Drama Digest
Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner which is also popularly known as Detective Novice. The plotline revolves in a police academy around two cadets who are also best of friends. The friends are pretty different from each other. Kai Honma is a nerd while Jiro Ichinose is a jock. They become partners who balance out each other’s flaws, and together they solve cases combining their learned lessons from the academy and using their quirk and uniqueness.
The feel-good part
The bromance of Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner is a treat to watch. The series has some great comic scenes that will surely tickle your funny bones. The plotline nails the thriller genre beautifully, and the cinematography is applause-worthy.
The disappointing factor
The initial episodes of Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner lacked in the chemistry department between the two leads and the initial episodes were less interesting, but with each episodes, both these two aspects improved.
In-depth analysis
The two lead characters, Ichinose Jiro and Honma Kai, are cadets of a police academy. Honma Kai is an intellectual and favors a theoretical approach to policing. He appears aloof and helps everyone in need. Honma Kai is solemn and analytical in nature and an A-student. His excellent memory has enabled him profile his skills. While Ichinose Jiro is a pole different from Honma Kai, he is a jock with incredible strength and a fearless attitude. He favors an emotional savvy to approach policing. Ichinose Jiro appears goofy, which confuses people about his real intention. The two become friends and solve cases using each of their unique charms, and together, they make a great team that covers for their lack of practical experience in policing.
Star Power
Nakajima Kento and Hirano Sho play the main lead characters of Honma Kai and Ichinose Jiro, respectively. Kichise Michiko plays the role of Oikawa Ranko, Iseya Yusuke as Katanosaka Yuzuru, Nakamura Yuri as Inanishi Yui, Harada Taizo as Yanagida Shinbei, Ohata Shieri as Tachibana Fuyumi, Hayama Shono as Kuroiwa Junya, Takeuchi Aisa as Nohara Sayaka, and many more.
Overall Opinion
Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner or Detective Novice is adapted from the South Korean film Midnight Runners starring Park Seo-joon, and Kang Ha-neul. The Japanese series explores the genre of suspense, comedy and action. Though the original version was a movie, the Japanese version, is a ten episode long drama, with each episode airing for 54 minutes. Most of the time the remake version does not match the standard of the original version, however in this case, The Japanese version didn’t disappoint and the plot includes different storyline due to it being a ten episode long series.
