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Summary: worst picture I have ever seen on dvd
Review: robotech is by far my favorite anime series and when I heard it was comming to dvd I was very excited,I couldn't wait,robotech on dvd tight!!It is even a great deal $12.99 for 6 episodes.But the value stops there the picture is the worst I have ever seen on a dvd grainy,faded downwright horrible absalutly no remastering here!If you are a robotech fan get it but don't expect great dvd quality video.
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Summary: Robo fans
Review: some people confuse macross with robotech as i can see. macross is better indeed ...but when you buy robotech ...you buy memories. robotech is for the people that grew up with it.i personally bought the two robotech dvd's and iam going to get macross as well... if i have the money ofcourse cause they're about 6 dvd's with a prize over 300$ the box set
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Summary: A piece of my past.
Review: THE DVDS: It's true. These dvds do not have any worthwhile special features (unless you buy the boxed sets) and the picture and sound quality on these dvds is not very impressive, but it's still better than watching a 15 year old VHS tape, AND you can skip to which ever episodes you like. All in all, it's still the best quality editions of Robotech available, and it costs about the same as the old tapes.
THE SERIES: Macross fans that keep comparing their favorite series to Robotech have too much time on their hands. While the animation and general plot are the same, the two stories take some very different directions, making them distinct from one another. Both are worth seeing. What makes Robotech such an amazing series is its ability to balance an engaging sci-fi war drama with a complicated interconnected web of characters that changes constantly. It's character drama without too much melodrama. Old characters die, sometimes unexpected and meaninglessly (as would happen in a real war), new characters appear, and favorite characters keep you watching. If the first episode seems too predictable to you (young boy becomes a hero and gets the girl) KEEP WATCHING! With the exception of only a few less than amazing episodes (4,14,17, and a few others) the series gets more complicated and fascinating with each episode.
Finally, since Robotech is actually made up of three animated series (Macross was only one of them) Robotech also gives a long-range account of Earth's first intersteller wars. Over the course of the series, you follow entire generations of characters involved in the Robotech saga. If you're looking to commit yourself to a rich and complex sci-fi legacy, ripe with countless heroes and countless stories, Robotech is the way to go.
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Summary: A Few Good Reasons to Buy the New Robotech DVDs
Review: THE DVDS: It's true. These dvds do not have any worthwhile special features (unless you buy the boxed sets) and the picture and sound quality on these dvds is not very impressive, but it's still better than watching a 15 year old VHS tape, AND you can skip to which ever episodes you like. All in all, it's still the best quality editions of Robotech available, and it costs about the same as the old tapes.
THE SERIES: Macross fans that keep comparing their favorite series to Robotech have too much time on their hands. While the animation and general plot are the same, the two stories take some very different directions, making them distinct from one another. Both are worth seeing. What makes Robotech such an amazing series is its ability to balance an engaging sci-fi war drama with a complicated interconnected web of characters that changes constantly. It's character drama without too much melodrama. Old characters die, sometimes unexpected and meaninglessly (as would happen in a real war), new characters appear, and favorite characters keep you watching. If the first episode seems too predictable to you (young boy becomes a hero and gets the girl) KEEP WATCHING! With the exception of only a few less than amazing episodes (4,14,17, and a few others) the series gets more complicated and fascinating with each episode.
Finally, since Robotech is actually made up of three animated series (Macross was only one of them) Robotech also gives a long-range account of Earth's first intersteller wars. Over the course of the series, you follow entire generations of characters involved in the Robotech saga. If you're looking to commit yourself to a rich and complex sci-fi legacy, ripe with countless heroes and countless stories, Robotech is the way to go.
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Summary: OK, if the DVD Worked
Review: The first DVD volume of the Robotech series contains six excellent episodes, including the eyecatches to and from commercial breaks. In the late 1980s, F.H.E. had released a videotape of these same episodes edited together to form one "movie;" while that was okay, this presentation by ADV Films is far superior, allowing easy access to any particular episode on may wish to view. This is one of my favorite anime series. However, I can only rate this PlayStation2-compatible DVD as a "4" due to its construction. The main menu begins with a brief clip from the series without any actual menu selections immediately available, which can cause confusion for some users.
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Summary: Top-notch Anime :-)
Review: The first DVD volume of the Robotech series contains six excellent episodes, including the eyecatches to and from commercial breaks. In the late 1980s, F.H.E. had released a videotape of these same episodes edited together to form one "movie;" while that was okay, this presentation by ADV Films is far superior, allowing easy access to any particular episode on may wish to view. This is one of my favorite anime series. However, I can only rate this PlayStation2-compatible DVD as a "4" due to its construction. The main menu begins with a brief clip from the series without any actual menu selections immediately available, which can cause confusion for some users.
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Summary: Know the difference
Review: The original Japanese "Macross" is not "Robotech". They are almost entirely different stories, both are highly enjoyable. If you are a so-called "anime purist", you probably won't like Robotech. Get over it. Personally, I plan to buy both the Robotech DVD series AND Animeigo's soon-to-be-released Macross DVD set.
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Summary: If you want to know where this series all began....
Review: Then get the Animeigo version since it will be all in Japanese, and have subtitles (since there can be only one dubbed version of the series, and it has to be the the originally dubbed Robotech:Macross that was originally released in the early 80's. Yes, anime has to be edited for it to be shown here in North America, and in some cases, heavily edited. The wonderful guys at Harmony Gold and Carl Macek did their best with what they were given. 3 series, (since the one series of 36 episodes wasn't enough for North American standards for a full t.v. series they had to combine the 3 Macross, Mosapeda, and southern cross) built into one for the North American audience. This is strictly for the buffs who enjoyed this series when it was originally released to North American audiences back in the 80's. So, if you've never seen this series, and want to know where it all began, yes, buy the Animeigo version with the uncut violence and subtitles with no english dub. If you want to see the edited North American version with english dubbed voices, combining all 3 series into one terrific story that's somewhat edited, get this version. You won't be sorry either way.
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Summary: A great dub
Review: This is a wonderful dub from the 80's. It has no Japanese audio with English sub titles because robotech did not start out in Japanese. Yes, Robotech did come from Marcoss, but was made into a different series by adding 2 other anime shows. So the rewording had to be changed in order to piece together all 3 shows. If you want to hear Japanese go buy Macross, or Macross plus or something.
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Summary: My Two Cents
Review: This is not remastered! The picture and sound qualities are exactly what you saw in the 1980s when it was aired in the U.S. And so what? I know there are many out there who were hoping for "DVD quality", but I kind of like the nostalgic feeling I get when viewing this classic the way it was released. To echo what has already been said, Robotech is not Super Dimension Fortress: Macross (which is being remastered and released later this year). I never saw the Japanese version of Macross, so I'll refrain from the raging debate about which is better. But for Robotech fans, this is a must buy and don't save your money waiting for remastered copies of Robotech. I hear it ain't going to happen.
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