Patlabor: The Mobile Police
In the near future, heavy industrial robot vechiles, or Labors, have become widely used throughout the world for their versatility and power. Unfortunately, those same qualities have also made them popular for criminals. To deal with this new problem, the police have organized special patrol labor units to be a counter force. In Tokyo Japan, the Special Vehicle Units serve in this function with Unit 1 or SV1 having a fine reputation for their professionalism and skill. However, the focus of this series, SV2, has its own rep for being clumsy and causing a great deal of collateral damage in their albeit effective methods. In this series, the adventures of this unit are featured as they go about their jobs and keep the peace in their own eccentric way.
- 1989-1990
- 1 season
- Fox Kids Network
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-14
In the near future, heavy industrial robot vechiles, or Labors, have become widely used throughout the world for their versatility and power. Unfortunately, those same qualities have also made them popular for criminals. To deal with this new problem, the police have organized special patrol labor units to be a counter force. In Tokyo Japan, the Special Vehicle Units serve in this function with Unit 1 or SV1 having a fine reputation for their professionalism and skill. However, the focus of this series, SV2, has its own rep for being clumsy and causing a great deal of collateral damage in their albeit effective methods. In this series, the adventures of this unit are featured as they go about their jobs and keep the peace in their own eccentric way.
Season 1 Episode Guide
47 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Ingram Activated
25 mins
The 2nd Division finally receives a new Patlabor only for it to get hijacked from the hangar.
Episode 2
Kanuka Has Come
Wed, Oct 18, 1989 25 mins
To determine who will be piloting both Ingrams, the 2nd Division holds a tournament.
Episode 3
This Is SV2
25 mins
In an attempt to free the boat stuck on a shoal, Ohta sinks his Ingram just as the head mechanic, Sakaki, unexpectedly returns to the hangar.
Episode 4
Head to the Mountain of Mystery!
25 mins
The 2nd Division is tasked with tracking down and capturing a creature rampaging through a mountain forest.
Episode 5
Runaway Labor X-10
25 mins
The military loses control over their top secret automated Labor. The 2nd division gets deployed and is being tasked with stopping the machine before it makes it to the city.
Episode 6
The Tower: SOS
25 mins
As a last-ditch effort and a hasty PR stunt, the 2nd division is assigned to rescue the foreign minister and his entourage stuck in a 300-meter-tall tower on fire.
Episode 7
Glorious Type 97 Modified
25 mins
The 1st division receives a completely new prototype Labor from Toyohata Corporation. Yet for some, such a gift seems too good to not have an ulterior motive behind it.
Episode 8
Elusive Green
25 mins
The 2nd division is sent to Onifuri village to oversee highway construction that is being sabotaged by a curse.
Episode 9
Red Labor Landing
25 mins
Public Safety personnel request the help of the 2nd Division in stopping the theft of Soviet-made Attack Labor by a notorious terrorist cell.
Episode 10
Eve's Trap
25 mins
A highly coordinated terrorist attack occurs on Christmas Eve, with communications jammed on top of that. Kanuka's grandmother goes missing.
Episode 11
Eve's Terror
25 mins
The 1st and 2nd Divisions end up being no match for the Phantom's arsenal. Goto advocates looking for masterminds of the attack who should be close to the area.
Episode 12
Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
25 mins
Ohta excitedly goes on a date with a young girl arranged by his aunt. But is his enthusiasm warranted?
Episode 13
Gently, Your Highness
25 mins
A young prince from a rich Middle Eastern country enrolls in the 2nd Division's routine in hopes of someday creating a similar unit on his own.
Episode 14
You Win
25 mins
Seeing the major cohesion issues in the 2nd division, Goto decides to organize a team bonding activity the only way he knows how: getting everyone drunk.
Episode 15
The Whale That Sang a Song
25 mins
An endangered species of whale enters Tokyo Bay. The public becomes progressively enamored with the animal and pushes for rescue efforts from the government.
Episode 16
The Unit Crosses the Sea
25 mins
Stationed at a snow festival where terrorists threatened to strike, Noa has to confront the fact that most people see her Alphonse as nothing but a tool for destruction.
Episode 17
Target, Chief Goto
25 mins
Goto is the target of abhorrent harassment organized by an anonymous rascal. The nonchalant captain pays it no mind until it starts affecting the division's reputation.
Episode 18
I Love Noa-sempai
25 mins
A famous singer joins a week-long training program piloting Alphonse, much to Noa's frustration. But can the 2nd division keep the clumsy idol safe?
Episode 19
Shadow in Geo-Front
25 mins
To defuse planted bombs in the underground Geo-City project, Kanuka pilots the other Ingram instead of Ohta. But it soon becomes evident that terrorists are going to be the least of their problems.
