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Debuting on DVD July 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, the Robotech: 2-Movie Collection features both the 2007 hit Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles and the never-before-seen feature Robotech: Love Live Alive. The studio has released DVD trailer for this upcoming release, and we also have cover art and the full press release with all the official details. Robotech fans, this is one collection you will surely not want to miss.

Robotech: Beyond The New Generation Trailer

The Robotech saga continues as the celebrated characters that gained world-wide popularity in the original series return in an exciting new adventure debuting as part of the Robotech: 2-Movie Collection. Arriving on DVD July 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, under license from A+E Networks Consumer Products, the Robotech: 2-Movie Collection DVD set includes the never-before-seen feature Robotech: Love Live Alive as well as the timeless Robotech hit Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles.

The Robotech chronicle...

2010 marks 25 years since the American release of Robotech, the localized version of Japanese anime classic Macross. To celebrate, the Van Nuys Airtel Plaza will play host this weekend to RT25: The Celebration [via Mania.com], a two-night fete featuring an impressive number of the original voice cast and Us production team. Highlights include Tony Oliver (voice of Rick Hunter), Melanie MacQueen (voice of Lisa Hayes), and Rebecca Forstadt (voice of Lynn Minmei). It’s not clear from the site who exactly is sponsoring the event, though it certainly doesn’t appear to be Harmony Gold, the series’ original producer, or Manga Entertainment, its current rights-holder. I have to admit: the purist in me wants to scorn this Americanized version of a truly great series. But, having watched it on TV as a kid I suspect I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the sometimes-campy dub. Registration for RT...