Shows Like Police in a Pod

If you liked Police in a Pod (2022), a animation and drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Detective Conan (1996)
★ 8/10Also animation and crime
The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his…
2
Heaven's Memo Pad (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Narumi Fujishima is an ordinary high school boy who remains isolated from his fellow classmates. One afternoon fellow classmate Ayaka Shinozaki invites Narumi to join the gardening club and introduces him to a…
3
Gannibal (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crime
After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious…
4
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
She's a thief. A killer. A saint and a scandal. She's whatever you need her to be to get the job done. She takes your breath away to get what she wants. She takes everything else just because she can. It's all in a…
5
Police in a Pod (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy and drama
20-year-old rookie police officer Kawai Mai works hard at a police box and feels both physically and mentally drained. She has never felt appreciated even though she supposedly works for the sake of the area’s…
6
Psycho-Pass (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and crime
In the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.
7
Master Keaton (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a…
8
Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and drama
The story revolves around 20-year-old Makoto, who frequently gets involved in highly dangerous situations, usually against his own judgment. Along for the ride are his best buddies Shun, Masa, and Takashi, the…
9
Akudama Drive (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and crime
Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while…
10
Grimsburg (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg…
11
B: The Beginning (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama
Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ally, or a target.
12
Lycoris Recoil (2022)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
A spirited secret agent and her aloof colleague work in an unassuming, charming cafe while happily helping their customers' out in any way they can.
13
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and crime
Yoshino’s engagement is far from a dream come true. Her grandfather, head of the largest yakuza group in Kansai, has arranged her marriage to Kirishima, grandson of the Miyama Clan leader, as part of a truce. To…
14
More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the…
15
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and crime
Two police detectives with different beliefs about the value of people's lives must cooperate to solve their city's most serious crimes.
16
91 Days (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and crime
During Prohibition, the law is powerless and the mob rules Lawless, a town that thrives on the black market sale of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to town after a time away, following a lead on the murder of…
17
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and crime
The city of Fukuoka houses a thriving criminal underbelly. It is here where Zenji Banba, a laid back detective crosses paths with Xianming Lin, a cross-dressing hit man.
18
UNDER NINJA (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
Thousands of ninjas live in secret across Japan. One underachieving ninja spends his days doing nothing — until he receives a special mission.
19
Black Lagoon (2006)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is located in the fictional…
20
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Being an adult is hard, and for Uramichi Omota, that truth weighs on him. While on TV, he’s the upbeat exercise instructor for a children’s show, but he and his coworkers keep revealing the plight of adulthood on air…