The Mobile Police Patlabor manga has made an unexpected comeback.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Following the very brief Patlabor Reboot animation, it’s now ...

D action game PATLABOR the Case Files will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam this summer, publisher Good Smile ...

We’ve reported that a new Patlabor trilogy of films is on the way, and now the franchise’s social media account has announced the dates for the upcoming installments alongside a new trailer. The ...

The series sees Patlabors, which are labor patrol units meant to tackle labor crimes, take on all sorts of foes, and the Ibaraki Prefectural Police in Japan have actually helped to craft a full ...

It's a big year for "Mobile Police Patlabor." The anime, manga and live-action franchise — which revolves around a near-future division of the Tokyo police department that uses giant robots called ...

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 ...

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, ...