Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
| Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles | |
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Film Poster
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| Directed by |
Tommy Yune Dong-Wook Lee Yeun-Sook Seo (co-director) |
| Produced by |
Frank Agrama Alan Letz Jason Netter Ippei Kuri Kouki Narushima |
| Screenplay by |
Ford Riley Frank Agrama |
| Story by | Thomas J. Bateman Steve Yun Tommy Yune |
| Based on |
Robotech by Carl Macek |
| Music by |
Scott Glasgow Ulpio Minucci (main theme) |
| Edited by | David W. Foster |
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| Distributed by | FUNimation Entertainment |
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Release date
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August 25, 2006 (New York) January 5, 2007 |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States South Korea |
| Language | English |
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.
At Anime Expo 2004, Harmony Gold USA revealed that Robotech: Shadow Force was in production to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Robotech in 2005. The name of the new story arc was soon changed to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, and the film was completed on January 27, 2006. This project was initially met with skepticism from the fan community, due to Harmony Gold's spotty track record of completing Robotech sequels and spin-offs in past decades. The first teaser trailer debuted at Anime Expo 2005. An official trailer was later released on The Shadow Chronicles website during the NATPE conference, a broadcast industry trade show. Harmony Gold held a number of film festival showings in 2006, but FUNimation delayed the theatrical and Region 1 DVD release until January 5 and February 6, 2007, respectively.
The storyline is a direct continuation from the 85th (and final) episode of the original Robotech television series, and the first third of the movie runs concurrently with the events at the end of the TV series — albeit from different points of view. The plot revolves around the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF)'s final battle with the Invid on Earth, and the fallout from the events of that battle. An old enemy of the Invid is making its presence known, and is determined to wipe out all users, including Humanity. The production is a mixture of 2D animation and cel-shaded CG mecha animation.
Though the involvement of original Japanese studio Tatsunoko Productions appeared to be limited to early development, the actual digital production of animation was handled by the Korean animation company DR Movie, whose credits include subcontracting on the inbetweens, ink and paint of Macross Plus, and the inbetweens of Yukikaze. Co-director Tommy Yune said in a Newtype USA interview (republished on the official Robotech website) that the producers "consulted extensively" with Kenji Terada, a writer on Southern Cross and Mospeada (two of the three series adapted into the 1985 Robotech series).
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