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The Dinner Table Detective
First novel volume cover
謎解きはディナーのあとで
(Nazotoki wa Dinā no Ato de)
GenreMystery[1]
Novel series
Written byTokuya Higashigawa
Illustrated byYūsuke Nakamura
Published byShogakukan
Original runSeptember 2, 2010 – December 12, 2012
Volumes3
Manga
Written byTokuya Higashigawa
Illustrated byAya Kawase
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlowers Comics α
MagazinePetit Comic
DemographicJosei
Original runApril 8, 2011 – November 10, 2011
Volumes2
Television drama
Novel series
Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
Written byTokuya Higashigawa
Illustrated byYūsuke Nakamura
Published byShogakukan
Original runMarch 31, 2021 – September 18, 2024
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuyuki Masuhara
Written byMariko Kunisawa
Music byTakeshi Hama
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 4, 2025 – June 20, 2025
Episodes12 (15 segments)
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The Dinner Table Detective (謎解きはディナーのあとで, Nazotoki wa Dinā no Ato de; lit. "The After-Dinner Mysteries") is a Japanese mystery novel series written by Tokuya Higashigawa and illustrated by Yūsuke Nakamura. Shogakukan have published three volumes from September 2010 to December 2012. A manga adaptation illustrated by Aya Kawase was serialized in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Petit Comic from April to November 2011, with its chapters collected into two tankōbon volumes. A sequel novel series by the same author and illustrator, titled Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, was published by Shogakukan in two volumes from March 2021 to September 2024.

A 10-episode television drama adaptation aired from October to December 2011 on Fuji TV and its affiliates. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse aired from April to June 2025 on the same television network's Noitamina programming block.

Plot

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Reiko Hosho, a wealthy heiress of the Hosho Group, secretly works as a rookie detective for the Kunitachi Police Department under Inspector Kyoichiro Kazamatsuri, who himself is the heir of Kazamatsuri Motors. At home, Reiko wears an elegant dress while she eats dinner. Whenever she seeks advice from her butler Kageyama concerning a difficult case, he questions her inability to solve mysteries before he proceeds to figure it out for her.

Characters

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Reiko Hosho (宝生 麗子, Hōshō Reiko)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[2] (Japanese); Celeste Loots,[3] Nicole Malcomson[3] (young) (English)
Kageyama (影山)
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[2] (Japanese); Jock Kleynhans[3] (English)
Kyoichiro Kazamatsuri (風祭 京一郎, Kazamatsuri Kyōichirō)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[2] (Japanese); Conradie van Heerden[3] (English)
Kuninyan (くにニャン)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[4] (Japanese); Nicole Malcomson[3] (English)
Yaho Ranger Red (やほレンジャーレッド, Yaho Renjā Reddo)
Voiced by: Satoshi Nakao[4] (Japanese); Luke Bollman[3] (English)
Yaho Ranger Blue (やほレンジャーブルー, Yaho Renjā Burū)
Voiced by: Taichi Takeda[4] (Japanese); Rob Coutts[3] (English)
Yaho Ranger Yellow (やほレンジャーイエロー, Yaho Renjā Ierō)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Echigoya[4] (Japanese); Gavin Gomes[3] (English)

Media

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Novels

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Volumes

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The Dinner Table Detective
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No. Release date ISBN
1 September 2, 2010[5]978-4-09-386280-6
2 November 10, 2011[6]978-4-09-386316-2
3 December 12, 2012[7]978-4-09-386347-6
Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
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No. Release date ISBN
1 March 31, 2021[8]978-4-09-386608-8
2 September 18, 2024[9]978-4-09-386735-1

Manga

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Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 November 10, 2011[10]978-4-09-134168-6
2 August 9, 2012[11]978-4-09-134609-4

Drama

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Main article: The Dinner Table Detective (2011 TV series)

Stage play

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A stage play adaptation ran at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo, from August 31 to September 10, 2012.

