ever wanted about the upcoming Shadow Chronicles is here! Like the title says, this past weekend I was in Ottawa, Canada (couple hours from Montreal where I live) at the AC Cubed convention to get details on the series. Well, actually you see, its not a new series, but a film. All the details about the film is located on this page, so head over and read all the details!

The convention was great, the first for me, lots of anime shown, a masquerade event and more. The point of interest for me of course was regarding Robotech. The main gentleman there from Harmony Gold was Kevin McKeever, from the production staff. The first workshop I attended was given by Kevin and another gentlemen whos name escapes me now, entitled "Inside Film and TV Production". It was very information session, we learned how thinks work in Hollywood, had some laughs talking about the Go-Bots and also got some info as to why Robotech 3000 never made it. Basically it sucked :)

Right after lunch we got a treat in meeting Dan Worren, the voice actor for Roy Fokker. He gave us a lot of insight into the voice acting profession, some of his personal experiences and an autograph of him as a Borg from his appearance in Star Trek: First Contact! He also kept on mentioning how most of his characters keep getting killed off :)

Later in the evening we got to have some real fun in a voice acting workshop. Kevin McKeever brought with him a couple of the original scripts used back in 1985. Five guys and five girls we're chosen to read either as Rick or Minmei, each doing two takes, one with Kevin as a warm up and then with Dan, doing his best Roy Fokker impersonation... wait a minute :) It was a very fun evening for all, and especially for those that participated, as they got an original animation cell used in the production of the original series.

Finally the big day was Sunday, where we had a two hour workshop regarding the new film. Kevin gave a PowerPoint presentation on how things got started and general production information. Then he showed us the promotional video they show to all potential distributors and it was awesome. Really left a great impression on me and now I am impatiently waiting for this new release! Finally, there was a question and answer period and some bonus questions in the end, where the correct answer won you a MasterPiece Collection item!

So it was great weekend, I am looking forward to The Shadow Chronicles and I hope you guys are as well! Don't forget to read the details.

Some pictures:

• Kevin McKeever and Dan Worren
• Dan Worren
• Shadow Chronicles event - yes that's someone in a Lynn Minmei outfit :)

Well I just got back from AC Cubed in Ottawa where a preview of Robotech: the Shadow Chronicles was shown. Folks, it looks great! Character depth, great animation, it will be like 20 years ago! I will have more details and pictures over the coming week, but for now, let me tell you that the Shadow Chronicles is a one-and-half hour movie due to be released in early 2006. Again, revisit the web site later in the week, where I will have more details to give you guys.

Justin dropped me a line to let me know that Carl Macek, creator of Robotech will be making an appearance at the Anime North 2005 convention this upcoming weekend (May 27-29). He is actually the Special Guest of Honor and will be presented with the Momiji Award. The convention being held in Toronto, Canada, just 5 hours from here! Wish I could be there, but my vacation time is already all tied up. Anyways, congrats to Mr. Macek and I can't wait till Shadow Chronicles comes out!

Well after a long hiatus, here is my first update of 2005! Work has consumed my time lately, but I predict the second half to be very exiting for Robotech with the new series on its way. And the new series is what this update is all about, Mark Hamill will be lending his voice to the series! That's totally awesome as far as I'm concerned, so check out the updated information on there series here.

I finally got to see the Macross Zero series and have added my summary. Its at the bottom of the following page.

Well, well, after such a long wait the first evidence of a possible new series appears. You can follow this link and login to view the first piece of information regarding a new series called Robotech Shadow Force. Some new foe is around the corner and we will get to see this Shadow technology in action. Its coming in 2005 to commemmorate the 20th annivesary of Robotech... can't wait!!

The web site of the fan-made Robotech Movie which is currently being worked has changed; it is now located at: http://216.40.230.65/~admin5/. The site has gotten a facelift recently and more content has been, most notably the gallery area. You should all definitly check it out!

Nenad dropped my another email this week for the official site of the Robotech Movie that is being made. It contains images and some video clips which you might want to check out. The site is located at the following address: http://uegrobotech.250free.com.

