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