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Patlabor
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada. 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 because of its super deformed (chibi) drawing style. The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from OST to toys. ''Patlabor'' is known for using mecha – designed by Yutaka Izubuchi – not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. The series is one of the earlier examples of what is called a "media mix" in Japan, where there is no one source material: Multiple forms of media (in Patlabor's case the anime and manga) are worked on at the same time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headgear (artist Group)
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear (group), Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yuki, Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada. 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 because of its super deformed (chibi) drawing style. The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from soundtrack, OST to toys. ''Patlabor'' is known for using mecha – designed by Yutaka Izubuchi – not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. The series is one of the earlier examples of what is called a "media mix" in Japan, where there is no one source material: Multiple forms of media (in Patlabor's case the anime an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patlabor
, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor") is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada. 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 because of its super deformed (chibi) drawing style. The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from OST to toys. ''Patlabor'' is known for using mecha – designed by Yutaka Izubuchi – not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs. The series is one of the earlier examples of what is called a "media mix" in Japan, where there is no one source material: Multiple forms of media (in Patlabor's case the anime and manga) are worked on at the same time in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Oshii
is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), ''Patlabor 2: The Movie'' (1993), and ''Ghost in the Shell (1995 film), Ghost in the Shell'' (1995). He also holds the distinction of having created the first ever OVA, ''Dallos'' (1983). As a writer, Oshii has worked as a screenwriter, and occasionally as a mangaka, manga writer and novelist. His most notable works as a writer include the manga ''Kerberos Panzer Cop'' (1988–2000) and its feature film adaptation ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1999). For his work, Oshii has received and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or and Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion). He has also attracted praise from many directors, including James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and The Wachowskis, especially for his work on ''Ghost in the Shell''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patlabor The Movie 3
is a 2002 Japanese animated science fiction thriller film directed by Fumihiko Takayama and Takuji Endo. The third and final installment of the ''Patlabor'' film trilogy, it takes place in between '' Patlabor: The Movie'' and '' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' and serves as a side story. Written by Miki Tori, it follows two police detectives and SV2 as they investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occurring in and around Tokyo Bay that may be connected to a genetic experiment gone wrong. It was animated by Madhouse and produced by Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha. Plot In 2000, a series of unknown attacks on Labors have led to two police detectives, Shinichiro Hata and Takeshi Kusumi, being assigned to investigate these string of events, assisted by members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's SV2 unit. As they begin to unravel the mystery behind the attacks, the two detectives find reason to suspect that the attacks may have something to do with the Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Kawai
is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films and video games. Among his credits are Toei's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever, Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and '' Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon''; Wilson Yip's ''Ip Man''; Mamoru Oshii's films ''The Red Spectacles'', '' StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops'', ''Ghost in the Shell'', ''Mobile Police Patlabor'' and ''Avalon''; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's ''Ranma ½'' and ''Maison Ikkoku''; the live-action adaptation of ''Gantz'' and Hideo Nakata's films ''Ring'', ''Ring 2'', ''Chaos'', ''Dark Water'' and ''Kaidan''. His nephew, Hidehiro Kawai, is a bassist in Fox Capture Plan, an instrumental band. Career After dropping out of a nuclear engineering program at Tokai University, Kawai began studying music at Shobi Music Academy. However, he dropped out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Park Media
