Robot anime romances mostly focus on humans, not robots. Gundam series lacks robots with feelings, unlike other anime. Popular anime couples like Krillin and Android 18 are robot-human love stories.

Legendary mangaka Osamu Tezuka's son sparks outrage on social media after confirming he is using AI to recreate his father's work.

Which, fair. Released by Netflix this week, The Dog & The Boy is a three-minute sci-fi anime short about a kid whose robot dog waits for him when he goes off to war. It isn't a unique story ...