Line #15 Anime/NeoTokyo1987


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3	''Neo Tokyo'' (''Meikyū Monogatari'' [[note]]lit. "Labyrinth Tales"[[/note]]) is an {{anime}} {{anthology film}} released in 1987. The film has three segments:
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5	* ''Labyrinth'' (directed by Rintaro): A girl and a cat wander through a surrealistic city and encounter a circus.
6	* ''The Running Man'' (directed by Creator/YoshiakiKawajiri): A race driver has telekinetic powers, which go out of control.
7	* ''Construction Cancellation Order'' (directed by Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo): A robotic construction crew won't stop working on a cancelled project.
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9	Creator/StreamlinePictures released an English-dubbed version under the title ''Neo Tokyo''. Later, Creator/ADVFilms released a bilingual DVD with the Streamline dub, still titled ''Neo Tokyo''. Also, ''The Running Man'' was featured in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/LiquidTelevision'' (with a different English dub).
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12	!!Tropes:
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14	* AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker: The robots in the third section will work to self-destruction trying to finish a project and refuse commands to stop.
15	* AIIsACrapshoot: The robots in the third section refuse to be shut down, even though the project has been cancelled and the individual units keep breaking down or exploding.
16	* AxeCrazy: Sugioka's experiences begin to wear down on his sanity
17	* ArtShift: The segments have different styles, especially the first one, which makes use of squash-and-stretch animation not often used in anime.
18	* CatapultNightmare: Zach has one before his fatal race in ''Running Man.''
19	* CircusOfFear
20	* CoolGate: A grandfather clock acts as a portal to the city in the first segment.
21	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: ''[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-11-01 "Trying to use logic against a never-ending tide of robotic "get-the-job-done" types should be pretty familiar to anyone who's ever worked for a big company, especially in Japan."]]''
22	** Robot #1 declares in its introduction speech that if the proper procedures are not followed then there will be chaos, even if the hierarchy is utterly nonsensical.
23	** There's also the way that the robots work themselves to the point that they ''explode'' and robot #1 just decides to increase overtime.
24	** What really makes Sugioka angry? The fact that the robots cost a lot, so being worked to the point of ''exploding'' is costing his company a lot of cash.
25	* FramingDevice: Sachi from the first segment watches the other two on a screen in the circus tent.
26	* GermanExpressionism: An apparent influence on the art style of the first segment.
27	* GratuitousFrench: this first line in the Running Man: ''Un des hauts lieux du continental circus: la chicane assen qui precede, de quelques dizaines de metres, la ligne d'arrivee durant les premiers tours.''
28	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: ''Gymnopédie No. 1'' by Satie, ''Chanson du Toréador'' by Bizet, and ''Morning Mood'' by Grieg (this one is used as a StandardSnippet for MickeyMousing).
29	* PunBasedTitle: Meikyuu monogatari, ''make you/r story''.
30	%% * {{Salaryman}}: Sugioka from the third segment
31	* SuperpowerMeltdown: This is pretty much the entire premise of the second segment. A race driver's telekinetic powers go out of control, killing all of his opponents and ultimately himself.
32	%% * SurrealHorror: The first segment.
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Context Anime / NeoTokyo1987