Grumpy Jii-san starts a Robotic Crime spree

Grumpy Jii-san's been watching cartoons for way too long. After re-watching the start of an favoirte, he's going to chat about it.

This time, the narration is shot on the volcanic plain below Elephant Back Mountain (a long-extinct volcano in the New Water Mountains Wilderness Area.)

You can find a transcript of these comments here:
http://grumpyjiisan.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/grumpyjii-patova1/

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Film & Animation

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• futureanime
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• oshianime

[PinkBatoichi]

I didn't know patlabor series was so rare! I remember watching the movies both on encore action and the television series on an asian channel my mothers cable used to get. When I looked up to buy patlabor 2 the movie it was nearly $80!!!! It's a shame I have to burn this to dvd as I feel the quality will be lower it's such a great and well animated movies. I didnt like the series too much as it didnt seem to have the same feel as the movies did. :(

[GrumpyJiisan]

I'll be discussing the movies presently, but yes, the movies, especially the 2nd one, have a more serious tone than the OVA/TV series (but see the TV's Griffin eps for a less comic approach there.)

Sadly, USMC's license on the movies expired, which went to Bandai, who put them in their high-priced (rip off) premium imprint (with Gunbuster and Honneamise.)

There are editions of both movies available for under $30 on Amazon, and used for half that.

[Levitz9]

Kanuka Clancy...is she perhaps some sort of reference to Tom Clancy?

What I like most of Patlabor is the realism of it all; it's as close as an anime will ever get to showing 'realistic' mecha. Note the lack of over-the-top powers in any of the Labors.

I don't remember which one it was, but I do remember watching the Patlabor movie with the weird sea monster...

Thanks again, Oji!

[GOODGOD55555]

grumpy ojiisan always give me a useful suggestion. thank you for your good video.

[tricofilms]

Haha! I love your intros... Nice review!

[enixfire]

That does look like an elephant...

[bigred2989]

What I don't get about Kanuka is the eyes. It's strange: The characters who are japanese have the generic big eyes, but Kanuka has accuall slanted "asian" eyes. What was that about?