Patlabor (a portmanteau of "patrol" an "labor") refers to Mobile Police Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー, Kidō Keisatsu patoreibā?), a manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of director Mamoru Oshii, writer Kazunori Ito, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, character designer Akemi Takada, and manga artist Masami Yūki. The manga received the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1990.