My Review of The Dinner Table Detective 420https://i.yt.com/vi/9mQnpf0XEdU/sddefault.jpg Get this wannabe bum professional detective out of my face Story This anime follows the jobs of two detectives Reiko Houshou and Kyouichirou Kazamatsuri and one clever butler Kageyama. Reiko and Kazamatsuri often end up struggling with murder mysteries they discover. However Reikos butlers amazing deductive skills are able to assist Reiko with her job leading to a constant cycle of Reikos butler helping her after dinner. 320https://www.pinkvilla.com/images/202504/1577088453thedinnertabledetectiveepisode2releasedatereikokazamatsuri.jpg Characters Kyouichirou Kazamatsuri is a very and I mean VERY dumb detective. His entire personality revolves around being the son of a CEO and stealing others ideas. Reiko Houshou isnt as dumb as Kazamatsuri but her intelligence is definitely hindered by his stupidity. Kageyama is a reserved but clever butler who can solve murder mysteries very quickly. 320https://animotaku.fr/wpcontent/uploads/2024/12/animethedinnertabledetectivereikokageyamakyoichiro.jpg The Good Kageyama carried this show SO MUCH. The quality of the story is somewhat saved due to his intelligence. When I would lose brain cells from Kazamatsuri Kageyama would be there to help them grow back. That OP and especially that ED is so good. I did skip the OP a few times but the ED has such a vibe and the animation accompanying it looks so beautiful and matches the aesthetic the ED goes for. Its definitely going on my playlist. 320https://i0.wp.com/www.animefeminist.com/wpcontent/uploads/2025/04/DinnerDetectivePremiereScreenshot1d.png?fit=37432C2112ssl=1 The Bad Im going to be completely honest these mysteries were presented kinda badly. There were a lot of really obvious clues in these cases that even a little kid could find. Also this anime really exaggerates the stupidity of the TWO DETECTIVES who are supposed to solve the mystery. Its so annoying. They might have tried to dumb down the protagonists to make the mysteries last longer but in exchange theyve not only dumbed down the mysteries but also made the protagonists look way worse than they probably shouldve if that was the case. 320https://m.mediaamazon.com/images/S/pvtargetimages/7d32d5f6f1b6cf647b1a0333d13a748e135295150fe22b1104122954928c9c80.SX1080FMjpg.jpg The Downright Ugly I really REALLY hated Kazamatsuri. He was not at all funny to me and rather obnoxious. His stupidity came out more annoying than hilarious and it really took away from the actual anime. Honestly Im so confused on how he became an actual detective in the first place. His whole entire Thats what I was thinking gimmick was nowhere close to funny for me. Thank goodness this show had Kageyama. Otherwise this anime wouldve been mostly garbage in my opinion. 320https://lostinanime.com/wpcontent/uploads/2025/04/NazotokiwaDinnernoAtode0143.jpg Is It Worth The Watch? Nah this aint it. Its not the best mystery its a decent drama but its definitely not a good comedy anime. The potential was there but Kazamatsuri really ruined most of the anime for me. I hated every second he was on the show. Hes just an unlikeable MC. Thank you for taking the time to read my review. I hope this helped you with your decision on whether to watch this anime or not If you already have watched it I hope that you can agree with me with some of the points I made. If you enjoyed this review I would greatly appreciate a follow too