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Anime's answer to ''[[COPS (series)|COPS]]'' (and to a lesser extent, [[COPS (animation)||the other version of ''COPS'']]).
 
Natsumi Tsujimoto is a new policewoman, [[Late for School|late for work]] on her first day at Bokuto Police Station. She hops on her moped and drives recklessly at top speed toward the police station on the sidewalk, down the stairs, and with consummate skill. Unfortunately, policewoman Miyuki Kobayakawa spots her and chases her down.
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When Natsumi gets to the police station, she learns that she has been assigned to be Miyuki's partner. The two spar at first, but eventually become close friends, with Natsumi occasionally deploying her moped from the back of their ''kei'' police car to corner traffic offenders...
 
Originally known as '''''Taiho Shichauzo'';''', it'''You're Under Arrest''' started as a ''manga'' series, then became an [[OVA]], and now has been through three TV [[Animeanime]] series (52+26+24), an animated movie and a [[Live Action Adaptation]] with a Playstation game.
 
For the character sheet, see [[You're Under Arrest/Characters|here]].
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The [[Live Action Adaptation]] is almost completely unrecognizable. The anime also has a fair amount of scenarios not from the manga, a majority if not.
* [[Adult Child]]: Yoriko.
* <s>[[Airplane of Love|Airplane]]</s> [[Airplane of Love|Airport Of Love]]: Episode 48. An entire fleet of them, being thatsince it takes place in Narita Airport, with a special version of the opening theme.
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bi]]: Miyuki and Natsumi leak into this almost constantly.
* [[Anime Accent Absence]]: Variation. In the English dub, Aoi has a naturally feminine and high pitched voice. In the original and the Latin-American dub, her voice is a bit lower then the other girls.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When Aoi and Yoriko are sent undercover onto the train lines to catch a pair of thieves, Aoi spends far more time arresting perverts.
** Justified in that this was Aoi's original assignment when going undercover as a woman, and [[The Chikan|train molesters]] are still a big problem in Japan.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Saori Saga in the anime. In the first season, she only appeared on a couple of episodes as nothing more than a [[Recurring Extra]]. As soon as season two starts though, she {{spoiler|becomes a police officer with similar screen time to Yoriko and Aoi}}, appearing on almost every episode.
** Subverted in ''Full Throttle'' where she was {{spoiler|[[Put on a Bus|transferred to another precinct]]}}. Later in the season, {{spoiler|[[The Bus Came Back]]}} for nothing less than a {{spoiler|[[Beach Episode]]}}.
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Aoi Futaba. The entire department, male and female alike, falls all over '''him'''her in Episode 5.
* [[Art Evolution]]: The most noticeable being season 2 to season 3, though there's a noticeable change (de-evolution) from the OVAs to season 1. The series has gone through several design changes during its run, each to fit the style of the time period. Most noticeable being the eyes which have gotten more [[What Beautiful Eyes!|big, colorful and bright]].
** Aoi gets a [http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1174/aoik.png noticeable change] in appearance over the pace of the series.
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* [[Big Eater]]: Natsumi and Toukairin.
* [[Big No]]: From all of the women in the station when they realized that, yes, they beat up a pervert who was taking pictures of them, but they forgot to destroy his film!
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Ken and Yoriko obviously need some after they realize the implications of Aoi in a bikini., Thankfullythough she wears a sarong with it. Of course, [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|Aoi ''is'' the fanservice character and she looked rather hot anyway]].
** While you can understand their horror, [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|Aoi IS the fanservice character and she looked rather hot anyway.]]
** Miyuki and Natsumi hatch a plan to catch a pervert who's installed cameras in the women's restroom by tricking Nakajima into having to use the bugged stall. The guy's scream is priceless.
* [[Brand X]]: Averted in that their cruiser is not only obviously a Honda Today, but even has the stock Honda "H" on the hood that's normally replaced with an Imperial chrysanthemum badge on Japanese police cars (including the others in the series).
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* [[Power Limiter]]: Strike Man likes to think his arm guards are these.
* [[Qurac]]: Episode 22 of the first season featured Prince Saki Abdusha from the fictional Middle Eastern kingdom of Aburada, who was on a self-imposed exile in Japan due to an imminent coup d'état in his country. He also mentioned it as a desert country.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Natsumi and Miyuki.
* [[The Renaissance Age of Animation]]: One of the many series exported during this era, around the time the North American craze was starting (Near the end of 1995).
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Chie Sagamioono. Also a case of [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]].
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** The second ending theme has Miyuki as a bride in a [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]], with ''Natsumi'' bringing her flowers and acting as the groom, for all intents.
** The ending theme to ''Full Throttle'' puts Miyuki and Natsumi in a few compromising, and rather romantic, positions.
* [[Shout-Out]]: When one of the policewoman had a piece of underwear stolen from her apartment, another one suggested the thief must be: a) [[Godzilla|an incredibly tall monster, shown as a silhouette of [[Godzilla]]; b) some sort of evil [[Spider-Man]]; or c) [[Superman|someone who can leap tall buildings at a single bound]].
