Patlabor: The TV Series
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Patlabor: The TV Series | |
police drama[1] | |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Naoyuki Yoshinaga |
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Produced by | Tarou Maki |
Written by | Hiroyuki Hoshiyama |
Original run | October 11, 1989 – September 29, 1990 |
Episodes | 47 |
Patlabor: The TV Series, known in Japan as Patlabor The Mobile Police: On Television (機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION), is a 1989-1990
. The story focuses on Second Special Vehicles Division (SV2), a group of Patlabor policemen who fight and investigate crimes. The TV series is an alternate timeline to the original Patlabor OVAs and films, with an all-new origin story.Development
The television series was animated by
With the success of the first movie, Patlabor became one of the first
At the request of the sponsor, toy manufacturer Bandai, the TV series was to include some action with labors. (Labors are the heavy construction equipment after which this series is named.) However, the toys made for the series did not sell as well as expected.[citation needed]
In the original broadcast, the labors were making more metallic "kshang!" sound, but were revised to motor whirring sound like that of the movie when the whole series was released on
Episodes
The 47 episodes aired on Nippon TV from October 11, 1989 to September 29, 1990.
Home video
Music themes
- Opening themes
- "そのままの君でいて" (Sono mama no Kimi de ite - Please be as you were) by Yuko Nitou (episodes 1-34)
- "コンディション・グリーン~緊急発進~" (Condition Green ~Kinkyuu Hasshin~ - Emergency Launch) by Hiroko Kasahara (epìsodes 35-47)
- Ending themes
- "ミッドナイト ブルー" (Midnight Blue) by KISS ME QUICK (episodes 1-34)
- "パラダイスの確率" (Paradise no Kakuritsu - Probability of Paradise) by JA-JA(episodes 35-47)
References
- ^ Beveridge, Chris (August 14, 2001). "Patlabor TV Vol. #1". Anime On DVD. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
While it's primarily a police drama, it has an interesting flair for comedy and still provides some good mech action.
- ^ "機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION BD-BOX 1 [Blu-ray] (2010)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION BD-BOX2 <最終巻> [Blu-ray] (2010)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Patlabor - The Mobile Police: The TV Series - Volume 1 (DVD)". Amazon. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Patlabor: The Mobile Police, Vol. 9-11". Amazon. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Maiden Japan Licenses Mobile Police Patlabor TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
External links
- Schaft Enterprises - Patlabor Fansite TV Page
- Patlabor (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia