Reprint of Novel Version of “Mobile Police Patlabor” Releases with New Cover

Reprint of Novel Version of “Mobile Police Patlabor” Releases with New Cover

As part of Kadokawa’s and Animate’s “Light Novel Republish Project,” on sale for three months beginning on July 20 is a special version of the fifth volume of Fujimi Fantasia Bunko’s Mobile Police Patlabor that features a front cover illustration by illustrator Akemi Takada.

The layout of Fujimi Fantasia Bunsho changed in 2008 from bordered illustrations against a white background to illustrations that take up the entire cover, even among reprinted works. The currently published Patlabor series includes original novels and a manga that was serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Magazine. Volume 1 features not only the novelized version of the first part of the movie Fūsoku 40 Meters, but also and original short called “Access.”

Back in March at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, a live-action film for Patlabor set to release in 2014 was announced along with the participation of Mamoru Oshii who worked on the second part of the movie.

Source: ITmedia

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