Continuing below is a chronological listing of every Japanese release of the Patlabor movies (including Mini Pato) on every format they were released on. Note: Please do not ask me where bootlegs and/or downloads can be found. If you email me regarding bootlegs or downloads, don't expect any response.

WXIII Patlabor the movie 3 Special Edition

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 (2 discs), Japanese Dialogue Only with English and Japanese Subtitles Runtime: 102 minutes Catalogue Number: BCBA-1289 Release Date: 25 September 2002 Availability: In Print

Notes: Disc 1 contains optional English subtitles. Disc two contains two "Making of" featurettes, 1997 pilot film, art gallery and the "Say Young 21" radio programme which includes the animation layouts for the movie. A complete storyboards book and interview and "making of" book is also included.

Minipato

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC VHS, Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 70 minutes Catalogue Number: BES-2937 Release Date: 25 September 2002 Availability: Out of Print

Patlabor the movie 2 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2, Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 113 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0014 Release Date: 25 October 2002 Availability: Not for retail sale

Notes: Essentially the same as the previous retail DVD releases. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

WXIII Patlabor the movie 3 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2, Japanese Dialogue Only with English and Japanese Subtitles Runtime: 102 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0015 Release Date: 25 October 2002 Availability: Not for retail sale

Notes: Essentially the same as the previous retail DVD releases. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor the movie 1 and 2

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2, Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 99 minutes (movie 1 ), 113 minutes (movie 2) Catalogue Numbers: BCBA-1780 (movie 1), BCBA-1781 (movie 2) Release Date: 23 January 2004 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Essentially the same as the previous retail DVD releases.

Patlabor the movie 1 and 2 Limited Edition

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2, Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 99 minutes (movie 1 ), 113 minutes (movie 2) Catalogue Numbers: BCBA-1840 (movie 1), BCBA-1841 (movie 2) Release Date: 23 January 2004 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Essentially the same as above, but contains book of storyboards.

Minipato

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC UMD-Video, Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 70 minutes Catalogue Number: BCUA-0008 Release Date: 27 April 2006 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Contains "Making of" featurette and TV commercials.

Patlabor the movie

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 and NTSC Blu-ray Disc, Region A/1, Japanese Dialogue with English Dub and Subtitles Runtime: 99 minutes Catalogue Number: BCXA-0003 Release Date: 27 July 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Two disc Blu-ray/DVD set release. Both discs contain optional English dub and English subtitles.

Patlabor the movie

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 and NTSC HD DVD, Japanese Dialogue with English Dub and Subtitles Runtime: 99 minutes Catalogue Number: BCHA-0002 Release Date: 27 July 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Two disc HD DVD/DVD set release. Both discs contain optional English dub and English subtitles.

Patlabor the movie 2

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 and NTSC Blu-ray Disc, Region A/1, Japanese Dialogue with English Dub and Subtitles Runtime: 113 minutes Catalogue Number: BCXA-0004 Release Date: 24 August 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Two disc Blu-ray/DVD set release. Both discs contain optional English dub and English subtitles.

Patlabor the movie 2

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 and NTSC HD DVD, Japanese Dialogue with English Dub and Subtitles Runtime: 113 minutes Catalogue Number: BCHA-0003 Release Date: 24 August 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Two disc HD DVD/DVD set release. Both discs contain optional English dub and English subtitles.

WXIII Patlabor the movie 3

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 and NTSC Blu-ray Disc, Region A/1, Japanese Dialogue Only with English Subtitles Runtime: 102 minutes Catalogue Number: BCXA-0010 Release Date: 26 October 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Two disc Blu-ray/DVD set release. Both discs contains optional English subtitles.

Mamoru Oshii Introduction-Box

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 (6 discs), Japanese Dialogue Only Runtime: 475 minutes Catalogue Number: BCBA-3308 Release Date: 25 June 2008 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Limited release 6 disc DVD box set of selected Mamoru Oshii works released in conjunction with the theatrical release of Oshii's anime film "The Sky Crawlers" and for the 25th anniversary of Bandai's video label, Emotion. The box set contains the first two Patlabor films and his 1995 film "Ghost in the Shell". Also included will be the movie edit of the OVA series "Dallos" and the OVA "Twilight Q: Mystery Article File 538". The sixth disc in the set is a bonus disc which features "The Road to the Sky Crawlers", a special on the making of the film. A 24 page booklet is also included with the box set. Only the "Ghost in the Shell" disc contains an optional English dub and English "dubtitles" (i.e. closed caption like subs). The other discs only contain Japanese language tracks only.

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