TV series

Robotech

1985 · 3 seasons

A sweeping animated space saga where giant robots and alien invasions carry an earnest, melodramatic weight.

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.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: War, survival, love, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
love
identity
technology
Places: space
military
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Tony Oliver, Melissa Newman, Larry Abraham, Rebecca Forstadt, Barbara Goodson, Cam Clarke, Paul St. Peter, Dan Woren
Length: 3 seasons, 85 episodes, 25 min each
Network: Syndication
Country: United States of America, Japan
Languages: English