by It has been decided to hold a revival screening of the 1999 animated film “You’re Under Arrest the Movie” and a screening of the OVA “You’re Under Arrest” (4 episodes in total) produced in 1994-1995. The revival screening of “The Movie” and the OVA screening will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the anime.
The revival screening will start on March 7th at Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo, Namba Parks Cinema in Osaka, and Midland Square Cinema in Aichi. As an admission bonus, B5-size illustrated cards will be distributed from March 7th to 13th, and postcards will be distributed from March 14th. 30th-anniversary commemorative goods will be sold at each theater, such as a set of two transparent files (1000 yen) and a group acrylic stand (3300 yen).
The OVA screening will be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly from 1 pm on March 1st. In addition to screening FILE.1 “And Then the Two Met,” FILE.2 “Tokyo Typhoon Rally”, FILE.3 “Highway Star of Love,” and FILE.4 “On the Road, AGAIN,” the main cast, Tamagawa and Hiramatsu, will appear on stage to talk. Tickets are priced at 3,500 yen, and advance lottery applications are being accepted at Ticket Pia until February 15th. General sales will begin at 10:00 am on February 19th.
The original “You’re Under Arrest” is a police comedy manga serialized by Fujishima Kosuke in Morning Party Special Edition (published by Kodansha) and other magazines from 1986 to 1992. The story depicts the efforts of a female police officer duo, Tsujimoto Natsumi (voiced by Tamagawa Sakiko) and Kobayakawa Miyuki (voiced by Hiramatsu Akiko), who belong to the Traffic Division of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sumida Police Station and struggle to solve various incidents that occur in the city.
The series began as an OVA in 1994, followed by the first TV series in 1996 and the second in 2001. A television series, “You’re Under Arrest: Full Throttle,” was also produced in 2007.
