A new anime adaptation was revealed in August 2021 with Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū, aka Police in a Pod. The official site has now been updated with a new promotional video below as well as some cast additions. But we also got the reveal that this is going to be a part of the winter 2022 season as it has a January premiere.
The series has Yuzo Sato directing it based on the scripts overseen by Ryunosuke Kingetsu. Kei Tsuchiya ish handling the character designs and Madhouse is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Shion Wakayama as Mai Kawai
- Yui Ishikawa as Seiko Fuji
The newly added cast includes:
- Ryōta Suzuki as Seiji Minamoto
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Takeshi Yamada
- Kana Hanazawa as Miwa Makitaka
The new project is based on the manga by Miko Yasu that’s been serialized in Morning magazine + since 2017 and has seventeen volumes out as of the announcement. Kodansha Comics has been publishing it digitally in English.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The police comedy centers on female police officer Kawai, who had enough of a career she wasn’t even that into. She was about to hand in her resignation, when the unthinkable happened — she met the new, female director of her station! And after spending a little time with this gorgeous role model, Kawai realizes that maybe she isn’t quite done being an officer after all.
Previous promos and visuals:
[Cast Source: ANN]