I was contacted this week by a Nenad, one of a group of people starting to create their own Robotech Movie using 3D computer animation. They have a web site up with some pictures and are calling to other fans of the series who have some talent/background in creating such things to join them. So if you can do animation or have some screenwritting ability, send them an email, their email address is located on their site. Here is the address: http://uegrobotech.250free.com.

I'm baaack! Haven't updated in a while due to a big project I am working on at work. Also, there hasn't been much work, apart from the last month. Volume 3 of the Robotech Remastered collection is available and a new game called Robotech Invasion has been unveiled at this years E3 show. The best news however is that the original series will be airing on the Anime Network. This is great, a new generation of youngesters will get a chance to watch the series and become fans. Thus expanding Robotech's reach and adding to the series longevity for many years to come.

The fully-transformable Alphas and here boys and girls! Just as the Veritechs before them, you can now pre-order the first of four Masterpiece Alpha Fighters, with all the same quality features as their Veirtech counterparts. You can see an early prototype of what they will look like following this link. Use the same link to pre-order your alpha today... I already did :)

Well here is something I wasn't expecting, new Robotech DVDs! ADV Films has remastered the entire Robotech series and is releasing them as three seperate box sets; one for each saga. You can already pre-order the first box set and read an interesting article about the remastering. There is also some changes done with this remastering, new opening and closing credits, as well a new eye catches.

It simply doesn't seem to stop. For the pass few months its all been about merchandise news with regards to Robotech. Now you can pre-order the YF-1R, Jack Archer's veritech which can all play in the Robotech: BattleCry game created for the PlayStation 2. You can pre-order it here, and to complete your MasterPiece Collection, you can now get the MasterPiece Bookends! I guess a whole bunch of people must have already pre-ordered the Bookends, that Robotech.com was forced to increase the amount of units available from 300 to 500. All the better I guess!

Coming in 2004 is the next comic miniseries entitled, Robotech: BattleCry. Should be an interesting start to the series as we will get to see Lisa Hayes and Karl Ribier. Some of the people doing the art this time around are a bit different, which Takeshi Miyazawa and Omar Dogan participating and cover art by original character designer Yoshitaka Amano.

Final piece of news comes to us by Justin. The "Super Dimentional Fortress Macross Game" PlayStation 2 game was released in October and it sold over 42,000+ units on the first day! As I did with BattleCry, I am going to have to rent it and check it out. I'll let you more about it then.

Merchandising seems to be the biggest things these days in the Robotech world. Next issue of the Robotech comics is out (I've got mine already). And the Limited Edition Metallic Alphas are out! I've got mine too :) Love the little sucker, I've got it at work right over my PC. I got the green one.

Remeber a while back Justin had dropped me a line regarding a new PS2 game from Bandai based on the original Macross TV series. Well Bandai has an official web site dedicated to the game which is located here. The site has info on the game and characters - although all in Japanese - and some cool in-game movies for everyone to look at. So check it out and remember it comes out next month!

As of today, there is a whole bunch of new merchandising available from Robotech.com.

To begin, the Alpha Super Poseables are now shipping. You can select from four different models, including the Shadow Fighter. Also a "metallic" version of the Shadow Fighter will be available starting tomorrow for a limited time only. Full details here.

Secondly, the Super Veritech Armor is now also shipping. You can get armor for Rick, Max and Miriya for only $29.99 US each. Pass by the Robotech Store for more info.

And finally the original "Southern Cross" series has been re-mastered and is now available on DVD! All 23 episodes will be available starting October 21st, 2003 and the entire set will sell for $79.99 US. This means that the three original Japanese series which made up Robotech, have been remastered and re-released in DVD format. Cool indeed. Full details here.

Some of the information regarding the games in my previous update has been updated. Sorry for the inconvience.

Hello everyone, sorry I haven't written in about two months, but I had some personal matters to take care of. Quite a few things have happened since last I wrote and I'm sure you are all aware of. The San Diego ComicCon came to past, Miriya's MasterPiece Veritech is now available and some other merchandise as well. All this information is available of course on Robotech.com.

