Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de

Name: Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Released: 2025-04-04T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 6.47

The Dinner Table Detective

謎解きはディナーのあとで

6.47(9,196)

Rank#7791

#4612

TV12 ep.Finished Airing22 min per ep

Reiko Houshou, heiress to a large conglomerate, seems like any other wealthy lady. However, not many people know that she is a rookie detective for the Kunitachi Police Department. In addition, she hides her identity from her incompetent boss, Kyouichirou Kazamatsuri, a flashy heir to his family's motor business. During an investigation involving her college friends, Reiko has trouble identifying the culprit and their motive. Out of nowhere, a man approaches Reiko and introduces himself as Kageyama, her newly assigned butler. As soon as Reiko confides in him about her worries, he criticizes her lack of deduction skills and helps her quickly crack the case. Now with the sharp-tongued Kageyama at her side, Reiko may just become the detective she desires to be. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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5iv3_

June 21, 2025

Recommended

To be honest, this show was not what I had imagined this show was gonna be, but I really enjoyed it! It's honestly just a lot of fun comedy with a bunch of different little mysteries to solve (this show did make me realize i'm so bad at mysteries though, omg). The artstyle is fun and very comic book-y, animation is pretty nice. Nothing over the top, but it's better than decent. Plot was fun and I think the characters are quite entertaining and make for some fun interactions. Truly, it's a fun show. (don't understand why it isn't liked :/. it's funn). Also, asa little tidbit, i cried a bit (granted I cry really easily haha. i have a soft heart 💕) But the episodes that were a little sad/bittersweet were really well done (Episode 6 especially). Anyways, It's a good show 👍 You 🫵 should watch it :)

Marinate1016

June 20, 2025

When we talk about hidden gems of Spring 2025, Dinner Table Detective needs to be near the top of the list. This is such an underrated detective series with some decidedly good writing and one of the most unique detective premises in the genre. Not to mention a loveable MC and fun supporting cast. Finally, a detective who has just as much of an idea what’s going on as I do! Reiko being totally unqualified to solve any of these cases made this hilarious to watch because we, as the audience, will think she’s on to something just to realize how stupid we all arewhen Kageyama comes around to solve the case. The “dinner table detective” of it all referring to Reiko’s butler solving all her investigations over dinner every night is different. A lot of these detective anime feature brilliant protagonists who can make everyone look dumb and never take an L, not here. Reiko is constantly made to look silly and couldn’t be further from the mark most of the time. That’s not a knock against her either, I love her as a character. She’s the classic spoiled rich girl with split personalities, she’s hilarious, beautiful and badass when she wants to be. What she lacks in criminal investigatory acumen, she makes up for in spirit. Worst detective, but number 1 in our hearts. The most important thing in detective shows is of course, the cases. This show genuinely had some of the best twists in criminal investigations I’ve seen. There wasn’t a single case where I actually had the suspect/motive correct. The author is a master of false flags and red herrings and I was constantly second guessing and changing theories often at multiple points in the same episode. There’s a nice variety in the cases as well. From crimes of passion to obsessed vtubers to financial greed. I actually found most of them to be very realistic and sadly the motives to be quite real as well. There’s a big focus on moral ambiguity/morally grey culprits who you kind of sympathise with. This made me even more invested in the stories. Sometimes in detective anime, things are just so detached from reality that it’s hard to really care about them, fortunately this series doesn’t have that issue. I think that’s thanks, in-part, to this being a novel adaptation as opposed to a Light Novel. There’s only a few episodes where I’d say the culprit was genuinely just an awful person. Most of the times I was going “well, they kinda had a point..” when we found out the motives and that just makes things way more fun. People and life is complex and rarely black and white. The seiyuu castings in this are incredible. Some real big name talent and it shines through. All of Reiko and her detective partner Kazamatsuri’s interactions were comedic gold, as were those with Reiko and Kageyama. The show also looks really bright and pretty. Animation isn’t crazy, but it doesn’t need to be. Madhouse gave this a ton of love and care and it shows. If you’re a fan of mystery and criminal investigations, this is a must watch. It’s one of the best ones we’ve got recently and we’ve got some very good ones. It’s unique, has a silly and loveable MC and some very well written cases! Dinner Table Detective gets 8 out of 10.

