Labor: A robot specifically designed for construction work.
Labors allow dramatic advances in construction...
but also in crime.
To combat these new Labor crimes...
the police created a special unit: The Patrol Labor.
And thus, the birth of Patlabor.
You must not let go of your dreams
And never turn your gaze away
Yet even still love may cloud up and fade away
And even though you comforted your love
When he was feeling down
Sadness was still weighing down his heavy heart
Hang on tight to your dreams - they're weapons in your arsenal
You'll find that you can get through anything at all
So never cry-you know I will always be watching over you
What I love about you is your strong sense of fairness
So never cry-you know I will always be right there by your side
And so now you can face your future fearlessly
Now, gentlemen, let's sing "The Green Pastures."
Oh, the wide pasture is so green
A sea of grass with winds blowing across
Oh, the wide pasture is so green
Look how overgrown it's become!
Hey!
Hey?
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
It isn't "hey." The lyrics are...
"Look how overgrown it's become, eh!"
Right?
I can accept that you're shy, and sing off-key...
but don't ruin the mood for us, okay? It's "eh!"
Hey.
You blockhead! It's "eh!" "Eh!"
We're trying to escape the urban life, become one with nature!
Get with the program!
What is that?
Something's passed this way!
Passed this way? What could possibly do this?
It was huge, whatever it was!
Something's there!
Don't say that! What if a bear came out? What could we do?
You idiot! There aren't any bears that strong!
You've seen too many monster movies.
What if it's... more than a bear?
That's possible.
You idiot!
Save me! I'm too young to die!
I want to get married!
Hey, it's just a Labor!
The hand of man sets foot in the forest this far.
How dare it scare us like that!
It wasn't my fault!
Did you hear that?
That didn't sound like a Labor.
Hello, 911 Emergency. Yes?
A monster?
You saw a ten-meter-tall bear? Oh, it might have been a cat.
A monkey?
Listen, the police don't have time to chase hallucinations.
Maybe you should call the self-defense force.
Hold on! We can't give this to the army. It's our jurisdiction.
I'm afraid we'll have to call... THEM.
A mysterious giant creature?
We're not really equipped to handle that.
Yes, but...
What was that?
Monster control.
Thank goodness my team isn't on call this week.
Have a heart.
Monsters? It's got to be a false alarm.
But it's a good opportunity for sightseeing.
...so we're heading out. Any questions?
Yes, Sir! Where are we going, and what will we do there?
Do I have to tell you?
Aren't you going to tell us anything?
There are some perplexing elements to the original report.
There may or may not be...
a giant creature in the forest.
You mean... a MONSTER!
It's obviously a Labor.
There have been cases of Labors in costume.
Really?
Can this monster fly?
It's a LABOR.
No one's perfected a Labor that can move like an animal.
But all the animals that size are extinct.
What about an elephant?
Let's go kill it! We can identify it afterwards!
I suppose so.
We're sure of it! Parts from the Labor fell everywhere!
These are parts, all right.
So where's the main body? Did your monster scare it away?
No, it was far too damaged to move. But it was here!
And then there was a cry that came from the depths of Hell!
It came from the heart of the forest, with huge, evil eyes!
It's absolutely true! Don't you believe us?
It's hard to believe in an animal that's ten meters tall.
But it's true!
Then there's the issue of your vanishing Labor.
My backpack!
Something was chewing on it!
It was after our food. Does a Labor need food?
This proves it!
Something's been drooling on my backpack!
Maybe we should turn back, and wait for the Labor team.
Good idea! Let's go!
Get down! Crawl so it doesn't see you.
Hurry! Get in the car!
What was that?
Do you believe us now?
In 30 years, I've never seen anything like that!
Then...
What?
It's a space alien!
Glad you're here.
So, this baggage is the pride of HQ.
They've been called money pits, jokes, and a useless waste.
But still, they really are the pride of HQ.
What's the situation?
There really is something out there.
So it's true.
Yes.
We'll get right on it.
Wait. I don't suppose...
You want it captured alive?
A monster could really boost tourism.
That's what they're thinking down in City Hall.
Captain, don't we have instructions yet?
Just a little longer, please.
In a worst-case scenario, couldn't we just have it stuffed?
Procedure when confronting a target...
1: Call for a surrender.
2: Thrust the baton into a noncritical component.
Officer Izumi, those are the procedures for a manned Labor.
Yeah, but the manual doesn't say anything about monsters.
The Ingram's speed is its main advantage in a fight.
You'd have a very tough time against a live animal.
You sound so happy.
A Labor vs. A giant monster! It stirs the blood, doesn't it?
How could you?
Time for a council of war!
He's weird.
Any ideas on strategy?
We'll have to play it by ear.
We don't know enough to plan a strategy.
Sorry, that was poorly worded.
When we find the beast...
should we emphasize offense or defense?
