{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f3919b4023156181c027c37a","clusterId":"c_a987c908583b0b85c0804105","slug":"patlabor-official-account-posts-the-ezy-trailer-that-had-fans-laughing","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Patlabor Official Account Posts the EZY Trailer That Had Fans Laughing","summary":"The official Patlabor X account posted the trailer from the end credits of Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 1 that carried the credit \"trailer approval: Mamoru Oshii.\" The trailer closely follows the preview for Oshii's 1991 film Kerberos: The Cerberus of Hell, and was planted by storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi.","whyItMatters":"The post connects the EZY in-joke to the ongoing daily uploads of the Patlabor TV series on the Bandai Namco Filmworks YouTube channel, giving longtime fans a direct line between the new film and the franchise's history.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe official Patlabor X account posted the trailer from the end credits of Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 1 on August 4, 2026. The trailer carries the credit \u0026#34;trailer approval: Mamoru Oshii\u0026#34; and closely follows the preview for Oshii\u0026#39;s 1991 film Kerberos: The Cerberus of Hell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoryboard artist Shinji Higuchi planted the reference. At a July 26 event at United Cinemas Toyosu, Higuchi said he was not aiming for a laugh, but wanted a bittersweet ending after the chaotic filmmaking in Episode 3 succeeded too well. The post drew positive reactions on social media, with one commenter noting the resolution was too high.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFile 2 opens in theaters nationwide on August 14, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The official Patlabor account posted the EZY File 1 trailer that credits Mamoru Oshii for approval. It closely follows the preview for his 1991 film Kerberos. Storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi says he wanted a bittersweet ending, not a joke. File 2 opens August 14.","twitterPost":"The official Patlabor account posted the EZY File 1 trailer credited \"trailer approval: Mamoru Oshii.\" It closely follows the preview for his 1991 Kerberos film. Shinji Higuchi says he wanted a bittersweet ending, not a joke. File 2 opens August 14.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The official Patlabor X account posted the trailer from EZY File 1's end credits that credits Mamoru Oshii for approval. It closely follows the preview for his 1991 film Kerberos. Storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi says he wanted a bittersweet ending, not a joke. File 2 opens August 14.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/368431\",\"title\":\"「解像度が高すぎる」パトレイバー公式が『EZY』File 1の「あの予告編」公開で話題に\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4789,"outputTokens":654,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786327078,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T01:51:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T01:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T01:51:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a987c908583b0b85c0804105","canonicalTitle":"「解像度が高すぎる」パトレイバー公式が『EZY』File 1の「あの予告編」公開で話題に","representativeArticleId":"a_038be36ca8e5164a2f66999f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Patlabor: The Mobile Police\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Patlabor EZY\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Mamoru Oshii\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-05T03:25:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-05T03:25:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T01:51:49.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/368431","title":"「解像度が高すぎる」パトレイバー公式が『EZY』File 1の「あの予告編」公開で話題に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Patlabor: The Mobile Police"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Patlabor EZY"],"studios":[],"people":["Mamoru Oshii"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}