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Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival

M1987•10m•6.7/10
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedyAnimation

Ratings

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6.7/10(10)

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.

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Production

APPP Company, Streamline Pictures

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 21, 1987

Last Aired

July 21, 1987

Created By

Katsuhiro Otomo

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Opening
E1
Opening
Air date: 1987-07-21
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.
Franken's Gears
E2
Franken's Gears
Air date: 1987-07-21
E3
Deprive
Air date: 1987-07-21
Presence
E4
Presence
Air date: 1987-07-21
E5
Starlight Angel
Air date: 1987-07-21
E6
Cloud
Air date: 1987-07-21
E7
Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion
Air date: 1987-07-21
E8
Chicken Man and Red Neck
Air date: 1987-07-21
E9
Ending
Air date: 1987-07-21

Cast

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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