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Macross: Boobytrap

1984 · 69 min

A bright, fast-moving animated space adventure that mixes dogfights, pop music and young romance with a looming sense of wartime danger.

Genres
Animation, Action, Drama
Overview
This is the original "movie" version of the first three episodes of Macross before Harmony Gold edited the series into Robotech.

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Animation, Action, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • war
  • survival
  • identity
  • love
  • technology
Places
  • space
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, action, drama, adventure, romance, science fiction
Directed by
Ippei Kuri, Robert V. Barron
Written by
Robert V. Barron
Runtime
69 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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