Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)

Directed by

Tommy Yune

Genre

science fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an animated movie that continues a space war story from an earlier TV series. A military officer leads a mission against a returning alien threat. The film advances the larger conflict and characters from the original show.

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What happens

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007. The project was originally announced at Anime Expo by Harmony Gold USA on July 6, 2002 as an unnamed new animated series already under negotiation at a major network with a target date of 2004. Prior to this announcement in 1998, Harmony Gold USA had relinquished their rights to create a sequel based on the original Japanese series of which Robotech was based on. However, rights to produce a Robotech sequel using designs derived from Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (and excluding Super Dimension Fortress Macross) were restored just eight days prior to this announcement. It was revealed at Anime Expo 2004 that this project would instead be a feature-length film titled Robotech: Shadow Force and set to be released in 2005. Due to the term "Shadow Force Megazord" having been trademarked by Saban for use in its Power Rangers series in 2001, the title of the film was changed to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles shortly thereafter. The screenplay went through numerous writers, including noted science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer in 2003, before landing its final screenwriter, Ford Riley, in July 2004. Due to Harmony Gold USA's agreement with Tatsunoko Production not allowing their sequel to reference characters or designs from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, only one character from that series used in Robotech was included, with another appearing in a deleted scene. Both had drastically altered appearances from how they originally appeared. The cast recorded the script initially in the fall of 2004 with later pick-ups done in 2005, including the addition of cast member Yuri Lownenthal, as well as re-casting Alexandra Kenworthy back in her original role as The Regis. Animation was primarily handled by the South Korean studio DR Movie, with Harmony Gold USA first showing pre-renders in January 2005. The film was completed on January 27, 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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