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Officer Mai Kawai has had enough! She’s sick of being a police officer—but just when she’s about to hand in her resignation, the arrival of a brilliant (and beautiful) ace detective named Seiko Fuji changes her mind. Will Fuji reignite Mai’s passion for policing? And will Mai uncover the mystery of why Fuji was transferred to this ordinary police box?
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Police in a Pod premiered January 5, 2022. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Officer Mai Kawai has had enough! She’s sick of being a police officer—but just when she’s about to hand in her resignation, the arrival of a brilliant (and beautiful) ace detective named Seiko Fuji changes her mind. Will Fuji reignite Mai’s passion for policing? And will Mai uncover the mystery of why Fuji was transferred to this ordinary police box?
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Episode 1
Rookie policewoman Mai Kawai is ready to quit the force when the job turns out to not be what she expected, until the arrival of her new instructor Sergeant Fuji causes her to consider sticking around after all.
Directed by Kim Min-sunWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Shimba Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Yanaka, Mitsuru Ogata, Masashi Nogawa, Seiyu Fujiwara, Takugo Iwakawa, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Shou Okumura
Episode 2
Kawai continues to learn from her female colleagues what it takes to be a good police officer. The lessons this time involve domestic incidents, and how to deduce what's not immediately obvious.
Directed by Park Jae-ikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Hiroshi Yanaka, Yumiri Hanamori, Shunichi Maki, Takaaki Torashima, Risa Kubota
Episode 3
Detective Minamoto makes his presence known, now that the vacuum Sgt. Fuji left behind in Criminal Affairs makes him the division ace. Kawai and Fuji confront various societal issues having to do with the treatment of one's elders.
Directed by Kang Tae-sikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yanaka, Kimiko Saito, Jun Fukushima, Akihiro Mine
Episode 4
The chase is the thing! Or so Kawai discovers, when a police dog is brought in to help find a missing old man. Then the chasing continues when the police have traffic control duty during a local marathon.
Directed by Kim Min-sunWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Fukushi Ochiai, Takumu Miyazono, Kouichi Souma, Shota Yamamoto, Satoshi Inomata, Taro Kiuchi
Episode 5
Fuji tries to teach Kawai a lesson about responsibility during their late-night patrol shift. Yamada has his work cut out for him when he finds himself investigating an unrepentant train groper.
Directed by Park Jae-ikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Hiroshi Yanaka, Shouto Kashii, Shinji Nagano, Tatsuhiro Kikuchi
Episode 6
Fuji and Minamoto have more in common than they'd care to admit, particularly their competitive spirits. This can complicate all manner of things, especially when the next police call could come in at any time.
Directed by Park Jae-ikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiroki Maeda, Hiromichi Tezuka, Katsunori Okai
Episode 7
The competition gets personal when the team is tasked with chasing a crystal smuggler. By assisting Minamoto with the interrogation of the dealer's lover, Kawai is able to witness unusual methods firsthand.
Directed by Kang Tae-sikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yanaka, Takaya Kuroda, Hiroshi Naka, Chie Nakamura, Hayato Fujii
Episode 8
It's a horrible day for Kawai for she temporary has to team up with Shikine, an officer who is often over-enthusiastic and overly straight-laced.
Directed by Park Si-hooWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiroko Kiso, Shinya Hamazoe, Atsushi Abe, Uko Tachibana, Yuki Ishikari
Episode 9
The lieutenant decides it's high time he applied more discipline to the station's physical training regimen. Kawai and Fuji spend a night fielding one outrageous police report after another.
Directed by Park Si-hoo, Kyosuke TakadaWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yanaka, Junichi Yanagita, Shizuka Okohira, Yoshihito Sasaki, Shohei Kajikawa
Episode 10
Yamada risks becoming a laughingstock when he commits the cardinal sin of losing his police ID. Kawai must figure out how to deal with one of the more disturbing aspects of being on the force.
Directed by Kang Tae-sikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Kendo Kobayashi, Hiromichi Tezuka, Hiroki Touchi, Yuuki Hirose
Episode 11
Kawai just wants to go home after a long shift and get some rest, but things don't seem to go according to plan. A witness to an attack on a girl comes along and someone will need to do a composite sketch of her testimony.
Directed by Park Jae-ikWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Shogo Sakata, Saori Terai, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Shoumaru Zouza
Episode 12
As the investigation of the high school attack case continues, they need to check the facts from the testimonies of the people involved in the case.
Directed by Park Si-hooWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Rikiya Koyama, Hiroki Maeda, Hiromichi Tezuka, Shogo Sakata, Saori Terai
Episode 13
After Makitaka gets the victim's statement and Minamoto and Fuji spot Yasuda leaving the house, it seems the case is finally over. However, for lack of evidence, they still have to be cautious, which basically takes Kawai and company off the rest of the case.
Directed by Park Jae-ik, Kim Min-sunWritten by Ryunosuke KingetsuGuest stars Kana Hanazawa, Ryota Suzuki, Shimba Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Naka, Hiroki Maeda, Shunsuke Sakuya, Jun Miyamoto, Genki Muro
Episode information updated Sep 21, 2026
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Shion WakayamaMai Kawai (voice)
Yui IshikawaSeiko Fuji (voice)
Kana HanazawaMiwa Makitaka (voice)
Ryota SuzukiSeiji Minamoto (voice)
Shimba TsuchiyaTakeshi Yamada (voice)
Rikiya KoyamaTamotsu Hojo (voice)
Kendo KobayashiMachiyama Station Deputy Chief (voice)
Hiroshi YanakaPolice Box Chief Shuichi Igasaki (voice)
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