News Reporting

KochiKame Gets New Anime Project To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

Written By Samantha Ferreira June 16, 2016

The greatest police comedy since Police Academy is returning to TV!

The latest issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine (Issue 29) revealed that KochiKame (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo) is getting a new anime project to celebrate the title’s 40th anniversary. The magazine also released a visual for the title, which you can check out below:

Kochikame is an ongoing series by Osamu Akimoto. The series has been in publication since 1976’s 42nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which hit newsstands on September 21, 1976. The title is Weekly Shonen Jump‘s longest-running manga series, spanning 199 compiled books.

Through its publication, KochiKame has seen an anime TV special, an anime TV series, two animated films, and a live-action TV drama. A stage play is also int he works, which will star Lazar Ishii (KochiKame anime). The play will run from September 9 – 19 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo. The show will then run at Osaka’s Sankei Hall Breeze from September 23 – 25.

Source: Esuteru

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): kochikame, production

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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