Hotaru Abe

Hotaru Abe is an author in Japan. She is a new comer to the world of manga and her first work so far is the manga adpation of the Realm Jumper Police film that came out in 2007. Abe-san was chosen by Kenji Suzuki to write this version of the plotline.

The Movie Manga
In the movie version of Realm Jumper Police, the story was simplifed to fit in a hour and half format. The characters of Yoko, Liqin, and Xiaomei are changed to being members of the Police Force since training and it was decided that they would focus on the plotline of the Mayor being the main antagonist over Tenka. The Purple Cobras are present as a gang of petty theives. Also unlike Kenji's storyline, Mandy and Max Macaw are not retained.

Abe-san was asked by Kenji Suzuki to write a script based on the film for manga form. She was more than happy to accept this honor. Upon writing the plotline for this new comic, she decided to add more from Kenji's original plotline into it. Shichou is still retained as the main foe of the plotline; however, she was highly disapointed that Tenka was not present in the film. So she readded him into the manga, this time as a worker of Shichou. She felt that his longing for Yoko was a key factor that helped prevent Shichou winning in Kenji's original plotline. Like in the live action film, the Purple Cobras are a petty gang but are a little more focused on.

Abe-san also retained the notion that the three main girls were in fact all friend before joining the Police Force. Yoko is played less childish in this manga than Kenji's original, since Abe-san felt that she was too moe for her own good. This has caused some outcry from hard core fans, but Kenji liked it. Liqin's personality is the same but her movie uniform is used instead of the police uniform. Xiaomei's outfit is her Chinese one, since the film made her more of an ambassador of the Police Force than formal member of the team. Her personality is more rational than in Kenji's version. Mayor Shichou is more or less the same as in the original plot.

Other Works
Daiki: Yokai Taijiya