Tantei Gakuen Q

Coming from the same creator as Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Tantei Gakuen Q is another detective anime and to make a long story short despite enjoying watching it (At least after the first few lethargic episodes) I have the same opinion about this anime with the one I have for the Kidanchi Returns seasons and that's that the bittersweet soul the original 1997 TV series had is absolutely gone and the more taboo topics have been severly toned down

If you are at all familiar with detective anime there's not too much more to say really . The characters are charming , It has some ... fun cases and there are many heartwarming moments but predictably the show falls into the same traps such as repetition , Believability , "Dying message" over and over etc.

Presumebly because it was made to appeal to a younger generation the anime squanders it's potential and refuses to go to that next level where things would get more "spicy" for a lack of a better word . Without spoiling anything of the top of my head there are two instances where the anime had the opportunity to become very interesting (First with the first academy mission and the other with Ryu's background) but like I already mentioned they refused to pull the trigger which leaves a lasting impression that no named characters will be harmed and no interesting twist will ever happen

Despite it's faults I still recommend it though if you are into these type of anime

If you like mystery/detective stories, then this is definitely a show for you. Overall i gave this show an 8 even though the individual parts of the show rank lower,

its based primarily on my enjoyment level, and i enjoyed it so much i should have given it a 9,

however, this show does have some flaws, but for me, the 45 episodes went by so fast that only in retrospect did i notice them.

Without giving away too much,

the show is primarily episodic, with very few consistent plot points, the story sort of meanders around without so much of a strong central theme, but there ... is great characters and character development even if it is a bit forced.

In closing of my short review, I would have liked it to have continued, there is still many things that this show could have accomplished with a continuation or second season.

Its extremely immature most of the time, even pedestrian, even if it isn't childish in that sense. The mysteries are well done, even though they draw from similar wells a little too often. its still a fun ride while it lasts. You are either going to be a fan of this genre or not. so balls on top of face

This is my first review. I really love this series because I am a detective otaku. This anime is about a boy named Kyuu who got qualified to Q class along with Megu, a girl who has photographic memory, Ryu, a mysterious genius, Kazuma, a computer programmer, and Kinta, who has 4.0 eyesight and is a pro at martial art. Together, they solve murder cases that were considered difficult for police to solve.
Story: 7-
In each episode, it would show Q class solving a murder case and some of the cases are intriguing, but some are just kind of lame. Unlike the manga, there is no ... definite plot what so ever, we still don't know what happened to Ryu later on and the ending doesn't make any sense at all.
Art: 6-
I personally don't like the art in this anime, it looks very bad compare to the manga.
Character: 6-
This anime lacks background stories in each of the characters, well only Kyu, Ryu, and Megu. Also, the anime is missing out a lot of the characters...there are no King Hades, Charon, Thanatos, and Cerberus. Well they replace Cerberus with Anubis, which made me a little upset.
Sound: 8-
The seiiyuu is not so bad, it totally fits the character.
Overall: 6