Robotech the Macross saga is the first series of the Japanese Anime formerly called Macross purchased by Harmony Gold and one of the first hit Japanese animation to hit the American Market. Robotech: The Macross saga starts off with an alien space craft crash landing on the earth which will halt World War 3 because of the new knowledge that there is something more out in the universe. The world leaders get together to research and build Robotechnology. Which will lead to aircraft that can travel in earth and in outer space that have the ability to transform into battloids.

Aliens come for the crashes spacecraft only to find out the inhabitance of the planet Earth have completely remodeled and transformed the craft. Because of the attack the craft now called the SDF-1 must leave the earth to draw the alien fire and use the new Fold System which launches the craft all the way past Pluto. The inhabitance of the craft must now make their way back to earth while defending their ship against the alien attackers the Zentradi.