A good anime anthology can stitch together the most disparate ideas into a cohesive whole. Take Robot Carnival (1987), which features segments storyboarded and directed by the likes of Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), Kōji Morimoto (Kiki's Delivery Service), and Hiroyuki Kitazume (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam). These stories, while exploring different themes, are connected by surreal imagery that portrays our ...