Detective School Q(Japanese:Thăm trinh học viên Q,Hepburn:Tantei Gakuen Kyū)is a Japanesemangaseries written bySeimaru Amagiand illustrated byFumiya Satō(the creators ofKindaichi Case Files). It was originally serialized inKodansha'sWeekly Shōnen Magazinebetween May 2001 and July 2005, with its chapters collected in 22tankōbonvolumes. A 45-episodeanimetelevision series byPierrotwas broadcast onTBSfrom April 2003 to March 2004.
| Detective School Q | |
 Firsttankōbonvolume cover | |
| Thăm trinh học viên Q (Tantei Gakuen Kyū) | |
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| Genre | Mystery[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Seimaru Amagi |
| Illustrated by | Fumiya Satō |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 23, 2001–July 20, 2005 |
| Volumes | 22 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
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| Written by | Makoto Hayashi |
| Music by | Daisuke Ikeda |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Original network | JNN(TBS) |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 15, 2003–March 20, 2004 |
| Episodes | 45 |
| Television drama | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Kei Yoshikawa |
| Studio | AVEC |
| Original network | Nippon TV |
| Original run | July 3, 2007–September 11, 2007 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Plot
editDetective School Qis the story of a group of young students from Class Q of Dan Detective School (DDS), a prestigious and renowned detective academy founded by Morihiko Dan, the most famous detective in Japan, and the adventures and mysteries they unfold and solve together. They eventually work against Pluto(Sao Diêm vương,Meiosei),a mysterious organization which creates almost fool-proof plans that only a handful of detectives can solve.
Characters
edit- Kyū Renjō(Liên thành cứu,Renjō Kyū)
- Voiced by:Megumi Ogata[2]
- Portrayed by:Ryūnosuke Kamiki[3]
- A bright, sweet and optimistic boy who is also a brilliant detective. He is considered to be Class Q's leader and is known for his logical explanations of cases. He has a good sense of judgment regarding people, as when everyone distrusted Ryū, he expressed his open appreciation for him. He seems to have a crush on Meg and he cares for her very much, although he enjoys teasing her.
- Kyū had been a single child of a single parent (his mother) for as long as he could remember. However, a certain man had acted as his mentor when Kyū was little. When he was five years old, he was kidnapped and held as a hostage by some criminals but his mentor rescued him. In reality he was none other than Kyū's father, Satoru Renjō, Morihiko Dan's partner and right-hand man, who realizing the high risk of being a detective, married Kyū's mother in secret to keep his family safe. After Renjō's death, Kyū's mother hid the truth from Kyū for years, trying to shield him from the danger that the life of a detective is always in. After he was accepted in the DDS, Kyū's mother changed her mind and fully supported him.
- Ryū Amakusa(Thiên thảo lưu,Amakusa Ryū)
- Voiced by:Kōichi Tōchika[2]
- Portrayed by:Ryōsuke Yamada[3]
- Ryū is the grandson of King Hades, the founder and leader of Pluto, who had him sent to DDS. After his parents died, Pluto took care of Ryū. He has a mark of the organization on the back of his neck. As a child, Ryū was never allowed to socialize with others and so, viewed his house as more of a prison than a home. Ryū seems to have a cold personality, but he is still friendly with the other members of Class Q, and shares a special bond with Kyū, since he was the first one who could understand him. He admits that Kyū is a better detective than he is, despite Kyū's childish behavior, mentioning that tenacity and hard work are the factors that gives Kyū his edge over him.
- For some reason, Ryū cannot remember his childhood, but is determined to find out anything he can. That Ryū is linked with Pluto is first discovered by Kyū, who keeps quiet about it, and even helps Ryū by trying to discover his past. Once the hypnosis which was blocking his memories is removed, Ryū starts remembering his past. The final lock on his memories is removed by King Hades himself, since he considered his plan as a failure, due to which Ryū remembers that his father is still alive and is reunited with him.
