Tantei Gakuen Q

I love detective/mystery stories and Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is one of my favorite shows of all time so when I stumbled upon Tantei Gakuen Q that was made by the same people that created the former I was really excited

For the most part the same rules stay true for both shows . Just like Kindaichi Q has it's share of excellent cases where the villain is many times humanized which was one of the best parts of Kindaichi . Does any case reach or even surpass those of Kindaichi? No absolutely not because nothing can rival that show but it gets pretty damn ... close sometimes

The characters here are mostly the same as the murderers are the true highlights and the heroes are just walking talking plot devices for the most part . The team is endearing and they tried to give everyone a bit of a backstory this time around so in that regard I guess it is better than Kindaichi

The reasons I'm rating this show a 7/10 is simple and it's because it has way too many similarities with Kindaichi . Kyuu is just a more kid friendly version of Kindaichi , The evil organization Pluto is the group version of Youichi and both test your threshold for bullshit in certain situations such as people having perfect masks that resemble other people

While the cases themselves may be strong they many times will leave you going "Yeah that wouldn't happen" such as the over-usage of the dying message trope and unfortunately since this is made for I would guess a younger more casual generation it avoids a lot of taboo topics and the overarching story while having massive potential refuses to go to that next level where things would get more "spicy" for a lack of a better word

The first few episodes are kinda rough but I was hooked by the time Ryu appears simply because the case was extremely shocking . Then again as good as that case is it leaves a lasting impression that named characters will just not be harmed and good will always prevail which sorta killed my suspense for the rest of the show

Animation is decent , nothing fancy and the music is appropriate but once again nowhere near Kindaichi levels of quality

Tantei Gakuen Q is more comparable to the Kindaichi Returns seasons as they have the same "feel" to them . Both are fun to watch but they are missing the bittersweet soul that the original 1997 TV Series had

If you are into detective shows you should definitely give this a shot but if you are stressed for time I highly advise you to go with Kindaichi because it is the better show and since Q ended in a cliffhanger and we haven't gotten a new season/manga in god knows how long it's safe to assume the writers abandoned the series altogether

Thanks for reading :)

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