"Robotech" (1985) TV series

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Robert V. Barron

Writers:

Gregory Snegoff (staff writer) &
Robert V. Barron (staff writer) ...

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Giant Robot | Robot | Spacecraft | Transforming Robot | Space War

Cast

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)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1985) | Dolby Digital (2004 restoration)

Certification:

Finland:K-7 (DVD) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Harmony Gold

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.

Movie Connections:

Version of Codename: Robotech (1985) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Flower of Life

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!