Taiho shichauzo!

This OVA consists of the first 4 episodes of what would be the "You're Under Arrest" TV series. This does what a pilot episode should do. It introduces the characters and the general status quo of the series.

It introduces the two main leads, Natsumi and Miyukui well enough. There is a good sense of their personalities and character dynamics. But the rest of the precinct is awful.

There is an episode where they use the entire police station to spy on Miyuki's date. One of the main characters fakes a major crime, endangering lives, just as an elaborate scheme to get the two officers to bond.

Still good, but has not yet reached its potential.

I'm a big sucker for nineties animation. Drawn by hand no CG (Chef's kiss) plus, since it was made in the nineties, there is still the lack to tend to western sensibilities. I know it might sound clique but anime is now more "main stream".

The concept of this OVA is rather simple which is another reason why I like it. It cuts straight to the point, doesn't pretend to be more than it is. It keeps it simple and clean (shout out to all my Kingdom Hearts fans). These two opposing characters get buddied up as partners and end up becoming somewhat badass traffic cops together. As much of a badass of a traffic cop one can be. I mean no guns small cars. But as I said in the beginning the animation does numbers. They storylines are a tad cheesy but the racing scenes truly remind me of watching Initial D for the first time. And since its an OVA it really helps its only a few episodes long.

I haven't seen the series yet but if you liked initial d or hajime ippo give this a go.