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[[Patlabor]] (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), also known as [[Mobile Police Patlabor]] (Japanese: 機動警察パトレイバー or [i]Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā[/i]), is an anime and manga [[science fiction]] franchise that originated in 1988 and was created by "Headgear", a group consisting of manga artist Yūki Masami, director Oshii Mamoru, screenwriter Itō Kazunori, mecha designer Izubuchi Yutaka, and character designer Takada Akemi. [b][i]Patlabor[/i][/b] is mostly known for focusing on common mecha called "Labors" –designed by Izubuchi– not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. Patlabor's plot is set in a near future [[Japan]], and it chronicles the expoits of a metropolitan [[police]] unit equipped with patrol [[mecha]]s called "Patlabors". The popular franchise includes a manga, a TV series, two OVA series, three feature-length movies, two light novel series, and a short film compilation, named [i][b]Minipato[/b][/i] (ミニパト) because of its [[chibi|super deformed]] drawing style. The series has been adapted into several [[video game]]s and licensed products from OST to toys. The original manga received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1991. Animations from the first Patlabor movie were used extensively in the music video "Juke Joint Jezebel":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy6Y3jTWY90 by the industrial band [b][[KMFDM]][/b] in the late 80s. h4. See also * [[AV-98 Ingram]] ** [[ alphonse_(av-98_ingram)|Alphonse]] *** [[Izumi Noa]] ** [[AV-98 Ingram Unit 2]] *** [[Oota Isao]] * [[Shinohara Asuma]] * [[Kanuka Clancy]] * [[Kumagami Takeo]] * [[Gotou Kiichi]] * [[Nagumo Shinobu]] * [[Shinshi Mikiyasu]] * [[Yamazaki Hiromi]] * [[Type J-9 Griffon]] ** [[Badrinath Harchand]] * [[Hal X-10]] * [[Doshka]] * [[radha_(patlabor)|RADHA]] * [[AH-88 Hellhound]] * [[Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor 2 The Movie]] * [[The Next Generation -Patlabor- ]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:54 |