Robotech: The Complete Original Series

I don't remember this series. I was eight at the time this brilliant show aired, and I was never aware of its existence which is REALLY sad considering this anime rocks on ALL conceivable levels! What made me aware of Robotech was the fact that Macross was related to it. I remember how I felt after watching Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II, the one that focused on Ishtar, Silvie Gena and Hibiki Kanzaki, when I was devoloping deep feelings of interest for anime in general. At the time and even now, I thought to myself, "What a stellar anime! I wonder where it got its origins and ideas from."...Which brings me to Robotech. So far, I've only finished the Macross saga, and am now starting to get introduced to the Masters saga. I absolutely LOVED the Macross saga! ALL of the voice actors did an exceptional job on making their characters believable and realistic. I especially believed in and rooted for Lisa Hayes character! She's the one who made a serious impression on not only my mind, but my heart. Whoever did her voice is probably the same woman who did the voice of Relena Peacecroft from the Gundam Wing series (another excellent anime. Lynn Minmay (Operation Minmay) was a cute character. Although she seemed naive at times. An "innocent" girl with an extraordinary voice, she performed at concert events with the help of her cousin and manager (can't recall his name because he was such a jerk to not only Minmay, but to military oriented personal. My least favorite character. And finally Rick Hunter. I liked him, but I liked his older brother Roy Foeker (the original "skull leader") better.All in all, an OUTSTANDING anime and that's a SERIOUS understatement! I highly recommend it to all!!

I grew up with Robotech, and really like the story line. I have even read all of the books -- from the Macross Saga to the Sentinels. Now, granted, the anime series isn't as detailed as the books, and there are quality differences between the different Saga's, but taken as a whole, the entire story is great. If you're into Robotech, I highly recommend getting this boxed DVD set. I'm currently re-watching it now, and so far prefer the artistic style of the Macross Saga compared to the Master's Saga, but if you can get past that, and considering the continuity of the story as a whole, it's great.As an analogy, I often bring up the Alien movies series. Many people dislike the third installment where the dog is the host for the alien, and we find out that Ripley has one in her. Most people's complaint (as was mine when I first saw it), was that they used digital animation for most of the alien creature instead of someone in a costume. Granted, it wasn't the best animation, especially compared to these days, but when you consider how the third installment fits into the whole Alien series, it's really a great story and has many subtle levels that create unique dimensions to the Saga. The same holds true for the Robotech series.

Truly one of the best shows ever made. My view of the three parts is very different than most peoples. First off my favorite part is The Robotech Masters, I don't care what anyone says. But to be fair even I have to admit it does take a few episodes to get going. Then The New Generation is next, always thought this parts strength is that from the first episode there is a main goal: Get to Reflex Point and join up with the remaining REF forces. Last is The Macross Saga, which I do like , but I find overrated. Don't get me wrong, I think it's good, but I really like the other parts of the series better. If getting the whole series isn't enough, this new set is worth getting for the new extras alone. Robotech: The Sentinels Movie has been remastered and looks a lot better, it also has been re-edited. Also Robotech finally gets a making of, with Carl Macek's Robotech Universe and it is really quite informative. They even edited all The Masters footage together from Robotech the Movie into its own mini movie that actually kind of works on its own. (They could not use the Megazone 23 footage cause of rights). Truly worth getting even if you have the old Legacy sets or the Protoculture Collection.

This is great I cant wait Iam preordering this. Robotech is an awseome starter anime for anyone interested. I got started on Robotech when my friend lended me his entire collection. He had the whole set even the extra dvds. So after watching it i made it my personal goal and track down all the dvds like he did but alas the only ones i found were the last 3 of the macross saga and the movie. Now I can buy them all at once sucess. Like I said Robotech is a great anime plus if you like this you should get Tekkaman Blade complete set as well not the crummy english one Technoman B/c the english vertion screws the whole story up all the names of the most important characters are wrong. Even the main charcaters name is wrong. Even the acting sucks. Well back to robotech this anime the english cast did a great job so pick it up. Teknoman Complete Collection

Reasonable price, great transfer, and the whole series plus extras. This is how it should be done! I am having a blast watching this epic saga with my soon-to-be-eight-year-old. Some of the subtler plot points are lost on him, and the plot holes that occasionally pop up annoy him, but it says something that Robotech holds up for today's kids, who have been raised in a CGI, Netflix-enabled world of fast-paced sci-fi and fantasy. For my part, nearly thirty years after first watching Robotech, I am still impressed by the layered story. Not many animated series portray realistically the horrors of conflict, the banality of politics, and the strength of human spirit that helps us rise above the trials of life and find grace in our love and bond with one another. Robotech is certainly not perfect, but it is without a doubt a classic. This DVD edition does it the justice it deserves.

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