Harmony Gold USA acquires rights and creates the Robotech franchise by adapting three unrelated Japanese anime series into one narrative for the American audience.
The original 85-episode Robotech television series is first broadcast in the United States, popularizing the franchise.
The feature film 'Robotech: The Movie', a compilation and adaptation of various anime footage, is released in theaters in the United States.
Comico begins publishing the Robotech comic book series, expanding the franchise beyond television and film.
The Robotech franchise announces a new series of official comics to be published by Wildstorm Productions, a division of DC Comics.
The Robotech Remastered Project begins with plans to digitally remaster and restore the original TV series for a new generation.
Various role-playing games based on the Robotech universe are published, including materials from Palladium Books.
A special 25th Anniversary Edition DVD set of the original Robotech series is released, commemorating the franchise's milestone.
The Zentraedi super-pilots arrive in the Solar System, beginning their conflict with humanity over the mysterious Protoculture.
Major battles between Earth forces and the Zentraedi occur as humanity utilizes the Robotechnology derived from the SDF-1 to defend Earth.
The alien spaceship SDF-1 Macross crash-lands on Earth, leading to the reverse engineering of advanced technology.
An expedition travels to the planet Tirol to negotiate with the Robotech Masters, the creators of the Protoculture matrix.
The Robotech Defense Force battles the Invid, who have invaded Earth seeking the Flower of Life to terraform the planet.
The Invid establish control over Earth, forcing surviving humans to live in hiding and plan a counter-offensive.
The Robotech Defense Force locates the Invid's source of power, the Flower of Life, essential to their control of Earth.
Robotech fighters launch an offensive against the Zentraedi colony under the leadership of Mars Team pilots.
After a prolonged conflict, Earth forces succeed in defeating the Invid and reclaiming the planet.
To counter future extraterrestrial threats, Earth establishes the Robotech Defense Force.
