Hyper Police

Although animal people are a famous anime trope it's rare to see a setting where every character is part animal and humans are the minority. Hyper Police's world is very detailed - from the visual design that always brings new ideas of monsters, characters and mechanics, to the the dialogues that explore laws, ethics and lifestyle, it almost feels like a real parallel universe. Some episodes focus on side characters and so you get a lot of different approaches to this world. There's a variety ensemble of at least 10 recurring characters, each unique and interesting enough to receive a spin off of its own. Almost every characterhas a love interest and the main couple, Batanen and Natsuki, is one of the sweetest ones I've seen. I was on the edge of my sit for every small development between them and it was extremely fun watching their chemistry. The show never gets repetitive or boring. The writers control the pace with a tight grip, always finding new character interactions or situations to put them in to keep the narrative fresh. The episodic structure of the show sometimes feel forced, but if you're looking for an epic story with drama, twists and turns you're in the wrong show. Still, the show has a story continuity and there are some really unexpected character and world developments. If you're looking for a fun entertainment with light drama you must watch this anime. Highly recommended.

Hyper police is one anime I was interested in but when I seen the entire show, I was disappointed but its not a bad anime to watch. So here is my review of the show. Story:5/10 The story follows Natsuki who is a rookie bounty and half human/half cat in a world where humans, monsters, and gods live together after mankind has fallen many years back as now in this time they call it the holy era. Natsuki and the other bounty hunters jobs is to keep the peace from many monsters and sometimes human who are trying to breaking it. That's the plot and hereis my main gripe. Its episodic. That's the reason why I'm disappointed because there is no plot to speak of until when its at the very end of the show. There are times that does show a plot but mostly its just filler. But they are entertaining enough to see and the comedy is pretty decent enough. So while the plot is non-excision, at least it does a good job to try to entertain me which is why I give this section a five. Art:7/10 The art is ok at best. It doesn't look great but its not that bad ether. Character designs look well enough and the action scenes are well fluid in animation wise. I like how the world looks as it really shows that it use to be all beautiful before the holy era began. So the art is while not great, it is fine for what it is. Music:6/10 The op by AYA is really one of the catchiest songs that I've heard and the ending by Yuko and Chiyako is also my favorite ending so for. But what about the other music. Well they didn't impress me as its like any generic music you hear in the 90's. Nothing special but it fits and they don't sound out of place. English dubs vs english subs: This is where I'm gonna decide which track you should listen. The dub is ok at best as its not that bad compare to the other 90's and 80's dubs but I do have my gripes. Batanen voice is a little to deep in my opinion, Natsuki is too high and annoying! And secondary characters are hit or miss. One voice that I praise is Dorothy who did the voice for Sakura as she really gives her character personality. Now I only watch this in dub as I couldn't find the japanese version online. Its like it doesn't exist and I look high and low for it. So if your gonna see this then skip if you want subs but those who wan't dubs then this is good to listen to if you can handle the voice of the main character(seriously her dub voice is annoying). Winner: English dub by default unless if you know where the subs is then the english subs is the winner. Characters:6/10 The cast is decent enough to follow. There really isn't much depth to them but there personalities are very good and clever even if I have seen this before. They kinda develop as the episodes go by but they still act the same. So in terms of characters they are enjoyable but don't expect them to develop them well. Enjoyment:5/10 I did enjoy this when I watch it but as I go on, it kinda drop. I was expecting at least some sort of plot line like how the world is form because it didn't explain it well. But if your in for something to waste your time then this is for you.But if your hoping for good story telling and character development then skip it. Overall:5/10 Average

Hyper Police, Hyper Police, Radioactive Hyper Police - is tragically both misleading and nothing to do with the anime in question. My lyrical stylings aside, Hyper Police is another mid-nineties anime that I missed the first time around and which I've watched now in my continuing quest to test the operational lifespan of my eyeballs. It share's a certain mid-nineties aesthetic which newer anime fans (or even older ones who lack the myopic eye of nostalgia) may find offputting. But it’s a style I find to be quite enjoyable - probably as it’s the style of anime that was in vogue when I first startedwatching it and as such formed the mental foundations on which my love of the medium was built. Anyway, introspective blather aside, Hyper Police is a fairly by the numbers action series with the usual flavouring of romance, comedy and character development. The plot is fairly episodic with no particularly entrenched back-story. This makes it excellent for casual viewing as most episodes can be watched in isolation. In some ways it comes across as "Wicked City PD Blues" or "Renegade: Demon City Shinjuku". Now whether those analogies a) make sense to you and b) intrigue you is not my problem. While Hyper Police isn’t bad there's probably a lot of other stuff you could (and should, yes that’s right should) be watching instead. But for a "backup" series that you can casually throw on in the background it may be worth a look.

Hyper Police is a great setting with some fun action scenarios, hindered mostly by weak writing. To get that out of the way: one-note 90's-era cliches and stereotypes drive almost everything, and the plotting is mostly episodic with gradual changes in the recurring characters, which is enough to keep it alive but not enough to make it inherently compelling. The finale baffles me just as much as ever on a rewatch of the series, almost a decade later: although it's a cool ending, and some of the best writing in the series, the big moments all read as non-sequiturs thrown in to make it tryto add up to something. And all of that is a shame, because the setting is full of little worldbuilding details that bring it alive: The bounty hunting business, the post-apocalyptic cityscape, the street scenes with dozens of different anthro people and moments of physical comedy. It just gets dragged down by all the screen time spent on reprisals of predictable character moments, simple misunderstanding plots, and low-risk reset-to-zero conclusions: things that infest anime today too, but are a little more grating for being dated. However, when it works, it's good. Generic villain characters frame most of the episodes, and those are great foils that consistently bring out the best of the main cast. Age has mostly been kind to the visuals, too: no high budget animation, but the visual design has some classic stuff. These good elements are good enough - and distinctive enough - that I wanted to rewatch it over "better" old series, which might be enough to recommend it to a discerning viewer(given the caveats).