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NEWS: Harmony Gold's Macross, Mospeada, Southern Cross Licenses Still Expire in 2021

reanimator wrote:

I think the biggest screwup of Harmony Gold created is further establishing their own fictional universe by publishing those Robotech novels and related stuffs (Battletech, right?) for years.

No, Battletech was a completely unrelated board game franchise that licensed a bunch of mecha artwork and designs from Macross, Crusher Joe, and Fang of the Sun Dougram back when it was first starting out, before the company got enough momentum to hire in-house mecha designers.

Lest we forget, the original Jetfire from Transformers was just a repurposed Valkyrie. Mecha licenses used to be weird. And liberal.

Mr Adventure wrote:

Lest we forget, the original Jetfire from Transformers was just a repurposed Valkyrie. Mecha licenses used to be weird. And liberal.

I thought jetfire was based on the F-14 tomcat.I know Kawamori based the valkrie on the tomcat.

A redeco of the Takatoku Toys Macross VF-1S Super Valkyrie, Jetfire features three modes: robot, jet, and an "alternate transformation" (called the "Gerwalk" form in Macross, and the "Guardian" form in Robotech) that deploys his arms and legs in jet mode. Additionally, Jetfire comes with several red pieces of armor and rocket booster backpack that can snap onto his arms, legs, and back in any mode. He has noticeably more articulation than the other Transformers in the line at the time. The VF-1S toy is based on a design by mecha designer Shōji Kawamori.

Pretty sure they're way more well known by the general public as one of the companies involved in Silvio Berlusconi's $170 million dollar embezzlement scandal, not some cartoon from the 80s. The last time Harmony Gold made mainstream news, it was about all their frozen Swiss bank accounts. Let's not reduce a huge, shady company to one tiny shady thing that they've done.

But then, why have Robotech comics had no issue using SDF Macross visuals and plot? I'm pretty sure the current comic is a retrospective across all Sagas. And Robotech/Voltron definitely used Macross designs.

Kruszer wrote:

So HG's stranglehold on Macross ends in 2021? *Dances in the street*

IF Tatsunoko doesn't give it back to them.

Key thing here.

BodaciousSpacePirate wrote:

No, Battletech was a completely unrelated board game franchise that licensed a bunch of mecha artwork and designs from Macross, Crusher Joe, and Fang of the Sun Dougram back when it was first starting out, before the company got enough momentum to hire in-house mecha designers.

Thank you for the correction. I don't know a jack about Battletech so I thought they're from from the same company.

unfortunately 4 years is far too long to save the series. by the time that happens, its possible miss mari would be in retirement so the chances of any company doing what ADV did would be out of the question.

unless viz media takes the license and gives it the SM treatment, its unlikely it will ever be released in the US and I don't think nor would I blame tatsunoko for ever allowing another US company to license the franchise ever again.

its unlikely it will ever be released in the US and I don't think nor would I blame tatsunoko for ever allowing another US company to license the franchise ever again.