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Summary: Old School Makes A Come Back
Review: Ahh, nothing like the classics. Anime that changed the way we looked at it. Star Blazers, Voltron and now the ever popular Robotech. If your not in on the story of Robotech (come on, who doesn't know Robotech is about?), here is a quick summary of the first six episodes.Boobytrapped: In the year 1999, the SDF-1 battle fortress crashed on earth. Earth spends 10 years rebuilding it and alien invaders called the Zentradi move in to capture it. Rick Hunter, a amateur pilot, ends up being trafted into battle with his brother, Roy Fokker. Countdown: While Rick and Roy protect the beautiful Linn Minmei while Macross island is evacuated, the SDF-1 attempts to lift off the earth as the Veritech squadron is under attack. Space Fold: Captain Gloval orders to make a desperate hyperspace fold, but ends up sending the ship and Macross island into an area around Pluto. The Long Wait: Rick and Linn get to know each other better when stranded in the depths of the SDF-1. Transformation: While quarrels with his love for Minmei, the SDF-1 undergoes a transformation into a giant robot. Blitzkreig: Rick joins the Vermillion squadron and the SDF-1 gets their chance to attack in the rings of Saturn. The video quality is the same as the VHS tapes. Lots of little scratches and overbrightness, but it doesn't ruin the show one bit. Audio is much improved over the tapes however. The menus are pretty good but a tad hard to maneuver. The main menu starts with Exodore and Bretai watching a screen. Exodore says "Heavy resistance, sir" and Bretai "Yes, but why are they using such primitve weapons" and then up comes the main menu featuring video of the preview for episode 2 with the theme song. Someone wanna explain to me why ADV did that little piece before the main menu. Oh well, it didn't bother me that much. No extras, sorry. But just look how cheap the disc is. It's a steal. If you haven't done so, buy it now! I bought this title in a heartbeat and I haven't regreted it.
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Summary: Drunk on the impossible past relived on DVD! Yes!
Review: Anime purists will want the original "Macross" series and clamor on and on about how infinitely greater the original was and how vile it was to commercially graft three disparate anime series into one Robotech, but let me put my money worth in with the rest of the American kids and say, "Macross what?" Robotech is what I grew up. I only knew its soundtrack, its fantastic storyline, and its riotous comic script(it's quite funny, at times, the same way Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily" is a crackup). Do yourself a favor and watch Robotech for the fourth time(I watched it 3 repeated seasons as a kid); you'll forget how damn old you are.
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Summary: Don't get this version
Review: Do not buy this. Animeigo is releasing a restored and uncut version of the origonal Macross saga on DVD. Their web page has details about release date. You'll be really upset if you spend your money on this, and then find out that the better versions were released a few months later.
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Summary: An "Old classic" returns on DVD
Review: Fifteen years after it's original broadcast, Robotech the Macrosss saga is finally coming out on DVD. Robotech has been credited with bringing anime to the mainstream audience long before Pokemon ever did. Longtime fans of the anime genre will tell you about their first Robotech experiences before anything else. So now on to the real review. This DVD is more of a nostalgia DVD. It's been overshadowed by uncut and unedited animes that have been flooding into america recently. Also for anime purists, there is the problem that that the story doesn't stay true to the classic original Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, which is considered a pioneering genre redefining show in Japan. This DVD is good for someone who has never been introduced to any anime besides pokemon and wants to broaden their horizons. But for the more mature audience, I recommend waiting for the release of the Animeigo Macross DVD's. Or you could try watching this DVD, and then comparing it to the original storyline in Macross Plus.
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Summary: Simply amazing
Review: Finally i got my boxed set .... and the only thing i can say is this:AMAZING!! ... I was just a child when this anime took me into a world of dreams... I just dreamed to be Rick Hunter back in times.... after so much time i can live it all again..on DVD!. The good old Robotech is back... and it stills amazes me now grown up. GEt it it is a must for Robotech Fans. It would have been great if the sound and image could have been improved a little from the originals....but da heck...it is just as we saw it on TV back in the 80's. Get your copies people ..this is something you just cannot miss.
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Summary: A labor of love.
Review: First of all, remember this is ROBOTECH, NOT MACROSS! I was a big fan of the series when it first came out my senior year of high school. Even now, all these years later, it's still a joy to watch. Carl Macek's labor of love is a must have for all Robotechies everywhere. Highly recommended.
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Summary: As expected...
Review: For many Americans, Robotech is the original anime. It has all of the classic elements of a space opera: a complicated war with forces of neither good nor evil, complete character transformations, a love triangle, and brilliant animation and dubbing. The only disapointment is that the quality of the footage has not been remastered the way it could have been for the long-awaited DVD release. However, this complaint is offset by the ridiculously low price. Buy it.
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Summary: Bulgeoned a song to death, all credits gluped
Review: i just watched it recently with disgust, not for the show but how it is treated.
macross/robotech is a reputated series of animation from the 80s. the interview carl macek had makes it sound like the americans MADE robotech, that they CONCEPTUALIZED the entire series idea(is not the so-called 'movie' but snippets put together?). little appreciation is given to the original artists (i.e. japanese. duh? why do you think minmei has black hair? roy fokker having blonde hair does not mean he is american...why do people insist on OWNING things that are not theirs?), they then bulgeoned minmei's song with this bad interpretation of words that makes no sense(starlight starbright?) - sounded like a dead crow... so bad i had to mute the song (oh no, some american voice-over is gonna kill this song again, someone remove the screeching brakes)... the added so-called extra features provide a cause for good laugh. imagine - dana sterling "oh, i can't work all the time, i have to go to the gym too!" in her gym clothes..how barbie! let's mattel-ize everything. pluuusseessee... i cannot see how they are "added" features... a animagazine(protoculture addicts) gave great credit and great information ages ago... somewhere along the lines, everyone conveniently forgets everything else...
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Summary: A piece of my past.
Review: I loved this series when I was in high school; I'd often be late to class just to finish watching the show. It's not the usual DVD quality but it is exactly like what we saw on TV and I'm happy to have started my collection of the series.
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Summary: This got me hooked on anime!
Review: I remember watching Robotech on the SciFi channel before I went to school each morning. The cool mecha, awesome music, and human characters/story have spawned a number of spinoffs in America and Japan alike. I can not stress enough how important Robotech is to the world of animation. It's the best!
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