When Robotech came out in the U.S. in 1985, it made a big difference in how popular anime was in the country. At the time, not many people outside of Japan knew about or had access to anime. Robotech was one of the first anime series to become well-known and popular in the US.
Robotech was a dubbed and edited version of three different Japanese anime shows that were put together to make one story. Americans liked the show because it had a complicated plot, interesting characters, and an epic science-fiction setting.
In order to answer the question of whether Gundam “stole” ideas from Robotech, it’s important to know when the two shows came out. Mobile Suit Gundam, the first Gundam show, was made in Japan and first aired in 1979, a few years before Robotech was made. Gundam had a big impact on many mecha anime shows that came after it, and its effects can still be seen in anime today.
Even though Robotech was heavily edited and changed from Japanese anime series, it did bring Japanese animation and storytelling to a wider Western audience and helped make anime popular in the US. It’s important to remember that both Robotech and Gundam helped the anime genre grow and change.
Comic Books & Manga:
Over the years, many different comic book series have been made about Robotech. Titan Comics put out the most recent ongoing series. It started in 2017 and has a new story that continues the Robotech saga. Different publishers have also put out a number of limited series and graphic novels.
Gundam, on the other hand, has been turned into manga and comic books many times over the years. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, which is a prequel to the original anime series, and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, which is based on the popular anime series of the same name, are two of the most popular Gundam manga.
Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Gundam Thunderbolt, and Gundam 00F are just some of the manga and comic book series that take place in the same world as the original series. These comics often look at different parts of the Gundam universe and tell different stories about different characters.