Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On Television
English title: Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series
Japanese title: 機動警察パトレイバー ON TELEVISION
Alternative titles: Kido Keisatsu Patlabor, Mobile Police Patlabor ON TELEVISION
Type: TV
Source: Original
Episodes: 47
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 11, 1989 to Sep 26, 1990
Broadcast: Unknown
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Licensors: Central Park Media, Maiden Japan
Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Themes: Adult Cast, Mecha, Workplace

In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots ("labors") for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human—and humans sometimes turn to crime. Since a heavy labor unit can be a dangerous weapon, the police of the future are set to fight fire with fire, using advanced patrol labor units, "patlabors." This is the story of the Second Special Vehicles Division, a motley crew of patlabor policemen and women doing their best to fight crime and live a normal life.

(Source: ANN)