In 1999, an alien ship crashes on South Atalia Island and makes the human race aware of other life in space. Ten years later, the ship is reconstructed and christened as the SDF-1 Macross. However, on the day of its maiden voyage, an alien race called the Zentraedi make their appearance on Earth, beginning the UN Spacy/Zentraedi war that would change the history of both races forever.

Source: ANN

Note 1: This series spans over the time period 2009-2012, in the Macross time line.
Note 2: Robotech is the modified US version of Macross done by Harmony Gold. It was dubbed, heavily edited and the plot was completely rewritten. The actual episode count remained, as did the rough episode structure.
Note 3: Original broadcast was incompletely animated.

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Sequel: Macross Plus
Prequel: Macross Zero
Alternative version: Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasuka
Other: Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Flash Back 2012
Other: Macross XX