Macross Plus has finally hit North American Home Video, but it seems that Dylan hasn't nabbed it just yet... This leads Coop to call in the burning wallet strike force—Celia, Maddy, and Giant Robot FM's Stephen Hero—to make a "tight 90" sale pitch. Are they successful or is the information high just too much for Dylan?

Ultimate Edition's sheer bang for your buck, the difficulties of working with unofficial translations as an anime academic, time-based psychic damage, and this one guy who laughed at children crying for Optimus Prime come up over the course of the conversation.

Disclaimer: This product was provided to Coop for review by Anime Limited. Special thanks to Creative Sphere for making this happen!

Coop's Anime News Network Review: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/macross-plus/blu-ray-movie-ova-ultimate-edition-us/uk/.219909

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Maddy's Essay on Kamikaze Girls -

https://www.animefeminist.com/kamikaze-girls-an-alternative-and-queer-retrospective/

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Music Used:

Information High (Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 OST)

Originally Recorded in May 2024

Coop and Dylan return to catch up on some (now out-of-date) Macross streaming news before digging into episodes 19 through 21 of Macross Delta.

The Sonic Symphony stop in Ohio, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Frontier plot points, and the many faces of Roid come up over the course of the conversation.

25:30 - Episode Discussion Begins

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Music Used:

Hametsu no Junjou (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

After many rehearsals and copious weeks in anime, Coop and Dylan slide in before the holidays to say, "Yes, we DO remember Macross." They finally hit the finish line in this jumbo-sized finale featuring episodes 22 through 26 of Macross Delta.

While catching up, Coop is suddenly activated to gush about 1000xRESIST and Dylan learns that "Vita" means "Life".

Walküre's legacy, Delta's shortcomings with serious topics, toxic yaoi, and mental bowel movements also come up over the course of the conversation.

Thank you for listening all these years!

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Music Used:

Hametsu no Junjou (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Ending/Do You Remember Love? (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)

With Macross on its way to Disney+, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) finally return to the mic for a look at Macross Delta episodes 16 through 18.

It's high time we made that last sprint for the finish line.

The further joys of sports anime, Akira Toriyama's mechanical designs, that one guy's dickulture, and the benefits of a little time away come up over the course of the conversation.

22:00 - Episode Discussion Begins

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Music Used:

Hametsu no Junjou (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

After a busy hiatus filled with plenty of anime and acting, Coop and Dylan hop back into the podcasting cockpit alongside Maddy (Hyakushiki0087) to chat about the subtle brilliance of 2011's The Princess and the Pilot.

What've been up to, the similarities between Sports and Mecha anime, shout outs to Colombia, and the language of flowers come up during the conversation.

23:30 - Disclaimer and History of the Film

32:25 - Summary and Discussion Begins

Disclaimer: While Coop has worked with Discotek Media, their release of The Princess and the Pilot predates his involvement with company. His thoughts are solely his own and do not reflect those of his employers. This episode is not an advertisement.

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Music Used:

Player Select (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)

Ending/Do You Remember Love? (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)

As the gun smoke settles on 2022, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) ring in 2023 with a look at episodes 13 through 15 of Macross Delta. 

However, the new year's stampede has our duo stopping off to talk all things Trigun (including Stampede) before moving into the episode discussion proper.

Trigun chat starts at 7:00 (CW: Self-harm, Suicide)

Episode discussion starts at 45:20

New old stock Robotech VHS tapes, hornfreaks, runzas, and how Delta gives us those fuzzy SDF feelings come up over the course of the conversation. 

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Coop's thoughts on Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE courtesy of RightStuf & Nozomi Entertainment - https://riderstrike.medium.com/a-return-to-childlike-excitement-gundam-build-divers-re-rise-blu-ray-review-f9ad5478bcfa

Music Used:

When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Blue Funk (Tsuneo Imahori - Trigun OST)

Hametsu no Junjou (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Just before the year concludes, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) get together after finally meeting in the flesh (and navigating a busy schedule) to discuss episodes 10 through 12 of Macross Delta. 

And man, these episodes are a bit of a gut punch. 

Episode discussion starts at 29:00

We talk Dylan's time with Tactics Ogre (and Sonic lore), comic relief lesbians, the special sauce of a great Macross setting, and we pour one out for the red comet over the course of the conversation.

It's been long year all, thank you for supporting us through it!

