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Patlabor: The TV Series is an anime television series, created by Headgear, animated by Sunrise, and based on the Patlabor anime franchise.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 1 - Ingram Activated
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #1 - Ingram Activated

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 2 - Kanuka Has Come
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Kanuka Has Come

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 3 - This Is SV2
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #3 - This Is SV2

    S1:E3

    Noa must adapt to living in SV2.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mamoru Oshii

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  4. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 4 - Head to the Mountain of Mystery!
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Head to the Mountain of Mystery!

    S1:E4

    A monster is seen somewhere in the forest. The police sends SV2 to go capture the monster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 5 - Runaway Labor X-10
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Runaway Labor X-10

    S1:E5

    Runaway Labor X-10 is loose in the forest. Division 2 is sent to go stop it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 6 - The Tower: SOS
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #6 - The Tower: SOS

    S1:E6

    Tower 1 of Tower City gets on fire. Division 1 and 2 go to stop it and save the people in the fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 7 - Glorious Type 97 Modified
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Glorious Type 97 Modified

    S1:E7

    The new 97 model is visiting Division 2.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 8 - Elusive Green
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Elusive Green

    S1:E8

    Noa, Asuma, and Hiromi are sent to investigate on a tree. People believe that there is curse on the tree.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 9 - Red Labor Landing
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Red Labor Landing

    S1:E9

    Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mamoru Oshii

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  10. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 10 - Eve's Trap
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Eve's Trap

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 11 - Eve's Terror
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Eve's Terror

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 12 - Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Ohta's One Troubled Afternoon

    S1:E12

    Ota is having an arranged marriage. Noa and the gang helps Ota out on his dates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 13 - Gently, Your Highness
    6.3/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Gently, Your Highness

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 14 - You Win
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #14 - You Win

    S1:E14

    Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mamoru Oshii

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  15. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 15 - The Whale That Sang a Song
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #15 - The Whale That Sang a Song

    S1:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 16 - The Unit Crosses the Sea
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Unit Crosses the Sea

    S1:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 17 - Target, Chief Goto
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Target, Chief Goto

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 18 - I Love Noa-sempai
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #18 - I Love Noa-sempai

    S1:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 19 - Shadow in Geo-Front
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Shadow in Geo-Front

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 20 - Movement in the Dark
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Movement in the Dark

    S1:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 21 - Phantom Again
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Phantom Again

    S1:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 22 - Labor and Flower
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Labor and Flower

    S1:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 23 - Kanuka's Report
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Kanuka's Report

    S1:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 24 - Farewell, Kanuka
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Farewell, Kanuka

    S1:E24

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Patlabor: The TV Series Season 1 Episode 25 - Storm of Spring
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Storm of Spring

    S1:E25

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Ingram Activated" is the best rated episode of "Patlabor: The TV Series" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/11/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Kanuka Has Come".