KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops is another manga many people outside of Japan are unlikely to be familiar with, but its comedic, satirical stylings have still allowed it to mark a notable place for itself in the history of manga, regardless.
With a 40-year run, KochiKame was the second longest-running manga of all time after Takao Saito’s Golgo 13, and thanks to its incredibly long serialization, KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops has managed to sell approximately 157.2 million copies worldwide, making it the eighth best-selling manga of all time. KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops is another manga many people outside of Japan are unlikely to be familiar with, but its comedic, satirical stylings have still allowed it to mark a notable place for itself in the history of manga, regardless.