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This article is about the Robotech science fiction and anime universe. (anime in Japanese, For other uses, see Robotech (disambiguation).
Robotech
Genre Mecha, Space Opera
TV anime: 'Robotech: The Macross Saga,
The Masters, The New Generation'
Director Robert V. Barron
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Tatsunoko
(uncredited: Anime Friend, Artmic, Artland, Studio Nue)
Network Flag of the United States syndicated
Flag of the Philippines ABS-CBN
Flag of France La Cinq
Flag of Argentina Retro
Flag of Canada Space
Flag of Hong Kong STAR World
Flag of Europe Super Channel
Flag of Mexico XHGC-TV
Flag of Italy Rete 4, Italia 7
Original run March 4, 1985 – July 1985 (USA)
Episodes 85 x 25 minutes (IMDb)
Animated film: Codename: Robotech
Director Robert V. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different Anime Television series. Robert V Barron ( December 26, 1932 – December 1, 2000) was an American actor best known as the supervising director and the voice of Admiral Harmony Gold' is a television production and distribution company established in 1983 often shortened to, is a Japanese animation company founded in 1962 by legendary Anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (Toyoharu adopted is a Japanese Animation studio, based in Tokyo, Japan. It has produced numerous noted Anime series including the award-winning Mushishi Studio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 (as Crystal Art Studio) by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group For the US channel with a similar name see Retro Television Network. Space (styled SPACE) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned and operated by CTVglobemedia STAR World is an Asian English language cable and Satellite television owned by STAR TV. NBC Europe (formerly Super Channel and NBC Super Channel) was a Satellite television channel based in the United Kingdom that broadcast XHGC-TV, commonly known as Canal 5, is a TV station owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City, with affiliates and repeaters throughout Rete 4 (also known as Retequattro) is an Italian television station belonging to the Mediaset network Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Codename Robotech is an animated pilot that preceded the original 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. Barron
Producer Ahmed Agrama, Carl Macek
Composer Ulpio Minucci
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Tatsunoko
Released March 1985
Runtime 73 minutes (IMDb)
Animated film: Robotech: The Movie
(aka. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s Ulpio Minucci (1917 – 2007 was an Italian -born Composer and Musician. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robotech The Movie, also called Robotech The Untold Story, was the first new Robotech adventure created by Harmony Gold USA The Untold Story)
Director Carl Macek, Noboru Ishiguro
Producer Ahmed Agrama, Toru Miura
Composer Three Dog Night
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Tatsunoko, IDOL Co. Noboru Ishiguro (石黒昇 Ishiguro Noboru) is an Animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 24, 1938. Toru Miura (三浦徹 Miura Toru) is a Japanese Anime producer and the president of Anime International Company (AIC Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008
Released July 25, 1986 (Texas, limited)
Runtime 82 minutes (IMDb)
OVA: 'Robotech II: The Sentinels'
Director Carl Macek
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Tatsunoko
Episodes 1 (remainder of series cancelled)
Released 1987 (VHS)
2001 (DVD)
Runtime 75 minutes (IMDb)
TV anime: 'Robotech 3000'
Director Carl Macek
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Netter Digital
Network (never aired)
Original run 2000 (proposed) – (cancelled)
Episodes 3 minutes (trailer only)
Animated film: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
Director Tommy Yune, Dong-Wook Lee
Producer Jason Netter
Composer Scott Glasgow
Studio Harmony Gold USA, Tatsunoko, DR Movie
Released August 25, 2006 (festival)
January 5, 2007 (USA)
February 6, 2007 (DVD)
March 14, 2007 (Australia)
July 23, 2007 (UK)
Runtime 88 minutes (IMDb)

