KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kochikame-tokyo-beat-cops

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the creator?Osamu Akimoto
2. What is the serialization period?September 1976 – September 2016
3. Who is the main character in KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops?The main character is Kankichi Ryotsu, a police officer in Tokyo who loves gadgets and gets into funny trouble.
4. How long did the KochiKame manga run?It ran for 40 years, from September 1976 to September 2016.

Kōban: A small, neighborhood police station common in Japan, serving as a community safety point.
Tankōbon: The term for compiled volumes of manga, typically released after serialization in magazines.
Osamu Akimoto: The prolific author and illustrator renowned for creating the long-running KochiKame manga series.
Studio Gallop: An animation studio responsible for producing the popular anime television adaptation of KochiKame.