I've also picked up the first issue of the new comic series and it continues to be awesome.

Also, a young man by the name of Justin has dropped me some information about two upcoming Macross games. The first one is being released by Bandai and is based on the original Macross TV series. It is very similar to Robotech: BattleCry and the graphics looks great. You can learn all about it here. It will be available this October. The second one is called "Macross VO" and is basically the same thing, however this one is for the PC, while the first one is for the PlayStation 2 and is currently available.

First off, the first set of the Comic mini-series is complete. I bought the last issue (#6) this weekend and enjoyed it very much. Can't wait for the next one, which will put is more in the thick of things, as it will chronicle more of the events which occured right the middle of the Macross Island Saga.

Secondly, for all those who which to take a look at GENESIS CLIMBER MOSPEADA, the entire collection is now available on DVD, all digitally remastered. The aforementioned series of course, is the original series which we know as "The New Generation Saga" of Robotech. Full details and the pre-order page are here.

First there were the Super Veritech Poseables and now we get the equivalent Alpha ones! There are not yet available for shipping, however Robotech.com is allowing fans to pre-order them for $49.99 USD. Four models are available, Scott's, Rook's and Lancer's, as well the Shadow Fighter! Follow this link for futher details and the chance to pre-order your favorite one.

I'm sure most of you have purchase at least one of the volumes of the Robotech Masterpiece Collection. If you happened to purchase Rick's, Max or Miriya's veritech, you can now add to it. On Robotech.com, you can now pre-order the Super Veritech Armor for either of the aforementioned volumes. Rick's Super Veritech Armor is also made to match Rick's VF-1J and Ben's VF-1A. For full details go here.

Just got my copy of issue #5 of the new Robotech Comics. The story continues to be well written and I still love to look at the gorgeous drawings which come off those pages. It was nice to see a little excerpt from one of the original episodes in this issue, so get your copy now! :)

Hello everyone, so for the belated updated, but I've been really busy with a project at work lately. Not much news lately anyways, the Robotech.com site has seen some recent updates. New items have been added to the Fan Art section of the site and there is a new Robotech chat available for people to use. The latest issue of the Robotech comic is available, which I bought and you should as well :) Last, but not least, the Max Masterpiece Veritech is shipping and you can now pre-order the Miriya Masterpiece Veritech

I'm really interested is seeing how the Robotech Comics turn out, because they say on the site that there are eight issues. So what happens after that? I'm curious. If any of you know of any news worthy stuff, please let me know. Take care for now!

Paul from SaintDragon has let me know that their new album entitled "Direct Hit" has just been released. This album contains the excellent song "Lisa Hayes" which they wrote in tribute to the Robotech character of the same name. Visit their site for full information and to buy their CD.

Music is such an integral part of Robotech. The songs created for the original series by Minucci, Ober, Bradley and others are so memorable. The songs where used wonderfully at keys points in the episodes to compliment the emotions we felt as a results of the events occuring during that specific episode. The background music was also key, even today when I hear certain melodies it reminds me of certain moments in the series.

And now, for the first time ever (from what I know) an amateur band by the name of SaintDragon has created a song about Lisa Hayes, a central character from the first saga of Robotech. I've had the chance to listen to the song and it is quite good and worth the download. You guys should head over to their site http://www.saintdragon.com and click on the MP3 link on the left side. You'll then see the song to download.

Robotech.com now has given the ability to US residences to subscribe in order to received the new Robotech Comic Books via mail. You will pay a one-time fee and the comic books will be delivered via USPS mail. You can signup via the Robotech Store.

As part of the Cartoon Network's "Giant Robot Week", selected episodes of Robotech will aired. You'll be able to catch the episodes between February 26-28th at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. So don't miss them! Especially for those who have never seen the original series!

