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The Dinner Table Detective (2025)
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Original name: 謎解きはディナーのあとで
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Rich heiress Reiko Hosho lives a double life as a novice detective, fighting crime under Inspector Kazamatsuri—also from a wealthy family. After work, Reiko sheds her pantsuit to don a lovely dress for dinner each day. Difficult cases force her to confide in her butler Kageyama, who proceeds to savagely ridicule her inability to solve mysteries, all while brilliantly unraveling each case himself.
Style:
detective, witty, lighthearted, anime
Audience:
adult
Plot:
butler, deduction, female protagonist, crime solving, whodunit, female detective, double life, partnership, heiress, urban, disguise, social commentary, adaptation, investigation
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