So, my copy of the second Macross Frontier movie and my PS3 iM@S2 box turned up today. I was actually kind of surprised that I only ordered the regular edition of Macross Frontier rather than the LE, but given that I rarely do anything with those extras, I guess it was just a fleeting moment of lucidity on my part that’ll soon pass.

Anyway, the first pressing with both of these releases is a clip of film from both works. For iM@S, it’s a clipping from the first episode of the anime. For Macross Frontier, well… it’s supposedly from the movie, but given people have been reporting getting clippings from such exotic content as the anti-piracy advert that played before hand, I suppose all bets are off.

Not that the iM@S clippings are necessarily better, being that there’s always the risk of getting one of the scant few frames containing Producer-san (I’ve seen those on Japanese blogs as well) or worse. And given my previously reported luck on such random matters, I’m largely expecting worse. Much worse. And I say “expecting” as I’m writing this preamble without having opened them up.

Which does mean that, should they fail to be either particularly terrible or amazing, it’ll be something of a disappointment of a post. But, hey, let’s open them up…

Okay, let’s start with Macross Frontier…

Urrr, yeah – if that’s hard to make out, it’s only partially due to my atrocious camera skills – it’s kind of small and dark in person, too. Let’s see if I can carefully remove it from the packaging and get a better shot…

Thats… slightly clearer, maybe? Suppose I need some better way of taking pictures of these things in future.

Anyway, I guess that’s Ranka and… Ranka? I don’t know, I guess this is where having seen the movie beforehand may have helped in the identification process. Anyway, I’m more of a Ranka than a Sheryl fan, so what appears to be Double Ranka (until one of you proves me wrong) is good by me.

Let’s have a look at the iM@S one…

Hard to misidentify that, I guess – Iori and Yayoi on the couch. Many a person would probably consider that one a win, even with the subtitle on there. Personally, I’d have preferred Ritsuko. Guess I shouldn’t complain, though – at least it’s not a candle…