Patlabor EZY Novelization Set for 2027 Release
The novelization puts Patlabor EZY in Fantasia Bunko's print lineup while the final film waits for March 5, spreading the project's eight episodes across two release formats.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The Fantasia Bunko Grand Fan Appreciation Festival 2026 Online announced that Patlabor EZY will get a novelization next year. Toshihiko Tsukiji, known for Maburaho and Kämpfer, is writing the novelization. Akemi Takada, the Patlabor franchise's longtime character designer, is drawing the cover illustration. The anime itself is eight episodes split across three theatrical films: File 1 opened May 15 and File 2 opened August 14, with File 3 set for March 5.
Toshihiko Tsukiji is writing the novelization, and Akemi Takada is drawing the cover. Both names already sit deep in the franchise's periphery: Tsukiji through light novel work like Maburaho and Kämpfer, Takada as the Patlabor character designer since the original concept.
The anime reaches print while its theatrical run is still incomplete. File 1 opened on May 15 and File 2 on August 14, each carrying three of the eight episodes in an omnibus of stand-alone stories. File 3 opens on March 5 with the final two episodes, which tell a two-part story. Yutaka Izubuchi directs at J.C. Staff, with Kazunori Itō on script and Kenji Kawai on music.
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- Anime News Network Patlabor EZY Anime Gets Novelization in 2027