Carl Macek, the man who produce the Robotech TV show back in the 1980s evidently passed away last month:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/05/06/apop050610.DTL I can remember going to my aunt's house after school and watching the episodes, I was completely captivated by them. Even back then, I knew this was a show unlike any other I’d ever seen before. It remains my favorite anime series of all time (Fushigi Yuugi is a close second). The world of anime will not be the same without him.