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Macross Movie Blu-ray to Have Changes From 1984 Original

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Love? film will have changes from the film's original 1984 version. The Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Ai, Oboete Imasu ka Hybrid Pack will contain two versions of the film, a "Complete Edition (HD Remaster Edition)" and the "Theatrical Release Edition," which the viewer can select between.

Both versions in the Hybrid Pack will have changes from film's original 1984 version. According to Shōji Kawamori.

The Blu-ray Disc release is called a "Hybrid Pack" since it also PlayStation 3 game, My Boyfriend's a Pilot 2012.

To promote the Hybrid Pack's release, Namco Bandai screened a new version of the film in a Tokyo Theater earlier this month. Audience reported that at least two violent shots of the film were altered in the screenings, but Namco Bandai did not specify at the time if the Blu-ray Disc Hybrid Pack will also have changes.

Namco Bandai Games will release the regular edition of the Hybrid Pack for 7,140 yen ($88), and the limited-edition 30th Anniversary Box will cost 13,800 yen (US$171).

Thanks to Adrian Lozano, and Renato Rivera for the news tips.

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Update: Namco Bandai Games updated its online question-and-answer section to address the changes. The Hybrid Pack's "Complete Edition (HD Remaster Edition)" and "Theatrical Release Edition" of the film are the same except for different prologue and ending sequences. Namco Bandai Games reiterated online that both Hybrid Pack versions have changes from the film's original 1984 version.