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Patlabor

Mobile Police Patlabor (Japanese: 機動警察パトレイバー, Hepburn: Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā), also known as Patlabor (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise in the mecha genre. It is produced by Headgear, an artist collective consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha…

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Genre
Action comedy · Mecha · Science fiction
Created by
Headgear
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii · Kenji Kamiyama · Yasuhiro Yoshiura
English publisher
NA: Viz Media (dropped)
Episodes
7 (List of episodes)
Further information
AUS: Madman Entertainment · NA: Central Park Media (former)Maiden Japan (former)Discotek Media (current) · Central Park Media (former) · Maiden Japan (former) · Discotek Media (current)

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Headgear

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Patlabor

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples188
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
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Patlabor

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related to Video games · 25
Patlabor → April, August, Come Back Mini-Pato, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy, Game Edition, Griffon-hen, January, Japan, Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor, Mega Drive, Most, Nerawareta Machi, November, October, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, September, Shiki Kidou Seyo
related to Live-action series · 20
Patlabor → Akira Izumino, AV-98 Ingrams, Captain Keiji Gotōda, Deck-up, Ekaterina Krachevna Kankaeva, Erina Mano, Even, Ingram, Japan, Kasha, Mamoru Oshii, OVA, Rina Oota, Seiji Fukushi, Shigeo Shiba, Shigeru Chiba, The Next Generation, Tokyo Motorcycle Show, Toshio Kakei, Yūma Shiobara
related to Headgear · 18
Patlabor → Akemi Takada, Along, Headgear, Headgear's, Heddogia, Japanese, Kazunori Itō, Kenji Kamiyama, Kenji Kawai, Mamoru Oshii, Masami Yūki, Miki Tori, Naoyuki Yoshinaga, Other, OVA Twilight, Takayama Fumihiko, The, Yutaka Izubuchi
related to Licensing · 17
Patlabor → Bandai Visual, Central Park Media, DVD, Geneon Entertainment, Japan, Manga Entertainment, Mini-Pato, OVAs, Overseas, Patlabor EZY, Pioneer, The, TV, Two, US Manga Corps, Viz, Viz Communications
related to Plot · 17
Patlabor → Detectives Hata, Division, Due, Early Days OVA, Kusumi, Labor, Labors, Masami Yūki's, Mecha, New Files OVA, Noa Izumi, The, The Tokyo Metropolitan Police, The TV, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special, TV, Vehicle Section
related to Reception and legacy · 16
Patlabor → Against, Critic Naoya Fujita, Cultural Affairs, However, In, Japan's Agency, JSDF, Mamoru Oshii's, OVA, OVAs, Patlabor's, Reactor Magazine, The, The Early Days, Tim Maughan, TV
related to Production · 14
Patlabor → Akemi Takada, Although, Gundam, Headgear, In, Kazunori Itō, Mamoru Oshii, Masami Yūki, Oshii, Patlabor EZY, The, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yutaka Izubuchi, Yūki
Further information · 12
Patlabor → 12 minutes (#2), 12 minutes (#3), 14 minutes (#1), AUS: Madman Entertainment, Central Park Media (former), Discotek Media (current), Kazunori Itō, Maiden Japan (former), NA: Central Park Media (former)Maiden Japan (former)Discotek Media (current), Studio Khara, Studio Rikka, Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Licensed by · 6
Patlabor → AUS: Madman Entertainment, Central Park Media (former), Discotek Media (current), Maiden Japan (former), NA: Central Park Media (former)Maiden Japan (former)Discotek Media (current), UK: MVM Films
Written by · 5
Patlabor → Kazunori Itō, Mamoru Oshii, Masami Yūki, Michiko Yokote, Yasuhiro Yoshiura

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series mecha manga police tv ova anime released tokyo movie headgear also oshii new place mamoru generation mobile early days

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PatlaborCreated byHeadgear1.00infobox
PatlaborDirected byMamoru Oshii1.00infobox
PatlaborDirected byKenji Kamiyama1.00infobox
PatlaborDirected byYasuhiro Yoshiura1.00infobox
PatlaborEnglish publisherNA: Viz Media (dropped)1.00infobox
PatlaborEpisodes7 (List of episodes)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationAUS: Madman Entertainment1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationNA: Central Park Media (former)Maiden Japan (former)Discotek Media (current)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationCentral Park Media (former)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationMaiden Japan (former)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationDiscotek Media (current)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther information14 minutes (#1)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther information12 minutes (#2)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther information12 minutes (#3)1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationYasuhiro Yoshiura1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationKazunori Itō1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationStudio Khara1.00infobox
PatlaborFurther informationStudio Rikka1.00infobox
PatlaborGenreAction comedy1.00infobox
PatlaborGenreMecha1.00infobox
PatlaborGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
PatlaborImprintShōnen Sunday Comics1.00infobox
PatlaborImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byAUS: Madman Entertainment1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byNA: Central Park Media (former)Maiden Japan (former)Discotek Media (current)1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byCentral Park Media (former)1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byMaiden Japan (former)1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byDiscotek Media (current)1.00infobox
PatlaborLicensed byUK: MVM Films1.00infobox
PatlaborMagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday1.00infobox

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