Just got an email from Mike, a Robotech fan from the land down under. He's been playing Robotech BattleCry and offered this review of the game:

Here are some images from the Macross game mentioned yesterday:

I can't keep telling you guys how good the new comic books are. I just pick up issue #2 yesterday and I am really enjoy them and so is my brother. It's like watching the original Robotech series all over again, except we are seeing and discovering things we didn't previously see or know. It's simply great.

Justin was kind enough to drop me a note with some Macross merchandise information. Two things, first of which is the "Macross 20th Anniversary DVD". This DVD contains pilots for Macross 3D, Macross Zero, game movies, toy commercials and much more... You can purchase it here, although it's probably available at other places. The second item is aparently a Macross game for the PC. All the info regarding the game is located here, just click on Game Development link to read about.

Hello to everyone and Happy New Year! So this is my first post of 2003 and it's regarding the new series of Robotech Comic Books. I've purchases issues #0 and #1 and I must say that they are very good. The quality of the drawings are superb and the story has me intrigued. The starts off just before the crash of the SDF-1, so we are likely to see famous places and faces; however the comic books are going to reveal some information about the characters that we don't see in the series, which is really neat. I definitely recommend this new comic series to all fans and I look forward to the next issue coming this month.

I haven't been able to update in a while and I apologize for that, but I've been really busy lately with work related stuff. So now time to look at the most recen news:

Robotech at ComicCon
The biggest thing this month is the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention which will be held on Dec. 15th. The Robotech presence will be lead by Tommy Yune (Robotech comic book artist) and making an appearance will be some famous voices: Dan Woren (Roy) and Tony Oliver (Rick) and Michael Bradley (Lancer).

First issue of new comic out
If you don't already know, Issue #0 of the new Robotech comic books hit store shelves this week, on December 4th to be exact. The second issue is due out on the 18th, and I will definitly go out looking for it this weekend. You can actually get a look at the first three covers here.

Gifts at the Robotech Store
Christmas is just around the corner and what better gift to give to someone you love than some Robotech merchandise. All the holiday gift ideas are listed here.

Yes sir! As you can see the new site design is complete! I hope you all like it, you'll find the image gallery is currently down. I've added some preliminary Macross Zero informatiom here and plan to (maybe) add an automated weekly poll system. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Issue #2 of the new Robotech comics will be available in the New Year (Jan. 1st) and so will the Robotech Sourcebook. The Source book will contain images and specs from the original series. Can't wait to see those images, I love the artwork in the comics, samples are available here.

A fellow Robotech fan has sent us his impressions of the game thus far:

I picked up the game a couple of weeks ago. I was and am an avid fan of the anime series. I have to tell you the gameplay and look of the game is very reminiscent of the series. The controls are easy to learn and it almost feels like you're flying in the series. More than that the gameplay is fun.

Just got word that Phantamagoria is having it's Robotech contest where the Grand Prize is the Macross Saga Collection Complete DVD Box Set!! So head over there now, answer the first of four trivia questions and get a chance to win a cool prize!

At the Robotech Store, you can now pre-order the complete Master's Saga DVD Collection as a whole and the New Generation Saga (no extras, just the episodes).

I've been playing Robotech: BattleCry this past weekend and I must say it's fun! The game by Vicious Cycle and TDK Mediactive is definitly something all Robotech fans should try at least once, if not own it all together. The game was created for the XBox, GameCube and the PlayStation 2, I'm playing it on the latter.

Gameplay is everything in a game, and I must say BattlCry has good gameplay and it is fun. The veritech you fly about in, can transform into all three modes (of course!) and watching those rockets fly about in typical anime style is so fun! So far, I've mastered beating up my brother and friends in one-on-one battles and I've played until the sixth mission in story mode.

In story mode, you basically play out the missions you saw in the original series, defending the SDF-1 and attacking Zentraedi cruisers! Moving and attacking in all three modes takes some getting used too, especially guardian mode (in my humble opinion, although a 10 year old might master it quite quickly).

I don't know if I'll get a chance to finish off the game, since I am renting the game and the console itself, but I would like to hear your opions of the game, so drop me a line!

