Streamline (edited Robotech VHS) Note: Streamline is out of business/Harmony Gold currently holds the rights
ADV (edited Robotech DVDs)
AnimEigo (Uncut Macross TV series)

Metalformer has provided some information and screen shots on some of the edits made to Genesis Climber Mospeada. Please click HERE to go to the Mospeada editing report.

This movie has only been released in a heavily edited, dub-only format in North America under the title 'Clash of the Bionoids'.

Although Animeigo's subtitles were mostly accurate throughout the 36 episodes, they chose to insert movie phrases in place of several lines of translated dialog.

One example (out of several that I saw myself or were reported): A line in the original dialog that would translate roughly to "The lives of 50,00 people are more important than the life of one person, right?" (note the number given) was changed to "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one... Right, sir?." (a blatant Star Trek quote).

Since the original was perfectly understandable to an English speaker and actually put a direct number on the number of civilians involved, throwing out the line and replacing it with the well known one does tend to change how the viewer perceives that scene.

An avoidable blemish on an otherwise unedited release.

Robotech TV series: Although the first third of the Robotech series retained a good portion of the original story of Macross, the combined series bore little resemblance to the originals.

Robotech TV series: Many edits were made to remove some slight nudity and scenes of blood and violence. Various edits were also used to force the stories of the last two series into the 'Robotech universe'.

• AnimEigo has acquired the rights to release the entire 36 episode Macross TV series unedited on VHS and DVD in the North American market with the original Japanese dialog and English subtitles.

• Streamline did start releasing 'Perfect Collection' versions of the three series they made Robotech from with the original Japanese dialog and subtitles. Unfortunately, they didn't finish releasing them before they went out of business.
• ADV has released, uncut, English subtitled DVDs of Super Dimension Calvary: Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada

• Super Dimension Calvary: Southern Cross and Genesis Climber Mospeada are also available as import versions from Japan.

• ADV has aquired the rights to release Robotech on DVD. This will not include the Japanese audio for any of the three series and will be the same edited version that is currently available on VHS.