Continuing below is a chronological listing of every Japanese release of the TV series on every format it was 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.

Patlabor on Television Memorial Box Part 1

Company: VAP Video Format: NTSC Laserdisc (6 CLV discs) Runtime: 600 minutes Catalogue Number: VPLY-70520 Release Date: 1 June 1995 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Contains episodes 1 to 24 and a 52 page booklet.

Patlabor on Television Memorial Box Part 2

Company: VAP Video Format: NTSC Laserdisc (6 CLV discs) Runtime: 575 minutes Catalogue Number: VPLY-70521 Release Date: 1 September 1995 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Contains episodes 25 to 47 and a 52 page booklet.

Patlabor on Television Series 1

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 (4 discs) Runtime: 600 minutes Catalogue Number: BCBA-0600 Release Date: 25 August 2000 Availability: In Print

Notes: Contains episodes 1 to 24 and a 64 page booklet.

Patlabor on Television Series 2

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 (4 discs) Runtime: 575 minutes Catalogue Number: BCBA-0601 Release Date: 21 December 2000 Availability: In Print

Notes: Contains episodes 25 to 47, a 64 page booklet, Contact 1 video footage and TV commercials.

Patlabor on Television 01 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0867 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 1 to 6. Essentially the same as the first disc in the DVD box 1 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 02 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0868 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 7 to 12. Essentially the same as the second disc in the DVD box 1 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 03 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0869 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 13 to 18. Essentially the same as the third disc in the DVD box 1 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 04 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0870 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 19 to 24. Essentially the same as the fourth disc in the DVD box 1 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 05 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0871 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 25 to 30. Essentially the same as the first disc in the DVD box 2 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 06 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0872 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 31 to 36. Essentially the same as the second disc in the DVD box 2 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 07 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 150 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0873 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 37 to 42. Essentially the same as the third disc in the DVD box 2 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor on Television 08 (Rental Version)

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD, Region 2 Runtime: 125 minutes Catalogue Number: BCDR-0874 Release Date: 27 May 2005 Availability: Not for Retail Sale

Notes: Contains episodes 43 to 47 and TV commercials. Essentially the same as the fourth disc in the DVD box 2 release. Not available for retail sale, for video shop rental only.

Patlabor DVD Memorial Box

Company: Emotion [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC DVD Region 2 (15 discs) Runtime: 2000 minutes Catalogue Number: BCBA-2917 Release Date: 25 May 2007 Availability: Out of Print

Notes: Limited release DVD box which includes all 47 TV episodes (with audio commentary for episode 44). Also includes all 7 original OVA episodes (with audio commentary for episodes 2, 5 and 6) and volume 6½ Kawaraban, all 16 New OVA Series episodes (with audio commentary for episodes 8, 11 - 12, 14 - 16), Patlabor the Live Action Movie Pilot, Music Clips and Concert Tour '92. Included on the audio commentaries are Mamoru Oshii, Yutaka Izubuchi, Akemi Takada, Masami Yuuki, Hiroko Kasahara (who performed "Condition Green", the second opening theme song for the TV series), Ryunosuke Ohbayashi (voice actor for Kiichi Goto), Yoshiko Sakakibara (voice actor for Shinobu Nagumo), Shigeru Chiba (voice actor for Shigeo Shiba), Toshio Furukawa (voice actor for Asuma Shinohara) and Miina Tominaga (voice actor for Noa Izumi).

 

Patlabor on Television BD-Box 1

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC Blu-ray Disc, Region A/1, Japanese Dialogue Only (3 discs) Runtime: 600 minutes Catalogue Number: BCXA-0261 Release Date: 27 August 2010 Availability: In Print

Notes: Contains episodes 1 to 24. Comes with 16 page colour booklet "Now and Then".

 

Patlabor on Television BD-Box 2

Company: Honneamise [Bandai Visual] Format: NTSC Blu-ray Disc, Region A/1, Japanese Dialogue Only (3 discs) Runtime: 600 minutes Catalogue Number: BCXA-0262 Release Date: 24 September 2010 Availability: In Print

Notes: Contains episodes 25 to 47. Comes with 16 page colour booklet "Now and Then".

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