DVD
Robotech: The Masters
Volume 2

Starring (voice): George C. Cole, Melissa Newman, Barbara Goodson and Kerrigan Mahan
Manga Entertainment Ltd
RRP: £14.99
MANG2044
Certificate: PG
Available 24 April 2006


Fifteen years have passed since the war against Zentraedi forces, but the peaceful existence of the survivors of that first alien conflict is eventually shattered by the invasion of the Robotech Masters. The Masters have come to Earth to reclaim the Protoculture Matrix. Discovered by mankind decades ago when the SDF-1 interstellar battle-cruiser crash-landed on the planet, the Matrix was found to be the source of power for the mysterious Robotechnology. Now, the people of Earth must one again defend their home against invading alien forces. Leading the battle against the Robotech Masters are the courageous members of the misfit 15th Squadron, headed by Dana Sterling, the daughter of the ace Veritech pilot Max Sterling, and Zentraedi pilot, Miriya Parino..
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Robotech: The Masters - Volume 2 features the final 12 digitally remastered episodes in The Masters series. An epic sci-fi fable that spans three generations of human struggle against alien domination, Robotech is one of the most successful anime franchises of all time. The series has inspired two animated feature film spin-offs as well as countless novels, comic books, toys and video games... so says the press release.

The saga - that is really about mankind's first contact with warring alien races, and the use of alien technology to defend Earth - is told across three chapters, The Macross Saga, The Robotech Masters (this season), and The New Generation. Released in 1985, the show was the first anime series that many fans had seen, and is often accredited as the cause of the anime fandom that continues to grow today in the United States.

There's no doubting that Robotech is an enjoyable, and intelligently written series. Sadly, Robot stories like these seem to be a product of the '80s, and it's doubtful whether many of today's younger generation will embrace this series in the way that children of the '80s would have.

To be honest the jury's still out on this one. It is an enjoyable series, but it's also a little dull in places. If you want to relive the '80s then you should pick this up.

Nick Smithson

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