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Summary: About time, but...
Review: After gorging on this series as a kid, there was no way I was going to pass this DVD up. After all, how often do you get a chance to re-live your youth? Of course, much as was the case with the "Star Blazers" DVDs, the difference between my memory of "Robotech" and what the series actually *is* is pretty vast. As a kid, I remember being wowed by the depth and scope of the storytelling (an epic series across 85 episodes, featuring conflict and death) and the quality of animation. Years later, the animation pales in comparison to what I've seen since (although still several notches above standard TV fare, and I doubt anything else from the '80s has aged as well), the dialogue is mostly tripe, and the "adult" storylines I remembered aren't at all. But as a time capsule, it's absolutely fascinating--if for no other reason to see how much I've changed in 15+ years. "Robotech" still stands as one of the better attempts to market serious anime for an American audience, and it remains a high-water mark, it's just not aged that well. But then again, neither has "Star Wars." On the quality front, I could quibble about the commercial breaks being left in--why couldn't they have been edited out? This IS DVD, after all...or the washed out colors and audio, but I doubt they could justify the expense of any sort of re-mastering or clean up. Worth your time if you enjoyed the series as a kid, but I don't know if I'd bother if you weren't a fan back in the day.
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Summary: From a first-time Robotech viewer
Review: Growing up in the early eighties, I had never seen even one episode of Robotech. The only thing I knew about the show, was that it had jets that turned into robots. 15 years later, as a young male in his late 20's, I've still never seen an episode of Robotech... until now. I'm not sure what it was that propelled me to buy the box-set. I'm not really that much of an anime fan. I prefer americanised shows like Transformers or G.I.Joe. When I found out about the release of the DVD box-set, I set out to do a little research on Robotech at sites such as robotech.com. There I found out that Robotech was just a named dubbed for three separate sagas. I also got an overview of what the main story was. Well, after buying the set and after watching the first disc (episodes 1-6) I can say that I am hooked! Robotech is amazing. It has just enough of an Americanised flavour to make it enjoyable for me. The animation is specatcular (if you consider the fact that it was drawn in the mid-80s) and the story is very involved. I would strongly recommend this box-set to any first-time Robotech viewers. And despite what everyone else says, don't start off by watching the Codename: Robotech extra first. Just jump right into episode 1! It'll make more sense that way. I am definitely glad I made this purchase and anxiously await the release of epidsodes 13-24. Buy it! (WARNING TO ALL MALE VIEWERS: Your wives/girlfriends may not completely comprehend your fascination with a "cartoon" that was created in the 80s. To avoid being hassled, watch this set alone!)
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Summary: good as you remember, but...
Review: Good as you remember, but definitely they should have done something to clean up the video. Every release of a classic on DVD gets cleaned up, why not this? The video is unclean, in most episodes the color is washed out. If you buy it, you will see what I mean. It is disappointing that they released it in this state. Only your love for the series saves it. Anybody seeing for the first time will not endure watching a full episode.
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Summary: Robotech is MACROSS !!!!
Review: Robotech is Macross, June 21, 2001 Reviewer: Nathan Sarmiento (see more about me) from Downey, CA United States In an earlier review,, someone says that robotech is not macross and these episodes are not the ones that were on TV as a kid,,, (they give wrong info) Robotech contains different saga's, : Macross, Southern Cross, New Generation(Medospeda), Sentinals, This dvd collection is the first of the Macross Saga 12 episodes. there are probably aroud 30 or so in this Saga,, and 85 in the whole Robotech Series. These DVD's are the ones we watched as a kid,, I recommend it to anyone. I have this dvd collection and all 85 episodes on VCD,, there also is another collection that is going to be release and this will be by the company "animigo",, these dvd's are going to be restored,, personally i like this collection... Robotech is Macross,, I don't know why people are saying that it isn't. You can get more info on Robotech.com,
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Summary: Decepcion
Review: The laser disc version is much better than this one. The laser disc version has closed caption, and the audio is far superior than this one.
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Summary: American Robotech?!?