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Coop's Article on Kamen Rider Kuuga - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-11-23/hero-of-a-lost-era-examining-the-context-of-kamen-rider-kuuga/.189795

Dylan's Top 4 Games of 2022 - https://superggradio.wordpress.com/2022/12/07/how-dylan-from-backstage-gaming-got-his-groove-back-in-2022/

Music Used:

When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Giraffe Blues (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Before meeting each other in the flesh for the first time, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) escape their busy life shenanigans just long enough to continue Macross Delta with episodes 7 through 9. 

We briefly chat about Macross 7's 28th Anniversary, Zettai Live's Blu-ray release, and some missed KENN-ections.

Episode discussion starts at 20:40

The stacked fall 2022 anime season, the search for Milly in Trigun Stampede, world building sensibilities akin to Final Fantasy XII, and the realization that it's been a long time since a Macross has had humanoid conflict come up in the conversation. 

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Coop's Article on Urusei Yatsura's Subtitle History - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-10-12/urusei-yatsura-remember-my-subs/.190537

Music Used:

When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

This time, Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) deals with the consequences of sipping a bad energy drink while he and Coop (@RiderStrike) continue with episodes 4 through 6 of Macross Delta.

Fun times with Freedom Planet 2, the potential lasting power of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the implications of space colonialism, and the weighty expectations Mirage carries come up over the course of the conversation.

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Music Used:

When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

This time, Coop (@RiderStrike) & Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) start their journey through the most recent Macross series, Macross Delta, with its official English Subtitles. Through Delta's first three episodes, our duo soon learns that war... war has changed. 

Oh, and Mirage knocks Hayate down a peg, or two. 

Light History and Initial Impressions - 15:20

Episode Discussion - 31:00

The glorious yogurt sauce master Andrew Waltfeld, Kamen Rider Double's return in Fuuto PI, multiple Eric Andre bits, and the legend of the Ikenai Burgerline come up in the conversation.

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Music Used:

Theme of Love (Metal Gear Solid 4 OST)

When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

After returning from Otakon 2022, Coop (@RiderStrike) fills Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) in on everything he missed. Giant Robot Scholar, Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero) & the Well Read Comet, Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) join in help round out the greater picture on the show. 

The crew goes over their experiences from the convention. Running panels and later attending key showings from Big West & Discotek Media made for a very busy, but very fun weekend. Oh yeah, we might have seen that little Labyrinth of Time movie too...

Tom's pitch for you to check out The Five Star Stories, insane ideas for a Gundam Seed Destiny Panel, drunken 4AM Gavan Karaoke, and Belladonna of Sadness somehow airing on TCM come up in the conversation.

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Music Used:

Boss Screen / Totally not the Gavan Theme (Rockman X2 OST)

Parade (Fire Bomber - Macross Dynamite 7 OST)

This time, Coop (@RiderStrike) & Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) go over the full meal of Macross news from Anime Expo 2022. 

We're gonna be broke after picking up all those blu-rays. 

Russell (@RussellLatshaw) & Coop's upcoming Macross Panel at Otakon, some housekeeping, continued frustrations with HG, and a healthy amount of Trigun chatter come up in the conversation.

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Music Used:

Player Select (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)

Holy Lonely Light (Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 OST)

This time, The Happy Console Gamer, Johnny Millenium (@HCGSHOW) joins Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) to share his explosive enthusiasm for the Macross series along with his experiences of being a western anime fan in the mid to late 80's. 

The interesting temporal dichotomy in our introductions to the series, watching anime in dirty backrooms, drinking with Yasuhiro Nightow, and the journey of following your passions come up in the conversation. 

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Music Used:

Comiket Grounds - Kohei Tanaka (Otaku no Video OST)

Participating No. 2 - Kohei Tanaka (Otaku no Video OST)

Just before the Frontier films hit U.S. theaters, #1 Sheryl Nome connoisseur and SDCon Cosplay Ambassador (@SDConLA), Celia Rose (@planetstwinkle) joins Coop & Dylan once again to check out the amazing finale that is Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell.

This movie rocks so hard. 

If you missed it last time, we're giving away another $25 Fandango gift card to celebrate the U.S. release of the Macross Frontier films. Check out our Twitter account (@dudeyouremember) for more details.

The crew gives their general impressions of the film at 11:00.

Full discussion and summary starts around 24:30.

Being betrayed by your morning coffee, returning to the Chogokin void, spicy Do You Remember Love? takes, and Big Wednesday come up in the conversation. 

