Robot Carnival -- Presence ( Part III )

[Lycorisx]

DEM EYEBROWS

[TheEnviousdominous]

Everything about this piece was stunning. What shook my soul the most was the background. The decayed remains of a once advanced society so casually, and thus mysteriously, ignored by what seems to be a 17th century English society which has managed to apply robotics to everyday trials. Blade Runner had a similair effect on me as I couldn't help wondering; what are all of the protagonists in this short film? Could they be machines that once served their creators.

[RawbThatPunk]

I'm amazed how Umetsu directed this with alot of elements from life drawing and classic paintings

[RyuHayabusa06]

Damn shame the english dub isn't available on DVD.

[75angelofheaven]

awesome:)

[Fluffifullness]

I'm not gonna lie. I didn't see the meaning of this. Maybe it's the god awful subtitles. Thanks to mleliza3 for the explanation of the symbolism.

[gosam001]

last:

Ojiisan -in sub= Boss

Ojiisan in japanese meean GRAND FATHER!!!!

[WOWJBEOWULF]

The is regret, industry is a big thing and to harm it or not bring advancement into being, then affects everyone; we see a loss of a new thing that was never brought into being. Japanese merges spirits, like catgirl, it really is a girl who has a cat; but once created the stories take a life of their own for the drama--do not harm the cat. Anyway, we see a loss of something, and we see regret.

[TheDSil]

The character designs and movement of the figures is really weird and off-putting. Intentionally?

[623Agency]

e-eyebrow hair.....gahhhh

[DanteAltem]

AHHH SHES COME BACK FOR HIS BRAINS!!!!!!!! jk actually this was kinda sad not gonna lie, that last scene gave met he chills haha

[beautifuldreamer80]

what an asshole

[joemanses]

good, but I feel like I'm missing out on a lot with these horrid subs.

[zivjax]

The subbing on this version is horrible. They didn't understand the language and just did literal translations. Fail.

[mleliza3]

Thanks for posting this! I remember watching it on the sci-fi channel when I was 10. I'm glad I was able to find/watch it again and have a better grasp on what it's about.

[hoho1110]

i dont understand this

[doxylamine]

Google "anima," and hit "I'm feeling lucky " And you'll see why he spent his remaining years half dead.

[tinylittlelifeform]

@doxylamine THIS TAKES YOU TO WIKIPEDIA PAGE ON "anima"!! Did you mean anime???

[mleliza3]

The man lived his life deprived of any real sense of emotion (e.g. never knew his mother, distant from his family, etc.) He lives in a society of humans and machines. When he creates the girl, he realizes that she's capable of feeling and he destroys her out of fear of developing any emotional attachment; this incident remains in his consciousness. In his old age, her spirit comes to accompany him to the next existence. I'm pretty sure there's more, but that's all I can fit in this box.

[animepanda1234]

Isn't there a part 4 to this anime??

[sailordragonball]

Does anyone know where I can get the sheet music of this song?

[SalemFrost]

fell in love with this in the early '90s. scifi channel used to show robot carnival like once a year. it was dubbed, she says,"I'm still waiting for my prince to rescue me from my solitude." still love it!-phoenix

[belizeangial1970]

she is not saying boss she is saying father - that is the wife!

[LobselVith8]

This was a great short. I remember seeing this years ago, the first anime I'd ever seen. Thanks for sharing it.

[JLSTHERAT]

there is a tear, every time I see this,,,is just a great Old anime,,

Thanks,

[Kenou]

from 3:00 to 5:50 should have been on the ost ,sadly its not.

[edenstarmusic]

This is such a GREAT short film. I remember watching this back in the early 90s. Beautiful, haunting, both the story and the music.

I just wish the subtitling here was up to par. I remember the dub being spectacular.

[KmKGreyhat]

Yeah, actually the dub was pretty great for a early 90's Anime. The subtitling here is... spectacularly subpar. It really ruins what I remember of this sentimental film.

[elasticmachinery]

I am soooo thankfull youve posted this. I have looked for the name of this show for years now.

I remember this clip was shown on sifi around 1993? and im sooo happy to find the clip that made me turn to quality amine.