7 Robot/Android Characters In Anime

1. Astro Boy [鉄腕アトム ]:
2. Doraemon[ドラえもん]:
3. Princess Resurrection [Kaibutsu Oujo -怪物王女]:
4. The time of Eve [Eve no Jikan -イヴの時間]:
5. Ghost in the Shell[Kōkaku Kidōtai -攻殻機動隊]:
6. Castle In The Sky [Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta - 天空の城ラピュタ]:
7. Ergo Proxy [エルゴプラクシ]:

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1- Astro Boy [鉄腕アトム ]:

Astro Boy is originally a science-fiction manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It is about an android young boy with human emotions.

Dr. Tenma’s son dies on his 9th birthday. He uses his position as the minister of science to build a robot just like his son. But later he’s disappointed by the robot’s actions with emotions and fears that robots can destroy the human race, so he erases the young robot’s memory and deactivates him. He is found by Dr. Hiroshi Ochanumizu and named as “Atom”.

Atom is childish, I guess because he is created in the 9 years old child body shape, it is normal. He is pacifist and he only fights if there is no other choice. He has deep love for humanity, even though he had hard times with humans. He has a strong sense of justice and he defends people who need help. He goes on many adventures to save the city and protect the peace.

2- Doraemon[ドラえもん]:

Doraemon anime is an adaptation of a comedy, science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. It is about the adventures of a blue cat robot, who came from 2112(from future) to help the great-great- grandfather of its owner to become a successful person.

He is a blue and white cat. Even though he is made of metal he has a flexible body. Unfortunately his ears were bitten by a robot mouse that is why he is afraid of mice. He has a red tail. His favorite food is Dorayaki but he has a sweet tooth.

He uses Dokodemo Door (Anywhere Door) which is a pink portal door that helps to move between places instantly.

IF you are interested in Cats in Japanese culture, Don’t forget to check our CDJAPAN article.

3- Princess Resurrection [Kaibutsu Oujo -怪物王女]:

Hiro arrives to Sasanaki Village to meet his sister who's recently been employed in a manor as a maid and a cook. But before he could meet his sister, his road comes across with her master, Hime, who is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm. He rescues her from an incident but loses his own life. In exchange for this kindness, Hime gives Hiro half – immortality and makes him her servant.

Flandre, who looks like a child with a maid costume, is an android bodyguard of Hime. She is very heavy so she can’t swim. She can drive even though she is very short. She can only say Fuga (or Huga) but her master can understand her. She has special vision on her eyes to see heat signature. She also has an older sister who serves Hime's younger sister.

4- The time of Eve [Eve no Jikan -イヴの時間]:

In a world where humans have androids, a high school student named Rikou finds out that his family android visits a place he doesn’t know. And more importantly she may be lying to him. He invites his friend to go there to check it out. It turns out to be a cafe where you can not understand if the person visiting the cafe is a human or an android and there is a rule that you can’t ask them about what they are.

Sammy is the household android of the Sakisaka family. But she is more close with Rikou, the son of the family. She tries to make the best coffee for him and even because she is upset after Rikou quits playing piano, she remembers how to play the song he practiced before. But whenever Rikou comes to the cafe, she hides herself because she is worried if he won’t accept her as a normal being.

5- Ghost in the Shell[Kōkaku Kidōtai -攻殻機動隊]:

Ghost in the Shell is based on a cyberpunk manga which is written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. It is about a government special forces cyborg unit.

Main protagonist of this story is Major Motoko Kusanagi who is a cyborg. After an incident her “ghost” put in this body which was made by the military. She is extremely talented with her deductions and hacking skills. She is a successful leader as an investigator.

6-Castle In The Sky [Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta - 天空の城ラピュタ]:

Castle in the Sky was directed and written by Hayao Miyazaki. This anime movie is about a boy and a mysterious girl searching for a mythical flying island called Laputa, which was lost a long time ago and believed to be full of treasures.

A Robot falls from the sky. After that day, both pirates and government started searching for Laputa. Sheeta has a mystery stone on her neck which helps her from getting hurt from falling high places. That stone is believed to show the place of Laputa. Even though she ran from the authorities,they captured her.

After Sheeta repeats some spell words that her grandmother taught her to use in difficult times, the robot which was believed to be broken after its fall from the sky, rises and tries to help Sheeta with the lazer coming from his eye.

We learn that there are two kinds of robots in Laputa. One is to guard and defend and the other is for maintaining the Laputa.

It is believed that Tomogashima is the inspiration for the anime. This place is an island located between Wakayama Prefecture and Awaji Island. If you are interested in real-life anime locations don’t forget to check, Real-Life Locations In Japan That Inspired Studio Ghibli Anime Movies Article.

7- Ergo Proxy [エルゴプラクシ]:

After many years that the Earth’s atmosphere was destroyed, humans and their android servants live by the rules of a council in a city called Romdo. Re-l Mayer, a young female inspector from the Civilian Intelligence Office, and her robot solve murder cases. After the latest investigation, she gets attacked at her home by a strange creature, something that doesn't look like a human or robot. And she receives a strange message that something was awakening. There are many robots in this anime so I am not going to introduce just one character. Hope you like my suggestions.

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