Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman

Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
未来警察ウラシマン; (Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman)
Manga
Written by	Hirohisa Soda
Illustrated by	Noboru Akashi (1-2); Haruka Inui (3-4)
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1979 – 1984
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Directed by	Kōichi Mashimo (chief) ; Seiji Okuda
Written by	Hirohisa Soda
Music by	Shinsuke Kazato
Studio	Tatsunoko Productions
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks;
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	ZA: M-Net;
Original run	January 9, 1983 – December 24, 1983
Episodes	50

Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (未来警察ウラシマン, lit. Future Policeman Urashiman) is a Japanese manga series written by Hirohisa Soda, illustrated by Noboru Akashi and Haruka Inui and was published by Akita Shoten in Weekly Shonen Champion. It was adapted into a 1983 anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and ran from January 9 to December 24, 1983 on Fuji TV. It was later released in Germany and Sweden as Rock 'n Cop, in Finland as Rocki-kyttä, in France as Super Durand (roughly, "Super Jones" or "Super Smith"), and in Italy as Ryo, un ragazzo contro un impero ("Ryo, a boy against an empire").

Saban Entertainment dubbed it under the title Rock 'n Cop, but this dub was never released in the United States.^[2] The Saban version was however used as the base for the German, Swedish and Finnish versions. A film version was in the works, but was also abandoned.^[3] The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Plot

The story tells of a young man and his cat who are being pursued by the police during a particularly stormy night in a city in 1983. The young man suddenly drives his car right into the middle of a cyclone and is caught in a space/time anomaly. As a result, they end up in the year 2050.

Suffering from complete memory loss, he soon finds that he is being pursued by the army-like forces of Necrime, a top criminal organization led by Ludovich. Taking the name Ryū Urashima, the young man joins the police force and fights back against Necrime.^[4] He is joined in the fight by Sophia, a happy-go-lucky ex-nun, and Claude, a fellow officer. The unit is run by Inspector Gondo Toru. He is also joined by his cat, Myaa, whom made the time journey with him and is one of the few links to his past that he remembers.

Characters

Police Division 38 (Magna Police Force)

Urashiman Ryū (ウラシマ・リュウ)/Rico Urashiman: Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
Claude Mizusawa (クロード（蔵人）・水沢): Voiced by: Akira Kamiya
Sophia Nina Rose (ソフィア・ニーナ・ローズ): Voiced by: Keiko Yokozawa
Myaa (ミャー): Voiced by: Masako Katsuki
Inspector Gondo Toru (権藤透): Voiced by: Tōru Ōhira

Necrime

Adolf von Ludovich (アドルフ・フォン・ルードヴィッヒ): Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
Marlene Saberiewa (ミレーヌ・サベリーエワ): Voiced by: Haruko Kitahama
Jitanda Funda (ジタンダ・フンダ)/Yetander: Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka
Stinger Wolf (スティンガー・ウルフ): Voiced by: Tesshō Genda
Stinger Cat (スティンガー・キャット): Voiced by: Yuri Nashiwa
Stinger Hawk (スティンガー・ホーク): Voiced by: Shinya Ōtaki
Stinger Shark (スティンガー・シャーク): Voiced by: Issei Futamata
Stinger Bear (スティンガー・ベアー): Voiced by: Yū Shimaka
Führer (総統フューラー): Voiced by: Eiji Maruyama, Kazuyuki Sogabe (young)
Josephine Cattsburg (ジョセフィーヌ・キャッツバーグ): Voiced by: Yoshiko Sakakibara

Reception

Future Police Urashiman was a big hit for Tatsunoko Production when it was released, which it desperately needed, since the studio was in a slump. This series pulled the studio out from bankruptcy and was a big hit at the time in Japan.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "作品データベース". Tatsunoko.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
^ "Future Police Urashiman". Tatsunokousa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
^ "Classic | Journey | Reo | Sugar Daddies | Beatles | Alice Wonderland | Vertige at". Anime-classic.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
^ "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

External links

Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman at Tokyo MX (in Japanese)
Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] "作品データベース". Tatsunoko.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

[2] "Future Police Urashiman". Tatsunokousa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

[3] "Classic | Journey | Reo | Sugar Daddies | Beatles | Alice Wonderland | Vertige at". Anime-classic.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2012-03-23.

[4] "Tatsunoko Pro". Tatsunoko.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

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