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Robotech: Love Live Alive

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Robotech: Love Live Alive
Australian DVD cover
Directed byGregory Snegoff
Screenplay byGregory Snegoff
Story byCarl Macek
Tommy Yune
Based onGenesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive by Katsuhisa Yamada and Sukehiro Tomita
Produced byFrank Agrama
Carl Macek
Tommy Yune
StarringCam Clarke
Narrated byJ. Jay Smith
CinematographyKazunori Hashimoto
Edited byTommy Yune
Music byArlon Ober
Ulpio Minucci
Production
companies
Distributed byA&E
Lionsgate
Release date
  • July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Japan
LanguageEnglish

Robotech: Love Live Alive is an American direct-to-video animated film produced by Harmony Gold USA released on July 23, 2013. It is based on the 1985 Japanese OVA music video Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive by Tatsunoko Production, but adapted to the continuity of the Robotech universe.

Plot

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In the year 2044, a news reporter named Kay interviews Lancer a few hours before his scheduled concert. Lancer recalls the events leading to the Third Robotech War, along with his prior involvement with the 10th Mars Division and his association with the band of rebels that helped defeat the Invid forces. After the interview, he starts his concert with a rendition of Lynn Minmei's "We Will Win".

Following the concert, as Lancer sits alone at night and only thinks to himself, he is surprised by his returning family. Scott, Marlene/Ariel, Rand, Rook, Lunk, and Annie all take him out for a campfire dinner and talk about what the REF has been up to in the aftermath of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Lancer declines an invitation from Scott and Rand to join them on the fleet's new mission to find Admiral Hunter and the SDF-3, giving his own valid reason as they all head off for some sleep. Lancer remains awake and leaves his family behind. He drives through the country while back at his small cabin, Sera prepares breakfast for her returning love. As he returns, Lancer and Sera reaffirm their devotion and Sera reveals to him that she is expecting their first child soon.

Cast

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Uncredited cast (flashbacks)

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Background

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First revealed in late 2011 in the final minutes of Carl Macek's Robotech Universe, a documentary on the making of Robotech dedicated to the then-recent passing of Macek, Robotech: Love Live Alive was planned as an adaptation of the 1985 Genesis Climber MOSPEADA OVA, Love Live Alive, incorporating some brand new animation.

Release

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The film was initially released in the United States as part of a 2-movie collection with Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles on July 23, 2013 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[1] That same year, Lionsgate also included the film on its Robotech: The Complete Set 20-disc collection, which included the original Japanese language OVA, a supplemental documentary title The Making of Love, Live, Alive, as well as deleted scenes with commentary.[2] It was released as a standalone DVD in Australia on August 1, 2013 by Beyond Home Entertainment.[3] It was released in the U.K. on January 27, 2014 by Revelation Films.

The film has not been re-released since 2014, and has never been made officially available for streaming.

References

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  1. ^ Lionsgate (2013-04-24). "Press Release: Robotech 2-Movie Collection". Robotech.com.
  2. ^ "ROBOTECH.COM - The Official Robotech Web Site!". 2014-12-18. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ Webb, Benjamin (2013-04-04). "Robotech: Love, Live, Alive Announced". Capsule Computers.
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