This very odd Japanese anime import follows Jimmy Kudo, a 17-year-old sleuth who idolizes Sherlock Holmes. The local police defer to Jimmy due to his uncanny powers of deduction.

But he’s also earned a lot of enemies. One night he’s poisoned and left for dead.

Miraculously, he’s just transformed into a little kid. Now he must track down his assailants.

The show’s tone is odd. Seemingly intended as wish fulfillment for kids, it mixes in strange bouts of melodrama with simplistic, on-the-nose dialogue. Still, it’s entertaining enough.

Grade: C+

Case Closed: Season 1 is currently available.