- Megumi Minami(Mỹ nam huệ,Minami Megumi)
- Voiced by:Hōko Kuwashima[2]
- Portrayed by:Mirai Shida[3]
- Commonly referred by her friends as "Meg"(メグ,Megu),she is a Class Q member and has a unique talent of having aphotographic memory,allowing her to memorize a scene instantly and notice if a piece of evidence has been moved or is missing. She has a big crush on both Kyū and Ryū. However Ryū is not interested in her, meanwhile Kyū enjoys teasing her (a trait usually seen in a boy who likes a particular girl). She studied in the Tokyo National Talent Development Research Center alongside Yutaka Saburōmaru. Meg lives with her older sister Akane, who attends a local university, as her parents work abroad.
- The first time she sees Ryū, she feels that she has seen him somewhere, but cannot remember (which, she feels is odd, since she has photographic memory). Once her memories are unlocked, she remembers that both she and Ryū had studies at the Tokyo National Talent Development Research Center.
- Kazuma Narusawa(Minh trạch số mã,Narusawa Kazuma)
- Voiced by:Tomoko Kawakami[2]
- Portrayed by:Naruki Matsukawa(live-action special),[3]Katsumi Wakaba (live-action drama)[4]
- Kazuma is a rich, well known computer games programmer. He often helps find information through his laptop computer, which he carries around with him at all times. At first, after learning that he was a member of Class Q, which at the time was believed to be the lowest, he tried to get transferred to Class A. However, when his classmates came to his aid when he was in trouble, he changed his mind, preferring to stay with his friends. Kazuma has a friendly rivalry with Kinta due to their different approaches to detective work. Kazuma and Kinta are often the butt of each other's jokes. He is a prodigy, but he cannot get the right answers without his "lucky" hat, but he later seems to get over this flaw.
- Kintarō Tōyama(Núi xa Kim Thái Lang,Tōyama Kintarō)
- Voiced by:Hideo Ishikawa[2]
- Portrayed by:Jun Kaname[3]
- Also known as Kinta(キンタ),he is the son of a well-respected police officer, but moved out due to a family dispute. He now lives alone and works part-time in different jobs, going from one to another. Kinta is the strongest member of Class Q having had lessons in judo, kendo and karate. He also has superb senses, especially his eyesight and sense of smell. Kinta often mocks Kazuma's high tech approach to detective work, preferring instead to rely on his "instinct". His tough personality as well as his excellent senses have been very useful at times.
- Morihiko Dan(Đoàn thủ ngạn,Dan Morihiko)
- Voiced by:Hideyuki Tanaka[2]
- Portrayed by:Takanori Jinnai[3]
- Dan is the founder and principal of DDS. He is a famous detective who has solved many cases, and is the only private detective in Japan licensed to hold a gun. Dan was a former police officer who resigned to open up a private detective company, Dan Detective Company (DDC), the parent company of DDS. He was assisted by a young boy named Satoru Renjō, who acted as his partner, assistant, and apprentice. Together they helped build DDC and DDS into a top level detective company and school (some of the top-level detectives at DDC and instructors at DDS were the first generation students of DDS).
- Among many criminals they fought, the most powerful one was Pluto. Although Pluto was apparently destroyed, it was not without cost; Satoru was killed, and Dan was forced to be in awheelchairfor the rest of his life. Years later, there are signs that Pluto is being resurrected. Realizing that his days were numbered due to his old age, Dan decides to open a new, special class, Class Q, consisting of several extremely talented persons. He would train them, analyze each one of them, and appoint the best student of this class to be his successor.
- Shino Katagiri(Phiến đồng tím nãi,Katagiri Shino)
- Voiced by:Aya Hisakawa[2]
- Portrayed by:Sawa Suzuki[3]
- The loyal assistant of Dan, she assisted Meg, Kyū and Kinta in getting admitted to DDS, having met them during a case.
- Shintarō Maki(Thật mộc thận quá lang,Maki Shintarō)
- Voiced by:Ken Narita[2]
- Portrayed by: Toshihide Tonesaku[3]
- DDS's head of forensics, Maki is both a skilled teacher and doctor, and is quite intelligent in his knowledge of medical and forensic science.
