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Patlabor: The TV Series

Season 1 · 47 episodes · Oct 11, 1989

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    Episode 1

    Ingram Activated

    Oct 11, 1989

    SV2 is going to get new AV 98 ingrams soon. Asuma and Ota go to Shinohara Heavy Industries to get it. Noa also heads there to take her labor aptitude test. When someone steals the ingram, Noa goes to save it.

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    Episode 2

    Kanuka Has Come

    Oct 11, 1989

    Kanuka comes to Japan from America. She participates in a labor combat tournament. Noa and the gang also compete in it.

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    Episode 3

    This Is SV2

    Nov 1, 1989

    Noa must adapt to living in SV2.

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    Episode 4

    Head to the Mountain of Mystery!

    Nov 8, 1989

    A monster is seen somewhere in the forest. The police sends SV2 to go capture the monster.

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    Episode 5

    Runaway Labor X-10

    Nov 15, 1989

    Runaway Labor X-10 is loose in the forest. Division 2 is sent to go stop it.

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    Episode 6

    The Tower: SOS

    Nov 22, 1989

    Tower 1 of Tower City gets on fire. Division 1 and 2 go to stop it and save the people in the fire.

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    Episode 7

    Glorious Type 97 Modified

    Nov 29, 1989

    The new 97 model is visiting Division 2.

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    Episode 8

    Elusive Green

    Dec 6, 1989

    Noa, Asuma, and Hiromi are sent to investigate on a tree. People believe that there is curse on the tree.

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    Episode 9

    Red Labor Landing

    Dec 13, 1989

    Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.

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    Episode 10

    Eve's Trap

    Dec 20, 1989

    Kanuka's grandma from Hawaii visits Tokyo for Christmas. Then she suddenly disappears. The only clue to find her is "The Christmas of 50 years ago". When they try to find her, they are called off to duty.

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    Episode 11

    Eve's Terror

    Dec 27, 1989

    Kanuka's grandma is still missing. Shinshi and some guy is sent to go find her. Kanuka uses Ota's labor to help Noa in the mission.

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    Episode 12

    Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon

    Jan 10, 1990

    Ota is having an arranged marriage. Noa and the gang helps Ota out on his dates.

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    Episode 13

    Gently, Your Highness

    Jan 17, 1990

    A prince from the desert joins Division 2 for a couple of days so he can establish a labor team at his homeland. A sniper is out to kill the prince, so Division 2 goes to stop him.

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    Episode 14

    You Win

    Jan 24, 1990

    Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.

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    Episode 15

    The Whale That Sang a Song

    Jan 31, 1990

    An endangered humpback whale enters the Tokyo Bay. The city and Division 2 try to get the whale to leave the bay and go back to the ocean.

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    Episode 16

    The Unit Crosses the Sea

    Feb 7, 1990

    Noa's hometown is having a winter festival and Division 2 is helping out. They also try to help out a boy named Satoru who hates labors.

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    Episode 17

    Target, Chief Goto

    Feb 14, 1990

    Goto starts to act very strangely lately. Also, there are a lot of random attacks coming at Goto. Could these attacks have anything to do why Goto is acting strangely?

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    Episode 18

    I Love Noa-sempai

    Feb 21, 1990

    A famous entertainer named Kana is joining Division 2 for one week. Everybody is trying to teach Kana how to pilot a labor. A crime gang tries to kidnap Kana so they can get one of Division 2's ingrams. However, they accidently steal Noa. Now, they have to save Noa without having to give the gang one of their ingrams.

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    Episode 19

    Shadow in Geo-Front

    Feb 28, 1990

    A terrorist implants a bomb in Geo-City. Division 2 go to disarm the bomb. Kanuka goes on the mission with Noa instead of Ota.

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    Episode 20

    Movement in the Dark

    Mar 7, 1990

    Noa and Asuma get into a fight concerning Asuma's personal life. When Division 2 get's assigned a special mission, Asuma is sent to Hajioji to pick up Unit 3.

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    Episode 21

    Phantom Again

    Mar 14, 1990

    Asuma heads to Hajioji to get back Unit 3. He now heads to the battle. However, in the meantime, Noa and Ota are getting their butts kicked by the enemy.

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    Episode 22

    Labor and Flower

    Mar 21, 1990

    Noa and Kanuka meet up with some old guy and shows them his labor collection. He also gets training on how to pilot a labor from them. The old guy's friend owns a very powerful labor, but that's it. And he doesn't know how to pilot it. Later, the old man and his friend fight with their labors. Who will win, the old man with some piloting skills with a weak labor or his friend with no piloting skills with a powerful labor?

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    Episode 23

    Kanuka's Report

    Apr 4, 1990

    Kanuka is now leaving Division 2 and going back home to America. Asuma, Ota, and the others decide to throw her a farewell party. Noa is sent to spy on Kanuka. When the guys finish setting up the party, they come across Kanuka's reports on Division 2 and decide to read them.

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    Episode 24

    Farewell, Kanuka

    Apr 11, 1990

    Kanuka is heading back to America. However, there is a hijacker trying to hijack the plane Kanuka is riding on. How is Kanuka going to stop this, and without her gun?

