Tatsunoko Production's 1983 sci-fi action series Future Police Urashiman has arrived on HIDIVE and Hulu, complete with English dub and subtitle options. The 50-episode run follows Ryo, a young man accidentally transported from the 1980s to the 21st century, who joins the futuristic police force to solve crimes while searching for a way back home.
Animated by the studio behind classics like Gatchaman and Speed Racer, Future Police Urashiman blends its time-travel premise with police procedural elements and a touch of shonen comedy. The series, which adapted a manga of the same name, holds a 7.15 rating on MyAnimeList and offers a complete, bingeable experience for fans of retro sci-fi.
Its arrival on these platforms provides a new opportunity to experience a slice of 80s anime production, showcasing early explorations of futuristic police work and temporal displacement within the genre.
