Codename: Robotech (1985)

Directed by

Robert V. Barron

Genre

anime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Humanity discovers alien technology and uses it to fight off three separate alien invasions over many decades. The story weaves together the lives of pilots, engineers, and civilians caught in these interplanetary wars.

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What happens

Robotech is a space opera animated television series created by Carl Macek for Harmony Gold USA. It aired in broadcast syndication from March 4 to June 28, 1985, comprising 85 episodes. Set over a four-decade period, the series follows three alien invasions of Earth prompted by humanity's discovery of an extraterrestrial scientific advancement known as Robotechnology. The series was developed by adapting three unrelated anime into a single story. The first part is based on Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the second is based on Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and the third is based on Genesis Climber MOSPEADA. Each anime serves as the basis of the three Robotech wars depicted in the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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