Robotech, In Brief: The Sentinels
“If we are to avoid a second Robotech War we must make peaceful contact with the Robotech Masters and establish a relationship of mutual cooperation. That is the mission of the SDF-3.”
Robotech, In Brief: Private Time
“I hope someday you can find happiness, Minmei. Good bye, and remember, I’ll always love you.“
Robotech, In Brief: Force of Arms
“Life is only what we choose to make it.
“Let’s just take it.
“Let us be free …”
Vlog 05.07.2011 – Art Appreciation
This week it’s all about recent original Robotech art acquisitions, three pieces of original comic book line art and a fourth piece of mystery production art. If you’re anything like me — and to be fair, in this case you’re probably not — that last piece should prove intriguing. I’d love to know the story behind it, but not quite enough to do the legwork to find out. Maybe someday.
In other news, in addition to the Robotech viewing necessary to keep the Robotech, In Brief posts rolling along, I set a half hour aside to watch the first episode of Allison & Lillia, a recent anime series based on a story by Keiichi Sigsawa — the author of Kino’s Journeys, a series whose anime adaptation I really fell in love with back when ADV Films released it on DVD many years ago. The artwork is charming, and it seems to have a similar degree of simple yet thoughtful world building to it: two countries at war, both laying claim to the same land, with a mysterious treasure hidden away that could bring it to an end. With our two plucky teenage heroes stealing a plane and leaving their moribund lives behind to rescue an elderly gent who claims to know the location of that treasure, there’s a spirit of grand adventure that really brings to mind Gainax’s Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water more than the more philosophical Kino’s Journeys, but I’m only a half hour in — who knows what the next twelve episodes in this DVD set will bring? We haven’t even met the Lillia of the title yet; of the title two we’ve only met Allison, a bubbly blonde in a bomber jacket. I’m intrigued to watch more, but probably not until after I’ve made it through Sentinels for Robotech, In Brief. (I’ve been wanting to watch Sentinels again for the past week, but I dare not until I’ve finished The Macross Saga.)
Allison & Lillia's eyecatch is utterly adorable.
Tomorrow, some thoughts on the Doctor, Amy, and Rory’s exciting adventure with the pirates. Then, this week on Robotech, Exedore gets that tour of micronian society he’s always wanted, right before his people decide to cause its near-extinction. Not to worry, though; we give back as good as we get. Then we meet the Robotech Masters, Minmei and Kyle’s relationship turns depressingly dysfunctional, and Lisa steadfastly refuses to tell Rick she loves him while getting totally ticked off that he still sees something in Minmei. This is the week where I started to watch and write up episodes I haven’t seen in years — yes, I’ve finally broken through where I left off in last year’s prematurely concluded 365 Days of Robotech! It’s too early to celebrate, though; I’m not breaking out the champagne ’til I’ve made it through The Shadow Chronicles …
Robotech, In Brief: Paradise Lost
“Someday we’ll come back to Earth. We’ll never give up hope. But for now I’m proud to be a citizen of Macross City and this ship.”
Robotech, In Brief: Phantasm
“Whenever I fly I get shot down, but now I can save her with this magic bicycle!”
“Attention: Corporal Rick Hunter was shot down this morning while attempting to fly a bicycle.”
Robotech, In Brief: Blue Wind
“I don’t see any difference between our uniforms and theirs, do you?”
“I don’t believe there’s any difference either, but just the same, I wish I’d chosen something that’s a little bit warmer around the legs …”
Robotech, In Brief: The Big Escape
“We’ll just put you in this pocket by yourself so, uh, so you don’t interrupt the lovebirds, heh!”
Robotech, In Brief: First Contact
“It looks as though they have more of a fighting nature than we thought.”
“I think, sir, you’ll find that it happens only as a result of males mingling with females, an ancient practice long ago abandoned by the Zentraedi.”
“Yes, and rightly so! I can no longer stand to watch, turn it off! It makes my head spin and my stomach as well!”
