The Next Generation: Patlabor ambient background
CinebyCineby
The Next Generation: Patlabor backdrop

The Next Generation: Patlabor

The Next Generation: Patlabor
★ 7.0/10•2014•48m•12•Comedy•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Similars

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime48m
LanguageJA
First Air DateMar 8, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - Chapter 1, Part I: THE GLORY OF SV2E114m

Chapter 1, Part I: THE GLORY OF SV2

Shigeo Shiba, Head Mechanic as well as the oldest member of Special Vehicles Section 2 (SV2), talks about the history of SV2 from the 1st generation until now. He is also visited by a third generation pilot, Akira Izumino.

Mar 8, 2014

Episode 2 - Chapter 1, Part II: THE THIRD GENERATION IN ACTIONE248m

Chapter 1, Part II: THE THIRD GENERATION IN ACTION

With the useless 98 Ingram Labor now too fragile to operate, the members of SV2 spend their lazy days in an endless “standby”. So when they suddenly receive an order to put the Labor in action after such a long inactivity, all members of SV2 get really excited. Can they take take on their target — the industries’ Labor “KURATAS” — and achieve a glorious victory..?

Apr 26, 2014

Episode 3 - Chapter 2, Part I: REACTIVATE TYPE 98E348m

Chapter 2, Part I: REACTIVATE TYPE 98

In order to dissolve the SV2, the upper echelons of the police hatch a plot: though the 98 Ingram Labor is unable to adequately stand, SV2 is commanded to participate in a full equipment check and fire a salute in the presence of Tokyo Metropolitan Police commissioner. Will the combined efforts of mechanic teams be enough to overcome this difficult situation?

Jun 21, 2014

Episode 4 - Chapter 2, Part II: AKIRA THE IRON FISTE448m

Chapter 2, Part II: AKIRA THE IRON FIST

Devoting herself to operating the Labor and playing games, Akira Izumino, the Forward of Team 1, has an amazing kinetic vision and incredible reflexes. While she is off-duty, she meets a mysterious old man who advocates “the thought for the win” at a game arcade. Defeated and shocked by her opponent, Akira starts a senseless training program that goes back and forth between reality and fiction. She finally obtains ultimate strength and sharpness with help from Yuma, the Backup of Team 1. The time comes to confront that strong old man…. What is “the thought for the win”?

Jun 21, 2014

Episode 5 - Chapter 3, Part I: WILD DOG DAY AFTERNOONE548m

Chapter 3, Part I: WILD DOG DAY AFTERNOON

SV2’s lifeline: a convenience store. But that daily scenery is about to become the scene of a big case… Roped into doing the shopping, Akira had an unfortunate encounter with terrorists armed with a large amount of explosives and heavy machine guns. In their attempt to rescue the captive Akira, Yuma and Yamazaki also end up becoming hostages. Amid a strange exchange with the terrorists staging the siege, Captain Gotoda embarks on a secret plan with Kasya and the Ingram…

Aug 2, 2014

Episode 6 - Chapter 3, Part II: GIANT MONSTER ON THE LOOSE – Part 1E648m

Chapter 3, Part II: GIANT MONSTER ON THE LOOSE – Part 1

In Atami, the mysterious disappearance of surfers and the sudden appearance of a gigantic sea lifeform causes a commotion. An investigation is launched by oceanographer Nobuko Nanami and the SV2 team, who — by coincidence — happened to be there on vacation. The Mayor gloats as more tourists come to Atami in the hopes of seeing a confrontation between a Labor and the monster. Further complicating matters are a prophet who claims to be a “Venusian” and a one-eyed scientist. As the odd cast of characters gather together, will a giant monster really appear!?

Aug 2, 2014

Episode 7 - Chapter 4, Part I: GIANT MONSTER ON THE LOOSE – Part 2E748m

Chapter 4, Part I: GIANT MONSTER ON THE LOOSE – Part 2

The giant monster reveals itself at last, and proceeds to burn the town of Atami! But, in truth, this is all part of the Mayor’s scheme of economic revival… As the authorities’ evil scheme threatens Oceanographer Nanami, SV2 sits on the sidelines in uncertainty. There is also a rather dubious movie director, who may or may not know the source of the escalating monster crisis. As the Self-Defense Forces are dispatched, the Ingram’s Revolver Cannon fires, and the truth of the giant monster will become clear!

