Editing KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Kochikame vol1.jpg
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Kankichi Ryotsu
| ja_kanji        = こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所
| ja_romaji       = 
| genre           = [[Comedy]]<ref name=mangaend /><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Osamu Akimoto]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| imprint         = [[Jump Comics]]
| magazine        = [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
| first           = September 21, 1976
| last            = September 17, 2016 
| volumes         = 201
| volume_list     = List of KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops manga volumes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| director        = [[Hiroshi Sasagawa]]
| writer          = [[Takao Koyama]]
| music           = Tadayoshi Matsui
| studio          = [[Tatsunoko Production]]
| released        = November 23, 1985
| runtime         = 30 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = {{plainlist|
* Tetsuo Yasumi
* Noboru Misawa
* [[Shinji Takamatsu]]
* Norihiro Takamoto
* Akira Shigino
}}
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = {{plainlist|
* Ryo Yonemitsu
* [[Toshihiko Sahashi]]
}}
| studio          = [[Gallop (studio)|Studio Gallop]]
| network         = [[Fuji Network System|FNS]] ([[Fuji TV]])
| licensee        = Remow
| first           = '''Regular broadcast'''<br/>June 16, 1996 –<br/>December 19, 2004<br/>'''Specials'''<br/>January 3, 2005
| last            = September 18, 2016
| episodes        = 373 + 27 specials
| episode_list    = List of KochiKame episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie
| director        = Shinji Takamatsu
| producer        = 
| writer          = Toshimichi Okawa
| music           = 
| studio          = Studio Gallop
| released        = December 23, 1999
| runtime         = 95 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!!
| director        = Shinji Takamatsu
| producer        = 
| writer          = {{plainlist|
* Shinji Takamatsu
* Toshimichi Okawa
}}
| music           = 
| studio          = Studio Gallop
| released        = December 20, 2003
| runtime         = 109 minutes
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo'''''|こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所||lit. "This Is a Police Box ([[kōban]]) in Front of Kameari Park in [[Katsushika, Tokyo|Katsushika Ward]]"}}, often shortened to {{Nihongo|'''''KochiKame'''''|こち亀|}} and known in English as '''''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops''''', is a Japanese [[comedy]] [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Osamu Akimoto]]. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station ([[kōban]]) in the downtown part of [[Tokyo]], and revolves around the misadventures of middle-aged cop Kankichi Ryotsu.

It was continuously serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' for 40 years, from September 1976 to September 2016. Its 1,960 chapters were collected into 201 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, making it the manga with the [[List of manga series by volume count|second-highest number of volumes]] for a single series.{{efn|Behind only ''[[Golgo 13]]''. The ''[[Dokaben]]'' franchise also has more volumes, but these are spread amongst multiple different series.}} The manga has been adapted into an [[anime]] television series, produced by [[Studio Gallop]] and broadcast in Japan by [[Fuji TV]], three theatrical animated films (by [[Tatsunoko Production|Tatsunoko]] and Gallop, respectively), two live-action movies, several stage adaptations, and a live-action television series.

By 2014, the manga had over 157.2 million copies in circulation, making it the eighth [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]] in history. ''Kochikame'' won the Special Judges Award at the 50th [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] in 2005, and the 48th [[Seiun Award]] for Best Comic in 2017.

==Plot==
{{See also|List of KochiKame characters{{!}}List of ''KochiKame'' characters}}
The ''KochiKame'' plot involves Kankichi "Ryo-san" Ryotsu coming up with a money-making scheme by inventing a new gadget or capitalizing on a fad, achieving great success, calling on Keiichi Nakagawa's help as things turn sour, and finally losing it all as the fad runs out of steam or out of control. While the plots are gag-driven, much of the humor comes from the combination of mundane characters with those that are bizarrely out of place; such as Nakagawa who has wealth and Ai Asato who is [[transgender]]. What they have in common is everyone's lack of actual police work, most of which is never explained or rationalized in the slightest. (It is explained in ''Jump'' that Ryo-san is one of the best officers at catching criminals.) Nakagawa and Reiko Akimoto have special licenses (such as for wearing personal clothes instead of uniforms to work) from police headquarters because of their skills in linguistics.<ref name=encyc>{{cite book|last=McCarthy|first=Jonathan Clements, Helen|title=The anime encyclopedia : a guide to Japanese animation since 1917|year=2007|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=Berkeley, Calif.|isbn=978-1933330105|pages=867|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NnzqAAAAMAAJ|edition=Rev. & expanded}}</ref>

