

The secrets of alien knowledge aboard this vessel were unlocked, leading to the development of “Robotechnology” and the creation of a vast arsenal of robotic “mecha” to defend the Earth against the alien threats that would eventually strike, attempting to lay claim to the mysterious power source known as “protoculture.” Told through the eyes of characters caught in a successive series of three extraterrestrial invasions, the saga was the first anime series that many fans had seen, and is often credited with the explosion of anime fandom that continues to grow in the U.S.

The following is the official press release for A&E’s upcoming Robotech: The Complete Series DVD Deluxe Collector’s Set (featuring ALL NEW extras), as well as the separate sets: First War: Macross aka The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Second War: Robotech Masters aka: Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Third War: The New Generation aka Genesis Climber Mospeada:Ī sweeping science-fiction anime epic, ROBOTECH was set at the turn of the millennium, when a mysterious spacecraft crash-landed on a South Pacific island. Joe did the job but with Robotech, there was a sense of realism and attachment to its heartfelt themes of love, friendship, war and death not to mention, some of the coolest transforming mecha designs ever! Both versions had an enormous impact on my childhood and my appreciation for this series still holds strong to this very day.Īs a child, Transformers, Voltron an G.I.

I’ll take Hikaru Ichijyo or Rick Hunter, I don’t care. adaptation of “Macross”) and those who like “The Super Dimension Fortress Macross” (original Japanese language series) – I happen to love them both equally. There’s two kinds of people in this world: those who like “Robotech” (The U.S. Robotech: The Complete Series DVD Deluxe Collector's Set (A&E)
