The Kindaichi Case Files
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Other uses|Case file (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = KindaishiCaseFiles vol1 Cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Hajime Kindaichi
| ja_kanji = 金田一少年の事件簿
| ja_romaji = Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo
| genre = Mystery{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090916202315/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1146/KindaichiCaseFilesThe/8|url=http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1146/KindaichiCaseFilesThe/8|title=Manga + Comics : Kindaichi Case Files, The|publisher=Tokyopop|archive-date=September 16, 2009|access-date=May 29, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = {{ubl|Yōzaburō Kanari (File and Case series)|Seimaru Amagi (other series)}}
| illustrator = Fumiya Satō
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA= Tokyopop}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}, {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}}
| imprint = {{ubl|Shōnen Magazine Comics (1992–2017)|Evening KC (2018–)}}
| magazine = {{ubl|Weekly Shōnen Magazine {{noitalic|(1992–2017)}}|Evening {{noitalic|(2018–2023)}}|Comic Days {{noitalic|(2023–present)}}}}
| first = October 28, 1992
| last =
| volumes = 98
| volume_list = List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Series titles
| content =
- Files (1992–1997, 27 volumes)
- Short Files (1997–2000, 6 volumes)
- Cases (1998–2001, 10 volumes)
- New (2004–2011, 14 volumes)
- 20th Anniversary (2012–2013, 5 volumes)
- Return (2013–2017, 14 volumes)
- The Case File of Kindaichi Age 37 (2018–2024, 18 volumes)
- The Case File of Kindaichi 30th (2022–2023, 4 volumes)
- The Case Files of Kindaichi Papa (2025–present)
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| author = Seimaru Amagi
| illustrator = Fumiya Satō
| publisher = Kodansha
| first = September 22, 1994
| last = April 20, 2001
| volumes = 9
| volume_list = List of The Kindaichi Case Files light novels
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|Yukihiko Tsutsumi|Nozomu Amemiya|Toya Sato|Takaya Kurata}}
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|Tetsuya Oishi|Manabu Kato|Akihiro Tago|Hajime Narita|Masaki Fukasawa}}
| music =
| studio = {{ubl|Nippon Television|Toho}}
| network = NNS (NTV)
| first = July 15, 1995
| last = September 16, 1995
| episodes = 8
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Operazakan – Aratanaru Satsujin
| director = Daisuke Nishio
| producer =
| writer = Michiru Shimada
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Toei Animation
| released = December 14, 1996
| runtime = 94 minutes{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020194253/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/the_file_of_young_kindaichi.php|archive-date=October 20, 2014|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/the_file_of_young_kindaichi.php|title=YOUNG KINDAICHI'S CASE BOOK|publisher=Toei Animation|access-date=January 2, 2016}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = The File of Young Kindaichi
| director = Daisuke Nishio
| producer =
| writer =
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Toei Animation
| network = NNS (YTV, NTV)
| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax Asia}}
| first = TV series
April 7, 1997
| last = September 11, 2000
TV specials
November 12, 2007 –
November 19, 2007
| episodes = 148 + 3 (TV specials)
| episode_list = List of The File of Young Kindaichi episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = live film
| director = Yukihiko Tsutsumi
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio =
| licensee =
| released = December 13, 1997
| runtime =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Akechi Case Files
| author = Seimaru Amagi
| illustrator = Fumiya Satō
| publisher = Kodansha
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Weekly Shōnen Magazine
| first = August 13, 1997
| last = May 17, 2000
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters#Akechi File series (2 volumes/7 Akechi files)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Satsuriku no Deep Blue
| director =
| producer =
| writer =
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Toei Animation
| released = August 21, 1999
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| title = The Black Magic Murders
| director = Toshiaki Komura
| producer =
| writer = Isao Murayama
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Toei Animation
| first = December 17, 2012
| last = March 15, 2013
| runtime =
| episodes = 2
| episode_list = List of The File of Young Kindaichi episodes#Original video animations
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Takato Case Files
| author = Seimaru Amagi
| illustrator = Fumiya Satō
| publisher = Kodansha
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Manga Box
| first = December 4, 2013
| last = April 2, 2014
| volumes = 1
| volume_list = List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters#Takato Case Files (1 volume/7 Takato cases)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = The Kindaichi Case Files R
| director = {{ubl|Yutaka Tsuchida (season 1)|Yoko Ikeda (season 2)}}
| producer = {{ubl|Michihiko Suwa|Shinji Shimizu}}
| writer = {{ubl|Atsuhiro Tomioka|Miyuki Kishimoto|Takuya Matsumoto|Yoshifumi Fukushima}}
| music = Kaoru Wada
| studio = Toei Animation
| network = NNS (ytv, Nippon TV)
| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax Asia{{cite news|title=Animax Asia to Air, Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, Kindaichi R|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-06/animax-asia-to-air-grimgar-ashes-and-illusions-kindaichi-r/.97258|access-date=April 18, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 6, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625082116/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-06/animax-asia-to-air-grimgar-ashes-and-illusions-kindaichi-r/.97258|url-status=live}}}}
