Robotech - The Macross Saga - Legacy Collection 3

Starring:Robotech-Macross Saga
Studio: Adv Films
Product Type: DVD

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Producers at Harmony Gold edited together Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross to create Robotech (1985), a landmark sci-fi adventure that helped to establish an audience for Japanese animation in America. In the final episodes of the Macross segment, the Lisa-Rick-Minmei romantic triangle plays out against the ongoing Earth-Zentraedi conflict and the machinations of rebel Zentraedi captain Khyron, which devastate much of the planet.

Intimations of a new threat posed by the distant Robotech Masters serve as a lead-in to the second part of the epic. A planned 65-episode fourth installment in the saga was never completed, but the first four episodes and some additional footage were combined into the feature Robotech II: The Sentinels, the final installment in the Robotech continuity. The supplemental "Elements of Robotechnology III" disc includes The Sentinels, a trailer for it prepared for the 1987 Toy Fair, and a rather self-serving commentary by writer-director Carl Macek. Members of Gen-X who grew up on Robotech will delight in retracing these romances and battles; it's a classic, of sorts. Viewers accustomed to the more rapid pacing, dynamic action, and sophisticated direction of recent anime will tire of the endless shilly-shallying. Unrated; suitable for ages 8 and up: Mild violence restricted to spaceship and robot battles. --Charles Solomon
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A special 3-disc collector's edition which includes War and Peace, The Final Conflict and the third installment in the Elements of Robotechnology extras series available only in this collection. This bonus disc continues with another section of Robotech International clips; a promotional video announcing Robotech II: The Sentinels television series; a library of character and mecha designs from Robotech II: The Sentinels and the feature-length original Harmony Gold production of Robotech II: The Sentinels with audio commentary from series writer/producer Carl Macek - available on DVD exclusively in this 3-disc collector's edition.

Robotech - The Macross Saga - Legacy Collection 3
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Remastered DVDs Coming Soon. Do Not Buy this Set!

A nice trip down memory lane

Classic TV Series

The taste for more...

It's just like the 80's version

Robotech - The Macross Saga - Legacy Collection 3
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Manufacturer: Adv Films
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ASIN: B00005NG69
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Producers at Harmony Gold edited together Super Dimension Fortress: Macross, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross to create Robotech (1985), a landmark sci-fi adventure that helped to establish an audience for Japanese animation in America. In the final episodes of the Macross segment, the Lisa-Rick-Minmei romantic triangle plays out against the ongoing Earth-Zentraedi conflict and the machinations of rebel Zentraedi captain Khyron, which devastate much of the planet.

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A special 3-disc collector's edition which includes War and Peace, The Final Conflict and the third installment in the Elements of Robotechnology extras series available only in this collection. This bonus disc continues with another section of Robotech International clips; a promotional video announcing Robotech II: The Sentinels television series; a library of character and mecha designs from Robotech II: The Sentinels and the feature-length original Harmony Gold production of Robotech II: The Sentinels with audio commentary from series writer/producer Carl Macek - available on DVD exclusively in this 3-disc collector's edition.

Customer Reviews:

Remastered DVDs Coming Soon. Do Not Buy this Set!.......2004-01-23

Robotech is the classic English translation of three Japanese cartoon series Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada. To say that the Robotech Saga was great does it no justice. Robotech is extraordinary. One of the first animes to make the jump from Japan to the US, Robotech brought animation to a whole new level in the US.

This isn't a cartoon with 30-minute essentially non-related episodes. The Robotech Saga melds 3 different Japanese cartoons into one storyline. Although I am not the biggest fan of Southern Cross or the 3rd Generation, the First generation, which encompasses the first 36 Episodes of Robotech is simply stellar. The storyline is robust, characters are amazingly developed, and the action is amazing. The animation may be a bit plain, but considering that Macross was first drawn 20 years ago, I would argue that it has withstood time quite well.

Although Robotech is a must-own for any fan of anime, DO NOT BUY THIS SET!!! ADV is coming out with a remastered version of Robotech on DVD which will include digitally remastered video, sound, and additional footage never before aired in the US. I unfortunately bought this set well before the announcement of the new set and was somewhat disappointed with the video and sound quality of these DVDs. In addition, most of the Bonus DVDs in these sets contain useless items, except for E3, which contains the Sentinels episodes. My recommendation would be to buy the E3 bonus disc separately and wait for the Remastered version to be released.

