Patlabor: Early Days
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Patlabor: Early Days

“Target, Lock On!”

★ 7.3/10 TMDB Premiered 1988-04-25 1 season 7 eps

In the future, rapidly advancing technology gives birth to giant robots known as "Labors," so named for their usefulness in heavy industry. However, this also gives rise to "Labor crimes," resulting the the need for a new branch of law enforcement equipped with and dedicated to the policing of Labors. When Izumi Noa, a female police officer, becomes the newest recruit of Special Vehicles Division 2, she and her top of the line "Patrol Labor" (or "Patlabor") Alphonse are swept into a series of adventures featuring crazed construction workers, eco-terrorists, and sea monsters.

Last Episode Aired 1989-06-25
S1E7 — SV2, to the North!

A truck carrying a mysterious container from Germany is smuggled into Japan. After it is stolen twice and heads across Japan, the SV2 are dispatched out to stop it. Who could be behind this? Is this just a random criminal act or is there something far more sinister in the works?

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Billed Cast
Mina Tominaga
Mina Tominaga
Noa Izumi (voice)
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
Kiichi Gotou (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Michihiro Ikemizu
Isao Oota (voice)
Osamu Saka
Osamu Saka
Seitarou Sakaki (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Toshio Furukawa
Asuma Shinohara (voice)
Issei Futamata
Issei Futamata
Mikiyasu Shinshi (voice)
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