Otaku_Senpai

August 27, 2025

Mixed Feelings

I liked the main characters at their introduction. The lead detective and his assistant are both heirs of very rich families. The lead detective is a bit incompetent but makes a big show with his loud mouthed flair. The assistant is more competent but she isn't much smarter either. However, the butler seems to be the real genius who can solve cases on the spot mainly with observation skills, kind of like Sherlock Holmes. This guy is my favorite in the show. And he isn't afraid to blatantly insult his boss, the assistant detective, which lead to a funny dynamic between them. Highlight of theshow for me is not when the murder mystery is solved but every time the butler would insult/tease the lady detective Reiko's 'detective skills' before helping her solve the case. Because that is the funniest moment, though that lost its charm a bit by the end of the show as it was predictable. The cases they solve are decent but I don't buy how the butler can solve some of them without even visiting the site but by just talking to Reiko. My skepticism is maybe because he would need to see the things for himself, the tiny details which the lady detective probably would leave out as she wouldn't think it was important detail. I mean in one case the butler knew what background picture was on a suspected cell phone. Or he knew about the flower petals on the car of one of the suspects. How detailed description did the lady detective give him, offscreen? Did she show him all the pictures taken in the crime scene? I don't think I saw her showing the butler pictures and videos. The doesn't show us the butler prying out the details from Reiko that would make sense for him to know for his to solve the cases. Finally I like the opening. I didn't skip it. This is a good detective show that has humor.

kiyo_seibah

June 23, 2025

Recommended

Exceeded my expectations! Actually enjoyable and entertaining. Yes, it's a detective story so of course the main theme will be mystery. But the type of mystery that's light and not too complex and confusing. There'll be new case every 1-2 eps so the mysteries are pretty quick to solve. Not really bothering me tho bcs they aren't dark psychological anime in the first place, in fact it's a comedy mystery so u can expect few good comedy scenes. And other things i really like is the artstyle. It was lovely and unique, kinda reminds me of great pretender tbh. Scoring also decent and fitting thescenes very well. Although yea i feel like sometimes the case was too quick to solved because the moment the detective are meet dead end, kageyama the butler was there to quickly solved the case. And the case also not complicated at all, just ur basic criminal case, nothing too serious or psychologically complex. So if u want a mystery comedy anime with unique art style and won't make u confused and stressed, then this anime is for u. But if u want more psychologically complex and confusing and stressful then ofc don't pick this up

Salvatierra21

August 13, 2025

Recommended

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato shows a proposal that brings a breath of fresh air to detective anime since the main character is not based on Sherlock Holmes. A worn-out writing method here shows us what would happen when the police and detectives are not the most qualified for the job, but with effort, help, knowing how to win over their bosses, and knowing how to maintain a good presence, they can continue to keep their jobs by solving cases in the process. The humor that is used may seem somewhat exaggerated and out of place, but thanks to the personalities of the characters, itworks well and does not overshadow the crimes, keeping the scenes serious. In the cases, we see that they are based on the adventures of high-status families, businessmen, and showbiz, which is good given the development of the main characters. It is true that they are not the most far-fetched cases or with striking and mysterious methods, but they know how to capture the public, keeping their interest. This is thanks to the fast-paced and constant pace of the chapters, not episodic like other series. If it weren't for this, the chapters would be repetitive and tiring. The viewer leaves the anime in episode 2. The dynamic with the Butler will surprise you and leave you wondering what's happening with this guy in the conversations he has with his Mistress, wondering how the relationship between the two will develop. I hope it gets a second season, as this story still has a lot to offer, but it's a matter of time. Its future, even if it's successful, is very uncertain. The Japanese domestic market is still very conservative with mystery stories, giving more preference to characters based on Sherlock Holmes and other books by famous mystery authors.

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