In the annals of mecha anime history, Macross has stood tall as one of the genre's biggest brands ever since the franchise's ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Older fans’ nostalgia serves as a powerful filter to hide the glaring flaws in their favorite childhood mecha anime.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Gundam and its ilk worked because its mecha design sat across the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. While we already had the excellent Blu-ray release for Macross ...

Gundam has always used its ongoing mecha premise to communicate its themes about the military hierarchy, government corruption, and empathy. In contrast, Macross‘ military conflict feels more ...