Kotetsu DX – I read some reviews and it started out as a manga I think and then went to a series, it has like 28 episode series I think and 2 movies. I also read that they are in the process of a 3rd movie so that should be something to look out for in the near future if you liked the other 2.
The story suffers a little, it doesn’t really grab you at all… Most of the middle part of the movie is a big long conversation between three people….that’s a big yawn…especially when you don’t even follow exactly what they’re trying to say….
oh well, I wish I could see the first one….. even though there wasn’t enough mecha action for it to be a mecha movie, Patlabor the Movie 2 interested me enough to continue interest in the property….and even buy a few models 🙂
What I really like about Patlabor 1 is the simplicity of the story. There was no intrigue or very little mystery but still there was investigation to be carried out and demons to be fought.
Patlabor 2 is too much political intrigue for my liking. Yes it has a really story and frightfully real scenario but I really prefer my Patlabor stories to be a little less serious. And having the characters all grown up on me a little makes them familiar but less endearing as they were in the original series and 1st movie.
But really I’m nitpicking man. All 3 Patlabor movies are examples of the highest standard of Japanese animation story telling. Highly recommended.