Robotech is a science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be Robotech II The Sentinels was an attempt by Harmony Gold USA to continue the original 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, Robotech 3000 was Harmony Gold's attempt to cash in on Y2K-themed entertainment right before the turn of the millennium Netter Digital Entertainment' (NDE was a company created by Douglas Netter in 1995. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated Sequel to the 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. Tommy Yune is a Korean American comic book author who became known for his Manga -style work on Speed Racer, which was followed by a comic industry Scott Glasgow is a Hollywood -based musical Composer. He earned his Bachelor of Music from California State University Northridge DR Movie is a Korean animation studio that was established in Seoul in 1990 and frequently works with Japanese companies on Anime titles Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (anime in Japanese, A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Within the combined and edited story, Robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed giant robotic machines or mecha (many of which were capable of transforming into vehicles) to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical "

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The original television series (1985)

Main article: Robotech (TV series)

Robotech was one of the first series released in the United States which attempted to include most of the complexity and drama of its original Japanese source material. Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different Anime Television series. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Produced by Harmony Gold USA, Inc. Harmony Gold' is a television production and distribution company established in 1983 in association with Tatsunoko Prod. often shortened to, is a Japanese animation company founded in 1962 by legendary Anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (Toyoharu adopted Co. , Ltd. , Robotech is a story adapted with edited content and revised dialogue from the animation of three different mecha anime series: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber Mospeada. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " is an Anime Television series According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" was the third Japanese animated ( Anime) series released under the " Super Dimension " Moniker by the sponsor Big West. (literally "Armored Genesis Mospeada" is an Anime Science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. Harmony Gold's cited reasoning for combining these unrelated series was its decision to market Macross for American weekday syndication television, which required a minimum of 65 episodes at the time (thirteen weeks at five episodes per week). Macross and the two other series each had fewer episodes than required, since they originally aired in Japan as weekly series.

This combination resulted in a storyline that spans three generations, as mankind must fight three destructive Robotech Wars in succession over a powerful energy source and "lifeblood" of two different races called "Protoculture":

On some television stations, the syndicated run was preceded by the broadcast premiere of Codename: Robotech, a feature-length pilot. Codename Robotech is an animated pilot that preceded the original 1985 ''Robotech'' television series.

Home video

Following the original broadcast, the series enjoyed popularity on home video in VHS and DVD formats from the following distributors:

For more information, see Robotech (TV series): Home Video Releases

Animated sequels and spinoffs

Harmony Gold has attempted to produce several follow ups to the original series over the years, but with mixed success to this date. Palladium Books (sometimes called "Palladium Games" is a Role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known Streamline Pictures was an American distribution company that was best known for its distribution of English dubbed Japanese animation The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active This article is about Manga Entertainment the anime distributor Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese Anime and Manga in Australia and New Funimation Entertainment (previously known as Funimation Productions, and usually stylized as FUNimation) is an American Entertainment company

Robotech: The Movie (1986)

Main article: Robotech: The Movie

Also called Robotech: The Untold Story, this theatrical film was the first new Robotech adventure created after the premiere of the original series. Robotech The Movie, also called Robotech The Untold Story, was the first new Robotech adventure created by Harmony Gold USA It used footage from the Megazone 23 Part 1 OVA (Original Video Animation, or made-for-video animated feature) spliced with Southern Cross, and had only a tenuous link to the television series. is a three-part Original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro and Shinji Aramaki. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be The movie disappeared from the United States after a failed test run in Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Harmony Gold relinquished their license to Megazone 23 after director Carl Macek washed his hands of the project. is a three-part Original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro and Shinji Aramaki. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s

Robotech II: The Sentinels (1987, cancelled)

Main article: Robotech II: The Sentinels

This aborted American-produced series would have followed the continuing adventures of Rick and Lisa Hunter and the Robotech Expedition during the events of The Robotech Masters and The New Generation. Robotech II The Sentinels was an attempt by Harmony Gold USA to continue the original 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. The feature-length pilot is comprised of the first three (and only) episodes that were produced. Being a sequel/spinoff to the combined series, The Sentinels featured characters from all three Robotech sagas and introduced the SDF-3 along with an overview of their new mission. In the fictional world of Robotech, the SDF-3 is the third Super Dimensional Fortress of the United Earth Forces and was first introduced in Robotech II

