9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the consequences of creating life with one's own hands, played in nine very different ways.

(Source: Anime News Network)

1: Opening (Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)
2: Franken's Gears (Koji Morimoto)
3: Deprive (Hidetoshi Omori)
4: Presence (Yasuomi Umetsu)
5: Star Light Angel (Hiroyuki Kitazume)
6: Cloud (Mao Lamdo)
7: A Tale of Two Robots (Hiroyuki Kitakubo)
8: Nightmare (Takashi Nakamura)
9: Ending (Atsuko Fukushima and Katsuhiro Otomo)

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Studios

• Discotek
• APPP

Staff

• Akara Arisato — Editing
• Hidetoshi Oomori — Character Design (ep 3), Director (ep 3)
• Yasuomi Umetsu — Character Design (ep 4), Director (ep 4), Script (ep 4)
• Yoshiyuki Sadamoto — Character Design (ep 7)
• Mahiro Maeda — Mechanical Design (ep 7)
• Katsuhiro Ootomo — Director (eps 1, 9)
• Kouji Morimoto — Character Design (ep 2), Director (ep 2)
• Takashi Nakamura — Character Design (ep 8), Director (ep 8), Key Animation (ep 8)
• Atsuko Fukushima — Character Design (eps 1, 9)
• Hiroyuki Kitazume — Character Design (ep 5), Director (ep 5)
• Joe Hisaishi — Music
• Hiroyuki Kitakubo — Director (ep 7)
• Manabu Oohashi — Character Design (ep 6), Director (ep 6)
• Kazufumi Nomura — Production
• Hiroshi Sasaki — Art (ep 7)
• Kenichi Mori — Sound Effects (eps 4, 5)