Patlabor The Mobile Police (OAV 1/1988)
Alternative title:
Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (Japanese)
Mobile Police Patlabor
Patlabor Early Days
Patlabor OVA
機動警察パトレイバー (Japanese)
Objectionable content:
Mild
Plot Summary:
In the future, rapidly advancing technology gives birth to giant robots known as "Labors," so named for their usefulness in heavy industry. However, this also gives rise to "Labor crimes," resulting the the need for a new branch of law enforcement equiped with and dedicated to the policing of Labors. When Izumi Noa, a female police officer, becomes the newest recruit of Special Vechicals Devision 2, she and her top of the line "Patrol Labor" (or "Patlabor") Alphonse are swept into a series of adventures featuring crazed construction workers, eco-terrorists, and sea monsters.
User Ratings:
462 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
half hour per episode
Number of episodes:
7
Episode titles: We have 7
Vintage:
1988-04-25 to 1989-06-25
Release dates: We have 10
Opening Theme:
"Miraiha lovers" by Hiroko Kasahara
Official website:
Bandai Visual's PATLABOR Official Website (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 29
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
Patlabor The Mobile Police - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2013-04-30 (from $31.98) |
Patlabor the Mobile Police - Complete Collection [Special Edition] (Blu-ray) 2018-11-27 (from $543.00) |
Patlabor the Mobile Police - Complete Collection [Special Edition] (Blu-ray) 2020-07-21 (from $199.00) |
DVD (Region 1) |
Patlabor - Original Series Collection [Collector's Series] (DVD 1-2) 2003-10-14 (from $49.00) |
Patlabor The Mobile Police - Complete Collection (DVD 1-2) 2013-04-30 (from $53.95) |
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Script: Kazunori Itō
Music: Kenji Kawai
Character Design: Akemi Takada
Animation Director:
Kazuchika Kise (eps 1, 3, 5) Masahiro Kitazaki (eps 2, 4) Naoto Takahashi (ep 7) Takuya Wada (ep 6)
Mechanical design: Yutaka Izubuchi
Background Art:
Hiroyuki Mitsumoto (Ishigaki Pro) Kenichi Takahashi (Ishigaki Pro) Yukihiro Shibutani (Ishigaki Pro)
Finish Animation:
Emiko Honda (ep 5) Emiko Shimanuki (eps 2, 4) Hifumi Kamei (ep 3) Kayoko Yasukawa (ep 1) Kazumi Yamamoto (ep 5) Mihoko Eda (ep 3) Nagaharu Ohashi (ep 3) Ryōko Tanino (ep 3) Shino Okamura (eps 3, 5) Tomoko Okamoto (ep 3) Tomomi Murakami (ep 2)
In-Between Animation:
Asako Nishida (eps 1, 3, 5) Eiko Saitō (Studio Lions; ep 7) Emi Oyanagi (eps 1, 3, 5) Hideaki Matsuda (ep 4) Hirohide Sugiyama (eps 1, 3, 5) Hiroshi Ando (Studio Wombat; ep 6) Hiroshi Itō (eps 1, 3, 5) Hiroshi Okada (Studio Lions; ep 7) Hiroyuki Karashima (eps 1, 3, 5) Kaoru Yabana (eps 1, 3, 5) Kazuma Yokai (eps 1, 3, 5) Kazumi Arimoto (Studio Wombat; ep 6) Kazumi Sato (Studio Lions; ep 7) Kazuo Watanabe (eps 1, 3, 5) Keiko Yozawa (ep 2) Kenji Kodama (eps 1, 3, 5) Kiyoto Ishino (ep 4) Masahiko Andō (eps 1, 3, 5) Mayuko Kikuchi (Studio Wombat; ep 6) Mitsuru Fujii (eps 1, 3, 5) Miyuki Yamashita (ep 2) Naoki Kobayashi (eps 1, 3, 5) Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Studio Lions; ep 7) Noriko Gotō (eps 1, 3, 5) Noriyuki Noda (eps 1, 3, 5) Reiko Kuwahara (ep 4) Reiko Mitsuoka (eps 1, 3, 5) Sanae Nakagawa (ep 4) Satoru Yamashita (Studio Wombat; ep 6) Scott Frazier (ep 3) Seiji Hosono (eps 1, 3, 5) Shinji Takahashi (ep 2) Tadashi Fujita (eps 1, 3, 5) Takeshi Kusaka (eps 1, 3, 5) Takuya Nonaka (Studio Wombat; ep 6) Teruo Makabe (eps 1, 3) Toru Kawai (eps 1, 3, 5) Toshiharu Matsuno (Studio Lions; ep 7) Yasuhito Kikuchi (eps 1, 3, 5) Yasushi Koyama (Studio Lions; ep 7) Yasuzō Iino (ep 2) Yoshiaki Iwasaki (eps 1, 3, 5) Yoshiko Fujita (ep 2) Yumiko Nakanishi (eps 1, 3, 5) Yuri Nakao (eps 1, 3, 5) Yuriko Chiba (Studio Lions; ep 7)
