Because the animation budget was low and the art style was simple, the show survives as a pure document of its era. You watch the death of the bubble economy, the rise of the internet cafe, and the slow fading of the "old Tokyo" (shitamachi) as the show mentions satellite TV and convenience stores.
Kankichi Ryotsu (Ryosan), a 36-year-old patrol officer with superhuman strength and an endless supply of get-rich-quick schemes. The Setting: The Kameari Park Police Station in Tokyo.