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La colección de la protocultura, es simplemente lo que se estaba esperando, todo unido en un maravilloso set a un buen precio, los discos de extras simplemente te traen a la memoria esa época en que miramos robotech por la televisión y lo grandioso que era esa primera impresión. <
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>Es cierto que la traducción al español no es la original de la TV pero esta muy bien lograda y casi no se puede notar este cambio ya que las voces en algunos casos son muy parecidas y en otros quizás mejores. <
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>Lo estupendo es poder tener la edición remasterizada y extendida, que nos permite mirar esas cosas que consideraron censurables en un primer tiempo y con una excelente calidad Visual y audible. <
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>No te dejes persuadir por los que opinan mal de este paquete porque solo lo hacen pensando en detalles casi sin importancia como la entrada y cierre que es nuevo (pero muy bien acabada y mantiene su esencia) o el doblaje no original de la vimos por televisión al español, estos detalles son de importancia menor si consideramos que lo que nos interesa en verdad es poder mirar de nuevo esta serie animada y revivir la magia de su esencia que nos cautivo hace mas de 20 años atrás. <
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> [[ASIN:B000B5IOY8 Robotech - Protoculture Collection]]

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The Test of Time---Passed!
C. S. Lewis said, "When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." <
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>This fits me perfectly. I saw the anime back in the 80's, not only fell in love, but was also converted to the power of art. As usual, in the process of time I moved on and moved up in the world. On lark, I got these DVDs for Christmas. <
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>What a surprise! I relived and more importantly re-experienced what I felt as a teenager. Of course there are flaws, sometimes having to do with the nature of anime, the nature of animation, and also the contorted history of the franchise. ("Big Brother" and "Little Brother" should be "Pops" and "Squirt"; the classic "Old Sourpuss" should be "Old Battleaxe") Yet, it is a good series. As the Bard said, "Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts." <
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>So, to the product: <
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>MACROSS: (TV-14) <
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>This is the heart and soul of Robotech, and the best overall of the three. The theme of "relationships within the framework of war" leads me to call this "War and Peace 1999." There are mentoring relationships, inter-species relationships, and the weird love polygon of Minmei-Rick-Lisa-Karl-Lisa-Kyle-Minmei. <
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>Favorite episodes are #11, the "I'd rather do it with you" kiss, #21, Max and Miriya playing the video game, and #35, The plastered Lisa Hayes singing "Miss Macross."[[ASIN:B000EDWIOY ROBOTECH: 20th Anniversary Soundtrack]] <
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>ROBOTECH II (Extras disc 3). This short focuses on Maj. Gen Hunter and Fleet Admiral Hayes. The animation was done by a different company, so the designs mirror "Battle of the Planets." This abortive project's full story is found in the out-of-print [[ASIN:0345389018 Sentinels (Robotech Omnibus)]] <
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>SOUTHERN CROSS: (TV-MA) <
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>This series is energetic, but a bit choppy--pay close attention to the narrative which compensates for compressing the information. However, I think this is the weakest of the three series. We see a lot of Dana (sometimes too much), but the other members of the 15 ATACs seldom rise above shadow-puppets. Louis is the brains, Angelo is the antagonist, Leonard is Dolza, jr. The only person with personality is Sean Philips. He was Dana's superior, but when he is busted to buck private, he holds no grudges. <
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>Although this has the weakest characterizations, it paradoxically, has the central character in the saga, Zor. All of the events of every anime, film, novel, and aborted project revolve around what he did by discovering Protoculture and robbing the Invid of the flower of life are due to this atlas. Sadly, we see so little of the majestic side of this man. As McKinney wrote "Just what the Robotech Masters had planned for Zor Prime after he'd let them to the Protoculture matrix is, and forever shall be, open to speculation."[[ASIN:0345391845 Robotech: The Masters Saga: The Southern Cross (Robotech)]] <
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>The AHEM scenes with Dana explain my TV-MA rating. I'm puzzled over their inclusion. Aside from titillation, they serve no purpose. These scenes are obviously forced, silly, and, from an editor's point of view, not only useless, but a drag on the action. By confusing D(i)ana, the chaste huntress, with the love-goddess Venus, they ignore the sharp-fanged lesson that Diana's hounds taught peeping-tom Acteon. [[ASIN:014044789X Metamorphoses (Penguin Classics)]] <
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>If this is being "puritan," remember that the root of puritan is "pure." We should demand that our art be pure in the same way that we demand our food be pure, since art is food for the soul. <
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>ROBOTECH: THE MOVIE (Extras disc 5) Inasmuch as this product is supposed to be the be-all, end-all of Robotech, should have been included. We just get the trailer and character sheets. What a gyp. <
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>NEXT GENERATION: (TV-14) <
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>Overall, this is my favorite of the three. It has a killer (pun intended) beginning. Like Southern Cross, this has stronger individual episodes, and also handles the ensemble cast better than the other two series. They devote full episodes to the backgrounds of the various charters. In fact, many of the episodes remind me of [[ASIN:B000HWZ4HU Mission: Impossible - The Complete First TV Season]] with each person having a small part to play in the overall events. <
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>The stand-alone episodes are like the old, old TV show [[ASIN:B000IU37UC Ark II: The Complete Series]] or [[ASIN:0689856725 The White Mountains]], about a fellowship going around writing wrongs and riding off into the sunset. <
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>The best episode is 65, "Curtain Call." In fact, if I wanted to convert anyone to Robotech, I'd show them this one. <
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>You also need to buy [[ASIN:B000KWZ1UM Robotech - The Shadow Chronicles Movie]]. It is not a stand-alone movie, but Episode 86. <
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>Personally, I enjoy the novels, and there is a crying need to republish all 21 in seven 3-in-1 omnibi. <
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>PARENTAL ADVISORY: This is not the "edited for television" version. Episodes 4, 33, 38, 39, 43, 46, 48, 51, 72, 73, 80) all have about 5-second female AHEM scenes. The Southern Cross has so many, I rate it a TV-MA. Billed as "the special extended version," there is nothing special about the reintegrated AHEM scenes, and they are certainly over-extending our patience. Moreover, scenes that do not convey distinct information are not advancing the plot. Remember the slime massage from [[ASIN:B0007TKH66 Star Trek Enterprise - The Complete First Season]]? Furthermore, they present a purchasing barrier. I will not be buying copies of this DVD collection for my nephews. <
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Nostalgia plays a big role while watching Robotech
Macross is simply the best in the series, anyway you can watch the other two sagas, they're good too... <
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>Of course the series made today are more mature, and with better scripts; you have to remember that Robotech was written and produced in a time where the anime were made for children. <
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>Since it's a nostalgia saga, it is invaluable