Live-action PATLABOR to air on terrestrial wave for the first time!　On three stations, including TOKYO MX, from November 17

THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR", a live-action version of the classic anime "Mobile Police Patlabor", will be broadcast on terrestrial TV for the first time.

→Live-action version of PATLABOR, 7 chapters in total, will be screened at events from April 2014! Completely original new work "THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR".

The film, which has attracted attention because it was produced at a total production cost of 2.2 billion yen, including the full-scale, 8-meter-long Type 98 Ingram and the Section 2 building with its own Laberdog, will be shown sequentially from Chapter 1 (Episodes 0 to 1) on April 5, and Chapter 5 (Episodes 8 "Long-Range Sniper 2000" to 9 "Crocodile Dungeon") will be shown on October 18. Crocodile Dungeon") is being screened.

To commemorate the increase in the number of screening screens from 20 to 50, the sixth chapter, which will be released on November 29, will be broadcast on terrestrial TV for the first time. The broadcast episode is "Afternoon of Stray Dogs," the fourth episode of the series, which is set in a convenience store and depicts a bargain with armed and caged terrorists. The episode is highly accomplished with its unique looseness, gag sense, and intense action that is carried through even in a critical situation, and it can be said that the air of the anime version is well expressed in this episode. Incidentally, Mamoru Oshii fell in love with the bayonet action of Kasha, played by Rina Ota, and has included Kasha's action scenes in the feature film version (title undecided) to be released in GW 2015.

Broadcasting will be on November 17 from 25:35 to 26:05 (first part) and November 18 from 25:35 to 26:05 (second part) on TOKYO MX, November 26 from 26:00 to 27:00 on Sun TV, and November 28 from 25:15 to 26:15 on KBS Kyoto.