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6.8 1 Seasons • 9 Episodes

Robot Carnival - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Kohji Moritsugu

    Kohji Moritsugu

    Protagonist

  • Keiko Hanagata

    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

    Toku Nishio

    Daimaru

  • Chisa Yokoyama

    Chisa Yokoyama

    Yayoi

  • James R. Bowers

    James R. Bowers

    John Jack Vorkarson III

Overview

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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