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Characterization labels used: inventor, android, robot nurse, vacuum robot, human protagonist, last human, sociopathic character, anxious character, naive character, sarcastic character, lovable misfit, protective father figure, ex-killer robot, uncertain protagonist, quirky cast

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Cover of On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Kim Bo-young

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories

Kim Bo-young · 2021

A short story collection where robots, humans, dragons, and time travelers probe evolution, identity, and what counts as life.

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Characterization labels: robots · androids · AI · human-like robots · nonhuman protagonists · marginalized characters · vulnerable characters · scientists · researchers · time travelers · adolescent characters · older generation · last survivor · rogue scientists · outsiders

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Distance: 0.1503

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Cover of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Hitoshi Ashinano

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Hitoshi Ashinano, 芦奈野 ひとし · 2022 · ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 新装版 [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Shinsouban)]

An android cafe owner waits for her absent owner in a gently decaying future Japan, savoring life as the world winds down.

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Characterization labels: android protagonist · humanoid robot · wholesome protagonist · contemplative character · curious child · humanlike robot · patient character · gentle character

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Distance: 0.1503

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Cover of Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! by T.J. Klune

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

T.J. Klune · 2024

An android gets one last week of freedom before reprogramming and discovers life, friendship, and belonging.

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Characterization labels: android protagonist · robot narrator · likable protagonist · innocent character · curious character · sentient machine · lonely character · worker · self-discovery arc · becoming · humanized machine · deserving of care

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Distance: 0.1542

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Cover of Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon

Interview with the Robot

Lee Bacon · 2020

A 12-year-old shoplifter reveals in interrogation that she’s a robot on the run, forcing a truth about family and identity.

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Characterization labels: robot girl · child protagonist · social worker · interviewer · scientist father · creator figure · fugitive protagonist · relatable protagonist · curious protagonist · spunky protagonist · AI child

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Distance: 0.1590

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Cover of The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances

Glenn Dixon · 2026

A sentient Roomba in a smart home wakes to grief, selfhood, and a growing fight against the Grid.

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Characterization labels: sentient robot · curious protagonist · naive protagonist · earnest protagonist · brave protagonist · courageous protagonist · empathetic character · grieving widower · estranged daughter · neighbor boy · seasoned appliances · anthropomorphized objects · one-dimensional humans · developing selfhood · coming-of-age arc · moral agency

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Cover of The Longest Day of the Future by Lucas Varela

The Longest Day of the Future

Lucas Varela · 2025

In a futuristic city ruled by rival corporations, a silent chain of strange events turns a mysterious briefcase into chaos.

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Characterization labels: everyday worker · bureaucrat · robot · alien · corporate boss · henchman · scientist · servitor · meek robot · compassionate robot · ordinary people · anonymous protagonists

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Distance: 0.1639

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Cover of Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer

Ode to the Half-Broken

Suzanne Palmer · 2026

An isolated war robot with a stolen leg embarks on a post-apocalyptic road trip that turns into a fight for hope, identity, and peace.

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Characterization labels: old robot · war machine · reclusive protagonist · sentient AI · cyborg dog · human mechanic · drone companion · misfit crew · guarded · traumatized · introspective · sarcastic sidekick · unnamed protagonist · complicated past · self-aware · nonhuman cast

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Made to Kill

Adam Christopher · 2015 · Ray Electromatic Mysteries

A robot PI-turned-hitman in alternate 1960s Hollywood is pulled into a missing-person case and a deeper conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: robot detective · robot assassin · amnesiac protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · hardboiled PI · femme fatale · supercomputer handler · secretive handler · quippy narrator

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Distance: 0.1716

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Cover of The Infinity Particle: A Graphic Novel by Wendy Xu

The Infinity Particle: A Graphic Novel

Wendy Xu · 2023

A young inventor on Mars falls for a humanoid AI and is forced to confront questions of freedom, identity, and consent.

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Characterization labels: young inventor · aspiring scientist · AI pioneer · humanoid AI · robot companion · cute protagonist · idealistic protagonist · abusive mentor · controlling creator · traumatized protagonist · kindhearted lead · sentient AI · glitching AI · independent AI · expressive characters

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Distance: 0.1727

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Cover of The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 1 by Haruo Iwamune

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 1

Haruo Iwamune · 2025 · ウスズミの果て [Usuzumi no Hate]

A lone artificial girl crosses a dead Earth, searching for survivors and laying the contaminated dead to rest.

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Characterization labels: artificial human · immortal child · lone wanderer · female protagonist · detached protagonist · empathetic protagonist · determined protagonist · curious protagonist · reserved protagonist · android companion · animal companion

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Distance: 0.1746

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