Premieres sometime in 2026. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis from AniList:

With the rapidly accelerating development of hyper-technology, a humanoid-type machine called “Labor” is being used in every field of industry. However, it has created the new social menace of “Labor” crime. In order to curb such crimes from happening one after another, the Metropolitan Police Department has established a special department. the “Special Vehicle Section No.2”. It consists of company of patrol “Labor” known as Patlabor.

  • erin@lemmy.sidh.bzhEnglish
    11·
    1 month ago

    wait, what? what?! A new Patlabor movie?! Made by someone who worked as a mecha designer on Gundam, Cowboy Beebop, Escaflowne, Full metal Panic and Evangelion ?! Sounds like someone who know a things or two on mecha animation. Count me in! 😍

  • wjs018@ani.socialOPMEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    I couldn’t really make heads or tails of if this project is a sequel, a remake, a spinoff, or what. So, if anybody has additional information for this project that was announced all the way back in 2017, then I will gladly update the post.

  • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    The poster threw me for a loop. It’s a throwback to the 1989 film.

    • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Watch the OVA series and the TV series, they are excellent stories about wonderful characters with great animation.

      • Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Will do, just need to wait until I’m in a watching head space first (I’m having a bit of a hard time sitting down to watch anything at the moment). Thanks for recommendation though!

        • wjs018@ani.socialOPMEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          This was me in the early pandemic. I was basically confined to my small apartment and didn’t want to watch anything. So, I played a lot more games in that period. The other thing that I found I was much more able to tolerate was non-fiction. I ended up watching a lot of documentaries in that period.

          • Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            For me it’s pretty much a cyclical thing. It happens regardless of circumstances so I just have to wait it out - I usually stick with manga & games until it swaps again.