Robotech - Macross Saga: The Complete Collection [DVD]

i bought the robotech box two weeks ago and watched it on this weekend.when i first saw macross in 1986 or 87 on tv i was fascinated and i think, i did not miss one part of it.for me it was the start for a deep love to japanese animation and manga.i do not want to comment the plot of the series. You will find it on many homepages.when i started the first dvd i was irritated by the scetch like drawings but the quality improved a little with time and after a while watching i found it charming.I could nor remember this aspect but my view on the drawings has apparently changed over the years.so do not compare it with some modern films like evangelion or darker than black.macross really is an icon and this nice box contains the best of all macross seasons.if you have seen these dvds you suddenly know how many other films are just imitations or variations.

If you grew up watching Robotech, and the adventures of Lisa, Rick Hunter and Minmei then this is the box set for you. Or if you have never watched Robotech then this is a good way to start as it tells the first, and most interesting, part of the Robotech saga.All of the original 36 episodes have been remastered so it actually looks better than the original TV series. The sound is sometimes a little bit up and down, but on the whole the 5.1 works really well.There are minimal extras with this set, but the 6 DVDs will keep you entertained for quite a while, or if you are like me, exactly the amount of time it takes to watch 36 episodes back to back.

I wasn't sure when I got this. I was concerned that I'd be ruining a childhood memory... I mean... could it really be as good as I remember it being?Oh yes. It is still a fantastic story with great characters.If you've watched this as a child you will fall in love with it all over again. And if you're new to it, you are in for a treat!

I remember sporadically watching and enjoying the series in my youth. Now I have it all to watch at my leisure for a better than good price!!Well worth every penny!!

I enjoyed this as an adult - who never wants to grow up - and recognises himself in "The Big Bang" TV show.

Put together Star Wars, Top Gun and a love story and a bit of drama, provide entertainment for 40 hours

Fan since i was born fan til i die! epic story!

I first heard about Robotech before I had ever heard of anime and is a series that I have always been interested in seeing despite some of the bad things I have heard about it. This first Robotech series follows Rick Hunter and the crew of the SDF-1 as they are drawn into a war with an advanced alien race.This is the first mecha anime series that I have watched and despite its faults I would definitely look into this genre of anime some more. The series itself does suffer from many of the problems of westernised anime of this period such as a mediocre vocal cast, an over reliance on stock footage, a terribly annoying narration and changes made from the original Japanese series (Super Dimension Fortress Macross) that alienates many anime purists. The animation is good, if not great, for the age of the series although as this is the first I have watched of the series I do not know how much of that is due to the remastering that this boxset has undergone. Personally I greatly enjoyed much of the series and although the quality does dip somewhat in the final third, I feet that the story was well written and greatly engaging. Overall I feel that when taken on its own merits Robotech: The Macross Saga is definitely worth watching despite its faults.

The 80's brought us Robotech. Hand drawn/painted anime at it's 80s best wrapped up in one box called The Protoculture Collection. It looks a bit dated in comparison to todays digital stuff, but it's every bit as good as I remember it when I was 11. The dialogue can get a bit campy, but the story telling and the characters still sell it. All three stories in one collection and an additional 7 discs of bonus materials (a lot of comic book covers). I thought this set, with 21 discs, would have all three movies, but there is only one; The Sentinels. The Shadow Chronicles and Love Live Alive are part of the 20 disc "Robotech: The Complete Set." It is what it is, and doesn't really make that big difference as this is a great set, and I was pleased to find it at a reasonable price.Macross Saga, The Masters, New Generation and the Bonus Features are all in their own specific cases with one disc per page, as it were, with the four cases fitting neatly into a relatively sturdy cardboard liner. A little bulky, but it's all together, so it works.As a side note, the "remastering" process has left some very pixelated/grainy bits scattered throughout. It's most noticeable in the opening and closing credits, as that is where a lot of the changes were made. It doesn't really have that great of an impact, but it is noticeable, and can be a little distracting.

So, I'm not going to rehash what other people have said. If you're here, it's because you're a robotech fan, or know someone who raved about it. The reason this is art worth collecting in a decent edition is that the robotech story that was created to bridge these cartoons was actually greater than the sum of it's parts. I've watched mospeada, macross, etc by themselves, and although they are amazing works of art in their own right, it was the story that Carl Macek and co came up with that is the reason I have such great nostalgic feelings towards this old school anime. The books by Jack McKinney helped to really nail it home.Now, there are some problems with revisiting Robotech. 25 years hasn't been kind to this series. Some really great advances in anime in the intervening time make watching this for new people, and even for those of us that it was our gateway to anime for, somewhat hard to watch. I suggest the time honored method of having a few drinks prior to watching this, and ignoring those first feelings about quality of production, etc, so you can suspend your disbelief and get into this amazing tale. The 2 best parts are macross and mospeda (1st and 3rd robotech wars in the Robotech parlance) in my opinion, although the 2nd part has its moments, but is quite different in style than the other two.I've tried to watch Robotech in the past on horribly transferred VHS, less than great DVD transfers and "missing bits" streaming via netflix. You know how it is, netflix and other streams are convienient, but even at the highest settings it's not the whole picture, that's why Blu Ray isn't dead. This is by far the best version you can currently get, although it isn't perfect. There are some aliasing artifacts present which are disturbing, probably from the filters they used to clean up the image. I must say tho, this is the best version I've seen on modern equipment. The detail is better, it's formatted for 16x9 which is huge compared to the streaming version, and I actually think the 5.1 mix with the "new audio effects" is an improvement on the original. Sure you can kind of tell the sounds are "new" and "wrong" but they did a really good job, and it helped with me getting into the story and forget about nit-picking the 1983 animation.So, why is it so great ? The characters. They had feelings, they were real, they made mistakes, they reacted like real people, and had the flaws and attributes of real people. That is why this series is still so beloved. Although I have mixed feelings about the people currently curating Robotech (Tommy Yune and Harmony Gold) at least you can say they helped this release get made, They have good intentions and are running a business. What robotech REALLY needs, is a modern reboot, with the US storyline, and redraw the whole thing with some improvements and twists in 2012 era animation. NOT in 3D, which usually sucks and/or is jarring. (see Shadow Chronicles for why.) Of course, for legal and financial reasons, that is unlikely ever to happen in our lifetime.Anyway, This is the edition you should pick up if you want to own it but don't have it. It's better than any other version when upscaled by a progressive scan blu ray player.

1985年3月4日 より、アメリカ合衆国や南米諸国連合　( UNASUR ) , さらには フランスほかの国々で放送されたSF・ロボットアニメで、竜の子プロダクション製作の『超時空要塞マクロス』・『超時空騎団サザンクロス』 ・『機甲創世記モスピーダ』　の3作品を ハーモニーゴールド USA 社（Harmony Gold USA）が ライセンス 取得、同一世界の異なる時代と世代を描いた、連続する一つの大河シリーズとして翻案、再編集された作品『ロボテック』の新作「影の年代記」を除く旧作８５話のフルセットです。作画は日本の原作と同じですが、暴力場面、女性の性的場面、『超時空騎団サザンクロス』にみられた日本特有の表現がカットされ、これらは第四冊「エクストラディスクパック」の最終盤面「第７枚目」に収録されています。しかし、なんと言っても『超時空騎団サザンクロス』（デザイングループ「アンモナイト」）、　『機甲創世記モスピーダ』（デザイングループ「アートミック」）　のファンにとっては、打ち切りの為に使用されなかったメカデザイン、さらには決定画稿になる前に描かれた初期スケッチが　第５枚目以降から最終　第７枚目に掲載されており、これらは日本国内の商業出版物には掲載がありません。発売元　ADヴィジョン社　（A.D. Vision、略称ADV）は、2009年9月に資産を売却し事業を停止したので、プレミアがつきすぎて　昨今（2016/01/29 現在）２万円超えですので、「影の年代記」／ Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles  の未公開資料追加により、特典未公開資料が削られていますが、プレミア価格が１万３千円からの  Robotech: The Complete Original Series [DVD] [Import ]で妥協するのも１つの選択ではあります。最後に第四冊（特典ディスクパック）の邦訳を記載しておきます。１．ロボテック・メイキング（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規）２． ロボテック・音楽ビデオ（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規）３． ロボテック概要（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規）４． 別の版のロボテック・エピソード（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規）５． ロボテック・ザ・ムービー・サプリメント（メガゾーン２３ 新作画、若干の新しい内容を含む）６． 中華人民共和国でのロボテック放映時のプロモーション・リール（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規）７． 「マクロス・サーガ」オリジナル・パイロット - 70分の拡張版（Blu-Ray、又はDVD新規） ８． 削除場面集 ９． オーディオ・コメンタリ＆プロモーション・ビデオ付きのロボテック II：センチネルズ　　10． 「マクロス・サーガ」オリジナル・パイロット - 第１部、第２部、第３部11． 「新世代」（機甲創世記モスピーダ）オリジナル・パイロット - 全１部12 ． 原作３作品の オープニング　＆　エンディング　（日本語音声、ノンクレジット）13． 銀河の星々 - ハーモニーゴールド USA社・プロモーション・リール14 ． 玩具コマーシャル ＆ ビデオゲーム ・プレゼンテーション・リール15 ． 全ての星間戦争に関する海外向けクリップ集16 ． 登場人物辞典（伝記）、キャラクターデザイン決定稿【Model sheets】、制作スケッチ画、漫画本表紙、その他商業商品の画廊（ギャラリー）The Making of Robotech (new to DVD)Robotech Music Videos (new to DVD)Robotech Overview (new to DVD)Alternate versions of select Robotech episodes (new to DVD)Robotech: The Movie Supplementals (including some new content)Macross Original Pilot - 70 minute extended version (new to DVD)Promotional reel of Robotech Launch in China (new to DVD)Deleted scenesRobotech: The Sentinals with audio commentary + its promotional videoMacross Original Pilot - Parts 1, 2 and 3Mospeada Original Pilot - part 1Opening and closing animationsGalaxy of the Stars - Harmony Gold promotional reelToy Commercial and Videogame presentation reelsInternational clips for all three Robotech WarsCharacter bios, model sheets, pre-production art, comic book covers, and merchandise galleries Art of Robotech: The Shadow ChroniclesRobotech: The Complete Original Series [DVD] [Import

Die Macross Saga gehört zu den wichtigsten klassischen Animes, und sollte in keiner einschlägigen Sammlungfehlen.Die "Robotech" Geschichte ist ein wirres Konglomerat, in der 3 verschiedene japanische Animes durchUmschreibung und Amerikanisierung zu einer TV-Serie gemacht wurden - das ist nicht Jedermanns Sache,daher sollte man vorsichtig sein, wenn man in den weiteren Robotech Folgen eine Fortsetzung derGeschichte erwartet.Das vorliegende Produkt ist aber sozusagen die vollständige Robotech-Version der japanischen"Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" Serie (das erste der 3 verwendeten Animes) und meines Wissensist dies die einzige Möglichkeit, SDF-Macross in englischer Sprache zu bekommen.Mit heutigen Animes kann Macross natürlich technisch nicht konkurrieren, man merkt natürlich hierund da die Limitationen von Budget und Technik der damaligen Zeit. Dafür erhält man eine schöneund runde Geschichte. Jemand hat mal geschrieben Macross ist "just a love story in war times", dasbeschreibt das Ganze recht gut, und deshalb ist Macross eben nicht nur "kämpfende Riesenroboter"(aber auch), sondern auch für Leute interessant, die eine Story, einen Plot und eine persönlicheEntwicklung der Protagonisten erwarten.Nicht umsonst ist Macross fast 30 Jahre nach Erstausstrahlung immer noch ein Thema.

The dialogue is cheesy and dated since the translations are from the 80s, but for the fans it doesn't matter, it is still one of the greatest animes ever. It might be hard for new age anime fans to get into, but I grew up with this, and while GI Joe and Transformers had had bad stories and no death, this show introduced me to an animated series with an ongoing storyline and characters that were well developed and people who die. It was the basis for all my interest in anime and even though I have grown out of anime since, this is still one of the greatest series ever to me.This box set contains all 3 seasons and 7 disks of bonus materials including the never completed first few episodes of the Sentinels. Worth every penny.