Kobayakawa Miyuki in particular was deeply explored. It cannot compare in terms of romance or drama, but it boasts far more intelligent comedy while managing to develop the characters even further than they had already been.
This twenty episode collection of eight minute specials nearly matches the quality of the original series despite moving in a different creative direction. "You're Under Arrest: Mini Specials" is one such aberration. It is only once every so often that they're able to maintain the status quo. Not always, but the majority of the time they fall short of the standard set by the main series. She modified 1985 Honda Today 700cc (although still having a yellow number plate for K-cars) and added twin cams, a turbo-charger, and nitrous oxide boost.Specials usually suck.
Her partner is Saori Saga, who took over Natsumi's position after she was permanently stationed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department branch as part of her duties as an SAT operative before being transferred to the United States to conduct forensic training. Miyuki also renewed her "friendship" with Nakajima, further opening their relationship to other possibilities. The two patched up their differences when Miyuki told Natsumi that she wasn't open enough for her to accept Natsumi's recruitment into the SAT since the two had acted like real friends, even like sisters when Miyuki explained that Natsumi's SAT recruitment happened so fast without her realizing it all along, which forced her to shield herself from seeing reality as it was. Nearing the end of the series, Miyuki nearly broke her friendship with Natsumi after learning that the latter was being recruited into the Special Assault Team.
Miyuki was sent to Los Angeles with Natsumi as part of a foreign police officer exchange program for a short time with the Los Angeles Police Department. Nearing the end of the movie, she and Natsumi apprehend renegade officer Tadashi Emoto after wounding Kachou as a means of "proving" that he acted alone throughout the crisis. In the Hachi-Ichi-Go (蜂一号) crisis (Bee Number One in the dub of You're Under Arrest: The Movie), Miyuki's expertise in computers and in electronics have managed to gain breakwork during initial investigations over the mysterious power outages in the Sumida Ward, but was not able to secure any details regarding them. The Lab invited her to permanently transfer to the department, but she refused the offer. Miyuki was the other half of the duo responsible for ground breaking work in dismantling a mysterious car smuggling syndicate operation in Tokyo, resulting in her subsequent transfer to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau under its Scientific Investigations Laboratory. The two became famous with Miyuki's brains and Natsumi's fists in solving various cases involving either themselves or with their colleagues. Eventually catching up with her, Miyuki made a first impression with her and after Natsumi's transfer to Bokuto Station was complete, Miyuki and Natsumi became partners in the station's Traffic Division. When she was trying to pick up Natsumi, she met with her instead by luck when seeing her breaking some of traffic violation rules but she knew at once that she's Natsumi, her partner to be. Negative One Year Before Disappear of Megumi Yokota kun She residences currently in Kōtō, Tokyo alongside Natsumi. She had previously lived in the Okayama Prefecture before moving to the Greater Tokyo Area and entered the Metropolitan Police Department Academy and was classmates with Natsumi Tsujimoto before being transferred to Bokuto Station. Her character design was also used as the template for a goddess whom the characters prayed to in a four-panel gag strip added to a version of YUA who eventually became Belldandy when the strip proved popular and was developed into Oh! My Goddess.Īccording to the information in the You're Under Arrest series, Miyuki was born on April 7, 1976. Miyuki is fearful of anything that cannot be explained by science, such as the Paranormal, Supernatural or anything that was similar to science fiction. The OVA version was done by Jo Ann Luzzatto and the rest was done by Juliet Cesario In the Live Action version, she was portrayed by actress Sachie Hara. Her Japanese voice was provided by Akiko Hiramatsu, Kathyin Masilungan (Filipino) Her English voice, however, was provided by two voice actors. Kathyin Masilungan (Filipino) Jo Ann Luzzatto (OVA) & Juliet Cesario Sachie Hara (Live Action) Miyuki Kobayakawa ( 小早川 美幸, Kobayakawa Miyuki) is the protagonist in the You're Under Arrest franchise.