If you loved Roujin Z, try Robot Carnival

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Roujin Z

1991 · dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo

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Robot Carnival

1987 · dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Yasuomi Umetsu, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Takashi Nakamura, Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Manabu Ohashi, Hidetoshi Ōmori

What they share

Both films are directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Roujin Z, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

playful

What Robot Carnival is

Heavy Metal meets Akira. Robots link diverse animated tales. Vintage 80s anime.

If you loved Roujin Z, try Robot Carnival

Roujin Z

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What they share

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