Patlabor: The TV Series
| Patlabor: The TV Series | |
 Patlabor: The TV Series first DVD cover |
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| 機動警察パトレイバー (Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibaa) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Mecha, Police |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Yoshinaga |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network | Nippon Television |
| Original run | October 11, 1989 – September 29, 1990 |
| Episodes | 47 |
Patlabor: The TV Series (機動警察パトレイバー) is an anime television series, created by Sunrise, based on the Patlabor anime franchise.
With success of the first movie, Patlabor became one of the first OVAs to be ported to TV. Originally planned for 24 episodes, (up to the end of Kanuka's practicum at SV2), the series was extended twice. First to 36 episodes, to cover the conflict with Schaft, and then to 47 episodes in order to conclude the series.
[edit] Use of Labors
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.
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 Laserdisc.
[edit] 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)
[edit] External links
- Patlabor (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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