Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the very brief Patlabor Reboot animation, it’s now ...

Patlabor 2: The Movie is an underrated mecha anime with a remarkable introduction that criticized Japan's role in global military affairs.

Welcome to a That One Scene, a semi-regular series in which Task & Purpose writers wax nostalgic about that one scene from a beloved movie. Hollywood has attempted, time and again with poor results, ...

Two cult-classic anime have suddenly found their way back into the spotlight thanks to a recent Guillermo del Toro interview, where the filmmaker revealed he and James Cameron regularly swap anime ...

We’ve reported that a new Patlabor trilogy of films is on the way, and now the franchise’s social media account has announced the dates for the upcoming installments alongside a new trailer. The ...

The companies have also revealed the key staff members working on this new project, and most of them had previously worked on the Patlabor series. The character designer Akemi Takada and scenario ...

Move over Top Gun, because military experts say the most accurate air combat scene of all time comes from the 1993 anime feature Patlabor 2: The Movie. Earlier this year, military and defense industry ...

Sorry, we don’t have any streaming links for WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 right now. Please check again later. The story takes place in what was, at the time of ...

MOVeLOT is in the midst of creating a mecha lover’s dream: a boardable and pilotable Ingram from the Patlabor series. The company will start posting about development status from January 2024. A ...

The series sees Patlabors, which are labor patrol units meant to tackle labor crimes, take on all sorts of foes, and the Ibaraki Prefectural Police in Japan have actually helped to craft a full ...

James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro are masters of their craft who connected early on by sharing their love of Patlabor.