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 very popular Japanese comedy manga series. It is often called KochiKame for short. The story was created by Osamu Akimoto, who was born in Tokyo in 1952. He started publishing this series in September 1976.
The story takes place in modern-day Tokyo, around a neighborhood police station called a kōban. It follows the funny adventures of a middle-aged police officer named Kankichi Ryotsu. The official English name for the series is KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops.
This manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years! It ran from September 1976 to September 2016. It has 1,960 chapters, which were collected into 200 tankōbon volumes. This makes it the manga series with the most volumes ever published.
KochiKame has been made into many different things. There's an anime TV series, three animated movies, and two live-action movies. There have also been stage plays and a live-action TV show. Many toys and collectibles based on the series have been made too.
By 2014, the series had sold over 157 million copies. This makes KochiKame one of the best-selling manga series in history. In 2005, a TV channel named it one of the Top 100 Anime. It even won a Guinness World Record for having the "Most volumes published for a single manga series."
In 2017, Osamu Akimoto started a new manga series called Ii Yu Da Ne!. It is set in a bath house near a police station in Tokyo. Akimoto won a special award for KochiKame in 2017. The series also won the 2017 Seiun Award for Best Comic.
Contents
The Story of KochiKame
The typical story in KochiKame involves Kankichi "Ryo-san" Ryotsu trying to make money. He might invent a new gadget or try to make money from a popular trend. He often starts with great success. But then things usually go wrong, and he loses all his money.
The humor in the series comes from how normal characters mix with very strange ones. What's funny is that none of the police officers seem to do much actual police work!
The story always changes with the times. Most of the main characters don't really get older, even though the series started in the 1970s. However, some characters do age, like the grandchild of Buchao. This character was a baby at first but is now almost in junior high. The author sometimes jokes about this in special "look back" episodes.
KochiKame is popular with many different people. Both young boys and adult workers enjoy it. Ryo-san's silly actions make kids laugh. Adults might also laugh because they see a bit of themselves in him. The series also often makes fun of the latest trends.
The stories are usually innocent and don't have much violence. Any violence that appears is just for laughs. Famous Japanese people have even appeared as guest characters in the manga.
For the creator, Osamu Akimoto, KochiKame is a tribute to the everyday people and old neighborhoods of Tokyo. Many episodes start with a detailed drawing of a traditional Tokyo street scene. These often show old wooden buildings and kids playing outside.
KochiKame in Real Life
Kameari Koen is a real park in Tokyo. The police station in the manga is not real, but it looks like a real one near Kameari railway station. The manga has made this neighborhood very famous. Many tourists from all over Japan visit the area. They come to see the place that inspired the stories.
In February 2006, two life-size bronze statues of Ryo-san were put up. You can find them at the north and south entrances of Kameari Station. Now, there are 14 statues of characters from the series around the area.
Main Characters of KochiKame
Kankichi Ryotsu
Ryo-san is the main hero of this comic. He is a police officer at the Shin-Katsushika police station. One of his favorite hobbies is trying to make money. He is known as the toughest guy in the comic.
- Height: 161cm
- Weight: 71kg
- Birthday: March 3
- Blood type: B
Keiichi Nakagawa
He is also a police officer at the Shin-Katsushika police station. He is the son of a very rich family called "Nakagawa financial combine." He is very handsome, tall, and good at many things. However, he doesn't know much about everyday life.
- Height: 185cm
- Weight: 65kg
- Birthday: December 24
- Blood type: O
Reiko Akimoto
She is a policewoman at the Shin-Katsushika police station. She is also the daughter of the "Akimoto trading company." She has a beautiful face, but she is also very strong and tough. She first appeared in the 100th story of the manga.
- Height: 177cm
- Weight: 46kg
- Birthday: July 7
- Blood type: O
Daijirou Ohara
He is a police officer at the Shin-Katsushika police station. He is the boss of the Kameari-kouenmae hashutsujo (police box). He is kind to everyone but very strict when it comes to work.
- Height: 162cm
- Weight: 65kg
- Birthday: He changes his birthday whenever it's convenient for him!
- Blood type: A
See also
- For more information in Spanish, you can visit: KochiKame para niños
