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Macek explains in detail how he assembled the Robotech animated series by combining three unrelated Japanese Tatsunoko Studios productions (Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada) into a single 85-episode continuity, rewriting all storylines to create a coherent saga covering three generations. He describes the technical and cultural challenges of Westernizing the material — re-timing animation with digital equipment, replacing Japanese dialogue with lip-synched English, and editing out nude bathing scenes that would "culturally shock" American audiences. Despite no toy line support at launch, Robotech was the #1 rated show in its Los Angeles time slot, and Macek outlines ambitious future plans including a Robotech feature film and adapting Captain Harlock.

Reader mail includes a fan disputing Carl Macek's adaptation of Macross as Robotech, a letter from writer William Woolfolk correcting name errors from his earlier two-part interview, and readers asking for help connecting with APAs and other aspiring professionals.

Reader letters include a defense of Carl Macek's Robotech adaptation against a prior letter's attack, and a critical assessment of Marvel's New Universe launch as a "gigantic dud" compared to Epic-line projects like Moonshadow and the Greenberg graphic novel.