, also known as ''Patlabor'' (a

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of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese

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created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director

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, screenwriter

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, mecha designer

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, and character designer

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. The popular franchise includes a manga, a TV series, two

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series, three feature-length movies, two

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series, and a short film compilation, named because of its

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(chibi) drawing style. The series has been adapted into video games and licensed products from

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to toys. ''Patlabor'' is known for using

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– designed by

– not just for police or military purposes, but also for industrial and municipal jobs.

Plot

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998–2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The

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has its own fleet of Patrol Labors ("Patlabors"; as opposed to patrol cars) to combat crimes/terrorism and deal with accidents involving Labors. The

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s usually revolve around Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, Division 2. Noa Izumi is the main protagonist of the series, but all of Division 2 play roles. Hata and Kusumi are the main protagonists of the third ''Patlabor'' film. ''The Next Generation'' takes place in 2013, with an entirely new cast with the exception of Shige and Buchiyama in maintenance, but the new members of SV2 have similar names and personalities to the old ones. The feature films follow a separate continuity, referred to as the "movie timeline", as opposed to the "TV timeline", with the ''Early Days'' OVA following the "movie timeline", and the ''New Files'' OVA following the "TV timeline". In addition, the manga follows its own continuity. ''The Next Generation'' features episodes that directly reference the TV series, while its final episode and movie are a direct sequel to the second movie.

Media

Manga

Released by Shogakukan through '' Shonen Sunday'' magazine from 1988 to 1994, the 22-volume series takes place in a separate timeline.

Japanese volumes

Original release: # , July 1988 # , September 1988 # , December 1988 # , July 1989 # , December 1989 # , March 1990 # , June 1990 # , September 1990 # , January 1991 # , April 1991 # , July 1991 # , October 1991 # , December 1991 # , March 1992 # , May 1992 # , October 1992 # , April 1993 # , June 1993 # , September 1993 # , December 1993 # , March 1994 # , August 1994 Bunkoban release: # , January 2000 # , January 2000 # , March 2000 # , March 2000 # , May 2000 # , May 2000 # , July 2000 # , July 2000 # , September 2000 # , September 2000 # , November 2000

North America volumes

Viz released first two volumes of the manga as individual comics in 1997 and 1998, then released them as volumes: # , 1998 # , 1998

=Crossover

= As of August 26, 2024, a crossover manga between Patlabor and Zoids is scheduled for 2025, written by Kazunori Ito.

Anime

''The Early Days''

*''Patlabor: The Early Days'' (1988–1989, OVA mini-series, 7 episodes) Originally known in Japan as ''Mobile Police Patlabor''. Details the origins of the Tokyo MPD's 2nd Special Vehicles Section, otherwise known as SV2.

Movies

*'' Patlabor: The Movie'' (1989) A series of random labor incidents across the

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puts the SV2 on the case. The incidents turn out to be part of a dead programmer's diabolical plot to create a much bigger rampage. *'' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' (1993) A secret group of terrorists engineer a crisis in Tokyo in the winter of 2001–2002. The members of SV2's Section 2, who have been reassigned to other duties since the events of ''WXIII'', reunite one more time to stop the threat. *'' WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3'' (2002) Taking place a year after ''Patlabor: The Movie'', the film features two MPD detectives who investigate the case of missing scientists working on a

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project that runs amok in Tokyo Bay. SV2's Section 2 is later called in to help rein in the danger.

''The TV Series'' and ''The New Files''

*'' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1989–1990, TV, 47 episodes) Taking place in a different continuity, the series features more adventures of SV2 Section 2, which includes an arc involving their efforts to combat an advanced Schaft Enterprises Labor called the Type J9 Griffon. *'' Patlabor: The New Files'' (1990–1992, OVA, 16 episodes) Also referred to as ''Patlabor 2'', the series contains episodes that took place at several points between certain episodes in the TV series and after the latter's final episode. The OVA also features the conclusion of the Griffon story arc. A three-part series of short films known as "''Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum: Minipato''" were shown before screenings of ''WXIII'' in 2002, ''Minipato'' uses paper puppets, CGI, and claymation to explain the rationale behind the whole concept of the series, especially how the Labors functioned in a realistic

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fiction setting.

