Overview
Plot:
An alien ship crashes on Earth and the tech and secrets it bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
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User Comments:
My favorite TV show of all time.
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 | Katy Amaizo | ... | Claudia Grant (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Jean-Claude Ballard | ... | Narrator (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Cam Clarke | ... | Maximillion Sterling (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Lara Cody | ... | Kim Young, Jason (1 episode, 1985) |

| Greg Finley | ... | Henry Gloval, Anatole Leonard (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Rebecca Forstadt | ... | Lynn Minmei (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Ted Layman | ... | Exedore (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Wendee Lee | ... | Vanessa Leeds (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Michèle Lituac | ... | Lisa Hayes (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Iona Morris | ... | Claudia Grant (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Tony Oliver | ... | Rick Hunter (1 episode, 1985) |
 | Dan Woren | ... | Roy Fokker (1 episode, 1985) |
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| Bill Newton | .... | digital restoration (unknown episodes) |
| Tommy Yune | .... | main title design & credits (unknown episodes) |
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Additional Details
Runtime:
Argentina:30 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Trivia:
The original 1985 series left viewers hanging with an unresolved ending that was not continued until the release of
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006) over 20 years later.
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Soundtrack:
The Flower of Life
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I'm usually a purist with my anime, but I make no apologies for saying this- Robotech is my favorite TV show of all time, and my favorite anime.
I won't get into the whole discussion of whether the translation butchered the original Japanese creators' intentions or not; I stand in awe with what Carl Macek was able to do with 3 distinctly unrelated series, and feel that the whole Robotech mythos is more engaging and fun than the original series.
This is the only show that I have felt such an emotional attachment to, for so long. There is no rational explanation; my wife gave up trying to figure it out a long time ago...
Robotech spans 3 generations of people battling to save earth. It was one of the first American cartoon series to have a continuing storyline, to have character deaths (and births!). It showed racism, interracial relationships, the futility but necessity of war... all in 1/2 hour weekday installments right before school. Plus, it had the coolest mecha around.
I've heard rumors of a new Robotech 3000 series under development by the animators responsible for Beast Wars and the Voltron 3D show. I'm apprehensive but hopeful; I doubt any show can ever really hope to match (and mesh with) the standards set by the original series- identifying with characters may be a wee bit hard with CGI models. But, I hope that it renews interest about Robotech with the public. Perhaps then the snafus that have kept causing Robotech to disappear from store shelves will be overcome. (Anyone for a full DVD set?)