{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T20:42:57.259Z","story":{"id":"r_3e3417deac664b22907099d0","slug":"patlabor-ezy-video-introduces-sv2-members-ahead-of-first-film","url":"https://yomimono.id/patlabor-ezy-video-introduces-sv2-members-ahead-of-first-film","headline":"Patlabor EZY Video Introduces SV2 Members Ahead of First Film","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks released a new video for the Patlabor EZY anime project on Thursday, introducing the main characters of the Special Vehicles Division 2. The project consists of eight episodes released as three theatrical films. The first film, File 1, debuted on May 15, 2026, and contains the first two episodes in an omnibus format. File 2 follows on August 14, 2026, with episodes four through six, and File 3 arrives in March 2027 with the final two episodes as a two-part story. The story is set in the 2030s, where Labors have become commonplace and are increasingly replaced by autonomous robots. SV2 still uses a tuned-up version of the SV-98 Ingram. The cast includes Sumire Uesaka as Towa Kuga, Kikunosuke Toya as Kippei Atori, Ami Koshimizu as Saki Hirata, Chikahiro Kobayashi as Akihiko Hazama, Setsuji Sato as Yuta Yanai, Yume Matsumura as Hachikuma Yuzuki, and Megumi Hayashibara as Kimika Saeki. Shigeru Chiba reprises his role as Shigeo Shiba. Yutaka Izubuchi directs at J.C. Staff, with Kazunori Ito writing the script. Mori Calliope performs the opening theme, and Mariko Nagai performs the ending theme.","why_it_matters":"The Patlabor EZY project revives a franchise that has not had a new anime film since 2002, and the first film's grounded, comedic approach to mecha as mundane machinery has drawn positive early reviews.","published_at":"2026-05-19T16:31:28.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","The Fandom Post"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Patlabor EZY Anime's Video Highlights SV2 Members","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-14/patlabor-ezy-anime-video-highlights-sv2-members/.237342"},{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Patlabor EZY: File 1 Anime Film Review","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/patlabor-ezy/file-1/anime-film/.237371"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","title":"'Patlabor EZY' Anime Debuts 2nd Film Promo & Key Visual","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/15/patlabor-ezy-anime-debuts-2nd-film-promo-key-visual/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Patlabor EZY"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Bandai Namco Filmworks"],"people":["Yutaka Izubuchi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}