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Summary: You'll save some money, if you buy this 6 disc box-set.
Review: ...The reason for my 3 star rating is simple. The lack of extras and the lack of digital restoration. As for the extras, there are none. Except for previews for 4 other anime titles in each of the discs, this is about as bare-bones as you can get. I wouldn't watch the previews first before catching any of the episodes, because these previews for recent releases have sharp, state-of-the-art animation that spoils the dated and murky-looking animation offered here in the "Robotech: The Macross Saga" series. Don't get me wrong, the story is still great, but unlike the recent 9-disc original Macross set released in Japan (featuring original storyline, and cleaned-up transfer), "Robotech: The Macross Saga" appears as murky and grainy as you would expect an 80's animation to appear without the benefit of digital restoration. I can see the reason why this box-set was created. Most mid 20-something to early 30-something individuals who would want to buy this box-set clearly have "Macross" in mind, when they want to re-live their nostalgia for "Robotech." Like myself, they are not necessarily hardcore fans and completists, who would not want to shellout extra bucks for "Southern Cross" and "The New Generation" for their DVD library. Just think of a "Star Trek: The Next Genration" fan who is not particularly interested in "Deep Space Nine" and "Voyager," and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about... Also, the casual fans who may be interested in "Macross," may want to purchase this edition, because the American-English language version is the one that they grewup with, as well as their fondness for the Zentraedi backstory created by Carl Macek. As good as the Japanese version of the original Macross is to the Macross purists and the diehard Robotech fans out there, nostalgia beckons casual Robotech fans to re-visit the "Macross" series they grewup with (complete with American-English dialogue, character name changes, and Zentradi storyline..) on American and Canadian television. Finally, for those who want to have the Japanese Macross set (the recently released set with the digital restoration), but cannot afford the $200.00+ price tag, this "Robotech: The Macross Saga" boxed-set is a great way to buy this (this portion of the Robotech series, anyway..) for 1/4 of the cost of its much more expensive Japanese counter-part. If I had known about the arrival of this box-set 9-months ago, would I have awaited the release of this 6-disc set all this time, just to save [money]? No way, I couldn't wait...back then, I wanted to have this baby, NOW!!! :)
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Summary: DVD quality, here's what to expect.
Review: .
I was hesitant in buying this due to the many similar reviews complaining about DVD quality. Here's what you will (or will not) expect from the Robotech DVDs: 1. Do not expect high quality DVD video or audio found in remastered movies like Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
2. It is a little grainy (but sharp) with a lot of artifacts (dust and such).
3. Color quality is somewhat "light", as if a little too bright.
4. Sound quality is TV quality.
5. In short, if you watched it on TV back in the 80s, then expect similar 1980s TV quality. In this aspect, it is similar to watching a VHS recording of your favorite prime time show.
6. If you have seen HK DVD bootlegs of 1980s anime (like Kimagure Orange Road -KOR), I'd say they are pretty much of the same audio-video quality.
7. Would I still have bought it? Now that I have seen it for myself? YES SIREEE! Overall, the quality is still acceptable (to me at least): It is TV quality. Just imagine, you are watching a TV show as you were back in the 80s. It is still better than my old Robotech VHS from F.H.E.
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Summary: great stuff
Review: damm this is some good [stuff]. i wasnt around when this first came out, and i dont think it was released here, but i read heaps of reviews and played the game and desided to buy it.
ive had it for a day now and have watch 4 of the dvds in this collection. but so far its great. ive heard some anime fans say its a waste of cash, but it truly isnt, its really great, no episode is bad and the only annoying part is the singing of one of the characters. but still its great.
its a must buy/get.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Excellent!! what ever anime classic fan love! Outrageuos1
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Summary: well worth the wait.
Review: for some reason, i recieved this on the 21st of september, as opposed to the 24th, and i can say that this is an amazing anime. there is a reason they say that this was what brought the love of anime to the US, and there is no mistake that this series is one of the best. "in the year 1999, high above macross island in the south pacific, a phenomenon occured in the skies that changed the course of human history" these are the words of the narrator as the object later called the super demensional fortress macross crashed into macross island, and as the humans began to rebuild this giant behemoth of a machine, a city grew up araound it, and they developed a great technology, which allowed a fighter to transform into a mix between a mech and a fighter, and even to a mech itself. this is a very indepth war story, so prepare yourself for the unexpected.
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Summary: DVD quality
Review: I bought this box set and got rid of my individual dvd collection I bought before. Basically its the same DVDs with different packaging. The episodes and DVDs look exactly the same. I've been reading a lot of reviews for this series. Basically I'm convinced that ADV Films makes most of their money off this series. They did everything they can to change the look and feel for the boxset so it would be another purchase! Guess what? It worked. I bought this boxset even though I had the series already. One thing worth considering is, you won't get a copies of the E DVDs. The extra footage DVDs aren't part of the collections. Oh, a lot of us want a copy of Robotech II the Sentinals. ... But if you're a DVD collector. This is a no brainer. If you watched the series as a kid, you'll purchase this regardless.
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Summary: What a piece of rubbish
Review: I can not understand why anybody likes the 1st saga of Robotech, it is complete garbage. I enjoyed both Masters and New Generation, but I cannot stand the first saga at all. The characters are very shallow, especially the protaganist Rick, he is a complete and total jerk, after the 1st few episodes I was hoping the Zentradi would blow him out of the sky. The mech designs themselves are really lacking, and the story itself is completely dull and boring. This series is just plain awful.
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Summary: Something is very wrong here
Review: I cannot express the disappointment I felt viewing this DVD set. When Robotech first came out I rushed home furiously from school to watch it and then later on automatically record it when I bought a VCR. The story is all there and the dialogue but the main thing that is missing is Image quality. At first I thought I had a bad disk set or broken DVD player. This to my horror was not the case. My friend had just bought it also and I asked him about the image quality. I can't tell you what he said in this review for fear of offending. Needless to say he did not like it. I stuck in a VHS tape from 1986 of the old series and sure enough it even looked better then the DVD set. The DVD set is highly compressed and pixilated with film flaws and all plainly and easily seen. I looked at the back of the DVD set box and saw clear and crisp images shown from the series. One thing is for sure the manufacturers of this disc set didn't get their art from the discs they are selling. That much is clear. Frankly they should be ashamed of themselves. This is clearly a case of false advertising and delivering a defective product to the consumer. Bottom line here is do not get this disc set. If you're even expecting an ok picture then you will be disappointed.
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Summary: Bring it on!
Review: I love this series - I remember bolting home from school to watch it. Here in Australia it was rarely aired after that first screening in '85 '86, and I pretty much forgot about it until I read on the net they were releasing it on DVD. Needless to say I bought all three boxed sets straight away! The quality and sound is pretty much excatly how it was originally with lets admit it, some really dodgey animation, but as an 8 year old I didn't really notice. Now, although I still love this series I wish they would reanimate the whole thing, keeping the story exactly as it was but with todays animation. But for the moment I am absolutely content to chill out with Rick, Lisa, Menmei, Dana and Scott Bernard. Great Stuff.
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Summary: Bad video, sound
Review: I must be the only reviewer who noticed how awful the video quality and sound were. I think this DVD set was mastered from some old VHS tapes that were laying in a box in someone's closet. In contrast, the Transformers DVDs I bought have very nice, richly saturated video and sound.
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