Kochikame Episode 42 Apr 2026

Nakagawa yells, floating upward.

"Nakagawa! Bend over!" Ryotsu yells.

Of course, the magnet is too strong. It yanks the entire suit—Nakagawa and all—toward the tower. Nakagawa slams into the side of the watchtower with a comical splat , deflating the suit like a sad balloon. He slides down the side, landing perfectly in a recycling bin full of old newspapers.

Noguchi proudly announces his invention: It’s a bulky, inflatable vinyl suit with small ducted fans on the arms and legs, powered by a lawnmower engine strapped to the back. Kochikame Episode 42

Nakagawa watches, brushing pigeon feathers off his uniform, and says with a small smile: "At least the traffic is clear now."

"The Great Flying Nakagawa" (とんだ大空の逃亡者) Original Air Date (Imagined): November 15, 1998 Episode Synopsis The episode opens on a quiet afternoon at the Kameari Police Box. Nakagawa is polishing his already immaculate motorcycle, while Honda (the former juvenile delinquent turned traffic cop) watches with a mix of admiration and annoyance. Ryotsu is, predictably, asleep at his desk, drooling onto a lottery ticket.

Ryotsu wakes up, sees Nakagawa drifting past the second story of a department store, and grins. "What a stupid way to go. Oh well, time for tonkatsu ." Nakagawa yells, floating upward

With a roar, , still screaming obscenities, holding the worthless ticket.

"What?! Why?!"

But then he sees a small, familiar yellow cap flutter down from Nakagawa’s pocket: that Nakagawa had been holding for the station’s communal pot. Of course, the magnet is too strong

Suddenly, a high-pitched whine fills the air. Everyone looks up to see a bright pink, inflatable UFO—complete with googly eyes—descending onto the street. It’s actually the newest creation of the perpetually bankrupt inventor, , from the "Miracle Science Club."

Ryotsu, desperate, has a "brilliant" idea. He runs to a nearby pachinko parlor and grabs a giant magnet used for cheating at the machines (a running gag). He climbs to the top of a police watchtower.

Ryotsu climbs down, opens the bin, and finds a dazed, feather-covered Nakagawa holding up the lottery ticket.

"THE LOTTERY TICKET IS IN YOUR BACK POCKET! I’LL MAGNET IT!"

Before anyone can protest, the suit inflates uncontrollably, ballooning to three times its size. The engine sputters, and Noguchi is launched into a telephone pole. Dazed, he runs away, leaving the still-inflated, now-loose suit bouncing down the street. Nakagawa, ever the helpful straight man, tries to catch the runaway suit. But as he grabs a dangling strap, the engine revs to maximum, and the suit inflates around him like a giant pink marshmallow. Nakagawa’s legs lift off the ground.