Robotech comics issue #0 and #1 go on sale in time for the holidays. Starting on Dec. 4th would be able to pick up the prequel comic book which features a small story and alot of artwork from different artists. And then on Dec 18, the first issue goes on sale. More details can be found here.

This past week Robotech: Battlecry was released for the XBox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. I haven't yet seen it in stores here in Montreal, Canada, but I plan on picking up a copy once I do. If one of you already have, please let email-me your first impressions. Also at Robotech.com, you can order the Strategy guide for the game itself; it starts shipping in early October.

Just as quick note, the present design of the site is 2 years old and thus I have begun designing a new site. The new site will probably incorporate all the sections of the current with perhaps some new ones. It will take a while however, as I only started working on it this week.

I just downloaded and viewed the Robotech: BattleCry Trailer, and let me tell you the game looks awesome! The visuals are great and the gameplay looks fun as well. Can't wait to get my hands on this one. You've got a chance to win the game actually over at RobotechBase.com, you simply need to sign=up and cross your fingers.

I would like to remind that the game shipped out today and should be in stor shelfs next week, so look for it. It's available for the XBox, PlayStation2 and GameCube.

The third of item in the Robotech Masterpiece Collection can now be ordered and it's non-other than Roy Fokker's Skull-1. Follow this link to pre-order you copy and for those who ordered the Ben Dixon one, it's on it's way!

Jennifer M. Contino recently had the chance to interview Tommy Yune of Harmony Gold about the new upcoming Robotech comic book series. Follow this link to read the whole interview. Also of note, he is working on the new Robotech series :).

It doesn't seem to stop these days, but we have more merchandising information for you. Next month will be a big month for Robotech, because the first Robotech game in ages will be released. As you already know, it will be available on the XBox, GameCube, PlayStation2 and the GameBoy Advance. You can pre-order it here. The shipping date is Sept. 23rd.

Second piece of info is that the entire Robotech Macross Saga is now available as it's own boxset. This boxset contains the episodes only and none of the extras. It scheduled shipping date is Sept. 24th.

Let's begin with the goodies. The original Macross series (which has been restored) is now available in DVD format from the Robotech.com Store. The entire collection consists of 3 box set, each at a cost of $87.99 USD, or you can purpose the entire set for $249.99 USD. Full details here. Secondly, the Roy Fokker mini-bust is now also available from the store.

Want to know everything regarding the upcoming game, Robotech: BattleCry? A new web site is now online called RobotechGame.com, which is the official site for the game itself. You can take a look at screenshots, download backgrounds and play a little online "mech game". Enjoy!

In the past week we've had a few new things happening at Robotech.com. The biggest of course is the coverage of their time at AnimeExpo 2002. They gives details on the events of those few days, with the most important being that a new series is in the works and due to air in 2004. Very few details were given:

• In pre-production for several months
• A real sequel to the original series, pick-up where the original finished
• Tatsunoko will be doing the animation
• Due to air in 2004

For the complete AnimeExpo coverage, follow this link.

Other notes from this week include: Toynami will be offering the Super-Poseable VF-1D at the San Diego Comic-Con which last from August 1-4. Only 3000 will be available. Finally, a company called Hero Factory will produce a line of Robotech trading cards based on the original series and they will be available starting this Fall (more info here).

As of July 2nd, you can pre-order via the Robotech Store at Robotech.com the Masterpiece Collection Volume 2! Volume 2 is the white and brown Ben Dixon model (VF-1A). Allthough this item will not ship until mid-September, you can pre-order your copy now!

At this year's AnimeExpo which is being held on the weekend of July 4th at the Long Beach Convention Center, a strong Robotech presence will be felt. The upcoming Robotech game "Robotech: BattleCry" will be demonstrated, there will be a Robotech panel on Saturday at 4pm; were news will be shared about upcoming projects and other updates.

Coolest part will probably the appearance of the several of the original voice actors at this years convention. On July 5th, Dan Woren (Roy Fokker), Steve Kramer (Angelo Dante) & Melora Harte (Musica) will be present. And on the 6th it will be Reba West (Lynn Minmei), Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter) & Melanie MacQueen (Lisa Hayes).

We've all heard about Robotech: BattleCry, the upcoming console game for the XBox, GameCube and the PlayStation 2. Starting right now, you can pre-order the Collector's Edition, which boast the game itself, soundtrack, game art, dog tag, t-shirt and a lenticular motion card! To pre-order the Collector's Edition, follow this link.

Volume I of the Masterpiece Collection has begun to ship out of the Robotech store and should be in our hands soon. Each customer will receive an email with their tracking number once their package is on it's way.

One of the biggest annual computing shows occured last weekend and Robotech was present. At Robotech booth the main attraction was Robotech: BattleCry, the upcoming console game from TDK Mediactive. Fans actually got a chance to play the game and you can view two videos of the game in action at Robotech.com. The other item of interest was a display of the first volume of the Masterpiece Collection. See the videos and many images of Robotech @ E3 here.

It has been known for quite some time now that a new Macross series would be coming out soon. Although I have yet to see an official statement, it would appear the new series is called Macross Zero and is a four part OAV series, with the first episode set to debut on October 25th. No other information is available at this time.

Toynami has recently announced that the first set of Masterpiece Collection (Rick's VF-1J), will begin shipping on June 19th. Follow this link to take a look at some shots of this great collectable.

Got an email from Vincent from the Toon Zone, where they are having a cool poll this week. Here are the details:

Over at Toon Zone, we have weekly character polls, in which the winner our latest poll is drawn by comic book artist John Delaney. This week, we are having an 80's theme poll. The winner gets drawn by Mr. Delaney and gets an updated look. Sign up and vote here!

Enjoy!

TDK Interactive and Mattel officially announced today their first Robotech game entitled "Robotech: Battlecry". The game is destined for the console only at this time and will be available for the XBox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Here are some of it's features:

• Myriad of environments, including deep space and crowded cities
• Three transformation modes, including Fighter (fighter plane), Battloid (humanoid robot) and Guardian (combination of both), each with individual strengths and weaknesses
• Intense arcade action and awesome Cel Shaded graphics
• Eight different arcade shooter gameplay elements, including search and destroy, guard, attrition and escort

If you haven't had the chance to pick up any of the latest gaming magazines which talk about the game, head over to Gamers.com to catch a little interview/preview here.

On this day for fools, Harmony Gold has released footage of what could have been. What am I talking about? Robotech 3000. We first heard about this series a couple of years ago. Little has been known about the series, but on this day Harmony Gold has revealed that the plot centered around Protocultured powered machines that mutate into menacing creatures. They also put up a clip of the completely 3D series right here for us to view for the first time ever.

Unfortunately, the series has been canceled. No word yet on if Harmony Gold is to develop a new series, 3D or otherwise in the near future, but we do have some hope :) Enjoy the clip for now.

Now's the time to read up on some upcoming Robotech games. Pick up the lastest copy of Electronic Gaming Monthly and XBox NAtion to find out the latest!

Robotech.com has put up a chat transcript that they has with two former developers on the Robotech: Crystal Dreams game. Crystal Dreams was a game developped for the Nintendo 64 some years ago by a company called GameTek, however the project never came to fruition.

With the release of the seventh and final Robotech DVD box set, Harmony Gold has included some game footage from Robotech: Crystal Dreams, probably to water are appetites for the upcoming Robotech games. And just yesterday they put up a chat transcript they had with Doug and Ian, both developers on the game at the time. The article is an interesting read and let's us in on how big a game it was going to be (and how great too!). So enjoy!

A few notes about certain merchandising items. The final installament of the Robotech DVD set has been released and is now available from the Robotech Store. One note about the 7th and final installment made by ADV Films is that a second pressing has been released. The first release of the 7th box set was in a gold box, whereas the second pressing is a green box. This keeps it consistant with the 6th box set which was also in green.

