
§ Overview
She hides her identity from her incompetent superior, Kazamatsuri Kyouichirou, who is the heir of a motor business.

The art style itself is a bit jarring because it is not the usual style employed by many anime today. It's a bit of a throwback to some of the styles used in the 90s. It feels more like watching a graphic novel move than a regular anime.
If Ameku uses standard art style filled with great art direction, 'The Dinner Table Detective' has a similar æsthetic to that used in Trillion Game — liking this look is an acquired taste.

In some episodes, the mystery ends in the middle of the episode, and a new one starts, but only in some cases does the mystery end by the time an episode actually ends.
There are pros and cons. If the mystery ends mid-episode, the new episode might hook the viewer who would have otherwise dropped the anime and continue to the next episode. This is a clever use of the Zeigarnik Effect. In brief, this is the nagging feeling of having an interrupted or incomplete task. People tend to remember the incomplete tasks more than the completed tasks.
On the other hand, the format feels jarring. When a mystery ends and completes the episode, it gives you a sense of emotional payoff. That's the format that good mysteries like Detective Conan, Ameku: Doctor Detective, and 'Professor Chuuzenji's Lectures on Monsters' usually use.
Whilst my personal judgement of this format is that it's jarring, I reckon it really depends on whether you find this format better than the traditional formats. Some might even enjoy both formats.
As hinted earlier, Reiko's boss, Kyouichirou, is an insufferable tw/t. I can't stand him. The way he acts is the stereotypical nouveau riche, always flaunting his wristwatch and always bragging about his wealth and his travels. This he does, thinking that Reiko is an average girl who gets easily impressed by wealth.

Narratively, his function is similar to Mr Mori from Detective Conan. He raises hypotheses that are often wrong. In some sense, he may be a stand-in for the viewers who might have hypothesised something similar.


(For an anime that shows a similar dynamic between Reiko and Kageyama but without a character identical to Kyouichirou, check out 'Professor Chuuzenji's Lectures on Monsters.' In that anime, which I deem a superior show to this, a similar dynamic can be found between Kanna and Chuuzenji-sensei.)
§ Conclusion
'The Dinner Table Detective' is a somewhat acceptable detective show. Your enjoyment of it really hinges on whether you can tolerate or even enjoy the (lame) humour brought about by Kyouichirou.
NOTA BENE: A grade of 4 out of 10 [40 out of 100 in anilist] means I got some enjoyment out of this anime, but the issues are glaring, or simply I rank it higher than my 3's but below my 5's.
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