Episode guide
Robotech: The Macross Saga
36 episodes · premiered Mar 4, 1985
Ten years after a mysterious alien ship lands on Earth and is rebuilt with its technology adapted, the alien warrior servants (the Zentraedi) of the ship's owners arrive to retrieve it.
- Episode 1: Boobytrap Mar 4, 1985 In the year 1999, an abandoned alien battle fortress crash-lands on the planet Earth. Our most brilliant scientists and engineers spend the next ten years reconstructing the damaged ship…
- Episode 2: Countdown Mar 5, 1985 The aliens strike in full force, and the desperate battle for the planet Earth reaches the very streets of Macross City. Human courage and skill are tested to the limit, against the…
- Episode 3: Space Fold Mar 6, 1985 The Zentraedi invaders continue to close in, and the battle for planet Earth becomes even more intense. Attempting to escape the superior alien forces, Rick & Minmei become stranded in…
- Episode 4: The Long Wait Mar 7, 1985 Rick & Minmei learn they have landed in a closed-off and forgotten section of the SDF-1. Try as they may, they can find no way out, and no one aboard the ship has any idea where they are!…
- Episode 5: Transformation Mar 8, 1985 The citizens of Macross Island attempt to normalize their life aboard the giant battle fortress. Human drama is played out against the backdrop of interplanetary war, as the Zentraedi…
- Episode 6: Blitzkrieg Mar 11, 1985 The Zentraedi are still puzzled by the actions of the SDF-1. However, Breetai, their Commander, is beginning to enjoy the challenge. Captain Gloval plans a trap for the marauding aliens…
- Episode 7: Bye-Bye Mars Mar 12, 1985 The planet Mars is the setting, as Breetai calls for reinforcements in order to capture the SDF-1. Captain Gloval drives his grew to the brink of exhaustion, as he attempts to keep the…
- Episode 8: Sweet Sixteen Mar 13, 1985 As Minmei's 16th birthday approaches, Rick finds himself constantly on duty, defending the hard-pressed battle fortress from attacks by the relentless Zentraedi armada. Rick's thoughts are…
- Episode 9: Miss Macross Mar 14, 1985 The charming Minmei prepares herself for a different sort of battle; a battle to determine the most beautiful girl in Macross City! While the beauty contest rages, Rick Hunter is called…
- Episode 10: Blind Game Mar 15, 1985 The crew of the SDF-1 maintain constant vigil against the threat of attack by the ever-present Zentraedi armada. An unauthorized assault by the evil Khyron damages the main radar tower of…
- Episode 11: First Contact Mar 18, 1985 Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, and Ben Dixon are captured, and brought before the Supreme Leader of the Zentraedi civilization. Helpless prisoners, they witness the awesome power and destructive…
- Episode 12: The Big Escape Mar 19, 1985 Held captive in a Zentraedi prison cell, Rick, Lisa, and Ben try to figure a way off the massive alien ship, and report their findings to Captain Gloval & the crew of the SDF-1. Breetai &…
- Episode 13: Blue Wind Mar 20, 1985 Captain Gloval plays a dangerous game of cat & mouse, as he maneuvers the SDF-1 into battle, which will determine the fate of the SDF-1 and its population of 70,000 refugees. If he's…
- Episode 14: Gloval's Report Mar 21, 1985 Now that the giant space battle fortress has been safely returned to Earth, Captain Gloval looks back on the past two years. Years filled with memories of combat & strategy, while trying…
- Episode 15: Homecoming Mar 22, 1985 Rick is secretly ordered to fly Minmei to Japan to visit her family. The reunion is cut short, when Minmei says she will not leave the SDF-1! Meanwhile, Captain Gloval & Lisa Hayes try to…
- Episode 16: Battle Cry Mar 25, 1985 Lisa meets Minmei's cousin Lynn Kyle, who reminds her of Carl Riber, her lost fiancee. But these melancholy reflections soon fade away, as a Zentraedi raiding party, led by Khyron, plans a…
- Episode 17: Phantasm Mar 26, 1985 Rick Hunter lies in a hospital bed in critical condition, after barely surviving a Zentraedi attack. While his body fights for life, his mind races through an emotional journey, which…
