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The story
A cast announcement has been made for the new “Kochikame” anime: Fukushi Ochiai will voice Ryotsu Kankichi, Shota Aoi will voice Nakagawa Keiichi, M・A・O will voice Akimoto Reiko, and Raiko Sakamoto will voice the Chief. On the 5ch Geinou/Sports News+ board, some commenters said Rasal Ishii’s voice — who played Ryotsu for years in the original — left such a strong impression that they can’t warm up to the new cast, while others questioned whether a remake was even necessary. Still others brought up past remakes like Rurouni Kenshin and Hunter x Hunter, comparing how well those turned out.
What people said
What about Tomokazu Sugita? Or Saori Hayami?
It was a manga that grabbed onto every fad of its era, and now they're doing a totally original story?
He's already doing that in Gurazeni.
I get bringing Akimoto back occasionally in the manga, but re-animating the whole thing makes no sense.
quite a gap between the two.
yeah, that actually fits Ryotsu's character.
Honda would've been fine, no?
Honda does seem like the better fit.
He was great as Hannin-zawa-san in Conan.
Nakagawa might not suit him though — can't say until we actually hear it.
his voice really suited the role.
if they're gonna force a stunt cast,
might as well go all-in like this.
The celebrities' slightly rough delivery matched the art style.
Voice actors put too much polish into their voices and are almost too skilled — it's a bit much.
Masato Sakai was in it too, right?
Seriously?! The underwear detective guy?
Because it was cast by Nelke Planning.
With nostalgia goggles factored in, it just can't top the original anime.
Hunter x Hunter
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Dai no Daibouken
Doraemon (Nobuyo Oyama since the original)
Ranma ½ (cast barely changed)
Dragon Ball Kai
Sailor Moon
◽ Failed remakes:
Dr. Slump
Dragon Ball Kai
One Piece
Jigoku Sensei Nube
Houshin Engi
Warau Salesman
Rurouni Kenshin
Kochikame ← NEW!
No objections, right?
Compared to the tail end of the Nobuyo era, the current Wasabi-voiced Doraemon counts as a success too.
ordinary viewers don't actually dislike Rasal Ishii's voice.
If anything, they just accept it as "that's simply how it is."
Background and Key Points of This Topic
“Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo” (commonly known as Kochikame) ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1976 to 2016, and its TV anime aired from 1996 to 2004, with Rasal Ishii voicing Ryotsu Kankichi for the entire run — cementing that voice in viewers’ memory. With the newly announced anime, the main cast has been completely replaced, and the thread’s split opinions on the new cast largely stem from how strong an impression the original left. Beyond Kochikame itself, commenters also brought up past remakes such as Rurouni Kenshin and Hunter x Hunter, comparing how well re-animating a beloved series tends to be received. Since Fukushi Ochiai is the son of baseball player Hiromitsu Ochiai, some comments focused more on his background and related trivia than on the casting decision itself — a mix of show commentary and personal interest in the celebrities involved that stood out in this thread.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “‘Kochikame’ New Anime Cast Announced! Ryotsu Kankichi: Fukushi Ochiai, Nakagawa Keiichi: Shota Aoi, Akimoto Reiko: M・A・O, Chief: Raiko Sakamoto.”
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