Patlabor: Early Days

About Patlabor: Early Days

In the future, rapidly advancing technology gives birth to giant robots known as "Labors," so named for their usefulness in heavy industry. However, this also gives rise to "Labor crimes," resulting the the need for a new branch of law enforcement equipped with and dedicated to the policing of Labors.

Patlabor: Early Days is an animation, comedy, and science fiction series. Mina Tominaga stars as Noa Izumi (voice), Ryusuke Ohbayashi as Kiichi Gotou (voice), Michihiro Ikemizu as Isao Oota (voice), and Osamu Saka as Seitarou Sakaki (voice).

It ran for one season of 7 episodes between April 1988 and June 1989.

Shelv files it under real robot, police, and mecha.

DARLING in the FRANXX, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 make useful companions to Patlabor: Early Days.