In 1999, an alien spaceship crashed onto the earth. Hidden on board were the secrets of a unique science known as Robotechnology. Databanks found in the ship were transferred to the Earth Robotech Computer Complex. In 2009, an alien search party arrived from hyper-space to reclaim their lost databank. The united Earth Government was forced into an Inter Galactic war. Earth forces were able to win the first battle, but at a great cost. The planet was virtually destroyed. New population centres grew out of the ashes. It is now 2027, a second armada sent by the aliens is nearing earth, they have come to recapture the secrets of their lost technology and then destroy the Earth.
Robotech: The Movie
Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.
