Dude, You Remember Macross?

As the gun smoke settles on 2022, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) ring in 2023 with a look at episodes 13 through 15 of Macross Delta.  However, the new year's stampede has our duo stopping off to talk all things Trigun (including Stampede) before moving into the episode discussion proper. Trigun chat starts at 7:00 (CW: Self-harm, Suicide) Episode discussion starts at 45:20 New old stock Robotech VHS tapes, hornfreaks, runzas, and how Delta gives us those fuzzy SDF feelings come up over the course of the conversation.  For more of us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember https://cohost.org/DudeYouRemember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Coop's thoughts on Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE courtesy of RightStuf & Nozomi Entertainment - https://riderstrike.medium.com/a-return-to-childlike-excitement-gundam-build-divers-re-rise-blu-ray-review-f9ad5478bcfa Music Used: When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST) Blue Funk (Tsuneo Imahori - Trigun OST) Hametsu no Junjou (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Just before the year concludes, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) get together after finally meeting in the flesh (and navigating a busy schedule) to discuss episodes 10 through 12 of Macross Delta.  And man, these episodes are a bit of a gut punch.  Episode discussion starts at 29:00 We talk Dylan's time with Tactics Ogre (and Sonic lore), comic relief lesbians, the special sauce of a great Macross setting, and we pour one out for the red comet over the course of the conversation. It's been long year all, thank you for supporting us through it! For more of us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember https://cohost.org/DudeYouRemember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Coop's Article on Kamen Rider Kuuga - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-11-23/hero-of-a-lost-era-examining-the-context-of-kamen-rider-kuuga/.189795 Dylan's Top 4 Games of 2022 - https://superggradio.wordpress.com/2022/12/07/how-dylan-from-backstage-gaming-got-his-groove-back-in-2022/ Music Used: When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST) Giraffe Blues (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

Before meeting each other in the flesh for the first time, Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) escape their busy life shenanigans just long enough to continue Macross Delta with episodes 7 through 9.  We briefly chat about Macross 7's 28th Anniversary, Zettai Live's Blu-ray release, and some missed KENN-ections. Episode discussion starts at 20:40 The stacked fall 2022 anime season, the search for Milly in Trigun Stampede, world building sensibilities akin to Final Fantasy XII, and the realization that it's been a long time since a Macross has had humanoid conflict come up in the conversation.  For our cool friend Brennen French, check out: https://twitter.com/brennen_french For more of us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Coop's Article on Urusei Yatsura's Subtitle History - https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2022-10-12/urusei-yatsura-remember-my-subs/.190537 Music Used: When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST) Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

This time, Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) deals with the consequences of sipping a bad energy drink while he and Coop (@RiderStrike) continue with episodes 4 through 6 of Macross Delta. Fun times with Freedom Planet 2, the potential lasting power of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the implications of space colonialism, and the weighty expectations Mirage carries come up over the course of the conversation. For more of us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Music Used: When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST) Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

This time, Coop (@RiderStrike) & Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) start their journey through the most recent Macross series, Macross Delta, with its official English Subtitles. Through Delta's first three episodes, our duo soon learns that war... war has changed.  Oh, and Mirage knocks Hayate down a peg, or two.  Light History and Initial Impressions - 15:20 Episode Discussion - 31:00 The glorious yogurt sauce master Andrew Waltfeld, Kamen Rider Double's return in Fuuto PI, multiple Eric Andre bits, and the legend of the Ikenai Burgerline come up in the conversation. For more of us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Music Used: Theme of Love (Metal Gear Solid 4 OST) When My Rune Sparkles (Walküre - Macross Delta OST) Our Battlefield (Walküre - Macross Delta OST)