| first = April 5, 2014
| last = March 26, 2016
| episodes = 47 + 1 (TV specials)
| episode_list = List of The File of Young Kindaichi episodes#Kindaichi Case Files R
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| title = The File of Young Kindaichi Neo
| director = {{ubl|Hisashi Kimura|Shunsuke Kariyama}}
| producer =
| writer = Yuya Takahashi
| music =
| studio = Nippon Television
| network = NNS (Nippon TV)
| first = July 19, 2014
| last = September 20, 2014
| episodes = 9
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Kinnyaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo
| author = Yuki Sato
| publisher = Kodansha
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| magazine = Evening
| first = December 28, 2021
| last = February 28, 2023
| volumes = 4
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| title = The File of Young Kindaichi
| director = {{ubl|Hisashi Kimura|Shunpei Maruya|Ryuichi Inomata}}
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|Yuko Kawabe|Tetsuya Oishi}}
| music =
| studio = Nippon Television
| network = NNS (Nippon TV)
| first = April 24, 2022
| last = July 3, 2022
| episodes = 10
| episode_list =
}}
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{{Nihongo|The Kindaichi Case Files|金田一少年の事件簿|Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo|lead=yes}} is a Japanese mystery manga series about the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. 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 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. It is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. In North America, the series was published in English by Tokyopop with the title The Kindaichi Case Files. Only the first 17 volumes (the first series) were released by Tokyopop.
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. 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. A second 47-episode anime television series adaptation, titled The Kindaichi Case Files R (Returns), was broadcast from 2014 to 2016.
Another manga series, The Case File of Kindaichi Age 37, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from January 2018 to February 2023 and continued on the Comic Days manga app from April 2023 to November 2024. 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. It was followed by The Case Files of Kindaichi Papa, started on Comic Days in January 2025.
In 1995, The Kindaichi Case Files won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category. By June 2019, the manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
Overview
Kindaichi mysteries are whodunnit stories featuring gruesome (usually multiple) murders, often with a folkloric tinge. Most feature a locked room mystery{{cite web|url=https://shop.anime-bb.com/anime/_item/item026199_0000.htm|title=Toei Anime Premium - The Kindaichi Case Files|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Toei Animation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125095106/http://shop.anime-bb.com/anime/_item/item026199_0000.htm|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead}} and recurring elements such as the murder occurring when all surviving suspects have (apparently) airtight alibis.
A notable trait 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. The identified killers all have deep rooted problems, often involving great emotional trauma through the greed or thoughtlessness of others, as their reasons for committing the murder(s). Thus the killers are often portrayed as sympathetic figures, as opposed to cold, calculating killers in some other mystery series.
In addition to this, after being revealed, the criminal usually attempts suicide.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjIammBsksQC&pg=PA107|title=The Case Closed Casebook: An Essential Guide|author=Furukawa, Takuya|author2=Gene, Tim|page=107|publisher=DH Publishing Inc|year=2008|isbn=978-1-932-89730-2}}
Characters
;{{Nihongo|Hajime Kindaichi|金田一 {{ruby-ja|一|はじめ}}|Kindaichi Hajime}}
:{{voiced by|Kappei Yamaguchi (1996 anime film),{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=The Case Files of Kindaichi Shounen|url=http://www.ex.org/3.2/15-anime_kindaichishounen.html|website=ex.org|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980522200054/http://www.ex.org/3.2/15-anime_kindaichishounen.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 1998}} Taiki Matsuno{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-21/kindaichi-case-files-returns-with-original-anime-cast|title=Kindaichi Case Files Returns With Original Anime Cast|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221014340/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-21/kindaichi-case-files-returns-with-original-anime-cast|url-status=live}}}}
:{{Portrayed by|Tsuyoshi Domoto (1995), Jun Matsumoto (2001), Kazuya Kamenashi (2005), Ryosuke Yamada (2014), Shunsuke Michieda (2022)}}
:17-year-old Fudo High School student Hajime Kindaichi is unmotivated, lazy, and a little lecherous, much to the exasperation of childhood friend Miyuki Nanase. However, only a few people see his great intelligence and deductive prowess by his 180 IQ, possibly inherited from his grandfather, private detective Kosuke Kindaichi.{{cite web|script-title=ja:2つの“金田一”一族がついに出会った！ 『金田一少年の事件簿』30周年記念「金田一対談」はイブニング最新号で。ウェブでは動画＆完全版も！|url=https://evening.kodansha.co.jp/news/5155.html|website=Kodansha|access-date=July 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010152702/https://evening.kodansha.co.jp/news/5155.html|archive-date=October 10, 2022|language=Japanese|date=October 22, 2011|quote={{lang|ja|名探偵・金田一耕助の孫、金田}}|url-status=live}} He is also an accomplished sleight of hand artist. Despite his clumsiness and myriad other flaws, he is a loyal friend and a first-rate detective.
