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●VHD● ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル)



ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル) was released in VHD format in Japan.

VIDEO DISC DETAILS

Publisher: Victor Enterteiment (ビクターエンタテインメント)
Release date: 1987-VIII-21
Format: NTSC
Audio: Japanese Stereo Analog
Subtitles: -
Run time:
Language: Japanese
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Catalogue number: -

●LASER DISC● ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル)




ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル) was released in Laser Disc as a 5000 copies special limited edition. Katsuhiro Otomo directed both the opening and the ending sequences of the animation project that united some of the best japanese animators.

■OPENING & ENDING by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)
■FRANKEN NO HAGURUMA (フランケンの歯車) by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)
■DEPRIVE by Hidetoshi oomori (大森英敏)
■PRESENCE (プレゼンス) by Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)
■STARLIGHT ANGEL by Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)
■CLOUD by Mao Lamdo -Manabu Oohashi- (大橋学)
■MEIJI KARAKURI BUNMEI KITAN〜 KOUMOUJIN SHURAI NO MAKI〜 (明治からくり文明奇譚〜紅毛人襲来之巻〜) by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保弘之)
■NIWA - TORI OTOKO TO AKAI KUBI (ニワトリ男と赤い首) by Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai | Emotion
Release date:1987-VIII-21
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & analog
Subtitles: none
Duration: 90 min
Retail price: ¥9,800
Catalogue number: BELL-175

AVAILABILITY

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●ANIMATION FILM● ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル)



Robot Carnival an omnibus project of nine animation short films was released today directly into multiple home video formats. Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子) directed both the opening and the ending sequences.


MAIN FILM CREDITS

●OPENING & ENDING●
Directed by
Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)

Scrit & Storyboard
Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Character Design  & Key Animation
Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)

Backgroud art:
Nizo Yamamoto (山本 二三)

Effects:
Kazutoshi Sato (佐藤 一俊)


●FRANKEN NO HAGURUMA (フランケンの歯車)●
Direction & charater design by
Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)


●DEPRIVE●
Direction & charater design by
Hidetoshi Oomori (大森英敏)


●PRESENCE (プレゼンス)●
Written & Directed by
Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)

Character Design & Animation Director:
Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)

Backgroud art:
Akira Yamakawa (山川 晃)


●STARLIGHT ANGEL●
Written & Directed by
Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)

Character Design:
Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)


●CLOUD●
Written & Directed by
Mao Lamdo 'Manabu Oohashi-' (大橋学)

Art, Character design & key animation
Mao Lamdo 'Manabu Oohashi-' (大橋学)


●MEIJI KARAKURI BUNMEI KITAN〜 KOUMOUJIN SHURAI NO MAKI〜● 
(明治からくり文明奇譚〜紅毛人襲来之巻〜)
Directed by
Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保弘之)

Character Design 
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (貞本 義行)

Key Animation
Kazuaki Moori (毛利 和昭)
Kumiko Kawana (川名 久美子)
Yuji Moriyama (もりやま ゆうじ)


●NIWA - TORI OTOKO TO AKAI KUBI (ニワトリ男と赤い首)●
Written & Directed by
Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

Character Design & Animation Director:
Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

Music:
Isaku Fujia
Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲)
Masahisa Takeichi (武市 昌久)

Music Director:
Yasunori Honda

Photography:
Hiroaki Matsuzawa (松沢 宏明)
Kazushi Torikoshi
Tsuneo Hosoda (細田 恒生)
Yukio Sugiyama (杉山 幸夫)

Animation & Production:

Broadcaster:

Photography:

Special Thanks:
Asahi Production
GOODS
Mushi Production
Shindosha

●ANNOUNCEMENT● AKIRA BEGINS! in ANIMAGE (アニメージュ) August 1987 issue

 

The AKIRA film was officially announced and this month's ANIMAGE (アニメージュ) magazine dedicated four pages to Otomo's latest project whose production cost, including promotional expenses, is estimated at 1 billion yen and the number of cel animation frames used is expected to be 150,000. AKIRA will be written and directed by Otomo himself under the Akira Production Committee (アキラ製作委員会) formed by Kodansha (講談社), Mainichi Broadcasting System (毎日放送, Bandai (バンダイ), Hakuhodo (博報堂), Laserdisc Corp. (レーザーディスク社), Toho (東宝, Sumitomo Corporation (住友商事) and Tokyo Movie Shinsha (東京ムービー新社)

The magazine also features two pages focused on his previous animation project that marked Otomo's directorial debut in animation: Kōji Chūshi Meirei (工事中止命令) [ The Order to Stop Construction] a short film part of the omnibus animation project MANIE-MANIE Meikyū Monogatari (迷宮物語) released in 1987.


MAGAZINE DETAILS

Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店)
Release date: 1987-VIII-10
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 238
Size: A4 
Retail price: 590





Photos and Otomo's image boards