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Mobile Police Patlabor

Patlabor the Movie, 2006 L. E. US DVD cover
機動警察パトレイバー
(Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā)
Genre Police procedural, Comedy-drama, Mecha
Manga
Author Masami Yūki
Publisher Flag of Japan Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Shōnen Sunday
Original run 1988 – 1994
Volumes 22
OVA: Patlabor the Original Series
Director Mamoru Oshii
Studio Studio Deen
Episodes 7
Released April 25, 1988 - June 25, 1989
Animated film: Patlabor the Movie
Director Mamoru Oshii
Studio Production I.G
Released July 15, 1989
Runtime 100 minutes
TV anime: Mobile Police Patlabor
Director Naoyuki Yoshinaga
Studio Sunrise
Network Flag of France TF1
Flag of Chile Etc...TV
Flag of Argentina Fox Kids
Flag of Italy Italia 7 and Italia Teen Television
Flag of Brazil Flag of Portugal Fox Kids Brazil
Flag of the Philippines RPN-9
Flag of the United States ImaginAsian TV and Anime Selects
Original run October 11, 1989 – September 26, 1990
Episodes 47
Light novel
Author Kazunori Itǒ (1)
Michiko Yokote (2-5)
Publisher Fujimi Shobō
Published October 1990 – October 1993
Volumes 5
OVA: P Series
Director Mamoru Oshii
Studio Studio Deen
Episodes 16
Released November 22, 1990 - April 23, 1992
Animated film: Patlabor 2 the Movie
Director Mamoru Oshii
Studio Production I.G
Released August 27, 1993
Runtime 113 minutes
Light novel: Tokyo War
Author Mamoru Oshii
Publisher Fujimi Shobō
Published April – May 1994
Volumes 2
Animated film: WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
Director Takuji Endo, Fumihiko Takayama
Studio Triangle Staff → Madhouse
Released March 30, 2002
Runtime 102 minutes
Animated film: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum
Director Mamoru Oshii
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Released March 30, 2002
Runtime 14 minutes (#1)
12 minutes (#2)
12 minutes (#3)

Patlabor (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor") refers to Mobile Police Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー Kidō Keisatsu patoreibā?), a manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of director Mamoru Oshii, writer Kazunori Ito, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, character designer Akemi Takada, and manga artist Masami Yūki. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Headgear is a group consisting of 5 writers and artists who work in the Japanese Anime / Manga field Mamoru Oshii (押井守 Oshii Mamoru; born August 8, 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Animation and live-action Film is a Japanese Illustrator, Anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes characters and creatures but most of his designs are is a Japanese artist and illustrator born on March 31 in Tokyo, Japan. real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 Satō Shūji, born 1957-12-19 in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is The manga received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1990. The Shogakukan Manga Award is one of Japan's major Manga awards sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high [1]

The popular franchise included a manga, a TV series, two OVA series, three feature length movies, and a short film compilation, named Minipato (ミニパト?) because of its super-deformed drawing style. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be Patlabor (a Portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor" refers to, a Manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting Patlabor (a Portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor" refers to, a Manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese Caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way typically small and chubby with stubby limbs and The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from OST to toys. Patlabor is known for using mecha - designed by Yutaka Izubuchi - not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " is a Japanese Illustrator, Anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes characters and creatures but most of his designs are

Contents

Storyline

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has its own arsenal of Patlabors to combat crimes and deal with accidents involving Labors. The Metropolitan Police Department (警視庁 Keishichō) serves as the Police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. The story arcs usually revolve around Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips Noa Izumi is the main protagonist of the series, but all of Division 2 play roles.

The feature films follow separate continuities, referred to as the "movie timeline" and the "TV timeline. " The different OVA series follow either the movie or TV timelines.

Characters

Main article: List of characters in Patlabor

Release history

Mobile Police Patlabor began in 1988 as a 6 episode OVA series, along with a serial written and drawn by Masami Yuki in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics to help promote the OVA. real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 Satō Shūji, born 1957-12-19 in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, Literature, Manga, Non-fiction, DVDs and other media in Japan. is a weekly Shōnen Manga Magazine published by Shogakukan. History Shōnen Sunday was first published on Tuesday March The OVA was later translated into English by VIZ Media. Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 A 7th OVA episode was added afterwards to help promote the first Patlabor movie in 1989. Soon after the first movie was released, a 47 episode TV series directed by Naoyuki Yoshinaga was released. The storyline from the TV series was completed in a 16 episode OVA which began after the TV series finished. This OVA ended in April of 1992, and a second movie was released in August of 1993. Work on another OVA was started in 1994, and this OVA evolved into the third movie, which was released in 2002. During the same time, "Mini-Pato" was released in theaters, playing before the third movie.

The first two Patlabor movies are directed by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) and produced by the venerable development house Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire) with music from Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell). Mamoru Oshii (押井守 Oshii Mamoru; born August 8, 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Animation and live-action Film is a 1995 Anime Film directed by Mamoru Oshii; an adaptation of the Manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune ( is a Japanese Anime studio and production enterprise which was founded on December 15, 1987 by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa. is a 1995 Anime Film directed by Mamoru Oshii; an adaptation of the Manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune is an Anime Film produced by Production IG and Aniplex and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. is a 1995 Anime Film directed by Mamoru Oshii; an adaptation of the Manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune

List of Productions

Mobile Police Patlabor (1988-1989, OVA, 7 episodes)

This starts the movie timeline.

Patlabor the Movie (1989)

Main article: Patlabor: The Movie

The plot follows a string of incidents involving labors going berserk. For the main article Patlabor saga see Patlabor. Patlabor The Movie (機動警察パトレイバー the Movie Kidō keisatsu The reason is unknown and it's up to the SV. 2 team to figure it out. This film continues the movie timeline.

Patlabor: The TV Series/Mobile Police Patlabor (1989-1990, TV, 47 episodes)

Main article: Patlabor: The TV Series

The TV series features an alternate telling of how Section 2 was formed. is an Anime Television series, created by Sunrise, based on the Patlabor Anime franchise. The main story arc involves the Griffon Labor. This begins the TV timeline.

Mobile Police Patlabor P-Series (1990-1992, OVA, 16 episodes)

This series is also referred to as OVA 2. Most of the episodes are placed in various points throughout the TV timeline. There are several episodes in the OVA series that takes place after the end of the TV series, including the conclusion to the Griffon storyline.

Patlabor 2 the Movie (1993)

Main article: Patlabor: The Movie 2

Terrorists attack Tokyo and it's up to the Patlabor Special Vehicles 2nd Division to stop them. For the main article Patlabor saga see Patlabor. is a 1993 Japanese Anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii, who also This movie has similar premise to episodes 5 and 6 of the original OVA. This movie continues the movie timeline.

WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (Wasted 13) (2001)

Main article: WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3

A monster has been feeding on Tokyo Bay. For the main article Patlabor saga see Patlabor. WXIII Patlabor the Movie 3 (WXIIIパトレイバー the Movie 3 Wasted Thirteen Two detectives are on the case. This is a side story to Patlabor, and takes place in the movie timeline, between the other two movies. It is based on a part of the manga and has a similar premise to a story in the original OVA series. WXIII's actual release date is 2001, as it premiered in a film festival that year. However, public release was made the following year to coincide with the release of Minipato.

Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum: Minipato (2002, 3 short films)

Minipato consists of three parts, each part 13 minutes in length. Patlabor (a Portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor" refers to, a Manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting It is an adjunct to the Patlabor anime series. (anime in Japanese, Along with Patlabor WXIII, it is the last story told within the universe. For the main article Patlabor saga see Patlabor. WXIII Patlabor the Movie 3 (WXIIIパトレイバー the Movie 3 Wasted Thirteen Minipato was screened in Japanese cinemas before the start of Patlabor WXIII in such a way that, to see the complete series, viewers were made to see WXIII three times.

The animation style uses a combination of paper puppets and CGI, with a claymation sequence in the first episode. Clay animation is one of many forms of Stop motion animation Each animated piece either character or background is "deformable"&mdashmade of a malleable substance

List of Labors

Police Labors:

Military Labors:

Fire and Rescue Labors:

Civilian (Industrial) Labors:

Other Labors:

Licensing

All of the Patlabor productions have been released in the United States in some form, except for most of the manga. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village All the movies have been translated into English and are available in stores in Region 1, 2 & 4 DVD format. Both the entire TV series, and the 2 OVAs are available on DVD in Region 1.

The TV series and OVAs were released in the U. S. by Central Park Media. Central Park Media is an American Multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York that is active in the distribution of The first two movies were released by Manga Entertainment, but later remastered and re-released in 2006 by Bandai Visual. This article is about Manga Entertainment the anime distributor is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co The third movie (along with "Mini-Pato") was released by Geneon Entertainment (formerly Pioneer). Twelve sections of the manga have been translated and published by Viz Communications as single issues and in two trade paperbacks, but later dropped the manga before completing it. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986

Mini-Pato is available on DVD in regions 1, 2, and 4 in the Limited Edition Patlabor WXIII DVD packages.

In 2006, Bandai Visual's Honneamise label re-released the first two movies on DVD in North America with extensive bonus features, and Beez Entertainment handled distribution in the UK. is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co is the first feature-length Anime movie produced by Gainax in 1987 Beez Entertainment is a distributor of Anime DVDs and Soundtracks for Region 2 in Europe. Madman has the distribution rights for the movies in Australia and New Zealand. Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese Anime and Manga in Australia and New For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

References

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