''Patlabor REBOOT''

''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor REBOOT'' is a short animated film released as part of

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2016 featuring a modernised version of ''Patlabor'' with new characters and utilising CG for the Labors, animated by

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and Studio Rikka.

''Patlabor EZY''

On November 24, 2016, it was announced that a new ''Patlabor'' project had started. ''Patlabor EZY'' was announced at

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in 2017. Kazunori Ito said on his Twitter account in June 2017 that he is involved in the project. In August 2018, GENCO opened social media accounts to promote ''Patlabor EZY''. A pilot was reported to have debuted in August 2022. During the "Mobile Police Patlabor Bucchake Talk!" event at Wonder Festival 2022, Yutaka Izubuchi said that ''EZY'' is set to debut in 2024. In October 2023, MOVeLOT revealed that they're working on an Ingram-type mech in relation to ''EZY''. They invited anyone to follow their social media accounts for updates on the progress. They reported in June 2024 that a working Ingram will be publicly unveiled in August with a ceremony held in mid-September. On September 12, 2024, the two-minute pilot was shown at theater screenings for the first ''Patlabor'' movie in Japan. The show's staff announced on September 20 that ''EZY'' will be produced by

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and will air in 2026.

Live-action series

At the 2013

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announced a live-action ''Patlabor'' project to be launched in 2014. On July 4, 2013, Mamoru Oshii announced that he would be involved in the project, in an unspecified capacity. On September 25, 2013, it was announced that Japanese actors

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would star as pilot Akira Izumino, Seiji Fukushi as Yūma Shiobara, Rina Oota as Ekaterina Krachevna Kankaeva ("Kasha"),

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reprising his anime role as chief Shigeo Shiba and Toshio Kakei as Captain Keiji Gotōda. Called ''The Next Generation: Patlabor'', the project consisted of a drama series and movie. The drama series is divided into 14 "short story" episodes released to blu-ray and DVD and exclusively aired on BS Digital and Star Channel airing from 2014 and 2015, with limited advanced theatrical screenings dividing the series into 7 "chapters", each comprising two episodes. The movie released in theaters on May 1, 2015, and a director's cut version of the movie was released on October 10, 2015. ''The Next Generation'' takes place in the ''Patlabor'' world's version of 2013 Tokyo, and is a sequel to the TV series, the OVA series and the second movie. The completion of the Babylon Project led to disuse of Labors, and Japan is in the midst of a recession. Labors falling into disuse also means there is also no place for the patrol labor squads, which have been shrunk to only one division. The drama series follows the new members of SV2 as they solve cases and get into trouble like their predecessors did. In the movie, followers of Yukihito Tsuge carry out terrorist attacks on Tokyo, re-enacting Tsuge's coup, and SV2 has to stop them.

Novels

Patlabor 1-5

Novels taking place in the same universe as the ''Early Days'' OVA and first movie. * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Fuusoku 40 Meter'' (Kazunori Ito) – October 1990 * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor 2: Syntax Error'' (Michiko Yokote) – March 1992 * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor 3: Third Mission'' (Michiko Yokote) – September 1992 * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor 4: Blackjack (Zenpen)'' (Michiko Yokote) – July 1993 * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor 5: Blackjack (Kouhen)'' (Michiko Yokote) – October 1993

TOKYO WAR

* ''TOKYO WAR: Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (Zenpen)'' (Mamoru Oshii) – April 1994 * ''TOKYO WAR: Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (Kouhen)'' (Mamoru Oshii) – May 1994 Novelization of the second movie. * ''TOKYO WAR MOBILE POLICE PATLABOR'' (Mamoru Oshii) – June 2005 A hardcover edition combining the two older volumes.