:20 years later, he became a PR firm manager, quitting detective work. But crimes never retire. So he was stuck into a case he solved many years ago.
;{{Nihongo|Miyuki Nanase|七瀬 美雪|Nanase Miyuki}}
:{{voiced by|Akiko Nakagawa}}
:{{Portrayed by|Rie Tomosaka (1995), Anne Suzuki (2001), Juri Ueno (2005), Haruna Kawaguchi (2014), Moka Kamishiraishi (2022)}}
:The childhood best friend and next door neighbor of Hajime; many question why a model student like Miyuki is friends with a slacker like him. Deep down inside, Miyuki feels Hajime is not an idiot, and they seem to have a love that neither has yet fully expressed. She possesses remarkable logic and perception, although she is obviously not as gifted as he is. Miyuki is the president of Fudo High's student council.
:20 years later, she became a flight attendant. She connects to Hajime via cellphone.
;{{Nihongo|Isamu Kenmochi|剣持 勇|Kenmochi Isamu}}
:{{voiced by|Isao Natsuyagi (1996 anime film), Jūrōta Kosugi}}
:{{Portrayed by|Masato Furuoya (1995), Takashi Naitō (2001), Masaya Kato (2005), Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (2014), Ikki Sawamura (2022)}}
:A Tokyo homicide police inspector who met Hajime on his first case, and was so impressed that he has lent the youngster his unquestioning support ever since. He is often the investigating officer on Hajime's cases, and provides the official stamp of approval Hajime often needs to pursue his investigations. He believes fully in Hajime's ability.
:20 years later, he retired, but had contact with Hajime.
;{{Nihongo|Kengo Akechi|明智 健悟|Akechi Kengo}}
:{{voiced by|Toshiyuki Morikawa}}
:{{Portrayed by|Mansaku Ikeuchi (1995)}}
:An extremely intelligent, elite-level police detective (superintendent), who is Kenmochi's supervisor. He is an arrogant and snobbish character that becomes a rival to Kindaichi in crime-solving. However, Akechi (indeliberately) not only helped Kindaichi solve the case, but also aided him out of trouble. His relationship to Kindaichi is abrasive at the least, but they have an unspoken mutual respect for each other's abilities. He often compares the crimes in Japan to his experience in Los Angeles. He is proficient in English and French.
:20 years later, he became a Police Commissioner.
;{{Nihongo|Ryuta Saki|佐木 竜太|Saki Ryūta}} {{nobold|and}} {{Nihongo|Ryuji Saki|佐木 竜二|Saki Ryūji}}
:{{voiced by|Keiichi Nanba, Taisho Iwasaki (Ryuta Saki)}}
:{{Portrayed by|Tomohiro Hara (1995), Jun Hasegawa (2001) (Ryuta Saki), Daiki Arioka (Ryuji Saki), Taisho Iwasaki (Ryuta Saki)}}
:He is obsessed with filming through a V8 camera. He basically shoots everywhere at any time. His tape helped Kindaichi solve the case. In "The Santa Slayings", his tape recorded a critical piece of evidence and he was killed for this. In "Kindaichi the Killer", his younger brother, Ryuji Saki, who very much resembled his elder brother, approached Kindaichi at a party, telling him his elder brother told him in a dream that Kindaichi would be in trouble. Soon after, Ryuji helped Kindaichi avoid a murder trap. Afterwards, Ryuji claims himself as Kindaichi's assistant and sometimes really helps Kindaichi in solving cases. In the anime series, Ryuta survived the attack in "The Santa Slayings" story arc and Ryuji did not appear later on.
