Novel 'Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de' Gets TV Anime in 2025

by DatRandomDude
Nov 25, 2024 11:30 AM | 8 Comments

Publishing company Shogakukan opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Tokuya Higashikawa's Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (The Dinner Table Detective) novel on Monday, revealing a teaser visual (pictured). The anime, featuring original character designs by Oreco Tachibana (Hotaru no Yomeiri manga), will premiere in 2025.

Higashikawa penned the three-volume mystery novel under Shogakukan between September 2010 and December 2012, with illustrations by Yusuke Nakamura (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei). A sequel novel, titled Shin Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, began in March 2021. Shogakukan published the second volume on September 18.

A manga adaptation by Aya Kawase ran in Flowers Comics α magazine from April to November in 2011. Shogakukan released the second and final volume in August 2012.

Synopsis
Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de (The Dinner Table Detective) is set in Kunitachi City, Tokyo. Reiko Houshou, a rookie detective at the Kunitachi Police Department, is also the heiress of the globally renowned "Houshou Group." She tackles challenging cases alongside Inspector Kazamatsuri, heir to the "Kazamatsuri Motors" family business, and Kageyama, her sharp-tongued butler and driver.

With biting remarks like, "Are your eyes merely decorative, my lady?" Kageyama not only critiques Reiko's lack of deductive skills but also brilliantly solves the mysteries at hand. A sharp-tongued butler meets classic detective fiction in this unique mystery series.

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Source: PR Times

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de on MAL

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Great news! I like historical works! Hope for 24-26 episodes to air!

Nov 26, 2024 12:09 AM by Memore

@DatRandomDude

Oh, I know what you mean. The design of the picture on the cover of the novel, it's wonderful.

I was so drawn to this cover that I actually read it, up to volume 2.

Nov 25, 2024 10:05 PM by kihel

@DatRandomDude This can probably be compared to anime adaptations of some manga with too specific or not so cool character designs. When an adaptation significantly redraws characters as having a more standard and moe-ish appearance. But again, I haven't read the original novels or seen the anime, so I can't really say anything.

Nov 25, 2024 3:10 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert Oh yeah I get that the new designs are easier to work with and more appealing in general. I'm just sad they didn't keep these designs and go all in on them instead. I really like Nakamura in general and it would've easily been a standout in whatever season it's gonna air ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nov 25, 2024 2:49 PM by DatRandomDude

@DatRandomDude Maybe they were just trying to target that anime fans who they thought would watch the anime version of their story?

Nov 25, 2024 2:45 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert I'm not sure if these are the main characters (looks like they are tho) but I was mostly saying that because of the covers of the novels, I'm not familiar with the books themselves.