{"product_id":"patlabor-the-tv-series-dvd","title":"Patlabor: The TV Series - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eTokyo, 1999. The construction boom has given rise to a new class of heavy industrial machinery called Labors — giant robots used for construction, cargo, and infrastructure work across the city. Where there are machines, there are criminals who want to steal or misuse them, and where there are criminals with Labors, conventional police cannot respond. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has established Special Vehicles Section 2, Division 2 — SV2 — a unit equipped with Ingram patrol Labors to police Labor-related crimes. Noa Izumi is the Division's newest and most enthusiastic member, instantly devoted to her Ingram unit (which she has named Alphonse). Her commanding officer is the calm, pipe-smoking Captain Gotoh, a man whose apparent laziness conceals a tactical intelligence that everyone around him eventually learns to respect. Their cases range from the mundane to the bizarre: a rogue Labor in the sewers, a Labor with a ghost, a very large frog, a haunted highway, an ancient curse, and the occasional genuine crisis. The TV series operates primarily as a warm ensemble workplace comedy with a cast whose charm accumulates over 47 episodes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatlabor: The TV Series is a 47-episode production by Sunrise, directed by Naoyuki Yoshinaga, with scripts by Mamoru Oshii, Kazunori Ito, and Hiroyuki Hoshiyama — the same Headgear creative team behind the OVA series and theatrical films, operating in the same universe but at a lighter and more comedic register. It aired on NTV from October 1989 to September 1990. The score was composed by Kenji Kawai — his work here and on the Patlabor films was a direct precursor to his Ghost in the Shell score. The series represents the longest-form Patlabor anime entry and the most thorough exploration of the SV2 ensemble as a working unit. Central Park Media released the series on DVD across 11 individual volumes from August 14, 2001 to August 9, 2005 under their US Manga Corps label; Vol. 1 includes an artbox to hold the complete run. The English dub was produced at Matlin Recording in New York City. All CPM editions are now out of print. Maiden Japan re-licensed the series and released a bilingual DVD and Blu-ray on July 16, 2013. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoyuki Yoshinaga (Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA co-director, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura episode director)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScripts:\u003c\/b\u003e Mamoru Oshii, Kazunori Ito \u0026amp; Hiroyuki Hoshiyama (Headgear collective — Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor films)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Franchise:\u003c\/b\u003e Headgear (Masami Yuuki, Mamoru Oshii, Kazunori Ito, Akemi Takada, Yutaka Izubuchi)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMecha Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon director, Birdy the Mighty supervisor)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Akemi Takada (Urusei Yatsura, Kimagure Orange Road)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunrise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2, Jin-Roh, Vampire Princess Miyu TV, Hyper Police) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Miina Tominaga as Noa Izumi (Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2, Tenchi Movie 2, DNA²)\u003cbr\u003e- Toshio Furukawa as Asuma Shinohara (Urusei Yatsura 2, DBZ, Sailor Moon, Metropolis, Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2)\u003cbr\u003e- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Shinobu Nagumo (Sol Bianca: The Legacy, Black Magic M-66, Princess Nine, Shinesman, Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2)\u003cbr\u003e- Ryūnosuke Ōbayashi as Kiichi Gotoh (Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2)\u003cbr\u003e- Shigeru Chiba as Mikiyasu Shinshi (Gate Keepers, Urusei Yatsura 2, Metropolis, Patlabor 1 \u0026amp; 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e 機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION (Kidō Keisatsu Patorebā ON TELEVISION)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~1,175 Minutes (Complete TV Series, 47 Episodes, 11 Volumes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoyuki Yoshinaga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2001–2005 (U.S. Individual Volumes, Central Park Media, August 14, 2001 – August 9, 2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Broadcast Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e October 11, 1989 – September 29, 1990 (NTV)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central Park Media (US Manga Corps) — out of print; Maiden Japan \/ Section23 (current license holder)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e 13+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Action, Comedy, Police Drama, Science Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Labor Police Unit, Workplace Comedy, Near-Future Tokyo, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"V1","offer_id":42582734504021,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V2","offer_id":42582734536789,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/2DFC783B-5129-42EE-9530-0CD8072AFC75.jpg?v=1781115586","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/patlabor-the-tv-series-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}