Released as an original video animation, Robot Carnival is technically an anthology of 9 shorts by 9 different directors, all loosely related in themes, but each their own unique creation. Like many anthologies, they're a blast to watch and re-watch as you get a strong mix of content within a short run time, however more often than not some shorts are significantly better than others in quality . This is the case here too, I quite liked the opening / ending segments that introduced the concept, but the short "Cloud" was by fair my favourite, would highly recommend watching even on its own. The entire film is quite good, as the name suggests a lot of far future / post-apocalyptic themes with robots, a very solid 80s Japanese animation. Most of the shorts don't have strong narrative plots, but are more introducing a world / aesthetic through visuals and music. If you're a fan of animation, especially more modern works like Love, Death & Robots, or those older works that inspired it like Heavy Metal, then you'll surely love this. Will probably watch again, would recommend.
Review of Robot Carnival
