You're Under Arrest
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 You're Under Arrest |
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| 逮捕しちゃうぞ (Taiho Shichauzo) |
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| Genre | Comedy-drama, Police procedural | ||
| Manga | |||
| Author | Kosuke Fujishima | ||
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
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| English publisher |   Dark Horse Comics |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Magazine | Afternoon | ||
| Original run | 1989 – 1992 | ||
| Volumes | 7 | ||
| OVA | |||
| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Episodes | 4 | ||
| Released | 1994 | ||
| TV anime | |||
| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Shougo Kawamoto | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | TBS Rai NTV7 AXN-Asia AXN-India |
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| Original run | 5 October 1996 – 27 September 1997 | ||
| Episodes | 51 | ||
| OVA: You're Under Arrest Specials | |||
| Director | Junji Nishimura | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Episodes | 21 | ||
| Released | 29 March 1999 – 29 April 1999 | ||
| Animated film: You're Under Arrest: The Movie | |||
| Director | Junji Nishimura | ||
| Producer | Kazunori Noguchi, Ken Matsumoto, Tetsuo Gensho | ||
| Composer | Kenji Kawai | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Released | 29 April 1999 | ||
| Runtime | 92 min. | ||
| TV anime: You're Under Arrest Second Season | |||
| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Shougo Kawamoto | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | TBS AXN-Asia |
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| Original run | 7 April 2001 – 29 September 2001 | ||
| Episodes | 26 | ||
| OVA: You're Under Arrest: No Mercy | |||
| Director | Shougo Kawamoto | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Episodes | 1 | ||
| Released | 25 April 2002 | ||
| TV anime: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle | |||
| Director | Koichi Ohata | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | TBS |
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| Original run | October 4, 2007 – March 27, 2008 | ||
| Episodes | 23 | ||
You're Under Arrest (逮捕しちゃうぞ Taiho Shichauzo?) is the title of a manga and anime franchise created by Kosuke Fujishima, famous for his later series, Oh My Goddess!.
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[edit] Story
The story revolves around the adventures of Natsumi Tsujimoto and Miyuki Kobayakawa, two female members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department], stationed at the fictional Bokuto Police Precinct located at Sumida-ku, Tokyo. The series is largely episodic, and much of it focuses on the interaction between the main characters and the humorous supporting cast.
Majority of the series take place in the Greater Tokyo Area. However, the site where the Bokuto Police Station is supposed to be doesn't exist in the Sumida Ward. In reality, the Bokuto Hospital takes its place.
[edit] Themes
Most of the series reflects on the standing friendship between Miyuki and Natsumi as they deal with their personal lives and their jobs as police officers, with some being portrayed as slice of life stories. The series also reflects the human side of Bokuto Station's various police officers in their field of work and in their personal lives outside of police work.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Media
[edit] Licensing
The English version of the manga has been published by Dark Horse Comics, which only contained selected episodes from volumes 6 and 7 (reportedly at Fujishima's request[1] , resulting in continuity confusion by some fans of the series[2]). The final frame of the last Japanese volume refers to a Taiho Shichauzo 2, a series which has never materialised - possibly due to the 20-year success of Oh My Goddess!.
AnimEigo licensed the initial OVA series, the 1st TV series, and the only full-length TV episode of You're Under Arrest! Specials. ADV Films took the helm of licensing the mini TV episodes that comprised the rest of You're Under Arrest! Mini-Specials as well as the feature film You're Under Arrest! The Movie. The TV series You're Under Arrest! 2 and the OVA You're Under Arrest! in America have not been licensed in Region 1.
A third animated series, You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle, is airing in Japan and in other Asian countries with Atsuko Nakajima working on character design and directed by Koichi Ohata[3][4]. Like the 2nd season of You're Under Arrest, Full Throttle has yet to be licensed.
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
- ^ EX's You're Under Arrest Review. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
- ^ Moon Phase's May 25, 2007 entry. Retrieved on May 26, 2007.
- ^ Anime News Network May 25, 2007 entry. Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
