are given in voice-over, or with the speaker's mouth obscured. Staff Director / Scenario / Character Designer: Yasuomi Umetsu Animation Production Assistance: Shinsuke Terasawa, Hideki Nimura Backgrounds: Hikaru Yamakawa Sound Effects: Kenji Mori Main cast "Star Light Angel" "Star Light Angel" is a bishōjo story featuring two friends – teenage girls – at a robot-themed amusement park. One of the girls finds that her boyfriend is now going out with her friend. Running away in tears, she finds her way to a virtual reality ride. Though pleasant at first, her memory causes the ride to summon a giant laser-breathing mecha. One of the park's robots, actually a human park employee in costume, finds himself in the role of knight in shining armor, allowing her to let go of her darker emotions, and to move forward in her life. The mood of this segment was heavily influenced by the music video for A-ha's "Take On Me." Note: some cameos of Akira movie characters appear in the background characters Staff Director / Scenario / Character Designer: Hiroyuki Kitazume Backgrounds: Yui Shimazaki Sound Effects: Kenji Mori "Cloud" "Cloud" features a robot walking through time, and the evolution of man. The backdrop is animated with clouds that depict various events of the universe, such as the modernization of man as well as the self-destruction of man. Eventually, the same angel who cries for his immortality makes him human towards the end. The animation is done in a scratchboard or rough etching style. Staff Director / Scenario / Character Designer / Backgrounds / Key Animation: Manabu Ōhashi (as "Mao Lamdo") Animation: Hatsune Ōhashi, Shiho Ōhashi Sound Effects: Swara Pro Music: Isaku Fujita "Strange Tales of Meiji Machine Culture: Westerner's Invasion" is set in the nineteenth century and features two "giant robots", directed from within by a human crew. In the style of a movie serial of the sound era, a Westerner in his giant robot attempts to take over Japan, but is challenged by locals operating a "machine made for the parade" – a Japanese giant robot. The style of this segment is somewhat reminiscent of a Japanese World War II-era propaganda film. Despite the title of this segment, there is no known prequel or sequel. The Westerner speaks English in the original release. Staff Director / Scenario: Hiroyuki Kitakubo Character Designer: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Mechanical Designer: Mahiro Maeda Animation Assistance: Kazuaki Mōri, Yuji Moriyama, Kumiko