Notebooks that foretell deaths, numerous urban legends, and murders with no clues... a series of strange incidents occur, and people are lead into a deep labyrinth of mysteries. Five fledgling teen detectives of the Dan Detective Academy, which was founded by the legendary and renowned detective, Morihiko Dan, work together to solve such difficult cases. Stealthily at work behind the strange incidents is an evil crime syndicate called the "Meiosei". They are a group of intellectuals who have long antagonized the Detective Academy run by Morihiko Dan. The five youngsters make their way forward a step at a time as they come face to face with death, clash with one another at times, reconcile, and deepen their friendship. This is a pop mystery drama series about youth friendship and adventure in the face of united efforts against dark forces. --NTV

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  Shida Mirai (Minami Megumi)

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  Kamiki Ryunosuke (Kyuu)

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  Yamada Ryosuke (Amakusa Ryu)

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  Kaname Jun (Toyama Kintaro)

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  Yamamoto Taro (Nanami Kotaro)

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  Hoshino Gen (Nekoda Keiji)

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• Feb 19, 2012 11 of 11 episodes seen

  michilovesdramas
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  9

  Story - I'm giving the story a perfect score since I am biased to dramas with a mystery, suspense and like a "detective" genre. It's so awesome that there's such a person who could write a great story for each episode.
  
  
  Acting/Cast - I really don't know why I'm giving it a score of 9. I don't know what's the negative one for. HAHAHA. =))) You'll be able to see some of the great actors in the future such as Yamada, Kamiki, and Shida.
  
  
  Music- Hmmm. I always skip the music. Sorry! But I downloaded it to my mobile and I guess it sounded great.
  
  Rewatch Value- If it's possible to watch this a million of times I WOULD.
  
  OVERALL- What a masterpiece. I may be exaggerating a little bit, but it's really great. It's worth watching. read more

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• Jan 15, 2012 11 of 11 episodes seen

  iAcchan
  6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  8
  • Story  8
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  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  5

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  Story 8/10 - Spies! Kids! Spy kids! Yeah, the story is a good break from watching melodramas or rom coms. Don't be too disappointed if the cases aren't that hard to figure out since the detective team is made up of young kids but its fun. I felt like a mini Sherlock whenever I watched this drama ^^. I know the drama is supposed to have serious moments, but this is one where you should have fun with it and not be too concerned with the main storyline. If you immerse yourself in each episode and become a detective with the kids, time flies
  
  Acting/Cast 8/10 - Shida Mirai! ^^ The entire cast is really young in this, so their acting isn't as developed as older actors/actresses. But Shida Mirai is extremely cute in drama, adding her own style of quirkyness in each episode and shining when there are serious moments.
  
  Music 6/10 - Jdrama OST's never really hit me, but the suspenseful music during murders help set the mood.
  
  Rewatch 5/10 - Once was good enough. If you're able to solve all the cases without being shown the culprit, good job! You're on your way to becoming Sherlock Holmes~
  
  Overall 8/10 - A fun and quirky drama mixed in with serious and mysterious cases. Watch an episode or two whenever you wish to take a breather from those serious melodramas and kick back while you watch 5 kids run around and solve mysteries read more

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