;{{Nihongo|Reika Hayami|速水 玲香|Hayami Reika}}
:{{voiced by|Mayumi Iizuka}}
:Portrayed by: Emiri Nakayama (1995), Wakana Sakai (2001)
:A famous actress and singer, first appearing in "Death TV", who initially appeared to be arrogant but turned out to be weak and desperate for protection. After this case, Reika has had a crush on Kindaichi and sent her only Valentine's Day gift, a heart-shaped chocolate, to him without revealing her name. Since then, she and Miyuki seem to be rivals over Kindaichi. In "Playing the Fool", Reika's past, that even she lost memory of, was revealed. In "Reika's Kidnapping", it was revealed that Reika's real mother is veteran actress Keiko Mitamura, but throughout the series Reika never knew it, and it was a secret that only Keiko and Kindaichi know.
:20 years later, she retired, married, has a son and is a florist.
;{{Nihongo|Fumi Kindaichi|金田一 二三|Kindaichi Fumi}}
:{{voiced by|Haruna Ikezawa}}
:Kindaichi's cousin. First appeared in "Saint Valentine's Murders" in manga and "The Undying Butterflies" in the anime television series, and later became a regular character appearing in the majority of cases for an extended period. Fumi has good reasoning skills (although not as good as Kindaichi), she even solves a few mysteries on her own. She sometimes pokes fun at Kindaichi when nobody else is around. Inspector Kenmochi nicknames her "Chibikin" (meaning little Kindaichi).
:20 years later, she became a mystery novelist (using cases from Hajime's young days), works at a detective agency and no longer has pigtails.
;{{Nihongo|Yoichi Takato|高遠 遙一|Takatō Yōichi}}
:{{voiced by|Kenichi Ono}}
:{{Portrayed by|Hiroki Narimiya}}
:Kindaichi's nemesis, also known as {{Nihongo|"The Puppeteer from Hell"|地獄の傀儡師|Jigoku no Kugutsushi}}. He is known to be extremely intelligent, considers himself to be the evil twin of Kindaichi, and describes their relationship as parallel lines. He is the only son of Reiko Chikamiya, an internationally known magician, who in turn drove Takato to be a magician himself. What he uncovered about the murder of his mother triggered what he is today. A twisted, coldhearted magician who considers his devilish setups for the perfect crime as masterpieces, and tolerates no mistakes from the people he uses as his puppets.
:20 years later, he called the trio on his cell.
Media
=Manga=
{{Main|List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters{{!}}List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters}}
The Kindaichi Case Files is written by Yōzaburō Kanari (File and Case series) and Seimaru Amagi (other series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō. The series ran 25 years in Kodansha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 28, 1992,{{cite web|script-title=ja:創刊時からの作品リスト|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/SEP/02065/special/history/history04.html|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204223240/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/SEP/02065/special/history/history04.html|archive-date=December 4, 2011|language=ja}} to October 18, 2017. Six main series ran in the magazine: {{Nihongo|File series|FILEシリーズ|Fairu Shirīzu}} (1992–1997), collected in twenty-seven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005379|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620072012/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005379|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿（２７）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005785|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029054716/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005785|url-status=live}} {{Nihongo|Short File series|Short Fileシリーズ|Shōto Fairu Shirīzu}} (1997–2000), collected in six {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金田一少年の事件簿」短編集（１） 金田一少年の挑戦|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000006588|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620070914/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000006588|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金田一少年の事件簿」短編集（６）金田一少年の回想|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000008008|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620055105/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000008008|url-status=live}} {{Nihongo|Case series|Caseシリーズ|Kēsu Shirīzu}} (1998–2001), collected in ten {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 Ｃａｓｅ１ 魔犬の森の殺人|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005847|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620064607/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000005847|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿Ｃａｓｅ７ 金田一少年の決死行（下）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000006227|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621083946/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000006227|url-status=live}} {{Nihongo|New series|新シリーズ|Shinshirīzu}} (2004–2011), collected in fourteen {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 吸血鬼伝説殺人事件|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011864|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620070021/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000011864|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 ゲームの館殺人事件|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017329|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118042400/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017329|url-status=live}} {{Nihongo|20th Anniversary series|20周年記念シリーズ|Nijū Shūnenkinen Shirīzu}} (2012–2013), collected in five {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 ２０周年記念シリーズ（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017480|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814120214/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017480|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 ２０周年記念シリーズ（５）＜完＞|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017664|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807150203/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000017664|url-status=live}} and {{Nihongo|Return "R" series|金田一少年の事件簿R|Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R}} (2013–2017),{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金田一少年の事件簿」ジッチャンの名にかけて新章が開幕|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/104452|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|date=November 27, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407111600/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/104452|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金田一少年の事件簿R」シリーズ完結、小林直己と天樹征丸が対談|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/253185|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|date=October 18, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407111603/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/253185|url-status=live}} collected in fourteen {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿Ｒ（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019120|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809071221/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019120|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿Ｒ（１４）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052196|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809060219/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052196|url-status=live}}
