Series synopsis
Detective Novice, also known as 未満警察 ミッドナイトランナー is a Japanese action & adventure comedy crime television series that premiered on Nippon TV on June 27, 2020. It ended on August 29, 2020. It stars Kento Nakajima, Sho Hirano, Yuri Nakamura and Yūsuke Iseya.
Totally inexperienced, all they have to fall back on are their youth, passion, and the lessons they're learning in class--and yet the two are already getting dragged into a string of complex cases. But thanks to the help of classmates and full-fledged detectives, they begin to solve one crime after another. Polar opposites end up complementing each other's shortcomings as they combine action with deductive reasoning in this comical yet serious police drama so fast-paced, it'll leave you breathle ...
Premise
Totally inexperienced, all they have to fall back on are their youth, passion, and the lessons they're learning in class--and yet the two are already getting dragged into a string of complex cases. But thanks to the help of classmates and full-fledged detectives, they begin to solve one crime after another. Polar opposites end up complementing each other's shortcomings as they combine action with deductive reasoning in this comical yet serious police drama so fast-paced, it'll leave you breathless.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kento Nakajima as Kai Honma
- Sho Hirano as Jiro Ichinose
- Yuri Nakamura as 稻西结衣 Yui Inanishi
- Yūsuke Iseya as Yuzuru Katanosaka
- Shieri Ohata as Fuyumi Tachibana
- Michiko Kichise as Ranko Oikawa
- Taizo Harada as Shinbei Yanagida
Guest cast
- Dori Sakurada as Shiraki [Meth dealer]
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | August 24, 2020 | August 26, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 10 | June 27, 2020 | August 29, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 24, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 25, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 26, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Ichinose 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. |
June 27, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jiro and Kai are finally allowed to leave the academy on the weekend and the first thing they do is… set up a double date! However, the girls they found on a dating app never shows up and as they find other girls to hit on, they witness a kidnapping! |
July 4, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Jiro 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… |
July 11, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 27, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 29, 2020 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:00:00 |