Robotech - The Macross Saga - Complete Collection Review
When I first saw Robotech I was enthralled from beginning to end. That was a few years ago. When I saw this complete collection of the Macross Saga I knew I had to own it, and I'm glad to say that it was even better the second time around. The themes and ideas of Robotech are still important, maybe even more now than ever, not to mention it has some of the best storyline I've ever seen, and of course, it all comes together in a great sci-fi package that looks as cool as anything we still have today. The animation is old, but the story is true to this day. I'd give it a 10/5 if I could, probably even higher.
Robotech - The Macross Saga - Complete Collection Overview
Producers at Harmony Gold combined the series Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super-dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross to create a sprawling space opera with a new plot: Robotech (1985), which helped to build an audience for anime in the U.S. The story begins in 1999, when a gigantic spaceship strikes the Earth. Ten years later, Earth forces relaunch the ship as the alien Zentraedi attack, hoping to recapture it. The seesaw warfare is played against a vague romantic triangle involving brash pilot Rick Hunter, straight-laced officer Lisa Hayes, and aspiring singer Minmei. The Zentraedi have somehow lost the secret of biological reproduction, but the two races are virtually identical biochemically. The similarity is sealed by the marriage of Earth pilot Max and Zentraedi spy Miriya. Minmei's performances become a key element in the ongoing war, as the Zentraedi consider her bubblegum pop songs a form of "psychological assault." (They have a point.) Although humanity emerges victorious, much of the Earth is devastated. Lisa and Rick discover their true feelings as the new threat of the Robotech Masters appears--which leads into the second continuity. Gen-X-ers who grew up on Robotech will delight in retracing the coy romances and crude space battles; viewers accustomed to the faster pacing, snazzier effects, and more dramatic conflicts of more recent anime will grow impatient with the endless shilly-shallying. It's a classic of sorts. (Suitable for all ages; appropriate for ages 8 and up: mild violence restricted to spaceship and robot battles) --Charles Solomon
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Customer Reviews
No Japanese Audio, false advertising - K. Turley - CA, USA
Tried to update the audio formats for this movie since I own it, but since I can't find a valid reference (since every other website that offers it just copied amazon's listing) amazon won't change it. It is ENGLISH audio only.
Classic - S. Benzing -
If you grew up with Robotech like I did, you can't afford to miss this classic epic.
Robotech en español - Paulo Sebess - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lamentablemente para aquellos que quieren escucharlo en español esta versión solo viene en Ingles. No esta mal recordar viejos tiempos. Sigue siendo Robotech! Es el mejor dibujo animado de la historia!
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