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Patlabor: The Mobile Police

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor

Title: Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Alternative name: Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor
Type: Anime & Manga
Genre: Action
Studio/Creator: Madhouse
Year(s) of Publication: 1989 - 1990
TV Episodes: 47
Seen By: 62 members
Favored By: 45 members
Gallery Items: 83
Reviews: 0

Patlabor: The Mobile Police Plot Synopsis

The following information may contain spoilers.

In the late 90's, Japan faces rising crime due to the new Labor industry - Labors being large, robot-like vehicles used primarily in construction. Due to this rise in Labor crime, a Patrol Labor department is created, Patlabor for short. Into this division comes the cheerful, labor-loving Izumi Noa, who joins Division Two of this fledgling department, and swiftly becomes the pilot of Unit One - or Alphonse as she calls it.

Patlabor: The Mobile Police follows the ups, downs and occasionally hilarious lives of Noa and her teammates: and what a motley bunch they are. Main characters include the deceptively intelligent Division Two captain Goto; the knowledgable but impatient Unit One backup (strategist) Asuma; trigger-happy Unit Two pilot Ota; the henpecked Unit Two backup Shinshi; gentle giant Hiromi and wildcard American pilot Kanuka, not to mention the unruly bunch that are the mechanics.

Spanning one 47-episode TV series, three films and two OVA mini series, the Patlabor universe is diverse and lengthy, and despite featuring mecha never concentrates on them - indeed many episodes have no action scenes whatsoever. The TV series and OVA's show us the often comical, occasionally touching evolution of the members of Division Two, whereas the first two films are serious political works, dealing with issues of corruption and cover-ups in government, and of course crime. The third film comes closer to being a typical crime drama, though it also incorporates tropes of the horror genre - it also barely includes the 'standard' Patlabor members.

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LMAO: 8wk 4d ago ~ dancougar4
Have seen about half of this series and enjoy it so far. Rating could potentially go up by the end.: 20wk 4d ago ~ ChubbyThePhat
Good, steady stories. Good mix of humour, drama & action.: 30wk 5d ago ~ inutai
pretty good but since I don't like mecca...but there was way too much talking should have been more action: 44wk 0d ago ~ angelxxuan
Seen, Own -> Patlabor 1: Didn't really care for it, don' really remember much of it.: 30wk 6d ago ~ Danoceline
A fun action packed anime with an some what intresting storyline, i enjoyed watching it: 51wk 6d ago ~ Kellhusyc
Nice mecha anime. Actually looking for the episodes and movies.: 34wk 3d ago ~ quaestor
Ahhh...one of those long-running series with no particular plot, but always there was occasional good action. Two thumbs up for: 1y 7wk ago ~ ChronoEX
Fun to watch, personable charactors: 1y 16wk ago ~ robertwalsh
I liked to see mechs being used for other purposes besides war or planetary defense, the designs are good for their purposes: 37wk 1d ago ~ ShinLanceVulcano