J.C.Staff Produces 'Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: EZY' Anime for 2026

by Vindstot
Sep 19, 5:34 PM | 28 Comments

The official website of the Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: EZY (Patlabor EZY) anime project unveiled production staff and a new teaser visual (pictured) on Friday. The new anime project, produced by J.C.Staff, is planned for a 2026 debut.

Staff
Director: Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon)
Series Composition, Script: Kazunori Itou (Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor)
Original Character Design: Masami Yuuki (Tetsuwan Birdy Decode)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Takamitsu Satou (Satsuriku no Tenshi)
Costume Design Cooperation: Akemi Takada (Kimagure Orange☆Road character design)
Mechanical Design: Kanetake Ebikawa (Kidou Senshi Gundam 00), Toshiaki Ihara (Full Metal Panic!)
Art: Masanori Kikuchi (Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster art director), Yuuta Akiyama (Toaru Majutsu no Index III assistant art director)
CG Director: Yasutomo Moriizumi (Pokemon Movie 21: Minna no Monogatari)
Music: Kenji Kawai (Mob Psycho 100)
Producer: Taro Maki (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni)
Studio: J.C.Staff
CG Production: GAZEN
Production: Genco

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor the Movie (Patlabor: The Movie), the 1989 film directed by Mamoru Oshii (Koukaku Kidoutai), will receive a revival screen in 105 theaters nationwide on September 20, alongside the project's two-minute pilot film.

The Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: EZY (Patlabor EZY) anime project was originally revealed by animation planning company Genco at the MIFA market at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2017 alongside Naoki Urasawa's Pluto.

Created by HEADGEAR—a group consisting of director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itou, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, character designer Akemi Takada, and manga artist Masami Yuuki—the Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (Patlabor: The Mobile Police) mixed media project began with a manga and original video anime in 1988. The franchise has since received two original video anime series, a television anime, and three movies. The third and latest movie, WXIII Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (Patlabor: WXIII), opened in 2002.

The Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: Reboot (Mobile Police Patlabor: Reboot) short movie by animation studio Khara, premiered in October 2016.

Official site: https://patlabor.tokyo/
Official X: @patlabor0810

Source: animate Times

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: EZY on MAL

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@RobertBobert oh nonnono i just wanted to say i was exaggerating man haha, probably u noticed since the first second. Plus i wasn't aware the cult-following patlabor have, like, japan have "facility" to continue franchises with that status even if it have like 30-40 years-ago, i guess.

Sep 21, 6:17 PM by Adriannitro

@Adriannitro No problem, you don't have to apologize to me for anything.

Sep 21, 10:52 AM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert yeah yeah u have reason man everything very clear , but i was impressed man...no, more accurately i'm now......yeah, i think probably i writted that message with an ungodly amount of energy i'm embrassed haha sorry i usually write like that sometimes sorry haha....

Sep 21, 10:49 AM by Adriannitro

Oh christ, not Shatlabor. More braindead remakes/continuations of older trash for the masses lol

Sep 20, 9:56 PM by Oppai_Loli_God

Not surprised at all by Oshii not being involved with this despite it being Patlabor.

After Metallic Rouge anything would be an improvement for Izubuchi.

Sep 20, 4:02 PM by Yorusigh

@Fortress_Maximus Considering that they see the new anime as a direct continuation of the old one, it is possible that they also worked on it with the post-Oshii team.

Sep 20, 11:08 AM by RobertBobert

@Ionliosite2 that's got me conflicted, my favourite Patlabor installments were all directed by Oshii but Izubuchi has a relatively better track record in recent years.

Sep 20, 10:14 AM by Fortress_Maximus

@Fortress_Maximus Everyone from Headgear EXCEPT Oshii is involved.

Sep 20, 9:57 AM by Ionliosite2

@ukloim From what I've seen from Asano, these designs indeed look hideous for his standards, so that kinda checks out.

Sep 20, 3:32 AM by Etherius_ZS

@Etherius_ZS New, not from the short like the comment above implies.

Sep 20, 2:52 AM by ukloim

@Etherius_ZS that is from the short reboot afaik

Sep 20, 2:07 AM by deg

@deg Are these from the Anime Expo short or new?
https://x.com/denfaminicogame/status/1836905668047200497

Sep 20, 1:55 AM by Etherius_ZS

@MegamiRem @Fortress_Maximus According to the latest Japanese article, it is listed as a "continuation of the franchise" and several times as a "new anime series". Moreover, if I haven't confused anything, the main mecha had already been in use for more than 30 years at the time of the release of this show (I'm not sure if this was meant from a plot or branding perspective). I couldn’t find any information about Oshii, but judging by the news, all this is being promoted very much, primarily for fans of the original franchise. I even instinctively started looking up Ichiro Okouchi's name because of this style of advertising lmao.

Sep 20, 1:24 AM by RobertBobert

J.C.Staff a mid studio , taking 30 projects each year including this one and somehow people expect OPM S3 and other big projects to be good animated 🤷‍♂️ . What happened to the anime industry in Japan choosing only J.C.Staff?

Sep 20, 1:18 AM by Yubisoft

Is this gonna be a remake?

Sep 20, 1:06 AM by MegamiRem

Oshii isn't involved in this?

Sep 20, 12:58 AM by Fortress_Maximus

@Adriannitro Um, this is one of the most famous mecha franchises from the genre's heyday at the end of the 20th century. As it is written in the news, this update was announced back in the 10s.

Sep 20, 12:55 AM by RobertBobert

i will wait for trailers first before deciding

Sep 20, 12:12 AM by deg

eyWHHHHUUUUTTT!!!???? this guys will air a patlabor media in this decade!!!???? I said again, and more loudly, jus pls imagine the words but more bigger.....WWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!??????????????
I thought this series was stuff only consumed by weird hyper-niche japanese political thriller / mecha media elitist enjoyers in the 2000's, THIS GUYS AND I ARE SURPRISED MAN, seriously.

Sep 19, 10:14 PM by Adriannitro

Can't wait for this!!! always like Mecha anime!!

Sep 19, 9:19 PM by floridalender

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