Patlabor: The TV Series

Patlabor: The TV Series

This is a work of fiction...but in ten years, who knows?

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Patlabor: The TV Series is an anime television series, created by Headgear, animated by Sunrise, and based on the Patlabor anime franchise.

Production

Studio Deen, SUNRISE, Headgear

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 11, 1989

Last Aired

September 26, 1990

Networks

Nippon TV

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Ingram Activated
E1
Ingram Activated
Air date: 1989-10-11
SV2 is going to get new AV 98 ingrams soon. Asuma and Ota go to Shinohara Heavy Industries to get it. Noa also heads there to take her labor aptitude test. When someone steals the ingram, Noa goes to save it.
Kanuka Has Come
E2
Kanuka Has Come
Air date: 1989-10-11
Kanuka comes to Japan from America. She participates in a labor combat tournament. Noa and the gang also compete in it.
This Is SV2
E3
This Is SV2
Air date: 1989-11-01
Noa must adapt to living in SV2.
Head to the Mountain of Mystery!
E4
Head to the Mountain of Mystery!
Air date: 1989-11-08
A monster is seen somewhere in the forest. The police sends SV2 to go capture the monster.
Runaway Labor X-10
E5
Runaway Labor X-10
Air date: 1989-11-15
Runaway Labor X-10 is loose in the forest. Division 2 is sent to go stop it.
The Tower: SOS
E6
The Tower: SOS
Air date: 1989-11-22
Tower 1 of Tower City gets on fire. Division 1 and 2 go to stop it and save the people in the fire.
Glorious Type 97 Modified
E7
Glorious Type 97 Modified
Air date: 1989-11-29
The new 97 model is visiting Division 2.
Elusive Green
E8
Elusive Green
Air date: 1989-12-06
Noa, Asuma, and Hiromi are sent to investigate on a tree. People believe that there is curse on the tree.
Red Labor Landing
E9
Red Labor Landing
Air date: 1989-12-13
Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.
Eve's Trap
E10
Eve's Trap
Air date: 1989-12-20
Kanuka's grandma from Hawaii visits Tokyo for Christmas. Then she suddenly disappears. The only clue to find her is "The Christmas of 50 years ago". When they try to find her, they are called off to duty.
Eve's Terror
E11
Eve's Terror
Air date: 1989-12-27
Kanuka's grandma is still missing. Shinshi and some guy is sent to go find her. Kanuka uses Ota's labor to help Noa in the mission.
Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
E12
Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
Air date: 1990-01-10
Ota is having an arranged marriage. Noa and the gang helps Ota out on his dates.
Gently, Your Highness
E13
Gently, Your Highness
Air date: 1990-01-17
A prince from the desert joins Division 2 for a couple of days so he can establish a labor team at his homeland. A sniper is out to kill the prince, so Division 2 goes to stop him.
You Win
E14
You Win
Air date: 1990-01-24
Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.
The Whale That Sang a Song
E15
The Whale That Sang a Song
Air date: 1990-01-31
An endangered humpback whale enters the Tokyo Bay. The city and Division 2 try to get the whale to leave the bay and go back to the ocean.
The Unit Crosses the Sea
E16
The Unit Crosses the Sea
Air date: 1990-02-07
Noa's hometown is having a winter festival and Division 2 is helping out. They also try to help out a boy named Satoru who hates labors.
Target, Chief Goto
E17
Target, Chief Goto
Air date: 1990-02-14
Goto starts to act very strangely lately. Also, there are a lot of random attacks coming at Goto. Could these attacks have anything to do why Goto is acting strangely?
I Love Noa-sempai
E18
I Love Noa-sempai
Air date: 1990-02-21
A famous entertainer named Kana is joining Division 2 for one week. Everybody is trying to teach Kana how to pilot a labor. A crime gang tries to kidnap Kana so they can get one of Division 2's ingrams. However, they accidently steal Noa. Now, they have to save Noa without having to give the gang one of their ingrams.
Shadow in Geo-Front
E19
Shadow in Geo-Front
Air date: 1990-02-28
A terrorist implants a bomb in Geo-City. Division 2 go to disarm the bomb. Kanuka goes on the mission with Noa instead of Ota.
Movement in the Dark
E20
Movement in the Dark
Air date: 1990-03-07
Noa and Asuma get into a fight concerning Asuma's personal life. When Division 2 get's assigned a special mission, Asuma is sent to Hajioji to pick up Unit 3.
Phantom Again
E21
Phantom Again
Air date: 1990-03-14
Asuma heads to Hajioji to get back Unit 3. He now heads to the battle. However, in the meantime, Noa and Ota are getting their butts kicked by the enemy.
Labor and Flower
E22
Labor and Flower
Air date: 1990-03-21
Noa and Kanuka meet up with some old guy and shows them his labor collection. He also gets training on how to pilot a labor from them. The old guy's friend owns a very powerful labor, but that's it. And he doesn't know how to pilot it. Later, the old man and his friend fight with their labors. Who will win, the old man with some piloting skills with a weak labor or his friend with no piloting skills with a powerful labor?
Kanuka's Report
E23
Kanuka's Report
Air date: 1990-04-04
Kanuka is now leaving Division 2 and going back home to America. Asuma, Ota, and the others decide to throw her a farewell party. Noa is sent to spy on Kanuka. When the guys finish setting up the party, they come across Kanuka's reports on Division 2 and decide to read them.
Farewell, Kanuka
E24
Farewell, Kanuka
Air date: 1990-04-11
Kanuka is heading back to America. However, there is a hijacker trying to hijack the plane Kanuka is riding on. How is Kanuka going to stop this, and without her gun?
Storm of Spring
E25
Storm of Spring
Air date: 1990-04-18
Shinshi takes control of Kanuka's position in Division 2. However, he is really bad at it. Then, he is offered a new job. Will Shinshi stay with Division 2 or will he take the new job? And how is his wife going to react?
I'm Takeo Kumagami
E26
I'm Takeo Kumagami
Air date: 1990-04-25
Takeo Kumagami now joins Division 2. Noa is worried that Goto will reassign positions and that Takeo will take her place as the pilot for Unit 1.
A Calling Voice in the Dark
E27
A Calling Voice in the Dark
Air date: 1990-05-02
SV2 now owns this old mansion. While they work on the mansion, everyone starts to see ghosts.
Suspicious Duo
E28
Suspicious Duo
Air date: 1990-05-09
Noa and Asuma meet Utsumi and Bud in an arcade. Utsumi is giving Bud a new special labor called the Griffon. Bud will use it to fight Noa in the future.
SV2 Wiped Out!
E29
SV2 Wiped Out!
Air date: 1990-05-23
SV2 orders their lunch from Shanghai Restraunt, as usual. But they never get it. They intend to find out why and won't work until they get their food.
Griffon Was Here!
E30
Griffon Was Here!
Air date: 1990-05-30
Utsumi plans to unveil the Griffon to the public. Meanwhile, H.Q. wants to put in more divisions, so they will get rid of the ingrams and replace them with a bunch of economy models, but the decision isn't final yet.
Tragedy in Rain
E31
Tragedy in Rain
Air date: 1990-06-06
Division 2 is on duty at the International Labor Show. Asuma takes Noa's movement disk to test out the new economy model. But then, the Griffon is unleashed. He beats up Asuma and Ota. Noa enters the fight after getting her disk back, but the Griffon retreats since it was raining.
Reunion
E32
Reunion
Air date: 1990-06-13
The Griffon has crashed and Noa is relieved. However, the Griffon is being fixed up. Kanuka comes back to Tokyo and temporarily takes control of command of Machine 1.
Hounds of SCHAFT
E33
Hounds of SCHAFT
Air date: 1990-06-20
Noa and the gang that the Griffon didn't really crash, the crash was faked. SCHAFT must not let Utsumi get to Tokyo, but he gets there. Noa must prepare for the fight against the Griffon.
The Battle of the Gate
E34
The Battle of the Gate
Air date: 1990-06-27
Noa and Alphonse begin the fight with Bud and the Griffon. Noa is given a rifle to use but she can't use it because there are stupid people in the way. She tries using it like a sword but it didn't work out.
Griffon Down
E35
Griffon Down
Air date: 1990-07-04
Noa and Alphonse continue her fight with the Griffon. But the Griffon gets away in order for Utsumi to escape. Kanuka must go back to America.
Noa's Adventures
E36
Noa's Adventures
Air date: 1990-07-11
Division 2 goes to stay by the mountains for a week for training. While out buying dinner, Noa finds 20,000 yen and goes to find where the money came from all by herself.
Safety on Sales
E37
Safety on Sales
Air date: 1990-07-18
Division 2 must get the Patlabor Insurance to cover for the cars they destroyed.
Underground Labyrinth Case
E38
Underground Labyrinth Case
Air date: 1990-07-25
Something is out stealing stuff from Division 2. It appears to come from an old tunnel. Ota and Shinshi go to check it out. When Division 2 loses contact with them, Noa, Asuma, Hiromi, and Takeo go to find them.
Mass Production Plan
E39
Mass Production Plan
Air date: 1990-08-01
Shinohara Industries has finished the new production model of a police labor. Noa, Ota, and Gomioka tests them. What will they think of them?
Shore Watch Out Order
E40
Shore Watch Out Order
Air date: 1990-08-08
People claim to have seen some kind of monster on the beach. Division 2 investigates this.
Save the Terrorists
E41
Save the Terrorists
Air date: 1990-08-15
Division 2 must save 2 very lousy terrorists that set off a bomb in the wrong place.
Return of the Men
E42
Return of the Men
Air date: 1990-08-22
Three old terrorists team up to steal some money.
Working Ladies
E43
Working Ladies
Air date: 1990-08-29
Momoko Sakurayama is interviewing Noa for "The Working Girl" show. Meanwhile, a sick man steals a labor in order to commit suicide.
CLAT Forever
E44
CLAT Forever
Air date: 1990-09-05
Shige is being sent to New York. However, he gets hurt before he goes and has a dream that he is in New York working with CLAT.
Freedom to Choose a Job
E45
Freedom to Choose a Job
Air date: 1990-09-12
Noa is offered to become a pilot for a Helldiver. While Noa tries to make her decision, she must stop a criminal without Alphonse.
It's Name, Zero
E46
It's Name, Zero
Air date: 1990-09-19
SV2 gets a new patlabor model called the Zero. It is superior to the ingram. After messing up during a mission, Noa is worried that she will lose Alphonse.
Condition Green
E47
Condition Green
Air date: 1990-09-26
Noa goes back to her hometown and sees the grave of her dog Alphonse. Asuma goes to get her when a terrorist comes. Division 1 and 2 must find the terrorist without using weapons since it would cause a fire.

Cast

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Noa Izumi (voice)

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Captain Kiichi Goto (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Asuma Shinohara (voice)

Michihiro Ikemizu

Michihiro Ikemizu

Isao Ota (voice)

Yo Inoue

Clancy Kanuka (voice)

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Shinshi Mikiyasu (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Captain Shinobu Nagumo (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Sergeant Tsutomu Gomioka (voice)

Daisuke Gori

Daisuke Gori

Hiromi Yamazaki (voice)

Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka

Chief Seitaroh Sakaki (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Chief Shigeo Shiba (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Richard Wong ou Utsumi (voice)

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Kurosaki (voice)

Keiko Yokozawa

Keiko Yokozawa

Lieutenant Takeo Kumagami (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Detective Takahiro Matsui (voice)

Takuma Gono

Badrinath Bud Harchand (voice)

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