In a word: awesome. Just got this puppy in the mail today, and haven't had a chance to watch more than the first four episodes, but the extensive restoration work on this animation is breathtaking -- miles beyond the Robotech releases that have been made available on DVD so far. The subtitles are clean, and do not clash with the image (or made hard to read). The storyline differences and added maturity of Macross over Robotech: The Macross Saga are already apparant, and make this journey back through the TV show of my childhood even more fun than it could have been. I'm not a huge anime fan, meaning I don't purchase much anime. I've got maybe 6 discs worth of anime in my 700-DVD collection, not counting this box set, but despite its high price tag, I'd have to say this was DEFINATELY a good purchase. I'll try and review it a little more after I've seen a few more episodes.