- Episode 18: Farewell, Big Brother Mar 27, 1985 As Rick recuperates, Roy tries to convince Minmei to break away from her busy schedule, and drop in on her injured friend. But the Zentraedi threat looms large in the skies above Earth…
- Episode 19: Bursting Point Mar 28, 1985 Captain Gloval begins a journey, which he believes will end with the resettlement of the nearly 70,000 refugees stranded on the SDF-1. Meanwhile, Khyron's flotilla responds to the…
- Episode 20: Paradise Lost Mar 29, 1985 The Zentraedi monitor the activity of the SDF-1, as Captain Gloval prepares to relocate the refugees of Macross City. But everyone's hopes for returning to a normal life back on Earth are…
- Episode 21: A New Dawn Apr 1, 1985 The spotlight is on Minmei, as she prepares for the premiere of her first motion picture. Huge lines form around the theater, and even Rick & Lisa find time to catch a glimpse of a rising…
- Episode 22: Battle Hymn Apr 2, 1985 The Zentraedi campaign to capture the SDF-1 escalates out of proportion, as Khyron leads a direct attack against the space battle fortress. Yet, through all the fighting and confusion…
- Episode 23: Reckless Apr 3, 1985 Confused by the actions of the orbiting SDF-1, the Zentraedi attack in full force! Captain Gloval's army stands off the attack, as the stage is set for an ultimate showdown between Earth's…
- Episode 24: Showdown Apr 4, 1985 Lisa Hayes makes a rash decision to return to Earth, to try for a final time to convince the heads of the United Earth Government to negotiate with the Zentraedi armada. The journey back…
- Episode 25: Wedding Bells Apr 5, 1985 Max's budding romance with Miriya takes a dramatic turn, as the once-proud Zentraedi warrior considers the unthinkable: marriage with a Micronian! The main Zentraedi likes the idea even…
- Episode 26: The Messenger Apr 8, 1985 An uneasy truce is called, as the Zentraedi send an envoy (Exedore) to discuss a tentative peace plan. This move not only shocks the citizens of the SDF-1, but also fuels the already…
- Episode 27: Force of Arms Apr 9, 1985 The Earth is surrounded by Dolza's armada of over four million vessels, sent to destroy the Earth & the SDF-1. It's a time for final reflections, and a last attempt to defeat the vastly…
- Episode 28: Reconstruction Blues Apr 10, 1985 The crew of the SDF-1 assess the damage that has been dealt to the Earth. It's a time for reflection and reevaluation, in the wake of the near-total destruction of one alien culture, and…
- Episode 29: The Robotech Masters Apr 11, 1985 War begins to creep back into the lives of those who have fought for the preservation of Protoculture. Some of the Zentraedi have returned to their violent ways. It is up to Admiral Gloval…
- Episode 30: Viva Miriya Apr 12, 1985 A liaison is established between Breetai and the survivors of the SDF-1, to convince the remaining Zentraedi warriors, stationed at a Robotech Factory, to join in an alliance for peace.
- Episode 31: Khyron's Revenge Apr 15, 1985 Rick Hunter patrols the skies of Earth's new civilization, on a constant vigil against alien attack. The personal tragedies of the survivors pale in comparison to Khyron's plans, as he…
- Episode 32: Broken Heart Apr 16, 1985 Khyron succeeds in capturing Minmei & Kyle! He uses them in a plot to gain control of the SDF-1. The mission to rescue Earth's most honored celebrities becomes near pandemonium.
- Episode 33: A Rainy Night Apr 17, 1985 Claudia gives Lisa Hayes a lesson in perseverance, as she recalls the first time she met the charismatic fighter pilot, Roy Fokker.
- Episode 34: Private Time Apr 18, 1985 A Zentraedi rebellion forms the dramatic backdrop, as Rick tries to sort out his feelings for Minmei & Lisa.
- Episode 35: Season's Greetings Apr 19, 1985 The inscrutable Khyron plans an unusual Christmas present for the citizens of Macross City.
- Episode 36: To the Stars Apr 22, 1985 Khyron plans his ultimate revenge, targeting the SDF-1, and the currently under-construction SDF-2.