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 | ||
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| Author | Kosuke Fujishima | ||
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
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| English publisher |   Dark Horse Comics (Only 2 volumes, incomplete)[1] |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Magazine | Afternoon | ||
| Original run | 1989 – 1992 | ||
| Volumes | 7 | ||
| Original video animation | |||
| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | ||
| Composer | Kenji Kawai | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Released | 1994 | ||
| Episodes | 4 | ||
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| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Shougo Kawamoto | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | TBS Rai NTV7 AXN-Asia and Hero AXN-Asia AXN-India TTV, AXN-Taiwan |
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| Original run | 5 October 1996 – 27 September 1997 | ||
| Episodes | 51 (List of episodes) | ||
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| You're Under Arrest Specials | |||
| Director | Junji Nishimura | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Released | 29 March 1999 – 29 April 1999 | ||
| Episodes | 21 | ||
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| You're Under Arrest: The Movie | |||
| Director | Junji Nishimura | ||
| Producer | Kazunori Noguchi, Ken Matsumoto, Tetsuo Gensho | ||
| Composer | niuko tnius | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Released | 29 April 1999 | ||
| Runtime | 92 min. | ||
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| 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 (List of episodes) | ||
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| You're Under Arrest: No Mercy | |||
| Director | Shougo Kawamoto | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Released | 25 April 2002 | ||
| Episodes | 1 | ||
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| 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 (List of episodes) | ||
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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, which was his first manga before he was later known for Oh My Goddess!. It centers on a fictional police station in Sumida, Tokyo as its officers tackle everyday criminals while keeping people safe. It mixes both drama and action with some comedy and humor.
You're Under Arrest had been adopted into three television seasons, three OVAs and a live-action drama special after it had been first serialized by Kodansha's Afternoon magazine in 1989.
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[edit] Story
The story revolves around Natsumi Tsujimoto and Miyuki Kobayakawa, two female members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the protagonists of the show as they are stationed at the fictional Bokuto Police Precinct located at Sumida, Tokyo. The series is largely episodic, and much of it focuses on the interaction between the main characters and the humorous supporting cast.
The majority of the series take place in the Greater Tokyo Area. However, the site where the Bokuto Police Station is supposed to be does not exist in the Sumida Ward.[2] In reality, the Bokuto Hospital takes its place[2].
[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] 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[3] , resulting in continuity confusion by some fans of the series[4]). 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, aired in Japan and in other Asian countries with Atsuko Nakajima working on character design and directed by Koichi Ohata[5][6]. Like the 2nd season of You're Under Arrest, Full Throttle has yet to be licensed.
[edit] References
- ^ You're Under Arrest! (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
- ^ a b ISSUES/QUESTIONS RAISED. Retrieved on September 17, 2008.
- ^ [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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official TBS You're Under Arrest! web site
- Official AnimEigo You're Under Arrest! web site
- JDorama description of You're Under Arrest! Live Action
- Unofficial Fan Site
- You're Under Arrest! (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
