The Kindaichi Case Files, Vol. 2 by Youzaburou Kanari

Frequently features a locked room mystery or other crimes, such as a murder occurring when all surviving suspects have (apparently) airtight alibis.Ī notable distinction of The Kindaichi Case Files is that the killers are not depicted as psychopathic murderers and the murders are never committed for financial reasons alone. Kindaichi mysteries are whodunnit stories featuring (usually multiple) gruesome murders, often with a supernatural tinge. By June 2019, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 1995, The Kindaichi Case Files won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen.

It is set 20 years later, in which Hajime graduates high school, and becomes a manager of a PR firm, but is swung back into mysteries, despite quitting detective work. A second 47-episode anime television series adaptation, titled The Kindaichi Case Files R (Returns), was broadcast from 2014 to 2016.Īnother manga series, 37 Year Old Kindaichi Case Files, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from January 2018 to February 2023, and is set to continue on Comic Days manga app. The series was also adapted into a live-action film, five live-action drama series, three live-action television specials and further animated features for cinema and television. The series was adapted by Toei Animation into a feature film in 1996 and a 148-episode anime television series broadcast from 1997 to 2000. Only the first 17 volumes (the first series) were released by Tokyopop. In North America, the series was published in English by Tokyopop with the title The Kindaichi Case Files.

It is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. Written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, the Kindaichi series was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 1992 to October 2017, spanning a total of 76 tankōbon volumes. The Kindaichi Case Files ( Japanese: 金田一少年の事件簿, Hepburn: Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo) is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. 148 + 3 (TV specials) ( List of episodes)

The Kindaichi Case Files, Vol. 2 by Youzaburou Kanari