Description:
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), Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979) and Akira (1988). He was married to Svea Macek. He died on 17 April 2010 in Topanga Canyon, California, USA.
Birthday
September 21, 1951
Born In
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Alternative names
Frank Karlson
, Carl F. Macek
Spouse/Ex-
Svea Macek August 22, 1981 - April 17, 2010 (his death)
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.
Nickname
The Anime Antichrist
Trademarks
Best known as the foremost producer of anime adaptations/translations in the 1980s and early 1990s, most notably the television series Robotech (1985).
