7.4/1019 votes#1 - 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
7.6/1018 votes#2 - 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
6.7/1015 votes#3 - This Is SV2
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1989
Noa must adapt to living in SV2.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mamoru Oshii
6.8/1015 votes#4 - Head to the Mountain of Mystery!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1989
A monster is seen somewhere in the forest. The police sends SV2 to go capture the monster.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1011 votes#5 - Runaway Labor X-10
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1989
Runaway Labor X-10 is loose in the forest. Division 2 is sent to go stop it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1012 votes#6 - 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 votes#7 - 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
6.1/1012 votes#8 - Elusive Green
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/1989
Noa, Asuma, and Hiromi are sent to investigate on a tree. People believe that there is curse on the tree.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1012 votes#9 - 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 votes#10 - 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
7.6/1013 votes#11 - 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
8.1/1013 votes#12 - 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
5.9/1011 votes#13 - Gently, Your Highness
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1990
A prince from the desert joins Division 2 for a couple of days so he can establish a labor team at his homeland. A sniper is out to kill the prince, so Division 2 goes to stop him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1012 votes#14 - 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
7.0/1011 votes#15 - 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
6.9/1011 votes#16 - The Unit Crosses the Sea
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1990
Noa's hometown is having a winter festival and Division 2 is helping out. They also try to help out a boy named Satoru who hates labors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1013 votes#17 - 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
7.2/1011 votes#18 - 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
7.8/1012 votes#19 - 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
7.3/1011 votes#20 - 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
7.3/1012 votes#21 - 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
6.5/1011 votes#22 - Labor and Flower
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1990
Noa and Kanuka meet up with some old guy and shows them his labor collection. He also gets training on how to pilot a labor from them. The old guy's friend owns a very powerful labor, but that's it. And he doesn't know how to pilot it. Later, the old man and his friend fight with their labors. Who will win, the old man with some piloting skills with a weak labor or his friend with no piloting skills with a powerful labor?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1011 votes#23 - Kanuka's Report
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/4/1990
Kanuka is now leaving Division 2 and going back home to America. Asuma, Ota, and the others decide to throw her a farewell party. Noa is sent to spy on Kanuka. When the guys finish setting up the party, they come across Kanuka's reports on Division 2 and decide to read them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1011 votes#24 - 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
7.3/1010 votes#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1
Every episode of Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ingram Activated" is the best rated episode of "Patlabor: The TV Series" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Kanuka Has Come".