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Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival
★ 6.7/10•1987•10m•M•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Comedy
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An anthology of various tales with robots being the one common element among them. It consists of nine shorts by different well-known directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience. Each has a distinctive animation style and story ranging from comedic to dramatic story lines.

Takashi Nakamura · Director

Atsuko Fukushima · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime10m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 21, 1987

Episodes

Episode 1 - OpeningE110m

Opening

A boy finds a small "coming soon" poster advertising the Robot Carnival, and becomes frightened and agitated. He warns the people in his village, most likely to escape, when a huge machine with many robots performing on its exterior grinds its way right towards the village.

Jul 21, 1987

Episode 2 - Franken's GearsE210m

Franken's Gears

Jul 21, 1987

E310m

Deprive

Jul 21, 1987

Episode 4 - PresenceE410m

Presence

Jul 21, 1987

Episode 5 - Starlight AngelE510m

Starlight Angel

Jul 21, 1987

Episode 6 - CloudE610m

Cloud

Jul 21, 1987

E710m

Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion

Jul 21, 1987

E810m

Chicken Man and Red Neck

Jul 21, 1987

E910m

Ending

Jul 21, 1987

Actors

Kohji Moritsugu

Kohji Moritsugu

Protagonist

Keiko Hanagata

Granny

Kumiko Takizawa

Kumiko Takizawa

Daughter / Small Mecha

Katsue Miwa

Katsue Miwa

Fukusuke

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Sankichi

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Denjirō

Toku Nishio

Daimaru

Chisa Yokoyama

Chisa Yokoyama

Yayoi

James R. Bowers

John Jack Vorkarson III

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