Future Police Urashiman

Just your average guy living in 1983, Ryo gets flung forward in time to Neo Tokyo in the year 2050 during a freak accident, and to make things worse, he's lost most of his memories. With no way back and no real options, he ends up joining the Magna Police, a special unit that handles high-tech crime in this neon-drenched future city. His partners are the by-the-book Inspector Leon and the kindhearted Sister Sophia, and together they take on Necrime, a flashy criminal syndicate run by a guy named Ludovich who clearly enjoys being a villain. The whole hook is that Ryo's only real skill set is 20th-century street smarts, which clashes hilariously with the futuristic world around him. It's a genuine fish-out-of-water setup that the show commits to across all 50 episodes, mixing slapstick comedy with surprisingly fun action sequences. Tatsunoko Production gave this thing a gorgeous pop-art visual style with early cyberpunk vibes, and the synth-heavy soundtrack, especially the opening theme "Midnight Submarine", is pure 80s gold. Mecha designs come from Kunio Okawara, which should tell you the hardware looks great. If you liked the buddy-cop energy of City Hunter, the retro-futuristic aesthetic of Space Adventure Cobra, or the comedic action of Dirty Pair, this is right in that wheelhouse. It's a 1983 TV series that deserves way more attention than it gets.