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Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival

19876.71 Season9 EpisodesEnded

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.

Top Cast

Kohji Moritsugu

Kohji Moritsugu

Protagonist

K

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

T

Toku Nishio

Daimaru

Chisa Yokoyama

Chisa Yokoyama

Yayoi

J

James R. Bowers

John Jack Vorkarson III

Themes & Keywords

anthologyromanceanime

About Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, animation series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of anthology, romance, anime. it stars Kohji Moritsugu, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa. 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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