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    Episode 25

    Storm of Spring

    Apr 18, 1990

    Shinshi takes control of Kanuka's position in Division 2. However, he is really bad at it. Then, he is offered a new job. Will Shinshi stay with Division 2 or will he take the new job? And how is his wife going to react?

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    Episode 26

    I'm Takeo Kumagami

    Apr 25, 1990

    Takeo Kumagami now joins Division 2. Noa is worried that Goto will reassign positions and that Takeo will take her place as the pilot for Unit 1.

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    Episode 27

    A Calling Voice in the Dark

    May 2, 1990

    SV2 now owns this old mansion. While they work on the mansion, everyone starts to see ghosts.

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    Episode 28

    Suspicious Duo

    May 9, 1990

    Noa and Asuma meet Utsumi and Bud in an arcade. Utsumi is giving Bud a new special labor called the Griffon. Bud will use it to fight Noa in the future.

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    Episode 29

    SV2 Wiped Out!

    May 23, 1990

    SV2 orders their lunch from Shanghai Restraunt, as usual. But they never get it. They intend to find out why and won't work until they get their food.

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    Episode 30

    Griffon Was Here!

    May 30, 1990

    Utsumi plans to unveil the Griffon to the public. Meanwhile, H.Q. wants to put in more divisions, so they will get rid of the ingrams and replace them with a bunch of economy models, but the decision isn't final yet.

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    Episode 31

    Tragedy in Rain

    Jun 6, 1990

    Division 2 is on duty at the International Labor Show. Asuma takes Noa's movement disk to test out the new economy model. But then, the Griffon is unleashed. He beats up Asuma and Ota. Noa enters the fight after getting her disk back, but the Griffon retreats since it was raining.

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    Episode 32

    Reunion

    Jun 13, 1990

    The Griffon has crashed and Noa is relieved. However, the Griffon is being fixed up. Kanuka comes back to Tokyo and temporarily takes control of command of Machine 1.

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    Episode 33

    Hounds of SCHAFT

    Jun 20, 1990

    Noa and the gang that the Griffon didn't really crash, the crash was faked. SCHAFT must not let Utsumi get to Tokyo, but he gets there. Noa must prepare for the fight against the Griffon.

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    Episode 34

    The Battle of the Gate

    Jun 27, 1990

    Noa and Alphonse begin the fight with Bud and the Griffon. Noa is given a rifle to use but she can't use it because there are stupid people in the way. She tries using it like a sword but it didn't work out.

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    Episode 35

    Griffon Down

    Jul 4, 1990

    Noa and Alphonse continue her fight with the Griffon. But the Griffon gets away in order for Utsumi to escape. Kanuka must go back to America.

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    Episode 36

    Noa's Adventures

    Jul 11, 1990

    Division 2 goes to stay by the mountains for a week for training. While out buying dinner, Noa finds 20,000 yen and goes to find where the money came from all by herself.

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    Episode 37

    Safety on Sales

    Jul 18, 1990

    Division 2 must get the Patlabor Insurance to cover for the cars they destroyed.

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    Episode 38

    Underground Labyrinth Case

    Jul 25, 1990

    Something is out stealing stuff from Division 2. It appears to come from an old tunnel. Ota and Shinshi go to check it out. When Division 2 loses contact with them, Noa, Asuma, Hiromi, and Takeo go to find them.

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    Episode 39

    Mass Production Plan

    Aug 1, 1990

    Shinohara Industries has finished the new production model of a police labor. Noa, Ota, and Gomioka tests them. What will they think of them?

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    Episode 40

    Shore Watch Out Order

    Aug 8, 1990

    People claim to have seen some kind of monster on the beach. Division 2 investigates this.

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    Episode 41

    Save the Terrorists

    Aug 15, 1990

    Division 2 must save 2 very lousy terrorists that set off a bomb in the wrong place.

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    Episode 42

    Return of the Men

    Aug 22, 1990

    Three old terrorists team up to steal some money.

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    Episode 43

    Working Ladies

    Aug 29, 1990

    Momoko Sakurayama is interviewing Noa for "The Working Girl" show. Meanwhile, a sick man steals a labor in order to commit suicide.

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    Episode 44

    CLAT Forever

    Sep 5, 1990

    Shige is being sent to New York. However, he gets hurt before he goes and has a dream that he is in New York working with CLAT.

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    Episode 45

    Freedom to Choose a Job

    Sep 12, 1990

    Noa is offered to become a pilot for a Helldiver. While Noa tries to make her decision, she must stop a criminal without Alphonse.

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    Episode 46

    It's Name, Zero

    Sep 19, 1990

    SV2 gets a new patlabor model called the Zero. It is superior to the ingram. After messing up during a mission, Noa is worried that she will lose Alphonse.

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    Episode 47

    Condition Green

    Sep 26, 1990

    Noa goes back to her hometown and sees the grave of her dog Alphonse. Asuma goes to get her when a terrorist comes. Division 1 and 2 must find the terrorist without using weapons since it would cause a fire.