The plot consistently evolved with the times and most of the main characters do not really age, despite the fact that the series started in the 1970s and is later clearly set in the 2010s. However, some characters do age, like the grandchild of Buchao, who was a baby in the early volumes, but is now close to junior high, which the author has self-mocked in a few "look back" chapters/episodes. ''KochiKame'' has a broad audience, ranging from adolescent boys to middle-aged [[salaryman|salarymen]]. Ryo-san's antics appeal to children who can laugh at an old buffoon, and to men fearing that they are becoming old buffoons themselves—and also because it often subtly mocks the latest fads and trends. The stories are generally innocent in content, and what little violence appears is comical, while the occasional risqué subjects are included strictly for laughs rather than to titillate. ''KochiKame''{{'}}s immense popularity has led to guest appearances in the strip by real-life Japanese celebrities such as [[Tetsuya Komuro]].

For creator Osamu Akimoto, ''KochiKame'' is an homage to the working-class people and districts of old Tokyo, and most chapters open with an elaborate full-page illustration of a [[Shitamachi]] (downtown) street scene, typically with old wooden buildings and boys playing in the streets.

==Media==
===Manga===
{{See also|List of KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops manga volumes{{!}}List of ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'' manga volumes}}
Written and illustrated by [[Osamu Akimoto]], ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo'' started in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' on September 21, 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.j-kochikame.com/arigatou/|website=j-kochikame.com|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|script-title=ja:こち亀よ永遠に &#124; こち亀年表1976→2016|trans-title=Kochikame Forever &#124; Kochikame Chronology 1976 → 2016|language=ja|access-date=September 3, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903114408/http://www.j-kochikame.com/arigatou/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『こち亀』40周年記念展開催 9月より日本橋高島屋|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2067264/full/|trans-title=''Kochikame''{{'}}s 40th Anniversary Exhibition will be held at Nihonbashi Takashimaya from September|website=[[Oricon|Oricon News]]|access-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427000223/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2067264/full/|archive-date=April 27, 2023|language=ja|date=February 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Akimoto debuted the series under the pen name of "Tatsuhiko Yamadome", but changed to using his real name in 1978, when it reached its 100th chapter. Periodically the chapters were collected into {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by Shueisha, the first released on July 9, 1977.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630113752/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-852811-5|archive-date=June 30, 2016|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-852811-5&mode=1|script-title=ja:こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 1|language=ja|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=March 13, 2014|url-status=dead }}</ref> The series ended on September 17, 2016, in the 42nd issue of the year, in commemoration of ''KochiKame''{{'}}s 40th anniversary. Its 200th {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume was published on the same day.<ref name="mangaend">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=September 3, 2016|title=Osamu Akimoto's Kochikame Manga Ends on September 17 After 40 Years of Serialization|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-03/osamu-akimoto-kochikame-manga-ends-on-september-17-after-40-years-of-serialization/.106073|access-date=September 3, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902173926/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-03/osamu-akimoto-kochikame-manga-ends-on-september-17-after-40-years-of-serialization/.106073|url-status=live }}</ref> Shueisha reprinted the issue that included the final chapter on December 31, 2016, marking the first time a ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' issue has ever been reprinted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda Rafael|first=Antonio|date=November 6, 2016|title=Weekly Shonen Jump Gets First Ever Reprint Thanks to KochiKame|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-06/weekly-shonen-jump-gets-first-ever-reprint-thanks-to-kochikame/.108529|access-date=November 6, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108134017/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-06/weekly-shonen-jump-gets-first-ever-reprint-thanks-to-kochikame/.108529|url-status=live }}</ref> Akimoto created a new chapter of ''Kochikame'' for the 42nd issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on September 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=September 10, 2017|title=Kochikame Manga Gets New Chapter in Shonen Jump|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-10/kochikame-manga-gets-new-chapter-in-shonen-jump/.121058|access-date=January 27, 2019|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128155748/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-10/kochikame-manga-gets-new-chapter-in-shonen-jump/.121058|url-status=live }}</ref> On July 18, 2021, it was announced the manga would receive a 201st volume, which was released on October 4, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 18, 2021|title=Kochikame Manga Gets 201st Volume in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-18/kochikame-manga-gets-201st-volume-in-october/.175241|access-date=July 18, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=July 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718153558/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-18/kochikame-manga-gets-201st-volume-in-october/.175241|url-status=live }}</ref> A 46-page [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] chapter was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on July 10, 2023,<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot on July 10|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-27/kochikame-manga-gets-new-1-shot-on-july-10/.199678|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 28, 2023|date=June 27, 2023|archive-date=August 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806100049/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-27/kochikame-manga-gets-new-1-shot-on-july-10/.199678|url-status=live}}</ref> and another one on August 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot This Summer (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-27/kochikame-manga-gets-new-1-shot-this-summer/.211237|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805170959/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-27/kochikame-manga-gets-new-1-shot-this-summer/.211237|archive-date=August 5, 2024|date=May 27, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:こち亀：1年ぶり「ジャンプ」帰還 パリ五輪開催で"あの男"登場か？ 新作読み切り掲載|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240804dog00m200016000c.html|website=[[Mantan Web]]|access-date=August 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805022356/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240804dog00m200016000c.html|archive-date=August 5, 2024|language=ja|date=August 5, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

From March 2017 to June 2019, Akimoto serialized a sequel in the [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Ultra Jump]]''. Titled {{Nihongo||いいゆだね!|[[Ii Yu da ne!]]|"What a Nice Bath!"}}, it is set in a {{Transliteration|ja|[[sentō]]}} next to a police station in Shitamachi, Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=September 15, 2016|title=KochiKame's Osamu Akimoto Publishes 4 New Manga in 2017|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-15/kochikame-osamu-akimoto-publishes-4-new-manga-in-2017/.106446|access-date=September 15, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916201039/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-15/kochikame-osamu-akimoto-publishes-4-new-manga-in-2017/.106446|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=May 18, 2019|title=Kochikame's Osamu Akimoto Ends Ii Yu da ne! Manga on June 19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-18/kochikame-osamu-akimoto-ends-ii-yu-da-ne-manga-on-june-19/.146869|access-date=September 19, 2019|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628185745/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-18/kochikame-osamu-akimoto-ends-ii-yu-da-ne-manga-on-june-19/.146869|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{See also|List of KochiKame episodes{{!}}List of ''KochiKame'' episodes}}
A 30-minute animated film adaptation of ''KochiKame'' produced by [[Tatsunoko Production]] which was shown alongside an animated adaptation of [[Izumi Matsumoto]]'s ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' at a ''Shonen Jump Anime Festival'' hosted by Shueisha in 1985. It was directed by [[Hiroshi Sasagawa]], knwon for his directorial work on Tatsunoko's other works such as ''[[Speed Racer]]'' and the ''[[Time Bokan]]'' franchise. It was issued on home video by Shueisha under the ''Jump Video'' imprint as a prize for winners of a contest that took place in several issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for the magazine's 20th anniversary in 1988.

An anime television adaptation of ''KochiKame'' began airing on [[Fuji Television]] on June 16, 1996. Produced by [[Studio Gallop]], it ran for eight years and 382 episodes before ending on December 19, 2004. Two animated theatrical films were also produced; {{Nihongo|''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie''|こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE MOVIE}} on December 23, 1999, and {{Nihongo|''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!!''|こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE MOVIE2 UFO襲来! トルネード大 作戦!!}} on December 20, 2003.

