

Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
Direction
Three distinct visions: Otomo's dread, Morimoto's psychedelia, Okamura's satire.
Sound
Yoko Kanno's Magnetic Rose score—operatic, crushing, unforgettable.

Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Otomo's segment Stink Bomb was originally supposed to be serious before he pivoted to absurdist comedy mid-production.
Magnetic Rose's haunted spaceship directly influenced later sci-fi horror including Event Horizon and even Alien: Covenant's aesthetic.