Underplayed Gems

Kizoku Tantei Series (2017)

Kizoku Tantei Series poster
Original title
貴族探偵
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A nobleman who calls himself a detective never solves mysteries himself. Instead, he has his servants do the reasoning and legwork while he observes and makes aristocratic comments.

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What happens

『貴族探偵シリーズ』(きぞくたんていシリーズ)は、麻耶雄嵩の短編推理小説のシリーズである。初出は『小説すばる』2001年2月号。『小説すばる』2017年5月号に新シリーズの短編が掲載。『小説すばる』2018年5月号より『貴族探偵対怪盗マダム』としてシリーズ初の長編連載が開始されている。 2017年4月にフジテレビ系でテレビドラマ化された。 主人公は探偵でありながら推理せず、使用人に推理をさせる貴族という設定である。これについて作者の麻耶は、「本人は何もしなくても現れただけで事件を解決できる存在」を面白いと思い、時代劇『水戸黄門』をイメージして書いた作品だと語っている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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