Speakerpodcast -macross News & Anime Reviews!

Back in February, Renato made his Macross singing debut at Mylene Party #4 ... which mysteriously just so happened to be the final Mylene Party. Coincidence?!?!? The Crew also stopped by the Noriyoshi Ohrai exhibit to get up close and personal with the original painting of one of the most iconic images in Macross history and attempts to answer that eternal question - Just how many Steven Seagals can fit into a single illustration? Timestamps and many, many photos follow the jump! Episode 106 Timestamps 00:00:45: Mylene Party 4 & Renato's singing debut. 01:02:10: Noriyoshi Ohrai exhibit & THE illustration. The following gallery of pics is from Mylene Party #4 Next up, some photos we took at the Noriyoshi Ohrai exhibit. Photographs were only permitted in a few specifically designated areas. For those not familiar with Ohrai's work, here's a selection of samples from around the web.

Karice joins the SpeakerPODcast Crew in the middle of a very noisy izakaya to discuss a recent Macross fan club event. Why is one of the producers of Macross talking about VF-X? What do Macross 2 and Macross Delta have in common? And what is the one possible hint that we've gotten regarding the new show? Renato also weighs in on Passionate Walkure (hey, he liked it!) before breaking down the recent remixed reboot of Macross the First. We then wrap things up with a bit of Yoshiki Fukuyama. BOYCYCLES! Timestamps and pics follow the jump. Episode 105 Timestamps 00:00:00: Please excuse the noise ^^; 00:01:30: Delta,a Mission 3.3 fanclub event report. 00:39:50: Karice & Renato's impressions of Passionate Walkure. 01:13:43: Macross The First - Remixed & Rebooted! 01:36:30: Yoshiiki Fukuyama London Magic Returns Tour. Buffer music this episode is from  Colon 8bit Music - they do some terrific chip tunes covers of anime songs. Check out their Youtube channel for more!

With the madness of "Macross February" finally behind us, the SpeakerPODcast Crew takes some time out to chill with a few drinks and discuss Walkure's 3rd concert and the marketing synergy behind it in more detail. Music this episode comes from HinaTube's recent cover of "Walkure Won't Stop"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRj6EnM9mTI ...and Saaya Shiki's cover of "Our Battlefield." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hxuIZUQNk Originally very active in the Youtube anisong cover scene back when Delta aired, Saaya has since made her professional debut! You can find her first mini album on Amazon Japan. You can also find Patrick's recap of his trip to Japan here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-OE8aoj48c&t=78s

After months of anticipation, failed ticket raffle applications, and frantic glowstick purchases, Wakure's 3rd Concert, "Walkure Won't Betray You", was held in Yokohama last weekend. Fans flocked to Yokohama Arena over two days, filling the 17,000 seat arena to capacity on both days to hear the girls from Macross Delta... along with some very special guests. The SpeakerPODcast Crew managed to grab as many fellow fans as possible after Day 2 and stuck them in front of a microphone for the largest number of people we've ever had on a podcast to date. Please excuse the chaos - everyone was pretty well decultured - as we attempt to describe what may well turn out to be the biggest Macross event of 2018. (More pics and setlists to following a future post) A big thanks to everyone who took time out to drop by and contribute to this cast, especially after having been on their feet for three and a half hours at the Walkure concert. Here's where you can find some of them: Follow Celia on the Reanimated Po

Kim joins the SpeakerPODcast Crew to discuss last weekend's Wonder Festival. From Macross to steampunk frogs, Grey, Ariel, and Hitler's head - join us as we trawl through the aisles of some of Japan's best kit builders. Oh and just how much is that 1/20 scale VF-1S anyway? Tune in to find out! Oh, and while you're listening, flick along with the Wonder festival 2018 Winter photo gallery so you can see all this plastic we're talking about :)

The Macross 35th Anniversary Blue Moon Show Case opened on January 9th at Tokyo Skytree and runs until February 28th. A celebration of all things Macross, the fact that this event is being held at such a major international tourist attraction is a fairly major achievement for the franchise and speaks volumes about its current popularity. This episode, the SpeakerPODcast Crew is joined by a couple of special guests on-site at the Skytree... for about 10 minutes, until the noise drove us back to SpeakerPODcast HQ. If you plan to be in Tokyo this February, we have some advice on when to go and what the best sorts of tickets are, so be sure to tune in! Official Blue Moon Show Case website. Click HERE to check out our gallery of photos from the exhibit. Click HERE for Kim's review of the event over at Anime News Network. CHARALAB has posted an article on the making of the new animation that was made for the exhibit (Japanese only).

The SpeakerPODcast celebrates it's 100th episode in the best way possible - with a theatrical viewing of the newly released Macross Delta movie - Passionate Walkure! What's the same as the tv series? What's different? How long was it originally supposed to be? And just how awesome IS the MACROSS CROSS!?!? Join the SpeakerPODcast Crew and special guest Kim as we dissect the movie in detail... for almost twice it's running time. EPISODE 100 TIMESTAMPS 00:10:50: What exactly IS Passionate Walkure? 00:22:20: Process of elimination. What ISN’T in the movie? 00:32:28: A game changer? 00:35:50: Extended story explanation and series comparison. 02:29:45: Kim delivers her verdict on the movie. 02:51:15: What worked, what didn’t. Final thoughts. Click HERE for Kim's in-depth movie review.

