Robot Carnival

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1987-07-21

Last Air Date: 1987-07-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 9

Created By: Katsuhiro Otomo

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Top Cast

Kohji Moritsugu as Protagonist
Keiko Hanagata as Granny
Kumiko Takizawa as Daughter / Small Mecha
Katsue Miwa as Fukusuke
Kei Tomiyama as Sankichi
Kaneto Shiozawa as Denjirō
Toku Nishio as Daimaru
Chisa Yokoyama as Yayoi
James R. Bowers as John Jack Vorkarson III

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Opening (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.
Ep. 2: Franken's Gears (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 3: Deprive (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 4: Presence (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 5: Starlight Angel (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 6: Cloud (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 7: Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 8: Chicken Man and Red Neck (1987-07-21)

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Ep. 9: Ending (1987-07-21)

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