According to director Carl Macek in Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels, the proposed 65-episode series was canceled after the crash of the dollar/yen exchange rate and lack of support by toy partner Matchbox. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s In Finance, the exchange rates (also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate) between two currencies specifies how Matchbox is a Die cast toy brand currently owned by Mattel, Inc Efforts to petition the completion of this series have gone nowhere, but the pilot was released on VHS by Palladium Books and on DVD by ADV Films. Palladium Books (sometimes called "Palladium Games" is a Role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active

Robotech III: The Odyssey (proposed)

Producer Carl Macek revealed ideas for another proposed series, Robotech III: The Odyssey, which would have created a circular storyline that would end where the original Robotech began in a giant 260-episode cycle to fill up all the weekdays in a year. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s According to Macek, The Odyssey would have revealed Lynn Minmei to be the mother of Zor, making Minmei the focal point of Robotech. [1] After the failure of Sentinels, Odyssey never went into development, though its ideas were worked into the Jack McKinney novel The End of the Circle. Robotech was adapted into novel form by " Jack McKinney " a pseudonym for the team of James Luceno and the late Brian Daley

Robotech IV and V (planned)

Fan publication Macross Life interviewed Harmony Gold executive Richard Firth in 1986, where he revealed that Robotech creator Carl Macek had "plans through ROBOTECH 5, which would give us an episode for each day of the year for a year and a half. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s " He also said that these two installments would have brought the series to 285 episodes. Regarding the plot, Firth mentioned a "retired Commodore Hunter, whom ever that may be, could very well be speaking at the graduation of the later day cadets or whatever, and they ask him to tell them the story all over again: it comes back [to the first episode of the series]. "

It should be noted that Carl Macek himself has never mentioned Robotech IV or V in any interviews or writings. Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s

Robotech 3000 (2000, cancelled)

Main article: Robotech 3000

Carl Macek attempted another sequel with the development of Robotech 3000. Robotech 3000 was Harmony Gold's attempt to cash in on Y2K-themed entertainment right before the turn of the millennium Carl Macek (born 1951 in Pittsburgh) is an American writer and controversial Anime pioneer and producer of the 1980s and 1990s Robotech 3000 was Harmony Gold's attempt to cash in on Y2K-themed entertainment right before the turn of the millennium This all-CGI series would have been set a millennium in the future of the Robotech universe and feature none of the old series' characters. In the three-minute trailer, an expedition is sent to check on a non-responsive mining outpost and is attacked by "infected" Veritech mecha. Again, the idea was abandoned midway into production after negative reception within the company, negative fan reactions at the FanimeCon anime convention in 2000, and financial difficulties within Netter Digital who was animating the show. FanimeCon (also known as simply Fanime) is an annual Anime convention run by the Anime Resource Group (ARG Netter Digital Entertainment' (NDE was a company created by Douglas Netter in 1995. It now exists only in trailer form on the official Robotech website.

Robotech UN Public Service Announcement (2005)

A sixty-second public service announcement for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, featuring Scott Bernard and Ariel, was animated during the production of The Shadow Chronicles. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Although it did not use the original voice actors and the dialogue was somewhat out-of-character, it nonetheless marked the first fully-completed Robotech footage in many years.

