Metropolis 2001 Metropolis is a visually stunning, rich, and memorable pleasure Its contributors have brought us other classics such as Astroboy and Akira The story takes place in the muti leveled, fascinating, megalopolis called Metropolis Metropolis is loosely ruled by Duke Red, who is close to presenting his ultimate work, an advanced AI robot girl named Tima His son however, is an opponent of AI and resents Tima Tima finds herself deep within the labyrinth of Meteoplolis She befriends the kind son of a police officer and begins exploring her new world When Duke Reds son separates this new friendship, he puts much more at risk than anyone thought possible