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m (iddqd: His opinion of the TV series is one thing (though best not described here seeing as that has its own entry) but the substance of the removed sentences were inaccurate facts, not opinion.)
(TannhauserGate: This was a review of the TV series he put here because he was too lazy to make a TV page. It's now there.)
 
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===iddqd===
 
Unlike most mecha anime, Patlabor isn't really centered heavily around the mecha - in fact, it's mostly character-driven. The mecha are just tools, used in a variety of industrial and municipal jobs, added seemingly as an afterthought. If the whole "computer virus" plot seems cliche and overused, keep in mind that this anime is probably one of the first (if not '''the''' first) to do it.
 
Unlike most mecha anime, Patlabor isn't really centered heavily around the mecha - in fact, it's mostly character-driven. The mecha are just tools, used in a variety of industrial and municipal jobs, added seemingly as an afterthought. If the whole "computer virus" plot seems cliche and overused, keep in mind that this anime is probably one of the first (if not '''the''' first) to do it.
 
===TannhauserGate===
 
(As far as I know the Patlabor movie is similar to the TV show, but there isn't a separate page for the TV show.) In the mood for an awesome mecha anime, with lots of missiles flying around, and constant PEW PEW!? Then you're on the wrong page, friend. Patlabor does have some great mecha bits, and the mecha bits are some of the best in the industry, but they're only bits. I was very disappointed to find out that the mecha anime I wanted to watch was mostly a slice of life, or maybe harem... sort of... school... thing? I don't know. At some point during the non-mecha bits I just hit the eject button and returned it. Not recommended for mecha fans, and instead recommended for people who care about character development who wouldn't mind some action scenes (Elfen Leid fans, perhaps?).
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patlabor_the_Movie Wikipedia's Patlabor: The Movie entry]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patlabor_the_Movie Wikipedia's Patlabor: The Movie entry]

Latest revision as of 21:14, 11 May 2011

Patlabor: The Movie / Patlabor 1 (alt. title)
PatlaborMovie1.jpg
Original Manga N/A
Director/Artist Mamoru Oshii
Format Anime (Movie)
Made By Bandai, Studio Deen, Tohokushinsha Film
Episode Length 83 minutes
# of Eps/Volumes N/A

Genre

Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Mecha

Sum it up in a Sentence:

A futuristic special mecha police unit investigates in the cause of mecha going berserk.

Main Description

Mecha (called "labors") are virtually ubiquitous in the world of Patlabor, to the point that there's a special police unit dealing with labor crime. Patlabor 1 follows the events that transpire shortly after the release of a new labor operating system (and coincidentally, the death of its lead programmer). Shortly after the widespread adoption of the new operating system, reports of labors going berserk start coming in - apparently caused by a virus engineered into the OS by its now-deceased architect. But were a few isolated incidents really the scope of his diabolical plan? Most likely not, which is why the Tokyo Metropolitan Police is frantically trying to figure out what will trigger a berserk labors en masse, and (hopefully,) to prevent it, or at the very least to buy some time for software experts to figure out how to disable the virus.

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Personal Opinions

iddqd

Unlike most mecha anime, Patlabor isn't really centered heavily around the mecha - in fact, it's mostly character-driven. The mecha are just tools, used in a variety of industrial and municipal jobs, added seemingly as an afterthought. If the whole "computer virus" plot seems cliche and overused, keep in mind that this anime is probably one of the first (if not the first) to do it.

Links