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Ghost In The Shell helmer Oshii Mamoru has been clear about his intentions for his live action Patlabor: The Next Generation project right from the beginning. Like the original animated effort the story would begin with a light hearted, comedy...

As the marketing campaign for Oshii Mamoru's live action update to his popular Patlabor series, now is the time where - if this were a conventional giant robot film - we'd be breaking out the big time giant robot action....

Feast your hungry eyes upon more than 60 seconds from the upcoming live-action Patlabor: The Next Generation project, thanks to a tipster who alerted us to the teaser. Our own Hugo Ozman previously informed us that the project "will consist...

One of the biggest anime-related news in 2013 was the announcement of the live-action Patlabor project, which will consist of a 7-part television series in 2014 and a feature film in 2015, with original creator Oshii Mamoru directing the feature...

Remember that in March and July, there was news about a live-action Patlabor project, with original anime-creator Oshii Mamoru personally involved in some way? Well, yesterday, in a live-streamed press conference, all was officially revealed. And the news is: it's...

Word of a live action version of early Oshii Mamoru (Ghost In The Shell) giant robot anime Patlabor first surfaced back in March, triggering a wave of speculation as to what exactly was coming. Spanning multiple movies, OVA projects and...

Director Guillermo del Toro and part of the cast of Pacific Rim visited Mexico City on July 1 for a press conference and the world premiere of the film. For unknown reasons Idris Elba didn't make the trip, but everything...

(Do you feel lucky, otaku?) Confession time: after I saw Ghost in the Shell I became a stark raving mad fan of its director Oshii Mamoru, and made it a point to hunt down his other works as well. While...

Is it a film? Is it a series? Whatever it is, it's a new adaptation in the Patlabor franchise, it's going to be live-action, and it's coming in 2014. To say that "not much is known" is an understatement: all...