探偵学園Q
Detective School Q
Kyuu is your average boy with a knack for logic and reasoning. Desiring to become a detective, he finds out about the existence of the Dan Detective School (DDS); a famed school where students are allowed to bear arms. Together with Megu, a girl with photographic memory, the martial arts master Kinta, the genius programmer Kazuma and the mysterious Ryuu, Kyuu tackles many well planned out crimes, always seeking the truth.
Names
| Original | 探偵学園Q (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tantei Gakuen Q |
| English | Detective School Q |
| Chinese | 侦探学园Q (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Detective Academy Q |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 45 ep · 25 min · 19h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2003-04-15 → 2004-03-20 (Spring 2003) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ComedyDramaMystery |
| Themes | ShounenDetectiveCrimePolicePrimarily Teen Cast |
Reception
| Community score | 7.56 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.58 / 10 |
| Composite | 55.9 |
| On lists | 7,535 |
| Favourited | 116 (1.5%) |
| Completion | 74.7% |
| Drop rate | 6.9% |
| In backlog | 48.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.61 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2003 | B | 11 of 43 |
| Year | 2003 | B | 26 of 148 |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot | C | 33 of 115 |
| Length | Long-run | C | 66 of 242 |
| Era | Early 2000s | B | 101 of 687 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 259 of 652 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | B | 429 of 1,868 |
| Demographic | Shounen | C | 478 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 738 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Comedy | B | 742 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 889 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 938 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,596 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Noriyuki Abe |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Makoto Hayashi |
| Character design | Fumiya Satou, Masaya Oonishi, Kouichi Usami |
| Original creator | Shin Kibayashi, Fumiya Satou |
AniList id 407 · MAL id 407 · Bangumi 11836 · record updated 2026-08-27