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Patlabor

edited 2026-05-22

A complete watch and reading order for Mobile Police Patlabor — the mecha franchise created by the Headgear collective, spanning two separate animated continuities, a live-action series and film, the original manga, and the 2026 sequel anime Patlabor EZY. Sections are organized by continuity: the OVA/film timeline, the TV timeline, live-action, and the original manga.

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01ANIME
1988The founding seven-episode OVA series produced by Studio Deen and released on VHS and LaserDisc from April 25, 1988 to June 25, 1989. Set in…
02FILM
1989The first theatrical film in the Patlabor franchise, directed by Mamoru Oshii and released July 15, 1989. Set in 1999 Tokyo amid the city's…
1h 40m
03FILM
1993The second theatrical Patlabor film, directed by Mamoru Oshii and released August 7, 1993. Set in 2002, several years after the events of th…
1h 56m
04SHORT
2002A compilation of three short comedic films produced by Production I.G and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, screened before WXIII: Patlabor the Mo…
~38m
05FILM
2002The third Patlabor theatrical film, released March 30, 2002 and directed by Fumihiko Takayama from a screenplay by Ikki Kajiwara. Set in the…
1h 47m