Robotech

Ten years after a mysterious alien ship lands on Earth and is rebuilt with its technology adapted, the alien warrior servants of the ship's owners arrive to retrieve it.

Stars: Gregory Snegoff, Rebecca Forstadt, Tony Clay
Director(s): Robert V. Barron, Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek, Gregory Snegoff, Robert V. Barron

As the Zentraedi attack moves to its ground advance phase, Rick struggles to survive with Minmei in a fighting vehicle frustratingly alien to him.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

To outmaneuver their enemy, the SDF-1 crew use the ship's untested hyperspace fold system, only for it to go near-disastrously awry.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Trapped in the bowels of the SDF-1, Rick and Minmei struggle to survive as they face certain starvation.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

While Roy attempts to convince Rick to enlist, the crew of SDF-1 is forced to spectacularly improvise to ward off an attack.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Flush with their ship's new capabilities, Captain Gloval decides to take the offensive.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

The SDF-1 lands on the abandoned base on Mars for resupply, unaware that the Zentraedi have arrived and have prepared a trap.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

On Minmei's birthday, the newly decorated and promoted Rick Hunter finds himself too occupied adjusting to his new squadron under his command to celebrate it with her.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Rick is ordered to go on patrol, but can't resist watching Minmei in a beauty contest only to find a Zentraedi scout crew who are completely flummoxed by the spectacle themselves.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

When the SDF-1's radar is disabled, Commander Hayes goes on a survey mission, and the Zentraedi are waiting for her ship.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

While Lisa, Rick and Ben are interrogated with strange results for both sides, Max sneaks on board to rescue his comrades.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

As the human prisoners attempt to escape, more secrets of the Zentraedi are discovered.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Upon hearing Lt. Hayes' report, Capt. Gloval decides the ship must return to Earth, while Zentraedi spies are having difficulty infiltrating Macross' incomprehensible civilian society,

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

With the SDF-1 on Earth, Capt. Gloval records his report of the events before their return to the planet.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

With the SDF-1 on Earth, Rick and Minmei and Capt. Gloval and Lt. Hayes go out for separate appointments, only to have less than positive results upon arrival.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

As Macross City goes up in arms at being denied disembarkment, Kyle Minmei makes a considerable impact both in the city and with Lisa Hayes.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

In a coma in sickbay, Rick has his latent anxieties given life in troubling dreams.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

The supreme ace of the Zentraedi fleet accepts a challenge by Khyron to find and duel her counterpart of the Micronian forces.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Gloval's attempt to disembark the ship's civilian population is interrupted by Khyron's attack with disastrous results.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

After the disaster in Ontario, the SDF-1 is ordered to launch into space as a practical exile.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Temporarily isolated together after the ship goes into battle mode, Rick and Lisa have an increasingly friendly and revealing conversation.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Commander Breetai outwits the SDF-1 crew and his forces board the ship.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

After the Zentraedi invaders are driven out, the crew of the SDF-1 find themselves dealing with defectors from that race.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

As Miriya searches for the hated enemy ace, Lisa decides to go Earth Command to show the startling new findings about the enemy.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Max and Miriya finally duel openly, leading to a sudden wedding which proves more valuable for the ship's survival than anyone could have expected.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

With Breetai's fleet now thoroughly contaminated by Human culture, Exedore is sent to the SDF-1 as a peace envoy.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

The grand fleet of the Zentraedi bombard Earth and devastate it while the crew of the SDF-1 and its Zentraedi dissenter allies prepare their retaliation.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

After two years of reconstruction, Rick finds his life complicated by Zentraedi malcontents and his own complicated feelings for both Minmei and Lisa.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

In some faraway spot in the galaxy, the Robotech Masters find indication of a giant battle that has taken place in the vicinity of the Earth. They feel this might be the location of their lost protoculture factory.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

RDF troopers go on a mission with Breetai to capture a Zentraedi factory station, and Max and Miriya's infant daughter is the key to the operation.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

As the Zentraedi's past is revealed to RDF command, Kyle Minmei's resistance to a military guard of the last resizing chamber backfires disastrously.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

While Lisa waits all day for Rick to come for a date, Rick is sidetracked by Minmei and a Zentraedi Malcontent attack.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Finding Lisa depressed at Rick's disinterest in her, Claudia puts her feelings into perspective by telling the story of her relationship with Roy Fokker.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Minmei tries to become part of Rick Hunter's life again after returning from her tour of the frontier. It is a situation complicated by Rick's growing concern for Lisa and his final realization of his duty as a soldier.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

At Christmas time, Rick and Lisa's personal life is disrupted still more by a desolate Minmei while Khryon has a violent surprise of his own.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek

Lisa's final visit to Rick before leaving on a space mission under her command becomes unexpectedly dramatic thanks to both Minmei and Khyron.

Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano
Director(s): Ippei Kuri
Writer(s): Carl Macek