Police in a Pod
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Police in a Pod manga vol. 1.png
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Mai Kawai
| ja_kanji = ハコヅメ～交番女子の逆襲～
| ja_romaji = Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū
| genre = Comedy{{cite web|script-title=ja:女性警察官コンビの本音とぼやきが満載、交番コメディ「ハコヅメ」1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/279344|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 30, 2020|language=ja|date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130142632/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/279344|url-status=live}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Miko Yasu
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Kodansha USA (digital)}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint = Morning KC
| magazine = Morning
| first = November 22, 2017
| last =
| volumes = 23
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|Seiichi Nagumo|Shintaro Sugawara|Shunpei Marutani|Akiki Ito}}
| producer =
| writer = Nemoto Nonji
| music = Akio Izutsu
| studio = Nippon Television
| licensee =
| network = NNS (Nippon TV)
| network_en =
| first = July 7, 2021
| last = September 15, 2021
| episodes = 9 + 2 special episodes
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = TV series
| director = Yuzo Sato
| producer =
| writer = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| music = Nobuaki Nobusawa
| studio = Madhouse{{efn|{{nihongo|Animation production assistance|アニメーション制作協力}} for all episodes provided by DR Movie.}}
| licensee = Crunchyroll {{English anime licensee|SA/SEA|Muse Communication}}
| network = AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, SUN, TV Aichi, BS NTV
| network_en = {{English anime network | SEA= Animax Asia{{cite tweet|author=Animax Asia TV|number=1553712249642319872|user=animaxasiatv|title=August is going to be AWESOME with these new anime shows! 🤩 Don't miss the fun only here on Animax! ✨|date=July 31, 2022|language=ja}}}}
| first = January 5, 2022
| last = March 30, 2022
| episodes = 13
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo foot|Police in a Pod|ハコヅメ ～交番女子の逆襲～|Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū|"Packed Up: A Police Box Woman's Counterattack"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miko Yasu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Morning since November 2017. A television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2021, while an anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse aired from January to March 2022.
By August 2021, the manga had over 2.3 million copies in circulation. Police in a Pod won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021 and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the same category in 2022.
Plot
Mai Kawai is a new police officer who only decided to take the job due to a desire to have a stable income. Having become dissatisfied with her career path, she decides to resign from the police force. On the day she planned to tender her resignation, she meets Seiko Fuji, who had been reassigned to serve as the director of her station. Fuji's dedication to the police force becomes an inspiration to Kawai, who decides to delay her resignation. The series follows the two and other members of the police forms solving crimes in their local area.
Characters
;{{Nihongo|Mai Kawai|川合 麻依|Kawai Mai}}
:{{Voiced by|Shion Wakayama}}
:{{Portrayed by|Mei Nagano}}
:Kawai is a fresh graduate from the police academy. She joined the Okajima Prefectural Police{{refn|Okajima Prefecture is a fictitious prefecture, and was changed to Saitama Prefecture in the television drama.|group=lower-alpha}} in order to have a stable income unlike her father, whose livelihood was affected by the exploitive practices of his company. However, she has had enough of the unkind treatment received as a police officer and decides to resign, but just as she was about to submit her letter of resignation, she is introduced to Seiko Fuji.
;{{Nihongo|Seiko Fuji|藤 聖子|Fuji Seiko}}
:{{Voiced by|Yui Ishikawa}}
:{{Portrayed by|Erika Toda}}
: Kawai's partner and instructor. She is nicknamed "Miss Perfect". She previously belonged to the local police's Criminal Affairs Division but was reassigned.
;{{Nihongo|Seiji Minamoto|源 誠二|Minamoto Seiji}}
:{{Voiced by|Ryōta Suzuki}}
:{{Portrayed by|Shohei Miura}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:三浦翔平&山田裕貴が“刑事ペア”「ほっこりと心温まる作品に」 『ハコヅメ』新キャスト発表|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2192536/full/|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 15, 2021|date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020113217/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2192536/full/|url-status=live}}
:He is part of the police department's investigation department. His strong interrogation skills have led him to being called an "interrogation genius".
