Editing Robotech (section)

==Other media==
At the time of its broadcast, Harmony Gold also launched ''Robotech'' through a popular line of comics to be followed by novels, role-playing games, toys, and other consumer products. With the cancellation of ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'', many of these licensed products were discontinued, and led to a drought of ''Robotech'' product through much of the 1990s, except for publishers who continued ''The Sentinels'' storyline in print.

===Art books===
In 1986, [[Starblaze Graphics]] published ''Robotech Art 1'', a reference book containing artwork, Japanese production designs, and episode guides from the original television series. This was followed by ''Robotech Art 2'', which was largely a collection of art by various American artists and fans. In 1988, Carl Macek collected much of the unused designs from ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'' into ''Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels'', which also included his story outline for the rest of the unfinished series, with an explanation behind its cancellation. In 2007, Stone Bridge Press published ''The Art of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles''.

===Comics===
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''Robotech'' comics were first published in 1984 with DC Comics' short-lived ''Robotech Defenders'' and Comico's adaptation of the first episode of the Japanese version of ''Macross''. However, the first adaptation of the ''Robotech'' television series did not arrive until 1985 with Comico's ''Robotech: The Macross Saga'' Number 2, which continued from the first ''Macross'' issue.

The various comic publishers include:

* [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] (1984–1989)
* [[Eternity Comics]] (1988–1994)
* Academy Comics (1994–1996)
* [[Antarctic Press]] (1997–1998)
* [[Wildstorm]] (DC) (2002–2005)
* [[Dynamite Entertainment]] (2013–2015)
* [[Titan Comics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://titan-comics.com/c/998-robotech/|title=Robotech @ Titan Comics|website=titan-comics.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804052906/https://titan-comics.com/c/998-robotech/|archive-date=2017-08-04}}</ref> (2017–present)

===Collectible card game===
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The first ''Robotech'' [[collectible card game]] was released in 2006 by Hero Factory, which had previously produced ''Robotech'' trading cards.

===Music and soundtracks===
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Various ''Robotech'' soundtracks have been released on [[Phonograph record|records]], [[Cassette tape|cassettes]], and [[compact disc]]s since 1988.

* [[Robotech music#Robotech: BGM Collection, Vol.1|''Robotech'': BGM Collection, Vol.1]] (1988)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: Perfect Collection|''Robotech'': Perfect Collection]] (1988)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: Perfect Soundtrack Album|''Robotech'': Perfect Soundtrack Album]] (1996)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: Battlecry Soundtrack|''Robotech'': Battlecry Soundtrack]] (2002)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: Invasion Soundtrack|''Robotech'': Invasion Soundtrack]] (2004)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: 20th Anniversary Soundtrack|''Robotech'': 20th Anniversary Soundtrack]] (2005)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Soundtrack|''Robotech'': The Shadow Chronicles Soundtrack]] (2007)
* [[Robotech music#Robotech: 30th Anniversary Soundtrack|''Robotech'': 30th Anniversary Soundtrack]] (2015)

===Novelizations===
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Since 1987, ''Robotech'' was adapted into novel form by "[[Jack McKinney (writer)|Jack McKinney]]", a pseudonym for the team of [[James Luceno]] and [[Brian Daley]], a pair of writers who had been working with Macek since they had collaborated on the animated series ''[[Galaxy Rangers]]''. Using fictitious [[epigraph (literature)|epigraph]]s in the style of ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'', McKinney's novels fleshed out the chronology (including adapting the incomplete ''Sentinels'' source material) in far greater detail than the original animation. Many ''Robotech'' fans consider the McKinney series to be an unofficial canon of its own, despite notable divergences in the writing from Harmony Gold's current official animation-based canon. Despite no longer being considered core-continuity by Harmony Gold, the novels have been recently re-issued by [[Del Rey Books]] as Omnibus compilations.

===Role-playing games===
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In 1986, [[Palladium Books]] published a [[role-playing game]] based on the ''Robotech'' series, including several books covering the ''Sentinels'' portion of the storyline. The original ''Robotech'' RPG line went out of print as of June 30, 2001, but Harmony Gold and Palladium Books signed an agreement in 2007 to produce a new line of Robotech RPG books, beginning with a book covering and promoting the feature-length film ''The Shadow Chronicles''.<ref>Palladium Books issued a 2007 press release discussing this new contract: [http://www.palladiumbooks.com/press/press2007-09.html press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911210531/http://www.palladiumbooks.com/press/press2007-09.html |date=2007-09-11 }}</ref> The ''[[Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game]]'' sourcebook first book was released on March 21, 2008, followed by sourcebooks covering the Macross, Masters, and New Generation chapters of Robotech (redrafted to reflect the Harmony Gold canon). Other sourcebooks and supplements are reflected in the Palladium Books production pipeline.

On April 18, 2013, Palladium started a campaign on the crowdfunding site [[Kickstarter]] for a tabletop miniatures game based on the Robotech RPG called "Robotech: RPG Tactics". The miniatures are being produced by Ninja Division (combining sculpting talents from Soda Pop Miniatures and Cipher Studios), and will feature multi part plastic miniatures that can be posed during assembly. The campaign reached its goal in 3 hours, and was initially scheduled to release in December 2013, but delays have persisted into 2018.

