GO FIGURE! TOY BLOG CHRONICLES #6 : ROBOTECH / MACROSS

[D. MARQUIS]

THIS IS ONE CARTOON SERIES THAT I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEEING THE FIRST EPISODE. IMPORTED FROM THE JAPANESE SERIES "MACROSS " IT CHANGED THE NAME TO "ROBOTECH " FOR ITS AMERICAN AUDIENCE. WITH THE POPULARITY OF "TRANSFORMERS " SERIES WHICH WAS EXTREMELY WELL RECIEVED- ROBOTECH WOULD CONTINUE GIVING AUDIENCES THEIR "TRANSFORMATION" FIX.

THIS SERIES WAS ALSO POPULAR IN MY OPINION DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOVIES LIKE "TOP GUN" AND CARTOONS LIKE "GI JOE" HAD BROUGHT FOCUS TO THE AWESOME F14 TOMCAT FIGHTER JET WHICH THE "VERITECH FIGHTERS" IN ROBOTECH ARE LOOSELY BASED OFF OF. THESE VF PLANES HAD 3 AMAZING ALTERNATE MODES TO FIGHT- WHICH MEANT- I WAS ALL IN!


THIS WAS ONE OF THE CARTOONS YOU DIDNT WANT TO MISS THE INTRO. IT DIDN'T HAVE LYRICS- JUST DRAMATIC- CLASSICAL STYLE MUSIC (FOR THE AMERICAN SERIES)WITH LOTS OF COOL SCENES DEPICTING VARIOUS MECHA THAT WOULD BE LATER FEATURED IN THE SERIES
LIKE THE "CYCLONE" BIKES AND "ALPHA FIGHTERS "

Genesis Climber Mospeada: Ray Mospeada Cyclone Action Figure Genesis Climber Mospeada: Ray Mospeada Cyclone Action Figure

AS FAR AS ACTION FIGURES GO- I THINK THIS LINE IS AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS YOU CAN GET. BECAUSE OF THE RICH STORYLINES - MACROSS HAS CONTINUALLY PUSHED THE ENVELOPE SINCE ITS INCEPTION WITH AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF ACTION FIGURES ON EVERY LEVEL IMAGINABLE.  FOR ME -MY PERSONAL RANKING FOR MECHA GOES LIKE THIS :

1) MACROSS 

2) GUNDAM

3)TRANSFORMERS 

YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK OUT THIS DOCUMENTARY ON THE INTRIGUING HISTORY OF ROBOTECH (PART 1 OF 4)

MY AFFINITY WITH FIGHTER JETS FUELED MY INTEREST IN THIS AWESOME SERIES. WHEN I GOT AROUND THE CGG CREW- IT TOOK OFF INTO SPACE. A COUPLE OF OUR KEY STAFF WERE REALLY INTO IT AND EXPOSED ME TO PARTS OF MACROSS THAT WERE RARE TO SEE.  IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW OR REMEMBER WE MURALIZED A VF FIGHTER TRANSFORMING FROM ALL 3 MODES ON OUR  VIDEO CENTER FLOOR (PHOTOS EXIST - I JUST DON'T  HAVE THEM!)

DAISUKE FUKUDA HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO CGG SINCE THE EARLY FIRST DAYS AND IS A PHENOMENAL TOY DESIGNER. HE'S WORKED ON SOME ICONIC BRANDS AND PERSONALLY I THINK  THE WORK HE DID ON TOYNAMI TOYS' RE - LAUNCH OF THE ROBOTECH SERIES SOME YEARS BACK WAS SOME OF HIS BEST WORK.

THERE'S AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF MERCH AND FIGURES AVAILABLE FOR THIS LONG RUNNING SERIES. IM GOING TO LIST SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK OUT.

SEE THE LIST!

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CHECK OUT THE OTHER ACTION FIGURE BRANDS WE LOVED AT CGG:

COWBOY BEBOP 
AKIRA
DRAGONBALL Z
TRANSFORMERS HAUL

SAILOR MOON

GUNDAM

RANMA 1/2
GODZILLA
SPEED RACER
STREET FIGHTER

BARBIE

NINJA SCROLL

GATCHAMAN

VOLTRON 

HE MAN

THUNDERCATS

GHOST IN THE SHELL
ROBOT CHICKEN
THE BOONDOCKS
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

[D. MARQUIS]

[D. MARQUIS]

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