Detective Novice
Season 1
Kai Honma and Jiro Ichinose are cadets at the police academy. Kai is smart, diligent and has excellent memory. At the police academy, he works on criminal profiling. Unlike Kai, Jiro is in excellent physical condition. He has a warm heart and honest personality. Kai and Jiro get involved in cases while at the police academy. Based on knowledge they gained from their training, they solve cases with help of fellow cadets and detectives. During this time, Kai and Jiro become best friends.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1Ichinose Jiro and Honma Kai starts off as roommates at the police academy at Katanozaka campus. The classes are taught by Katanozaka Yuzuru, who at one point was an excellent criminal profiler, but got demoted due to speaking out against his superiors. His assistant is Oikawa Ranko, a strict and hard-ass instructor. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3Jiro and Kai managed to outrun both a group of thugs and their car… to reach a police officer, who helped them contact their instructor. They took their instructor and another detective to the scene but there was nothing left. According to the instructor, there’s nothing else to do but leave things to the headquarter. Jiro and Kai, however, can’t just sit still and do nothing… - Episode 5E5
Episode 5On Kai and Jiro’s first day out after their probation period, they show up at a club in the middle of a drug bust. Later, they learn that the police is chasing after the ringleader of the drug dealers, who also turns out to be Jiro’s childhood friend. The police asks Jiro and Kai for help, and thus they go on their first undercover mission. - Episode 7E7
Episode 7Jiro and Kai decides they’re going to help the Tenma siblings prove their father’s innocence. Jiro is allowed to leave the room in exchange for the new SAT member who arrived. Upon hearing Jiro’s plan, Takanozaka volunteers to become a hostage so he can go into the classroom and brainstorm with Kai. - Episode 8E8
Episode 8Jiro and Kai have finally started their on-site training! They are dispatched to South Kanagawa Koban (neighborhood police station) and… immediately put into a room to do nothing. Unbeknownst to them, Yanagida had called ahead and told the police officers to keep a tight watch on Jiro and Kai! However, of course, the two troublemakers find a way out of there and in the middle of another tricky case.
