Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: New OVA

A misfit military/police unit get into humorous, character driven antics.  

Both series are about a group of people who work as Police Officers in the near future. There is heavy use of futureistic weapons, to get the job done, but at the end of the day they are all very much human, and act like real life police officers do (most of the time). There are a bunch of characters who act up, and play off each other in each series. They also both deal with people who work with the police (to help them) and give a lot of screen time to the enemy, who is not really evil, they just have their own agenda. Both animes are old OVA series, released by CPM in the U.S. . They both have decent animation for their time, and interesting music. Strong female leads are in both series as well. Both Leona Ozaki and Noa Izumi are very much alike. They are strong and good willed, but neither are the smartest light bulb in the pack. Both characters are very perky, cheerful, and impulsive, but can get the job done better then any of the other officers, without braking a sweat. It helps that they both look alike, and sport cool short red hair and dress alike too. read more