Codename: Robotech

Codename: Robotech
Directed by	Robert V. Barron Ippei Kuri
Produced by	Carl Macek Ahmed Agrama Kenji Yoshida
Written by	Carl Macek
Music by	Ulpio Minucci
Distributed by	USA ADV Films Australia Madman
Release date(s)	March 1985 (USA) 2001 (DVD)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States Japan
Language	English

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.

Broadcast

The 73-minute pilot was a greatly extended version of Gloval's Report, the fourteenth television episode that summarizes the beginning of the series. It was aired on some television stations before the broadcast of the series in 1985.

Home video release

Codename: Robotech was included on DVD as an extra with the first volume of the Robotech Legacy Collection and the complete Protoculture Collection, from ADV Films.^[1] The disc includes the option of audio commentary by producer Carl Macek and was also released in Australia by Madman Entertainment.

References

1. ^ Darius Washington (2001-07-22). "Robotech: The Macross Saga Legacy Collection 1". EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga. http://www.ex.org/articles/2001/2001.07.22-rev_anime-us-robotech.html. 

External links

• Codename: Robotech at the Internet Movie Database