Robotech - The New Generation - Legacy Collection 6
Robotech(1985), the early sci-fi epic that helped to foster an audience for Japanese animation in America, was created by the producers at Harmony Gold, who edited together the unrelated seriesSuper Dimension Fortress: Macross,Genesis Climber Mospeada, andSuper Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross. The episodes in this penultimate collection begin theNew Generationstory line, originallyGenesis Climber Mospeada. Drawn by the Protoculture generated during the Second Robotech War, the alien Invid have invaded and conquered Earth. The only opposition to their tyranny comes from the survivors of Admiral Rick Hunter's space fleet and a few rebels on the devastated planet. Lieutenant Scott Bernard manages to assemble a cadre of resistance fighters in record time: sardonic Rand, the obnoxious little girl Annie, cyclone rider Rook, and engineer Lunk. The most curious member of the group is Lancer, who appears as the transvestite performer Yellow Dancer, a singer who models himself after Minmei, the heroine of the first continuity. This unlikely posse is soon battling not only the Invid, but human traitors and gang members. TheElements of Robotechnologydisc includes a stolid presentation of the 1985-86 line of toys from Matchbox--now sought-after collectibles. The unaired pilot forGenesis Climber Mospeadaallows viewers to compare the original story line with the recut version of episode 1, "The Invid Invasion." TheNew Generationstory line is considerably more violent than the previousRobotechcontinuities. Unrated; suitable for ages 10 and up: Violence (human versus human, spaceship and robot battles).--Charles Solomon