In North America, Tokyopop licensed the series in 2003.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Tokyopop Licenses Kindaichi Case Files Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-01-18/tokyopop-licenses-kindaichi-case-files-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=January 18, 2003|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221051459/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-01-18/tokyopop-licenses-kindaichi-case-files-manga|url-status=live}} 17 volumes have been published in North America from October 6, 2003, to May 13, 2008,{{cite web|title=Kindaichi Case Files, The Volume 1|url=http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1146/1.html|publisher=Tokyopop|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128104037/http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1146/1.html|archive-date=January 28, 2007}}{{cite web|title=Kindaichi Case Files, The Volume 17|url=http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1146/KindaichiCaseFilesThe/17.html|publisher=Tokyopop|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229024114/http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1146/KindaichiCaseFilesThe/17.html|archive-date=February 29, 2008}} before Tokyopop ceased the series' publication in July 2008.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=ADV, Tokyopop Discontinue DVD, Print Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-11/adv-tokyopop-discontinues-dvd-print-titles|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=July 11, 2008|archive-date=July 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713101746/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-11/adv-tokyopop-discontinues-dvd-print-titles|url-status=live}}
A seventh series, titled {{Nihongo|The Case File of Kindaichi Age 37|金田一37歳の事件簿|Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo}}, set 20 years later, started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening on January 23, 2018.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title='The File of Young Kindaichi Returns' Manga Gets New Manga With Kindaichi as Adult|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-09/the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-manga-gets-new-manga-with-kindaichi-as-adult/.122376|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407111603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-09/the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-manga-gets-new-manga-with-kindaichi-as-adult/.122376|url-status=live}} In January 2022, it was announced that the series would enter on hiatus.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo Manga Takes Break|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-10/kindaichi-37-sai-no-jikenbo-manga-takes-break/.181389|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 14, 2022|date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714063838/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-10/kindaichi-37-sai-no-jikenbo-manga-takes-break/.181389|url-status=live}} Evening ceased its publication on February 28, 2023,{{cite web|script-title=ja:イブニングが23年間の歴史に幕、最終号に「アザゼルさん。」「ギャングキング」読み切り|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514631|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja|date=February 28, 2023|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228032529/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514631|url-status=live}} and the series moved to the Comic Days manga app, starting on April 26 of the same year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:漫画誌『イブニング』休刊、22年の歴史に幕 連載作品の一部は「コミックDAYS」で継続|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2269476/full/|website=Oricon News|access-date=June 14, 2023|language=ja|date=February 28, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516132457/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2269476/full/|url-status=live}} The series finished on November 27, 2024.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=The Case File of Kindaichi age 37 Manga Ends, New Kindaichi Papa no Jikenbo Manga to Launch in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-01/the-case-file-of-kindaichi-age-37-manga-ends-new-kindaichi-papa-no-jikenbo-manga-to-launch-in-/.218459|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202013630/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-01/the-case-file-of-kindaichi-age-37-manga-ends-new-kindaichi-papa-no-jikenbo-manga-to-launch-in-/.218459|archive-date=December 2, 2024|date=December 1, 2024|url-status=live}} 18 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes were released from June 15, 2018, to January 22, 2025.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一３７歳の事件簿（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000310283|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=January 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119192026/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000310283|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一３７歳の事件簿（１８）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000404053|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=January 22, 2025|language=ja|archive-date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122191804/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000404053|url-status=live}}
