''Tasuke, the Samurai Cop'', known in Japanese as , is a manga series created by
Manavu Kashimoto. It was adapted as an
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series by
Studio Pierrot broadcast in 22 episode on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...
(TX) from October 19, 1990 to March 22, 1991.
Tasuke, a student at the
Metropolitan Police Academy, wishes to become a top police officer and defeat the criminals of Edo City.
Characters
Tasuke (太助)
Voiced by:
Yūko Mita
is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Setagaya, Tokyo. She is known for playing gentle, sexy ''bishōjo'' (such as Akemi Roppongi in ''Maison Ikkoku'') as well as many roles of young boys. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing. She is em ...
Omon-chan (おもんちゃん)
Voiced by:
Chieko Honda
was a Japanese actress and voice actress. During her life, she was attached to Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and Mix Max; she was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death. On 18 February 2013, Honda died of multiple fo ...
Darth Benkei (ダース弁慶)
Voiced by:
Tesshō Genda
Kintaro Ninomiya (二宮金太郎)
Voiced by:
Yuriko Fuchizaki
is a Japanese stage actress and voice actress from Ōta, Tokyo. She is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at Nihon University. She then moved to Sigma Seven in 1991, and on July 1, 2003, she moved to her current agency, REMAX. From 1987 to t ...
Ghengis Khan (ジンギス・ハーン)
Voiced by:
Mitsuo Iwata
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama.Endo, Akira et al. "Voice Actor Spotlight". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 110-111. He is married to voice actress Rikako Aikawa. Mania.com praised him as "tr ...
School Director ( ダイブツ先生)
Voiced by:
Kenichi Ogata
References
External links
''Tasuke, the Samurai Cop''at
Studio Pierrot
''Edokko Boy Gatten Tasuke''at Studio Pierrot
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1990 anime television series debuts
1990 manga
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Shogakukan manga
TV Tokyo original programming
Shōnen manga