Episode 1 of the anime was pretty funny for me. Fuji is already amazing for letting Kawai practice her interrogation with an notorious felon.
What actually surprised me is how wholesome some parts were. Kawai’s answer to “why do we have to follow rules?” was actually pretty cool. Which makes the joke about Fuji copying the pamphlet policewoman even better.
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Feel like binging the manga now.
Also did the Police in a Pod page.
Edited by Ominae on Jan 6th 2022 at 9:43:37 AM
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Found this article on how Yasu got started in being a mangaka.
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Interesting. So the mangaka actually worked as an officer and she wanted to convey that police are just your regular grody humans too. Well the first episode was successful at that.
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Predictably, some reviewers/viewers are calling this copganda.
Funny considering that the manga doesn’t even dive hard into the other aspects of the Japanese criminal justice system.
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I will probably continue watching, but in episode one Fuji pretends to help a man who just fell and searches his bag for a crowbar.
I certainly don't want cops to do that.
Tropes page could use a grammar check, especially the Brick Joke entry.
Especially, most of the criticisms came from the American reviewers, while the non-American ones had a very different opinion instead.
I'm not sure I've actually seen anyone accuse this of being copaganda? Mostly I've encountered pro-cop types absolutely losing their shit at people saying/suggesting that they don't like IRL cops. Then most of the ensuing debate ends up having almost nothing to do with the show itself
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Actually that part also crosses into Japanese law enforcement's reputation for arrests that led to scandals including holding someone in detention until he or she confesses.
IIRC, that part is mostly in part with the public prosecutors. And they (mostly) call the shots if an arrest an officer makes is okay or not. Not to mention leading an operation to make said arrest.
Yasu's career, IIRC, was mostly in public safety and doing koban beats. From what I've read so far, there's no scenario that's controversial... Well maybe for the questioning in the streets part since I've heard foreign residents get hassled.
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Several
of ANN's reviewers call it exactly that in their preview guide.
Several of ANN's reviewers call it exactly that in their preview guide.
One of them calls it that (in a review that was added after I read through them). There's two others that mention propaganda to state that it's not
One of them, actually:
The other just flat out calls it Copoganda:
And then one of them says it's Copoganda at worst.
The last one seems to be saying that those not familiar with Japanese law enforcement would see it propaganda.
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Episode 2: Oh man, that’s a hard-hitting subject. Goes to show that the author has real-life work experience. Sexual abuse is always hard to detect, and she really captured the bluff of the victim. Glad she and her mother are better off now.
And then we deal with domestic violence. These are honestly interesting topics for an anime to tackle, even if only to dip a toe into the muck.
The chief with the pompadour is great. Also turns out Fuji was the one Maki should have been scared of all along.
Really loved the 2 episodes so far. I wouldn't understand why reviewers would even call it "copaganda", as it doesn't look or feel at all like any American cop show, and they should already know police issues in the US are pretty different in other places.
Of course, leave it to American critics to review things without taking their heads out of their butts, and thinking that everywhere else should function and be just like 'Murika.
the other revirew that called it copaganda was at Anime Feminist:
| Still, this show is…well, it’s straight-up copaganda. Expect to see that word a lot in this review.
| there’s this uneasiness that comes with a rather authoritarian anime looking so nice
| all policing systems are fraught and built on a foundation of inhumanity
| I think there’s a lot to be discussed about a cop-friendly anime being made in 2022 in the midst of rising police violence in “safe” countries like Japan.
| I think there’s something to be said, and I’m hopefully going to be one of the many voices saying something about series like this getting greenlit.
| And just in case I wasn’t clear: ACAB,
There's even more in the review, but that should give you an idea. The review was written by an African-American transwoman, who might have some highly justified baggage about police, but the comments are much the same.
Edited by ScrewySqrl on Jan 14th 2022 at 1:35:03 PM
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Did the character page.
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Episode 3 is out. We meet Minamoto who’s now the ace detective now that Seiko os on police box duty. It’s rather interesting that he’s incredibly strong with PR. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of that.
And wow, did not expect to see an autopsy in this show. Kinda surprised even police-box officers are allowed to do that, since it seems they don’t get training for that. At least a forensics doctor was there. Respect to the delinquent’s mom for taking care of the old man, though. The level of care you’d have to give so someone who’s been bedridden for two years wouldn’t get even a single bed sore… let’s just say that’s hard work.
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I thought that the episode will get to the part where Fuji and company do a wellness check.
Oh well, I'll check out the drama.
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Episode 4: Police doggos! They’re hard to chase, but you gotta. On a side note I wish to be as spry as that old guy when I hit my 80s.
Second half of the episode isn’t too interesting for me but always amusing to see Kawai whine about her job.
Episode 5: Seiko was such a jerk stealing the credit for catching that criminal. Funny but it could have also gone awry.
I appreciate that the little Makitaka screentime we got is her radiating scorn for that molester. And I hope the guy enjoys his time in the slammer.
Episode 7: Man, I know it’s played for laughs but Seiko can be a real jerk sometimes. She also pretty deliberately wasted the team’s time and manpower for paid leave priority.
I was happy to see the genius interrogator Minamoto in action, though!
I did like how he faced the consequences of messing up the car in the previous episode.
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No trope page yet.
Have plans to read the manga/watch the anime. On the live-action, I'm on the fence. But I'm thinking of watching it.
Been told that it's a successor to You're Under Arrest for just being a police procedural, but without much action.
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