I want to believe.
Based on the strength of how well done the Gatchaman live action movie looks and even taking into considering the CG Captain Harlock movie, a Patlabor movie should be something that amazes. We’ve had a few images that surfaced before during some of the filming in Japan for the 2014 release, but now we’ve got a few new official images landing for the feature film that’s got Mamoru Oshii involved in some capacity with Omnibus Japan and Tohokushinsha producing. There’s little known overall but the couple of images definitely provide a bit of hope.
Now, who to cast as Noa “boody” Izumi?
Anime concept: In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots (“labors”) for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human – and humans sometimes turn to crime. Since a heavy labor unit can be a dangerous weapon, the police of the future are set to fight fire with fire, using advanced patrol labor units, “patlabors”. This is the story of the Second Special Vehicles Division, a motley crew of patlabor policemen and -women doing their best to fight crime and live a normal life.
[Source: ANN]