Kochikame Gets New One-Shot and Anime for 50th Anniversary
The 50th anniversary brings a new one-shot, a new anime with a new cast, and a multi-platform video game, expanding the Kochikame franchise across media simultaneously.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump published a new one-shot story for Osamu Akimoto's Kochikame manga to mark the series' 50th anniversary. The franchise is also getting a new anime, Shin Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo, with a new cast to be announced at a Tokyo event on September 5. A new video game, Kochikame: Ryo-san's Billion-yen Beat, is planned for multiple platforms.
The new one-shot appears in the 36th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, released Monday. Akimoto has continued to publish extra chapters since the main series ended in September 2016 after 40 years of serialization.
The anniversary also includes a new anime titled Shin Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo, with its cast to be revealed at a Tokyo event on September 5. Shueisha Games and Kairosoft are developing a video game, Kochikame: Ryo-san's Billion-yen Beat, for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android, and PC via Steam, with English, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese text on Steam.
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- Anime News Network News Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot Commemorating 50th Anniversary