Review: For those of you who don't already know, what is known in the United States as Robotech started originally as three separate and unrelated cartoons in Japan; Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada. The three shows were spliced together and dubbed into English, in an attempt to create a single story thread. According to the first Palladium Robotech roleplaying game book, no new material was ever added to the original Japanese footage. The only thing quintessentially American about Robotech is the name. I think enough has already been said about the quality (or lack thereof) of the DVD collection. Personally, I would have preferred to wait for a subtitled edition, but then it wouldn't have been called Robotech, now would it? The one thing I can say about this DVD collection is that you definitely get your money's worth. With six episodes on a disc, we could only hope that the other anime producers (or rather translators) would pick up on the trend and release more episodes on a single DVD, rather than charge $20 and up for barely 30 minutes of footage.
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Summary: This is the best they could do?
Review: As a long-time fan of the Robotech genre and the author of a modestly popular Robotech novel...I have to scratch my head regarding this latest release of Robotech on DVD. Despite nearly twenty years of technological advancement these DVDs are no better than the VHS tapes released by Palladium Books in the late 1980s or the Laserdiscs incompletely released by FHE in the mid-1990s. The sound has not improved, nor has the footage, which looks old. Contrast this with the Animego "Macross" DVD project which includes digital restoration of both print and audio and one begins to wonder if Robotech's copyright owners are just after a quick buck on their way toward burying Robotech for good. (Indeed, everything with Robotech's license from toys to videos to books, with the exception of Tom Bateman's "Robotech: Perfect Collection Soundtrack" has been sorely lacking.)
Carl Macek took three unrelated Japanese television shows and managed to change the dialogue enough to link them all together. In the process he unwittingly created a marvelous piece of storytelling. Though the characters sometimes contradict themselves in words and action (a result of the rushed nature of the Robotech project's production) it is a truly wonderful thing, the first--and probably last--epic of its kind.
Though the quality is poor, even dismal, given the technology available, I plan to purchase the entire set and highly recommend it to anyone who has in his heart affection for this show. Despite its shortcomings, this is the most convenient format to date for viewing the Robotech Saga--and may very well be the last, so get it while you can. For those who have not seen it, take a look...you will be pleasantly surprised.
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Summary: DVD Quality is Poor
Review: Loved having it on DVD, but unfortunately they had the same quality as my old VHS tapes (Direct from video master). Will wait for rest of Robotech Macross (26 espsodes by the way) series patiently and hope they also release Southern Cross and New Generation too. Wished they cleaned up the master they used like Animego is doing for the original Anime version master of Macross. Maybe someone will clean the DVD version of Robotech Macross and sell copies of it on eBay.:-)
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Summary: Great DVD...with a few minor issues
Review: I just got this set the other day. I was excited to see that someone finaly was releasing it on DVD. Let me begin by saying that this is a fantastic story. It has action, adventure, drama, and humor. Not since I saw Babylon 5 for the first time have I felt any real attachment to carachters in a show. It is very easy to lose yourself in the plot of this story. If you like good science fiction, buy this set now! As for the things I didnt like, they are mostly technical issues. I would really have liked to have had a 5.1 digital audio track. The absence of this feature was kind of a let down, but it doesnt really detract from my enjoyment of the DVD. Also, I think the video clip that starts the dvd could have been ommitted, though the menu looks nice. The commercial break animations are neat, but I think they would have been better as an extra rather than inserting them in the middle of the episode. Oh and one more thing...this is NOT the original Macross anime. It is the americanized Robotech version. If you are looking for the original anime series find it elsewhere. However, if you can accept the fact that this is a different story all together then you will not be disapointed. Buy this DVD set and you will be anxiously awaiting the day that you can fly your own veritech!
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Summary: finally robotech has landed
Review: Well it's been a long time coming but Robotech has finally come to us on DVD. I picked up the box set at media play for 40 bucks. It containts 3 DVD's 2 normals and 1 SE. I haven't had a chance to check out the special edition yet. The set contains the first 12 episodes of robotech. The story line and characters are great. The animation is just what I would expect from a '80s t.v. show. Don't go expecting a Titan AE experience from this DVD. It's like they did an exact transfer from the Master VHS tapes. The quality is good and I couldn't notice any flicker or screen problems but I would have liked to have seen a revamped picture and possibly a transfer to anamorhic widescreen. I had to change this review a little bit in regards to the sound. When i first played the set it was just on my regular tv since my Dolby Digital reciever was in for repair. I just assmued the whole thing was in stereo. But after looking at the DVD box itslef it says DD right on the back. So it looks like the series does support the DD sound as well. So now I must give this box set the thumbs up all around!
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