;{{Nihongo|Takeshi Yamada|山田 武志|Yamada Takeshi}}
:{{Voiced by|Shimba Tsuchiya}}
:He is also a member of the police department's investigation department, and usually works with Seiji. Takeshi is frequently the target of Seiko's harassment, and thus sees female police officers as gorillas.
:{{Portrayed by|Yuki Yamada}}
:
;{{Nihongo|Miwa Makitaka|牧高 美和|Makitaka Miwa}}
:{{Voiced by|Kana Hanazawa}}
:{{Portrayed by|Nanase Nishino}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:西野七瀬、戸田恵梨香&永野芽郁と刑事役で初共演 『ハコヅメ』新キャスト発表|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2193390/full/|website=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 15, 2021|date=May 15, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020103049/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2193390/full/|url-status=live}}
:
;{{Nihongo|Deputy Captain|副署長|Fuku Shochō}}
:{{Voiced by|Kendo Kobayashi}}
:
;{{Nihongo|Tamotsu Hōjō|北条 保|Hōjō Tamotsu}}
:{{Voiced by|Rikiya Koyama}}
:{{Portrayed by|Yūsuke Hirayama}}
:
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by {{ill|Miko Yasu|ja|泰三子}}, Police in a Pod has been serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga magazine Morning since November 22, 2017.{{cite web|script-title=ja:交番女子を描く新連載がモーニングで、高橋ツトム＆野田彩子の読み切りも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/257796|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 30, 2020|language=ja|date=November 22, 2017|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127064853/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/257796|url-status=live}} The series finished its first part on June 16, 2022, and Yasu put the manga on hiatus to work on a new manga series.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Police in a Pod Manga Ends 1st Part in June, Goes on Hiatus So Author Can Launch New Work|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-29/police-in-a-pod-manga-ends-1st-part-in-june-goes-on-hiatus-so-author-can-launch-new-work/.186136|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 29, 2022|date=May 29, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529062226/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-29/police-in-a-pod-manga-ends-1st-part-in-june-goes-on-hiatus-so-author-can-launch-new-work/.186136|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:泰三子「ハコヅメ～交番女子の逆襲～」第1部モーニングで完結、10月には新作も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/481800|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 4, 2022|language=ja|date=June 16, 2022|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624031319/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/481800|url-status=live}} Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on April 23, 2018. As of February 21, 2023, twenty-three volumes have been released.
The series is licensed in English digitally by Kodansha USA.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kodansha Comics Licenses Ya Boy Kongming!, Police in a Pod, Undead Girl Murder Farce, More Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-27/kodansha-comics-licenses-ya-boy-kongming-police-in-a-pod-undead-girl-murder-farce-more-manga/.173286|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 27, 2021|date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117100412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-27/kodansha-comics-licenses-ya-boy-kongming-police-in-a-pod-undead-girl-murder-farce-more-manga/.173286|url-status=live}} The first volume was released on June 8, 2021. As of June 13, 2023, twenty-three volumes have been released.
==Volumes==
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|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = April 23, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278897|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053855/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278897|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-511322-6
|LicensedRelDate= June 8, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 6–12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-6-12/.173729|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104062356/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-6-12/.173729|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-143-6
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = June 22, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/287649|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=June 22, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053853/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/287649|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-511692-0
|LicensedRelDate= July 13, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-11-17/.175107|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=July 13, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053855/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-11-17/.175107|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-219-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate = August 23, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/296359|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=August 23, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053849/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/296359|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-512637-0
|LicensedRelDate= August 10, 2021{{cite web|title=Police in a Pod 3|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/police-in-a-pod-3/|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=July 15, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130141036/https://kodansha.us/volume/police-in-a-pod-3/|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-293-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate = October 23, 2018{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/304643|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053857/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/304643|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-513020-9
|LicensedRelDate= September 14, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-12-18/.177363|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=September 14, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108090756/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-12-18/.177363|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-354-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate = January 23, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【1月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/316905|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=January 23, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033411/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/316905|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-514527-2
|LicensedRelDate= October 12, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-10-16/.178387|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104070906/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-10-16/.178387|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-406-2
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|VolumeNumber = 6
|RelDate = March 22, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/324299|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206093725/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/324299|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-514963-8
