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Robotech - Homecoming (Vol. 3) |
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Although it helped to create an audience for Japanese animation in the United States, Robotech (1985) has always been an anomaly: an anime series that was never seen in Japan in its final form. Producers at Harmony Gold edited together footage from Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super-dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross, three similar-looking series from Tatsunoko Studios, to create an 85-episode sci-fi epic with a new story line. Toys, role-playing games, and novelizations have kept Robotech alive in the hearts of its fans, although it went off the air in the early '90s. In this fourth volume, three alien Zentraedi have been shrunk from their 50-foot height to human size and hidden aboard the space fortress SDF-1. Despite their presence and orders from the Zentraedi high command, the arrogant Khyron repeatedly attacks the ship. When the SDF returns to Earth, the government rejects the idea of peace negotiations and orders the ship back into space. As "Miss Macross," Minmei has become a pop idol and grown increasingly self-absorbed. The arrival of her peacenik cousin Lyle complicates the romantic polygons--both Minmei and Lisa are attracted to him, although he's more obnoxious than likable. The story progresses very slowly with lots of reused animation: episode 14 is a recap of the adventure to date and episode 17 consists of Rick's hallucinations after being injured in battle. Unrated; "contains mild animated violence" restricted to spaceship and robot battles; suitable for ages 8 and up. --Charles Solomon
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