Robotech
Science fiction media franchise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robotech is an American science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production; it was first released in the United States in 1985.[1]
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![]() Title screen from the 1985 television broadcast | ||
Original work | Robotech (1985) | |
Owner | Harmony Gold USA | |
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Novel(s) | Robotech novels | |
Comics | Robotech comics | |
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Animated series | Robotech (1985)
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Traditional | Robotech Collectible Card Game | |
Role-playing | Robotech role-playing games | |
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Original music | Robotech music | |
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Toy(s) | Robotech Defenders Robotech Robolinks | |
The show was adapted from three original and distinct, though visually similar, Japanese anime television series (Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA) to make a series suitable for syndication.[2]
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In the series, Robotechnology refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island.[3] With this technology, Earth developed robotic technologies, such as transformable mecha, to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions.[4]