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Rookie detective Isshiki Totomaru and his unofficial boss/partner Ron Kamonohashi are back from their hot-spring vacation, which involved solving a mysterious murder, befriending the eccentric Spitz Feier, and now new adventures await the duo.

For a plot overview, read – Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions Episode 1 Review

Titled “The Case of the Hand Collector,” episode 5 of the anime series “Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions” introduces a new character, Eagle Eye Kawasami. He’s a detective with an impressive track record of solving murder cases and is expected to become the future police commissioner. Amamiya, who aspires to be the police commissioner as well and started her career at the same time as Kawasami, isn’t enthusiastic about his arrival. She decides to assign Isshiki as his assistant, as he is the least experienced rookie in her department. “There’s no way I’d give Kawasami any of my good men,” she whispers to herself in a hilarious scene.

While I wasn’t a fan of Eagle Eye Kawasami’s character design, as he appears to be a slight variation of Ron Kamonohashi (more distinct facial features would’ve been nice), he does make an interesting addition to the existing cast of detectives. Kawasami is a stickler for appearance and is constantly walking around with a pair of tweezers to fix any anomalies he spots, like dust on his colleagues’ jackets or a crooked button. Yeah, he is a weirdo, all right. The fact that Amamiya now dislikes someone more than Isshiki would probably give fans more comical moments in the future.

As for the murder mystery in the episode, it’s a gruesome case involving a serial killer who cuts off the hands of their victims, earning them the nickname ‘hand collector’. With Eagle Eye Kawasami’s arrival, genius protagonist Ron Kamonohashi has serious competition for a change, so he is eager to solve the case before the newbie. Despite the tension and chilling nature of the crime, Ron obviously cracks everything with too much ease and the story wasn’t as thrilling as the last two episodes.

I think that the latest episode of ‘Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions’ was probably the weakest so far. However, with its amusing characters, it still manages to be an entertaining watch that doesn’t require too much attention from the viewer. You can sit back and relax while watching this series because the cases aren’t too complex.

You can stream the series on Netflix.

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