Patlabor: The Mobile Police (series)
機動警察パトレイバー- User score: 7.6
- Production country: Japan
- Creator: Mamoru Oshii , Kazunori Ito , Yutaka Izubuchi , Masami Yuki , Akemi Takada
- Production companies: Studio Deen, Headgear
- Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
- Release date: 4/25/1988
- Release date of last episode: 6/25/1989
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 7
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
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.