CLXXXII: "You're Under Arrest!" series

You'll never believe this. A while back, I reviewed the series Ah! My Goddess, which was created by manga author Kosuke Fujishima. Well, even though this became his most famous piece, there was one before this, titled You're Under Arrest! (and yes, this is an actual title, feel free to do your own research.) It left me dumbfounded because, like many I have reviewed, I crossed this title by sheer chance, when I was just getting into anime. Seeing this was my 5th on the list, so I'm surprised at myself for waiting until THIS post to cover it.

The anime follows two female Tokyo Metropolitan Police Officers stationed at the fictional Bokuto Police Precint. Natsumi Tsujimoto and Miyuki Kobayakawa are the central characters, and throughout the series, we not only see the on-duty and off-duty lives of those two, but as well as other officers near them. Some could be slice of life, some could be humorous, but at the end of the day, it just shows how the Police are in and out of uniform.

You're Under Arrest! has a hefty sort of media under that name. The first OVA series, which lasted 4 episodes, came out in 1994, around the same time Ah! My Goddess had their last of their 1st OVAs put out. A year later, their 1st TV anime would start, lasting for 51 episodes. These two were licensed for US under AnimEigo. Next, a 21-episodes OVA series, You're Under Arrest! Specials, released in 1999, and there was also a movie out the same year, both of which was licensed under ADV Films, which is sadly inactive now. A second TV anime series, You're Under Arrest!: Fast & Furious, came out in 2001 and lasted for 26 episodes, though per usual, US didn't see it until a year or two later. A single OVA came out the following year titled You're Under Arrest!: No Mercy. Lastly, in 2008, the 3rd TV Anime You're Under Arrest!: Full Throttle released with 24 episodes. Save for the single OVA, the recently mentioned ones were licensed for US under Sentai Filmworks. Even though the licensing groups, directors (and perhaps cast) may differ, every You're Under Arrest! piece was made in Studio Deen.

There isn't much to expect from this series, but that's not saying it's terrible. Depending on the taste in anime, this may/may not bore some of you. I'm grading this a solid 7 of 10. It's unusual for me to see an anime that has police that's not intense, but heck, I can't hate this title worth anything.