Been mentioning Patlabor lately, so hey look!:

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kontextmaschine:

Just now noticing the “labor” puns in Patlabor, the police mecha series more about being a member of a civil service workforce than cops & robbers stuff

Like, the way two guys bantering to each other in the recovery vehicle is a recurrent thematic thing…

Just now noticing the “labor” puns in Patlabor, the police mecha series more about being a member of a civil service workforce than cops & robbers stuff

retroactivebakeries:

jame7t:

“mechs aren’t practical for combat” good. then it’s more ethical to use them for war, since they’re worse at killing. Obviously. Stop being so stupid and make giant robots instead of tanks and jets, and bombs, and other stupid shit. All international disagreements should be handled via a combination of anonymous hatemail and giant robots with swords

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Patlabor was interesting in that the mechs were largely construction equipment that people could use for crime

monetizeyourcat:

I would still totally love a product which was about the maintenance crew for NERV or some similar stupid giant robot fightin’ agency

Patlabor, maybe? It’s about a police mecha unit but manages to be about 50% wistful workplace slice-of-life by weight.