Staff for the TV anime adaptation of Higashigawa Tokuya’s Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (The Dinner Table Detective) novel series have confirmed that the anime will premiere on the Noitamia programming block in April 2025. A new promotional video and key visual has also been revealed for the show.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb-m_R0jVac]
Masuhara Mitsuyuki (Diamond no Ace, Shirokuma Cafe) is directing the anime at Madhouse studio, and manga creator Tachibana Oreko (Hotaru no Yomeiri, Promise Cinderella) will design the original characters for the anime. The anime will star Hanazawa Kana as Reiko Houshou, Kaji Yuuki as Kageyama, and Miyano Mamoru as Kazamatsuri.
Higashigawa started the story in 2007, and Shogakukan published the first novel in September 2010 and the third novel in December 2012. In 2021, Higashihawa started a sequel to the novel series titled Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de. Shogakukan released the first novel in March 2021, with illustrations by Nakamura Yuusuke, and the second novel in September 2024.
The story takes place in Kunitachi, Tokyo, where Reiko Houshou, daughter of the world-famous Houshou Group owner, has become a rookie detective. Her boss is Inspector Kazamatsuri, the son of the owner of Kazamatsuri Motors and the two work together to solve complex cases. When tackling her cases, Reiko always consults her butler and driver, Kageyama, who always brilliantly manages to solve the case.
We’ve previously covered Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de on NamiComi News, which you can read by visiting the relevant news article.
