Anime distributor REMOW announced that popular anime workplace comedy KochiKame (also known as Tokyo Beat Cops) will get its first English-language subtitled release, with all 373 episodes of the classic show rolling out for free on the It’s Anime YouTube channel for North America. The first episode is available now!
Synopsis: Ryotsu Kankichi, or Ryo-san for short, is an unconventional cop working at the local police station who loves money. Together with famous celebrities like Nakagawa and Reiko, his strict boss Police Chief Ohara, and other wildly unique characters, he gets everyone caught up in all sorts of hijinks!
KochiKame is an adaptation of the Weekly Shonen Jump manga of the same name, published by Shueisha, which ran for a record 40 years in the magazine. One of the best-selling manga of all time, KochiKame has been a household name in Japan for generations, and now fans in the United States and Canada will be able to laugh along with Ryo-san and a colorful cast of characters.
One new English-language episode of KochiKame will debut on It’s Anime each week. Fans can also find many other favorite anime on the channel, including nostalgic titles such as REBORN!, Yakitate!! JAPAN, My Little Monster, True Cooking Master Boy and High School Kimengumi (coming soon).
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