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Robot Carnival

TV·1987–1987·1 season, 9 episodes·Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy·10m·Created by Katsuhiro Otomo

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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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Episodes by season

Season019Episodes1987AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Robot Carnival S01E01OpeningJuly 21, 1987A boy finds a small "coming soon" poster advertising the Robot Carnival, and becomes frightened and agitated. He warns the people in his vil
  2. S01E02Robot Carnival S01E02Franken's GearsJuly 21, 1987
  3. S01E03DepriveJuly 21, 1987
  4. S01E04Robot Carnival S01E04PresenceJuly 21, 1987
  5. S01E05Starlight AngelJuly 21, 1987
  6. S01E06CloudJuly 21, 1987
  7. S01E07Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s InvasionJuly 21, 1987
  8. S01E08Chicken Man and Red NeckJuly 21, 1987
  9. S01E09EndingJuly 21, 1987

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