- Kōtarō Nanami(Bảy hải quang quá lang,Nanami Kōtarō)
- Voiced by:Shin-ichiro Miki[2]
- Portrayed by:Tarō Yamamoto[4]
- Nanami is another loyal righthand of Dan. He is very skilled in the art of disguise, and is often ordered by Dan to watch Class Q in cases by disguising as one of the suspects. Nanami is very carefree, as he loves to show his new tricks to Class Q, but he can be extremely serious when he needs to be. His favourite disguise is that of a cactus, which is also occasionally accompanied by a flashy, brightly patternedsombreroor Mexican outfit. He is usually assigned to look after Class Q especially when they discover the Pluto's hand behind the undertaken cases.
- Yutaka Saburōmaru(Tam Lang hoàn phong,Saburōmaru Yutaka)
- Voiced by:Nobuo Tobita[2]
- Portrayed by:Akiyoshi Nakao[3]
- Saburōmaru is an arrogantTokyo Universitystudent who enjoys boasting about his "superiority". He thinks that he will be a qualified detective. Although he has anIQof 180, he seems too inept in solving mysteries. Saburōmaru is initially in Class A after joining DDS, but later gets demoted to Class B. He knows Meg via the Tokyo National Talent Development Research Center and has a crush on her older sister Akane.
- King Hades(キング・ハデス,Kingu Hadesu)
- Voiced by:Gorō Naya
- King Hades is the founder and leader of Pluto. His true identity is Hoshihiko Kokuō(Hắc vương tinh ngạn,Kokuō Hoshihiko).Ryū's grandfather and Dan's childhood friend. Hoshihiko is the illegitimate son of Takumi Kuzuryū, a multi-talented genius artist, and Yurika Kokuō, a genius criminal. When Hoshihiko's secret about his parentage was revealed, he was bullied by his classmates. Hoshihiko punished them by secretly putting a chemical substance in the bathroom that ignited fire, burning them in the process. He did it in such a fashion that the entire incident was considered an accident. Dan tried to convince Hoshihiko that he committed a crime, but Hoshihiko said that they cannot be friends anymore and walks away.
- Takumi, fearing that Hoshihiko would harm his legitimate daughter, imprisoned him in the underground floor of the "House of Dragon", one of the buildings designed by him, which would be later DDS's first office and finally Class Q's classroom. In the underground room, where even light could not reach, Hoshihiko used a sharp stick to cut his face and used the blood to write a diary, which left him with two scars on his face. Hoshihiko, full of hopelessness and hatred, kills his father and manages to escape from the building, and later starts the Pluto organization. As King Hades, he tries to make Ryū feel the same hopelessness and betrayal from friends, so that he becomes a worthy successor. However, as this failed, he chooses death and remains behind in a burning house.
