Deprive

Presented for your viewing pleasure, a delirious segment from 1987's anthology anime project Robot Carnival. Directed by Hidetoshi Omari, usually seen plying his trade on a variety of mobbing mech shows, Deprive is a seven minute shorthand account of 80s OAV genre obsessions. Fraction men crush building-bots in resplendent clothing, fey counter-culture criminals cackle, and the love of a slight woman allows the hero to transcend his limitations. Deprive is a concise, snack antidote to the flabby navel-narratives modern anime frequently succumbs to - everything you could possibly need to know is told through cross-fades and soundless scream images.

Crush them all Flame-haired Robot-Man!