This anime has such a good back story!~ I had to watch it after reading all the manga, and they changed the story a little, but they are both excellent. I also really love detective shows/anime/movies/books/manga, so this was a great fit for me. I especially love Kinta and Kazuma and their weird friendship, especially since they're the oldest and youngest, respectively. It's such a cute brotherly relationship, if I didn't know any better, I would have sworn that they really were brothers. I do wish they had gone all the way through to the end of the story put forth in the manga, but c'est la vie. I am still hoping, although I'm sure it's a lost cause, for a continuation of both the manga and the anime... I would read/watch in an instant!~ Definitely a must-see for those who love detective anime like Conan and Kindaichi. Watch over and over and over and over... :) (show less)

the story is about a young boy Kyu who is a total detective nut (cause some detective saved him once).. given the opportunity he joins a detective school by Dan Morihiko, one of the greatest detectives in the country.. and goes on all sorts of adventures with his four classmates, all very special just like him..it was one of the first anime i watched when animax started coming in my region... it is an excellent anime about mystery and detective stuff.. the sound tracks and themes are also good...the best thing about it is that the puzzles are object and situation oriented and so you can also try to solve them even if u watching a subbed version (which becomes impossible in detective conan).. as there are only 45 episodes it is a perfect series for u if don't have much time.. rest assured i can say that after watching it u will not say it wasn't worth the time spent. (show less)