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Kyojo S1 is a drama I can’t quite make my mind up about. I like Kimura Takuya, but this drama felt badly out of date. One thing for sure, this academy needed a better psychological and physical screening process.
A new group of cadets begin the rigorous training to become police officers. The system is designed to filter out those who do not make the cut. No nonsense Kazama Kimichika takes over as one group’s instructor. The students literally quake in their shoes in his stern presence.
Kazama often appeared to be more of an exorcist than instructor as one by one the students’ inner demons were revealed. His methods were decidedly unconventional, bordering on illegal. Can’t say I agree with his mantra, "Those who hurt people can save people." By graduation, I wasn’t sure all of the ones who made it through should have. There was some seriously poor decision-making being done that didn’t bode well for stressful situations in the field. The criminal element will sleep better at night knowing these puppies are on the job.
10 November 2025
Trigger warning: Attempted murder-suicide
Slightly spoilery comments:
The mystery behind Kazama’s odd eye and dour disposition was never truly revealed. Perhaps in another installment.
I am a huge advocate for women in the police force, but it boggled my mind when one female cadet worried that weight training would make her arms “thick”. As tiny as she was, she could use a little thickness aka muscle when dealing with belligerent drunks and garden variety thugs. It won’t be her partner’s job to protect her. Oh, and drawing a nekkid pic of a fellow female classmate should have disqualified one student from being in the academy. Sexist jerk.
Very spoilery comments below:
Miyasaka should never have graduated when he did not turn the student in who threatened him with a gun. That’s not being a spy, that’s being a good cop and protecting not only himself but the class in general as the student was decidedly unstable. And hopefully, the other student who threatened him earlier was arrested for attempted murder and not just kicked out. Kazama secretly preemptively saving Miyasaka didn't obscure the murderous intent. Despite having such a tough instructor, the cadets who threatened, harmed, and/or attempted to murder other students didn’t appear to suffer any legal consequences.
A new group of cadets begin the rigorous training to become police officers. The system is designed to filter out those who do not make the cut. No nonsense Kazama Kimichika takes over as one group’s instructor. The students literally quake in their shoes in his stern presence.
Kazama often appeared to be more of an exorcist than instructor as one by one the students’ inner demons were revealed. His methods were decidedly unconventional, bordering on illegal. Can’t say I agree with his mantra, "Those who hurt people can save people." By graduation, I wasn’t sure all of the ones who made it through should have. There was some seriously poor decision-making being done that didn’t bode well for stressful situations in the field. The criminal element will sleep better at night knowing these puppies are on the job.
10 November 2025
Trigger warning: Attempted murder-suicide
Slightly spoilery comments:
The mystery behind Kazama’s odd eye and dour disposition was never truly revealed. Perhaps in another installment.
I am a huge advocate for women in the police force, but it boggled my mind when one female cadet worried that weight training would make her arms “thick”. As tiny as she was, she could use a little thickness aka muscle when dealing with belligerent drunks and garden variety thugs. It won’t be her partner’s job to protect her. Oh, and drawing a nekkid pic of a fellow female classmate should have disqualified one student from being in the academy. Sexist jerk.
Very spoilery comments below:
Miyasaka should never have graduated when he did not turn the student in who threatened him with a gun. That’s not being a spy, that’s being a good cop and protecting not only himself but the class in general as the student was decidedly unstable. And hopefully, the other student who threatened him earlier was arrested for attempted murder and not just kicked out. Kazama secretly preemptively saving Miyasaka didn't obscure the murderous intent. Despite having such a tough instructor, the cadets who threatened, harmed, and/or attempted to murder other students didn’t appear to suffer any legal consequences.
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