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Is Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. good to watch with a friend?

Easy to drop in. Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. (The Detective Is Already Dead: The Lost Memory) is a TV series from Summer 2021 by Engi Co.Ltd.: 12 episodes, about 5 hours in total, finished, 6.5/10 across the listing sites.

actionaliensrobots & AIlight-novel adaptationcomedycrimedetectivedrama

Watching it together: easy to drop in. Slice-of-life: you can start tonight without a plan, and a missed episode does not ruin it. about 5 hours for the run, 6 evenings at two a night. Rule: episodic, slice-of-life, or comedy/action ≤ 26 episodes → easy to drop in.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type
TV series
Episodes
12
Episode length
25 min
Total time
about 5 hours — a weekend
First aired
Summer 2021
Status
Finished
Studio
Engi Co.Ltd.
Score
6.5/10 across the listing sites
Tags
action, aliens, robots & AI, light-novel adaptation, comedy, crime, detective, drama, harem, idol, love triangle, monsters, mystery, romance, school, seinen, slice of life, superpowers, mecha, supernatural, tragedy, urban fantasy, violence

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale. Also listed as: The Detective Is Already Dead; The Detective Is Already Dead..

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Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.?
About 5 hours for all 12 episodes at 25 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.
How many episodes does Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. have?
12 episodes of 25 min.
Is Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. finished?
Yes, Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. good for a group?
Yes. Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. is tagged action, comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen.
Where is Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. listed?
Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. is on AniList (id 128712) and MyAnimeList (id 46471); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

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