Classic anime ‘Kochikame’ streams in English for first time in U.S. and Canada

REMOW announced on Friday that it has started streaming the Kochikame (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo) television anime with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada through the It’s Anime YouTube channel. The inaugural episode is live already, and new episodes will debut every Friday.The latter two are already in production with more seasons planned, but the production company was unwilling to disclose just how many episodes will eventually be released.Originally broadcast in Japan from 1996 to 2004, Kochikame spanned over 300 episodes total, and has never before been released in North America in English language… until now!Adapted from Osamu Akimoto’s long-running and beloved manga series, Kochikame tracks the zany, day-to-day misadventures of Kankichi Ryotsu, a hapless but good-hearted cop at an ordinary Tokyo neighborhood police station in Katsushika Ward. Famous for its combination of wacky, slapstick, comedy, social commentary, and humanist storytelling, the franchise became an immediate cultural phenomenon in Japan.The manga’s main serialization ended in September 2016 after a remarkable 40-year serialization, earning it recognition as one of the longest-running manga series in history. As of June 2016, it had 150 million copies in circulation. The very last official chapter ended in 201, which was published in Japan in October 2021, but Akimoto has published a dozen or so special/chapter-length epilogues since then.Kochikame has had a profound impact with many successful adaptations, including a decades-long, still-ongoing anime series, multiple anime theatrical features and specials, live-action features, a TV drama, and even stage plays—inspiring audiences of all ages for generations in the process.Along with Kochikame, REMOW is streaming the following anime titles with English subtitles on It’s Anime YouTube channel in the U.S. and Canada:REBORN RECREATED REBORN! New episodes stream every dayYakitate!! Japan – New episodes stream Mondays and TuesdaysTrue Cooking Master Boy – New episodes weekly on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays Truth Seekers – New episodes weekly on Mondays