Do You Remember Anime Expo? by Chris 11:08 P.M. EST It's that time of the year again, so if you're going to check out Anime Expo at Anaheim, California from July 1-4, you should check out the Macross panel. As always, the panel will be hosted by Macross Compendium's Neil Nadelman. Here's who you'll see at the panel:
David Fleming- SDF Macross translator/subtitler
Shin Kurokawa- SDF Macross DVD producer/restorer/translator
Neil Nadelman- SDF Macross/Macross Plus/Macross II translator/subtitler
The panel will run from 7-11 P.M. on Friday, July 1st. It will take place at Workshop 2 (Hilton Anaheim Hotel California Ballroom A). Mecha fans shouldn't miss this one.
Of Men and Robots by Chris 10:16 P.M. EST Another day, more updates. First, Brian's got some new L.Gaim reviews, covering episodes 27-29. Next, there's some new lineart for the DOM Trooper, Strike Freedom and Gold Frame Amatu courtesy of Sir Red XIV.
June 24, 2005
Rumors of his Death are Greatly Exaggerated by Chris 11:53 P.M. EST After being nearly sucked into a vortex by several foiled column ideas, Ben returns with a new Mecha Musings piece. There's also a fair share of new SEED-related lineart, so let's have a look at what's now available.
Enter the Upgrade Mech by Chris 9:09 P.M. EST L.Gaim approaches the halfway mark with Brian's reviews for episodes 23-26.
June 20, 2005
Return to the 80's by Chris 12:06 A.M. EST For those craving classic 80's mecha, Brian has provided reviews for episodes 19-22 of L.Gaim.
June 19, 2005
Space Coffins by Chris 5:42 P.M. EST For today's update, Simon offers up a review for episode 3 of Planetes.
June 18, 2005
Virus Alert by Chris 11:04 P.M. EST I guess it's a sign that someone either really likes you or really hates you when they use you in virus spamming. Some genius sent the following e-mails to my MAHQ e-mail account:
From 'mail@mahq.net': Dear Mahq Member,
Your e-mail account was used to send a huge amount of unsolicited spam messages during the recent week. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and confirm the attached document so you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to cancel your membership.
Virtually yours,
The Mahq Support Team
+++ Attachment: No Virus found
+++ Mahq Antivirus - www.mahq.net
Then there's this one from 'webmaster@mahq.net':
Dear user chris,
It has come to our attention that your Mahq User Profile ( x ) records are out of date. For further details see the attached document.
Thank you for using Mahq!
The Mahq Support Team
+++ Attachment: No Virus found
+++ Mahq Antivirus - www.mahq.net
Both of these e-mails included an attachment named 'readme.zip', which is infected with (Win32:Mytob-FH [Wrm]), according to avast! Antivirus.
Please note that both of these e-mails are FAKE. There is no 'MAHQ Support Team', and those two e-mail addresses don't exist. If you receive these e-mails or any others claiming to be from MAHQ with attachments, please delete them. The staff of MAHQ will NEVER send you unsolicited e-mails with attachments. If you are using an e-mail program like Microsoft Outlook, please be sure you have an antivirus program to scan your incoming e-mail. Avast! is effective and has a free version if you need an antivirus. If by chance you open one of these attachments and are infected, use an antivirus program to fix the problem. Don't send me any e-mails saying you are infected, because there is nothing I can do to help you. Thank you.
June 15, 2005
Freedom's Destiny by Chris 11:54 P.M. EST Today's update is pretty standard stuff, just a review for episode 34 of DESTINY.
June 12, 2005
More Heavy Metals by Chris 12:18 A.M. EST Another day, more reviews. This time, Brian has provided reviews for episodes 15-18 of L.Gaim.
June 11, 2005
The Works by Chris 12:03 A.M. EST The new L.Gaim section gets another update. This time, Brian has sent in 6 reviews, covering episodes 9-14.
June 10, 2005
New Additions by Chris 11:20 A.M. EST In what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, I find myself introducing new sections and new staff members. Without any further delay, let's get to the new stuff.
Heavy Metal L.Gaim- Brian returns with reviews for episodes 1-8 of this classic (and rare) 1984 mecha series by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
Planetes- New staffer Simon Waxman comes aboard with reviews for episodes 1-2 of this sci-fi series, which is set to debut soon on DVD.
s-CRY-ed- After having completed reviews for the original manga, Chris P kicks off coverage of the anime with a review for episode 1. You can also catch the series on TV, airing on Adult Swim.
June 9, 2005
Update Souffle by Chris 3:30 P.M. EST There's a few items of note on today's list of updates. First, Mark064 sent in reviews for episodes 11-12 of Might Gaine. Next, I have a review for episode 33 of DESTINY. There's also new lineart for the Legend Gundam and Bonaparte, courtesy of Sir Red XIV. Moving on, as today is Thursday, it's time for another Mailbag. Speaking of e-mail, the Strange E-mail page has been updated with a rather amusing new entry. To the idiot who sent it, you know who you are.
June 5, 2005
Bye Bye Berlin by Chris 4:15 P.M. EST Today's update covers episodes 31-32 of DESTINY.
June 4, 2005
Mobile Suit Slicer by Chris 10:17 P.M. EST No surprises in today's update. New reviews for episodes 28-30 of DESTINY.
June 3, 2005
The Return by Chris 11:59 P.M. EST After nearly a week of sickness, it's time for some updates. First up, reviews for episodes 25-27 of DESTINY. Next, Ben has a double dose of Mecha Musings with two columns. Finally, there's a tad bit more DESTINY lineart, courtesy of Sir Red XIV.
