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In a way, it’s a reconstruction. After moving things to a new service provider, I’m working on building up my pages for my Robotech Continuity section and other areas. It isn’t the first time I have had to switch service providers since debuting my content in 1996-1998. But as before, necessity requires me to do so; to put it briefly, my current service provider has what I need to keep my pages going in the way that I want. Thank you for your patience. As I steadily work on the remaining pages, including this one, continue reading and check out the following links for other parts of my website and more, especially since I’ve made some significant progress recently.

Welcome to the Robotech Continuity pages. The lists I have created were born from a strong desire to organize the many pieces of my favorite epic in the most linear way. In other words, I wanted to put everything in chronological order. When several series, each not only a tale of its own but also part of a greater story, are presented out of sequence and through different storytelling forms such as animation, comics, and novels, it doesn’t hurt to see what took place when.

These lists had been offline for a while after I had changed service providers the first time years ago, and fairly recently, I’ve changed service providers again. Revisiting the subject matter over the years, especially when I work on building up my pages after a service provider switch, I take note of how the discussion about what constitutes the Robotech story has indeed continued. It’s rather neat to see that; back when I had placed my lists on the Internet the first time in 1996 to 1998, my site had been the only one I’d known that had a chronology featuring episodes, novels, and comics as part of the same timeline. It’s good to see different viewpoints, especially when discussions of “canon” keep going. At times, I’ve been known to say that what’s considered “canon” or “official” means nothing to me; I can name any number of franchises that treat their libraries of material better than what’s been done with Robotech. And even then, I’m well practiced in accepting various but specific sources from any given franchise for what I go by while putting aside what I think doesn’t apply, which sometimes involves parts of sources. No single take on the available material is the end-all or be-all on Robotech chronology or continuity, just as Robotech maestro Carl Macek never intended the animation or novels or comics or roleplaying games to be more valid than one or the other. Of course the same goes for my take. However, while I offer a specific viewpoint on the material, mine is also an informed one.

Please note there are two sections for the lists: Videos and comics comprise one while the novels are in another. Also, each section has two lists.

I placed the novel series separately because it simply works better by itself. (To emphasize, that’s not to say that I think the novels are in a separate chronology, as you’ll see by my far-ranging Robotech Timeline pages.) While some books covered areas that the TV episodes and comics didn’t, most adapted episodes and the Sentinels story, which has been covered up to a point in the comics. And to make things more interesting, even the novel adaptations of the episodes have material found nowhere else interspersed throughout them.

While cross-referencing the various sources, I’ve received input from three gentlemen who I regard as significant Robotech chroniclers: comics writers Bill Spangler and Robert W. Gibson, and Jim Luceno, the author who had collaborated with the late Brian Daley to form the novels’ pseudonym, Jack McKinney. Before I decided to make my work widely available, Bill Spangler confirmed my suspicions on where certain comics that had given me pause should be placed. Robert W. Gibson offered input on other stories later, resulting in a couple changes to the Video/Comics lists. Jim Luceno provided me with insights into his work, and as Bill and Robert did, gave answers to my continuity-related questions.

Now I’ll briefly tell you my thoughts on the epic. Robotech possesses some of the most memorable characters and scenes I have ever encountered. Each of the three major stories of the animated series, which provided the basis for the comics and novels to depict other great tales, enthralled me from beginning to end. I count myself among the lucky. And to those who will be watching the first episode of Robotech for the first time—preferably from a disc collection that presents the series as it originally aired, sound effects and all—I envy the journey that awaits.

Bryant Shiu aka Mecha 8

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Links to the Robotech Continuity Pages

Introduction to the Robotech Video/Comics Continuity

Robotech Video/Comics Continuity

Robotech Video/Comics Continuity – The More Readable Version

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Introduction to Robotechnuity for the Novel Series

Robotechnuity for the Novel Series

Robotechnuity for the Novel Series – The More Readable Version

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Explaining the Logic Behind the Order

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Links to the Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics Pages

Specifically designed to complement the above Continuity links, the Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics (RTANC) offers a singular listing of events from three mediums that have told the Robotech story. Each event has sources listed right after it. With highly detailed notes, numerous references, and the input of actual Robotech writers, the RTANC should be read by anyone who wants a deeper, well-researched look at the chronology.

Introduction to the Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics

Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics – References Version

Robotech Timeline Notes

Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics – Without References Listed

Dedicated to Carl Macek. You have my thanks and admiration for all time.

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Social Media

You can follow me via a few platforms, but most of my online presence is on Facebook with the links below.

Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics

My first Robotech Facebook page, it celebrates 85 episodes as shown when they first aired; true editions of the 21 novels, which were published in the 1980s and 1990s; the original Sentinels made-for-video; a selection of the comics; and their contributions to the Robotech saga. For many fans of the Robotech animated series, the saga continued…in the novels and comics! This is the official Facebook page of the unofficial Robotech Timeline for the Animation, Novels, and Comics at a specific part of MegaSciFi.com. And not only do I spotlight important events in the saga at my Facebook page, but I also post about things I find cool in general that are connected to the animation, novels, and comics—my personal Robotech triumvirate!

Robotech Novels – Support the True Books By the Original Authors

I never wanted to create this second Robotech Facebook page of mine; I had to create it. This is a cause page. When almost all of the books were reissued by 2014, changes were made throughout the novel series against the authors’ intent. Support the authors’ true work. In addition to its original purpose, the page has become a means for fans of the novels to celebrate them. Posts about Jack McKinney’s Robotech work and related topics are featured here!

Aside from Facebook, you can follow me—

on Instagram via

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and on Bluesky via

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#RobotechNovels-OG

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Links for Sentients Magazine

You might have seen the video of Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes’ wedding aboard the Robotech Factory Satellite. And you might have read about the event through certain print publications. But you might not have read online articles from a celebrity magazine that covered the occasion with journalists who witnessed rare moments, such as a best man speech from Max Sterling and speeches and toasts from Rick and Lisa, among remarks from various attendees! Read the following articles that captured the joy of the wedding!

“Star-bound Lovers: Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes Are Married”

This article debuted exactly on the date of Lisa and Rick’s nuptials!

“The Wedding Speech of Lisa Hayes-Hunter”

Until rather recently, this article had been frequently offline, but Sentients Magazine managed to make it available in time for the couple’s 5th anniversary!

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