An eighth series, titled {{Nihongo|The Case File of Kindaichi 30th|金田一少年の事件簿30th|Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo 30th}}, was serialized in Evening from January 11, 2022,{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Mateo|title=New Kindaichi Case Files Manga Launches in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-30/new-kindaichi-case-files-manga-launches-in-january/.181131|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 31, 2021|date=December 30, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230220816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-30/new-kindaichi-case-files-manga-launches-in-january/.181131|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「金田一少年の事件簿」30周年！高校時代の金田一を描く新連載がイブニングで|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/461170|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja|date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112142316/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/461170|url-status=live}} to February 28, 2023, ending in the magazine's final issue.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=The Kindaichi Case Files 30th Anniversary Manga Ends in 4 Chapters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-10/the-kindaichi-case-files-30th-anniversary-manga-ends-in-4-chapters/.193671|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 1, 2023|date=January 10, 2023|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301050619/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-10/the-kindaichi-case-files-30th-anniversary-manga-ends-in-4-chapters/.193671|url-status=live}} Four {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes were released from May 23, 2022, to April 21, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿３０ｔｈ（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000365110|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=July 14, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=May 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527061559/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000365110|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿３０ｔｈ（４）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000375815|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=May 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417061324/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000375815|url-status=live}}
A ninth series, titled {{Nihongo|The Case Files of Kindaichi Papa|金田一パパの事件簿|Kindaichi Papa no Jikenbo}}, is set to start on Comic Days on January 22, 2025.{{cite web|script-title=ja:パパになった金田一が謎解きに育児に大忙し、新シリーズ「金田一パパの事件簿」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/608603|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122191656/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/608603|archive-date=January 22, 2025|language=ja|date=January 22, 2025|url-status=live}}
==Other series==
{{Nihongo|Akechi File series|Akechi Fileシリーズ|Akechi Fairu Shirīzu}} was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1998 and 2000, and compiled into two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.{{cite web|script-title=ja:明智少年の華麗なる事件簿|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000007989|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512170840/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000007989|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:明智警視の優雅なる事件簿|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000007995|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620065056/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000007995|url-status=live}}
{{Nihongo|Takato Case Files|高遠少年の事件簿|Takatō Shōnen no Jikenbo}} started on Manga Box app in 2013 and finished in 2014.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=DeNA's Free Manga Box App Launches in English (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-04/kodansha-free-manga-box-app-launches-in-english|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=December 4, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407111602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-04/kodansha-free-manga-box-app-launches-in-english|url-status=live}} Its chapters were collected in a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume, published on May 9, 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:高遠少年の事件簿|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019155|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=April 7, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323163938/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019155|url-status=live}}
A spin-off manga illustrated by Awabako, titled {{Nihongo||金田一少年の1泊2日小旅行|Kindaichi Shōnen no Ippaku Futsuka Shōryokō|"Kindaichi Case Files: The Mini-Vacation"}}, was published on Manga Box from April 23, 2014,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Kindaichi Case Files Gets 2 More Spinoff Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-16/kindaichi-case-files-gets-2-more-spinoff-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=April 16, 2014|archive-date=September 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904161802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-16/kindaichi-case-files-gets-2-more-spinoff-manga|url-status=live}} to December 7, 2016.{{cite tweet|author=Manga Box|number=806151239083978752|user=Manga_Box|script-title=ja:(n‘∀‘)η<最終話公開！天樹征丸先生(@agitadashi)、さとうふみや先生、あわ箱先生(@awazukobako)の『金田一少年の1泊2日小旅行』配信！応援ありがとうございました！https://cards.twitter.com/cards/18ce53vq7ws/ca9l|date=December 7, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja}} Its chapters were collected in three {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes released from September 17, 2014,{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の１泊２日小旅行（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019197|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301131835/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019197|url-status=live}} to December 9, 2016.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の１泊２日小旅行（３）＜完＞|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019876|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301131825/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000019876|url-status=live}}
