You're Under Arrest (1996) · review
As you can see, my scores for each category are very high, and I haven't even watched the whole series yet, but being able to do this should really give you an idea on the quality of this series *oh, and of course, MINOR SPOILERS!*: Story:- The story revolves around new police recruit Natsumi Tsujimoto, who arrives on her moped (this is a really personal awesome moment for me, as I want to join the police and also my only method of transport, as I live in the country, is a moped.) She gets chased by her yet-to-be-known future partner, Miyuki Kobayakawa, and they arealso part of an amazing cast including an intelligence officer, a police motorcyclist, a shinto priest and a chief officer, to name a few. I won't spoil it, but each episode revolves around something you'd see in a police drama, so it's 30 minutes of awesome police action!
Art - the art is pretty awesome. It's an older anime (airing in 1998) so CGI wasn't in use so much, so the hand-drawn style is unique, as every artist is different. It works well even in a pseudo-reality anime, which is nice, as you can see how it would work well in a fictional anime, but to know that it also works in the complete opposite is interesting.
Sound - the sound is what you'd expect from a action police drama-esque show, with no wierd sound additions that could've been implemented, which is really awesome. The intro theme is pretty cool too.
Character - now this anime has bags of charm. Each character feels like a different person, and aren't too odd like anime characters can be, even in a pseudo-realistic anime like this. With these separate characters come connections that different people will have. Having recentley grown up around bikes, I really relate to Ken Nakajima, the police motorcyclist. Others will relate to the stern, but kind-hearted chief officer, while others to all-round nice guy and secret cop, the shinto priest. It really fleshes these characters out, and it works really well!
Enjoyment/Overall - overall, this has become one of my favourite animes. It would be litreally my all-time favourite, but Love Live! School Idol Project takes that spot, but that's for another review. So, taking everything into account, I think this anime is oustanding, I cannot wait to watch the father behind this animes other creation, Oh my Goddess!, and it deserves it's 10, out of 10!