The Mobile Police Patlabor manga has made an unexpected comeback.

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has its own fleet ...

Welcome to a That One Scene, a semi-regular series in which Task & Purpose writers wax nostalgic about that one scene from a beloved movie. Hollywood has attempted, time and again with poor results, ...

Move over Top Gun, because military experts say the most accurate air combat scene of all time comes from the 1993 anime feature Patlabor 2: The Movie. Earlier this year, military and defense industry ...

Anime's mecha genre is one of the medium's most reliable and robust means of storytelling that's provided over six decades of entertainment. Mecha series come in many shapes and sizes, but Patlabor ...

The first trailer for Part 2 of Mamoru Oshii's live-action Patlabor series has been released. Titled, "98-Shiki Sakidō Seyo" (AV-98, Relaunch!), Part 2 will air in Japan on May 31st. Patlabor also ...

The story takes place in what was, at the time of release, the near future of 1998-2002. Robots called "Labors" are employed in heavy construction work. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police has its own fleet ...

Kiichi Goto in 'Patlabor 2: The Movie'. Now with the second and entirely excellent season of Slow Horses behind us, it really struck me how much it reminds me of the classic mecha anime, Mobile Police ...

Mars Express, the new sci-fi noir thriller from French director and animator Jérémie Périn, is finally available to stream on VOD this week following its American theatrical run in May. Périn’s film ...