The Mobile Police Patlabor franchise is active across multiple media: a theatrical film project, a novel, and a crossover model kit line, with original staff members contributing to each.
Yutaka Izubuchi, the mechanical designer and HEADGEAR member, directed a Patlabor title for the first time with the theatrical film Mobile Police Patlabor EZY. In an interview, he discussed the series' 38-year history, the meaning of the title, and the ending theme by Mariko Nagai. The film is part of the ongoing Mobile Police Patlabor EZY FILE1 project, which also has associated theatrical merchandise.
Series composition and scriptwriter Kazunori Ito wrote a novel titled Sushi-ya no Goto, published by Bungeishunju. The novel is set 30 years after the original series and depicts former Special Vehicles Section 2nd Division 2nd Platoon Captain Kiichi Goto running a small sushi restaurant in Atami, with visits from former squad members. A pop-up shop commemorating the novel's release ran from June 25 to July 5 at Calendarum in Shinjuku Marui Annex, selling goods featuring the cover illustration by manga author Masami Yuki, as well as the novel itself and some theatrical merchandise from the Patlabor EZY project.
Takara Tomy opened pre-orders for the third Mobile Police Patlabor and Zoids collaboration model kit, the Fang Griffin, on Amazon Japan. The kit is a new mold of a Fang Tiger with griffin-like wings, designed by Hideaki Tenjin and supervised by Izubuchi, with world-building by Ito. It features motorized movement and can convert to a Black Fang Tiger, with a release date of February 27, 2027, at 6,634 yen.
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Takara Tomy has opened pre-orders for the third Mobile Police Patlabor and Zoids collaboration model kit, the Fang Griffin, on Amazon Japan. The kit is a new mold of a Fang Tiger with griffin-like wings, designed by Hideaki Tenjin and supervised by Patlabor's Yutaka Izubuchi, with world-building by Kazunori Ito. It features motorized movement and can convert to a Black Fang Tiger. Release is February 27, 2027, at 6,634 yen.
Genco Inc. announced on June 24 that a pop-up shop commemorating the release of the novel 'Sushi-ya no Goto' will run from June 25 to July 5 at Calendarum on the second floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex in Tokyo. The novel, written by series composition and scriptwriter Kazunori Ito and published by Bungeishunju, depicts former Special Vehicles Section 2nd Division 2nd Platoon Captain Kiichi Goto running a small sushi restaurant in Atami 30 years after the events of the original series, with visits from former squad members. The pop-up shop sells goods featuring the cover illustration by manga author Masami Yuki, including clear files, tenugui hand towels, acrylic stands, and keychains. It also carries the novel itself, a special feature magazine, and some theatrical merchandise from the ongoing 'Mobile Police Patlabor EZY FILE1' project. No advance reservation is required, but numbered tickets may be distributed on weekends due to expected congestion. Weekday hours are 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with weekend hours starting earlier. The novel is priced at 1,980 yen for the print edition and 1,900 yen for the digital edition, spanning 272 pages.
Yutaka Izubuchi, mechanical designer and HEADGEAR member, directed a Patlabor title for the first time with the theatrical film Mobile Police Patlabor EZY. In an interview, he discussed the series' 38-year history, the meaning of the title, and the ending theme by Mariko Nagai.