Carl Macek (1)
20.04.2010 by Adrian A. Lozano
For my generation Robotech would be a pivotal televised animated series that would contribute greatly to the formation and foundation of the US Anime industry. Years before Robotech's debut a hand full of other shows paved the way for Japanese Animation for public and syndicated broadcasting, but the main difference was that Robotech carried a red flag making it very clear that animation wasn't just for children any more. One of the most known contributors who worked on the original Robotech series was Carl Macek, who passed away on Saturday April 17th 2010. Carl Macek was the first person I was able to put a face to the name in the Anime industry as a pre-teenager thanks to my Robotech Art 1 book, he was my first Anime celebrity that I would meet later that same year at a small Sci-Fi convention in Anaheim California. Over the years I've meet many Anime creators and producers but meeting Carl Macek has always stood out because it motivated me to find a way in to the Japanese Anime industry. 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of Robotech and regardless of how healthy or unhealthy some my feel about the state of the franchise Carl's passing makes what should be a festive time sad.
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Alfred wrote on 22.4.2010:
Passed before his time, Robotech is what got me into anime.