List of You're Under Arrest Characters

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The following are characters that have appeared in the You're Under Arrest franchise.

[edit] Main Characters

[edit] Miyuki Kobayakawa

Main article: Miyuki Kobayakawa

[edit] Natsumi Tsujimoto

Main article: Natsumi Tsujimoto

[edit] Bokuto Police Officers

[edit] Ken Nakajima

Ken Nakajima (中嶋剣, Nakajima Ken^?)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada (Japanese), Marc Matney (English)

A motorcycle patrol officer stationed in Bokuto Precient who is such a gifted rider that he might have a successful racing career if he wanted it. Ken is strong, tough and handsome but at the same time, was terribly shy. He and Miyuki share strong feelings for each other, but have difficulties expressing them. He is the only son of Daimaru Nakajima, managing a motorbike shop called ZAPPER, and the stepson of his teenaged stepmom Sena Wakabayashi. Details on his mother was not revealed, but it is known that his father became a widower before the series started. His peers call him "White Hawk" for his skills as a motorbike officer in chasing down various offenders. His family was from the Mie Prefecture.

On duty, he uses a Suzuki GSX-R750 motorbike fitted with sirens and horns meant for police use. In the Live Action, Ken uses a Honda motorbike. However, he used a Kawasaki KLE-500 when he tried to chase down a high-speeding offender in the OVA. When off-duty, he uses a Yamaha V-Max.

[edit] Yoriko Nikaido

Yoriko Nikaido (二階堂 頼子, Nikaidō Yoriko^?)

Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura (Japanese), Pamela Weidner (English)

A dispatcher at Bokuto Station who later becomes a patrol officer and partner of Aoi Futaba, Yoriko is an incorrigible gossip who pokes her nose into everything that happens at the precinct. Unfortunately, she frequently misinterprets things she sees and hears about, resulting in embarrassment and complications. She keeps an especially close eye on Miyuki and Ken. Yoriko also enjoys heckling her colleagues, especially when she talks about anything supernatural or paranormal.

She is also clumsy in anything see does for the most which, in one occassion, has earned the irk of her ex-Metropolitan Police Department Academy classmate Chie Sagamiono, who had aspired to become valedictorian back in their academy days.

[edit] Aoi Futaba

Aoi Futaba (葵双葉, Aoi Futaba^?)

Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto (Japanese), Amy Tipton (English)

An officer who joins the station later in the series, Aoi is originally mistaken for a woman. In fact, Aoi is a man. He had cross dressed to go undercover as a decoy to catch a serial rapist in the vice unit ^[1] and, in the process, “went native.” Now, Aoi is more feminine in appearance and personality than any of the women in the station. His neighbour treats him as female, to the point that they attempt to forge an “omiai” (arranged marriage) with a man. However, despite his "feminity," Aoi is most probably heterosexual: in one case, a man (Mr. Kitakoji) proposed to Aoi but was rejected. Yoriko becomes his partner, and in fan fiction they are frequently linked romantically.

Before entering the force, Aoi was an accomplished basketball player who had many female admirers due to his ability to outsmart his opponent and score good shots from critical positions. One of them had even accepted Aoi's new role as a female cross dresser.

[edit] Saori Saga

Saori Saga (佐賀 沙織, Saga Saori^?)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange (1st Season)/Mayumi Iizuka (2nd Season) (Japanese), Megan Hancock (English)

A high school student who had trouble with the law during the 1st Season. After reforming herself, Saori graduated from high school and studied in the Metropolitan Police Department Academy since she admired Natsumi and Miyuki for their hard work in the force and was admired to Bokuto Station's Traffic Division. On her first day, she got into trouble with them after trying to make a big impression by making the Traffic Division office neat. In the first few days of work, she scorned her collegues and superior for being lax in their duties in the office and constantly reminds them of their responisibilities as police officers ^[2], even though Natsumi and Miyuki advised her to relax a bit since she was taking police work too personal ^[3]. As time went on, Saori had learned to accept them and became fast with them especially with Natsumi and Miyuki.

When she noticed that Miyuki wanted to break up her partnership with Natsumi, Saori was the only persistent one in convincing her to amend their ties since she couldn't see to see her get depressed over Natsumi's supposed selection into the Special Assault Team. She is currently Miyuki's new partner.

[edit] Daizaburo Tokumaru

Daizaburo Tokumaru (徳丸 大三郎, Tokumaru Daizaburō^?) ^[4]

Voiced by: Issei Masamune (Japanese), Dave Underwood (English)

The section chief of Bokuto Station's Traffic Control Department is usually referred to simply as "chief" (課長, kachō^?). He is a handsome man and a stern, but fair leader who uses a relaxed touch to keep his team of misfit officers in line. Natsumi had a long-standing crush on him before she met Shouji Toukairin.

