Ep 0003 - Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
9/4/23
Our episode this time is on Patlabor 2 (1998), and how difficult it can be dating in your 30s, especially when mechs are involved.
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of war trauma, bombings, terrorism, ableism, police violence, martial law, global conflict, sexism.
Our theme is “She Loves Your Fusion” by PartyFactor on Pixabay. Other sound effects also sourced from Pixabay. Any and all clips of copyrighted media are included for transformative use or commentary, and On the Shoulders of Giants makes no claim of ownership on the sampled audio.
Sources for this episode:
"Mobile Police Patlabor 2 The Movie" by Animetudes
"Nation, War, and Japan’s Future in the Science Fiction Anime Film Patlabor II" by Michael Fisch
Mechs Discussed
AV-02 Valiant
Type-99 Road Runner
TRT-X66 lxtl (US Military Mech)
Type 97 HANNIBAL (JGSDF Mech)
AFL-98 Lhada (PKO Variant)
Cool Factor(tm) Score
Alice |
Brian |
Niko |
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6 |
5 |
6 |
Other Images of Things Discussed
GAME TIME!
Our game this time was guessing how drastically character designs changed between the Anime Series and the Movie.
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