In May 2019, under licensing from Harmony Gold and Strange Machine Games, Battlefield Press International produced a game book for the new Savage Worlds Adventure Edition.

===Toys===
[[Action figure]]s in the {{convert|3.75|in|mm|adj=on}} size of the three ''Robotech'' generations were initially released in 1985 by [[Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox]] toy company, but then reissued in 1992 by [[Harmony Gold USA|Harmony Gold]] (Lunk and Corg were only released by Matchbox and Lynn Minmei was only released by Harmony Gold). Each included a weapon and helmet where appropriate. Matchbox also released {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on|spell=in}} figures of [[Macross|Zentraedi]] characters from the first generation. These figures were supposed to represent the size difference between the Humans and the giant Zentraedi forces, but to be correct these figures would have to have been made about {{convert|20|in|mm}} tall. None of the larger figures came with weapons but the Armored Zentraedi came with a removable helmet.

Also many toys depicting the vehicles and [[mecha]] from the series were released by Matchbox in 1985, Harmony Gold in 1992 and [[Playmates Toys]] in 1994 (under the [[Exosquad#Production|Exosquad]] line). There were major differences in packaging, toy stickers and colors between the different releases. The vehicles were designed to be used only with the 3¾-inch figures. The [[SDF-1 Macross|SDF-1 Playset]] was only released under the Matchbox line in the 1980s and could be used with both the 3¾- and six-inch figures.

Harmony Gold and Matchbox were unable to sell the 1/55 VF-1 Valkyrie toy originally sold in Japan by [[Takatoku Toys]] due to [[Hasbro]] licensing it as [[Jetfire]] in the [[Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]] toy line. Because of this, they settled with manufacturing a non-transformable Veritech Fighter that could fit any of the 3¾-inch action figures, as well as importing the transformable [[super deformed]] Veritech Fighters (originally manufactured in Japan by [[Bandai]] as ''Macross'' VF-1 Valkyrie "Joke machines").

Since the late 1990s, there has been a resurgence of ''Robotech''-related toys. In 2001, [[Toynami]] released the ''Robotech Masterpiece Collection'' line, featuring replicas of the Veritech Fighters of ''The Macross Saga''. Since then, Toynami has become the exclusive toy manufacturer of the ''Robotech'' franchise—having covered mecha from ''The Macross Saga'', ''The New Generation'' and ''The Shadow Chronicles''.

===Video games===
''Robotech'' spawned five video game licenses, of which the most recent three were released:

* ''[[Robotech: Crystal Dreams]]'' was a cancelled release for the [[Nintendo 64]] game system. It was initially being developed by [[GameTek]], but in 1997 [[Ocean Software]] purchased the rights to the game and took over as both developer and publisher.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Letters |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=37 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=January 1998 |pages=171–2}}</ref> The game would have taken place during the period between the [[SDF-1 Macross|SDF-1]]'s destruction and the launch of the SDF-3. The game had a Zentraedi invasion during what was scripted in the series as a period of peace.
* ''[[Robotech: Battlecry]]'' (2002) for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[GameCube]]. The gameplay takes place in the Macross era, and features a storyline running exactly concurrent with that era's historical events. Multiplayer support is limited to one-on-one. Several of the voice actors from the original series, including Tony Oliver, Melanie MacQueen, Dan Woren, and Cam Clarke, reprised their original roles, or voiced new characters in this game. The game was a relative success, even though many fans complained of the over-cartoonified look of the game.
* ''[[Robotech: The Macross Saga]]'' (2002) for the [[Game Boy Advance]], a side-[[scrolling shooter]] that resembles the Japanese [[Super Famicom]] game ''[[Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie]]''.
* ''[[Robotech: Invasion]]'' (2004) for the Microsoft [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and the Sony [[PlayStation 2]]. First-/third-person shooter. The gameplay covers the ''New Generation'' part of the story, with support for single player missions and multiplayer online matches. Features Cyclones, transformable body armor/motorcycles. As with ''Battlecry'', several of the original voice actors reprised their roles. Unlike ''Battlecry'', it is not backwards compatible with the [[Xbox 360]].
* ''[[Robotech: The New Generation]]'' (2007) for [[mobile phone]]s. A top-down [[scrolling shooter]] that covers the ''New Generation'' part of the story, leading up to the ''[[Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles|Shadow Chronicles]]''. The player can play as one of three characters (Scott, Rook and Rand), each with their own special weapons. The player also has the ability to change into "Battloid Mode" through the collection of Protoculture. ''Robotech: The New Generation'' features famous music from the TV series, as well as the most evil of all the villains.
*''Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition'' (2021) for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. A remake of ''[[Robotech: The Macross Saga]]'' (2002) for the [[Game Boy Advance]] with new 3D models, dynamic lighting, enhanced effects, and high-definition backgrounds. As of March 2021, this title has only been made available on the Nintendo eShop in the Australia region.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=GBA game Robotech: The Macross Saga sees surprise return on Switch with new HD Edition|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/gba-game-robotech-the-macross-saga-sees-surprise-return-on-switch-with-new-hd-edition/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Nintendo Everything|language=en}}</ref>