Come on... he's the pilot of machine 2.
Captain, can we go now?
Why'd I bother to ask?
Here it comes!
It's coming!
Over here! The trail leads back toward the mountains!
Team 2 is on the south trail.
Team 3 has the western trailhead.
The carriers and team 1 are at the central trailhead.
With no warning, my birds suddenly flew into a panic!
This huge black thing appeared! It was after the birds!
They took off in the direction of Seashore Hill.
A huge black thing?
I've lived here 60 years, and I've never seen anything like it.
So anyway...
It must be a carnivore, if it's after birds.
It must have run out of food in the mountains.
But if it can't find enough to eat...
It may start attacking humans.
That idiot! Doesn't he remember we're back here?
Is he really a policeman? He keeps changing course.
And look at this path of destruction!
Machine 2, try to move a bit more efficiently.
The monsters aren't worried about being efficient.
This ancient forest isn't your enemy.
What's the big deal if I knock over a few useless trees?
We'll beat that thing to a pulp!
Calm down, you guys!
Captain, even if the target does head this way...
are you sure it's going to come out right here?
There's a good chance. Don't you agree, Yamazaki?
Well, an animal will usually follow the easiest path.
And all the trails come out here.
I just hope something happens before it gets dark.
Which way should I go?
We'll be here forever if we keep following you.
Let's check the sonograph data.
Hey, watch it!
This guy's a real troublemaker!
No kidding!
There's something!
There!
Wait, it's too big, and its heat signature is too concentrated.
No time for fancy details! We can't let it escape!
Hold on! It isn't a living creature.
It looks like a standard-model Labor.
A target's a target.
I'll bet it surrenders after one shot!
Ota, to your left!
The left!
Bullets!
You don't have any reserve bullets!
Explain that lousy marksmanship!
We don't have any more bullets!
Then I'll use raw strength!
Enough excuses! Your heat source is getting away!
Those were gunshots.
He fired all six. I'll bet he didn't hit a thing.
This is command car 2.
Well?
It's on its way.
We're handling the bonus target.
A bonus?
Over and out.
What's she talking about?
Positions, everyone. Here it comes.
Noa, let's go!
Let's go! We can't let it get past us!
There they go.
You're sending a girl on this mission?
That's her job.
Submit!
Let me explain...
We'll handle this! Go help machine 1!
Roger!
Target approaching!
200! 150! 100! 50!
Here it comes!
Roger!
Why, you!
What are you doing, Noa?
Come along quietly!
I don't think it understands.
This is horrifying!
Shinshi, Yamazaki.
Spread out... it's coming back yourway.
I repeat, it's heading back toward you.
Here it comes! Grab it!
Roger!
Where'd it go?
Where is it? Where is it?
Calm down. Animals are most dangerous when they're cornered.
There it is!
You can't use that same trick twice!
Noa, use your baton!
You won't get away this time! Take this!
Good work. Capture successful.
How dare you kick my precious Patlabor!
I want a piece of the action!
Take this!
No, Ota, don't! You'll kill him!
Out of my way!
Don't! That's enough! He's stopped attacking!
Oh, so you want a piece of me, too?
That's not what I said!
Then get out of my way!
No, Ota, stop!
Fine, fine. Good work.
Hello?
...so it was a creation of a medical lab in the mountains.
After its growth spurt, they planned to destroy it...
but the creature escaped, first.
So they tried to capture it with a Labor?
But when it beat their Labor, they hauled off the scrap.
They wanted to hide the evidence.
What a pain!
They aren't going to kill him, are they?
You're worried, after you tried so hard to beat it to a pulp?
But he hasn't done anything wrong!
Can they give him to a zoo? Or maybe a school could raise him.
What was it, anyway?
A bear.
I thought it looked like a cat.
I think it was a mole.
No, I think it was a giant rat.
A grendal.
No, it was a giant black panda.
There's no such thing.
That's because they just invented it!
I still think it was a grendal.
All right, let's go.
Yes, Sir!
What a crew!
Oh, the wide pasture is so green
A sea of grass with winds blowing across
Oh, the wide pasture is so green
Look how overgrown it's become!
Hey!
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
Pulled into my dream I find that I wake up
Drenched in sweat and feeling lonely
I turn off the TV I've been listening to
Tomorrow I will spend the whole day
In the city of my dreams, amidst the old dust
I want to feel the main street beneath my feet soon
I plan to always look on the brighter side
Keep my chin up, look to the future
After all, there's only one path I can travel
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?
OK, team, let's get moving.
Captain, where are we going?
I'm not really sure. Some "Project X-10" went haywire...
so we have to go clean up the mess.
Remember, this is a Top Secret operation.
This sounds like a tough one.
You said it.
Next Episode: "Labor X-10, Out of Control!"
Target, Lock On!