On September 18, 2016, an hour-long special by Studio Gallop aired on Fuji TV for the manga's 40th anniversary. {{Nihongo|''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Final: Kankichi Ryotsu's Last Day''|こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE FINAL 両津勘吉 最後の日}} features several voice actors reprising their roles from the previous series, as well as director Akira Shigeno.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=August 9, 2016|title=KochiKame TV Anime Is 1-Hour Special Premiering September 18|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/kochikame-tv-anime-is-1-hour-special-premiering-september-18/.105175|access-date=August 9, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811134134/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-09/kochikame-tv-anime-is-1-hour-special-premiering-september-18/.105175|url-status=live }}</ref>

A short anime featuring characters from the series was produced to popularize the sport of [[goalball]], ahead of the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].

Remow licensed the series in English and started streaming it on its It's Anime [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=It's Anime YouTube Channel Streams KochiKame, Reborn!, More Anime in U.S., Canada|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-09/its-anime-youtube-channel-streams-kochikame-reborn-more-anime-in-u.s-canada/.224292|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 9, 2025|date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>

===Live-action===
''KochiKame'' has had live-action film, TV drama and stage adaptations. The movie was directed by [[Kazuhiko Yamaguchi]], starred Mitsuo Senda as Ryo-san and was released in 1977.<ref name="live films">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=August 8, 2010|title=Manga-Based Live-Action Kochikame Comedy Gets Film|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-08/manga-based-live-action-kochikame-comedy-gets-film|access-date=March 13, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=April 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403071305/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-08/manga-based-live-action-kochikame-comedy-gets-film|url-status=live }}</ref> A live-action TV series starring [[Katori Shingo]] as Ryo-san began airing on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] on August 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 28, 2009|title=Kochikame, Shōjo Manga Get Live-Action TV Dramas|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-28/kochikame-shojo-manga-get-live-action-tv-dramas|access-date=March 13, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405081334/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-28/kochikame-shojo-manga-get-live-action-tv-dramas|url-status=live }}</ref> A second live-action movie, based on this TV series and titled ''KochiKame - The Movie: Save The Kachidiki Bridge!'', opened in Japan on August 6, 2011.<ref name="live films"/> Another play adaptation opened in September 2016 for the series' 40th anniversary and, like the others, it was directed, written by and stars [[Lasar Ishii]] as Ryo-san, who is also the voice actor for the character in anime adaptations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Luster|first=Joseph|date=May 23, 2016|title="KochiKame" Stage Play Presents an Explosive Main Visual|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/23/kochikame-stage-play-presents-an-explosive-main-visual|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918232424/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/23/kochikame-stage-play-presents-an-explosive-main-visual|url-status=live }}</ref>

===Other media===
As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the series received a 6-part crossover anthology novel with various characters from other series on September 17, 2016. Titled {{Nihongo4|''Vs. Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo: Novelization Anthology''|VS.こち亀 こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所ノベライズアンソロジー}}, the other series are ''[[Girls und Panzer]]'', ''[[Osomatsu-san]]'', ''[[Haruchika]]'', ''[[Cheer Boys!!]]'', ''[[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen]]'' and ''[[Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Whalen|first=Amanda|date=July 27, 2016|title=Kochikame Manga Gets Novel Crossovers With Girls Und Panzer, Cheer Boys!, Mr. Osomatsu|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-27/kochikame-manga-gets-novel-crossovers-with-girls-und-panzer-cheer-boys-mr-osomatsu/.104700|access-date=September 15, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922065739/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-27/kochikame-manga-gets-novel-crossovers-with-girls-und-panzer-cheer-boys-mr-osomatsu/.104700|url-status=live }}</ref>

Ryotsu appears playable in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' crossover fighting video games ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'', ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'' and ''[[J-Stars Victory VS]]''. Other characters from the series appear in a non-playable capacity. ''J-Stars Victory VS.''{{'}}s North American and European release (as ''J-Stars Victory VS.+'') marks the first official release of ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' material in English-speaking territories. In addition, various toys and collectibles have been created, including some items that first appeared in the manga as creations of Ryo-san.

