Tantei ga Hayasugiru as the name suggest is about a detective who is too fast at solving crimes or rather in this show, assassination attempts.
Hirose Alice lives a normal life with her stern mother figure Mizuno Miki when she finds out she is going to inherit 5 trillion yen from her deceased father that she never knew.
What this means is that everyone from the evil Daidara family is out to kill Hirose Alice before she can get the money. Of course, they all try to make Hirose Alice's death look like an accident and the fun is watching the detective Chikumagawa played brilliantly by Takito Kenichi figure out and stop all the assassinations.
Tantei ha Hayasugiru is a pretty funny show and a lot of it is thanks to the chemistry between the 3 main characters. Chikumagawa is the zany annoying bodyguard and Hirose Alice is the girl trying to live a normal life while being a target of assassination and Mizuno Miki is the stern maid she is always fighting with.
I am a fan of Hirose Alice from Shitteru Wife but she's got good comedic timing and expressions. She also wears a lot of t-shirts with English on them. I wonder they have any meaning or is it just random?
My second favourite part of the show is that the detective actually gets revenge on the would be assassins. One thing I hate about stories in Japanese entertainment is that the good main character will not injure or kill the bad guys. The good guy is defined by lack of vengeful actions which sucks because no one is without malice especially when there is a threat.
Not in this show. I love that Chikumagawa actually hurts the bad guys and turns their tricks against them. He doesn't kill them but he injures them that they need to go to hospital. So refreshing. I love his give to Caesar line every time Chikumagawa gives the bad guy their comeuppance.
I quite enjoyed Tantei ga Hayasugiru. It got a bit tired towards the end but the chemistry between the 3 main leads pulled me through to the end. Season 2 just started and I am scared they are unable to capture the magic from season 1. Tantei ga Hayasugiru reminds me of Trick with funny and flawed main characters and lots of explaining about tricks. Watchable and thanks to HPriest for subbing!
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