Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

2006
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.6K

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Picking up where the original series left off, Scott Bernard continues his search for Rick Hunter and the fate of the SDF-3.Picking up where the original series left off, Scott Bernard continues his search for Rick Hunter and the fate of the SDF-3.Picking up where the original series left off, Scott Bernard continues his search for Rick Hunter and the fate of the SDF-3.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

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Vince Grant
(voice)
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Eddie Frierson

Louis Nichols
(voice)
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Mark Hamill

Commander Taylor
(voice)
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Alexandra Kenworthy

The Regess
(voice)

Yuri Lowenthal

Marcus Rush
(voice)

Melanie MacQueen

Marlene Rush
(voice)

Chase Masterson

Janice
(voice)

Edie Mirman

Maia Sterling
(voice)

Iona Morris

Jean Grant
(voice)

Tony Oliver

Admiral Rick Hunter
(voice)

Arthur Santiago

Alex Romero
(voice)

Gregory Snegoff

Scott Bernard
(voice)
(as Greg Snegoff)
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Michael Sorich

Sparks
(voice)

Kari Wahlgren

Ariel
(voice)

Dan Woren

General Reinhardt
(voice)
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Rossy Aguirre

Maia Sterling
(Spanish version)
(voice)

Saúl Alvar

Expeditionary pilot
(Spanish version)
(voice)

Yamil Atala

Sparks
(Spanish version)
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
At the time, the producers were not legally allowed to make a sequel to Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982), or use any of its main characters. Characters like Minmei ("Minmay" in the original Japanese) and Lisa Hayse ("Misa Hayase") were scrapped due to their similar-sounding names. The character Rick Hunter returned because his name sounded nothing like the original Japanese ("Hikaru Ichijô") and his appearance was drastically altered. It's also why Maia gave her heritage as "half alien" instead of being more specific (half Zentraedi, being the daughter of Max and Mirya).

Goofs
Vince Grant eventually orders the abandonment of the Icarus and evacuation to the Ark Angel. However, when the Ark Angel takes off, the "abandoned" Icarus is shown flying right beside it.

Quotes
Vince Grant: If we make it out of this alive, my wife's gonna kill me.
Scott Bernard: Looking forward to it, sir.

Crazy credits
The end of the broken film at the beginning of the title sequence fits with the other end of the broken film from the opening credits of the original 'Robotech' television series.

Connections
Edited into The Music of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2007)

Soundtracks
It's You
Written by Ulpio Minucci and Marcia Woods
Arranged and produced by Scott Glasgow
Performed by Chase Masterson

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Review

Featured review

4/10

Disappointing

Having been a fan of the original series since I was a kid, I was very excited to hear about this sequel. I was also eager to see what happened after the conclusion of the last of the trilogy which most consider the strongest and darkest of the three. Unfortunately, I left the theater disappointed.

Overall the voice acting was good. It was reminiscent of the original series. The corny jokes and at times hokey dialog seemed right at place.

However the animation was disappointing. The computer graphics seemed very out of place. It was not integrated seamlessly with the traditional animation like other successful animated projects have done (Clone Wars, Appleseed).

Finally, the storyline was...well...boring. It was dull and confusing. It left me scratching my head as to what was going on and I'm an avid fan. I'm not sure what the unfamiliar viewer would think.

Again, a disappointing movie especially after so much online hype.