>>854Good picks. I know Oshii said that he didn't care for Kanuka as a character since he thought she was too perfect and that's why he wanted to get rid of her, but those episodes do a good job of demonstrating her as being a bit more nuanced than just "attractive SHADDUP lady."
I wonder if they got the idea for the recurring bright red on soft background motif that they use way later on in Snow Rondo from this episode (pic 1 is Eve Trap, 2 is Snow Rondo), I wouldn't be surprised. It seems like it's a way the show/director likes signifying memories.
>>856Congrats on the first dubs anon
>>853Haven't watched the tv series. only the ova and movies because people said those were a separate continuity. In retrospect it's a mistake, getting to know the characters better before the movies would have been preferrable, as they say production order is the only order.
that aside my favorite episode would have to be either the first episode because it's very comfy or the last episode because it's very comfy.
the episode with the giant lake monster and the episode where they go back to the academy I did not get at all.
>>856Funny that you mention the one where they all go drinking as being a strong character episode, considering that Oshii wrote that one. By and large though, I do agree with you about Oshii's strengths as a creative and character being one of his weaknesses. Of the things I've seen that he's written (and not Ito), he tends to do comedy best. Maybe the drinking episode worked so well because he was approaching the characters from a comedic angle and developing them that way, as opposed to his more heavy-handed writing in dramatic works.
>>858The giant lake monster episode is hilarious. I think it's supposed to be inexplicable.
For some reason I found the first OVA to be the funniest thing in the franchise, despite not being very outwardly comedic. It's very frank and relatable.
>>857neat.
>>858The TV is still good. It's basically more of the same, so if you like one, there's not really any reason you wouldn't like the other. I've always sort of felt that the whole continuity thing is a bit overplayed. Outside of maybe some small nuance the two are generally really the same to a point where if you watched random episodes out of order you probably wouldn't notice any difference aside from the production value. They probably could have done something like You're Under Arrest and had the TV series follow right up on the OVA if they were inclined but didn't for reasons I'm sure they had.
>>858Oh dude if you like very comfy Patlabor you're doing yourself an immense disservice by not watching the TV show + 2nd OVA, they're peak comfy. Also yeah, production order > anything else, as always. I fell into the same trap too at first though, I don't blame you. People really tout the "separate continuity" thing a lot with Patlabor, but it seriously doesn't matter. OVA1 -> Movie 1 -> TV -> OVA2 -> Movie 2 is the best way to watch.
Also the lake monster + academy episodes are just goofy genre parodies, the former more specifically being a spoof of godzilla. There's nothing really to "get" about them, it's just the characters having fun in a famous movie scenario.
Friendly reminder there's currently someone translating the manga! Go check that out if you haven't yet.
>>868that's not bad art though. it's just c.g probably good for its time too.
>>870kek that's a good one
I tried watching the TV series, but I just couldn't stay with it. There first few episodes were all just a bunch of "funny" things happening, with no real overarching story arch. Is the whole thing just one lame comedy gag after another or is there a point where things start to get interesting?
>>873An overarching plot does develop, but if you don't like the comedy I wouldn't bother. Patlabor (TV) is a comedy first and foremost.
When the police said the woman you fight for is going to get married to another man when you go to jail or hospital, can’t remember the exact quote and episode. I like the second movie the most in terms of art, action and music
The last episode of the New Files hits me really hard, but I don't know if it counts, since it doesn't stand alone. It takes the entire context to really feel it. The meaning flows back under the story and changes it while leaving it all intact. It's beautiful.
To be safe, I'll say the one where they all get food poisoning.
>>859IIRC Oshii has stated somewhere that he viewed Patlabor as a continuation of his work on Urusei Yatsura, so it makes sense that he'd be more attuned to the comedic angle of it than the dramatic.