Robotech’s Beginnings In the golden era of 80s nostalgia, few toy lines are as celebrated as the original Robotech action figures. The enticing collection of space opera fandom has stood the test of time. Introduced in 1985 by Matchbox, these action figures were based on the iconic Robotech franchise, a consolidation of three separate anime […]
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The Top Ten Veritech Fighters and Other Mechas from Robotech
In 1985, Harmony Gold set about to introduce the world to a new franchise with the blended localization of three anime series. They had their hands on the rights to three anime with a similar visual appearance, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA. So, they felt these anime […]
The Top Ten Robotech Toys and Action Figures
Robotech is an action, adventure, science fiction media franchise that started as an 85 episode-long animated series. Harmony Gold in the United States collaborated with Tatsunoko Production in Japan to localize and combine three different anime series. Since audiences widely accepted the Robotech series, it began to spawn other media such as books, comic books, […]
Retrospective On Robotech from the 1980s to Current
Robotech is an action, adventure, and science fiction media franchise. Originally, the American production company, Harmony Gold, collaborated with Japan’s Tatsunoko Production collaborated to adapt three different anime into one American series. Thus, 1982’s The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, 1984’s Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, and 1983’s Genesis Climber Mospedia combined to form Robotech. The […]