8.1/1013 votesLoading...#1 - Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/1990
Ota is having an arranged marriage. Noa and the gang helps Ota out on his dates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1012 votesLoading...#2 - Underground Labyrinth Case
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 7/25/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mamoru Oshii
7.8/1012 votesLoading...#3 - Tragedy in Rain
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 6/6/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1012 votesLoading...#4 - You Win
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/1990
Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mamoru Oshii
7.7/1011 votesLoading...#5 - Shadow in Geo-Front
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1018 votesLoading...#6 - Kanuka Has Come
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1989
Kanuka comes to Japan from America. She participates in a labor combat tournament. Noa and the gang also compete in it.
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Writer: N/A
7.6/1013 votesLoading...#7 - Eve's Terror
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1012 votesLoading...#8 - Griffon Down
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 7/4/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1012 votesLoading...#9 - Target, Chief Goto
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1990
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1011 votesLoading...#10 - Farewell, Kanuka
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/11/1990
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1014 votesLoading...#11 - SV2 Wiped Out!
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/23/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mamoru Oshii
7.5/1011 votesLoading...#12 - Condition Green
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/26/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1019 votesLoading...#13 - Ingram Activated
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1012 votesLoading...#14 - The Tower: SOS
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/1989
Tower 1 of Tower City gets on fire. Division 1 and 2 go to stop it and save the people in the fire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1013 votesLoading...#15 - Glorious Type 97 Modified
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/1989
The new 97 model is visiting Division 2.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1010 votesLoading...#16 - Storm of Spring
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 4/18/1990
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?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1012 votesLoading...#17 - Hounds of SCHAFT
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 6/20/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1012 votesLoading...#18 - Red Labor Landing
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/1989
Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mamoru Oshii
7.2/1014 votesLoading...#19 - Eve's Trap
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1011 votesLoading...#20 - Phantom Again
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1012 votesLoading...#21 - The Battle of the Gate
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 6/27/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1011 votesLoading...#22 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 6/13/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1011 votesLoading...#23 - The Whale That Sang a Song
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1010 votesLoading...#24 - I Love Noa-sempai
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1010 votesLoading...#25 - Movement in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1990
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Patlabor: The TV Series
Every episode of Patlabor: The TV Series ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Patlabor: The TV Series!
Patlabor: The TV Series is an anime television series, created by Headgear, animated by Sunrise, and based on the Patlabor anime franchise.
Genres:ComedyAnimationAction & Adventure
Network:Nippon TV
Best Episodes Summary
"Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon" is the best rated episode of "Patlabor: The TV Series". It scored 8.1/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/1990. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Underground Labyrinth Case".