| According to Cartoonbrew, Carl Macek, the producer of Robotech, passed away of heart attack on April 18th. He was 58 years old. Carl Macek created Robotech with Harmony Gold USA in 1985 by combining Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada. Source: Cartoonbrew |
dtshykApr 19, 2010 5:12 AM
| R.I.P. |
| Rest in Peace. |
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| R.I.P. |
 「何度も立ち向かい続けよう 大切なもの失いたくないから 信じたそのさきへと・・・」 |
| RIP DUDE |
| Ahh...so sad. Rest in Paradise, man. |
| Don't know him, but R.I.P. |
| 58 is too young. =/ |
dtshyk said: Robotech Well that's a funny way to spell Macross. |
| I may dislike Robotech like a lot of people, though at the end of the day it's thanks to this man that the lot of us are fans of mecha, and introduced us into the Macross franchise, so for that i must thank him, and it's a shame to hear he died at such a young age. R.I.P. |
| Always breaks my heart when news like that pops up on here. Especially when the person is way too young to die, too. RIP. |
| darn R.I.P. |
| RIP..... |
| Very sad to hear, especially because he died on my birthday. Rest in piece. |
| This is truly a sad day. As a huge fan of the Robotech series, I am very sad to hear this news. I loved the way he merged the three unrelated series into one. They seem to go together like bread and butter...with jam on it. Almost as if they were meant to be together the whole time. He will truly be missed. :*( R.I.P. |
| Carl Macek. The anime industry wouldn't be what it is today. Since Robotech, you always gave anime a market in USA. Now look at anime today, We now have anime on TV, internet (like Youtube, Hulu), and almost everywhere. Rest in peace, Macek. I listen to ANNcast and now I understand how a penpal in Japan help contributed to anime in USA. |
| R.I.P you will always be a legend to me. |
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| R.I.P This is some major news. Didn't expect this to happen. Talk about great memories back in the day. You just had to be there. |
| R.I.P this are Truly sad news to me....since i loved and watch the series since childhood |
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| no idea who he is, but R.I.P. ^^V |
 ~by baba <3 |
spleen1013 said: dtshyk said: Robotech Well that's a funny way to spell Macross. It's a nearly entirely different story :) I find strange no one knows what Robotech is.... |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| R.I.P. |
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| R.I.P Despite not knowing anything about Robotech, He helped the otaku community and will be sorely missed. |
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| R.I.P. |
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| He died a legend. May your soul rest knowing that you've touched the hearts of thousands. |
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| See you later, you did a great work. |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| Wow....just wow rest in peace you did the anime community wonders and will surely be missed. |
| Aww man, another death of a distinguished talent in the anime industry. >.< This isn't a good year. Rest in peace... ... |
| R.I.P |
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dtshyk said: passed away of heart attack on April 18th "end quote" Jerry Beck, one of Macek's former business partners, revealed that Macek died of a heart attack on Saturday, April 17, 2010. - Wikipedia. R.I.P. carl. i looked up to you for a large # of years. this 4 Loco is for you. and those who dont know about carl, you should be ashamed to say your a fan of anime and not know the legend. |
 "For me to call a man my friend, he must be equal to me in all aspects" - Griffith, 'Berserk' |
| i don't know him, but i sympathize for him :dying at such an early age. |
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| Very sad news. There probably wouldn't be an anime fandom if not for him. RIP I just checked, and there is NO profile on him in here. Now, why the heck is that?? |
chinlamp said: Because Asako was stupid and campaigned to have Robotech removed from the database, so he got deleted as well. What? I never "campaigned" to get it removed. It was removed in the DB rules being tightened, and I had nothing to do with that. I have the Robotech box set (25th anniversary edition) and I acknowledge what it did for the fandom in its day. It has a very significant role in the history of anime outside of Japan. However, I won't say RIP or any such, because of what he and Harmony Gold did in many other respects, such as the fuss with Mechwarriorr not to mention their regular legal spats with the original producers trying to license other Macross series (7, Zero, Frontier) outside of Japan. It was douchery of the highest level. So I won't mourn him, and I have no respect for the company or their loss. |
| I appreciate Carl Macek and what he has done for Anime in general. R.I.P. Carl Macek You will be missed by those who care. |
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| R.I.P. |
We are the United. Even in defeat we stand united. |
| RIP. Thanks for Robotech. |
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