My bro and I when we were kids would get up at 7am Saturdays to watch this. Timeless, even almost 30 years later. Robotech was waaaay ahead of its time.
This show was really shocking to me as a kid first watching it. Most episodes of Macross gave me goosebumps! Remember, at this time, NO animated shows had death, adult relationships, or other sophisticated material. Nobody died in G.I. Joe, nobody even got punched in the Superfriends, and then, BAM! billions of people obliterated in Robotech, pilots blown up in their planes, deaths of main characters....and open-mouth kissing on top of all that!! IN YOUR FACE, AMERICAN CENSORS!!! HA!
I remember seeing this for the first time in 1985 as the Zentrani are charging up their guns on Earth and going "They [the producers] are going to choke" since I could not conceive of a American TV show showing the enemy following through inflicting such death and destruction and reacting afterward with such horror with "Oh my god, they did it!"
Lol, why is a soldier talking to a two year old girl in the first place? Suspicious? I think much. Robotech will for ever be the BEST ANIME EVER! It also has the greatest part in cartoon history, the complete destruction of earth. That 30 second bombardment clip will never be topped.
seriously that cannon is so overpowered. I mean according to the sites, there were about 4,785,122 ships, and that cannon reduced that number to 4,000,000 with one blast. Hell, I would like to see this cannon on Earth in the Mass Effect verse. Reaper invasion force, screw that.
Wow it's simply unbelievable, the amount of violence (death and destrction) this had. To think it was for kids, IN THE 80's. The part that makes you reallze this the most is this ep, and when they almost obliterate the planet.. And especially when that soldier is talking to that little girl, then you see them get disintegrated.. lol, damn.
Some of the Zentradi ships are so large that it would actually take several nukes to completely destroy them. Plus, there's 4.8 million of them, I highly doubt they have anywhere near that many nukes.
I see that the hats that the top brass is wearing was somehow patterned after the Russian Military caps. It's a lot like how the Imperials off STAR WARS have theirs influence by the Japanese.
i remember back in the 86' i was 4 or 5 and i drawed a surrounded earth full of green ships lol....it was so crappy but what the hell the first time i heard about the "million" number was when exedor says "4 million ships with the destructive power of a little nova" holy shit i was so exited
@frogjedi4 The cast of Robotech is WAY better than 90% of anime dubs of the last ten years, which all sound like they used amateurs in somebody's basement. The Evangelion dub is a prime example.
The old series is better sounding than the re mastered ones that I don't really care for> its just the sound effects in the re-mastered one doesn't flow with the Robotech
Que bosta , o original Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu é muito melhor,não essa merda da Harmony Gold criada por Carl Macek,tiveram a cara de pau de mudar até as músicas
My bro and I when we were kids would get up at 7am Saturdays to watch this. Timeless, even almost 30 years later. Robotech was waaaay ahead of its time.
The level of story telling on this show is amazing!
I just love when the Zentran siege ships charge their failing reflex guns, even suffocating from protoculture depletion they are still up to snuff.
My father introduced me to this when i was 9 since then I've been watching the the show on DVD and and have 2 of the games Battlecry and Invasion.
This show was THE BEST back in the day. So ahead of it s time. Lisa and Roy were the most complex cartoon characters ever.
These voices are crazy. I loved this show though one of my all time faves
I used to love this show. So many memories...
This show was really shocking to me as a kid first watching it. Most episodes of Macross gave me goosebumps!
Remember, at this time, NO animated shows had death, adult relationships, or other sophisticated material. Nobody died in G.I. Joe, nobody even got punched in the Superfriends, and then, BAM! billions of people obliterated in Robotech, pilots blown up in their planes, deaths of main characters....and open-mouth kissing on top of all that!!
IN YOUR FACE, AMERICAN CENSORS!!! HA!
very nice story.....love this series... its not getting old....
One of the greatest shows ever made.......80's rule!!!!!
Yeah being a kid watching him take a dirtnap hurt pretty bad. Great series growing up.
I remember seeing this for the first time in 1985 as the Zentrani are charging up their guns on Earth and going "They [the producers] are going to choke" since I could not conceive of a American TV show showing the enemy following through inflicting such death and destruction and reacting afterward with such horror with "Oh my god, they did it!"
