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What is it about adapting anime to live-action producers find so compelling? The most obvious answer is eyeballs. Live-action adaptations of anime or manga have the possibility to attract mainstream audience members who otherwise avoid anything anime-related (yes, there are plenty of those people in …Read more »
When police need help, who do they turn to? Well, the police in Ibaraki have tapped an Ingram from Patlabor the Mobile Police. This video of the mecha was shared online, along with this note from police headquarters: “‘Ibaraki Prefectural Police x Mobile Police Patlabor’ …Read more »
Hey, remember when a new Patlabor series got announced in 2017, then there were, like, years of silence? Okay, there was a little worldwide pandemic and all, but still. Anyway, good news for folks looking forward to Patlabor EZY: there are signs of progress! Namely, …Read more »
Another installation is about to kick off in Japan for the 30th anniversary celebration of the Patlabor series. Following showings in Tokyo, Aichi, and Niigata, the next stop for the Patlabor exhibition—which includes a new collection centered on Patlabor: The TV Series, Patlabor: The New …Read more »
Patlabor the Movie, Mamoru Oshii’s legendary 1989 theatrical take on the series of the same name, is set for 4DX screenings in Japan. Fans will be able to feel and smell the classic mecha thriller at the United Cinema chain of theaters starting April 17. …Read more »
Nearly a decade ago, I said were I forced to name just one title that represented the best that anime had to offer, I would probably pick Mobile Police Patlabor and lamented it being years out of print. Since then, things have changed. Right now, …Read more »
As you may have heard, 2017 is kind of a big deal for the history of anime. The first piece of animation made in Japan was produced in 1917, making this whole Japanese animation thing a century old. What better time, thought the folks behind …Read more »
No way around it: the end (and beginning) of a year is always list-heavy. This one’s a bit different, though, in that it has nothing to do with 2016. Nope, this is something a bit more ambitious. Music and entertainment magazine Paste has put together …Read more »
For those of you who suspected the recent animated Patlabor short might be a sign of things to come: bingo. Patlabor producer Taro Maki has announced a new Mobile Police Patlabor project is in the works. The producer, who made the announcement on Facebook with …Read more »
The Mobile Police Patlabor anime is making a comeback thanks to Japan Animator Expo, the series of anime shorts from Dwango and Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara. According to the official announcement , the aptly-titled Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot will debut as a 10-minute short during …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Director Mamoru Oshii is one of the legends of anime, from unforgettable movies like Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer to certified game-changers like his 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell . The Patlabor series stands equally tall among good company, …Read more »
HEY! This is Patrick Macias, Editor of Otaku USA magazine . First up … the August issue marks the end of our eighth year of publication. That’s right: OTAKU USA IS ALMOST nine YEARS OLD NOW and while I will certainly gab and crow about …Read more »
The Next Generation Patlabor: Final Battle in the Capital is the final chapter of a series based on a well-remembered but not especially famous 90s anime series which was viewable only via limited theatrical release or seven Blu-rays retailing about $60. It’s also the direct …Read more »
In a future “10 years from now” when “now” was “the late 1980s/early 1990s” such that nobody has mobile phones and everyone still watches VHS tapes, pilotable robots have been adopted for construction labor and thusly branded “Labors.” But accidents happen, and due to the …Read more »
Released in 1993, Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2 was a stunning work of hyperreal animation that touched on politics, war and technology and in many ways prefigured Oshii’s work on the legendary Ghost in the Shell . Now it appears Oshii is returning to the story …Read more »
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Joseph Luster![[Review] Patlabor The Mobile Police Ultimate Collection](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PATLABOR1_TheMovie_008.tiff-202x202.jpg)
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Otaku USA Staff
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