I have never seen a cartoon where singing and pop idols were an integral part, especially to multiple parts of the storyline e.g. Lynn Minmay (Mari Iijima)’s singing “We Can Win” (that is from memory ...

Kevin is an accomplished blogger and pop culture writer! Having written about the manga and anime industry since 2004, he's written a wide variety of stories! He has even interviewed legends like Stan ...

Meant in part to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series this concert also honored the passing of Japanese composer Kentaro Haneda. So a full ...

Films and series in the Macross franchise are set to be officially released worldwide for the first time, resolving decades of legal wrangling. Harmony Gold USA and Japan’s Big West, two companies at ...

Robotech. You probably remember that one. Or maybe you don't, with two decades gone since Carl Macek introduced a generation to big transforming robots, but if you were a kid growing up in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. It was live streamed at over 40 locations in Japan, as well as in ...

As an animator, Joaquim Dos Santos has steadily carved out a career boasting credits on some of the most influential American animated series of the past two decades. The 46-year-old animator and ...

It looks like everything old is becoming new again. Just like Y2K trends and vinyl records, another retro title from entertainment’s decades past is rearing its head once more. It turns out Macross is ...