Police in a Pod

Police in a Pod[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miko Yasu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Morning since November 2017. It won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021. A Japanese television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2021, and an anime television series adaptation by Madhouse is set to premiere in January 2022.

Police in a Pod
Manga volume 1 cover, featuring Mai Kawai
ハコヅメ～交番女子の逆襲～
(Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byMiko Yasu
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA (digital)
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 22, 2017 – present
Volumes18
Television drama
Directed by
  • Seiichi Nagumo
  • Shintaro Sugawara
  • Shunpei Marutani
  • Akiki Ito
Written byNemoto Nonji
Music byAkio Izutsu
Original networkNippon TV
Original run July 7, 2021 – September 15, 2021
Episodes9 + 2 special episodes
Anime television series
Directed byYuzo Sato
Written byRyunosuke Kingetsu
Music byNobuaki Nobusawa
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, TV Aichi, BS NTV
Original run January 5, 2022 – scheduled

Characters
Mai Kawai (川合 麻依, Kawai Mai)
Voiced by: Shion Wakayama[2]
Portrayed by: Mei Nagano[3]
Seiko Fuji (藤 聖子, Fuji Seiko)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[2]
Portrayed by: Erika Toda[3]
Seiji Minamoto (源 誠二, Minamoto Seiji)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[4]
Portrayed by: Shohei Miura[5]
Takeshi Yamada (山田 武志, Yamada Takeshi)
Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya[4]
Portrayed by: Yuki Yamada[5]
Miwa Makitaka (牧高 美和, Makitaka Miwa)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[4]
Portrayed by: Nanase Nishino[6]
Deputy Chief (副所長, Fuku Shochō)
Voiced by: Kendo Kobayashi[7]
Tamotsu Hōjō (北条 保, Hōjō Tamotsu)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[7]
Portrayed by: Yūsuke Hirayama[6]

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Miko Yasu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Morning since November 22, 2017.[8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 23, 2018.[9] As of August 23, 2021, eighteen volumes have been released.[10]

The series is licensed in English digitally by Kodansha USA.[11]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 23, 2018[9]978-4-06-511322-6June 8, 2021[12]978-1-63699-143-6
2 June 22, 2018[13]978-4-06-511692-0July 13, 2021[14]978-1-63699-219-8
3 August 23, 2018[15]978-4-06-512637-0August 10, 2021[16]978-1-63699-293-8
4 October 23, 2018[17]978-4-06-513020-9September 14, 2021[18]978-1-63699-354-6
5 January 23, 2019[19]978-4-06-514527-2October 12, 2021[20]978-1-63699-406-2
6 March 22, 2019[21]978-4-06-514963-8November 9, 2021[22]978-1-63699-461-1
7 May 23, 2019[23]978-4-06-515420-5December 14, 2021[24]978-1-63699-513-7
8 July 23, 2019[25]978-4-06-516266-8——
9 September 20, 2019[26]978-4-06-517128-8——
10 November 21, 2019[27]978-4-06-517759-4——
11 January 23, 2020[28]978-4-06-518157-7——
12 April 23, 2020[29]978-4-06-518944-3——
13 June 23, 2020[30]978-4-06-518966-5——
14 September 23, 2020[31]978-4-06-518967-2——
15 November 20, 2020[32]978-4-06-521759-7——
16 March 23, 2021[33]978-4-06-522711-4——
17 June 23, 2021[34]978-4-06-523557-7——
18 August 23, 2021[10]978-4-06-524537-8——

Drama

A Japanese television drama adaptation aired for nine episodes on Nippon TV[35][3][36] from July 7 to September 15, 2021.[37][38] Two special episodes aired on August 4[39] and August 11, 2021.[40]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 1, 2021. The series is animated by Madhouse and directed by Yuzo Sato, with Ryunosuke Kingetsu overseeing the scripts, Kei Tsuchiya designing the characters, and Nobuaki Nobusawa composing the music. It is set to premiere on January 5, 2022 on AT-X and other networks.[2][7] Riko Azuna will perform the opening theme "Shiranakya" (I Gotta Know), while Nonoc will perform the ending theme "Change".[4] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[41]

Reception

As of August 2021, the manga had 2.3 million copies in circulation.[2] In 2021, along with Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, the series won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.[42][43][44] The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[45] The series ranked #23 on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[46]

Notes
  1. Japanese: ハコヅメ ～交番女子の逆襲～, Hepburn: Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū, "Packed Up: A Police Box Woman's Counterattack"

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