

Episodes
9 episodes · 1987
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)
E01Opening
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.
E02Franken's Gears
Deprive
E04Presence
Starlight Angel
Cloud
Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion
Chicken Man and Red Neck
Ending
