Product Details

• Actors: Juliet Cesario, Tamara Burnham Mercer, Amy Anderson, Cierra Atakkaan, Scott Bailey
• Directors: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
• Writers: Kôsuke Fujishima, Michiko Yokote, Michiru Shimada
• Producers: Shigeru Watanabe, Yoshimasa Mizuo
• Format: Animated, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Central Park Media
• VHS Release Date: September 27, 1995
• Run Time: 25 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630353368X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,681 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Based on a manga by Kosuke Fujishima (Oh My Goddess!), You're Under Arrest began as an OVA in 1994 that was expanded into a long-running broadcast series and a feature; twenty 6-minute "specials" aired on the Wonderful show in 1999. Slightly klutzy Miyuki and tough-talking Natsumi are mismatched roommates and partners at the Bokuto Police Station. They specialize in cases involving peeping toms, panty Thieves, and speeders. The criminals are invariably male and always get beaten up or zapped with some electrical device. Several of the mini-episodes feature weak storytelling: when Miyuki and Natsumi persuade their transvestite colleague Futaba to pose as the naked ghost who haunts a traffic tunnel, the real ghost inexplicably shows up. A fairly silly fan service comedy, You're Under Arrest plays like a milder version of Burn-Up Excess. (Rated 15 and older: violence, nudity, risqué humor) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much fanservice in too little time compared to TV eps, September 19, 2003

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Steven Myers (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're Under Arrest - Mini-Specials (Vol. 1) (DVD)

The Mini-Specials are, sadly, the least enjoyable part of the You're Under Arrest franchise. While they are not bad, they suffer from a lack of creative energy and from their structure: these are truly "mini" episodes, lasting only a few minutes. Briefly, You're Under Arrest focuses on two unorthodox female police officers in Tokyo, with a large and likeable cast of weirdos (police and civilian alike) around them. If you haven't already gotten into the show, you don't want to start here--these mini-specials would be even less enjoyable not knowing who the characters are.

For those who do know You're Under Arrest, the problems are simple. First, much of YUA's charm comes from the interaction between the characters. That's severely hampered by the brevity of these mini-specials--the characters don't have much time to do anything other than charge through the miniscule plot that covers the few minutes allotted. Second, the episodes don't have much life to them. The fanservice and perverted elements are made much stronger here versus the show--there are multiple underwear thieves, peeping tom cameramen, and flashers on this one disc. There just isn't much else here, and because it's so single-mindedly fanservice oriented, it just lacks the charm of the TV episodes.

In sum, then, if you're a completist and have the rest of YUA, you might want to get this, particularly if you liked the more limited fanservice elements of the TV episodes. If you haven't checked out YUA, you should, but not via these mini-specials. Look at the TV series (or the original comic).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Girls, cars, and fireworks!, January 22, 2001

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C. W. Fitch (Wichita Falls, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're Under Arrest 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Some anime series have it all. Case in point: "You're Under Arrest!", based on the super-cool comic series of the same name by the legendary Kosuke Fujishima. Beautiful female lead characters? Check. Heart-thumpin' action? Check. Interesting plot twists? Yup. Humor? You bet. I could go on, but neither of us have all day, do we? The bottom line is, this is one of the slickest OVA series ever produced. The story starts out with a pair of female police officers who find out they're partners after one busts the other for reckless driving on the way to her first day on the job. Needless to say, they get off on sort of the wrong foot at first, but later on they put on an excellent display of teamwork in catching a runaway "terrorist". It's made all the more exciting with one of the most well-animated car chases in the business. The animation and writing teams did a wonderful job of capturing Fujishima's passion for vehicles of all kinds and attention to detail was right on par with the comic. The animation itself is nearly flawless; clean and fluid, the way an OVA should be. The "Starsky-and-Hutch"-ish soundtrack is a nice touch as well. I'd highly recommend this series for any anime fan, and this is a good place to start for those just getting into anime as well. Word of caution, though; now that all four episodes are available on one tape, the "Criminally Complete Collection" would be a wiser choice (and you'd save a few bucks, too!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great anime, a great technical feat of animation ..., April 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: You're Under Arrest 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You're Under Arrest, the OVA series, presented here is probably one of the finest technical achievements in animation history. For the first time, animation has successfully pulled off car and motorcycle chases with keen attention to detail and an impactful style of storytelling that rivals the best live action film makers in the world. The timing, design and effects are all marvelous and flawless. Occassionaly there are some cliche anime shots in order to save on animation, but they always give you some stunning artwork to dwell on while the stories progress. Each episode has a slightly different theme as you follow two young women who become traffic cops in modern Tokyo, live their lives and pursue their loves and desires. Great action sequences and cute characters. Everything about this series is an absolute winner. Every anime or animation fan should own this series. I only wish it were on DVD.