Review of Police in a Pod
First thing first: this series is not for everyone. Only a handful of anime fans would like slice of life - police drama, for them its dream story. But for the rest, the series is a big no no. Story: A simple one where a girl joins police force and the experience/hardships she faced as the days goes by. Several characters comes as the journey progresses but there is no dark tone that we generally observe in the real life. It starts in relaxing tone, gradually picks up it pace and ends in a thrilling mode. The presentation of the story took a feministic approachbut I think this is the good type of old school feminism, that we will all like. It has fair share of funny moments as well.
Characterisation: Kawai, the main protagonist, is typically a nervous newbie. She fears a lot, fails a lot and get into trouble a lot. But anyone, who was/is a confidence-less, confused and nervous person, can relate and understand that how beautifully her character has been depicted. Her colleague/work bestie, Seiko, a true beauty, is help but also selfish. Makitaka could be a true favourite if more screentime was given. The main two male characters, Minamoto and Yamada have got screen time as well, though feels less. They should have their own arc. Personally, I wanted Seiko-Minamoto pairing, though there were none and they seemed to be just friends and nothing more than that. I wish they had some vacation arc, family arc etc.
Animation: Absolutely not 'cool' enough to attract the mass population, but for me, ot was perfect. The expressions, the background, the characters were just perfect for slice of life genre fans. Hand drawn type of art and I find it very unique. Sound is okay, very pleasing to ear.
Experience: Personally, enjoyed a lot.
Overall: Good show, it has some budget constraints, which is clearly visible but still its a gold mine for slice of life lovers. Very rare series to find a police-slice of life anime. I need to check the manga series as well. And again, the anime is for a handful of audience only and certainly not for mass spicy anime fans.