Captain Stupid, Miss Oblivious, and An Actual Detective · Waifora

My Review of "The Dinner Table Detective"!

Name: Captain Stupid, Miss Oblivious, and An Actual Detective
Item: The Dinner Table Detective
Rating: 53
Author: HeartbreakRebel

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, Reiko’s butler’s amazing deductive skills are able to assist Reiko with her job, leading to a constant cycle of Reiko’s butler helping her after dinner.

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 isn’t 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.

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. It's definitely going on my playlist.

The Bad I’m 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. It’s so annoying. They might have tried to dumb down the protagonists to make the mysteries last longer, but in exchange, they’ve not only dumbed down the mysteries, but also made the protagonists look way worse than they probably should’ve if that was the case.

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, I’m so confused on how he became an actual detective in the first place. His whole entire “That’s what I was thinking!” gimmick was nowhere close to funny for me. Thank goodness this show had Kageyama. Otherwise, this anime would’ve been mostly garbage in my opinion.

Is It Worth The Watch? Nah, this ain’t it. It’s not the best mystery, it’s a decent drama, but it’s 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. He’s 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! ^^