Gosho Aoyama's short stories collection is a collection of, well, short stories. There are seven stories in all, each of various length. Some runs for the full episode length while others run much shorter. Each of the stories are self-contained, although I like the fact that some of the stories are loosely connected in some ways.
The stories are set in the Detective Conan world, but are in no way connected to any of its characters. One story features a tiny-size detective, another story features an old man magically becomes young again. They are in the realm of fantasy, sure, but they work surprisingly well. Just do not expect to have the same quality as Aoyama's more famous work, Detective Conan. Speaking of which, some of the stories features Conan's parents, which is somewhat refreshing, because we don't see much of them in Detective Conan.
If you are looking for murder mystery like those in Detective Conan, you should watch Detective Conan instead. The short stories are nothing like DC. They are light hearted, sometimes out of this world, and project a very creative and imaginary scenario to the viewers. Some of the 'concept' from the stories work its way into the DC world.
Throughout the stories, you might notice some cameo appearance by the cast of Detective Conan. It was fun spotting Agasa or Mori or even Ran. As the anime is done in the last century, the artwork is what you would expect from that era. Art style are very similar to Detective Conan, with its distinctive Aoyama look and feel. Some of the voice actors from Detective Conan can be clearly identified in these stories. If you have watched Detective Conan for any considerable of time, you can easily tell the voice actors in these stories.
As a whole, the short stories are a break from Detective Conan. If you are open to small people, time travel and the likes, have a go at this. It is not a top quality show, but it is enjoyable to watch nonetheless.