After returning from Otakon 2022, Coop (@RiderStrike) fills Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) in on everything he missed. Giant Robot Scholar, Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero) & the Well Read Comet, Tom Aznable (@TomAznable) join in help round out the greater picture on the show.  The crew goes over their experiences from the convention. Running panels and later attending key showings from Big West & Discotek Media made for a very busy, but very fun weekend. Oh yeah, we might have seen that little Labyrinth of Time movie too... Tom's pitch for you to check out The Five Star Stories, insane ideas for a Gundam Seed Destiny Panel, drunken 4AM Gavan Karaoke, and Belladonna of Sadness somehow airing on TCM come up in the conversation. For more Stephen, check out: https://twitter.com/_stephen_hero https://stephenhero.carrd.co/ For more Tom, check out: https://twitter.com/TomAznable For us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Music Used: Boss Screen / Totally not the Gavan Theme (Rockman X2 OST) Parade (Fire Bomber - Macross Dynamite 7 OST)

This time, Coop (@RiderStrike) & Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) go over the full meal of Macross news from Anime Expo 2022.  We're gonna be broke after picking up all those blu-rays.  Russell (@RussellLatshaw) & Coop's upcoming Macross Panel at Otakon, some housekeeping, continued frustrations with HG, and a healthy amount of Trigun chatter come up in the conversation. For us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Music Used: Player Select (SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie SNES) Holy Lonely Light (Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 OST)

This time, The Happy Console Gamer, Johnny Millenium (@HCGSHOW) joins Coop (@RiderStrike) and Dylan (@Tha_DiLA) to share his explosive enthusiasm for the Macross series along with his experiences of being a western anime fan in the mid to late 80's.  The interesting temporal dichotomy in our introductions to the series, watching anime in dirty backrooms, drinking with Yasuhiro Nightow, and the journey of following your passions come up in the conversation.  For more Johnny, check out: https://twitter.com/HCGSHOW https://www.youtube.com/user/HappyConsoleGamer For us, check out: https://twitter.com/dudeyouremember Dylan - https://twitter.com/Tha_DiLA Coop - https://riderstrike.carrd.co/ Music Used: Comiket Grounds - Kohei Tanaka (Otaku no Video OST) Participating No. 2 - Kohei Tanaka (Otaku no Video OST)

Just before the Frontier films hit U.S. theaters, #1 Sheryl Nome connoisseur and SDCon Cosplay Ambassador (@SDConLA), Celia Rose (@planetstwinkle) joins Coop & Dylan once again to check out the amazing finale that is Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell. This movie rocks so hard.  If you missed it last time, we're giving away another $25 Fandango gift card to celebrate the U.S. release of the Macross Frontier films. Check out our Twitter account (@dudeyouremember) for more details. The crew gives their general impressions of the film at 11:00. Full discussion and summary starts around 24:30. Being betrayed by your morning coffee, returning to the Chogokin void, spicy Do You Remember Love? takes, and Big Wednesday come up in the conversation.  For more Celia, check out: https://twitter.com/planetstwinkle https://www.facebook.com/celiarosecosplay/ For Super Dimension Convention, check out: https://twitter.com/SDConLA https://www.facebook.com/SuperDimensionConvention/ Music Used: Get It On (Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell OST) The Wings of Farewell ~ End of Triangle ~ (Super Robot Wars Z3 OST)

With its U.S. Premiere via Fathom Events on the horizon, Sheryl Nome enthusiast and SDCon Cosplay Ambassador (@SDConLA), Celia Rose (@planetstwinkle) joins Coop & Dylan to discuss Macross Frontier's first film, The False Songstress.  To celebrate the U.S. release of the Macross Frontier films, we're giving away a $25 Fandango gift card. Check out our Twitter account (@dudeyouremember) for more details.  At 24:00 the crew gives their general impressions of the film before diving straight into further discussion.  Celia's history with Frontier, pouring one out for Uta Macross, the film's GORGEOUS concert sequences, and the DX Chogokin rabbit hole come up in the conversation. For more Celia, check out: https://twitter.com/planetstwinkle https://www.facebook.com/celiarosecosplay/ For Super Dimension Convention, check out: https://twitter.com/SDConLA https://www.facebook.com/SuperDimensionConvention/ Music Used: Universal Bunny (Macross Frontier: The False Songstress OST)  Northern Cross (Macross Frontier OST)