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ROBOTECH is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic of humans
defending their home world against alien domination. The saga is
told through the eyes of characters caught up in a series of wars
that erupts when a mysterious spacecraft c-lands on Earth at
the turn of the millennium. The secrets of alien knowledge aboard
this vessel were , leading to the development of
"Robotechnology" and the creation of a vast arsenal of robotic
"mecha" to defend the Earth against the alien threats that would
eventually strike to lay cl to the mysterious power source
known as "protoculture."
Carl Macek’s groundbreaking sci fi epic has enthralled audiences
since it first appeared on American television in 1985. One of
the first-ever anime imports, this saga spans three generations
of mankind’s fight for freedom.
ROBOTECH: THE COMPLETE SERIES contains the remastered versions
of all 85 episodes from the three Robotech Wars: THE MACROSS
SAGA, THE ROBOTECH MASTERS and THE NEW GENERATION.
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Robotech (1985) was always an anomaly: an anime series that no
Japanese viewer would recognize in its final form. Carl Macek and
the crew at Harmony Gold edited together three similar-looking
series from Tatsunoko Studios: Super Dimension Fortress: Macross,
Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern
Cross to create a sprawling 85-episode space opera with a
completely new story. Robotech helped to create an audience for
anime in America, and the toys, role-playing games,
novelizations, and frequent reissues have kept it alive in the
hearts of its fans for almost three decades. The First Robotech
War (the Macross continuity) opens in 1999, when a gigantic
spaceship strikes the Earth at Macross Island in the Pacific.
After a decade of analysis, repair, and study, the Earth forces
are preparing to relaunch the SDF-1 when the alien Zentraedi
attack, hoping to capture it. The filmmakers introduce the main
characters during the initial attacks and counterattacks: b
pilot Rick Hunter, dashing commander Roy Fokker, SDF-1 Captain
Gloval and his assistant Lisa Hayes, and aspiring singer Minmei.
The Zentraedi attack Earth with 4.8 million vessels, an assault
complicated by the rebel Zentraedi captain Khyron. A climactic
battle pits the SDF-1 and the new SDF-2 against Khyron. The
Second Robotech War (Robotech Masters or Southern Cross) begins
15 years after the previous adventure. Half-Zentraedi/half-human
Dana Sterling becomes a squadron commander as the Robotech
Masters attack Earth to recapture the mysterious Protoculture
factory, which was hidden in the SDF-1. But the Masters cannot
control Zor Prime, a clone of the inventor of Protoculture.
Having tasted freedom and love, Zor Prime defies the Masters and
destroys what as to a high-tech slave culture. But the
Second Robotech War ends as the first did, in a Pyrrhic victory.
The Robotech Masters have been destroyed, but much of the Earth
has been devastated--again. The Third Robotech War (previously
packaged as the "New Generation" Mospeada) begins when the alien
Invid have conquered Earth under the Regis. The only sition
to their tyranny comes from the survivors of Admiral Rick
Hunter's space fleet and a few rebels who emerge victorious after
numerous battles. Faced with imminent defeat, the Regis, who
invaded Earth, delivers an address denouncing war to Scott's crew
and transports her people "to a higher plane." It's a
surprisingly lame conclusion to three interstellar wars. Nearly
30 years since its debut, Robotech looks decidedly primitive. The
crudely drawn space battles and explosions reveal just how much
computer animation has contributed to contemporary anime. Gen
X-ers who grew up watching Robotech will delight in retracing its
convoluted story; viewers accustomed to the faster-moving, more
dramatic conflicts of recent anime will grow impatient with the
leaden pace and endless repetitions. This latest edition comes
with a disc of extras, many of which have appeared before.
(Unrated; suitable for ages 8 and older: machine on machine
violence.) --Charles Solomon
(1. Booby Trap, 2. Countdown, 3. Space Fold, 4. The Long Wait,
5. Transformation, 6. Blitzkrieg, 7. Bye Bye Mars, 8. Sweet
Sixteen, 9. Miss Macross, 10. Blind Game, 11. First Contact, 12.
The Big Escape, 13. Blue Wind, 14. Gloval's Report, 15.
Homecoming, 16. Battle Cry, 17. Phantasm, 18. Farewell, Big
Brother, 19. Bursting Point, 20. Paradise Lost, 21. A New Dawn,
22. Battle Hymn, 23. Reckless, 24. Showdown, 25. Wedding Bells,
26. The Messenger, 27. Force of Arms, 28. Reconstruction Blues,
29. Robotech Masters, 30. Viva Miriya, 31. Khyron's Revenge, 32.
Broken Heart, 33. A Rainy Night, 34. Private Time, 35. Season's
Greetings, 36. To the Stars, 37. Dana's Story, 38. False Start,
39. Southern Cross, 40. Volunteers, 41. Half Moon, 42. Danger
Zone, 43. Prelude to Battle, 44. The Trap, 45. Metal Fire, 46.
Stardust, 47. Outsiders, 48. Déjà Vu, 49. A New Recruit, 50.
Triumvirate, 51. Clone Chamber, 52. Love Song, 53. The Hunters,
54. Mind Game, 55. Dana in Wonderland, 56. Crisis Point, 57. Day
Dreamer, 58. Final Nightmare, 59. The Invid Connection, 60.
Catastrophe, 61. The Invid Invasion, 62. The Lost City, 63.
Lonely Soldier Boy, 64. Survival, 65. Curtain Call, 66. Hard
Times, 67. Paper Hero, 68. Eulogy, 69. The Genesis Pit, 70. Enter
Marlene, 71. The Secret Route, 72. The Fortress, 73. Sandstorm,
74. Annie's Wedding, 75. Separate Ways, 76. Metamorphosis, 77.
The Midnight Sun, 78. Ghost Town, 79. Frostbite, 80. Birthday
Blues, 81. Hired , 82. The Big Apple, 83. Reflex Point, 84.
Dark Finale, 85. Symphony of Light)