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)

Main article: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

In 2002, Tommy Yune announced development of a new sequel movie, which was not named until 2004 as Robotech: Shadow Force. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated Sequel to the 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. Tommy Yune is a Korean American comic book author who became known for his Manga -style work on Speed Racer, which was followed by a comic industry The storyline overlaps with and continues from the unresolved ending of the original series. The title of the story-arc was soon changed to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated Sequel to the 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. The first trailers with finished animation were shown at Anime Expo and Comic-Con International in 2005. Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an Anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4 weekend for four days each year in Southern California Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden It was not until February 2006, when Kevin McKeever, operations coordinator at Harmony Gold, was able to confirm that the pilot movie had been completed. After a series of delays, FUNimation Entertainment was finally announced as the home video, broadcast, and theatrical distributor at the 2006 Comic-Con International in San Diego. Funimation Entertainment (previously known as Funimation Productions, and usually stylized as FUNimation) is an American Entertainment company Harmony Gold premiered the movie at various film festivals in 2006, with a limited theatrical run in January 2007, and released the DVD on February 6, 2007. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2] A 2-disc collector's edition was released in November 2007. [3]

Robotech: Shadow Rising (2009)

On July 27, 2007, at their Comic-Con International panel, Harmony Gold and Robotech director Tommy Yune unveiled the second entry of the Shadow Chronicles production, titled Robotech: Shadow Rising. Pre-production has begun, and a projected release date of sometime in 2009 is currently expected. [4]

Live action film (proposed)

On September 7, 2007, the Hollywood Reporter stated that Warner Brothers had acquired the film rights to Robotech, and would be producing a live-action film with an as-yet-unknown release date (However, it has been listed with a 2010 release date in the Internet Movie Database). Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Tobey Maguire is producing the film through his Maguire Entertainment banner and is eyeing the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole sci-fi franchise. Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. "We are very excited to bring 'Robotech' to the big screen," Maguire said. "There is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a sophisticated, smart and entertaining film. . . ". [5]

Drew Crevello also is producing through his Supercool Hollywood BigTime Productions Company.

Craig Zahler ("The Brigands of Rattleborge") has been tapped to write the screenplay.

In an interview,[6] Harmony Gold representative Kevin McKeever said that Warner Brothers had approached Harmony Gold about the project, that Harmony Gold would have "a say" in its creative direction, and that it was not expected to affect the production schedule for Shadow Rising. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated Sequel to the 1985 ''Robotech'' television series. He was unable to confirm any details of budget, casting, expected release date, or storyline, explaining that it was too early in the life of the project for these things to have been decided.

Robotech (Harmony Gold) chronology

The Robotech chronology, according to Harmony Gold, is illustrated below:

For a more detailed timeline, see Robotech Wars


Year Generation / Saga (release date)
1999 - 2014  (1) Robotech: The Macross Saga (1985)
2022 Robotech II: The Sentinels* (1987)
2027 Robotech: The Movie* (1986)
2029 - 2030 (2) Robotech Masters (1985)
2042 - 2044 (3) Robotech: The New Generation (1985)
2044 - Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)

Note: Asterisked works are now considered "secondary continuity" — that is, that their events exist in the continuity of Robotech, but "don't count" when conflicts arise with the "main continuity" that are the three-part Robotech TV series (four, with the addition of 2006's Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles). In the fictional world of Robotech, the Robotech Wars are a series of devastating wars through the first half of the 21st century For the Robert A Heinlein short story collection see Expanded Universe (Heinlein. Robotech The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated Sequel to the 1985 ''Robotech'' television series.

In 2002, with the publication of the Wildstorm (DC) comics, Harmony Gold officially decided to retcon the Robotech Universe. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction The following Robotech material is now relegated to the status of secondary continuity:

While these materials are not precisely "retired" or "removed" from the continuity, their events are subject to critical review, and are strictly subordinate to the "official" events of the 85-episode animated series. Although certain events in the new feature film (i. e. , the final showdown at Reflex Point) proceed in a slightly different fashion from the original Robotech series, such disparities were intentionally introduced by the Harmony Gold producers, but are still considered canonical.

The Robotech franchise

At the time of its broadcast, Harmony Gold also launched Robotech through a popular line of comics to be followed by novels, role-playing games, toys, and other consumer products. With the cancellation of Robotech II: The Sentinels, many of these licensed products were discontinued, and led to a drought of Robotech product through much of the 1990s, except for publishers who continued the The Sentinels storyline in print.

Robotech art books

Main article: Robotech art books

In 1986, Starblaze Graphics published Robotech Art 1, a reference book containing artwork, Japanese production designs, and episode guides from the original television series. Robotech art books are a series of publications comprised of the artwork designs and sometimes the production background of the ''Robotech'' television series and its Starblaze Graphics was an Imprint of The Donning Company, a publishing company established in the mid-1970s to publish illustrated books This was followed by Robotech Art 2, which was largely a collection of art by various American artists and fans. In 1988, Carl Macek collected much of the unused designs from Robotech II: The Sentinels into Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels, which also included his story outline for the rest of the unfinished series, with an explanation behind its cancellation. In 2007, Stone Bridge Press published The Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles.

Robotech comics

Main article: Robotech (comics)

Robotech comics were first published in 1984 with DC Comics' short-lived Robotech Defenders and Comico's adaptation of the first episode of the Japanese version of Macross. Robotech comics first officially appeared in print in 1985 though Comico published the first issue of its license from Harmony Gold USA However, the first adaptation of the Robotech television series did not arrive until 1985 with Comico's Robotech: The Macross Saga #2, which continued from the first Macross issue.

The various comic publishers include:

Robotech collectible card game

Main article: Robotech Collectible Card Game

The first Robotech collectible card game was released in 2006 by Hero Factory, which had previously produced Robotech trading cards. Comico - The Comic Company was an American Comic book company headquartered in Norristown Pennsylvania. Eternity Comics was an Imprint of Malibu Comics from the 1980s to 1994 Academy Comics was an independent Comic book publisher based in Indiana. Antarctic Press is a San Antonio -based Comic book Publishing company which publishes 'American Manga' style comic books WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book The Robotech Collectible Card Game (CCG is a Collectible card game produced by Hero Factory that is set against the Science fiction backdrop Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards

Robotech music and soundtracks

Main article: Robotech music

Various Robotech soundtracks have been released on records, cassettes, and compact discs since 1988. Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including A gramophone The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Robotech novelizations

Main article: Robotech (novels)

Since 1987, Robotech was adapted into novel form by "Jack McKinney," a pseudonym for the team of James Luceno and the late Brian Daley, a pair of writers who had been working with Macek since they had collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers. Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech music consists of the musical scores written for the original 1985 Robotech television series and its various sequels and spinoffs, including Robotech was adapted into novel form by " Jack McKinney " a pseudonym for the team of James Luceno and the late Brian Daley James Luceno (born in 1947) is the ''New York Times'' bestselling Author of three Star Wars The New Jedi Order novels Brian Daley (born Brian Charles Daley, 22 December 1947 - 11 February 1996) was an American Science fiction The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ( 1986 - 1989) was an animated Space Western Television series created by Robert Mandell Using fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune, McKinney's novels fleshed out the chronology (including adapting the incomplete Sentinels source material) in far greater detail than the original animation. In Literature, an epigraph is a phrase Quotation, or Poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Many Robotech fans consider the McKinney series to be an unofficial canon of its own, despite notable divergences in the writing from Harmony Gold's current official animation-based canon. Despite no longer being considered core-continuity by Harmony Gold, the novels have been recently re-issued by Del Rey Books as Omnibus compilations. Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House.

Robotech role-playing games

Main article: Robotech (role-playing game)

In 1986, Palladium Books published a role-playing game based on the Robotech series. Robotech pen-and-paper Role-playing games, based on the Robotech and Sentinels series were published by Palladium Palladium Books (sometimes called "Palladium Games" is a Role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The successful run also included RPG books covering The Sentinels. Contractual issues in the wake of Harmony Gold's aborted Robotech 3000 project, as well as a general refocusing of the company on production of its flagship Rifts line, caused Palladium to eventually forgo renewing the Robotech license. Rifts is a multi-genre Role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books The Robotech RPG line went out of print as of June 30, 2001. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In 2007, Harmony Gold and Palladium Books worked out a new agreement to produce a Robotech RPG supplement to The Shadow Chronicles. A press release from Palladium Books addresses their recently (Sept 2007) renewed contract. Palladium Books (sometimes called "Palladium Games" is a Role-playing game publisher founded by Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik, best known Robotech The Shadow Chronicles RPG was released March 21st 2008.