|LicensedRelDate= November 9, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 7–13|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-7-13/.179402|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=November 9, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206202419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-7-13/.179402|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-461-1
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 7
|RelDate = May 23, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【5月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/332379|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206102040/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/332379|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-515420-5
|LicensedRelDate= December 14, 2021{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-12-18/.180618|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 4, 2022|date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216082224/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-12-18/.180618|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-513-7
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 8
|RelDate = July 23, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【7月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/340603|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=July 23, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033415/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/340603|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-516266-8
|LicensedRelDate= January 11, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 9–15|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-9-15/.181416|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 19, 2022|date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120150042/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-9-15/.181416|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-553-3
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 9
|RelDate = September 20, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/348111|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124154417/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/348111|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-517128-8
|LicensedRelDate= February 8, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 6–12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-6-12/.182407|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 20, 2022|date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402024229/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-6-12/.182407|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-606-6
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 10
|RelDate = November 21, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【11月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/356148|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=November 21, 2019|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122033241/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/356148|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-517759-4
|LicensedRelDate= March 8, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 6–12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-6-12/.183367|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313052609/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-09/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-6-12/.183367|archive-date=March 13, 2022|date=March 9, 2022|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-63699-645-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 11
|RelDate = January 23, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【1月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/364031|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033417/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/364031|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-518157-7
|LicensedRelDate= April 12, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 30, 2022|date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430062426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-118-9
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 12
|RelDate = April 23, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/376356|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803033411/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/376356|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-518944-3
|LicensedRelDate= May 10, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 8–14|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-8-14/.185537|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 15, 2022|date=May 11, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515060144/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-8-14/.185537|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-164-6
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 13
|RelDate = June 23, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【6月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/384262|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=June 23, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053858/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/384262|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-518966-5
|LicensedRelDate= June 14, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-12-18/.186669|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 14, 2022|date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714031004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-12-18/.186669|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-213-1
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 14
|RelDate = September 23, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/396788|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104003717/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/396788|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-518967-2
|LicensedRelDate= July 12, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-10-16/.187616|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 14, 2022|date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714010905/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-10-16/.187616|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-343-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 15
|RelDate = November 20, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【11月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/405271|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118205651/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/405271|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-521759-7
|LicensedRelDate= August 9, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 7–13|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-august-7-13/.188529|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 11, 2022|date=August 11, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201301/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-august-7-13/.188529|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-385-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 16
|RelDate = March 23, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/421113|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=March 23, 2021|archive-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206095918/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/421113|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-522711-4
