This episode was made to spend less money on the budget, this anime always complains about going over budget, so I bet that's what it was for those first 5 mins
this is my least favorite episode!! especially the first eight minutes!! This is saying a lot cause there hasn't been an episode I haven't like yet..I don't think I really even laughed during this episode...
To the person who said Hard Boiled is a term that comes from a Jackie Chan movie... that's not right at all. It's based on stories from the 1920's and was used like how we use hardcore today. Japan has a really long tradition of that stuff.
The hard-boiled stuff in this episode basically means that the detective is(supposed to be) someone who has a tough attitude. Someone who has seen it all and isn't afraid to confront danger and is often engaged in violent situations.