The Mobile Cop Jiban (Japanese; 機動刑事ジバン | Hepburn: Kidō Keiji Jiban | simply known as Jiban | Japanese: ジバン | Hepburn: Jiban) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series that serves as the 8th entry in the Metal Hero Series franchise, and the first entry in the Heisei period. Produced by Toei and aired by TV Asahi in Japan from January 29, 1989, to January 28, 1990, it ran for 52 episodes and a feature movie aired on July 17, 1989. According to Toei's International Sales & Promotion Department, the series' English title can be referred to as Jiban. The premise for the series combines elements from the American film RoboCop and the 1970s tokusatsu Robot Detective.