

Robot Carnival
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.
Cast

Kohji Moritsugu
Protagonist
Keiko Hanagata
Granny

Kumiko Takizawa
Daughter / Small Mecha

Katsue Miwa
Fukusuke

Kei Tomiyama
Sankichi

Kaneto Shiozawa
Denjirō
Toku Nishio
Daimaru

Chisa Yokoyama
Yayoi
James R. Bowers
John Jack Vorkarson III
Seasons

E1Opening
Jul 21, 1987
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.

E2Franken's Gears
Jul 21, 1987
E3Deprive
Jul 21, 1987

E4Presence
Jul 21, 1987
E5Starlight Angel
Jul 21, 1987
E6Cloud
Jul 21, 1987
E7Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion
Jul 21, 1987
E8Chicken Man and Red Neck
Jul 21, 1987
E9Ending
Jul 21, 1987
Videos
Storyline
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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