The new visual by Teruhisa Tajima will be unveiled in 2021, and "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY", which has been attracting fans' attention, will finally be released as a pilot movie in the summer of 2022. Mobile Police PATLABOR" is a near-future robot animation series that began in 1988 as an OVA anime, a manga by Masami Yuki, and other projects that ran simultaneously in a variety of media, including TV animation, theater animation, and novels, all of which were huge hits and representative of the 1980s and 1990s. It is one of the most representative works of the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to Masami Yuki, the project brought together creators representing the Japanese animation and special effects scenes, including Akemi Takada, Mamoru Oshii, and Yutaka Izubuchi. As for the new "Patlabor EZY," the decision to produce it was officially announced in 2017. Subsequently, a new visual by Teruhisa Tajima will be unveiled in 2021, and the long-awaited video for fans will be released this summer. Starting with a limited local release at a talk event on August 13 at the official Mobile Police Patlabor members-only fan site "Special Vehicle Section 2, Annex", it will then be shown for a limited time at the exhibition halls of the [TV-Geki Patrol 2] exhibition in Osaka from August 14 and in Tokyo from September 3. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Mobile Police PATLABOR [TV-Geki PATO 2] Exhibition in Osaka/Tokyo In addition, before the release of the pilot video, several still images of the pilot video will be shown at a talk show featuring HEADGEAR member and mechanical designer Yutaka Izubuchi and others on the event stage at the Wonder Festival (sponsored by Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.). The director himself will talk about the production process and future plans, so fans are encouraged to check it out. Mobile Police Patlabor The Movie [Blu-ray] 6,865 yen (Prices and availability are correct at the time of publication.) Amazon Rakuten Ichiba Director Yutaka Izubuchi talks about the current production of EZY! & super fast pilot video photo cut! <Outline Mobile Police PATLABOR Bukkake Talk! Date and Time: July 24, 2022 (Sun.) 13:45-14:15 Place: Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 Speakers: Yutaka Izubuchi (HEADGEAR, mechanical designer) Teruhisa Tajima (Art Director) Senmu Miyawaki (Wonder Festival Executive Committee Representative) Anyone who enters Wonder Festival is welcome to see the performance. The first screening event of the pilot movie of EZY <Outline of the event Pato INFO Special Edition Pato Day Commemorative Talk Show Date & Time: Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 16:00 Location: Sofmap AKIBA Amusement Center Performer: Yutaka Izubuchi (HEADGEAR, mechanical designer) Yasuhiro Yoshiura (Animation director, "Mobile Police Patlabor REBOOT", "Let me hear you sing Ai no Utau") Naoki Yoshida (Nippon Broadcasting System announcer) Contents: Talk show Limited on-site screening of "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" and "Mobile Police Patlabor REBOOT ＜Ticket for on-site viewing Fee: 5,000 yen (with one drink and special offer) Date of sale: Friday, July 29, 19:00 - Number of tickets sold: 50 (limit 1 per person, first-come, first-served) *Only available for purchase by 3rd term fan site members *The talk portion of the event, except for the EZY pilot video and REBOOT screening, will be distributed on the fan site. *The content may be subject to change due to the spread of the new corona infection. EZY Pilot Video Screening in the exhibition hall】】 【Screening period Screening period Osaka: August 14 (Sun) - August 21 (Sun), 2022 Tokyo: September 3 (Sat) - September 19 (Mon), 2022 The exhibition itself at the Osaka venue will be open from July 23, but there will be no "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY" pilot screening at the venue from July 23 (Sat) to August 13 (Sat).
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
