A super brief look at a bit of history that may have influenced Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2.
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Interview with Kenji Kawai: Patlabor 2 & Burt Bacharach
In 1993, Japanese cinema magazine Kinema Junpo sat down with composer Kenji Kawai to talk about his work on Patlabor, collaborating with Mamoru Oshii, and his love of Burt Bacharach.
Colony Drop’s Patlabor the Fanzine is Available Now
Colony Drop’s long-awaited third fanzine is finally available.
Live Action Mecha of the ’80s and ’90s
In the ’80s and ’90s, it wasn’t uncommon to see Japanese promotional videos and commercials based on mecha franchises, but most were low-budget projects that often boiled down to little more than a couple of actors driving around holding airsoft guns.