Jaco the Galactic Patrolman (manga)

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman (Japanese銀河パトロール ジャコHepburnGinga Patorōru Jako) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from July to October 2013, with the eleven chapters collected into a single volume by Shueisha. It follows Jaco, an extraterrestrial police officer that has come to Earth to protect it from an evil alien attack.

The eleventh chapter reveals that the story is set before the events of Toriyama’s Dragon Ball and features some of its characters. Since the series’ conclusion, Jaco has become a recurring character in various Dragon Ball media. The first two chapters received a “Vomic” adaptation for the television show Sakiyomi Jum-Bang!. English-language publisher Viz Media serialized Jaco simultaneously in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump as it ran in Japan and released the single volume in North America in 2015.

 

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
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Cover of the kanzenban edition of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, depicting Jaco, Omori and Tights.
銀河パトロール ジャコ
(Ginga Patorōru Jako)
Genre Comedy, science fiction
Manga
Written by Akira Toriyama
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Imprint Jump Comics
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
Demographic Shōnen
Original run July 29, 2013 – October 14, 2013
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