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Title (English) This is Katsushika Ward's Kameari Parkside Police

Title (Japanese) Kochira katsushika ku kameari kouenmae hashutsujo

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Comic police series, 303+ episodes

Classification -

Synopsis Story about a thickset, buffoon-ish police officer stationed at the Katsushika police box, a typical suburban police station, and his colleagues, who include an exasperated boss, and a good-looking policewoman from a wealthy family. There is a large admixture of fantasy and comedy in the stories.

Review I discovered this series by accident on TVCi (Catalonia). Over 300 episodes have been produced, - the only fansubbed episode available for download is number 303. Comparisons with "You're Under Arrest" are inevitable. However "Kochikame" has only one cute policewoman among the lead characters, while YUA has about four. "Kochikame" has many more episodes than YUA, but seems to be much less well known.
In episode 303, an inventor turns up outside the police station with a body-swapping machine. Kankichi and Ryouko try it (Ryouko mistakes it for a photo booth), and the next morning Kankichi finds himself in his squalid room, but with Ryouko's body, and Ryouko finds herself in her swish apartment, but with a man's body. Ryouko is supposed to be meeting a wealthy businessman that day, so Kankichi goes, and gets kidnapped. Eventually, of course, they change back.
Another episode I saw has Kankichi racing to work on his bike, and another has him moonlighting with a fast-food vendor, delivering fast food in a hot-air balloon.
As far as I can tell from the episodes I've seen, this is an entertaining and funny series, but not outstanding. I doubt if it gives a realistic portrayal of Japanese police work any more than YUA does. In fact, the police are feared by ordinary Japanese and have a reputation for exercising their prejudices by deciding who's guilty themselves - a judgement usually rubber-stamped by Japanese courts. There have been serious cases involving foreigners where the Japanese police have made a poor showing.

Credits Creator: Osamu Akimoto (manga)
Script: Shun-ichi Yukimuro

Episodes

Release

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1996-06-16 to--

Production

Broadcaster Fuji TV

Animation Studio Gallop

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	This is Katsushika Ward's Kameari Parkside Police
Title (Japanese)	Kochira katsushika ku kameari kouenmae hashutsujo
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Comic police series, 303+ episodes
Classification	-
Synopsis	Story about a thickset, buffoon-ish police officer stationed at the Katsushika police box, a typical suburban police station, and his colleagues, who include an exasperated boss, and a good-looking policewoman from a wealthy family. There is a large admixture of fantasy and comedy in the stories.
Review	I discovered this series by accident on TVCi (Catalonia). Over 300 episodes have been produced, - the only fansubbed episode available for download is number 303. Comparisons with "You're Under Arrest" are inevitable. However "Kochikame" has only one cute policewoman among the lead characters, while YUA has about four. "Kochikame" has many more episodes than YUA, but seems to be much less well known. In episode 303, an inventor turns up outside the police station with a body-swapping machine. Kankichi and Ryouko try it (Ryouko mistakes it for a photo booth), and the next morning Kankichi finds himself in his squalid room, but with Ryouko's body, and Ryouko finds herself in her swish apartment, but with a man's body. Ryouko is supposed to be meeting a wealthy businessman that day, so Kankichi goes, and gets kidnapped. Eventually, of course, they change back. Another episode I saw has Kankichi racing to work on his bike, and another has him moonlighting with a fast-food vendor, delivering fast food in a hot-air balloon. As far as I can tell from the episodes I've seen, this is an entertaining and funny series, but not outstanding. I doubt if it gives a realistic portrayal of Japanese police work any more than YUA does. In fact, the police are feared by ordinary Japanese and have a reputation for exercising their prejudices by deciding who's guilty themselves - a judgement usually rubber-stamped by Japanese courts. There have been serious cases involving foreigners where the Japanese police have made a poor showing.
Credits	Creator: Osamu Akimoto (manga) Script: Shun-ichi Yukimuro
Episodes
Release
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1996-06-16 to--
Production
Broadcaster	Fuji TV
Animation	Studio Gallop
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.