Sep 20, 2014

Episode 8 - Chapter 4, Part II: TIME BOMBE848m

Chapter 4, Part II: TIME BOMB

“A time bomb is planted inside Special Vehicles Section 2!” The members of SV2 are perplexed by that sudden, mocking telephone call, while an aviary explodes in Yamazaki. However, that warning was just the beginning… After a huge explosion is triggered in the Section 2 offices, a search for more bombs is launched. Policemen dig through many contraband items, and after finding one bomb, another big explosion erupts. Reluctantly, an evacuation order is issued for SV2. But a jumbo-sized bomb still sits in the building… how many more triggers for it are there, and where are they!?

Sep 20, 2014

Episode 9 - Chapter 5, Part I: LONG-RANGE SNIPER 2000E948m

Chapter 5, Part I: LONG-RANGE SNIPER 2000

A Russian official is being targeted in Japan. In the interest of public security, Kasya was appointed as a special bodyguard after classified information was hacked by an assassin, a former KGB sniper nicknamed “Red Golgo.” And Kasya still has trace feelings for Sergei, the man she trained with and idolized in her academy days for the Russia Federal Security Service. Armed with her AK sniper rifle, Kasya’s counter-sniping battle begins. Can Kasya push aside the ghosts of her past and make her own future?

Nov 8, 2014

Episode 10 - Chapter 5, Part II: CROCODILE DUNGEONE1048m

Chapter 5, Part II: CROCODILE DUNGEON

Section 2 Division 2 enters an underground labyrinth where white crocodiles were once captured. Stories that these crocodiles produce pearls spread among everyone at SV2, and they decide to search for the remains of a lost maintenance team and $2 billion in pearls. Caught up in the charm of the treasure and labyrinth, how will the 3rd Generation SV2 deal with the relics of the past?

Nov 8, 2014

Episode 11 - Chapter 6, Part I: OUT OF CONTROL! THE RED LABORE1148m

Chapter 6, Part I: OUT OF CONTROL! THE RED LABOR

A military Labor developed during the Cold War is smuggled through Niigata. The Public Safety leaks this top secret information and asks for the cooperation of Captain Gotoda, but he turns them down. The terrorist Hachino has escaped to steal the Labor. Akira and Yuma follow and, during a sleepless night at a cheap inn, are confronted by “Red Labor”, the Soviet-made Labor RT99. It’s military vs. police as the battle of the Labors begins at last!

Dec 20, 2014

Episode 12 - Chapter 6, Part II: THE LONG GOODBYEE1248m

Chapter 6, Part II: THE LONG GOODBYE

Lacking in “sex appeal”, Akira spent much of her youth playing Ingram pilot/fight training games. When she receives an invitation to her high school reunion, bittersweet memories of her school days, including an unrequited romance with her boyfriend, catch up to Akira. At the reunion, Akira becomes immersed in memories of unrequited love, the long-lost feelings of a woman. However, her old boyfriend has kept a hidden secret…

Dec 20, 2014

Episode 13 - Chapter 7: GREAT EXPECTATIONSE1332m

Chapter 7: GREAT EXPECTATIONS

When Tokyo Metropolitan Police Superintendent General falls ill, the dismantling of SV2 — which has managed to survive despite being dismissed as useless — has finally become a reality. To preserve the legacy of his predecessor Captain Goto, SV2 Captain Gotoda allows the police to dig into his records. But when it is discovered that Gotoda once led an unrealized coup d’état, the evidence could land him in jail…

Jan 31, 2015

Actors

Erina Mano

Erina Mano

Akira Izumino

Toshio Kakei

Toshio Kakei

Keji Gotouda

Rina Ohta

Rina Ohta

Kaasha

Seiji Fukushi

Seiji Fukushi

Yuuma Shiobara

Yoshinori Horimoto

Isamu Otawara

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeo Shiba

Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Yoshikatsu Buchiyama

Recommendations

Patlabor: Early Days
Patlabor: The TV Series
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
HEROMAN
MECH-X4
Voltron: Legendary Defender
Doraemon
Transformers: Robots In Disguise
UFO Robot Grendizer
Bubblegum Crisis
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Transformers: Armada
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Medabots
B'T X
Steel Jeeg
Guilty Crown
Astro Boy
Synduality Noir

Similars

Star Wars: Droids
Obsolete
Secret Agent Miss Oh
Levius
Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
Police University
Yagamikun no Katei no Jijou
My Life as a Teenage Robot
Oh! My Goddess
Psychopath Diary
Nozo x Kimi
極道めし
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Aldnoah.Zero
Ouran High School Host Club
Plus-Sized Elf
Shinso wa Mimi no Naka
Transformers: Armada
Caprica