Lol, why is a soldier talking to a two year old girl in the first place? Suspicious? I think much. Robotech will for ever be the BEST ANIME EVER! It also has the greatest part in cartoon history, the complete destruction of earth. That 30 second bombardment clip will never be topped.
Jesus Christ! What kind of kids show is this, I wished I knew about it when I was younger, it's like star wars meets terminator.
Every day for like 5 years I watched this show.
Best episode of the series. Although "Fortress" in The New Generation is good as hell too.
3:05 haha, that Monster left a BIG footprint on the deck! No wonder it really IS a monster.
what a fight without guess this is the best anime that i have ever seen before,"the best"
@TJPennington Man, THAT's what glassing a planet was before the Covenant made it so part of their culture.
seriously that cannon is so overpowered. I mean according to the sites, there were about 4,785,122 ships, and that cannon reduced that number to 4,000,000 with one blast.
Hell, I would like to see this cannon on Earth in the Mass Effect verse. Reaper invasion force, screw that.
Right? For a scene thats like 3 seconds long very moving and powerful. Tenfold when you watch it as a ten year old back in the day.
agreed!! Surprising they haven't done that seeing it was so popular.
Wow it's simply unbelievable, the amount of violence (death and destrction) this had. To think it was for kids, IN THE 80's. The part that makes you reallze this the most is this ep, and when they almost obliterate the planet.. And especially when that soldier is talking to that little girl, then you see them get disintegrated.. lol, damn.
"With a force that size we couldn't possibly win, not even if we use the Grand Cannon'!!!!
Yea yea yea!
That Grand Canon is so badass.
Some of the Zentradi ships are so large that it would actually take several nukes to completely destroy them. Plus, there's 4.8 million of them, I highly doubt they have anywhere near that many nukes.
6:37 "The whole planet!" "Are they all destroyed?" "Probably" lol
I see that the hats that the top brass is wearing was somehow patterned after the Russian Military caps. It's a lot like how the Imperials off STAR WARS have theirs influence by the Japanese.
The best part is when the grand cannon owns the Zentradi ships.
i remember back in the 86' i was 4 or 5 and i drawed a surrounded earth full of green ships lol....it was so crappy but what the hell the first time i heard about the "million" number was when exedor says "4 million ships with the destructive power of a little nova"
holy shit i was so exited
Oh! The memories!
Solider: "How old are you?"
Little girl: "Two..."
BLAM!!!!!
nuclear death.
brutal.
This toon iz da best of em.
@frogjedi4 The cast of Robotech is WAY better than 90% of anime dubs of the last ten years, which all sound like they used amateurs in somebody's basement.
The Evangelion dub is a prime example.
The old series is better sounding than the re mastered ones that I don't really care for> its just the sound effects in the re-mastered one doesn't flow with the Robotech
Thank you for NOT posting the remastered version. The new sound effects and sounds are horrid. The Original was the Best!!!
Hell yeah! Hunter's going to hunt those huge ass mofo's down!
I remember when anime looked right... even if painfully dubbed.
@demoskunk That must be saying something. I don't watch anime so I didn't know that.
@frogjedi4 Yeah, there are some really good English dubs of anime, but I can count them on one hand :)
6:04.."how old are you?...2..." then owned, god that sucks
Fucking Zentradi burned Earth! They suck! Great upload, I haven't seen this for 10 years thanks!
could someone up-load the seires? i only got up to episode 10
Classic
I thought he married Lisa Hayes.
ahh yes 144p we meet again
Original is the Best!!!! FTW!!!
Your point? I'm stating that Robotech when broadcast in the states paved the way for american appreciation of anime and it s unique storytelling. Nub.
You do realize you're comparing anime to american toons... It's like comparing pizzas to apples..
Lol the voices in this suck so badly.
Que bosta , o original Chōjikū Yōsai Makurosu é muito melhor,não
essa merda da Harmony Gold criada por Carl Macek,tiveram a cara de pau de mudar até
as músicas
kids are so cheated these days in regards to cartoons.
"what? The WHOLE planet?"
"are they all destroyed?"
"probably"
"oh No!!!!"