Show cover for Patlabor: The TV Series

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".

  • Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
    8.1/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Underground Labyrinth Case
    7.9/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Shadow in Geo-Front
    7.8/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #3 - 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

  • Tragedy in Rain
    7.8/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #4 - 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

  • You Win
    7.7/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #5 - 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

  • Kanuka Has Come
    7.6/1018 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Eve's Terror
    7.6/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Target, Chief Goto
    7.6/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #8 - 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

  • Griffon Down
    7.6/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #9 - 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

  • Farewell, Kanuka
    7.5/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • SV2 Wiped Out!
    7.5/1014 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Condition Green
    7.5/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Ingram Activated
    7.4/1019 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • The Tower: SOS
    7.4/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Glorious Type 97 Modified
    7.4/1013 votes
    Loading...

    #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

  • Movement in the Dark
    7.3/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #16 - 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

  • Phantom Again
    7.3/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #17 - 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

  • Storm of Spring
    7.3/1010 votes
    Loading...

    #18 - 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

  • Hounds of SCHAFT
    7.3/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #19 - 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

  • Red Labor Landing
    7.2/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #20 - 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

  • Eve's Trap
    7.2/1014 votes
    Loading...

    #21 - 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

  • I Love Noa-sempai
    7.2/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #22 - 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

  • The Battle of the Gate
    7.2/1012 votes
    Loading...

    #23 - 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

  • Reunion
    7.1/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #24 - 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

  • The Whale That Sang a Song
    7.0/1011 votes
    Loading...

    #25 - 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