>>375190Kochikame isn't that famous in the west but it's a classic. The manga had 200 vols, ran for 40 years and is 3rd longest running manga ever. Next year is the 50th anniversary which is why the new anime is showing up. The tranny character is a minor one that rarely appears, the rest of the series is a comedy about the protaginist getting into all sorts of trouble. Despite it's long run, the first anime ran from 1996-2004, a lot more recent than I thought, it was pretty good.
Anyway, regarding trannys, even japan are careful. The original Yakuza 3 game had a side quest involving a tranny but that got removed in the remastered edition.