Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo facts for kids
| Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo | |
Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Kankichi Ryotsu
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Quick facts for kids こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Osamu Akimoto |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump Maitsuki Taise Rekushon Gatsu Kyoku Chō Selection Konbini Tokushū Genteiban Getsurei Tokusen Choice! Gatsu Ichi Gokujō Choice!! KochiKame Gold KochiKame Hit Parade!! Kyokusen Tsuāzu!! |
| Original run | September 21, 1976 – September 17, 2016 |
| Volumes | 200 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Written by | Takao Koyama |
| Music by | Tadayoshi Matsui |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Released | November 23, 1985 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsuo Yasumi Noboru Misawa Shinji Takamatsu Norihiro Takamoto Akira Shigino |
| Music by | Ryo Yonemitsu Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | June 16, 1996 – December 19, 2004 |
| Episodes | 382 |
| Anime film | |
| Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo: The Movie | |
| Directed by | Shinji Takamatsu |
| Written by | Toshimichi Okawa |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
| Released | December 23, 1999 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo: The Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!! | |
| Directed by | Shinji Takamatsu |
| Written by | Shinji Takamatsu Toshimichi Okawa |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
| Released | December 20, 2003 |
| Runtime | 109 minutes |
| Anime television film | |
| Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Final: Kankichi Ryotsu's Last Day | |
| Produced by | Tomoko Takahashi |
| Written by | Takashi Yamada |
| Studio | Studio Gallop |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Released | September 18, 2016 |
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo is a Japanese comedy manga series. The author is Osamu Akimoto. He was born 11 December 1952, in Tokyo. He got a "Young-Jump Prize" in 1976, then debuted with his short story, and started serial publication on September 1976. He had never been withheld from publication. His masterpieces are "Mr.Clice", "Tokyo-Hukagawa Sandaime".
It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōban) in the downtown part of Tokyo, and revolves around the misadventures of middle-aged cop Kankichi Ryotsu. The official English title is KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops.
It was continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years, from September 1976 to September 2016. Its 1,960 chapters were collected into 200 tankōbon volumes, making it the manga series with the highest number of volumes.
The manga has been adapted into an anime television series, produced by Studio Gallop and broadcast in Japan by Fuji TV, three theatrical animated films (by Tatsunoko and Gallop, respectively), two live-action movies, several stage adaptations, and a live-action television series. In addition, various toys and collectibles have been created, including some items that first appeared in the manga as creations of Ryo-san.
As of 2014, the series had sold over 157 million tankōbon copies, making KochiKame one of the best-selling manga series in history. In 2005, TV Asahi named the anime number 36 on its list of the Top 100 Anime. The series was awarded a Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series."
In 2017, a sequel manga created by Akimoto began in Ultra Jump. Titled Ii Yu Da Ne!, it is set in a bath house next to a police station in Shitamachi, Tokyo. Akimoto received the Special Prize at the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for the manga in 2017. Kochikame won the 2017 Seiun Award for Best Comic.
Contents
Plot
The typical KochiKame plot involves Kankichi "Ryo-san" Ryotsu coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Keiichi Nakagawa's help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the combination of mundane characters with those that are bizarrely out of place. What they have in common is everyone's lack of actual police work, most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest.
The plot consistently evolved with the times and most of the main characters do not really age, despite the fact that the series started in the 1970s and is later clearly set in the 2010s. However, some characters do age, like the grandchild of Buchao, who was a baby in the early books, but is now close to junior high, which the author has self-mocked in a few "look back" episodes.
KochiKame has a broad audience, ranging from adolescent boys to middle-aged salarymen. Much like Homer Simpson, Ryo-san's antics appeal to children who can laugh at an old buffoon, and to men fearing that they are becoming old buffoons themselves—and also because it often subtly mocks the latest fads and trends.
The stories are generally innocent in content, and what little violence appears is comical. In another parallel to The Simpsons, KochiKame's immense popularity has led to guest appearances in the strip by real-life Japanese celebrities such as Tetsuya Komuro.
For creator Osamu Akimoto, KochiKame is an homage to the working-class people and districts of old Tokyo, and most episodes open with an elaborate full-page illustration of a Shitamachi (downtown) street scene, typically with old wooden buildings and boys playing in the streets.
Real-life KochiKame
Kameari Koen is an actual park in Tokyo's Katsushika ward. The police station is fictional, but it is modeled after a real one located on the north side of Kameari railway station. The manga has brought considerable fame to the neighborhood, and it draws sightseers from all over Japan to a (usually vacant) station in a nondescript residential neighborhood. There is only a vacant lot where the police station is actually supposed to be located.
In February 2006, two life-size bronze statues of Ryo-san were erected at the north and south gates of Kameari Station. There is currently a trail of 14 statues in the area.
Main Characters
Kankichi Ryotsu
The hero of this comic. He is a policeman of Shin-Katsushika police station. One of his hobbies is moneymaking. He is the best tough guy in this comic.
- Height:161cm
- Weight:71kg
- Birthday: 3 March
- Blood type:B
Keiichi Nakagawa
He is a policeman of Shin-Katsushika police station. In addition, the son of "Nakagawa financial combine". He is very handsome, tall and versatility policeman. He knows nothing of the world.
- Height:185cm
- Weight:65kg
- Birthday:24 December
- Blood type:O
Reiko Akimoto
She is a policewoman of Shin-Katsushika police station. In addition, the daughter of "Akimoto trading company". She has a beautiful face but she is a masculine woman. She appeared from 100th story.
- Height:177cm
- Weight:46kg
- Birthday: 7 July
- Blood type:O
Daijirou Ohara
He is a policeman of Shin-Katsushika police station. The boss of Kameari-kouenmae hashutsujo. He is tender toward everyone but strict with working.
- Height:162cm
- Weight:65kg
- Birthday: He changes his birthday for his own convenience.
- Blood type:A
See also
In Spanish: KochiKame para niños
