The series is about a rookie cop who seeks the help of a genius physicist ("Galileo the Weirdo") from a university to solve mysterious crimes, bordering on the supernatural (e.g. mysteries involving human combustion, poltergeists, ghosts, etc). Of course in the end the eccentric Galileo proves that science tramples superstition.
I agree with nomadic_exile that it is much like a "Japanese version of 'NUMB3RS' with a bit of 'manga-style' comic relief on it".
If you're a fan of the serious crime/mystery genre like the CSI, and NCIS, have little tolerance for mediocre detectives, and no appreciation for anime humor, then you'll find "Galileo" painful to watch. The rookie cop's powers of deduction is second-rate and her judgment of situations, cases and people is poor and unobjective; you'll wonder how she became a detective. Her senior handler is even worse, jumping to conclusions without much consideration for anything but the convenience of closing the case. The cops' over-dependence on Galileo is frustrating--makes you wonder if they have their own crime lab. Detective Galileo is more believable in his undertakings and character.
Nevertheless, eventually you'll get used to it.
I agree with nomadic_exile that it is much like a "Japanese version of 'NUMB3RS' with a bit of 'manga-style' comic relief on it".
If you're a fan of the serious crime/mystery genre like the CSI, and NCIS, have little tolerance for mediocre detectives, and no appreciation for anime humor, then you'll find "Galileo" painful to watch. The rookie cop's powers of deduction is second-rate and her judgment of situations, cases and people is poor and unobjective; you'll wonder how she became a detective. Her senior handler is even worse, jumping to conclusions without much consideration for anything but the convenience of closing the case. The cops' over-dependence on Galileo is frustrating--makes you wonder if they have their own crime lab. Detective Galileo is more believable in his undertakings and character.
Nevertheless, eventually you'll get used to it.