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| By AARON SKETCHLEY (aaronsketch@HOTdelete_thisMAIL.com) | Ver 1.0 2014.08.19 |
| Goods 05: Macross Related Publications 2 |
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This Is Animation Special: Macross Plus Movie Edition
A mook for the movie version of "Macross Plus". It publishes such things as the making of the CG.
Publisher: Shogakukan / ¥1,456 (not including tax)
Novel Version: Macross Plus
A novel that depicts Isamu and the others before the original story of "Macross Plus".
By: Nobumoto Keiko / Publisher: Shogakukan / ¥534 (not including tax)
Related Matter: Band Scores
The sheet music for the songs that appear during the Macross series, in which "songs" are one of the themes, were also made into publications. A great amount of Fire Bomber's sheet music in particular was published after the series was broadcast.
Kawamori Shouji Macross Design Works
A mook that collected such things as rough drawings, preparation drafts, and final versions of the successive generations of VFs by Kawamori Shouji.
Publisher: Movic / ¥3,000 (not including tax)
Miyatake Kazutaka Macross & Orguss Design Works
It published the designs by Miyatake Kazutaka related to "Macross" or for "Orguss".
Publisher: Movic / ¥3,000 (not including tax)
Macross F Official File 1, 2
Mooks that concisely summarized the "Macross F" TV series.
Publisher: Gakken Marketing / ¥600 each (not including tax)
Macross F 2059: Memories
One book that explains the "Macross F" TV series, centring on the characters.
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥\1,200 (not including tax)
Macross F Official Fan Book
A "Macross F" TV series complete version official guide mook.
Publisher: Gakken Marketing / ¥2,095 each* (not including tax)
* Translator's note: "each" is an error in the source text.
Related Matter: Master File
Softbank Creative vigorously sent out the "Variable Fighter Master File" mooks from 2009. The mooks treated the Valkyries as armaments with real existences, and explained such things as their development genealogy and operating procedures.
Pash! Animation File: Macross F
A "Macross F" TV series fan book oriented toward women.
Publisher: Shufu To Seikatsu Co. / ¥1,500 (not including tax)
Ranka Macross F: Ranka Lee Official File Book
A "Macross F" TV series mook that specializes in Ranka.
Publisher: Ohta Publications / ¥1,600 (not including tax)
Macross F Visual Collection Sheryl Nome
It publishes copyright illustrations centring on Sheryl that appeared in such things as anime magazines.
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥952 (not including tax)
Related Matter: Macross Ace
Kadokawa Bookstore published "Macross Ace", a comic magazine that specialized in the Macross series, from Jan. 2009. It carried comics that were set in every era of the series, from "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" to "Macross F". After the three volumes that were published in 2009, this magazine was made quarterly from 2010, and a total of 8 issues were published. As the comic "Macross The First" (By: Mikimoto Haruhiko), which was based on the "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" TV series, was the serialization showpiece, it changed the magazine it was published in, and continued even after "Macross Ace" suspended publication.
Macross F Visual Collection Ranka Lee
An illustration collection that published copyright illustrations centring on Ranka.
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥952 (not including tax)
Macross F Visual Collection Sheryl Nome Final
The second part of the copyright illustration collection centring on Sheryl. It also published contributions from the animators and others.
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥952 (not including tax)
Theatrical Macross F -The False Songstress- Official Guidebook: Perfect Triangle
An anime mook that consolidates "The False Songstress" movie related things.
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥1,200 (not including tax)
Roman Album Theatrical Macross F -The False Songstress- Guidebook
A mook that features "The False Songstress" in advance of its release.
Publisher: Tokuma Bookstore / ¥857 (not including tax)
Roman Album Theatrical Macross F -The False Songstress-
It publishes setting materials and the characters in "The False Songstress" movie.
Publisher: Tokuma Bookstore / ¥1,714 (not including tax)
Official Complete Book: Theatrical Macross F -The Wings Of Goodbye-
A mook that published such things as the setting and a summary of "The Wings Of Goodbye".
Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥1,500 (not including tax)
* Please note that the sale of the published commodities may have ended.
Macross F: Holding You Tight To The End Of The Galaxy
A collection of short comics that puts the focus on each character.
By: Mizushima Sorahiko / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥580 (not including tax)
Macross F Secret Visions
A comic that centres on Sheryl's and Ranka's life on campus.
By: Okiura / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥560 (not including tax)
Macross F Nyan Dramaru
The comic version of the drama CD of the same name.
By: Kikuya Megane / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥580 (not including tax)
Macross F S.M.S. ☆ Story
A comic that puts the focus on Aruto's and the others' life in S.M.S..
By: Hidou Ryouji / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥560 (not including tax)
Sheryl -Kiss In The Galaxy- 1-4
A comic serialized in the shojo magazine "Bessatsu Friend".
By: Koyama Kariko / Publisher: Kodansha / ¥657 (not including tax)
Macross FF
A story that makes its setting the interval between the two "Macross F" movies.
By: Kikuya Megane / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥580 (not including tax)
Macross 7th Chord
The story of a new songstress that makes its setting 7 years after "Macross 7".
By: Kano Akira / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥580 (not including tax)
Macross Plus T.A.C. Name 1,2
The comic version of the "Macross Plus" story in two volumes.
By: U.G.E / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥580 each (not including tax)
Macross 7 Trash Special Edition 1-4
The refurbished separate volumes of the "Macross 7 Trash" comic.
By: Mikimoto Haruhiko / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥800 each (not including tax)
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross The First 1-5
The comic version of "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross", by Mikimoto Haruhiko.
By: Mikimoto Haruhiko / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥560 each (not including tax)
Dengeki Data Collection: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Macross 7
Material books on the mecha setting pictures. "Macross" and "Macross 7" books were released.
Publisher: ASCII Media Works / "Macross": ¥950 (not including tax), "Macross 7": ¥1,100 (not including tax)
Related Matter: Hidetaka Tenjin Macross Picture Collections
"Valkyries" (¥4,000, not including tax), and "Valkyries Second Sortie" (¥3,429, not including tax) are books of paintings by Hidetaka Tenjin, who is well known for such things as the packaging of the plastic models in the Macross series, and were released by Kobunsha Publishing.
Novel Version: Macross Frontier 1-4
The novelization of the "Macross F" TV series.
By: Kodachi Ukyou / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / Vol. 1, 2, & 4: ¥590 (not including tax), Vol. 3: ¥648 (not including tax)
Macross F: Frontier Memories, Macross F: Frontier Diaries
Short story collections for "Macross F".
By: Kodachi Ukyou / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / "Memories": ¥600 (not including tax), "Diaries": ¥552 (not including tax)
Theatrical Macross F First And Last Volumes
The two "Macross F movies" novelized in two separate books: the first and last volumes.
By: Kodachi Ukyou / Publisher: Kadokawa Bookstore / ¥619 (not including tax)
Macross The Ride First And Last Volumes
The novel version of the "Dengeki Hobby Magazine" serialization project.
By: Kodachi Ukyou / Publisher: ASCII Media Works / ¥1,200 each (not including tax)
Macross 30: The Singing Voice That Connects The Galaxy
The novelization of the "Macross 30" game.
By: Kodachi Ukyou / Publisher: ASCII Media Works / ¥1,400 (not including tax)
Related Matter: Game Walk-through Books
Among the Macross related game walk-through books that were released in great numbers, there are many like "Macross 30: The Singing Voice That Connects The Galaxy" (publisher: Enterbrain / ¥2,100 / not including tax) that have substantial visuals.
Related Matter: Plastic Model Related Mooks
The Macross series, which has a deep connection with plastic models, also published various types of publications related to models, such as original three-dimensional projects, and plastic model how to books.