Top 5 Anime Like Police in a Pod (Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu) [2025 List]

Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu

Female police officer Kawai had enough of a career she wasn't even that into and was about to hand in her registration, 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.

Police in a Pod has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ハコヅメ~交番女子の逆襲~, Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu

Genres: Comedy , Cops , Seinen , Drama , Slice of Life , Working Life

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Top 5 Anime Like Police in a Pod (Hakozume: Koban Joshi no Gyakushuu) [2025 List]

5. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

The Apothecary Diaries has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, Drugstore Soliloquy

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4. Yama no Susume

Yama no Susume

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

Encouragement of Climb has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ヤマノススメ, Yama no Susume

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3. Noblesse

Noblesse

A Crunchyroll and WEBTOON Production, based on the comic series “Noblesse” from Jeho Son and Kwangsu Lee and published by WEBTOON, this fantasy follows a powerful vampire noble who is thrown into modern civilization after 820 years of slumber. Dangerous adventures with his new friends await as they combat a secret organization and uncover his past.

Noblesse has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Noblesse

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2. Yesterday wo Utatte

Yesterday wo Utatte

Kei Toume's eighteen-year youth ensemble classic gets its long-awaited animated adaptation. A story of love and humanity, following four boys and girls trying to live their best lives through hardship and turmoil, in a small town on a private rail line just outside of Shinjuku. Minor misunderstandings lead to big complications, and their various feelings become entangled. A story of daily life lived 49% looking back, 51% looking forward.

Sing "Yesterday" for Me has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: イエスタデイをうたって, Yesterday wo Utatte

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1. Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni

Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club but, due to an injury, she is no longer able to run as fast as she once could. Working part-time at a family restaurant as a recourse, she finds herself inexplicably falling love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son.

Despite the age gap, Akira wholeheartedly embraces his mannerisms and kind nature, which is seen as spinelessness by the other employees, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. Although unable to explain why exactly she is attracted to him, Akira believes that a concrete reason is not needed to truly love someone. On a rainy day, she decides to finally tell her manager about how she feels...but just how will he react?

After the Rain has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 恋は雨上がりのように, Koi wa Amaagari no You ni, Love is Like after the Rain

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