

Detective School Q
- TV series
- Spring 2003
- 45 episodes
- 25 min
- Studio Pierrot
- Manga
- PG-13
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Detective
- Shounen
Contents
Opening | ||
| Japanese | 探偵学園Q | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Tantei Gakuen Q | |
| Also known as | Detective Academy Q | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Detective, Shounen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Shin Kibayashi | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe | |
| Character design | Masaya Onishi, Kouichi Usami | |
| Music by | Daisuke Ikeda | |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot | |
| Original run | April 15, 2003 – March 20, 2004 | |
| Episodes | 45 | |
| Episode length | 25 min | |
| Total running time | 18 hr 45 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2003 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.76 | |
| On users' lists | 6,013 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Shin Kibayashi, Fumiya Satou | |
| Published in | Shounen Magazine (Weekly) | |
| Demographic | Shounen | |
| Original run | May 23, 2001 – July 20, 2005 | |
| Volumes | 22 | |
| Chapters | 172 | |
Detective School Q (Japanese: 探偵学園Q, Hepburn: Tantei Gakuen Q) is a 2003 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Shin Kibayashi. It is animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. It aired from April 15, 2003 to March 20, 2004, with 45 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Rio Azegami · Morihiko Dan · Kyouko Ebe · Hiroshi Fujisawa · Hirokazu Fukunaga · Kazuya Fukuoka · Mio Fuuma · Manabu Gotouda · Kyousuke Gouda · Hisashi Goura · Musashi Hachiya · Misuzu Hikawa · Yuri Hitsuki · Keiko Honda · Tatsumi Hongou · Sachiko Hosoe · Mitsuru Houshou · Tomohiko Ichinose · Akihiko Ichinose · Kaoru Ichinose · Hanayo Ichinose · Chizuko Itsuki · Morito Iwadome · Hiroki Iwashimizu · Takuma Jinnai · Rei Kagami · Shino Katagiri · Mamoru Kawakita · Chikara Kawase · Sayaka Kinoshita · Masae Kirihara · Sonata Kirishima · Masao Kizaki · Junya Kogure
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ryuu AmakusaMain | Kouichi Toochika | – |
| Megumi MinamiMain | Houko Kuwashima | Andrea Kwan |
| Kazuma NarusawaMain | Tomoko Kawakami | – |
| Kyuu RenjoMain | Megumi Ogata | – |
| Kintarou TooyamaMain | Hideo Ishikawa | Darren Pleavin |
| Masaharu AkiyamaSupporting | Shouto Kashii | – |
| Kunihiko AnzaiSupporting | Katsumi Suzuki | – |
| Detective AraiSupporting | Kouji Ishii | – |
| Maya AsabukiSupporting | Mayumi Asano | – |
| AtsushiSupporting | Yoshiko Kamei | – |
| Rio AzegamiSupporting | Konami Yoshida | – |
| Morihiko DanSupporting | Hideyuki Tanaka | – |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | English | Spanish | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuu AmakusaMain | Kouichi Toochika | – | Alfonso Soto | Seung jun Kim |
| Megumi MinamiMain | Houko Kuwashima | Andrea Kwan | Giannina Jurado | Min Jeong Yeo |
| Kazuma NarusawaMain | Tomoko Kawakami | – | – | In Seong O |
| Kyuu RenjoMain | Megumi Ogata | – | Jesús Nunes | Jeong Hwa Yang |
| Kintarou TooyamaMain | Hideo Ishikawa | Darren Pleavin | Ángel Balam | Gyeng Su Hyeon |
| Masaharu AkiyamaSupporting | Shouto Kashii | – | – | – |
| Kunihiko AnzaiSupporting | Katsumi Suzuki | – | – | – |
| Detective AraiSupporting | Kouji Ishii | – | – | – |
| Maya AsabukiSupporting | Mayumi Asano | – | – | – |
| AtsushiSupporting | Yoshiko Kamei | – | – | – |
| Rio AzegamiSupporting | Konami Yoshida | – | – | – |
| Morihiko DanSupporting | Hideyuki Tanaka | – | – | – |
| Kyouko EbeSupporting | Nao Nagasawa | – | – | – |
| Hiroshi FujisawaSupporting | Wataru Hatano | – | – | – |
| Hirokazu FukunagaSupporting | Wataru Takagi | – | – | – |
| Kazuya FukuokaSupporting | Hirohiko Kakegawa | – | – | – |
| Mio FuumaSupporting | Kumi Sakuma | – | – | – |
| Manabu GotoudaSupporting | Norihiro Inoue | – | – | – |
| Kyousuke GoudaSupporting | Susumu Chiba | – | – | – |
| Hisashi GouraSupporting | Ryuji Mizuno | – | – | – |
Production
Key staff
Staff
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Shin Kibayashi |
| Director | Noriyuki Abe |
| Script | Hiroko Fukuda, Maki Hiro, Masahiro Ookubo |
| Character Design | Masaya Onishi, Kouichi Usami |
| Original Character Design | Fumiya Satou |
| Music | Daisuke Ikeda |
| Art Director | Sawako Takagi, Hideyuki Ueno |
| Color Design | Hideo Kamitani |
| Theme Song Performance | Hayami Kishimoto, Aiko Kitahara |
| Producer | Ken Hagino |
Music
| Composer | Daisuke Ikeda |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“MeiQ!?-Meikyuu-MAKE★YOU-”Episodes 1–21AnimeThemes
- OP 2“Luvly, Merry-Go-Round” — Pipo AngelsEpisodes 22–24AnimeThemes
- OP 3“100% Pure” — Pipo AngelsEpisodes 35–45AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Koigokoro”Episodes 1–11AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Niji-iro ni Hikaru Umi”Episodes 12–21AnimeThemes
- ED 3“Mienai Story”Episodes 22–34AnimeThemes
- ED 4“Kaze ni Mukai Aruku Youni”Episodes 35–45AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch2,003
- Watching175
- Completed587
- On hold137
- Dropped172
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 2,939 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| Shikimori | 3,074 | 175 | 587 | 2,003 | 172 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Tantei Gakuen Q (Manga) |
|---|
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- “Tantei Gakuen Q”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Tantei Gakuen Q”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Detective School Q”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Detective School Q”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q124570859”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.





























