Robotech (1985)
Overview
Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series made between 1982-1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985. 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 to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions.
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Specials
1970 | 7 Episodes
Specials of Robotech premiered on January 1, 1970
The Macross Saga
1985 | 36 Episodes
The Macross Saga of Robotech premiered on March 4, 1985
Ten years after a mysterious alien ship lands on Earth and is rebuilt with its technology adapted, the alien warrior servants (the Zentraedi) of the ship's owners arrive to retrieve it.
The Masters Saga
1985 | 24 Episodes
The Masters Saga of Robotech premiered on April 23, 1985
The 'Robotech Masters' have come to the Earth to claim a mysterious substance known as Protoculture.
The New Generation
1985 | 25 Episodes
The New Generation of Robotech premiered on May 27, 1985
The Earth is invaded by a race of aliens calling themselves the Invid to cultivate Earth's vast supplies of Protoculture.
Casts
Cam Clarke
Lance Belmont (voice)
Gregory Snegoff
Scott Bernard (voice)
Melanie MacQueen
Ariel (voice)
Susie London
Rook Bartley (voice)