Patlabor EZY File 2 Launch Brings Shanghai Tei Curry and Fuji Soba Collab
The Shanghai Tei curry marks the first time the franchise has offered a fully recreated in-universe recipe as a retail product, extending the Patlabor brand into packaged food rather than just merchandise.
Key Facts
- Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2 was released in theaters on August 14, 2026.
- The Shanghai Tei Chinese-style Curry is priced at 864 yen and weighs 180g.
- The Nadai Fuji Soba collaboration runs from August 10 to August 24, 2026, at eight stores.
- The curry was developed with Tadashi Iwamoto, chairman of the Japan Western Food Association.
- Buyers of the curry and Nosan Nika Rice 1kg set receive a card with an illustration by Masami Yuuki.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
To mark the theatrical release of "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2" on August 14, 2026, the franchise has launched a pair of food-related collaborations. The "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY Shanghai Tei Chinese-style Curry" recreates the recipe left by Hayao Sakimiya, the former owner of Shanghai Tei, a restaurant that appears in the film. Developed with Tadashi Iwamoto, chairman of the Japan Western Food Association, the 180g curry retails for 864 yen and uses ingredients common in Chinese cuisine such as pork, bamboo shoots, sweet bean sauce, oyster sauce, and shiitake mushrooms. Buyers who purchase it together with the simultaneously released Nosan Nika Rice 1kg will receive a card featuring an illustration by Masami Yuuki. Separately, the standing soba chain Nadai Fuji Soba is running its annual collaboration with the series from August 10 to August 24 at eight stores, including the newly added Sangenjaya location. The collaboration features special visuals and tapestries based on the Korokke Soba menu item, and select stores will display Patlabor figures in sample cases.
The Shanghai Tei curry is the latest in a series of food tie-ins for the Patlabor franchise, which has previously collaborated with Nadai Fuji Soba on an annual basis. The curry's development with Tadashi Iwamoto, chairman of the Japan Western Food Association, suggests an effort to capture the specific flavor profile described in the series. The 180g serving size and 864 yen price point position it as a single-meal product rather than a bulk item.
The Nadai Fuji Soba collaboration, running from August 10 to August 24, 2026, includes eight participating stores: Akihabara, Akihabara Denkigai, Kichijoji, Sankocho, Shinagawa, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Sangenjaya. The Sangenjaya store was added in reference to its appearance in File 2. The Akihabara Denkigai, Kichijoji, and Shinagawa stores will display Patlabor figures in sample cases. The official Nadai Fuji Soba X account is also running a campaign giving away one collaboration visual poster.
File 2 covers episodes 4 to 6 of the eight-episode series, which is being released across three theatrical chapters. The series is directed by Kazuyoshi Outsubo, with scripts and series composition by Kazunori Ito, original character designs by Masami Yuuki, and costume design cooperation by Akemi Takada. The cast includes Sumire Uesaka, Kikunosuke Toya, Ami Koshimizu, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Setsuji Sato, Yuzu Matsumura, and Megumi Hayashibara.
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Sources
- Anime Anime 「機動警察パトレイバーEZY」イングラム・プラス2号機がフィギュア化！17式特型指揮車も付属