I find it difficult to believe any Robotech will be in any way related to any Robotech we're familiar with because Harmony Gold has lost all their source material licenses. Despite having 'in perpetuity' contracts, judges ruled them invalid and they lost them like, at the end of 2019.
I feel you! From what Iāve read, their licenses for Macross, Southern Cross, and MOSPEADA expire in 2022. Arbitration has that date in March 2021. So they need to get moving. LOL.
Iām not really sweating the loss of Robotech, as much as I enjoy it. Harmony Gold had plenty of time to do something with their IP, and they didnāt get the fire lit under their ass until about 2-3 years ago. All theyāve done over the past 30 years is piss people off, with only a small trickle of content here and there (and I actually liked the Shadow Chronicles comics and film). With this announcement at WonderCon, it looks like they are trying to throw as much at the wall as they can to get what they can get out of it. Iām surprised that Sony is interested though.
The looming loss of license doesnāt mean that they couldnāt re-negotiate a new licensing deal with Tatsunoko Productions over Macross, Southern Cross, and MOSPEADA. If they do, they definitely wonāt be able to block distribution of Macross franchise in the US anymore. I wonāt be crying over their loss of exclusive distribution thatās for sure. I really want an English-subbed high-def/re-mastered Blu-ray release of Do You Remember Love? film.
If post-2021 Robotech is completely different, then thatās not a loss in my book. Gotta force some creativity some where at some point. I wouldnāt be surprised if Tatsunoko Productions loosens up over Southern Cross and MOSPEADA while controlling Macross tightly, meaning that future Robotech would focus on non-Macross IP instead.