We hope you love this podcast episode as much as Noa loves Alphonse, but that's pretty unlikely. On this episode, we're reviewing 1988's Mobile Police Patlabor (OVA), our first Patreon request episode. Bill, Tobias, and Austin helm this review coming to you courtesy of our NERV Commander level patron, Drew H.! We want to thank Drew for pushing us to review Patlabor, a franchise we've all enjoyed for a few years but never had a chance to talk about. You can catch Drew over on his own podcast, Sideburns & Cigarettes, as well as on a previous episode of Third Impact Anime. 00:00:00 Intro & opening discussion about the Netflix One Piece trailer number 2. 00:14:16 Note from our Executive Producer for this episode, Drew H., about why he chose Patlabor (OVA) as his Patreon pick 00:18:04 Patlabor (OVA) background history, crew, and cast 00:30:08 Review and discussion 02:26:23 Outro If you enjoy this or any other episode, leave us a Rating and Review on Apple Podcasts! Show notes are available on our website: www.thirdimpactanime.com More helpful links: https://beacons.ai/thirdimpactanime Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/ThirdImpactAnime Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TI_Anime Follow us on Mastodon at mastodon.social/@ThirdImpactAnime Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Stitcher | Podbean Support us on Ko-Fi | Patreon
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