The title Detective These Days Are Crazy says it all since the series parodies the detective genre and its most famous representative. So if you want to see a serious crime hunt forget about this anime and dont bother reading this review because if theres one thing this anime isnt its serious In every episode there is at least one WTF am I watching right now moment. It starts with the opening and doesnt end until the ending. I dont know why but its been a long time since Ive watched an anime from the first to the last second without skipping anything. The music the animations everything fascinated me in a weird way. The plot centers on Keiichir Nagumo a private detective who was very successful in his youth but has since aged poorly physically. In the first episode he meets high school student Mashiro. Her dream is to become a detective herself after school and she is willing to give it her all to achieve this goal. Consequently she promptly becomes Nagumos new assistant whether he likes it or not. At this point I would like to briefly emphasize that despite his slapstick moments Nagumo takes his cases seriously and solves them with detective instincts and keen powers of observation. Although he is unsuccessful as a professional private detective this is not due to his abilities. He is actually very talented and competent in his role as a private detective. The series is episodic in nature. The individual episodes are usually divided into smaller cases. New and minor characters appear regularly throughout the series. A few were even hidden as Easter eggs in the last episode. However there is no overarching plot apart from the constant threat of termination by the landlord. The series mainly carries itself through its situational comedy. When Nagumo is overwhelmed by technology and the world of the 21st century or Mashiro exaggerates with her superhuman powers. As befits a parody clichs are taken to the extreme and tropes of the genre are dragged through the mud. There are of course references to other series as well. Episode 4 Murder at the Mansion of Screams is clearly a parody of Detective Conan and bears many similarities to its twopart episode Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case pointing out the weaknesses of our beloved shrunken detective. So if you feel like switching off your brain and exercising your laugh muscles the series Detectives these Days are crazy is definitely my insider tip for you. I can highly recommend this anime. Its best to watch it with friends so you can shake your heads together at the nonsense.