Patlabor: The TV Series

25min

Comedy

Animation

Action & Adventure

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

Production Companies

Studio Deen

SUNRISE

Headgear

Episodes

Cast

Ingram Activated

1. Ingram Activated

25min

11th Oct 1989

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

2. Kanuka Has Come

25min

11th Oct 1989

Kanuka comes to Japan from America. She participates in a labor combat tournament. Noa and the gang also compete in it.

This Is SV2

3. This Is SV2

25min

1st Nov 1989

Noa must adapt to living in SV2.

Head to the Mountain of Mystery!

4. Head to the Mountain of Mystery!

25min

8th Nov 1989

A monster is seen somewhere in the forest. The police sends SV2 to go capture the monster.

Runaway Labor X-10

5. Runaway Labor X-10

25min

15th Nov 1989

Runaway Labor X-10 is loose in the forest. Division 2 is sent to go stop it.

The Tower: SOS

6. The Tower: SOS

25min

22nd Nov 1989

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

7. Glorious Type 97 Modified

25min

29th Nov 1989

The new 97 model is visiting Division 2.

Elusive Green

8. Elusive Green

25min

6th Dec 1989

Noa, Asuma, and Hiromi are sent to investigate on a tree. People believe that there is curse on the tree.

Red Labor Landing

9. Red Labor Landing

25min

13th Dec 1989

Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.

Eve's Trap

10. Eve's Trap

25min

20th Dec 1989

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

11. Eve's Terror

25min

27th Dec 1989

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

12. Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon

25min

10th Jan 1990

Ota is having an arranged marriage. Noa and the gang helps Ota out on his dates.

Gently, Your Highness

13. Gently, Your Highness

25min

17th Jan 1990

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

14. You Win

25min

24th Jan 1990

Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.

The Whale That Sang a Song

15. The Whale That Sang a Song

25min

31st Jan 1990

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

16. The Unit Crosses the Sea

25min

7th Feb 1990

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

17. Target, Chief Goto

25min

14th Feb 1990

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

18. I Love Noa-sempai

25min

21st Feb 1990

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

19. Shadow in Geo-Front

25min

28th Feb 1990

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

20. Movement in the Dark

25min

7th Mar 1990

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

21. Phantom Again

25min

14th Mar 1990

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

22. Labor and Flower

25min

21st Mar 1990

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

23. Kanuka's Report

25min

4th Apr 1990

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

24. Farewell, Kanuka

25min

11th Apr 1990

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

25. Storm of Spring

25min

18th Apr 1990

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

26. I'm Takeo Kumagami

25min

25th Apr 1990

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

27. A Calling Voice in the Dark

25min

2nd May 1990

SV2 now owns this old mansion. While they work on the mansion, everyone starts to see ghosts.

Suspicious Duo

28. Suspicious Duo

25min

9th May 1990

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!

29. SV2 Wiped Out!

25min

23rd May 1990

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!

30. Griffon Was Here!

25min

30th May 1990

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

31. Tragedy in Rain

25min

6th Jun 1990

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

32. Reunion

25min

13th Jun 1990

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

33. Hounds of SCHAFT

25min

20th Jun 1990

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

34. The Battle of the Gate

25min

27th Jun 1990

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

35. Griffon Down

25min

4th Jul 1990

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

36. Noa's Adventures

25min

11th Jul 1990

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

37. Safety on Sales

25min

18th Jul 1990

Division 2 must get the Patlabor Insurance to cover for the cars they destroyed.

Underground Labyrinth Case

38. Underground Labyrinth Case

25min

25th Jul 1990

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

39. Mass Production Plan

25min

1st Aug 1990

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

40. Shore Watch Out Order

25min

8th Aug 1990

People claim to have seen some kind of monster on the beach. Division 2 investigates this.

Save the Terrorists

41. Save the Terrorists

25min

15th Aug 1990

Division 2 must save 2 very lousy terrorists that set off a bomb in the wrong place.

Return of the Men

42. Return of the Men

25min

22nd Aug 1990

Three old terrorists team up to steal some money.

Working Ladies

43. Working Ladies

25min

29th Aug 1990

Momoko Sakurayama is interviewing Noa for "The Working Girl" show. Meanwhile, a sick man steals a labor in order to commit suicide.

CLAT Forever

44. CLAT Forever

25min

5th Sep 1990

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

45. Freedom to Choose a Job

25min

12th Sep 1990

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

46. It's Name, Zero

25min

19th Sep 1990

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

47. Condition Green

25min

26th Sep 1990

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.

First air date

11th Oct 1989

Last air date

26th Sep 1990

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks