remains stranded on the beach, dreaming of escape and reunion while enduring the changing seasons, scavenging birds, and eventually being salvaged by a scrap dealer.

Set in a vibrant, 1980s-inspired Manhattan inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the plot follows , who lives a lonely life of microwave dinners and solitary television.

: When Dog returns, he finds the beach has been closed for the season and fenced off. Despite desperate attempts to break in or get a permit, he is barred from reaching Robot until the following June.

tries to move on, attempting to make new friends (with varying degrees of success) but remains haunted by the loss of his companion.

: The heart of the film follows their separate paths over the next year: