Robotech (1985– )

An alien ship crashes on Earth and the tech and secrets it bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.

Stars:

Cam Clarke, Rebecca Forstadt, Tony Oliver

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cam Clarke	...	Lance Belmont (36 episodes, 1985)
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Lynn Minmei (36 episodes, 1985)
Tony Oliver	...	Rick Hunter (36 episodes, 1985)
Gregory Snegoff	...	Scott Bernard (25 episodes, 1985)
Melissa Newman	...	Dana Sterling (24 episodes, 1985)

Storyline

In the year 1999, an alien battle-fortress crashes on an island in the Pacific. Over the next ten years, mankind repairs and refits this fortress, using the advanced "robo-technology" found aboard it to create fighter planes that can transform into giant robots. As soon as the repaired fortress is ready for launch, the aliens to whom it belongs finally discover its location. Thus begins a series of wars that will devastate the planet earth. This television series was created by Carl Macek from three Japanese television series, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada.

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Plot Keywords:

giant robot | robot | transforming robot | mecha | piloted giant robot | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harmony Gold, Tatsunoko Productions Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (85 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (1985) Dolby Digital (2004 restoration)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The computer screens of the SDF-1 often contain references to Star Trek, including "Star Dates" and "Klingons".

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #39.21 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"The Flower of Life"
Written by Michael Bradley and Steve Wittmack
Performed by Joanne Harris

User Reviews

Robotech is still one of the best anime/mecha series yet to date.

I remember seeing this show on channel 25 after coming home from school. Now 20 some odd years later I still watch them. The series was very well done by one Carl Macek an the combining of 3 separate series was nothing short of brilliance. As a young person just starting to think girls where no longer yukky an icky, the show had a lot of feelings that I myself was starting to feel as well. The relationships between the main characters an how the situations either brought them closer or apart actually kept my interest just to see what was gonna happen next. I could never guess who was going to have the final relationship till the last episode. The giant transforming robots were also a big thing that kept my attention. About the same time Transformers were on TV an loved them big robots too. The three series that were combined were. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeda. All were unrelated until Mr Macek did his magic. This was one anime I do not think I will ever forget. This is a must see anime for anyone who would like a well done English dubbing an a series with a very interesting story like....oh yea! an lotta giant robots too!