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.
Robot Carnival (Season 1)
Opening (Episode 1)
Writer: Katsuhiro Otomo
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Overview: 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.
Franken's Gears (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Deprive (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Presence (Episode 4)
Writer: Yasuomi Umetsu
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Starlight Angel (Episode 5)
Writer: Hiroyuki Kitazume
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Cloud (Episode 6)
Writer: Manabu Ohashi
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner’s Invasion (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Chicken Man and Red Neck (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Ending (Episode 9)
Air date: 1987-07-21
Runtime: 10 min
Seasons
Episodes 9