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Synopses for Patlabor On Television
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After
Division 2 wrecks it's last Labor during an arrest,
it's time for an upgrade. Captain Gotoh sends Asuma
and Ota to the Shinohara Heavy Industries factory in
Hachioji to send the old Labor back for repairs. They
meet a young police cadet named Noa Izumi who is
sitting a Patrol Labor aptitude test. That is if she
can find the right building it's being held in.
Meanwhile somebody steals the new Patlabor, the AV-98
Ingram and it's carrier. Noa certainly isn't going to
let somebody steal her "pato-chan", and gives chase
with Ota and Asuma following.
Division 2
are sent to the Police Academy for Ingram Labor
training. A woman from the New York Police Department
arrives, apparently to train on the labors with
Division 2 for the next six months. Her name is
Lieutenant Kanuka Clancy, a Japanese born American
woman. The final day of training involves a Labor
Combat Tournament that will determine who will pilot
both Ingram Patlabors. Is Kanuka vying for a Labor
pilot position? With Noa and Kanuka in the final
round, will Noa lose her dream to pilot "Alphonse"?
Noa is
introduced to life at the SV2. Her initiation involves
manually loading her Patlabor onto the carrier, which
she almost fails to do. With the hanger for the SV2
being out on a vacant lot in the middle of a piece of
reclaimed land virtually in the middle of nowhere, the
SV2 has to improvise when dealing with food. When the
crew is off duty they fish, raise chickens, grow
tomatoes and do the odd spot of weeding. Unfortunately
while fishing the mechanics run the police speedboat
aground. Ota goes in to free it, but ends up sinking
his Labor. It's up to Noa to pull both the Labor and
speedboat out, but Sakaki, the head mechanic, is
making an unscheduled trip back to the hanger and is
sure to be quite angry at the mess that they've
caused. It's up to Division 2 to create some
diversions to stall Sakaki. Screenplay by Mamoru
Oshii. Originally broadcast 1 November 1989.
A group of
hitchhikers find a number of trees knocked over and a
damaged Labor in the forest in the mountains. But then
they see a large creature, which apparently was the
cause of the damage. They report it to the police, but
they are rather sceptical since the Labor has now
vanished. That is until the mysterious beast returns.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police hand the case over to
the SV2. But is it just a Labor in disguise or a real
monster? The local police want Division 2 to capture
the monster alive so it can be used as a tourist
attraction. But with Ota itching to kill the creature
they may have to settle for a stuffed monster.
Division 2
are mysteriously called to the base of Mt Fuji by
headquarters, but are given no orders. They are soon
given instructions to stop a Labor. Despite the fact
the the military try to disguise the Labor by throwing
yellow paint on it, It becomes apparent that it is in
fact an unmanned experimental military Labor. It's up
to Division 2 to stop it as it's programmed to destroy
the first city it comes across. But if the military
failed to stop it, how can they?
A foreign
minister is inspecting Tokyo's Tower City Project, a
one kilometre tower under construction, when an
explosion and fire breaks out. The SV2 rush to the
scene to help out. Unfortunately as the fire
department have accidentally had two of their Labors
stuck in the only entrance a Labor could fit in, the
only way in is to be lowered from a crane above. Not
helping matters is Ota, who decides to use force and
almost injures media and rescue crews below with
falling debris as well as getting entangled in the
wires that was supporting his Labor. If that isn't
enough, Division 2 is being watched by the
international media. Apparently the police chief
thinks this might be good public relations if they
manage to save the foreign minister. It's now up to
Noa rescue the survivors.
Division 1
are ready to take on a new prototype Patrol Labor, the
SRX-70. Equipped with a 42mm gun, it outclasses the
Ingram in every department and proves it's worthiness
in patrols. Strangely, the company sends it's own team
of mechanics to service the Labor rather than letting
SV2's mechanics service it. Captain Gotoh smells a
rat. Sure enough he finds out with the help of Asuma
that the company providing the Labor, Toyohata,
is a front for Labor maker Schaft. They want to steal
the labors pattern movements and data to help develop
a military Labor. Captain Nagumo of Division 1 is
forced to decide between using the old outdated '97
Patlabors, or the new prototype, which the data from
it will most likely be used for miliary purposes.
Asuma,
Hiromi, and Noa are sent by Captain Gotoh to the
village of Onifuri to investigate possible sabotage in
the construction of a new highway. They soon discover
that there is apparently a sacred tree in the way of
the highway that will have to cut down. Villagers say
that the demons are protecting the tree and they will
be cursed if they move it, but Asuma suspects Labors
are involved. Is it just a scam by the land owner to
get the government to buy more land off him and
forcing them to build the highway around the tree, or
is there something more to this curse?
Public
Safety agents visit the SV2 and ask for help on a
case. Itchoku Inubashiri, an ex-military Labor pilot
turned terrorist of the militant anti-Babylon project
group "Home of the Sea", has injured one of their
agents, stolen his gun, and hijacked a taxi to Sakata.
They tell Captain Gotoh that he is going to hijack the
Soviet Attack Labor L99, code named Doshka, that will
be secretly docking on a boat in Sakata en route back
to Russia. Home of the Sea want to steal it to further
their cause. The agents need the SV2's help as it
involves Labors. Gotoh smells something fishy with
Public Safety's story but lends Noa and Asuma, and
tells them they're on a mission to buy 
It's
Christmas Eve. Kanuka's grandmother has gone missing.
She leaves a note to Kanuka saying she's looking for
the Christmas of 50 years ago. Fearing the worst, Noa,
Asuma and Kanuka search for her, but are called back
to duty to the SV2. Detective Matsui has asked the SV2
to help him on a case. Vehicles have been going into
the Tokyo Port Tunnel but none have come out,
including patrol cars. Also some is trying to disrupt
communications around the area. Matsui wants the SV2
to do something before the military get involved. But
the military have already been mobilised. Division 1
enter the area but fail to make contact with Division
2 at the agreed time. Noa and Ota enter the tunnel
only to find the remains of Division 1's Labors and
not a trace of their crew. Suddenly Schaft Brocken
Labors surround Division 2 and begin to attack...