PS3 Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime Hybrid Pack - Pre

NCS Product Synopsis
«©NCSX» The inception of the Macross franchise took place approximately 30 years ago when the adventures of Hikaru, Misa, Minmay, and Roy captivated viewers on both sides of the Pacific. In the years since the conclusion of the original series, Macross has gone on to spawn animated sequels, serial adjuncts, and a whole lot of merchandising.

On November 21, 2009, Japanese cinema-goers got to watch a Macross movie titled Gekijō-ban Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ which translates into Macross Frontier the Movie: The False Songstress. The movie was a retread of the events in the Macross F television series compacted down into 119 minutes of drama, espionage, a false songstress, and Valkyries. Lots of Valkyries. False Songstress pulled in a little under $5 million at the box office which was a disappointment. For comparative reference, the One Piece Strong World movie pulled in $48 million and the Yattaman animated film earned $40 million. Cameron's Avatar trounced every other movie in Japan last year with a cumulative take of $163 million.

Preorders are welcome for the Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime Hybrid Pack which will probably earn more than $5 million when it ships for the Playstation 3 and Blu-Ray in November. The hybrid Blu-Ray disc contains the False Songstress movie and a Playstation 3 game titled Macross Trial Frontier which is a remake of the PSP Macross Ultimate Frontier game. The series featured in the game include SDF Macross: Do You Remember Love?, SDF Macross Plus, SDF Macross 7, and SDF Macross Zero along with SDF Macross Frontier. In addition to the game and movie, over 50 minutes of bonus footage is included on the hybrid disc. Finally, a 48-page booklet which contains illustrations and archival material is packed as a bonus with the hybrid disc.

Reservations for the Blu-Ray/Playstation 3 Japanese import Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime Hybrid Pack will ship on October 7, 2010 at JPY6800 or US$79.90 from NCS.