The individual Robotech Super-Poseables Figures are now available through the Robotech Store as well. There are five model availables, each of them at a cost of $69.95 US.

A lost piece of footage during the "Force of Arms" episode has been posted on Robotech.com. It is the footage where Rick and Minmay witness Earth's near total destruction from the SDF-1. The added footage has Minmay singing a piece of her song "It's You".

The second part of Robotech.com's interview with Tony Oliver (voice of Rick Hunter) has been posted. He talks about all of his work on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers", about Rick Hunter, the Sentinels and the fact that he would work on Robotech again if given the chance :)

As you know by now the Robotech Flash Contest came to an end in January and they've recently announced the winners. The official winners can be found here, and the fan favorites can be found here.

There are really good, with some funny ones and worth a look by everyone. The entire Falsh Gallery can be found at the following location.

A cool new collector's item is now available at Robotech.com, the Macross Super Poseable Veritech Set. The set features 5 different veritechs, two of which are not normaly available. There are only 1000 built so if you are interested, better head over there and order today!

Yesteday, February 15th, Robotech.com celebrated it's one year aniversary. Yup, it's been one year since the opening of the grand site dedicated to one of the greatest animated series of all-time opened up. In that year, we have seen the release of the classic series on DVD, numerous merchandise announcements, a Flash contest and hopefully much greater things to come.

Since yesterday on the site, you can find the first part of an interview with Tony Olivier (voice of Rick Hunter) and a screenshot from some upcoming Robotech game. No details yet.

So Happy Birthday! And I hope this coming year is just as great as the first.

Big things will be happening at Robotech.com this coming Friday. First off it's the one year aniversary of the website and the winners of the Robotech Flash contest will be announced. They also mention that an interview with Tony Olivier, the voice of Rick Hunter will be coming soon.

ADV brought Robotech to DVD... and now they are bringing us the original Mospeada and Southern Cross series to DVD as well. Both series will be made available in their original uncut versions, in Japanase with English subtitles only. No news as of yet for a release date, but perhaps they will be aiming for late this year.

NOTE: A special variant of the 5th Robotech Box Set is now available at your local Walmart. The only difference is the box cover. You can actually see it here.

As we found out late last year, Robotech games are development for different platforms and the first one has been announced. TDK Intercative is creating a Robotech game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The game is a side scroller, where you get to battle in a veritech against the Zentraedi as four different characters: Rick, Roy, Max or Miriya.

Full details are available here.

First off, my apologies for having the site down the last couple months during the last few days of each month. You guys are visiting the site so often now that I am exceeding my bandwidth limitation. Not only that but I had to removed some images from the gallery section becuase of the new size restriction FreeServers.com has put. I will attempt to fix both of these issues ASAP.

For those of you wondering what the Macross Box Set is like, there is a review of the entire series at AnimeOnDVD. The entire box set review, as well as each individual video review can be found here.

Finally a quick reminder, the submitions for the Robotech Flash contest come to a close at the end of this month, so you'd better hurry up. and if you have no idea what I am talking about, take a look here.

A few tidbits of info to pass on before Santa comes around. First off, the SDF-1 mugs are now available at the Robotech Store and in the media archives you'll find three early versions of some footage from the two first episodes of Robotech. After seeing them all, I'm glad they are the way we know them :)

Happy Holidays everyone!

Some people don't give up :) Actually I think it's good thing, since it shows Harmony Gold that Robotech fans really care and want to see some Robotech even after so many years.

I just got an email this past weekend from someone who has started a petition for Robotech II: The Sentinels. From what we know of the series, it is hard to tell if it would have been any good, but I know Harmony Gold can do it if they want too. So let's make them think about it :)

The petition can be found here.

AnimeEigo has just received the first set of Macross DVDs from the production plant. They are set to begin shipping on December 18th and won't become available in retail stores until next summer.

A new set of toys coming our end. Toynami is developing Robotech mini-busts (think of it as simply the head of a character on a stand), five of them specificaly: Hunter, Roy Fokker, Max Sterling, Miriya and Lynn Minmei. No info yet on the price or when they become available. Picture here.