With Chapter 4 now in cinemas, Yamato 2202 is already half-way through! What happens in the latest chapter? Are there any more dreaded blue tunnels of love? Tim Eldred from CosmoDNA joins us again to dissect the most recent four episodes of the ongoing saga. Plus, the most recent Yamato manga and video game news! EPISODE 99 TIMESTAMPS 00:01:35: Recent Yamato happenings 00:10:00: Yamato 2202 Hero’s Record (iOS/Android) 00:21:14: Recent manga news 00:23:57: Yamato 2202 Ch.4: Destiny plot breakdown 01:52:05: Closing thoughts

ROCKET PUNCH!!! It's our first podcast of 2018 and *gasp* has very little to do with Macross?!? Renato & Gwyn caught Mazinger Z Infinity and sat down in a restaurant afterwards to share some thoughts on it (SPOILERS!) before getting sidetracked by some recent articles doing the rounds on social media that seem to have lost a lot in translation. Oh, and the Mazin Gals! Because one can never have too many Mazin Gals. Be warned - this podcast contains Mazinger Z Infinity spoilers and too much ambient noise (sorry!). EPISODE 98 TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00: Mazinger Z Infinity review & thoughts. 01:04:40: Lost in translation. You can find "Introducing Japanese Popular Culture" here.

It's the final episode of 2017, as Mike joins the SpeakerPODcast Crew to discuss the controversy surrounding tickets for the latest Walkure gig, the fall of Ticket Camp, the latest happenings in Uta Macross and the Deltalk panel at Super Dimension Convention. Adrian is also apparently shitting VF-2SS toys... and certain Youtubers have noticed! You can checkout all of Knerdout's toy reviews over at their YouTube page. EPISODE 97 TIMESTAMPS 00:01:10: Adrian has a shit attack. 00:06:20: News:   -Macross 35th BLUE MOON Showcase in Tokyo Skytree.   -New Macross Delta album announced.   -Walkure concert tickets and the fall of Ticket Camp.   -Current popularity of the Macross franchise.   -Macross Delta & Frontier in Super Robot Wars Cross Omega. 00:47:00: Uta Macross. 01:36:49: Adrian’s Super Dimension Con 2017 Report. 01:59:28: Deltalk panel audio recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQFapoJaDvM&t=2808s

Having just come out of a live Macross drawing in the heart of Asagaya Anime Street, we grabbed a table at a nearby cafeteria to drop this latest episode of the SpeakerPODcast! Surrounded by hungry students and locals looking for the cheapest curry udon in town, we hope you'll excuse the noise (let's just call it "ambience") as we discuss seeing Macross Frontier art drawn in person before getting into our thoughts on the first trailer for what may well have been the first live action anime adaptation ever announced - Battle Angel Alita. Or, as it is now called, Alita: Battle Angel. Adrian recounts an encounter with Batou/Domel/Solid Snake/Rider/Gato voice actor Akio Ohtsuka, Gwyn meets Leiji Matsumoto and encounters a rather unique corner of Yamato fandom, while Renato traipses around South America with Gainax co-founder Hiroaki Inoue - and yes, that IS a Macross 2 book under his arm. EPISODE 96 TIMESTAMPS 00:02:00: Live Macross drawing report. 00:25:30: Alita Battle Angel Trailer talk. 00:55:16: M

Dr. Craig Norris joins the SpeakerPODcast Crew on a visit to this year's Tamashii Nations toy fair. There were a fair few Macross items on display this year, including a YF-19 that might just have a few tricks up its sleeve. We also discuss the new Macross Delta movie key visual and visit Toho Cinema's in Ueno to catch Macross Plus and some Macross 7 on the silver screen. All this, plus a new VF-2SS and... Biollante???... on this episode of the SpeakerPODcast! EPISODE 95 TIMESTAMPS 00:04:18: Tamashii Nation 2017 00:13:00: Valkyrie Project 00:25:00: Hi-Metal R VF-2SS 00:39:00: Talkshow, Passionate Walkure key visual reveal and more chogokin. 01:10:00: Craig's Godzilla Minute 01:23:00: More Tamashii Nation 01:43:30: Macross movie festival 01:57:25: Dr. Norris' Japan experience.

Oct.28, 2017 saw the inaugural SUPER DIMENSION CONVENTION held in Torrance, California. Fortunately for SpeakerPODcast listeners, Richard was on-site, along with several other familiar guests, to give us the low down on the biggest Macross convention in North America - the guests, the cosplay, the drama... and Frank.

Tim Eldred from CosmoDNA is on the line, and that can mean only one thing - there's a new chapter of Yamato 2202 in cinemas! This podcast we cover Yamato 2202 Chapter 3 - Pure Love Chapter, which is made up of episodes 7-10. And as usual, I manage to forget at least half of what happened ^^; We do, however, manage to decipher the mystery of the BLUE TUNNEL OF LOVE!!!!... which is something. So strap in for WARP and prepare yourself for plenty of SPOILERS, this episode of the SpeakerPODcast!

Passionate Walkure - the Macross Delta movie - has been announced to a packed crowd of 5000 Macross fans, and the SpeakerPODcast Crew was there to capture all the details. Our most important take away? Shoji Kawamori needs to perform on stage with Walkure more often! Egan also reports back from the official announcement even for Shoji Kawamori's latest television anime project - Juushinki Pandora (previously known as The Next). Timestamps and pics follow the JUMP! EPISODE 92 TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00: “Live” from the Delta movie announcement in Kawasaki. 00:07:00: Passionate Walkure, Walkure Won’t Betray You 00:34:34: 35th Anniversary Blue Moon Show Case in Tokyo Skytree 00:37:35: DYRL at the Bakuon Film Festival 00:52:25: Juushinki Pandora (formally known as The Next) 01:18:15: New Under the Dog Kickstarter 01:22:15: Don’t forget to go to SUPER DIMENSION CONVENTION! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=61&v=40iTG4JRKAA

With the Superdimensional Orchestra behind us, and a Delta movie announcement only days away, the SpeakerPODcast Crew grabs a moment to catch up on all the recent events and goings on. We met anison legend MiQ, discuss the latest Megazone 23 crowdfunding campaign, drop by JUNNA's first solo gig, and discuss Mylene's new voice actress in Uta Macross before hitting up 1989's GUNHED at an exclusive theatrical screening. How does it hold up? Is it as bad as many remember it as being? And just how awesome is Shoji Kawamori's GUNHED design!?! Timestamps and pics follow the JUMP. EPISODE 91 TIMESTAMPS 00:01:19: NEWS!    -Hi-Metal R releases and announcements (VF-1s 35th Ann, VF-2SS, Regult Set, VE-1E Elintseeker)    -Sheryl Nome Figuarts    -Arcadia SDF-1 Premium Finish Ver., Garland.    -Macross Variable Fighter Designers Note announced.    -DYRL to be screened at Bakuon Film Fes.    -Ueno Macross Movie Friday.    -Delta movie announcement announcement. 00:29:20: Gwyn's Megazone Minute. 00:41:20: Uta Macross

The SpeakerPODcast Crew has just come out of a performance that was 35 years in the making. A concert so powerful that it had people in tears. That's right, it's been less than 24hrs since the incredible Superdimensional Orchestra, and we're here to talk about it while the melodies are still ringing in our ears. But did you know that the concert saw the premiere of some actual new Macross animated footage as well? And why is there so much whiskey in this podcast? Join us, along with special guests Tom Bateman (hey, we haven't had him on the cast since 2013!) and newcomer Greg as we recount this weekend's experiences. Timestamps and many, many photos follow the jump. Episode 90 Timestamps 00:00:00: Toys on display at the concert venue. 00:25:10: Superdimensional Orchestra discussion

  June 30, 2017 was a momentous day for Macross fans across the Pacific. It was the day that JUNNA and Minori Suzuki from Walkure made their overseas debut, at Anisong Matsuri 2017! Richard and the SpeakerPODcast America gang were there and offer up all the details, this episode of the SpeakerPODcast. Warning - there is a lot of talk about Hamburgers ^^; Kyle's DeviantArt page can be found here! Reports from Anisong World Matsuri can be found here, here, and here!

Chapter 2 of Yamato 2202 recently completed its theatrical run here in Japan, which means it's time for another Yamato 2202 cast! Tim Eldred from ourstarblazers.com sneaks aboard the cast just before we flood the dock for take off to discuss the four episodes that comprise Chapter 2. SPOILER WARNING - this entire podcast is pretty much a giant spoilercast for Chapter 2 of Yamato 2202. EP.88 – Timestamps 00:00:00: Recent Yamato happenings. 00:14:05: Yamato 2202 Chapter 2 discussion.

We went out looking for a paper mache Valkyrie, but somehow ended up in a small room with Ideon/Dunbine/Southern Cross Character Designer Tomonori Kogawa for FOUR hours... how on earth did THAT happen? (hint: Adrian). We also go over all the latest toy news from Wonder Festival and OH THERE'S A NEW MACROSS DELTA MOVIE ON THE WAY! Time to GIRI GIRI AIgain! Episode 87 Timestamps: 00:01:14: MACROSS DELTA THEATRICAL ANIMATION ANNOUNCED! 00:09:47: Asagaya Tanabata Festival Valkyrie. 00:17:24: Meeting TOMONORI KOGAWA! 01:05:40: Macross 7 reruns with Renato. 01:21:52: Uta Macross is out! 01:37:25: Wonder Festival Summer 2017. The complete Wonder Festival photo gallery can be found HERE. Tomonori Kogawa's Fanclub page can be found HERE. Music this episode includes: Dynamite explosion by Ryoo Yu. When my Rune sparkles by AnimeSongCollabo. Hoshi No Deja Vu Stellar Deja Vu by Yoko Katori. Yakusoku by Yoko Katori.