Robotech toys

3 3/4 inch action figures of the 3 Robotech generations were initially released in 1985 by Matchbox toy company, but then reissued in 1992 by Harmony Gold (Lunk and Corg were only released by Matchbox and Lynn Minmei was only released by Harmony Gold). Matchbox is a Die cast toy brand currently owned by Mattel, Inc Harmony Gold' is a television production and distribution company established in 1983

6" figures were released in 1985 also by Matchbox. All of these figures were from the first generation and were of Zentraedi characters only. The Zentradi are a fictional militaristic extraterrestrial race of These figures were supposed to represent the size difference between the Humans and the giant Zentraedi forces, but to be correct these figures would had to have been made about 20 inches tall. None of the figures came with weapons but the Armoured Zentraedi came with a removable helmet.

Also many toys depicting the vehicles and robots (mecha) from the series were released in 1985 by Matchbox , in 1992 by Harmony Gold and in 1994 by Playmates (under the Exosquad line). Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " Matchbox is a Die cast toy brand currently owned by Mattel, Inc Playmates Toys is a Costa Mesa California toy manufacturer and a subsidiary of Hong Kong -based Playmates Holdings Ltd ( which was founded in 1966 Exosquad was an American Animated television series created by Will Meugniot and Universal Animation Studios as a response to There were major differences in packaging, toy stickers and colors between the different releases. The vehicles were designed to be used only with the 3 3/4" figures. The SDF-1 Playset was only released under the Matchbox line in the 80s and could be used with both the 3 3/4" and 6" figures. The SDF-1 Macross is a fictional interstellar spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an Anime

Robotech video games

Robotech spawned five video game licenses, of which the most recent three were released:

Effect

While anime shows were brought to the US as early as the 1960s, such as Astro Boy, Speed Racer, and Kimba the White Lion, most were heavily bowdlerized for American audiences, with violence, deaths of major characters, sexual references, et cetera, completely edited out for what was assumed to be an audience of young children. is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 Speed Racer is an English adaptation of the Japanese Manga and Anime, which centered on automobile racing. known in the United States as Kimba the White Lion, is a Japanese Anime series from the 1960s created by Osamu Tezuka, and Thomas Bowdler ( IPA /ˈbaʊdlə/ ( July 11, 1754 &ndash February 24, 1825) was an English Physician who published Robotech, along with the earlier Star Blazers (1974), broke with this tradition by leaving in some of those elements, and they are frequently credited as the series that helped spur a greater American interest in Japanese animation, leading to the current anime industry in North America. is a Japanese Science fiction Anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. Robotech is frequently among the top-ten anime lists of American anime magazines such as Anime Insider, Animerica, Newtype USA, and others. Anime Insider is a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment, consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese Anime and Animerica is one of the original Magazines reviewing Anime and Manga in North America. is a popular monthly Magazine publication originating from Japan, covering Anime and Manga (and to a lesser extent Tokusatsu, Japanese Cascadia Con gave Harmony Gold an award for Robotech's contribution to the science-fiction genre. Cascadia Con was the 8th North American Science Fiction Convention, held in SeaTac, Washington on September 1-5 2005 at the Seattle Airport Hilton and

Robotech had a similar effect in other places of the world, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Greece, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Serbia and the Philippines. In China, during the summer of 2004, it was awarded "Best Robot-themed Anime of all time" by the Cartoon Channel of China Education Television. It is highly likely that someone growing up in any of those countries during the 1980s watched at least some of its episodes (However, Robotech did not start its broadcast in China until 1991). As in the US, it helped continue a slow but continuous rise in the consumption of anime.

That said, Robotech is often an extremely polarizing subject amongst anime fans. Some critics consider the show to be an abomination that runs roughshod over its original sources by Westernizing character names, making some censor-appeasing edits, and changing the stories of three wholly-unrelated series (some compare it to Woody Allen's camp Japanese movie re-dub What's Up, Tiger Lily?) to pass them off as a cohesive whole. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and What's Up Tiger Lily? is the first Film directed by Woody Allen. Series writer/actor Greg Snegoff did say in an interview on the now-defunct Shadow Chronicles News fansite that, "afterwards, we received compliments from the Japanese who thought our dialogue and stories were better than the original" and Protoculture Addicts magazine reports in a Robotech fifth-anniversary article that those compliments came from the production company Tatsunoko. Protoculture Addicts is a North American Anime and Manga magazine However, Animag magazine (issue 11) and Animerica magazine (issue 9, volume 4) reports that the original Macross creators at Studio Nue and Artland, such as story creator Shoji Kawamori and chief director Noboru Ishiguro, expressed their concern over the Robotech adaptation, and surprise on its differences. Animerica is one of the original Magazines reviewing Anime and Manga in North America. is a renowned Japanese Anime creator and designer having created or co-created such notable series as The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Girl Arjuna Noboru Ishiguro (石黒昇 Ishiguro Noboru) is an Animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 24, 1938.

In an effort to combine the storylines of three different Japanese series, certain characters underwent drastic role changes, with little explicit character development or plot exposition. Notably, Rick Hunter (one of the main characters of the Macross segment) was changed — by a line of dialogue — from an ordinary-yet-pivotal fighter-unit commander into an unseen admiral, who is said to have ordered the destruction of Earth under the controversial rationale of saving it from the enemy. This article is about the character from Robotech. See Hikaru Ichijyo for the original inspiration for this character in The The line by an unnamed commander on the SDF-4 in the episode "Dark Finale" was, "I've been ordered by Admiral Hunter himself to obliterate the planet completely. This article specifically deals with Robotech continuity See Genesis Climber Mospeada more general information about the original Japanese Anime storyline "

In addition, the 65-episode minimum guideline cited as the reason to combine the episodes applied specifically to weekday syndication. Contemporary series such as Star Blazers and Transformers were initially syndicated weekly before reaching the 65-episode mark. This page is a master list of the assorted Animated television series based on the Transformers toyline. The guideline also did not necessarily require a combined storyline; adaptations like Voltron coupled two unrelated Japanese series without directly combining the storylines. Voltron is a series of animated television programs, the first of which was titled Voltron Defender of the Universe. (A year later, 20 additional Voltron episodes and a crossover special were created for American audiences by Toei Animation, after the first daily run of 104 episodes. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened )

Shortly after completing Robotech, Carl Macek would make the less-well-known Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years in a similar fashion by combining two Leiji Matsumoto series, Captain Harlock and Queen Millennia, together and altering the storyline significantly. Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years is an Animated Science fiction Television series produced by Harmony Gold USA is a well-known creator of several Anime and Manga series Space opera Matsumoto is famous for his Space operas such as Space Battleship (known as Albator in the French version is a fictional character created by Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. In this case, however, the two anime series were spliced together in a manner where the stories of the characters occurred simultaneously, not one after the other.

Robotech has been the subject of two parodies by the fandub group Seishun Shitemasu: Robotech 3: Not Necessarily the Sentinels, and Robotech 4: Khyron's Counterattack (using footage from, respectively, Gunbuster and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack). J-List (officially Yūgen Gaisha J-List is an online seller of Japanese goods to consumers outside of Japan with a concentration on Japanese pornography, including Gunbuster, known in Japan as is a six episode Anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988 is an Anime movie set in the primary Universal Century timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC 0093

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