The WORST episodes of Detective School Q

Every episode of Detective School Q ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 6/7/2025Network: TBS (JP)Status: Ended
The Future Detective
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5.00
1 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Megu is being targeted
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5.00
1 votes

#2 - Megu is being targeted

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/1/2003

Megumi is prompted by her sister to invite her classmates over for dinner. However, someone chooses that moment to break in to her house and the class begin to investigate.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Awaken! The Best Detective in the World!!
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5.78
9 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Tragic on the Net
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6.00
1 votes

#4 - Tragic on the Net

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/6/2003

Meg is back safe, and the killer's identity is discovered. However, to catch him the class must set up a meeting with all of their suspects.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Dinner of the Dead
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6.00
2 votes

#5 - Dinner of the Dead

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/4/2003

Whilst doing fieldwork on a plateau class Q come across a murder where the time of death doesn't fit with the statements of the local residents.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
An Old Enemy! Pluto
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6.00
1 votes

#6 - An Old Enemy! Pluto

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/25/2003

With some help from the rest of his class Kyuu is able to solve the case of the idol's curse. Meanwhile, hints of a sinister organisation begin to surface from the shadows.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
The Lost Dragon
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6.00
1 votes

#7 - The Lost Dragon

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/8/2003

Class Q has a new teacher, Hongo and his brash manner leads to Kyuu and Meg staying after class to clean the building. However, they soon discover a strange painting which leads to an even stranger murder.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Collector of Killers
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6.00
1 votes

#8 - Collector of Killers

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/23/2003

Since they are the only ones who can pass as college students, Meg and Ryuu are sent to a school where students are dying and videos of their deaths are being broadcasted on the internet. After Ryuu's intellect amazes the class, they make some friends and some enemies....+

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Broadcast of the Campus of Death
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6.00
1 votes

#9 - Broadcast of the Campus of Death

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/29/2003

As the case unravels new clues and suspects come to light, strange connections are found and the death count rises. Then Meg gets taken, and she too will be killed.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
The Beauties Detective Squad
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6.00
1 votes

#10 - The Beauties Detective Squad

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/13/2003

After Kyu and Kenta get caught sneaking around a girls dormitory whilst looking for a lost item, the school deploys an all girls team, consisting of Meg and two girls from class A.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Mystery of the Home Economics Classroom
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6.00
1 votes

#11 - Mystery of the Home Economics Classroom

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/20/2003

One of Kazuma's old teachers is in danger, a mysterious dancing efigy is out to get her. When she takes one of its poisoned darts, Kazuma promises to find out who did it, but when he does, can he handle it?

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Bomb of the Terrifying Gem
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6.00
1 votes

#12 - Bomb of the Terrifying Gem

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 1/10/2004

Kyuu and Meg's holiday turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a bomb threat is issued.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Duel! The Headless Woman
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6.00
1 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Murder Case of the Maya Princess
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6.00
1 votes

#14 - 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....+

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Village of the Traitor
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6.00
1 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Dan Morihiko, Kidnapped!
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6.00
1 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
The Beautiful Boy Genius - Exposing the Perfect Mystery Room
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6.50
2 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Showdown! The Cutthroat Who Crossed Through Time!!
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6.50
2 votes

#18 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Crack the Code!? A Message from the Deceased
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6.50
2 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
Rhythm of the Death God
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7.00
1 votes

#20 - Rhythm of the Death God

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 1/24/2004

When one of the violinist's is poisoned, Ryuu's suspicions and the lack of evidence cause him to lose his self-restraint. However, things continue to get worse when another person dies.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
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Ryu's Determination
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7.00
1 votes

#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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
The Death March of Friendship
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7.00
1 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
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Homicide Concerto
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7.00
1 votes

#23 - Homicide Concerto

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/31/2004

Another death gives the class the break they need but the revelation of the killer's identity costs one of the students dearly.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
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The Murder Case of the Illusionary House
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7.00
1 votes

#24 - The Murder Case of the Illusionary House

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/17/2004

When the class is called in to investigate a death threat sent to a prominent violinist, they become entangled in a fight for succession as each of the violinist's students vie for supremacy.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
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The Curse that Disappeared
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7.00
1 votes

#25 - The Curse that Disappeared

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/27/2003

Kazuma is closer to solving the mystery of who tried to kill his teacher.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe
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