Media
editManga
editDetective School Q,written bySeimaru Amagiand illustrated byFumiya Satō,was serialized inKodansha'sWeekly Shōnen Magazinebetween May 23, 2001,[a]to July 20, 2005.[b]Kodansha collected its chapters in 22tankōbonvolumes, released from September 17, 2001,[9]to October 17, 2005.[10]
Anime
editA 45-episodeanimetelevision series adaptation, animated byPierrotand directed byNoriyuki Abe,was broadcast onTBSfrom April 15, 2003, to March 20, 2004.[11]The episodes were collected in twelve DVD sets, released byMarvelous Entertainmentbetween August 23, 2003, and July 24, 2004.[12]The series' first opening theme (episodes 1–21) is "MeiQ!? - Meik Yū - MAKE★YOU"(Mê Q!?- mê cung -MAKE★YOU),performed byHayami Kishimoto;the second (episodes 22–34) and third opening theme (episodes 35–45) are "Luvly, Merry-Go-Round" and "100% Pure", respectively, both performed byPipo Angels.The first ending theme (episodes 1–11) is "Koigokoro"(Luyến ごころ,"My Love" )performed byAkane Sugazaki;the second ending theme (episodes 12–21) is "Nijiiro ni Hikari Umi"(Hồng sắc にひかる hải,"The Rainbow-colored Sea" )performed byAiko Kitahara;the third (episodes 22–34) and fourth ending theme (episodes 35–45) are "Mienai Story"(みえないストーリー,Mienai Sutōrī,"Invisible Story" )and "Kaze ni Mukai Aruku Youni"(Phong に hướng かい bộ くように,"Like Walking towards the Wind" ),respectively, both performed by Hayami Kishimoto.[13]
Drama
editA two-hour specialtelevision dramaadaptation was broadcast onNippon TVon July 1, 2006.[3]An eleven-episode television drama adaptation series was broadcast on Nippon TV from July 3 to September 11, 2007.[14][15]The opening theme is "Answer"byFlow,while the ending theme was "Stand By Me"bythe brilliant green.[4]
Notes
edit- ^It started in the magazine's 25th issue of 2001 (cover dateJune 6),[5]released on May 23 of the same year.[6]
- ^It finished in the magazine's 34th issue of 2005 (cover dateAugust 3),[7]released on July 20 of the same year.[8]
References
edit- ^"Tantei Gakuen Q (1)".Kodan Club.Kodansha.Archived fromthe originalon May 13, 2006.RetrievedApril 6,2020.
This is the latest mystery manga by the miraculous duo who created "Young Kindaichi's Casebook."
- ^abcdefghijThăm trinh học viên Q.Media Arts Database(in Japanese).Agency for Cultural Affairs.Archivedfrom the original on August 8, 2021.RetrievedAugust 9,2021.
- ^abcdefghijスペシャルドラマ thăm trinh học viên Q(in Japanese).Nippon TV.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2021.RetrievedAugust 8,2021.
- ^abcThăm trinh học viên Q(in Japanese).Nippon TV.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2021.RetrievedAugust 9,2021.
- ^Tuần san thiếu niên マガジン 2001/06/06 tỏ vẻ số thứ tự 25.Media Arts Database(in Japanese).Agency for Cultural Affairs.Archived fromthe originalon November 18, 2018.RetrievedNovember 18,2018.
- ^Tuần san thiếu niên マガジン2001 năm 25 hào kỹ càng tỉ mỉ tình báo.manganetto(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on March 14, 2023.RetrievedMarch 14,2023.
- ^Tuần san thiếu niên マガジン 2005/08/03 tỏ vẻ số thứ tự 34.Media Arts Database(in Japanese).Agency for Cultural Affairs.Archived fromthe originalon November 18, 2018.RetrievedNovember 18,2018.
- ^"What's New".Shōnen Magazine Website(in Japanese).Kodansha.Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2005.RetrievedMarch 14,2023.
●7.20 nay chu の tuần san thiếu niên マガジン đệ 34 hào phát bán
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Ｑ ( １ )(in Japanese).Kodansha.Archived fromthe originalon August 26, 2004.RetrievedMarch 14,2023.
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Ｑ ( ２２ )(in Japanese).Kodansha.Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2010.RetrievedMarch 14,2023.
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Q(in Japanese).Pierrot.Archivedfrom the original on August 8, 2021.RetrievedAugust 9,2021.
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Q/DVD phát bán tình báo(in Japanese).TBS.Archivedfrom the original on August 8, 2021.RetrievedAugust 8,2021.
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Q/CD phát bán tình báo(in Japanese).TBS.Archivedfrom the original on August 8, 2021.RetrievedAugust 8,2021.
- ^Miller, Evan (May 29, 2007)."Detective School Q Television Drama Announced".Anime News Network.RetrievedAugust 19,2018.
- ^Thăm trinh học viên Q – ストーリー(in Japanese).Nippon TV.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2021.RetrievedAugust 8,2021.
External links
edit- Official anime website at Pierrot(in Japanese)
- Official anime website at TBS(in Japanese)
- Detective School Q(manga) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia