Editing Robotech (section)

==Reception of adaptation==
''Robotech'' is often a polarizing subject amongst anime fans.<ref name="What's getting made">{{cite web
|url= http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/4/movies/2931245&sec=movies
|title= What's getting made|access-date=2015-05-01 |work= Malaysia Star }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/467855/to_the_stars_and_beyond_a_tribute_to_carl_macek.html|title= To the stars and beyond: a tribute to Carl Macek|access-date= 2010-04-20|work= Den of Geek|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100526025731/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/467855/to_the_stars_and_beyond_a_tribute_to_carl_macek.html|archive-date= 2010-05-26}}</ref> Some critics look down upon the show for its [[Editing of anime in American distribution|extensive edits]] to the source material (Westernizing character names, editing for content and chiefly, forging a connection between previously unrelated series),<ref name="Macek Training"/><ref name="What's getting made"/> while supporters of the adaptation have pointed out that the weaving of three unrelated series into a contiguous whole necessarily required reworking, and that it helped to maintain a slow but continuous rise in the consumption of anime in the US.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robotech - Protoculture Collection|work=[[DVD Talk]]|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18747/robotech-protoculture-collection/|access-date=2009-09-01|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626121428/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/18747/robotech-protoculture-collection/|archive-date=2009-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/carl-macek-1951-2010.html|title= Carl Macek (1951-2010)|access-date= 2010-04-19|work= [[Cartoon Brew]]|date= 24 July 2006|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100421060625/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/carl-macek-1951-2010.html|archive-date= 2010-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/|title= American anime pioneer Carl Macek passes away|access-date= 2010-04-20|work= [[Comic Book Resources]]|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100421023638/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/04/american-anime-pioneer-carl-macek-passes-away/|archive-date= 2010-04-21}}</ref>

Series writer/actor [[Gregory Snegoff]] said in an interview on the now-defunct ''Shadow Chronicles News'' fansite that, "afterward, we received compliments from the Japanese who thought our dialogue and stories were better than the original," likely a reference to the creators of the latter two series, both of whom worked with the team on ''The Sentinels''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shadowchroniclesnews.com/snegoff2.html|title=Interview with Greg Snegoff|access-date=2010-02-11|work=Archive.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103112520/http://www.shadowchroniclesnews.com/snegoff2.html|archive-date=2006-01-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> The producers of ''[[Megazone 23]] – Part 1'' were very happy with the original plans for ''[[Robotech: The Movie]]'' (where the incomplete film would have been added to the ''Robotech'' mythos to play part in ''The Sentinels'' storyline), and worked closely with Carl Macek to plan the new ending and animation.<ref name="Macek, Carl: Robo-con 1995"/> When the film reached a limited release, the new ending was released on a [[LaserDisc]] of ''Megazone 23'', with the title "Present For You."<ref>Megazone 23: Part One. Streamline Pictures, 1993. Laser Disc.</ref> However, ''Animag'' magazine (issue 11) and ''[[Animerica]]'' magazine (issue 9, volume 4) reports that the staff of ''[[Macross]]'' at [[Studio Nue]] and [[Artland (company)|Artland]], such as the original story creator and mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]] and chief director [[Noboru Ishiguro]], expressed their concern over the ''Robotech'' adaptation, and surprise at its differences.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/2008/05/bonus-interview-with-noboru-ishiguro.html | title = Interview with Noboru Ishiguro | access-date = 2008-10-10 | date = 2008-05-14 | url-status = live | archive-url = http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20081012231018/http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/2008/05/bonus-interview-with-noboru-ishiguro.html | archive-date = 2008-10-12 }}</ref>

In 2009, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked ''Robotech'' as the 34th-greatest animated show of all time in their Top 100 list.<ref name="ign100">{{cite web |title=34, Robotech |url=https://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/34.html |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=2009-01-24 |date=2009-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426012902/http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/34.html |archive-date=2014-04-26 }}</ref>

In a review of ''The Macross Saga'' for ''[[Neo (magazine)|NEO]]'', David West considered it a landmark in Japanese animation and an essential watch for fans of the mecha genre. He considered its take on human issues such as love and death to be fresh and enduring, and although he found the animation to be not as up to date as the story, he considers the show impressive despite its age.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=West|first=David|date=October 2021|editor-last=Cox|editor-first=Gemma|title=Anime Review: Robotech - The Macross Saga Part 1|magazine=[[Neo (magazine)|NEO]]|publisher=Uncooked Media|issue=212|page=74|issn=1744-9596}}</ref>