The Dinner Table Detective

Drama / Comedy / MysteryTV12 EP/4 Apr 2025

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Synopsis

As the heiress to one of the biggest conglomerates in Japan, Reiko Houshou spends her days working as a rookie detective at the Kunitachi Police Department, where nobody knows she's rich. Her boss, Kazamatsuri, is also secretly a wealthy heir, and he's about as useful in an investigation as you'd expect from a guy who got the job through connections. When Reiko hits a wall on a case involving her old college friends, her butler Kageyama casually drops the solution over dinner like it's nothing. That's basically the premise: rich girl solves crimes, but it's actually her sharp-tongued butler doing the heavy lifting from the sidelines. The comedy here comes from the class dynamics and the contrast between Reiko's double life, polished heiress by night, overworked detective by day, and Kageyama's deadpan brilliance. He's respectful in that traditional butler way, but he's also clearly a little tired of his employer missing the obvious clues. It's a 12-episode TV series from Madhouse based on a popular novel, and the tone stays light and breezy throughout, never getting too heavy with its mysteries. If you liked The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited for the wealthy-detective angle but wanted something more puzzle-focused, this scratches that itch. Fans of Detective Conan's episodic mystery format or Gosick's unequal detective partnership will find familiar ground here too. It's comfort food mystery anime, comedic, low-stakes, and easy to watch.

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Characters

Kazamatsuri, Kyouichirou

Houshou, Reiko

Kageyama

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