Key Animation:
Atsuo Tobe (ep 3) Haruya Nakahira (ep 6) Hiroko Kazui (ep 3) Hiromi Maezawa (ep 5) Hiroshi Abe (eps 2, 4) Hiroyoshi Ohkawa (eps 1, 3) Hiroyuki Uchida (eps 2, 4) Itsurō Kawasaki (ep 5) Junichi Kigawa (eps 2, 4) Katsumi Hashimoto (ep 5) Kazuchika Kise (ep 1) Kazuya Tsurumaki (Studio Giants; ep 7) Kazuyoshi Yaginuma (ep 6) Kenji Teraoka (ep 5) Kimiko Tamai (ep 5) Kuniko Hamano (ep 4) Masahiro Kitazaki (ep 2) Mitsuhiro Yotsuya (ep 3) Mitsumasa Kimura (ep 6) Ritsuko Watanabe (ep 6) Ryuichi Makino (ep 4) Satoshi Iwataki (ep 4) Sawako Yamamoto (ep 1) Shuichi Shimamura (eps 2, 4) Shunji Suzuki (Studio Giants; ep 7) Tadakazu Iguchi (eps 1, 3) Takuya Wada (ep 6) Yasuhiro Ōshima (ep 1) Yoshio Mizumura (ep 5)
Photography:
Hiroshi Tamura (Studio Gallop) Katsuya Kozutsumi (Studio Gallop) Kenji Akazawa (Studio Gallop) Koji Yamakoshi (T Nishimura) Masao Onuki (T Nishimura) Mikiko Ishizuka (Studio Gallop) Satoshi Arakawa (Studio Gallop) Terumi Sato (Studio Gallop) Tomoyoshi Ishizuka (T Nishimura) Tōru Kobayashi (Studio Gallop) Yasuhiro Shimizu (Studio Gallop)
Production manager: Masayuki Hanzawa
Sound Effects: Michihiro Itō
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Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Distributor: Bandai Visual
Film: Eastman Kodak (eps 1-7)
Film Developing: Imagica (eps 1-7)
Key Animation: Studio Giants (ep 7)
Production Cooperation:
D.A.S.T Corporation (ep 6) Mushi Production (eps 2, 4) Production I.G (eps 1-7 odd)
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion (eps 1-7)
Recording Studio: New Japan Studio (eps 1-7)
Titles: Maki Production
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Translation: David Fleming
Art Manager: Larry Koteff (2018 Maiden Japan)
Associate producer: Tom Wayland
Dubbing Coordination: Ross Lefko
Dubbing Supervision: Tom Wayland
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes (Maiden Japan)
DVD Coordination: Michael Palan
DVD Executive Producer: John O'Donnell
DVD Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams (Maiden Japan)
Production Assistant:
E.W. Rector, III (Maiden Japan) Jessica Williams (Maiden Japan) Kayla King (Maiden Japan)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2018 Maiden Japan)
QC Manager: Crystal Ruiz (2018 Maiden Japan)
Subtitle Timing: Dwayne Jones (Maiden Japan)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (Maiden Japan)
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Audio Post Production: Matlin Recording, Inc.
Disc Production: Seraphim Digital (Maiden Japan Re-release)
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand) MVM (United Kingdom) Section23 Films (North America, 2013) U.S. Manga Corps
DVD Menu Design: Resolution Productions
DVD Premastering: Resolution Productions
Recording Studio: Matlin Recording, Inc.
Translation: Studio Nemo
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Executive producer: José Luis Puertas |
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Distributor: Jonu Media (Spain) |
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Theme Song Performance: Stefano Bersola
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Distributor: Yamato Video (from 1994)
Dubbing: DDE Divisione Doppiaggio Edizioni
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Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd. |
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