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ravensandpages 's review for:
Police in a Pod, Vol. 1
by Miko Yasu
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
(received an arc from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review)
This manga was an overall letdown. From the cute cover and the summary, I was expecting a story about gay police officers with adorable art, but my hopes were very quickly dashed. Between an inconsistent, unaesthetically pleasing art style, randomly different fonts, and misplaced humor, there was nothing to make up for the transparent police propaganda this manga was.
Overall, I couldn't bring myself to like it because there is zero depth. The bond between Kawai and her new coworker isn't built up very well and every time Kawai, who was originally going to resign, starts to consider possible corruption in the force or why people seem to dislike police so much, her thoughts get smoothed over with sudden humor or a "cute" moment. I especially disliked how civilians were constantly depicted as just being hard on police with their jobs for no reason. When they pulled over an old woman with shaking hands for speeding and gave her a nearly $200 ticket, I expected there to be some reflection of Kawai's part, but there was very little lack of awareness or nuance across this plot. I felt catfished when I expected there to be anything more than the same message I could get out of an afterschool special. I would not recommend this and I will not be continuing.
This manga was an overall letdown. From the cute cover and the summary, I was expecting a story about gay police officers with adorable art, but my hopes were very quickly dashed. Between an inconsistent, unaesthetically pleasing art style, randomly different fonts, and misplaced humor, there was nothing to make up for the transparent police propaganda this manga was.
Overall, I couldn't bring myself to like it because there is zero depth. The bond between Kawai and her new coworker isn't built up very well and every time Kawai, who was originally going to resign, starts to consider possible corruption in the force or why people seem to dislike police so much, her thoughts get smoothed over with sudden humor or a "cute" moment. I especially disliked how civilians were constantly depicted as just being hard on police with their jobs for no reason. When they pulled over an old woman with shaking hands for speeding and gave her a nearly $200 ticket, I expected there to be some reflection of Kawai's part, but there was very little lack of awareness or nuance across this plot. I felt catfished when I expected there to be anything more than the same message I could get out of an afterschool special. I would not recommend this and I will not be continuing.