Last September, Akimoto chose to finally bring the series to a close, with its final chapter appearing in 2016’s Volume 41 of the magazine.
Way back on September 21, 1976, the first chapter of manga artist Osamu Akimoto’s zany police comedy, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo, was published.
It’s also worth noting that while Kochikame is set in the real world, it’s a lighthearted series that likes to poke fun at trends and fads, and its characters never age.
Kochikame went on to have a phenomenally successful 40-year serialization run in the pages of manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump, consisting of 1,960 chapters that were bundled into 200 collected volumes.