Series synopsis
The Dinner Table Detective, also known as 謎解きはディナーのあとで is a Japanese animation mystery comedy crime television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 4, 2025. It ended on June 20, 2025. It stars Kana Hanazawa, Yuki Kaji, Mamoru Miyano and Arisa Shida.
"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is a daring mystery with unique characters, play on words and witty conversations.
Reiko Hosho is the only daughter to the CEO of a major enterprise, "Hosho Group," known worldwide. Hiding her true identity behind her day time job as a rookie police officer, Reiko comes home to Kageyama, her butler whenever she is faced with a complex case. Being a perfectionist, Kageyama is flawless when it comes to serving meals full course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert. He sharpl ...
Premise
"The After-Dinner Mysteries" is a daring mystery with unique characters, play on words and witty conversations.
Reiko Hosho is the only daughter to the CEO of a major enterprise, "Hosho Group," known worldwide. Hiding her true identity behind her day time job as a rookie police officer, Reiko comes home to Kageyama, her butler whenever she is faced with a complex case. Being a perfectionist, Kageyama is flawless when it comes to serving meals full course from hors d'oeuvre to dessert. He sharply points out the lack of reasoning on Reiko's side by making cutting remarks, but keeping the comment a fine line away from being offensive.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kana Hanazawa as Reiko Hosho (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Kageyama (voice)
- Mamoru Miyano as Kyoichiro Kazamatsuri (voice)
- Arisa Shida as Ayaka Kiryuin (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura as Kaori Miyamoto (voice)
- Yui Ishikawa as Hinako Mori (voice)
- Satoshi Hino as Kazuya Teshirogi (voice)
- Sayaka Kinoshita as Mizuho Teshirogi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yu Hatori as Yuji Mayama (voice)
- Kana Okazaki as Chiaki Nagase (voice)
- Akio Hirose as Goro Kiryuin (voice)
- Seiro Ogino as Manager (voice)
- Kaoru Tsukasa as Attendee (voice)
- Mitsutoshi Shundo as Attendee (voice)
- Hitomi Shogawa as Attendee (voice)
- Shizuka Yamazaki as Attendee (voice)
- Tomohiro Fujitaka as Attendee (voice)
- Hirohito Yamada as Cleaning Staff (voice)
- Kousuke Goto as Kazuo Kodama (voice)
- Ai Kaneta as Akiko Kodama (voice)
Guest cast
- Arisa Shida as Ayaka Kiryuin (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura as Kaori Miyamoto (voice)
- Yui Ishikawa as Hinako Mori (voice)
- Satoshi Hino as Kazuya Teshirogi (voice)
- Sayaka Kinoshita as Mizuho Teshirogi (voice)
- Yu Hatori as Yuji Mayama (voice)
- Kana Okazaki as Chiaki Nagase (voice)
- Akio Hirose as Goro Kiryuin (voice)
- Seiro Ogino as Manager (voice)
- Kaoru Tsukasa as Attendee (voice)
- Mitsutoshi Shundo as Attendee (voice)
- Hitomi Shogawa as Attendee (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | March 27, 2012 | August 3, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 4, 2025 | June 20, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 謎解きはディナーのあとで スペシャル | March 27, 2012 |
| 2 | 船上探偵・影山 第1夜 | July 30, 2013 |
| 3 | 船上探偵・影山 第2夜 | July 31, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome to the murderous party File 1 Wealthy heiress Reiko Hosho leads a double life as a novice detective. One day, an incident erupts at a birthday party she attends with friends from her college days. The victim is one of her old classmates, and Reiko's friends are labeled as suspects for matching the attacker's description. Stirring in confusion with only 20 minutes to solve the case, a man suddenly appears to reveal the culprit. |
April 4, 2025 |
| 2 |
Welcome to the murderous party File 2 / Here's a message from the dead File 1 Mystery butler Kageyama concocts a peculiar plan to catch the criminal lurking in a luxury hotel, after which Reiko and her friends realize the hidden complexity of their own emotions. Reiko then tackles the murder case of a real estate tycoon. Each of the victim's relatives harbor suspicious motives to kill, but a single photograph proves essential in accelerating this perplexing investigation. |
April 11, 2025 |
| 3 |
Here's a message from the dead File 2 While investigating the murder of a real estate tycoon, Reiko examines an erased dying message, a bloody trophy, and a cord yanked from the curtains. Without proof, however, she reaches a dead end...until savage butler Kageyama emerges to solve the mystery. Reiko and Kyoichiro think outside the box to trap the murderer, peek inside the victim's mindset, and end a chain of events fueled by revenge. |
April 18, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2025 |
| Last aired | June 20, 2025 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 23:30:00 |