==Real-life ''KochiKame''==
[[File:Kameariekimae-Kitaguchi Koban.jpg|thumb|The real neighborhood police station on which the manga one is based]]
[[File:Kochi kame.jpg|thumb|Bronze statue near the police station]]
Kameari Koen is an actual park in Tokyo's [[Katsushika]] ward. The police station is fictional, but it is modeled after a real one located on the north side of Kameari railway station. The manga has brought considerable fame to the neighborhood, and it draws sightseers from all over Japan. There is only a vacant lot where the police station is actually supposed to be located.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}

In February 2006, two life-size bronze statues of Ryo-san were erected at the north and south gates of [[Kameari Station]]. There is currently a trail of 14 statues in the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local communities erect manga/anime statues with tourists in mind |url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/fun_spots/AJ201501190001 |publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]] |date=January 19, 2015 |access-date=January 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123021147/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/fun_spots/AJ201501190001 |archive-date=January 23, 2015 }}</ref>

==30th anniversary==
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo''{{'}}s serialization, several special events were held. Separate [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]]s of the series were published in thirteen different Shueisha magazines between August and October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=July 6, 2011 |title=Kochikame Comedy Manga to Appear in 13 Magazines |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-06/kochikame-comedy-manga-to-appear-in-13-magazines |access-date=March 13, 2014 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426182712/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-06/kochikame-comedy-manga-to-appear-in-13-magazines |url-status=live }}</ref>
<!--In September 2006, Ryo-san made a cameo in every serialized manga in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''; most notably, he had a full appearance as a marine in ''[[One Piece]]'' (chapter 427), as a spectator of the Taiyo/Hakushuu football game in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'', as a crazed citizen in ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'', as a zombie in ''[[Gintama]]'' (also emphasized in the animated version of the chapter) and drinking alongside [[Don Patch]] in ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]''.

At the same time, a special manga known as {{Nihongo|''Super KochiKame''|超こち亀|Chō KochiKame}} was published featuring the KochiKame characters in special chapters of series such as ''[[Golgo 13]]'', ''[[Lupin III]]'', ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', as well as congratulatory pics from over 80 manga artists, many from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' authors past and present, but also from other [[Shueisha]] manga artists and even from manga artists not associated with Shueisha such as [[Hiromu Arakawa]] (''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'') and [[George Morikawa]] (''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''). Notable congratulatory drawings include a [[Zanpakutō#Bankai|Bankai]] challenge with [[Ichigo Kurosaki|Ichigo]] in ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'' (saying his pistol is his Bankai because of the "BANG!!" sound of his pistol), having his face on the mountain depicting the Hokage of Konohagakure in ''[[Naruto]]'' and even solving the "Kira" crisis in ''[[Death Note]]''.

;Special chapters
*1. ''[[Golgo 13]]'' (The Holiday Runner) - Ryo-san and Nakagawa are on vacation in [[France]] when Ryo-san's luggage gets mixed up with Golgo 13's. So, they chase after him to retrieve it.
*2. ''[[Lupin III]]'' (Kankichi Ryotsu vs. Lupin III) - Ryo-san, Nakagawa, Reiko, and Bucho must prevent [[Arsène Lupin III|Lupin]] and the gang from stealing a diamond from a museum.
*3. ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' (Seigi Choujin's Great Rendezvous in Kameari) - [[Kinnikuman (character)|Kinnikuman]] and the Idol Choujins head to Kameari to fight Akuma Choujins, but each ends up getting arrested for various reason.
*4. ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' (Kochira Namek-Sei Dragon Kōen-mae Hashutsujo) - Ryo-san, having been reassigned to Planet Namek, runs across [[Freeza]] and tries to arrest him for parking his UFO illegally. [[Vegeta]] and [[Son Goku (Dragon Ball)|Goku]] make appearances as well.
*5. ''[[Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'', ''[[Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar]]'', ''Taizo Mote King Saga'', ''Maison de Penguin'' (Ryo-san vs. Don Patch!! Jump Gag All Stars' Great Panic in Katsushika) - Don Patch, jealous of the attention Ryo-san is getting during the 30th Anniversary Celebration, tries to steal Ryo-san's statue. So [[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (character)|Bo-bobo]], Jaguar, and Taizo help Ryo-san stop him.-->