Kachou landed in trouble with Superintendent Arizuka when he was linked to Tadashi Emoto, who was suspected of starting the Hachi-Ichi-Go (Bee Number 1) crisis in the Greater Tokyo Area. Initially stripped off his command by Arizuka when he suspected him of coercing with Emoto, his thoughts and judgement were proven wrong in the end when Emoto shot Kachou in the leg, proving that he was not his accomplice. In fanfiction, he is linked with Kaoruko Kinoshita romantically.

He uses a Nissan Fairlady 240ZG as his personal car when doing police work in the OVA. In the rest of the series, he uses a Honda Legend.

[edit] Other Officers

[edit] Takao Arizuka

Takao Arizuka (蟻塚 貴男, Arizuka Takaō^?)

Voiced by: Takeshi Watabe (Japanese), Andrew Masset (English)

A high-ranking officer from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with the rank of Superientendent, he is feared by low-ranking officers since his mere presence in a police station during inspection would mean the end of someone's career as he always bring a notebook with him. However in reality, he is lenient and reminds his subordinates that they need to do their best according to their capabilities. On the other hand, Arizuka is strict and always reminds his subordinates to follow the guidelines set by their superiors.

In the movie, Arizuka was responsible for temporarily stripping Kachou of his rank and command when he threw him in a cell for not providing details on the disapperance of Tadashi Emoto and the Hachi-Ichi-Go paper that he made for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

[edit] Kaoruko Kinoshita

Kaoruko Kinoshita (木下 かおる子, Kinoshita Kaoruko^?)

Voiced by: Yoshiko Sakakibara (Japanese), Shiela Brothers (English)

An assistant inspector (警部補, keibuho^?) from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department ^[5], this charming lady first appeared in the last few episodes of Season 1 with a car theft case in tow. A strict, no-nonsense kind of person, she initially comes off as cold-hearted, but beneath that imposing demeanor is actually a woman who is selflessly dedicated to her duties and those that fall under her command. She is ready to help the females of Bokuto Station and is approachable whenever she is around at the station.

During the course of her career, Kaoruko had participated in at least one Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Color Guard parade. ^[6]

[edit] Shoji Tokairin

Shouji Toukairin (東海林 将司, Tōkairin Shōji^?)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), Cullen Moss (English)

A mountain rescue specialist and lieutenant, he met Natsumi during a rescue mission on a tower. They would later encounter each other once again when Shouji is temporarily stationed at Bokuto Precinct as an instructor for rescue courses. It is then discovered that Shouji has the physical strength and appetite to match Natsumi's. Although Natsumi initially views him as a nuisance and a rival, they eventually fall in love. Despite being frequently absent in places like the Himalayas, he and Natsumi have a strong relationship. He enjoys eating bananas.

Shoji is an expert in mountain climbing and rappelling and, one time, uses his time in Bokuto Station to practice these two techniques.

[edit] Inspector Tokuno

Inspector Tokuno (徳野警部, Tōkunō Keibu^?)

Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki (Japanese), Joe Gallison (English)

A plainclothed inspector stationed at Bokuto Police Station's Investigations Division, he happens to be the only known officer in Bokuto be married and with a family and an old veteran at the station since it was established. Most of the younger officers in the station look up to him as a mentor whenever they need help or advise from him. Like Kachou, Natsumi was infatuated with him since she liked older men before meeting with Shoji ^[7]. Tokuno is partnered up with a younger detective named Sugihara when attending to cases in the field. Like Kachou, he appears to be lenient with most of the officers in their capacity to be good officers in their specialty.

He uses a Honda Legend as his personal police vehicle whenever he is conducting detective work.

[edit] Civilians

[edit] Strikeman

Strikeman (ストライク男, Sutoraiku Otoko^?)

Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori (Japanese), Jason Hatfield (English)

A costumed vigilante who calls himself a superhero, Strikeman uses baseballs and related items to punish offenders such as public drunks, flashers, and parking violators. He has come to the attention of Bokuto Precinct on several occasions, earning notoriety as a major nuisance and complete loon. He seems to have a fixation on Natsumi, considering her both his nemesis and his sidekick while referring to her as "Home-Run Woman." As of 2nd season, there has been no clue so as to who the identity of Strikeman is.

Many attempts were placed to apprehend him, but Strikeman escapes due to the various fastball pitches that he uses as weapons. When he tries to enact "proper justice" on the offender's property such as their cars, Strikeman uses baseballs with sharp spikes on them and in fact, has used them against Miyuki and Saori as a means of distraction. He uses a Harley-Davidson Softail motorbike, designated FLSTF. ^[8]

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