Thursday December 6th and amother 1000 units of Masterpiece Collection Vol. 1 were sold in just 55 minutes. I happen to be one of the lucky ones to get my order through, it only took me like 40 minutes to do so. WOW is all I can say, it is really awesome that so many people are into this Robotech thing even after so many years... it's great to see. I hope Harmony Gold keeps it coming, especially with a new and great series sometime in the near future.

Harmony Gold has announced that the first Volume of the Masterpiece Collection will go back on pre-order this Thursday night at 5PM PACIFIC Time. You will only be able to pre-order 2 veritechs. More details here.

Harmony Gold released today an update on the availability of more of Vol.1 veritechs from the Masterpiece Collection. It is still uncertain what will be done, they only mention that the first 10,000 that were constructed, were for the initial 1,000 pre-order campaign and the rest were to be distributed to retails. As we know, this is not enough. I'm sure they will probably decide to increase production and get more out, but we will have to wait and see. Stay tuned for more information.

Holy molly, I come home from work tonight only to find out that Volume 1 of the Masterpiece Collection has been sold out!!! According to Robotech.com, after the first hour of pre-ordering, all 1000 Rick Hunter veritechs were sold! Now, some six hours later another statement has been issued stating that Toynami will make available another 1000 veritechs for pre-order. More details to come tomorrow.

NOTE: I just went to the pre-order section of the Robotech Store and the link was available for a short time... the price for the veritech was listed at $50,000. Well, well.

Sorry I didn't make any updates sooner, but it me a while to get my new PC up and running. And now for some updates :) We now have the details. The Masterpiece Collection veritechs are going to be awesome! Harmony Gold and Toynami have just released the details about the veritechs, bigger than ever, 1/55 scale, fully transformable, real landing gear, opening cockpit, powered eye light, tome-style collector's box and much more!

The first of the bunch to be released will be Rick Hunter's veritech in March 2002. There will be 5 in all, Ben's is second, followed by Roy's, Max and finally Miriya's red veritech. No details on pricing have been released as of yet. To get the full list of features for the veritechs, follow this link.

You can actually read about them in 53rd issue of ToyFare. Actually ToyFare and Toynami are running a contest in which you can win a five foot tall Super-Scale veritech (1/12 scale) as seen in this year's ComicCon. So go get this month's ToyFare and sign-up for the contest. We all have until Febuary 1st to do so.

Are you a coffee drinker and a Robotech fan? Then we have the item for you! Robotech.com is thinking about creating SDF-1 coffee mugs as seen in the series and put then putting them up for sale. However they have some questions regarding the mugs themselves, so if you're interested, head over here and take a look.

Oh baby! Robotech.com has just announced that the Super-Poseable Veritechs will become available in early December at select toy and anime retailers, as well as Robotech.com's Store. These things are so cool! 20 different joints allows you to put them in nearly every position imaginable! They also come with 5 different sets of hands and telescoping gun-pods. They will be available in the standard 5 variants (Roy's, Ricks's, Max, Miriya and the basic brown).

There an image on the page stating that this is a limit time offer, however the last line in the article says to "stay tuned for more..." Humm...

Hello everyone,

First off, I apologise for the downtime the past two days. FreeServer.com my host, cut off the web site because I surpassed my bandwith limit as of October 30th and we are back up today :) I checked the stats and during the month I had one thousand people visit my site during a week's span, that's just awesome! Thanks to all for that. I hope it doesn't happen again, but should it, I'll seriously consider paying for extra bandwith and a banner free site.

AnimeEigo has announced that the pre-ordering for the original Macross Box Set DVD is over. They state that the restoration is complete and only the final details in regards to the shipping need to be done in order for people to received this box set in time for Christmas. Although, I am not purchasing it, but from reading AnimeEigo's regular updates, I think they have done an great job. For all the details, click here.

Finally, the fouth Robotech Box Set DVD (and individual DVD's) are available through the web site. I know it's my next purchase :)