Chris responds:
1. I don't know why this question keeps coming up, when it can be answered in five seconds by going to our SRW anime section. So this will be the last time I answer this. Yes, it's being released on DVD in North America by Bandai Visual.

2. The most recent game, Endless Frontier: SRW OG Saga just came out last week in Japan for the Nintendo DS, so I wouldn't expect any other OG games for quite awhile. There have been persistent fan rumors of an OG3, but nothing has been announced.

3. I wouldn't count on it.

4. To say Setsuna 'survived 00' is incorrect because the series is only half over. Of course he's alive - you can't have a series where the hero dies halfway in.

5. Same thing applies here. The show is only half over, and it wouldn't make much sense to kill all the antagonists before then.

Chris responds:
1. First, I wouldn't group in DYRL as a compilation, since it's more of a remake. A compilation implies that it's the same animation and story with some changes, like Macross Plus. That being said, no I don't expect to see any in the near future. If they wanted to make any for Macross 7 or Macross Zero, they would have done them by now.

2. No, there is nothing being done with the unreleased (in North America) shows, which includes Macross 7, Macross Zero and of course Macross Frontier.

3. It's clear they are connected. I wouldn't expect Shoji Kawamori and his staff to just look over the most recent prior Macross series and not connect it to the current one. I'm sure we'll see more connections in the future.

phoenix nova asks:
1. I wanted to ask a question of how in American kids television, the quality of shows has declined. I remember reading some of your editorial articles of how there were so many good animated shows back then that were above par like the mentioned Batman: The Animated Series and the Gargoyles series. I know that even though Gargoyles was short-lived due to mostly viewers' issues, Batman: The Animated Series did not suffer the same fate and lived longer. How is it that American animated children shows do not show that kind of quality anymore? Is it because of world events or the case of censorship?


2. When is Rebuild of Evangelion due to release in the U.S.?

Chris responds:
1. First, I wouldn't really say that Gargoyles being 78 episodes is in anyway "short-lived." By comparison, Batman: The Animated Series ran for three seasons and 85 episodes, which is hardly a handful more than Gargoyles. I think part of the problem with American cartoons these days, especially action ones, is that they're aiming for an even younger demographic - in some cases as young as 8. That's not to say that everything on TV now is a waste. Right now, both Transformers Animated and Spectacular Spider-Man are examples of shows that appeal to young kids, but have good writing and can be entertaining for older crowds as well.

2. I wouldn't expect to see the movies in the U.S. anytime soon. No one has licensed them, and no one probably will for a long time. The second movie hasn't even been released in Japan yet, so there's not much incentive for any U.S. company to just bring out the first movie alone. Also, I'd imagine GAINAX would demand a heavy licensing fee for their prized cash cow series, and given the recent issues experienced by ADV Films, I'm not sure they'd have the money to dish out for that license. I don't know if even Manga Entertainment would.