Third Impact Anime Episode #141 – Mobile Police Patlabor (OVA)

We hope you love this podcast episode as much as Noa loves Alphonse, but that’s pretty unlikely. On this episode, we’re reviewing 1988’s Mobile Police Patlabor (OVA), our first Patreon request episode. Bill, Tobias, and Austin helm this review coming to you courtesy of our NERV Commander level patron, Drew H.! We want to thank Drew for pushing us to review Patlabor, a franchise we’ve all enjoyed for a few years but never had a chance to talk about. You can catch Drew over on his own podcast, Sideburns & Cigarettes, as well as on a previous episode of Third Impact Anime.

Tori had originally planned to be on this episode but wanted everyone to know that the sea monster and haunted hot springs episodes are the best, and so are Noa and Clancy. I couldn’t agree more!

00:00:00 Intro & opening discussion about the Netflix One Piece trailer number 2.

00:14:16 Note from our Executive Producer for this episode, Drew H., about why he chose Patlabor (OVA) as his Patreon pick

00:18:04 Patlabor (OVA) background history, crew, and cast

00:30:08 Review and discussion

02:26:23 Outro

What do you think of the Patlabor (OVA)? How does it rank among your favorite entries in the franchise? If you decide to watch Patlabor after our review, let us know what you think of it. Send us an e-mail at thirdimpactanime@gmail.com and we’ll respond on the show!

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