I was at the local post office shipping some books and bought this in a heartbeat after seeing it. Both the Patlabor animation series and feature films are big favourites of mine.
Put together classy (not flashy) mecha, interesting, impressionable characters, engaging plotlines, and you have a winning anime; Patlabor is that and more. ( if you think Patlabor is just another of those nondescript anime with big robots, you are really quite mistaken. ) Ghost in the Shell director Oshii Mamoru takes the excellent series to even greater heights with his 2 feature films; Patlabor The Movie 2 is one of my favourite anime films of all times.
(Below) A scan of the stamp.
Folks who are interested in collecting this can get one here. There’s even an Evangelion Stamp collection.
Patlabor entry in Wikipedia
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Patlabor Ultimate Blu-ray Boxset
Future Boy Conan Stamps
Patlabor TV Series / Movie Blu-rays
Methods – Patlabor 2 The Movie Layout Boards Book Review
Patlabor TV Series Art Book Review
August 24th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
sorry for the double post. i forgot to change the profile so the above post still reflect my old blog. please delete the first post thanks. ^_^
anyway i remember watching the anime on tv when i was a kid but never watch the movies though.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
With me, it’s the other way round. I saw and loved the films, but never the series.
August 24th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
I love the Patlabor movies.. especially the interludes where they show off the awesome city scenes, abandoned warehouses, blistering summer scenes, etc. These films have such a great atmosphere.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:10 am
I’m not a stamp collector but its amazing to see stamps featuring anime; don’t see any “anime stamps” here. 🙁
August 26th, 2008 at 12:55 am
gordon – I highly recommend the feature films !
Harry – The series might not be as suspenseful at the films, but you get to immerse in the drama between the main characters of Patlabor and understand them better, making the feature film even more enjoyable.
Rence – That’s the Mamoru touch alright. Of course, it won’t be complete without Kawai Kenji’s haunting score. :]
Hynavian – I guess that’s the great thing about Tokyo; anime is so popular here so you can find anime endorsed products easily.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Awesome! I love Patlabor – especially the 2nd film. One of the finest pieces of animation of all time. Amazing soundtrack, brilliant cinematography, and mature and grown-up, without resorting to needless T&A, swearing and gore.
Dibs on the 3rd stamp down! The snow scenes were stunningly beautiful in Pat2, thanks to Kawai’s brilliant music.
September 4th, 2008 at 12:32 am
wow…that’s amazing.
How long do these things stay in circulation for? I’m going to be in Tokyo in November – would I still be able to just go into a post office and pick one up?
Cheers – great blog, BTW. If you get a chance, check out mine:
http://timmaughanbooks.com/
September 5th, 2008 at 12:02 am
tim – Hello Tim ! I would say maybe a month or two, so you if you are lucky enough it might still be available when you get here. :]
I’ve been to your blog, great posts. Will be visiting again alright.