The BEST episodes of Detective School Q
Every episode of Detective School Q ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Detective School Q!
The Dan Detective School is a Japanese detective school permitted by the government. Kyu, an ordinary boy with big dreams to become detective, attends the school as a member of Q Class along with Megu, the girl with photographic memory; Kazuma, the computer genius kid; Kinta, the strong; and the mysterious Ryu. Together they solve many cases which bring them to face Pluto, the crime organization which should have been destroyed by Dan Morihiko.
#1 - 30 Meters Underwater. The Case of the Underwater Locked Room Murder
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/22/2003
While on a vacation by the sea, class Q comes across a group of marine biology students whose teacher has gone missing. As such, the class gets involved with underwater graves, treacherous students and hidden treasure.
#2 - The Conclusive Moment! The Corpse that Disappears into the Sky
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/12/2003
When a new murder takes place the local villagers believe that the local Gods are responsible. As such it is up to class Q to get to the bottom of the crime.
#3 - An Announcement From the Spiritual World! The Forbidden Truth!!
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/15/2003
The identity of the murderer is revealed and there is another surprise regarding the psychic's true identity.
#4 - The Pretty-Boy Detective! He Appears at Last!!
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2003
The DSS students are taken to an island where they meet a new student, Ryuu, who is a child prodigy. Things begin to get complicated when the students of class A are found murdered behind locked doors.
#5 - Class Rivalry! Battle of the Vanishing Person
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/29/2003
Nanami tricks class Q in to solving one of his cases for him by posing as Dan. When the real Dan learns of this he sends class Q off to investigate more thoroughly.
#6 - Uncharted Waters that Lead to Death! The Legend of Kami Kakushi Village
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/5/2003
Class Q is sent to Gourd village to investigate the disappearances connected to the drawing. Upon arriving the class is greeted by many strange sights, such as people in masks and a group of TV journalists.
#7 - The Jigsaw-Puzzle Will
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2003
When the class goes to visit an artist friend of Katagiri's, they arrive at the scene of his murder. The only clues are a completely blank jigsaw-puzzle and the victims photographic memory.
#8 - The Final Deciding Match! The Truth about Q Class!!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2003
Class Q finally figures out that Dan is the perpetrator of the "murders". Dan then reveals that class Q is not the remedial class but the school's elite, and that this was all a test to weed out the unworthy.
#9 - Evil Spirit in the Locked Room! The Unstopable Murders
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/8/2003
The class gets closer to finding the murderer, but another death awaits as they get involved in insurance scams and feuds over the inheritance.
#10 - An Intent to Kill at the School Entrance Ceremony! School Bomb Threat
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2003
Kyu and his friends have finally been accepted into the famous DDS. However, they immediately stumble across a threatening note, warning of three bombs placed within the school. Two of the bombs are quickly found along with the bomber. However, it is then up to Class Q to locate the final bomb before it is too late.
#11 - A First Step to Dreams - The Entrance Exam Trap
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2003
Kyuu, Kinta and Meg arrive for the DDS entrance exam along with hundreds of other applicants. Their task is to solve a murder from limited clues and then follow the correct suspect. To make things even worse they have only a few hours to achieve their objective.
#12 - Final Exam! The Stretched-Around Trap
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2003
The four hopefuls now enter the next phase of their exam. As they chase a suspect up a hill they lose sight of him and soon become separated. Meanwhile, Kyuu and Meg come across an injured hiker. Kyuu beseeches Meg to go on without him while he helps the man.
#13 - The Perfect 1000-Witness Alibi
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2003
A murder takes place and one of the suspects, a stage actress, has about 1000 witnesses who watched her performance when the murder took place.
#14 - A Curse Breaks Out!? The Seance Murder Case
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2003
The class witnesses a séance, one in which a family will is revealed. When the psychic in charge is murdered while in an enclosed circle the class gets to work. Too bad that there are so many suspects.
#15 - Showdown! The Cutthroat Who Crossed Through Time!!
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2003
As more of class A die, Ryuu's talent is revealed and it appears that he is on par with if not better than Kyuu. Meanwhile, Kazuma's string theory is disproved and both Meg and Kyuu seem to have a strange fixation with Ryuu.
#16 - The Beautiful Boy Genius - Exposing the Perfect Mystery Room
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2003
Ryuu appears to have solved the locked room mystery but all of the evidence points to Dan being the culprit.
#17 - Crack the Code!? A Message from the Deceased
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2003
A woman's husband has died, but not before leaving behind an encrypted code, and it's up to Kuzuma to crack it.
#18 - Awaken! The Best Detective in the World!!
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2003
Kyuu is a junior high school student who dreams of one day being a detective. Whilst out grocery shopping a chance encounter with a fellow student and an old construction worker leads Kyuu to investigate his first murder case.
#19 - The Future Detective
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/20/2004
With Dan safe and sound, the truth about Kyuu's saviour and inspiration is revealed.
#20 - Dan Morihiko, Kidnapped!
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 3/13/2004
Dan is kidnapped and the whole school is called upon to help search for him. In the process Kyuu finds a photo of Dan and a man who once saved his life, not to mention began his obsession with detection.
#21 - Ryu's Determination
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 3/6/2004
Whilst conducting their wrap up the class bring many new clues to light and Ryuu realises that Pluto has something to do with the case.
#22 - Village of the Traitor
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/28/2004
The case becomes more complicated when a second murder is committed and a local legend comes to light leading to an abundance of suspects. Meanwhile, the police also cause problems when they propose a solution to the first murder.
#23 - Murder Case of the Maya Princess
Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 2/21/2004
The class is called in to investigate the strange occurrences and threats against a village whose residents oppose the building of a new dam. However, things turn deadly when a man is found decapitated and burnt behind a locked door. Meanwhile, at a local spa the boys discover that they are separated from the girls by only a thin, passable wall....+
#24 - Duel! The Headless Woman
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 2/14/2004
While staying with Kyuu, Ryuu gets involved in a mystery concerning a headless ghost.
#25 - The Death March of Friendship
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 2/7/2004
While Kinta and Kyuu race to get Ryuu to a hospital Hongo tells students about the existence of the criminal organization, Pluto. To make matters worse one of their agents may be amongst them.