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I always felt like the best order was Series first, then Movie 1 and Movie 2 (preferably with the Japanese voice acting). Knowing that the old days of the team have passed by gives Patlabor 2 a lot more impact to me. The scenes where Noa turns her back on Alphonse or when the helicopter destroys SV2 are just gut-wrenching if you got to know them. And personally speaking it accentuated Patlabor 2's overall political dryness. I have a problem with a lot of joyless drama (animated or otherwise) because it never feels like there's stakes; if life will be drab and depressing regardless of the characters' success, why should I care if they succeed or not? I could never really get into Ghost In the Shell for that reason. While Patlabor 2 does have its moments where Noa and Shinohara are teasing each other or Hiromi cares for the farm, I feel like they're meant to be callbacks to the show's tone and message. That even if their lives are built over war and institutional lies it shows that the world is and was filled with people. Regardless of the political situation, their lives matter.
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