Format: OVA
Episodes: 9
Episode length: 10 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Jul 21, 1987
Until: Jul 21, 1987
Season: Summer 1987
Source: Original
Average score: 70%
Mean score: 70%
Popularity: 11,052
Favorites: 172
Studio: APPP
Producers: Discotek
Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Mecha
Romaji: Robot Carnival
English: Robot Carnival
Native: ロボット・カーニバル

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Robot Carnival

★ 7.0 11,052 members

9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways.

(Source: Anime News Network)

1. Opening (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)

2. Franken's Gears (dir. by Koji Morimoto)

3. Deprive (dir. by Hidetoshi Omori)

4. Presence (dir. by Yasuomi Umetsu)

5. Star Light Angel (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitazume)

6. Cloud (dir. by Mao Lamdo)

7. A Tale of Two Robots (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitakubo)

8. Nightmare (dir. by Takashi Nakamura)

9. Ending (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)