A musical adaptation is scheduled to run at the Nippon Seinenkan in Tokyo on September 9, 2025, with Tatsuya Ueda as Kageyama, Shiori Tamai as Reiko, and Ryosuke Hashimoto as Kazamatsuri.[12]

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 25, 2024.[1][13] It was produced by Madhouse and directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara, with series composition by Mariko Kunisawa (with Masuhara co-writing Episodes 5B and 6), original character designs by Oreco Tachibana, animation character designs by Izumi Kawada and music composed by Takeshi Hama. The series aired from April 4 to June 20, 2025, on the Noitamina programming block on all FNS affiliates, including Fuji TV.[2][14][15] The opening theme song is "Montage", composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and performed by Kento Nakajima,[16] while the ending theme song is "Rhapsody", performed by Billy Boo. Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide.[17]

Episodes

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No.Title [18][19]Directed by [a]Storyboarded by [a]Animation directed by [a]Original release date
1"Welcome to the murderous party File 1"
Transliteration: "Satsui no Pāti ni Yōkoso File 1" (Japanese: 殺意のパーティにようこそ File 1)		Masaki MatsumuraMitsuyuki MasuharaMasaki Hinata
Izumi Kawada (chief)		April 4, 2025 (2025-04-04)
2"Welcome to the murderous party File 2"
Transliteration: "Satsui no Pāti ni Yōkoso File 2" (Japanese: 殺意のパーティにようこそ File 2)		Masaki MatsumuraMitsuyuki MasuharaSoonyoung Seo, Han Eun-mi, Bongdeok Kim & Jinyoung Jeong
Izumi Kawada & Takashi Muratani (chief)		April 11, 2025 (2025-04-11)
"Here's a message from the dead File 1"
Transliteration: "Shisha Kara no Dengon o Dōzo File 1" (Japanese: 死者からの伝言をどうぞ File 1)		Tohru Ishida & Park SihooKenichi Shimizu
3"Here's a message from the dead File 2"
Transliteration: "Shisha Kara no Dengon o Dōzo File 2" (Japanese: 死者からの伝言をどうぞ File 2)		Tohru Ishida, Yang Jeong-hee & Soonyoung SeoKenichi ShimizuHan Eun-mi, Song Hyeon-ju, Mubon Hyung-jun, Jeong Ji-moon & Ha Yeon Jeong
Izumi Kawada & Takashi Muratani (chief)		April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18)
4"Please be aware of two-timing affairs File 1"
Transliteration: "Futamata ni Hao Kiwotsuke Kudasai File 1" (Japanese: 二股にはお気をつけください File 1)		Yuuki MorishitaYuuki Morishita & Aiko WakatsukiYoshiko Shimizu, Nana Yamaguchi & Mayu Murakata
Izumi Kawada (chief)		April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25)
5"Please be aware of two-timing affairs File 2"
Transliteration: "Futamata ni Hao Kiwotsuke Kudasai File 2" (Japanese: 二股にはお気をつけください File 2)		Yuuki MorishitaYuuki Morishita & Aiko WakatsukiAiri Takahashi, Yoshiko Shimizu & Kim Jong Nam
Izumi Kawada (chief)		May 2, 2025 (2025-05-02)
"The person who dropped it is a VTuber File 1"
Transliteration: "Otoshinushi wa Vtuber de Gozaimasu File 1" (Japanese: 落とし主はVtuberでございます File 1)		Mitsuyuki MasuharaMitsuyuki Masuhara
6"The person who dropped it is a VTuber File 2"
Transliteration: "Otoshinushi wa Vtuber de Gozaimasu File 2" (Japanese: 落とし主はVtuberでございます File 2)		Mitsuyuki MasuharaMitsuyuki MasuharaMasaki Hinata
Izumi Kawada (chief)		May 9, 2025 (2025-05-09)
7"There is no such thing as a completely locked room File 1"
Transliteration: "Kanzen na Misshitsu Nado Gozaimasen File 1" (Japanese: 完全な密室などございません File 1)		Kōki Mori, Hwang Il-jin & Seo Sun-yeongTatsuo SatoKim Bo-kyoung, Ha Seung-hee, Song Hyun-ju, Yoon Jung-hye, Park Ae-lee, Song Seung-taek, Lee Seung-hee, Song Hyeon-ju, Choi Eun-yeong, Kim Sung-bum & Yoon Seung-hyun
Izumi Kawada, Yoshiko Shimizu & Takashi Muratani (chief)		May 16, 2025 (2025-05-16)
8"There is no such thing as a completely locked room File 2"
Transliteration: "Kanzen na Misshitsu Nado Gozaimasen File 2" (Japanese: 完全な密室などございません File 2)		Tatsunori Miyake & Kim Bong-dukTatsuo SatoKim Bong-duk, Shin Sung-min, Kim Hyun-kyung, Ko Yu-il, Kim Hee-jung, Cho Mi-jung, Park Jae-suk, Hong Da-young & Airi Takahashi
