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Live-Action Patlabor Robotic Mecha Photos Circulate Online
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge

Several pictures of what appears to be a full-size prop of a Patlabor robotic mecha are circulating online on Saturday. According to two of the posters, the replica was in the Nanbu-Shijō area of Yokohama City, just south of Tokyo.

The production company Mobile Police Patlabor anime.
The series' original concept of police officers piloting robotic mecha was developed by HEADGEAR, a group consisting of director Oshii (Patlabor WXIII, was released in theaters in Japan in 2002.
Evangelion films.
announced the rights for the video anime series in January.
[Photos: Nobu-G Kakutani, MASA-SHI, Hiroshi.O via Vito Plahuta, Brian Ruh]
Update: "Yū-sama" also posted a picture:

Update #2: "Cybergundam" also posted two new pictures, one which shows a small paramilitary vehicle:

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