The 73-minute anime pilot that accidentally launched an entire American mecha obsession.
Codename: Robotech is an animated pilot that preceded the original 1985 Robotech television series. It is set within the events of the First Robotech War.
Editing
Three unrelated anime mashed into coherent American canon.
Score
Uematsu's themes still slap almost 40 years later.
Director
Robert V. Barron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