Izumi Kawada, Yoshiko Shimizu & Takashi Muratani (chief)		May 23, 2025 (2025-05-23)
"Please don't drown in this river File 1"
Transliteration: "Kono Kawa de Oborenaide Kudasai File 1" (Japanese: この川で溺れないでください File 1)		Tōru Takahashi & Kim Bong-dukKoji Sawai
9"Please don't drown in this river File 2"
Transliteration: "Kono Kawa de Oborenaide Kudasai File 2" (Japanese: この川で溺れないでください File 2)		Tōru Takahashi & Gang Tae-sikKoji SawaiHan Eun-mi, Kim Ran-yeong, Choi Eun-yeong, Park Yeong-hee, Lee Gyeoung-soon, Park Soo-in, Hong Mi-gyeong & Airi Takahashi
Izumi Kawada & Takashi Muratani (chief)		May 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
10"Murder lies in a beautiful rose"
Transliteration: "Kireina Bara ni wa Satsui ga Gozaimasu" (Japanese: 綺麗な薔薇には殺意がございます)		Shiro SuzukiMasaki MatsumuraShiro Suzuki
Izumi Kawada (chief)		June 6, 2025 (2025-06-06)
11"The bride is behind locked doors"
Transliteration: "Hanayome wa Misshitsu no Naka de Gozaimasu" (Japanese: 花嫁は密室の中でございます)		Yuuki MorishitaKazuhiro SoetaAiri Takahashi, Yoshiko Shimizu, Masaki Hinata, Hiroyuki Kasugai & Mayu Murakata
Izumi Kawada (chief)		June 13, 2025 (2025-06-13)
12"What is it that you have lost?"
Transliteration: "Ubawareta no wa Nani de Gozaimasu ka" (Japanese: 奪われたのは何でございますか)		Masaki MatsumuraMasaki MatsumuraMasaki Hinata, Kim Jong Nam, Izumi Kawada, Nana Yamaguchi, Mayu Murakata & Masatsune Noguchi
Izumi Kawada (chief)		June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dempsey, Liam (November 25, 2024). "Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Mystery Novels Get Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 9, 2024). "The Dinner Table Detective TV Anime Reveals April 2025 Debut on Noitamina, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Dinner Table Detective (2025)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Cayanan, Joanna (March 18, 2025). "The Dinner Table Detective Anime Adds Kunitachi City Mascots". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ^ 謎解きはディナーのあとで (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 15, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  6. ^ 謎解きはディナーのあとで２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  7. ^ 謎解きはディナーのあとで３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 15, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  8. ^ 新　謎解きはディナーのあとで (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  9. ^ 新　謎解きはディナーのあとで２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  10. ^ 【11月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  11. ^ 【8月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  12. ^ 上田竜也、櫻井翔から”継承”音楽劇「謎解きはディナーのあとで」毒舌執事・影山役で主演. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 8 June 2025. Archived from the original on 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2024). "The Dinner Table Detective Novels Get TV Anime in 2025". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "フジ系平日23時台バラエティ、30分枠に縮小 「ノイタミナ」金曜23時半に進出". MyNavi (in Japanese). 2025-03-03.
  15. ^ "新ノイタミナ枠は金曜23時30分に決定！ 初回放送は４月４日（金）！ エンディング・テーマは"BILLY BOO"が新曲『ラプソディ』を書き下ろし". Fuji Television Network, Inc. (in Japanese). 2025-03-03.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 4, 2025). "Kento Nakajima Performs The Dinner Table Detective Anime's Opening Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  17. ^ Loo, Egan (March 2, 2025). "The Dinner Table Detective Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Staff, Ending Song, April 4 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  18. ^ "Story | Anime『Nazotoki wa Dinā no Ato de』" STORY | アニメ『謎解きはディナーのあとで』 [Story | Anime『The Dinner Table Detective』]. nazod-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  19. ^ "Prime Video: The Dinner Table Detective". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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