==Reception==
By 2014, ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' had sold over 157.2{{nbsp}}million {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shueisha Media Guide 2014|url=http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|website=Shueisha Adnavi|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=January 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430025858/http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|archive-date=April 30, 2014|language=ja|date=February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> With 200 volumes, the series held the [[Guinness World Record]] for "Most volumes published for a single manga series" from September 2016 to July 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=September 11, 2016 |title=Kochikame Earns Guinness World Record For Most Volumes Published For Single Manga Series |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-11/kochikame-earns-guinness-world-record-for-most-volumes-published-for-single-manga-series/.106306 |access-date=September 11, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |publisher= |archive-date=September 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912021856/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-11/kochikame-earns-guinness-world-record-for-most-volumes-published-for-single-manga-series/.106306 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=「ゴルゴ13」がギネス世界記録に認定、ちばてつやや高橋留美子らもお祝い|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/435998|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=Japanese|date=July 18, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027110213/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/435998|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2014, readers of ''[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]]'' magazine voted ''Kochikame'' as the seventh ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''{{'}}s greatest manga series of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga |title="Da Vinci" Magazine Asks Japanese Readers to Name Greatest "Shonen Jump" Manga |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010182152/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Kochikame'' won the Special Judges Award at the 50th [[Shogakukan Manga Award]]s in 2005.<ref name="ShogakukanAwards">{{cite web|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/shogakukan-mangasho-archives|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞 過去受賞作|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=April 5, 2020|language=ja|date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521054546/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/shogakukan-mangasho-archives|url-status=live}}</ref> Akimoto received the Special Prize at the 21st [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]] for the manga in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio |date=April 25, 2017 |title=Hana ni Somu Manga Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-25/hana-ni-somu-manga-wins-21st-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-top-award/.115257 |access-date=May 16, 2017 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=May 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531091934/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-25/hana-ni-somu-manga-wins-21st-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-top-award/.115257 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Kochikame'' was awarded the 48th [[Seiun Award]] for the Best Comic in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=July 25, 2017 |title=Shin Godzilla Film, Kochikame Manga Win Seiun Awards |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-25/shin-godzilla-film-kochikame-manga-win-seiun-awards/.119278 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128084238/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-25/shin-godzilla-film-kochikame-manga-win-seiun-awards/.119278 |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''KochiKame'' ranked 35th.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loveridge |first1=Lynzee |title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 9, 2023 |date=January 5, 2021 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, the anime ranked 36th on its list of the Top 100 Anime conducted by TV Asahi.<ref>{{cite web |last=Macdonald |first=Christopher |date=September 27, 2005 |title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime |access-date=March 13, 2014 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=June 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621064503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime |url-status=live }}</ref> Mike Toole of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' included ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo the Movie'' at number 56 on The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, a list of "lesser-known, lesser-loved classics." He called it "''Kochikame'' at its best, a zippy combination of daffy comedy and solid action set pieces," with one of the funniest false endings ever.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toole |first=Mike |date=April 2, 2017 |title=The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 2 - The Mike Toole Show |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-02/.114168 |access-date=April 2, 2017 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |publisher= |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402194804/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-02/.114168 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Kochikame}}
* {{Official website|http://www.j-kochikame.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/kotikame/index.html|Official anime website at Fuji TV}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209074444/http://www.tbs.co.jp/kochikame/|title=Official live-action website at TBS}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{IMDb title|1491032}}
* {{Anime News Network|manga|3202|Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo}}

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