The Next Generation

Novels taking place in the world of ''The Next Generation''. * ''THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor 1: Yuuma no Yuuutsu'' (Kei Yamamura) – March 2014 * ''THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor 2: Akira no Ashita'' (Kei Yamamura) – April 2014 * ''THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor 3: Shiroi Kasha'' (Kei Yamamura) – June 2014 * ''THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Akai Kasha'' (Kei Yamamura) – February 2015 The fourth novel by Yamamura is not numbered. * ''THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: TOKYO WAR 2 Haiiro no Yuurei'' (Mamoru Oshii and Kei Yamamura) – May 2015 Novelization of the live action movie ''Shuto Kessen'', which is also a sequel to the ''TOKYO WAR'' novels.

Other

* ''Bankuruwase: Keishi-chou Keibi-bu Tokushu Sharyou Ni-ka'' (Mamoru Oshii) - January 2011 A sequel to Patlabor taking place in the present day with a new generation of SV2 members, later used as inspiration for ''The Next Generation''. * ''Kouseki no Otoko'' (Mamoru Oshii) - 2015 Not a novel but short story included in the anthology ''Tag: Watashi no Aibou'' (2015) taking place in the ''Patlabor'' world.

Video games

All ''Patlabor'' video games were released exclusively in Japan.

''Patlabor'' games

* ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor'' (

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– January 24, 1989) * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Nerawareta Machi 1990'' (

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– August 25, 1990) * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo!'' (

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– October 23, 1992) * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Griffon-hen'' (

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– September 30, 1993) * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor'' (

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– April 22, 1994) * ''Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Game Edition'' (

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– November 30, 2000) * ''Patlabor: Come Back Mini-Pato'' (

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– November 2, 2005)

Appearances

* ''

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Operation Extend'' (

– July 18, 2013) * ''

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'' (

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– October 19, 2017)

Licensing

All of the main ''Patlabor'' anime productions have been released overseas in some form. All the movies have been translated into English and are available in Region 1, 2 & 4 DVD format. Most of the manga is not available in North America in English, and the video games, novels and live action series have also not been released outside of Japan. The TV series and OVAs were released in the U.S. by

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. The first two movies were released by

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, but later remastered and re-released in 2006 by

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. The third movie (along with "Mini-Pato") was released by

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(formerly Pioneer). Twelve sections of the

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have been translated and published by

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as single issues and in two trade paperbacks, but later dropped the manga before completing it. Mini-Pato is available on DVD in regions 1, 2, and 4 in the Limited Edition ''Patlabor WXIII'' DVD packages. In 2006,

's Honneamise label re-released the first two movies on DVD in North America with extensive bonus features and an alternate English track, and

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handled distribution in the UK.

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has the distribution rights for the movies in Australia and New Zealand in association with

UK & TFC, Madman have been refused the rights to the Bandai Visual dubs of the films. In 2011, Madman Entertainment announced that they had secured the rights to the Early Days OVA series and the TV series from TFC, but announced on April 13, 2012, that due to unforeseen circumstances, Madman had indefinitely delayed their release into Australia and did not elaborate on the reasons. However, Madman has since rescheduled the first OVA for DVD and Blu-ray release on June 19, 2013. In July 2013,

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has licensed the first OVA & TV series for distribution in the UK and will release them on Blu-ray and DVD. In 2013,

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(in conjunction with

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) acquired the licence to the ''Patlabor'' OAV series, and released it on

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and DVD on April 30, 2013. They subsequently licensed and released the TV series on July 16, 2013; the second OVA series on February 17, 2015; and all of the films, with the first film released on May 5, 2015.

Headgear

is a group consisting of five main writers and artists who work in the Japanese

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field. The group was set up so that all the creators could retain full copyright to their work, achieve greater publicity for their work and sell their manga to anime sponsors for film production. The members are

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, and

. Together they worked on the anime series ''Patlabor'' and the two episode

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''. Other staff involved with Headgear include

Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films and video games. Among his credits are Toei's '' ...

, Naoyuki Yoshinaga, Takayama Fumihiko,

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, and

Miki Tori , also known as Micky Bird or Mickey Bird, is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Awards (in 1994 for ''Dai-Hon'ya'', and in 1998 for ''SF Tai ...

Reception and legacy

The manga received the 36th

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for shōnen in 1991.

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has cited the series as an influence for ''

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''. In 2018, the Japan Anniversary Association recognized August 10 as "Patlabor Day".

References

External links

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