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Macross Frontier Film Tentatively Planned for Fall
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The planned Fall opening date for a theatrical film remake of the Megumi Nakajima (Ranka) noted in the actual event that the new date and even the title of the project is subject to change. During the event, the voice cast performed a live audio recording for a promotional video of the theatrical film project. The promotional video included brief new footage of the arena for Sheryl's concert in the story and Nakajima's new song, "Sō Da Yo."
The "Macross: The Super Dimension Space Launching Ceremony ~It's Really 2009 Already…It's 2/22 (Nyan Nyan Nyan), Deculture!~" event marked the precise month when the events of the very first episode of the first Macross science-fiction romance series supposedly takes place. The event was split into a two-part "talk show" with guests from several Macross projects, and the actual "ceremony" itself. During the first talk show segment, Valkyrie Kazutaka Miyatake discussed how they met at school and Studio Nue. They also reminisced on how Macross came together and how Macross has grown in the 27 years since its first airing. The second talk show segment had the live audio recording for the Macross Frontier film's promotional video and a discussion of what the cast wanted to ask "kantoku-san" (the director) to do with their characters.
During the ceremony itself, brief new footage of a computer-animated Macross spaceship was shown during its launch day. The story's fictional ceremony was recreated with new and old dialogue by actors Lynn Minmay from the first Macross series and film, Nakajima sang covers of Macross songs such as "Watashi no Kare wa Pilot" ("My Boyfriend's a Pilot"), "Tenshi no Enogu" ("An Angel's Paints"), and "Ai, Oboeteimasuka" ("Do You Love?").
More images from the event can be seen here.
Image © MBS
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