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Music Used:

Get It On (Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell OST)

The Wings of Farewell ~ End of Triangle ~ (Super Robot Wars Z3 OST)

With its U.S. Premiere via Fathom Events on the horizon, Sheryl Nome enthusiast and SDCon Cosplay Ambassador (@SDConLA), Celia Rose (@planetstwinkle) joins Coop & Dylan to discuss Macross Frontier's first film, The False Songstress. 

To celebrate the U.S. release of the Macross Frontier films, we're giving away a $25 Fandango gift card. Check out our Twitter account (@dudeyouremember) for more details. 

At 24:00 the crew gives their general impressions of the film before diving straight into further discussion. 

Celia's history with Frontier, pouring one out for Uta Macross, the film's GORGEOUS concert sequences, and the DX Chogokin rabbit hole come up in the conversation.

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Music Used:

Universal Bunny (Macross Frontier: The False Songstress OST) 

Northern Cross (Macross Frontier OST) 

This time, Patron Saint of Brain Powerd, Russell Latshaw (@RussellLatshaw) joins Coop and Dylan once again to discuss the musical adventure flick, Dirty Pair: Project Eden. Oh, and an unhealthy amount of Gundam Seed Destiny too. 

At 42:00, we get an introduction to our Lovely Angels, delve into the series' history, and highlight the impact left by the legendary creatives of Studio Nue before diving into the summary.

GoFundMe campaign benefiting Kazutaka Miyatake: https://gofund.me/4b5c5a8b

Thoughts on the trappings of late aughts anime, the varied works of Studio Bones, animators going buck wild, and the realization you took too many notes come up in the conversation. 

For more Russell, check out:

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https://spacekaleidoscope.com/

Music Used:

Over the Top (Dirty Pair Project Eden OST)

Stage Clear (Macross Plus)

This time, Animation Scholar & Robo-technician, Ethan Halker (@Sundown_McMoon) joins Coop and Dylan to sample a spread of pivotal episodes from the Macross Saga of Robotech. The trio compare and contrast the approach of episodes 1, 27, and 36 in comparison to their source material while going deep into series' production history. 

Episode summaries start at 29:30 and party on dudes! 

Balancing nostalgia with an ever developing critical eye, the importance of women in the growth of anime as a medium, Ethan's passionate pitch for you to check out Robotech Remix, and insights on the influence of Carl Macek and his collaborators on animation as a whole come up in this beefy conversation. 

For more Ethan, check out:

https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon

https://twitter.com/BombSquadProds

https://www.zekefilm.org/author/ethan-halker/

Music Used:

Main Theme (Robotech OST)

We Will Win (Robotech OST)

This time, Coop and Dylan finish Macross Frontier's full-course meal of an ending with its final four episodes. Boy, it's a heavy meal.

Our recurring Gundam Seed Destiny nightmare, lo-fi cooking anime to vibe to, the Mao Nome story we wanted to see, and our thoughts on how Frontier does or doesn't stick the landing come up in the conversation.

Music Used:

What bout' my star? (Super Robot Wars Z2 OST)

Northern Cross (Super Robot Wars Z2 OST)

This time, Coop and Dylan have reached the start of Macross Frontier's endgame with episodes 19 through 21. 

While they still really like the show, they've got more than a few things to say about how it handles its specifically coded characters. 

Some light Macross distribution news is followed up by a long Moblie Suit Gundam "Minute" before episode discussion starts at 38:40.

Tomino quotes in relation to sexuality in media, Super Chili Chili Dogs, the frightening realization that everything we love is connected, and a powerful character death come up in the conversation. 

Music Used:

What bout' my star? (Super Robot Wars Z2 OST)

Diamond Crevasse (Super Robot Wars Z2 OST)

This time, Coop and Dylan reintroduce themselves and celebrate three years of podcasting with a return to the Super Dimension Fortress Macross' first trio of episodes. 

This is intended as a complementary episode to our very first and could be listened to in lieu of it. 

Light history, followed by episode discussion, starts around 23:00.

Mobile Suit Gundam's incredible influence on Macross, Newtype USA DVD ads, the series' shocking ties to Gundam Seed Destiny, and how far we've come since starting this podcast are part of the conversation.

MercuryFalcon's highly referenced "Birth of Macross" Video: https://youtu.be/poSfKrx-i9g

Music Used:

Player Select (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)

Ending/Do You Remember Love? (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES)