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Robotech: The Movie

1986 · 87 min

A patchwork sci-fi cartoon that races through mecha battles, secret plots and pop-idol mystery with earnest, slightly confusing energy.

Genres
Animation, Action
Tagline
Mark held the key to Robotech. Unlocking its powers could save the world!
Overview
In 1999 an alien spaceship crashed onto the earth. Hidden on board were the secrets of a unique science known as Robot technology. Databanks found in the ship were transferred to the Earth Robotech Computer Complex. In 2009, an alien search party arrived from hyper-space to reclaim their lost databank. The united Earth Government was forced into an Inter Galactic war. Earth forces were able to win the first battle... but at a great cost. The planet was virtually destroyed. New population centres grew out of the ashes... It is now 2027, a second armada sent by the aliens is nearing earth, they have come to recapture the secrets of their lost technology and then destroy the Earth.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • war
  • identity
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism3
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Robotech Collection

  1. Robotech: The MovieMovie · 1986 This title
  2. Robotech: The Shadow ChroniclesMovie · 2006
  3. Robotech: Love Live AliveMovie · 2013

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