{{Nihongo||金田一少年の事件簿外伝 犯人たちの事件簿|Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Gaiden: Hannin-tachi no Jikenbo|"Kindaichi Case Files Spinoff: Criminal Case Files"}}, written and illustrated by Shinpei Funatsu, was published on Magazine Pocket app from July 4, 2017,{{cite tweet|author=Shinpei, Funatsu|number=882261720198033409|user=fnt_shinpei|script-title=ja:《新連載のお知らせ》本日よりマガジンポケットにて金田一少年の事件簿スピンオフ『金田一少年の事件簿外伝 犯人たちの事件簿』を連載させて頂きます。金田一で描かれた事件を犯人側から描くギャグ漫画です。よろしくお願いします！|date=July 4, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja}} to March 25, 2020;{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Kindaichi Case Files Gaiden Spinoff Manga Ends Within Next Month (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/kindaichi-case-files-gaiden-spinoff-manga-ends-within-next-month/.156740|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2020|date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317161406/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-22/kindaichi-case-files-gaiden-spinoff-manga-ends-within-next-month/.156740|url-status=live}} the series had a "revival" serialization, titled {{Nihongo||金田一少年の事件簿外伝R 犯人たちの事件簿|Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Gaiden R: Hannin-tachi no Jikenbo}} from March 2 to May 11, 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kindaichi Case Files Gaiden Spinoff Manga Gets Limited 'Revival'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-23/kindaichi-case-files-gaiden-spinoff-manga-gets-limited-revival/.182934?ann-edition=us|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 1, 2023|date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301130325/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-23/kindaichi-case-files-gaiden-spinoff-manga-gets-limited-revival/.182934?ann-edition=us|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Kindaichi Case Files Cat Spinoff Manga Heads Toward 'Final Stage'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-22/kindaichi-case-files-cat-spinoff-manga-heads-toward-final-stage/.192186?ann-edition=us|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 1, 2023|date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301130701/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-22/kindaichi-case-files-cat-spinoff-manga-heads-toward-final-stage/.192186?ann-edition=us|url-status=live}} Its chapters were collected in eleven {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes released from November 17, 2017,{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿外伝 犯人たちの事件簿（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052243|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301130328/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000052243|url-status=live}} to June 16, 2022.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿外伝 犯人たちの事件簿（１１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000367290|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301130326/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000367290|url-status=live}}
A 4-panel comedy spin-off manga, titled {{Nihongo||きんにゃいち少年の事件簿|Kinnyaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo}} was serialized in Evening from December 28, 2021,{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kindaichi Case Files Manga Gets New 4-Panel Comedy Spinoff|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-22/kindaichi-case-files-manga-gets-new-4-panel-comedy-spinoff/.180631|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 22, 2021|date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222144451/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-22/kindaichi-case-files-manga-gets-new-4-panel-comedy-spinoff/.180631|url-status=live}} to February 28, 2023.{{cite tweet|author=Evening|number=1630372987588288514|user=eveningmagazine|script-title=ja:＼本日発売！#イブニング 6号／『#きんにゃいち少年の事件簿』は#28 #29 が掲載🐈🐈今回は大ボリュームの一挙2話✨猫化を解く鍵は鬼奴島のお宝💍💎最終回なんですが…完結まで間に合いますか…！？😺|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=March 1, 2023|language=ja}}
=Light novels=
{{Main|List of The Kindaichi Case Files light novels{{!}}List of The Kindaichi Case Files light novels}}
The novels were written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō. Nine volumes were released in Japan between September 22, 1994,{{cite web|url=https://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=324301X|title=The Kindaichi Case Files Novel No.1|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Kodansha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051128065553/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=324301X|archive-date=November 28, 2005|url-status=dead}} and April 20, 2001.{{cite web|url=https://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3243435|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713223510/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3243435|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=The Kindaichi Case Files Novel No.9|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Kodansha}}
=Anime=
{{Main|List of The File of Young Kindaichi episodes{{!}}List of The File of Young Kindaichi episodes}}
Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Daisuke Nishio, the anime adaptation of the original manga aired on Yomiuri TV, Nippon Television and other NNS stations between April 7, 1997, and September 11, 2000,{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kindaichi|title=The Kindaichi Case Files Anime|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|date=October 10, 2007|publisher=Toei Animation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709211350/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kindaichi/|archive-date=July 9, 2016|url-status=dead}} spanning 148 episodes plus one special episode. In addition, two animated films were released on December 14, 1996 and August 21, 1999 respectively. Seven years after the conclusion of the TV anime, two new animated episodes were aired in Japan on November 12, 2007 and November 19, 2007 respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kindaichi_sp/|title=The Kindaichi Case Files Anime Special|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Toei Animation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604211625/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kindaichi_sp/|archive-date=June 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}
On April 6, 2007, DVD collector's box of Kindaichi was released by Warner Home Video to mark the 10th anniversary of airing of the original TV anime.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000MM1I20/|title=The Kindaichi Case Files: DVD Collector's Box|date=April 6, 2007|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Amazon.co.jp}}
The series aired on Animax Asia as The File of Young Kindaichi in Japanese with English subtitles."[https://www.animax-asia.com/programs/file-young-kindaichi THE FILE OF YOUNG KINDAICHI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315155310/http://www.animax-asia.com/programs/file-young-kindaichi|date=March 15, 2016 }}." Animax Asia. Retrieved on 8 June 2015.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, two special episodes based on "The Black Magic Murders" were released on DVDs in November 2012 and February 2013.
