WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 is the third and final movie installment to the Mobile Police Patlabor series. It was directed by Fumihiko Takayama, written by Miki Tori based on the concept by Headgear, animated by Madhouse and produced by Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha.
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Also known as Wasted 13, WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 is an unrelated side story taking place somewhere between the first and second movies. It barely features the main cast of Patlabor, though labors themselves are still visible in the setting and related to the plot.
The film follows detectives Hata and Kusumi who are investigating a strange chain of labor vandalism. They seem random at first, but eventually the detectives figure out the pattern, along with other things that only end up making the situation more complicated. Namely, a gigantic fish monster that later is revealed to be called "prototype 13". While on the case, Hata meets a female university professor called Saeko Misaki and develops feelings for her. Unfortunately, there's more to her than meets the eye and as the film goes on their relationship takes a turn for the worse.
The last and darkest of the three movies, Patlabor The Movie 3 falls heavily to the serious side of the Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness. While Mamoru Oshii was only the producer instead of directly working on the film, it is much like Jin Roh and Ghost In The Shell Innocence that he made around the same time, both being very moody and grim.
The DVD release includes three Mini Pato shorts, which are hilarious ~30 minute animations done with paper cutouts on sticks that go into detail about things like Ohta's oversized revolver and its anti-labor ammunition.
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For Subject's main gallery, see WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3/Gallery