Hyper Police...

I've had a soft spot for cat girls ever since I saw Nuku Nuku, so, naturally, when Hyper Police called out to me and said "buy me", I bought the first couple of volumes...

Skilled and deadly bounty hunter Natsuhime Sasawara, a cunning blend of human and futuristic demon cat, protects the laws of humans and monsters. After a tragic accident, Natsuhime is teamed up by the Police Company with Sakura, a Nine-Tail Fox striving to achieve new magical powers. Blast into the future with this fast paced combination of science fiction, cop thriller, monster mayhem, and comical fantasy, now available for the first time in the U.S.!

Volume 1
Bounty Hunter
Natsuki Sasahara, a bounty hunter, is half human and half Nekomata (cat monster). In order to protect the laws and order of human beings and monsters, she fights against evil criminals as an employee of Police Company.

Nine-Tail Fox? Sakura Appears
Sakura is a Nine-Tail Fox who hasn't earned nine tails yet. She must gain strong magical power in order to become a true Nine-Tail Fox. Sakura has her eyes on Natsuki whose magic is very powerful. Meanwhile, Natsuki is on a high paying job to arrest a brutal criminal on the wanted list.

Combination Anxiety
Natsuki has a new partner; Batanen is replaced with Sakura. Since all Sakura does is try to steal Natsuki's magical power, rumor and dysfunction ensue and Natsuki doubts her trust in Sakura.

A Meal and a Night's Lodging
Sakura is ridiculed by Fonne of Mad Police Corporation, a rival company. Upset, Sakura tries to outsmart her by capturing the wanted Bomb Monsters. She finally arrests one of them just as Fonne beats her to the punch and arrests the gang leader. Natsuki starts to worry about Sakura as she finds her living on the street...

Volume 2
It Makes Me Want to Cry
Natsuki teams up with Batanen and breaks into a secret hideout where they capture their wanted suspect and discover a young child. Natsuki's team vows to protect the child from any harm, but Fonne's team barges in and assassinates the criminal right in front of the child.

Leave of Absence
With her last assignment botched, Natsuki has completely lost her desire to work and is granted time off. During her leave of absence, she meets a girl named Miri, who claims to be a fan of Natsuki and asks to be taken on as Natsuki's.

Sorry!
Natsuki has returned to work and has put in a lot of legwork on a stakeout to find outlaw Gyan Ryudo. The team successfully completes their mission, but their moment of happiness is cut short when their reward for the arrest is taken away from them and their company goes bankrupt.

No Time, No Money, No License
Natsuki and Sakura are forced to work as freelancers since their company went bankrupt. They capture criminal after criminal, but their teamwork does not reap any real profit because they do not have bounty hunter licenses.

Volume 3
Friendship Like Ice
Attempting to help out Natsuki and Sakura, Batanen lets them take on a high-profile case. The pair jump at the opportunity but can't seem to agree on anything, which results in a big mix-up. During the break-in of their target enemy's hideout, the police show up to make the arrests, but Natsuki fails to get out in time and is taken in with the criminals.

Say Goodbye to a Cold Jail Cell
Accidentally incarcerated, Natsuki is trapped and frightened by the agonizing screams of her fellow prisoners. Natsuki shares her jail cell with a couple of Chameleons who suggest they all break out of prison together. The Chameleons turn out to be jailbreak contractors scheming to take advantage of Natsuki.

I Want the License
After being constantly taunted for not having an actual bounty hunter's license, Natsuki is determined to get one. After Sakura joins her, they both pass the skills exam, but for some reason, they take their time to turn in their applications, knowing they have a pressing deadline to meet.

Osaka Rhapsody
Natsuki and Sakura travel to Osaka to guard an important monk. After a fan approaches them and gives them necklaces with bells attached, the partners begin their guard duty. Although Natsuki and Sakura take the monk to a secret location, their hideout is uncovered and danger ensues.

Volume 4
Blast into the future with four more exciting adventures from anime's most dynamic crime-fighting team!

Cat's Bell
Natsuki, Sakura and the President make it safely to shore after their ship is bombed. No matter where they go, an enemy tracks them until they discover that Natsuki's bell charm necklace is really a transmitter, forcing them to pose as decoys.

Samurai Japan
Sakura is injured during a fight against Yoroi and disappears. A worried Natsuki and others look for her, while Sakura is treated by Shononoshin Senkura, who has time traveled from the Warring States Period and mistaken Sakura for his lover.

Cherry (Sakura) Blossoms, or Does It?
Natsuki finds out that Sakura has placed a bet involving Shonoshin and tries desperately to stop it, while Sakura finds herself becoming attracted to the handsome time traveler.

Everybody, Strange?
The national holiday and mating season time of cherry blossom has arrived. Lovestruck Sakura chases Shonoshin while Tommy pursues Po, while Shonoshin thinks the town's mad atmosphere is a sign of impending war.

Volume 5
Kids Floating, Natsuki Fainting
Sakura has become a mother, but her liberal parenting techniques wind up driving Natsuki away.

An Era of Cohabitation
Natsuki enters "An Era of Cohabitation" at Batanen's apartment; however, her crush on him ignites some unexpected romantic tension.

There Is No Tomorrow for the Cats?
After a year of investigation, Nupu and Batanen discover the hideout of the Cat Crusade, a band of thieves, while Natsuki gets close to these sympathetic criminals.

A Mysterious Dome
Natsuki discovers "A Mysterious Dome" which emerges from a long submerged time capsule. Everyone who enters the dome seems to disappear, including Sakura!

Volume 6
The future's hottest crimefighters take you on five giddy adventures in the dazzling anime series that has fans enthralled!

The Good Sunny Side of the Verandah
Natsuki's temporary stay with Batanen ends when he begins acting childish, driving her home despite the feeling she's forgotten something very important.

Po's Depression
Po's Depression has worn her out, thanks to repairing mysterious "space holes" which keep appearing. Tommy asks her out on a date to cheer her up, but all is not as it seems!

Sakura Becomes Insane
Sakura goes nuts when her husband keeps mistaking her for former girlfriend Kasumi, so she decides to use her father's power to do a little mind tampering of her own.

The Day of Catastrophe
When people and monsters first began to coexist, is told to Ayami after she's attacked by Sakura's pet monster, Myamunu, with Kondo badly wounded while trying to save her.

Which Do You Like?
'Which Do You Like?' is the question posed when Natsuki is taken to the Door of Hades and offered the chance to live as a human being, prompting her to a life-altering choice.

Hyper Police has action, some red ink, but, no naughty bits. Back in the day, anime was typically released with just a handful of episodes per volume and the release would have been spread out over several months. So, occasionally, I would start enjoying a series and then, at some point, I would lose interest for whatever reason and stop purchasing the later volumes. Now, of course, the release strategy would call for releasing the entire series as one set.

Unfortunately, I lost interest in Hyper Police after the second volume. Hyper Police turned out to be more of a drama about a cat girl than I was hoping it would be. Even though I lost interest in the series after the second volume, I went ahead and purchased the third volume anyway because, way back in the misty dawn of time, there was no way to get detailed descriptions for the third volume from my other sources. Overall, Hyper Police wasn't a complete waste of time, but, I lost interest a third of the way through the series. I gave Hyper Police a 2 out of 5.