WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (WXIII 機動警察パトレイバー, Weisuteddo Sātīn Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā) is a 2002 Japanese animated science fiction thriller film directed by Fumihiko Takayama and written by Miki Tori.
As they begin to unravel the mystery behind the attacks, the two detectives find reason to suspect that the attacks may have something to do with the American military stationed in Japan, elements of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces, and a female scientist involved in a biological weapons program known as Wasted XIII.
Madhouse then took over the project, though Triangle Staff's involvement would be acknowledged in the film's end credits.
WXIII premiered out of competition during the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival, which had special screening on December 10, 2001.
[3] WXIII garnered generally mixed reviews, and holds an average of 47/100 on aggregate web site Metacritic.