|LicensedRelDate= September 13, 2022
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-440-1
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 17
|RelDate = June 23, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ハコヅメ」黒田カナを主人公にした番外編、町山市で起きた殺人事件を巡る物語|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/433785|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053851/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/433785|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-523557-7
|LicensedRelDate= October 11, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 9–15|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-9-15/.190721|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=October 11, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129184737/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-9-15/.190721|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-482-1
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 18
|RelDate = August 23, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/441651|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104053856/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/441651|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-524537-8
|LicensedRelDate= November 8, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 6–12|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-6-12/.191700|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=November 8, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322163723/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-08/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-6-12/.191700|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-538-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 19
|RelDate = November 22, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454142|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 4, 2022|language=ja|date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403090416/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454142|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-526127-9
|LicensedRelDate= December 13, 2022{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-11-17/.192892|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=December 15, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120105456/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-december-11-17/.192892|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-588-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 20
|RelDate = February 22, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/466503|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 17, 2022|language=ja|date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403203348/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/466503|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-526751-6
|LicensedRelDate= January 10, 2023{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 8–14|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-8-14/.193693|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=January 10, 2023|archive-date=February 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225113641/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-8-14/.193693|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-637-5
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 21
|RelDate = June 22, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/482207|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja|date=June 22, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630005924/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/482207|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-527611-2
|LicensedRelDate= February 14, 2023{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-12-18/.194910|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=February 15, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307192911/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-12-18/.194910|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-702-0
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 22
|RelDate = October 21, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498223|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 17, 2023|language=ja|date=October 21, 2022|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328205327/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498223|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-529572-4
|LicensedRelDate= April 11, 2023{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 9–15|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-9-15/.196998|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=April 11, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505152841/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-9-15/.196998|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-887-4
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|VolumeNumber = 23
|RelDate = February 21, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/513288|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 6, 2023|language=ja|date=February 21, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184907/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/513288|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-531164-6
|LicensedRelDate= June 13, 2023{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-11-17/.199129|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 8, 2023|date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614072527/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-11-17/.199129|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN= 978-1-68491-969-7
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=Drama=
A Japanese television drama adaptation aired for nine episodes on Nippon TV{{cite web|script-title=ja:戸田恵梨香＆永野芽郁：W主演「ハコヅメ〜たたかう！交番女子〜」 七夕に初回放送 そろってクランクインも|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210604dog00m200073000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=July 26, 2021|language=ja|date=June 5, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127064856/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210604dog00m200073000c.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:戸田恵梨香×永野芽郁W主演！新水曜ドラマ「ハコヅメ～たたかう！交番女子～」7月スタート！|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/hakozume/articles/2342rn03od6adhoj9jmy.html|website=Nippon TV|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210726204743/https://www.ntv.co.jp/hakozume/articles/2342rn03od6adhoj9jmy.html|archive-date=July 26, 2021|language=ja|date=May 2, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:戸田恵梨香&永野芽郁、ドラマ初共演でW主演 最強の“交番女子”ペア結成|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2192220/full/|website=Oricon News|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210726204916/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2192220/full/|archive-date=July 26, 2021|language=ja|date=May 2, 2021|url-status=live}} from July 7 to September 15, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ハコヅメ～たたかう！交番女子～：“例のアパート”にドラマファン反応「出た！」 レンアイ漫画家、チェリまほ、コタローにも“登場”？|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210709dog00m200062000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709112441/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210709dog00m200062000c.html|archive-date=July 9, 2021|language=ja|date=July 9, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:永野芽郁：「ハコヅメ」撮了で涙 視聴者に「救われた夏になった」|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210914dog00m200002000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916154829/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210914dog00m200002000c.html|archive-date=September 16, 2021|language=ja|date=September 14, 2021|url-status=live}} Two special episodes aired on August 4{{cite web|script-title=ja:ハコヅメ～たたかう！交番女子～：今夜、特別編放送 戸田恵梨香＆永野芽郁らの「通常点検」再び 新撮エピソードも|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210804dog00m200057000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923190042/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210804dog00m200057000c.html|archive-date=September 23, 2021|language=ja|date=August 4, 2021|url-status=live}} and August 11, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ハコヅメ～たたかう！交番女子～：今夜、特別編放送 ムロツヨシ＆山田裕貴が交番でドタバタ劇！？ 新撮エピソード登場|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210810dog00m200086000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811071057/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210810dog00m200086000c.html|archive-date=August 11, 2021|language=ja|date=August 11, 2021|url-status=live}} RöE performed the opening "YY",{{cite web|script-title=ja:ロイ-RoE-、永野芽郁×戸田恵梨香ドラマOP曲「YY」MV公開 どこかの惑星で宇宙人と交流|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/102214/2|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302181646/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/102214/2|archive-date=March 2, 2022|language=ja|date=July 21, 2021|url-status=live}} and milet performed the ending theme "Ordinary Days".{{cite web|script-title=ja:miletが永野芽郁×戸田恵梨香ドラマ『ハコヅメ～たたかう！交番女子～』主題歌を担当|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/101058/2|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302181849/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/101058/2|archive-date=March 2, 2022|language=ja|date=June 17, 2021|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 1, 2021. The series was 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 aired from January 5 to March 30, 2022 on AT-X and other networks.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Police in a Pod Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2022|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-01/police-in-a-pod-comedy-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2022/.175790|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 1, 2021|date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113190318/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-01/police-in-a-pod-comedy-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2022/.175790|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Police in a Pod TV Anime Posts More Cast, January 5 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-19/police-in-a-pod-tv-anime-posts-more-cast-january-5-premiere/.179709|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 19, 2021|date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123041902/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-19/police-in-a-pod-tv-anime-posts-more-cast-january-5-premiere/.179709|url-status=live}} Riko Azuna performed the opening theme "Shiranakya" (I Gotta Know), while Nonoc performed the ending theme "Change".{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Police in a Pod TV Anime's 1st English-Subtitled Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, January Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-15/police-in-a-pod-tv-anime-1st-english-subtitled-video-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-january-debut/.178475|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 15, 2021|date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119142244/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-15/police-in-a-pod-tv-anime-1st-english-subtitled-video-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-january-debut/.178475|url-status=live}} Funimation streamed the series outside of Asia.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Funimation Streams Police in a Pod, Girls' Frontline, Slow Loop Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/funimation-streams-police-in-a-pod-girls-frontline-slow-loop-anime/.181242|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 5, 2022|date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105170340/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/funimation-streams-police-in-a-pod-girls-frontline-slow-loop-anime/.181242|url-status=live}} Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Muse Malaysia Licenses Police in a Pod Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-22/muse-malaysia-licenses-police-in-a-pod-anime/.179833|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 22, 2021|date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122095342/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-22/muse-malaysia-licenses-police-in-a-pod-anime/.179833|url-status=live}}
==Episode==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Unbox & Punching Bag
| TranslitTitle = Anbokkusu Ando Sandobakku
| NativeTitle = アンボックス＆サンドバック
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kim Minsun
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yuzo Sato
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|05}}
| ShortSummary = Kawai, a fresh graduate from police academy, has had enough of the bad rap she has been getting as a member of the police force. However, before she could submit her letter of resignation, a new instructor gets assigned to her. Chief Fuji used to be a detective but got transferred for allegedly harassing one of her juniors.
The pair heads off for patrol and Kawai soon witnesses Fuji's coping mechanisms and skill as a detective by capturing a burglar suspect on the first day.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Beginner's Luck
| TranslitTitle_1 = Bigināzu Rakku
| NativeTitle_1 = ビギナーズ・ラック
| Title_2 = Police Jungle
| TranslitTitle_2 = Porisu Janguru
| NativeTitle_2 = ポリス・ジャングル
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Jaeik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yuzo Sato
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|12}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Enter the Ace
| TranslitTitle_1 = Ēsu Tōjō
| NativeTitle_1 = エース登場
| Title_2 = The Corpse's Tale
| TranslitTitle_2 = Itai wa Kataru
| NativeTitle_2 = 遺体は語る
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kang Taesik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Koji Sawai
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|19}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Dear Dog-Sama
| TranslitTitle_1 = Haikei Oinu-sama
| NativeTitle_1 = 拝啓お犬様
| Title_2 = Runner's High
| TranslitTitle_2 = Rannāzu Hai
| NativeTitle_2 = ランナーズ・ハイ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kim Minsun
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yuzo Sato
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|26}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Late-Night Patrol
| TranslitTitle_1 = Shin'ya no Patorōru
| NativeTitle_1 = 深夜のパトロール
| Title_2 = Vs. the Groper
| TranslitTitle_2 = Bāsasu. Chikan
| NativeTitle_2 = VS．チカン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Jaeik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Ken'ichi Kawamura
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|02}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = The Roaring Mixer
| TranslitTitle_1 = Gōkon Kyōsō Kyoku
