Shige introduces the audience to the Ingram AV-98 Patlabor, and discusses how the robot came to be. He also explains to the audience how robot shows have evolved over the years, why the Patlabor anime was a revolutionary idea, and suggests the mechanics should have been the stars of the show.

• Mamoru Oshii
• Yutaka Izubuchi
• Kazunori Ito

• Shigeru Chiba
• Ryusuke Ohbayashi
• Yoshiko Sakakibara