However, the action of the police officers is reprehensible. The culprits, a group of bratty tourists are clearly in the wrong and practically beg for retributive justice. The hit and run section could either be read as extremely problematic or absurdist satire. The officers later investigate a hit and run, where author Tamura touches on hot issues like police gun use, intimidation by force, and the use of social media and video recording to document police activities.Īll the while, one of the police officers is a walking dolphin. His first encounter with Officer Umi Nanase, whose shirt is so tight that she literally bursts, is tame by some manga standards but still comes off as excessive fan service. The big city cop moves to a small town and quickly butts heads with the quaint locals. Over the course of the first chapter “Hard-Boiled Cop” plays fast and loose with common police tropes. He’s quickly placed on a case involving a mysterious cult, recently vanished, and their oracle, a young girl recently returned from sea.
His narration boxes have blood on them! Early on, Samejima is reassigned to rural Ogasawara Islands after his reckless antics fall under scrutiny. Officer Samejima is a Tokyo cop that’s as hard and pulpy as they come. Combining classic hard-nosed noir tropes with fantastical aquatic farce, “Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin” is an exercise in excess and absurdity.
Current events aside, is the book itself any good? However, I can definitely see this story going over better in a country where the rate of deaths by police is 0.2 per 10 million persons (2018), versus 46.6 per 10 million persons (2019). I applaud their dedication to Japan/US parity in terms of content offerings. Upfront, this is a weird one for Viz and Shonen Jump to publish in America considering the current political climate.
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