| NativeTitle_1 = 合コン狂騒曲
| Title_2 = Runaway Police
| TranslitTitle_2 = Bōsō Porisu
| NativeTitle_2 = 暴走ポリス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Jaeik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Koji Sawai
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|09}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Tailing Championship
| TranslitTitle_1 = Bikō Senshuken
| NativeTitle_1 = 尾行選手権
| Title_2 = Smooth Talker
| TranslitTitle_2 = Hito Tarashi
| NativeTitle_2 = 人たらし
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kang Taesik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Koji Sawai
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|16}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Rampage of Justice
| TranslitTitle_1 = Seigi no Bōsō
| NativeTitle_1 = 正義の暴走
| Title_2 = Musclehead
| TranslitTitle_2 = Kinniku Baka
| NativeTitle_2 = 筋肉バカ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Sihu
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yoshiaki Kawajiri
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|23}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Arrest Techniques
| TranslitTitle_1 = Taiho Jutsu
| NativeTitle_1 = 逮捕術
| Title_2 = UFO
| DirectedBy = Park Sihu
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Kyōsuke Takada
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|02}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Police ID
| TranslitTitle_1 = Keisatsu Techō
| NativeTitle_1 = 警察手帳
| Title_2 = Trauma
| TranslitTitle_2 = Torauma
| NativeTitle_2 = トラウマ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kang Taesik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Koji Sawai
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|09}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Cannabis and Likeness
| TranslitTitle_1 = Taima to Nigaoe
| NativeTitle_1 = 大麻と似顔絵
| Title_2 = Sketch Artist Rhapsody
| TranslitTitle_2 = Nigaoe Kyōsō Roku
| NativeTitle_2 = 似顔絵狂騒録
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Jaeik
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yoshiaki Kawajiri
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|16}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Reenactment Doll
| TranslitTitle_1 = Saigen Ningyō
| NativeTitle_1 = 再現人形
| Title_2 = First Investigation Division
| TranslitTitle_2 = Sōsa Ikka
| NativeTitle_2 = 捜査一課
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Park Sihoo
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yuzo Sato
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|23}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| NumParts = 2
| Title_1 = Decisive Moment
| TranslitTitle_1 = Shōbu wa Isshun
| NativeTitle_1 = 勝負は一瞬
| Title_2 = Run Pawn Run
| TranslitTitle_2 = Koma yo Hashire
| NativeTitle_2 = コマよ走れ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kim Minsun
Park Jaeik Sihoo
| WrittenBy = Ryunosuke Kingetsu
| Aux2 = Yoshiaki Kawajiri
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|30}}
| ShortSummary =
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Reception
By August 2021, Police in a Pod had over 2.3 million copies in circulation.
It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2019/manga/|title=Manga Division – 2019 [22nd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220106015134/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2019/manga/|archive-date=January 6, 2022|url-status=live}} Police in a Pod won the Mandō Kobayashi Manga Grand Prix 2019, created by comedian and manga enthusiast Kendo Kobayashi.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:㊗『ハコヅメ ～交番女子の逆襲～』が「漫道コバヤシ漫画大賞2019」グランプリ受賞！🏆👏🎉 ケンコバ╳泰三子対談の模様は1/30放送|url=https://morning.kodansha.co.jp/news/5220.html|access-date=August 7, 2022|date=January 15, 2020|website=Morning|language=ja|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508203309/https://morning.kodansha.co.jp/news/5220.html|url-status=live}} In 2021, along with Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, the series won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Duel Masters Nominated for 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-30/chainsaw-man-teasing-master-takagi-san-duel-masters-nominated-for-66th-shogakukan-manga-awards/.166856|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 30, 2020|date=November 30, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220112216/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-30/chainsaw-man-teasing-master-takagi-san-duel-masters-nominated-for-66th-shogakukan-manga-awards/.166856|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第66回小学館漫画賞に「デデデデ」「チェンソーマン」「ショコラの魔法」など|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/413080|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 19, 2021|language=ja|date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129115824/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/413080|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, More Win 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/chainsaw-man-teasing-master-takagi-san-dead-dead-demon-dededede-destruction-more-win-66th-shogakukan-manga-awards/.168571|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 19, 2021|date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123141131/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/chainsaw-man-teasing-master-takagi-san-dead-dead-demon-dededede-destruction-more-win-66th-shogakukan-manga-awards/.168571|url-status=live}} The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2021;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-07/45th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.171524|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2021|date=April 7, 2021|archive-date=December 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226180852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-07/45th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.171524|url-status=live}} it won the 46th edition in the same category in 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=46th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-11/46th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.185559|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 11, 2022|date=May 11, 2022|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511135419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-11/46th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.185559|url-status=live}} The series ranked 23rd on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 7, 2021|date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|url-status=live}} it ranked 13th on the 2022 list.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2022|date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|archive-date=December 6, 2022|url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://morning.kodansha.co.jp/c/hakozume/|Police in a Pod official website at Morning}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://hakozume-anime.com/|Police in a Pod official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:2021 Japanese television series endings
Category:Anime series based on manga
Category:AT-X (TV network) original programming
Category:Comedy anime and manga
Category:Manga adapted into television series
Category:Nippon Television original programming
Category:Anime and manga about law enforcement
Category:Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General)
Category:Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga