Something has really been bugging the hell out of me recently. I have been hearing a lot of good things about a show called Macross Frontier. According to what I've heard, Macross Frontier is loaded with spectacular Sci-Fi action, loveable characters, and a very well thought out storyline. The question is, why hasn't this show ever been licensed in the US?
Macross Frontier was released in Japan on April 7, 2008 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Macross franchise. It is now 2011, and we have yet to see the show being given a US release. What's taking so long?! According to Wikipedia, the anime has seen difficulty in getting licensed in the US due to international copyright problems with the franchise. According to what I have read on the subject, there is an copyright dispute between Harmony Gold, Tatsunoko Productions, and Big West Advertising over who ultimately owns the rights to the Macross franchise.
I tend to believe that Harmony Gold's involvement in the dispute is a major reason why the franchise has had such a spotty history of being released in the US. I guess it may also explain why I haven't heard anything official about the upcoming live-action Robotech movie for over a couple of years, even though I recently heard from Tony Oliver that the movie is still being planned. Personally, I have given up all hope that this movie will be made just as I have given up all hope over the proposed live-action Evangelion movie.
Bottom line, I think this is an interesting and promising series. Sadly, the only way to watch it right now is by downloading it via fansub. Hopefully, the dispute will be resolved and we can finally see the show on a region 1 DVD, on Bluray, or on Crnuchyroll sometime soon. Unfortunately, the way things are right now, that possibility is floating up there somewhere in the cosmos.
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