Mobile Police Patlabor

(from ebookjapan):

Tokyo in the near future, where the giant robot Reaver is active against the backdrop of the Babylon Project, a national land development project.

In response, the Metropolitan Police Department creates the Metropolitan Police Department Special Vehicle Unit, known as "PATLABOR," to combat the rash of crimes committed by the Reavers! The pilot, Akira Izumino, fights and grows up together with his beloved Ingram!

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• Won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen Manga in 1991.