As the 20th Century was nearing its end, a new Industrial Revolution brought forth unprecedented advances in robotics. The invention of the Labor--a humanoid-type, multipurpose construction machine--emerged as the wave of the future. Making older industrial equipment virtually obsolete, the Labor also became a terrorist weapon. To combat the rise in Labor crimes, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department establishes specially designed Patrol Labors: Patlabors. Dvd contains episodes 1-5. 120 mins.