Shows Like Patlabor: Early Days

If you liked Patlabor: Early Days (1988), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Patlabor: The TV Series (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and animation
Patlabor: The TV Series is an anime television series, created by Headgear, animated by Sunrise, and based on the Patlabor anime franchise.
2
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
MegaTokyo 2040: Tokyo’s workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation’s bionic pawns while its grip on the…
3
UFO Robot Grendizer (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and…
4
Steel Jeeg (1975)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Hiroshi Shiba is a car racer who is mortally wounded in a laboratory accident, but restored to life by his father, Professor Shiba.
5
Bubblegum Crisis (1987)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
MegaTokyo 2033: Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake. A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. Genom created and…
6
Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Five unlikely teenage heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and defend the universe from evil.
7
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After a mysterious spaceship crashes on Earth a fleet of spaceships belonging to a race of aliens known as the Zentradi descend upon Earth sparking an intergalactic war.
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RahXephon (2002)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ayato Kamina, a 17-year-old high school student, lives in Tokyo Jupiter oblivious to the world around him, having been raised to believe that the rest of civilization has been destroyed; but everything changes when a…
9
Transformers: Armada (2003)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Earth kids enter a conflict between two factions of Transformers.
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Doraemon (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his…
11
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
While pursuing fugitives the Space Federation police officer Birdy Cephon Altera finds herself on Earth.
12
Inspector Gadget (1983)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Inspector Gadget is a clumsy, dim-witted human cyborg detective with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget stumbles around working the cases while his niece and dog do most of the investigating. Gadget's…
13
Dirty Pair Flash (1994)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kei and Yuri were originally junior auxiliary agents in the Worlds Works and Welfare Agency (W.W.W.A. or 3WA for short) when the two were paired together under the codename "Lovely Angels." Kei was coming off her…
14
Transformers: Rescue Bots (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
A team of specialized Autobots not quite ready for prime-time battles against the Decepticons is given a vital mission by Optimus Prime. The goal for the Bots is to learn about mankind and how to help others to find…
15
B'T X (1996)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After years of absence, Teppei’s joyous reunion with his brother is cut short when the two brothers are attacked. When his brother is kidnapped, Teppei gives chase only to find himself cornered in a junkyard when a…
16
Astro Boy (1980)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and…
17
Inspector Gadget (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy
When Dr. Claw returns, Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement to defeat him again, now with Penny and Brain's open participation.
18
Guilty Crown (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability called "The Power of the Kings" that enables him to draw out items called "Voids" from other people. He is then thrown into the…
19
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Five lion robots and their pilots defend the planet Arus and the galaxy from evil King Zarkon.
20
Medabots (1999)
★ 8.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Set in the near future, Medabots revolves around the super charged battling adventures of a group of kids and their pet robots. Fueled with artificial intelligence and a specialized arsenal of high powered weapons…