Central Park Media, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Central Park, hence their name). They were one of the first companies to be active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga, and manhwa titles in North America, notably helping to make hentai popular in the region. Over its history, the company licensed several popular titles, such as ''Slayers'', ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', the ''Tokyo Babylon'' OVAs, ''Project A-ko'', and ''Demon City Shinjuku''. They had multiple divisions, each of which focused on offering different types of products and services. While a majority of their divisions handled anime and manga distribution, they also offered anime-related software and ran a website for UFO conspiracy theorists. The company filed for bankruptcy on April 27, 2009. Since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiko Yokote
is a Japanese screenwriter. Screenwriting • head writer denoted in bold Anime television series *'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1990) *''Ranma ½'' (1990–1992) *''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) *''Magical Project S '' (1996–1997) *'' You’re Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) *''Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (1998–1999) *'' Cowboy Bebop'' (1998–1999) *'' I’m Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) *'' Magic User’s Club'' (1999) *''Phantom Thief Jeanne'' (1999–2000) *'' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) *''Strange Dawn'' (2000) *''The Kindaichi Case Files'' (2000) *'' Gensomaden Saiyuki'' (2000–2001) *''Gravitation'' (2000–2001) *'' You’re Under Arrest 2'' (2001) *''Comic Party'' (2001) *''Haré+Guu'' (2001) *''Hikaru no Go'' (2001–2003) *'' .hack//SIGN'' (2002) *''Tokyo Underground'' (2002) *''Seven of Seven'' (2002) *''Princess Tutu'' (2002–2003) *''Naruto'' (2002–2005) *'' Air Master'' (2003) *'' Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That%27s How It Is'' (2003–2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-contracting studio; and Umidori (うみどり), a 3DCG sub-contracting studio. Studio Deen has been operating as a subsidiary of IMA Group since 2011. Television series 1984–2000 * ''Urusei Yatsura'' (1984–1986, #107–195) *''Pro Golfer Saru'' (1985–88, co-produced with Shin-Ei Animation) * ''Maison Ikkoku'' (1986–1988) * '' F'' (1988) * ''Ranma ½'' (1989) * '' Ranma ½ Nettōhen'' (1989–1992) * ''DNA²'' (1994, with Madhouse) * ''Zenki'' (1995) * '' You're Under Arrest'' (1996–1997) * ''Violinist of Hameln'' (1996–1997) * ''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1997–1998, #67–95) * ''Eat-Man'' (1997) * ''Haunted Junction'' (1997) * '' Next Senki Ehrgeiz'' (1997) * ''Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy'' (1997) * ''AWOL -Absent Without Leave-'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masami Yuki
, real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese manga artist. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. In 1991, his manga '' Mobile Police Patlabor'' received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen. Works *'' Aliens Next Door'' (1 tankōbon) *''Assemble Insert'' *'' Atom: The Beginning'' *''Birdy the Mighty'' **Original version: 1 tankōbon **Remake: 20 tankōbon as of October 2008 *'' Birdy the Mighty: Evolution'' ** 13 tankōbon as of October 2012 *'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon, co-authored with Miki Tori) **'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken: Kyōto Waraningyō Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon) *''Jaja Uma Grooming Up!'' (26 tankōbon, 14 bunkoban) *'' Kyūkyoku Chōjin R'' (5 bunkobon) *'' Magical Lucy'' *''Mariana Densetsu'' (3 tankōbon) *''Pangea no Musume Kunie'' (5 tankōbon) *''Parody World'' *'' Mobile Police Patlabor'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiro Yoshiura
(born 1980) is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Many of his works such as '' Pale Cocoon'' and '' Time of Eve'' have garnered awards and featured at film festivals. His production studio is called Studio Rikka. Biography Yoshiura was born in Hokkaido and was raised in Fukuoka. He majored in art engineering at Kyushu University. In 2002, he released a short film called ''Aquatic Language'' which was broadcast on NHK BS1's ''10 min. theater''. The film won an "Excellent Work Award" at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. In 2006, he released the direct-to-video film '' Pale Cocoon''. After moving to Tokyo he worked on the anime web series '' Time of Eve'' which aired six episodes and later was made into a feature movie. In 2013 he released the film ''Patema Inverted'', which won awards at Edinburgh's Scotland Loves Animation festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival. In 2014, he directed the film ''Harmonie'', which was used for the Anime Mirai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Kamiyama
is a Japanese anime director. Career Kamiyama has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise Production I.G, such as his work on '' Jin-Roh'', ''Patlabor'', '' Blood: The Last Vampire'', and for whom he has directed the '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' anime television series, which was followed on into a second season, '' Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG'' and a TV movie, '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society''. After working as a background artist for productions such as '' Akira'' and ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', Kamiyama joined Team Oshii at Production I.G, contributing the screenplay of ''Blood: The Last Vampire'' and working as animation director for ''Jin-Roh''. In 2002, Kamiyama made his directorial debut with ''MiniPato'', followed by ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG''. In 2007, after almost six years of work on the ''Stand Alone Complex'' world, he directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