A nice trip down memory lane.......2003-04-26

I just got Robotech legacy #3 and it's everything I expected and more. Makes me wish I was 16 again. In this age of Cartoon Network and MTV, "anything goes" but it's dissapointing how now more than ever, animation producers and writers are sticking to formula. Either that or they're jumping on "imitating the lastest hot anime" bandwagon. Call Carl Macek a butcher if you want but he had a good idea during a time when experimentation was actually encouraged. And it was an experiment that worked
The only thing I really am dissapointed about is some of the extras on the Sentinels tapes. The character bios, for example should have had extra screens. They covered Rick, Lisa and all the old carryover characters from Macross saga as expected as well as some of the new ones like Cabell and Rem, but they left out a lot of the new characters. Most notable are missing bios for important characters such as Dr. Lang, T.R. Edwards, Vince and Jean Grant, the Regent and Regiss, Tesla, and the Sentinels themselves.
The Sentinels audio commentary by Carl Macek was really nothing more than his "dry" reading of his Robotech Art 3 book. The first 4 chapters anyway. Mostly verbatim. Interesting but I thought a traditional running commentary on the video itself would have been more interesting as there was a plenthora of interesting stuff to analyze and discuss. The book material could have been an additional documentary style extra in and of itself. Better yet, why not just reprint the book for those who didn't get to buy it. There's probably money in it.
The oldest part of my almost 20 year old video collection is the Robotech episodes that I taped off TV back in 85-86. Unfortunately, on today's VCRs and TVs, they look really crappy. And I'm glad I've got Robotech Legacy's DVDs so I can retire those tapes (20 year old videotapes will die an ignoble death in 2003 VCRs after too long, so if you taped these shows off TV, get Robotech Legacy and let your old VHS tapes rest in peace.

Classic TV Series.......2002-09-28

Robotech has always been in my life. I don't remember ever watching Bert and Ernie or Mr. Rogers or anything like that as a child--I would just vaguely remember Lynn Minmei in her red Chinese dress. As a middle schooler, I thought I would grow up to be like Miriya and become an ace fighter pilot (Ha!). It's funny how things change, but now, as a college student, I appreciate not only the whole story but the love triangle in the story--especially Minmei, who always came across as an annoying little... But having experienced a love triangle of my own, I have come to sympathize (sp?) with her.
Anyway, the Robotech series is a classic that everyone should experience watching (even if you're like me and don't like Japanimation--Robotech is different!). These particular DVD's sadly bring the conclusion of one of the greatest stories of all time. Why is the story so great? Well, there's action, drama, comedy, romance, etc. There is also a great number of characters that the viewers come to care about, and each of them, with their own uniqueness, contribute to the greatness of the Macross story. The main character is Rick Hunter, who follows the footsteps of his best friend Roy Fokker and joins the Robotech forces against the 40 feet tall alien Zentradai that have come for the SDF-1 (a huge alien ship that the humans have transformed for their own protection). Rick Hunter falls in love with Lynn Minmei, who later becomes a famous entertainer, and forms a strong relationship with his commanding officer Lisa Hayes throughout the series. And then there is Max Sterling, the modest ace pilot of the SDF-1, who constantly out-manuevers Miriya, the Zentradai ace pilot of the elite Quadrono Squadron. (My favorite episode is "Farewell Big Brother" when they first combat each other).
I also commend the writers of Robotech for having such strong female characters, like Claudia, who is a solid rock to all around her.
Although the Sentinels return to some of the old Macross characters with new and interesting ones, I don't think it's as good as Macross. So it makes me sad everytime I watch the very last scene of Macross and hear Minmei's song bringing it all to a close...
"...a world of things we've never seen before
where silver suns have golden moons
each year has thirteen Junes
that's what must be for me
to be in love..."

The taste for more..........2002-02-24

I'll have to admit being a bit biased here since I ordered all 3 Macross boxed sets at once. After watching the first 2 boxes the last still managed to come up with a surprise for me. Ofcourse it features the last episodes of the Macross saga, but the bonus DVD is also worth some attention IMO... Ever heard of Robotech II (the original feature length film produced for the aborted 65 episode of Sentinels) which has the marriage between Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes ? I once had this film on VHS and now I'm glad that I regained it since it makes a good addition to the Macross collection.

To put it blunt (damn, this almost sounds like some commercial yet isn't intended that way): if you got the 1st 2 boxed sets then its hard to get around this one since its a must have. If you got that far its time to complete it, you'll regret it otherwise.. I took these steps myself and I never regretted it.

One small advice; be prepared for a shocking ending....

It's just like the 80's version.......2001-12-19

By that I mean the picture quality is like the TV version. If you loved robotech then get it, it's better then the runned out VHS or RealPlayer converts. The only annoying thing was that every episode is like the TV series so you get the intro-outtro and the breaks for commercial.

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