Episode 20
Movement in the Dark
25 mins
HSS uses war game exercises with the military to test their new Phantom. Meanwhile, Noa pries a little too much into Asuma's relationship with his father, putting their friendship in jeopardy.
Episode 21
Phantom Again
25 mins
Kurosaki is eager to retrieve Alphonse's data disk. He attempts to lure Noa into what she thinks is going to be one-on-one fight.
Episode 22
Labor and Flower
25 mins
Noa is approached by a yakuza boss who wants to learn how to actually pilot his humongous collection of labors. Noa agrees, unaware that she is fueling a vanity-driven feud between him and the other boss.
Episode 23
Kanuka's Report
25 mins
The 2nd Division breaks into Kanuka's apartment to set up a surprise farewell party. There, they find a laptop with a report on every member of the division. This serves as somewhat of a recap episode.
Episode 24
Farewell Kanuka
25 mins
Six months have passed, and as was stipulated, Kanuka is heading back to New York. Unluckily, her flight has fallen into the hands of the most genteel hijacker.
Episode 25
Storm of Spring
25 mins
Shinshi takes over from Kanuka as Ohta's command backup. However, his timid personality is a bad match for Ohta's unruly aggression on the field, causing him to question his purpose within SV2.
Episode 26
I'm Takeo Kumagami
25 mins
A new recruit who appears to be an overqualified jack of all trades causes Noa to feel insecure and question her own abilities.
Episode 27
A Calling Voice in the Dark
25 mins
The second division has been given the duty of pillaging a soon-to-be-demolished building complex that will double as their training grounds. It soon becomes evident that it might be haunted.
Episode 28
Suspicious Duo
25 mins
On their day off, Noa and Asuma go to try out a new patlabor simulator at the arcade, where they meet a pair of top scoring players who have more to their skill than meets the eye.
Episode 29
SV2 Wiped Out!
25 mins
Takeo Kumagami shares a report about a crisis at SV2. As the sole restaurant that was willing to deliver for the entire section has a setback in its service.
Episode 30
Griffon was Here!
25 mins
Griffon goes through its first field test. Meanwhile, SV headquarters wants to double the number of divisions by substituting Ingrams with economy models.
Episode 31
Tragedy in Rain
25 mins
At the International Labor Exhibition, brazen Utsumi plans to deliver a decisive blow to SV2 by deploying Griffon and seizing Ingram's movement disk.
Episode 32
Reunion
25 mins
Recovering Kumagami identifies Utsumi to the police, pushing Shaft's chief to suspend further use of the Griffon and call in Shaft's mercenary group to take the Labor from him.
Episode 33
Hounds of Schaft
25 mins
Exposed and hunted by authorities and Triple-S, Utsumi and Kurosaki flee with Griffon.
Episode 34
The Battle of the Gate
25 mins
Noa takes on Griffon, but the numerous civilians in the port limit her ability to use the weaponry advantage she holds.
Episode 35
Griffon Down
25 mins
Despite both labors sustaining heavy damage, the time is on Noa's side, with Bud having to once again assess whether to flee or not.
Episode 36
Noa's Adventure
25 mins
Motivated by the urge to amend her minuscule improvements in training, Noa unwittingly puts herself in a perilous situation.
Episode 37
Safety on Sales
25 mins
Copious collateral damages finally catch up with Ohta, earning an insurance company inspection of the entire division.
Episode 38
Underground Labyrinth Case
25 mins
Someone or something is stealing from the SV2, hiding in the labyrinth of tunnels beneath the compound.
Episode 39
Mass Production Plan
25 mins
SV2 pilots participate in test drills for new upcoming police labor, but piloting an Ingram for so long might make Noa less objective as a tester.
Episode 40
Shore Watch Out Order
25 mins
A declined coastal village claims that a prehistoric dinosaur is lurking in their waters.
Episode 41
Save the Terrorists
25 mins
Amateurish eco-terrorists and one hostage are trapped in a tower restaurant that is about to collapse.
Episode 42
Return of the Men
25 mins
Tokyo is facing a wave of robberies orchestrated by the Home of the Sea terrorists, members of which SV2 has already encountered in the past.
Episode 43
Working Ladies
25 mins
Noa becomes the subject of a documentary series, causing her to become self-conscious about her typical tomboyish looks.
Episode 44
CLAT Forever
25 mins
Shige's work trip to New York turns into a perplexing fever dream.
Episode 45
Freedom to Choose a Job
25 mins
Noa gets a sudden job offer from Self-Defense Forces, provoking her to question if piloting a labor is all she truly values at her position in SV2.
Episode 46
It's Name, Zero
25 mins
The 1st division finally gets the new state-of-the-art labors that undeniably outclass Ingrams in almost every way.
Episode 47
Condition Green
25 mins
Looking for solace in the likely fact that her Alphonse might be soon on his way out as a police labor, Noa goes back home to visit the last resting place of her other best friend.