This is a character guide to the manga and anime series Mobile Police Patlabor .
Chief Shigeo Shiba (シバ シゲオ, Shiba Shigeo) aka Shige-san (シゲさん)
Original video animation, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV, are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS, later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD. Starting in 2008, the term OAD began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga.
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Mobile Police Patlabor, also known as Patlabor, 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.
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Patlabor: The TV Series, known in Japan as Mobile Police Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー), is a 1989-1990 anime television series. It was created by Headgear, animated by Sunrise, and based on the Patlabor anime franchise. The story focuses on Second Special Vehicles Division (SV2), a group of Patlabor policemen who fight and investigate crimes. The TV series is an alternate timeline to the original Patlabor OVAs and films, with an all-new origin story.
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Patlabor: The Movie is a 1989 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Oshii, with an original story by Headgear. It was produced by Bandai Visual, Tohokushinsha and animated by Studio Deen and I.G. Tatsunoko. It is part of the Patlabor series.
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WXIII: 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.
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Patlabor 2: The Movie is a 1993 Japanese animated science fiction political thriller film directed by Mamoru Oshii, who also directed Patlabor: The Movie. It was produced by Production I.G, Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha.
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