“When the hands of this watch become one at midnight, let us do the same.”

I watched the first four episodes of an old anime called Tekkaman Blade yesterday. The wonderfulous pickup line I used as the title of this post is a quote from the show's resident hot-headed flirtatious boy. I can't tell you how much this show reminds me of Robotech with its quirky characters, cheesy dialogue and familiar plot line (aliens invading earth). It even has an overly dramatic announcer who feels the need to always recap the last ten minutes of the prior episode in mind-numbing detail. Ah, I love it.

Neowolf, I hope you're reading this because you know what this means: Robotech marathon. I need to relive the cheesy goodness! I need the repetitive, corny music that somehow turns into brilliant anthems of glory when the future of the world is on the line. I need Captain Gloval with his pipe and huge shadowing hat. I need the Zentraedi with their echoing voices. I even need Minmei so I can mock her singing. And then, I need some Yellow Dancer, Scott Bernard and Rand action. I need to hear Rand snap, "Get a job!" and Scott whine in his constipated voice, "MAR-LENE!" I suppose I could even do with a little Bowie piano medly. The Robotech giddiness is already infecting me, shining like a point of light in the vastness of space reaching out to the orbit of Pluto with its fiery glow of joy. See, I'm even talking like the Robotech announcer already!

Long live the Robotechverse!