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Line 4: The bookend segments, "Opening" and "Ending", feature a huge machine, the titular Robot Carnival, chugging along over the landscape unheeding of any obstacles in its way. Once a magnificent showcase of mechanical prowess, the hulk is now a decayed, rusting, malfunctioning engine of destruction. During the early 1990's, this anthology was shown frequently on the [[~~Sci Fi Channel~~Syfy]] and later on the Turner Network, often paired with other feature-length anime films such as ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'', ''[[Demon City Shinjuku]]'', and ''[[Twilight of the Cockroaches]]'', making ''[[Robot Carnival]]'' one of [[Gateway Series\|the first tastes of anime to many American viewers]]. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This film contains examples of: ===~~ * [[Art Shift]]: Between each segment. Meta-justified by each segment having a different director. * [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The segment "Deprive" takes your stereotypical Shonen-action series and boils it down to the barest essentials without missing a beat in the story and ''without a word of dialogue''. It still works. Line 14: * [[Costume Porn]]: The [[Robot Girl]] in the "Presence" segment. * [[Deranged Animation]]: The "Presence" segment. The animation for the characters is so smooth that it makes it [[Uncanny Valley\|incredibly eerie]]. * [[Expy]]: Hiroyuki Kitazumeâ€™s involvement in "Star Light Angel" seems to have resulted in a number of characters from the [[Gundam]] franchise (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ ~~(Anime)~~\|Gundam ZZ]]'' in particular) being utilized for the segment. The main character appears to be a [[Composite Character\|composite]] of Leina Ashta and Elpeo Ple, her friend is highly reminiscent of Elle Vianno, and their two-timing hypotenuse bears more than just a passing resemblance to Char Aznable. A young lady with the likeness of Roux Louka also makes a walk-on cameo appearance early in the segment. ** This has led to a couple jokes on youtube about "Char breaking (more) young girls' hearts." * [[Frankenstein's Monster]]: Franken's Gears, natch. Line 29: * [[Scenery Porn]]: Mainly the "Presence" segment. * [[Shoujo]]: The "Star Light Angel" segment. * [[Shout -Out]]: The <s>"Chicken Man and Red Neck in Tokyo"</s> "Nightmare" section makes obvious references to Disney works such as the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment from ''[[Fantasia]]'' and ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow''. Because Katsuhiro Otomo worked on this be sure to watch out for the cameos of Tetsuo, Akira and the Colonel - a year before ''[[~~Akira (Manga)\|~~Akira]]'' was released in cinemas. The male protagonist in "Deprive" seems to be based off 8Man. * [[Silence Is Golden]]: Only "A Tale of Two Robots" and "Presence" have any spoken dialogue. * [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: The segment "Star Light Angel" features such a duo enjoying a trip to a theme park. * [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: The Opening sequence. The movie starts out with a bland black title card with "Robot Carnival" on it. Then the titular Robot Carnival shows up with grand music and on the front of the [[Base Onon Wheels]] spells out "ROBOT CARNIVAL." {{reflist}}