Shamus Kelley Mar 23, 2019
We suggest the Robotech episodes that will get you hooked on this science fiction classic.
Being a cartoon from the '80s, you’d be forgiven for automatically assuming Robotech doesn’t hold up. I mean come on, have you tried watching any of those ‘classic’ 80’s shows recently? Sure they’re nostalgic and fun, but do they really hold up to scrutiny? Can they come close to matching the sophistication of today’s kid shows? Usually not. I mean look, I love me some classic Voltron and even some very select episodes of He-Man, but on a whole they’re kind of a dumpster fire.
Robotech was different. It was a pioneer not just in sophisticated story telling for kids, but helping to solidify the slowly growing anime fanbase in America. With rich science fiction world building mixed together with soap opera romance, to this day...
We suggest the Robotech episodes that will get you hooked on this science fiction classic.
Being a cartoon from the '80s, you’d be forgiven for automatically assuming Robotech doesn’t hold up. I mean come on, have you tried watching any of those ‘classic’ 80’s shows recently? Sure they’re nostalgic and fun, but do they really hold up to scrutiny? Can they come close to matching the sophistication of today’s kid shows? Usually not. I mean look, I love me some classic Voltron and even some very select episodes of He-Man, but on a whole they’re kind of a dumpster fire.
Robotech was different. It was a pioneer not just in sophisticated story telling for kids, but helping to solidify the slowly growing anime fanbase in America. With rich science fiction world building mixed together with soap opera romance, to this day...
- 9/29/2016
- Den of Geek
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