Carl Macek(1951-2010)

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Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013)

Carl Macek was born on 21 September 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985), Akira (1988) and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979). He was married to Svea Macek. He died on 17 April 2010 in Topanga Canyon, California, USA.

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7.6

8.5

TV Series

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
6.3
- creative consultant
- 2006
Yesterday
4.9
- adr director
- adr script (eng;ish version)
- 2002
Heavy Metal 2000
5.4
- executive consultant
- 2000
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
5.7
Video
- archival material courtesy of
- 1999
A.D. Police
5.9
TV Series
- adr director: english version
- adr writer: english version
- adr director (as Frank Karlson)
- 1999
Crying Freeman
6.9
TV Mini Series
- adr director (english version)
- 1988–1994
8 Man After
6.3
TV Mini Series
- adr director (version: English version)
- 1993
Crimson Wolf
5.0
Video
- adr director
- script adaptation (english version)
- 1993
8 Man
5.5
- additional dialouge: english language adaptation
- 1992
Babel II: Perfect Collection
6.1
TV Mini Series
- adr director (english version)
- 1992
Doomed Megalopolis
6.1
TV Mini Series
- adr director (english version)
- 1991
Silent Möbius
6.3
- script writer (english version, Streamline Pictures dub)
- 1991
3x3 Eyes
7.3
TV Mini Series
- adr director (english version, Streamline PIctures dub)
- 1991–1992
Mr. Happy
TV Mini Series
- adr director (english version)
- 1989
C.O.P.S.
7.0
TV Series
- assistant story editor
- 1988–1989

Robotech: Love Live Alive
5.4
Video
- producer
- 2013
Divergence Eve
5.9
TV Mini Series
- producer: ADV Films
- 2003
Yesterday
4.9
- producer (english version)
- 2002
2009: Lost Memories
6.1
- producer (english version)
- 2002
My Beautiful Girl, Mari
6.5
- english language producer
- 2002
A.D. Police
5.9
TV Series
- producer (as Frank Karlson)
- 1999
8 Man After
6.3
TV Mini Series
- producer (english version)
- 1993
Casshan: Robot Hunter
6.6
TV Mini Series
- producer (english version)
- 1993–1994
Crimson Wolf
5.0
Video
- producer (english version)
- 1993
Crying Freeman
6.9
TV Mini Series
- english language producer
- producer
- 1988–1992
8 Man
5.5
- english language producer
- 1992
Doomed Megalopolis
6.1
TV Mini Series
- producer: Streamline Pictures dub (english version, uncredited)
- 1991
Zeiram
6.4
- english language producer
- 1991
Silent Möbius
6.3
- producer (english version)
- 1991
Computer Warriors
6.9
Video
- producer
- 1990

Alternative names
- Frank Karlson
Born
- September 21, 1951
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- April 17, 2010
- Topanga Canyon, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Svea MacekAugust 22, 1981 - April 17, 2010 (his death)
Other works
Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels. The Donning Company (Norfolk, VA), 1988
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews
- 1 Article

Trivia
Inspired the fan term "Macekre" (pronounced like "massacre"), allegedly used to describe anime series which have been drastically "revised" to make them more attractive to Western viewers. However, Macek has claimed that he was unfairly blamed for clumsy edits to Robotech (1985) that were done by a former home video distributor after the original broadcast in order to fit more episodes per VHS tape.