Fantasia Bunko announced at its “Fantasia Bunko Grand Fan Appreciation Festival 2026 Online” event that the Patlabor EZY anime will receive a novelization in 2026. Toshihiko Tsukiji will write the adaptation, with Akemi Takada returning to the franchise to illustrate the cover.
The Patlabor EZY anime is eight episodes long, being released in Japan in theaters through three installments. The first three episodes were contained in “File 1”, which premiered on May 15. The next three were contained in “File 2”, released on August 14. Meanwhile, “File 3” will show the final two-part story on March 5, 2027.
Shigeru Chiba retains the role of Shigeo Shiba, which he has performed since the the original Patlabor anime in 1988. The original story comes from the HEADGEAR Group. The staff for Patlabor EZY includes:
- Yutaka Izubuchi as director
- J.C. Staff as the studio
- Kazunori Itō as scriptwriter
- Takamitsu Satou as chief animation director and character designer
- Masami Yuuki (Patlabor creator) as character designer
- Tarō Maki as producer
- GAZEN handling CG production
- Kenji Kawai as composer
Earlier this year, Discotek revealed that it would re-release Patlabor the Mobile Police, Patlabor the Mobile Police: The New Files OVA, and Patlabor: The Movies in Blu-ray formats in late 2026. Patlabor the Mobile Police will include “improved subtitles” and “significant improvement on video quality over prior releases,” alongside an English dub. Both the OVA and movie re-releases will also include both English subtitles and dubbed options, though the OVA will only include a dub for the first four episodes.
Patlabor the Case Files released on September 16 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
