KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops: Difference between revisions

'''''KochikameKochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops''''' (Japanese: ''Kochikame'', short for ''[[Long Title|Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen Mae Hashutsujo]]'', which translates to ''This Is the Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward'') is a comedy manga in [[Shonen Jump|Weekly Shonen Jump]] written by Osamu Akimoto. The main character is Kankichi Ryotsu, a lazy, street-wise cop with [[Salaryman]] tendencies, like playing Pachinko, betting at the horses or trying his luck at custom get-rich-quick schemes. Some times, he even does police work.

Worthy to mention is that the manga ''does not have numbered chapters'' and ''iswas almost never'' considered to participate for the regular popularity polls in [[Shonen Jump|WSJ]] ,<ref>Shonen Jump's popularity polls determine which series are likely to be kept/cancelled</ref>, basically meaning Mr. Akimoto canwas allowed to continue the series as long as he wantswanted. The series' heavy anti-cancellation armor shows: It's been runningran weekly sincefor 1976four decades, withfrom overSeptember 16001976 chaptersto andSeptember counting.2016, Thereand havewas beencollected moreinto than 170201 volumes (175 as of now) produced and more than 360 episodes aired on Japanese TV), making ''Kochikame'' [[Long Runner|one of the longest-running manga series in history]]. <ref>disregarding(There ''[[Golgohave 13]]''also andbeen ''[[Doraemon]]'',more whichthan aren't360 inepisodes productionaired currently</ref>on Japanese TV. )

In its 30th anniversary (2006), Mr. Akimoto was awarded with many Shueshia's (and other publishers as well) artists making [[Crossover|Crossovers]]s with his series, such a event being legendary since when artists are invited to pay a homage to [[Print Long Runners|Long Running]] series in Jump, said artist will likely draw a character from the series with his own artstyle and not much else; ''Kochikame'' got ''actual'' crossovers, ''full'' self-contained stories and appearing in ''other'' Jump series as a [[Cameo]], it also made some artists who were working in ''nothing at all'' to get off their seats and make a story just for this ongoing legend.

* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Reiko, Maria, and Jodie are action packed girls whenever a chapter involves them and have bust sizes of over 93cm93&nbsp;cm.

* [[Non-Idle Rich]]: Nakagawa and Akimoto are prime examples, being REALLY''really'' rich and also very competent cops. They're not over [[Crimefighting with Cash]], though, usually at Ryotsu's request.

* [[TranssexualismTransgender]]: And a good-looking one... Ai "Maria" Asato, pre-op transsexual copper extraordinaire. {{spoiler|Eventually he becomes a real woman by pure [[Applied Phlebotinum]].}}

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