After School is Mystery Time!(2012)

After School is Mystery Time! is a Japanese mystery series that casts you as Ryo Kirigamine, vice-president of the Young Detectives Club at Tokyo's Koigakubo Academy. Each episode, Ryo and her schoolmates investigate baffling local crimes—including murder cases—while searching for the truth. Though Ryo fancies herself a brilliant detective, she frequently loses her way through tangles of clues at crucial moments, relying on allies like biology teacher Hiromi Ishizaki to steer her back on course. The series weaves intricate, puzzle-heavy mysteries week to week, blending the puzzle-solving appeal of detective fiction with school-life drama. A Hiroshima Carp baseball fan's perspective threads through the narrative, grounding the story in authentic local detail.