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“Police use giant robots called "patlabors" to combat labor-related crimes in the future.”
Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series
機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION
7.8
1,198 rank · 47,259 viewers · 517 favorites
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Adult Cast
Mecha
Workplace
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Synopsis
Police use giant robots called "patlabors" to combat labor-related crimes in the future.
In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots ("labors") for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human—and humans sometimes turn to crime. Since a heavy labor unit can be a dangerous weapon, the police of the future are set to fight fire with fire, using advanced patrol labor units, "patlabors." This is the story of the Second Special Vehicles Division, a motley crew of patlabor policemen and women doing their best to fight crime and live a normal life. (Source: ANN)
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Community consensus
Derived from 13 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 13 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.85
Running avg · Dec 2008 → May 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Patlabor TV shines through its believable, individually realized cast whose simple gestures and reactions feel genuinely human, making it a relaxing hang-out with Special Vehicles Section Two...”
- 7 “This is my favorite in the franchise so far. It's still not incredible in my opinion, but it does have this certain charm that a lot of the best retro anime have which the previous installments...”
- 8 “Patlabor: The Mobile Police shines through its richly developed cast of distinct characters who grow meaningfully through their shared experiences, supported by good animation and engaging episodic...”
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Short · 8%
Medium · 38%
Long · 54%
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- Format 47 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 18h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1989 – Sep 1990 Fall 1989
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0301 catalog
Produced by
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor
- Maiden Japan Licensor