#patlabor

[anoxthon]

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I found a neat little easter egg in "Patlabor - The New Files: Episode 8 - The Seven Days of Fire".

[molochmixtapes]

Image source: here (thanks wiz-caleb for archiving)

[nacl2queen]

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Artwork by Atsuo Tobe, commissioned for an article in the February 1990 issue of Animedia, published by Gakken Co., Ltd. Scanned from my personal collection.

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Artwork by Koji Yokoi of the manga version of the Unit 2 Ingram, used for packaging and promotion of the Gashapon Warriors series of Super Deformed Patlabor erasers. These were marketed and sold by Bandai's vending machine division via capsule vending machines during 1989 and 1990. Scanned from my personal collection.

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Early promotional poster for "The Next Generation - Patlabor -", first displayed at the 14th Comic Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, August 2013 at the Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) booth

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Kotobukiya are reissuing their non-scale (100mm tall) AV-X0 Type-Zero super deformed plastic model kit which was originally released as part of their D-Style model kit range back in 2011. This kit comes with ball joints for maximum poseability, optional parts for open head display, an extendable arm, stun stick and shield accessories, as well has being moulded in black white and grey to reduce the need for painting. The reissued kit will retail for ¥3,520 and is due for released in January 2027.