With the Macross Froniter The Movie: The False Diva about less than a month away from airing in cinema’s in Japan, I thought that I would post some pictures of some images of what the upcoming Macross Frontier movie may contain or not. Trailer Rating: N/A
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I have a hunch that this song will be taking over the role of Don’t Be Late in the movie. Or perhaps, it will still be performed, but this song will also be used in situations that Don’t be Late is usually performed. I’ll try to work on the lyrics a bit later.
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Product placement, in my Macross? Superdimensional Family Mart? It has been announced in the Family Mart Official Website that one of the songs in the CMRanka release will be entitled “Family Mart Cosmos”. In retrospect, Kanno has already previously written a handful of CMs for Family Mart, one of which was released in CMYoko (1), and was [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

A surprise for May'n and Megumi as the anime cast members step on stage to present them with flowers.  For this last part of the Galaxy Tour, we'll look at how things wrap up in the encore. While the DVD includes clips from a smaller concert at Yokohama as well as various behind the scenes footage, this concludes the 165+ minutes of Macross F performances on Japan's biggest stage. Picking up from the Seikan Hikou duet and band member introductions, May'n and Megumi take a moment to thank all the fans. Following that is an encore duet performance of Anata no Oto, where everyone asks Kanno Youko to make their heart skip a beat. Like with all the duets thus far, May'n's voice just compliments Megumi's here, so it was quite a treat to hear. As the concert nears the end, we have a performance of the goofy SMS anthem with the crowd singing the majority of it. Before that song's over though, the anime cast members that were there stepped on the stage to surprise May'n and Megumi with flowers. Apparently the two songstresses weren't aware of this part of the script. Unfortunately though, it looks like Sakamoto Maaya wasn't there after all, but Endou Aya definitely was. Just when you think things are over though, Youko, May'n, and Megumi appear from beneath the retracting stage for one more piano performance of Diamond Crevasse! It's one to remember too! ...More after the jump!
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

The galactic fairies Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee sing off with "Lion".  What would a Macross Frontier concert be without THE Macross song that has transcended time itself, "Ai Oboete Imasu ka?" (Do You Remember Love?) If there's anything that blew my mind with the series that marked the 25th anniversary of the franchise, it was the inclusion of this song. Having seen the original series way back in the day, the song not only gives off a real sense of nostalgia but "completeness" as well. It's hard to imagine anyone ever matching up to Iijima Mari's original Lynn Minmay, but Nakajima Megumi makes a good pitch for it as Ranka Lee. For the performance of this infamous song, May'n also helped sing backup. In part 4, we also see the conclusion of the main portion of the concert, which reaches a climax with the awesome instrumental medley "Fold Out ~ Shinkuu he! Flying Guitar" before going all out in a flurry of songs "Nyan Nyan Service Medley" Budokan Special style. However, with no full performance of "Lion", things seemed incomplete. This brings us to the beginning of the encore portion of the concert, which realistically could've been a standalone mini-concert on its own. Starting with an instrumental performance of "Private Army" featuring Kanno Youko on an accordion, we're set up for the long-awaited live performance of Lion... and more! ...You know what to do. Videos after the jump!
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Sheryl Nome rises high above the crowd and welcomes them to her fan club's night.  In part 3, we'll take a look at May'n's return to the stage. After a costume change, she comes back in Sheryl Nome-like fashion with a dominating presence care of the big screen. While the crowd gets excited about her performance of "Welcome to My FanClub's Night!", it's not until the start of "Northern Cross" did they get really fired up. For that performance, they even had the air blowers going to give May'n's hair and fluffy clothes that extra angelic touch. Surprisingly, Megumi returns to the stage right after (costume change and all) in a never before seen Aimo acappella performance. May'n also adds in her Aimo acappella bit, before Megumi takes us into a full-blown Aimo. It was amazing to see the captivated crowd of 14,000+ go completely silent for the acappella performances. ...More after the jump, including videos of course!
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Ranka Lee starring Nakajima Megumi.  Part 2 of god knows how many I'll need to cover this Galaxy Tour concert. Continuing from the two marathon-like performances in Part 1, Megumi takes the stage alone to perform six more songs. She did get a bit of a break in the middle with the character skit and "Chou Jikuu Hanten Nyan Nyan" CM commercial song I mentioned before, but her "singing endurance" is still pretty amazing. I couldn't help but wonder why they decided to sit May'n for so long, but she did show up for the Ranka version of "Iteza Gogo Kyuuji Don't be late" before taking over the stage for the next while. In any case, part 2 is all Ranka Lee. Enjoy~ ...Lots of videos after the jump. Not recommended for computers with limited RAM!
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Nakajima Megumi, Kanno Youko, and May'n serenading us with a piano version of Diamond Crevasse.  In pure anime-like fashion, the Macross Frontier colony landed in Budokan last November 5th, 2008. Almost a full year later, we finally get to see what what down there in our very own homes and almost a week ahead of its scheduled release! (DVD: 09-10-30, Blu-ray: 09-11-27.) Starring May'n as Sheryl Nome and Nakajima Megumi as Ranka Lee, this huge concert marks the long-awaited onstage duet I've been absolutely dying to see since Macross Frontier was still airing. With over FOUR hours of footage (150 min concert, 90 min specials), this gigantic two disc DVD release doesn't disappoint. It wasn't all about these two singing princesses though, as the concert featured the one and only Kanno Youko. In addition to conducting her beautifully arranged score, Youko was also center stage on the piano for a lot of the songs. ...Videos after the jump!
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Thanks to kei for the lead about Megumi’s blog Megumi Nakajima’s blog confirms the release of a single entitled “CMRanka”, linked to the Macross F Movie, as previously reported. Details: CD Title: CMRanka Catalog No.: VTCL-35089 Release Date: December 16, 2009 Description (via Megumi’s blog): This release doesn’t seem to be a single, the release will be delivered [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

█ This latest Macross movie will open in Japan on November 21st, and it will be produced by Satelight. On Wikipedia, this movie is called The False Diva. The movie will coincide with the 25th Anniversary of Macross and the Blu-ray release of Macross Zero and Macross Frontier. I have enjoyed a lot Macross Plus and Macross Zero but not the latest installment of the Series, Frontier. Enjoy. Please share if you enjoyed this article Related posts:Macross Frontier Movie official trailerTrailer for Trigun The MovieNew Godzilla movie Related posts:Macross Frontier Movie official trailerTrailer for Trigun The MovieNew Godzilla movie
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

With the Macross Froniter The Movie: The False Diva about a month away from airing in cinema’s in Japan, I thought that I would post some pictures of some images of what the upcoming Macross Frontier movie may contain or not. Trailer Rating: N/A
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Just saw this new macross's trailer last night, a sharing from my anime friend in Australia :D. An update for the upcoming movie Macross Frontier - The False Songstress (Diva?) features mainly Sheryl Nome (and a bit of Ranka and Alto)! She has new songs, new outfits and new performances! Let us have some sneak peek of Sheryl Nome's new concert design~. The 3D is quite impressive... You might want to read:Mecha Video: Macross Frontier The Movie TrailerMacross Frontier The Movie: The False Songstress (July 2009 Trailer)Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) – 3D Macross Battles
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Woohoo!!! I’m so excited!!! From this trailer, we see that the song being played is “Universal Bunny”, but I bet you guys can’t hear a thing And some screenshots: Channeling Sharon Apple, aren’t we? I like what I see This has to be Ranka’s stint as a mecha promo girl. Sheryl has a dance!!! In this [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Got word from Toylet that these figurines and goods are in stock now. Figurines are by Banpresto, and boy, they look awesome that you just can't resist them ^^" If you love Lucky Star and Macross Frontier, boy do you need to consider purchasing these :P. [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Seems that Toylet has all our best interests at heart! How so? They’ve gotten the Banpresto Ichiban Kuji Lucky Star X Macross Frontier figures in stock! I myself have been eyeing Miyuki Sheryl and Konata Alto. If I weren’t jobless of course i’d go for the set of 4 but alas I’m Broke. But for [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

The first time I read about this, it sounded like a joke The title didn’t have the usual “Nyan” phrase at the end, and it lists only May’n as the artist. The source of this news is Amazon Associates. The release is searchable, but the page itself is not yet up. I’ll update when [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I think there’s more to where these kinds of stuff came from, but this one is just appropriate, I think. LOL. Thanks for UN Spacy for pointing it out
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Just a short bit of news, May’n mentioned in her blog yesterday that her recording for the Macross F movie is already done. Also take note of the good reception of the news of the release of Pink Monsoon in the comments in her blog. The fans are thrilled that she has announced this news, [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I hadn’t planned on buying Sheryl Nome, but after seeing early reviews of her, I decided that she passed the eyeball test and that I should acquire her. To my consternation, she was sold out everywhere I looked. HLJ and Hobby Search briefly restocked her the day that she was released; she sold [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Thanks to Gubaba for the lead! Click to go to the Macross F website I believe this radio show is trying to show Sheryl when she was just starting out, and she’s absolutely stumbling everywhere, including, “Atashi no uta o Kiite!” (ahaha, I believe this means, “You’re listening to my song!”) instead of the command “Atashi no [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta