Tuesday, February 22, 2011

NEW ROBOTECH ANIMATION SHOWN AT ANIMATION ON DISPLAY


Numerous reports have been filtering out of Animation On Display that Harmony Gold screened new animation for the fans at the Robotech panel on Saturday. It appears the animation is related to the currently untitled Robotech project the company is working on.

Harmony Gold has stated via their facebook page and the Robotech.com website that the only way to see the footage at this time is on the Robotech Convention Tour.The next tour stop will be Mar.31-Apr.01 at Tekkoshocon in Pittsburgh, PA where both Tommy Yune and Kevin McKeever will be Guests of Honor.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

ROBOTECH CONVENTION TOUR TO KICK OFF ON ANIMATION ON DISPLAY THIS WEEKEND


Robotech.com announced today that the 2011 Robotech Convention Tour will kick off at Animation On Display in San Francisco on Feb. 19-20th. It appears that AOD has invited both Tommy Yune and Kevin McKeever to the convention as Guest Of Honor.

                            CLICK HERE FOR THE AODSF ARTICLE ON ROBOTECH.COM

Monday, February 14, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

ROBOTECH CONVENTION TOUR TO MAKE A STOP AT ANIME CENTRAL ON MAY 20-22nd 2011



On the Robotech Facebook Page it was announced that the 2011 Robotech Convention Tour will make a stop at Anime Central this May. The convention has booked Robotech's Steve Yun as its Guest of Honor.

Friday, February 4, 2011

2011 ROBOTECH CONVENTION TOUR ARTICLE NOW UP ON ROBOTECH.COM

Yesterday Harmony Gold put the article for the 2011 Robotech Convention Tour. Already the tour is booked into San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tulsa, Columbus, New Orleans, Denver and more to be announced!

Fans who like to find out how they can get the tour booked to a city near them are encouraged to check out the tour  suggestions thread. 

Here are the links to recaps from the previous tours. 


Click here for recaps of the 2010 tour
Click here for recaps of the 2009 tour
Click here for recaps of the 2008 tour
Click here for recaps of the 2007 tour
Click here for recaps of the 2006 tour
Click here for recaps of the 2005 tour



With the new Robotech Facebook page fully operational it appears that 2011 promises to be a interesting year tour wise.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

FUNIMATION CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS DUE TO WEATHER & POWER OUTAGES


From AnimeNewsNetwork.com

The North American anime distributor Funimation has announced that its simulcast of the fourth episode of the television anime Fractale will be delayed. Funimation's offices in Flower Mound, Texas have been closed for three days due to ice on the roads and rolling power outages throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
The company has not yet announced when the episode, which was originally scheduled to go live at 11:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, will be streamed.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

ROBOTECH SODA LINE FROM 2006 CONFIRMED



Today on the Robotech Facebook Page a photo of the much rumored Robotech Soda line from appeared. Rumors of these sodas have been floating around the internet since the spring of 2006 but Harmony Gold has never made any official comment until today.

According to the post over on the Facebook page these sodas are not for sale, nor does the page make any indication that they have have been for sale in the past. Several fans have pointed out that a company called Jones Soda is the manufacturer of these and anyone can make custom labels.

It appears that one of the more interesting rumors of the past few years has now proven to be true.