* [[Shown Their Work]]: At the end of the first episode, Miyuki and Natsumi are eating a late picnic lunch and doing so well out of sight, since police officers are not allowed to be seen eating in public while in uniform in Japan.▼
** just in case someone claims suggestion a might have been about any tall monster, there was a silhouette.
▲* [[Shown Their Work]]: At the end of the first episode, Miyuki and Natsumi are eating a late picnic lunch and doing so well out of sight since police officers are not allowed to be seen eating in public while in uniform in Japan.
* [[Sitting on the Roof]]: The main characters of the series like to hang out on the roof of Bokuto Station and do all kinds of things, ranging from musing by oneself to having lunch with each other.
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Natsumi. Becomes Small Girl, Even Bigger Guns in ''Full Throttle,'' where she goes for training with the JGSDF Rangers.
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: '''AOI''Aoi'''''
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Miyuki.
* [[Technology Porn]]: This was created by ''Kosuke Fujishima'', after all. The story can sometimes focus a little excessively on the nifty features of Miyuki's and Natsumi's police car. And her off-duty car. And the bikes. And the modifications made to all of those...
* [[The Eighties]]: The manga. It shows very much in the casual outfits the girls wear. Thankfully the anime updated the series to be set in the mid 90's to late 2000's (depending on the season).
* [[The Faceless]]: Aoi's pre-transition face as a male is never completely seen. The closest we get is in episode 5 when we see her face, with [[Blinding Bangs|bangs covering her eyes]], and in episode 6 of ''Full Throttle'' when we see it completely... Whilewhile she's dressed as a girl.
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: The first opening theme is playing on the radio in epsiode 19, and Natsumi sings the third opening theme in episode 43.
** In episode 11 of ''Full Throttle'', Miyuki hums the opening theme while working on her patrol car.
* [[Together Umbrella]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Natsumi and Miyuki.
* [[Transgender]]: NeverAoi outrightis confirmedheavily implied to be trans, and Episode 6 all but goes out and says "per-transition transgender": A character says that her "natural flow" leads toward her being a woman, and goes on to say that he doesn't care if she's male or female (signifying she's a girl instead of a crossdresser). Aoi also states on several occasions that her heart is heavilythat impliedof toa bewoman onedespite her male body, and she's in an online relationship with a man in the second season. It's one of the most realistic transgender portrayals in anime too, an- not to mention she's mostly treated quite respectfully by her coworkers after her introduction.
** It may have been confirmed, though without saying any transgender related terms. She is thought of as being female almost all of the time, and transgender tropes have appeared relating to her. Episode 6 all but goes out and says "per-transition transgender"; A character says that her "natural flow" leads toward her being a woman, and goes on to say that he doesn't care if she's male or female (signifying she's a girl instead of a crossdresser). The original manga implies she had interests in crossdressing and feminine thoughts ''before'' becoming a police officer too.
* [[Twice Shy]]: Miyuki and Ken, so much!
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: The manga just reeks of '80s and '90s, especially the clothing.
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* [[Verbal Tic]]: Toukairin is from Akita and it shows, mostly in characteristic northerner's "-s" that he adds to anything he says.
** Scooter Mama often ends sentences with ''zamasu'' (a variation of ''desu'' which connotes a condescending attitude) or ''zamasu yo''. (The French version of the manga translated it as "nom d'une pipe!")
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Three guesses on this one. The original manga implies Aoi had interests in crossdressing and feminine thoughts ''before'' becoming a police officer.
** Despite her initial introduction as a vice cop "gone native" in pursuit of sex criminals, Aoi may be transgender rather than transvestite. She does state on several occasions that her heart is that of a woman despite her male body, and she's in an online relationship with a man in the second season.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: See [[Oh Crap]] above.
* [[Work Com]]
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** Although in Natsumi's case she only works on her own bike when she's forced to.
** Miyuki's abilities are turned [[Up to Eleven]] in the mini-specials, where she was shown to have designed her very own ''home security system'', a handheld multi-fireworks launcher and a handbag with an in-built tracking device that clamps onto unauthorized users<ref>ie, snatch thieves</ref>, releases tear gas, plays pre-recorded screams and shouts, among other gadgets.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Miyuki, too.and AnAoi, interestingwith combinationthe of characteristics. Also, Aoi... despitelatter being biologicallya male. (Seerare [[Transgendertransgender]] up there)example.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Miyuki's, though in many cases it appears more black with a bluish tint.
* [[You Know What You Did]]: Actually the reverse. An incident very late in the Manga has Natsumi waking up in Ken's bed with no clothes and a bad hangover. They ''think'' that nothing happened but due to a combination of alcohol (Natsumi) and blows to the head (Ken), they can't remember anything. Miyuki is not going to take this on faith and Ken's too honest and wishy-washy to lie.
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