TV series

The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014–2015 · 1 season
A low-key, slightly satirical police procedural where giant robots are everyday work equipment, mixing gentle character comedy with mild investigative tension.
- Created by
- Kazunori Ito, Mamoru Oshii
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Erina Mano, Toshio Kakei, Rina Ohta
- Overview
- In a world where giant robots are built and used for labor, a special police force of robots is created to handle crimes relating to these machines.
- How it feels
- Satirical, light, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Technology, work, crime, justice
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Kazunori Ito, Mamoru Oshii
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Erina Mano, Toshio Kakei, Rina Ohta














