{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T21:18:18.114Z","story":{"id":"r_46ef8bff0eb2413085b2b600","slug":"patlabor-ezy-cast-and-staff-reflect-on-returning-to-the-franchise-at-opening-day","url":"https://yomimono.id/patlabor-ezy-cast-and-staff-reflect-on-returning-to-the-franchise-at-opening-day","headline":"Patlabor EZY Cast and Staff Reflect on Returning to the Franchise at Opening Day Event","summary":"At the opening day stage greeting for \"Patlabor EZY\" File 1 in Tokyo on May 15, director Yutaka Izubuchi, writer Kazunori Ito, character designer Masami Yuuki, and singer Mariko Nagai discussed the new series' origins, character choices, and the return of the franchise after years of development.","why_it_matters":"The event confirmed that the core HEADGEAR team drove the project out of a sense of duty, and that Nagai's involvement was a condition for Izubuchi's participation.","published_at":"2026-05-17T15:46:04.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Comic Natalie"],"citations":[{"source":"Comic Natalie","title":"HEADGEAR3人が「パトレイバー EZY」裏話を語る　永井真理子「青春のおかわりのよう」（イベントレポート） - コミックナタリー","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/672245"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["機動警察パトレイバー EZY"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["出渕裕","伊藤和典","ゆうきまさみ","永井真理子"],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}