Below is a listing of all of the Japanese language magazine covers that Patlabor has featured on that I have cover scans for. I know that there is plenty more out there, so if you have a Japanese magazine that isn't here, please email me. I would have liked to have included a list of every magazine which included a Patlabor article (including brief rundowns of the articles), but this would have been extremely difficult to compile a list and just about impossible to research.

Shonen Sunday

Various Shonen Sunday covers from 1988 to 1994.

Notes: Shonen Sunday is a weekly manga anthology published by Shogakukan which began in March 1959 and is still running today. Apart from Patlabor, other manga which have appeared in it include "InuYasha", "Yakitate!! Japan", "Ranma ½", "Mai the Psychic Girl", "Touch", "Urusei Yatsura", "Spriggan", "Flame of Recca" and "Hayate the Combat Butler".

Newtype

From left to right top row; May 1989, November 1989, January 1990. Middle row; June 1990, October 1990, May 1992. Bottom row; November 1992, January 1993, September 1993.

Notes: Newtype is a monthly anime magazine which began in July 1985 and is published by Kadokawa Shoten.

Animage

From left to right; volume 132 June 1989, volume 136 October 1989, volume 141 March 1990, volume 147 September 1990 and volume 182 August 1993.

Notes: The oldest surviving anime magazine in Japan, Animage commenced publication as a monthly magazine from July 1978. It is published by Tokuma Shoten.

Animedia

From left to right top row; August 1989, November 1989, March 1990, June 1990. Bottom row; September 1990, January 1991, March 1993.

Notes: Animedia is published monthly by Gakken, and was first published in June 1981.

Out

From left to right; May 1990, September 1990 and December 1990.

Notes: Out was originally a monthly counter-culture magazine first published in May 1977. The second issue was a special on the anime "Space Battleship Yamato" which did record sales. The third issue went back the magazine's usual numbers, so by years end the publisher decided to change to format of the magazine to anime only. The magazine ceased publication in May 1995.

Dragon Magazine

From left to right; August 1989, December 1989, August 1990 and July 1993.

Notes: Dragon Magazine is a monthly "light novel" magazine which publishes serialised stories, usually anime, manga and game related. Most of the Patlabor novels were serialised in this magazine before being published later as light novels. The magazine is published by Fujimi Shobou and first began publication in 1988.

Anime V

January 1991 issue.

Notes: Anime V was a monthly anime magazine published by Gakken which focused almost exclusively on direct to video anime releases (Original Video Animation or OVA). It was published from June 1985 to October 1998.

Hobby Japan

From left to right top row; October 1988, February 1989, November 1989, February 1990, March 1990. Middle row; May 1990, June 1990, July 1990, September 1990, October 1990. Bottom row; April 1992, December 1993, September 2001.

Notes: Hobby Japan is a monthly modelling magazine. From the 1970's to early 1980's it mostly covered normal plastic model kits. In 1980 with the popularity of Gundam, the format of the magazine changed dramatically with anime model and garage kits becoming the main focus of the magazine.

B-Club

Left to right; issue 34 September 1988, issue 49 December 1989, issue 54 May 1990, issue 57 August 1990 and issue 93 July 1993.

Notes: B-Club was a monthly magazine published by Bandai. It's focus was mostly garage and model kits as well as anime and other products associated with Bandai. It was published from October 1985 to February 1998.

Monthly Bandai Making Journal (MJ)

Left to right; Volume 123 October 1989, Volume 126 January 1990, Volume 128 March 1990 and Volume 130 March 1990.

Notes: Originally an advertising pamphlet for retailers, this Bandai magazine made to leap to consumers in 1979 and ceased publication in 1993. Like B-Club it covered garage and model kits as well as anime and other products associated with Bandai.

Model Graphix

Left to right; Issue 62 January 1990, Issue 70 September 1990 and Issue 205 December 2001.

Notes: Another monthly hobby magazine, mostly focusing on garage and plastic model kits. It began publication in November 1984.

Comic Box

February/March 1990

Notes: This is the weirdest Patlabor related magazine cover I have come across. Yes, that's Noa and Asuma in plasticine form. Comic Box is a monthly magazine covering manga and anime. It began publication in 1982.

Kinema Junpo

April 2014, No. 1660

Notes: Japan's oldest cinema magazine, Kinema Junpo was first published in 1919 and is published monthly. The cover feature of this month's magazine is "Oshii Mamoru x Patlabor".

TV Bros.

12 April to 25 April 2014

Notes: Published every second week, this TV magazine first began publication in July 1987.

Hyper Hobby

July 2014

Notes: A monthly hobby magazine which was first published in 1994.

CG World

May 2015, No. 201

Notes: Monthly magazine dedicated to showcasing computer graphics works and their creators. It was first published in June 1998.

Prosound

June 2015

Notes: Monthly magazine dedicated to audio production. This issue looks at "The Next Generation - Patlabor - Final Battle in the Capital", the first Japanese film to use Dolby Atmos audio technology.

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