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MiniPato

20021 seasonAnime series

"Digital paper puppet theatre" short film parodies of the Patlabor franchise.

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Cast

Ryusuke OhbayashiKiichi Gotou (voice)
Yoshiko SakakibaraShinobu Nagumo (voice)
Shigeru ChibaShigeo Shiba (voice)

Details

Created by: Kazunori Ito, Masami Yuki, Mamoru Oshii, Yutaka Izubuchi, Akemi Takada
First aired: March 30, 2002
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Status: Ended
Original language: Japanese
Studios: Production I.G, Bandai Visual, TFC

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Anime like MiniPato

Patlabor: The TV Series19897.6
Red vs. Blue20038.6
Punch Line20156.1
Tripping the Rift20046.8
Hetalia20097.2
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse20237.1
Kinnikuman19837.0
Robot Chicken20057.8
The Ren & Stimpy Show19917.5
The Boss Baby: Back in Business20186.4
Always a Catch!20267.2
Patlabor: Early Days19887.3

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