Ending
Directed by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo. The Robot Carnival is stopped by a little hill in the desert. Unable to climb the sandy obstruction, the Carnival stalls at its base. As the sun sets over the traveling relic, flashback stills recall the grandeur of the Carnival at the peak of its existence—an unparalleled engine of mirth that brought timeless joy to the various cities it visited. At sunrise, we see the platform chug forward with a sudden burst of power and crest over the dune in its way. The final push proved to be too much for the aged contraption, and it finally goes to pieces in the desert. The bulk of the film's credits are then shown concluding with an epilogue.
Aired 21/07/1987EP 9 - Ending
Robot Carnival
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)
- Opening (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)
- Franken's Gears (dir. by Koji Morimoto)
- Deprive (dir. by Hidetoshi Omori)
- Presence (dir. by Yasuomi Umetsu)
- Star Light Angel (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitazume)
- Cloud (dir. by Mao Lamdo)
- A Tale of Two Robots (dir. by Hiroyuki Kitakubo)
- Nightmare (dir. by Takashi Nakamura)
- Ending (dir. by Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)