A revival of the anime television series, The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, aired from April 5 to 27 September 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-14/detective-manga-kindaichi-case-files-gets-new-tv-anime|title=Detective Manga The Kindaichi Case Files Gets New TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 14, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=February 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214170831/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-14/detective-manga-kindaichi-case-files-gets-new-tv-anime|url-status=live}} A second season aired from October 3, 2015 to March 26, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-13/the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-manga-gets-2nd-anime-adaptation-in-october/.90376|title=The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Manga Gets 2nd Anime Adaptation in October|publisher=Anime News Network|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713185329/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-13/the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-manga-gets-2nd-anime-adaptation-in-october/.90376|url-status=live}} They were streamed on Crunchyroll during their original broadcast.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-10-04/crunchyroll-to-simulcast-sequel-to-the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-anime-series-for-fall-2015/.93790|title=Crunchyroll to Simulcast Sequel to The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Anime Series for Fall 2015|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 1, 2015|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103173615/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-10-04/crunchyroll-to-simulcast-sequel-to-the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns-anime-series-for-fall-2015/.93790|url-status=live}}
=Video games=
Seven Kindaichi video games were released as of September 17, 2009. All of them were released in Japan only. Many of the game voice actors differ from those in the anime version.
=CD books=
Kodansha released two CD books in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Both have been made into anime. However, nearly all of the CD books' voice actors are not the same as those in the anime version.
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| No. | Title | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|{{Nihongo|"The Kindaichi Case Files: Devil Suite Murder Case"|金田一少年の事件簿 悪魔組曲殺人事件|"Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Akuma Kumikyoku Satsujin Jiken"}}||Kodansha||January 17, 1996{{cite book|title=The Kindaichi Case Files: Devil Suite Murder Case|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4063334023|country=jp}}}} | |||
| 2
|{{Nihongo|"The Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case"|金田一少年の事件簿 死神病院殺人事件|"Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Shinigami Byōin Satsujin Jiken"}}||Kodansha||April 21, 1997{{cite book|title=The Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4063334066|country=jp}}}} |
=Live action film and series=
Nippon Television aired five live action series in 1995, 1996, 2001, 2014, and 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/hajime/|title=NTV The Kindaichi Case Files series|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Nippon Television|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727195514/http://www.ntv.co.jp/hajime/|archive-date=July 27, 2016|url-status=dead}} Specials were aired in 2005,{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/kindaichi2005/|title=NTV The Kindaichi Case Files TV Special|language=ja|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Nippon Television|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212062227/http://www.ntv.co.jp/kindaichi2005/|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=dead}} 2013, and 2014.
In the first adaptation, Tsuyoshi Dōmoto of Kinki Kids and Rie Tomosaka starred as Hajime Kindaichi and Miyuki Nanase for two seasons. They also starred in a live action film entitled Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, released on December 13, 1997 in Japan, adaptated from the Kindaichi novel of the same title.{{cite web|title=The Kindaichi Case Files Movie Information|url=https://info.movies.yahoo.co.jp/detail/tymv/id87764/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114201511/http://info.movies.yahoo.co.jp/detail/tymv/id87764/|archive-date=January 14, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Yahoo! Japan|language=ja}}{{cite web|title=Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo: Shanghai Ningyo Densetsu|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298384/|access-date=February 18, 2010|publisher=Internet Movie Database|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008200416/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298384/|url-status=live}}
In the second adaptation, Jun Matsumoto of Arashi starred as Hajime Kindaichi, with Suzuki Anne as Miyuki Nanase.
In the third adaptation in 2005, a special based on "The Legendary Vampire Murders" was aired featuring Kazuya Kamenashi of KAT-TUN and Ueno Juri as Kindaichi and Miyuki Nanase.
In the fourth adaptation, Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada starred as Hajime Kindaichi, while Haruna Kawaguchi portrayed Miyuki Nanase. In 2013, a special based on Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case was aired, featuring Yamada and fellow JUMP member Daiki Arioka, with Haruna Kawaguchi, Vivian Hsu, Eric Tsang, Big Bang member Seungri, Rookies actor Kenta Kiritani and Taiwanese actor Chun Wu (Japanese voice dubber was Daisuke Namikawa, Jellal from Fairy Tail). In 2014, a special based on Gate of Jail Private School Murder Case aired, also featuring Yamada. Wu (Japanese voice dubber was Hiroki Touchi) and Kawaguchi, who appeared in the previous special, were also included, as well as 2PM's Nichkhun.
In the fifth adaptation in 2022, Shunsuke Michieda of Naniwa Danshi starred as Hajime Kindaichi, and Moka Kamishiraishi portrayed Miyuki Nanase.
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!{{Abbr|Gen.|Generation}}!!{{Abbr|S|Season}}!!Title!!{{Abbr|Ep|Number of Episodes}}!!Airing Date |
| rowspan="3"|1
|1 |The Files of Young Kindaichi |8+2 {{Abbr|SP|Special(s)}} |July 15, 1995 – September 16, 1995 |
|---|
| 2
|The Files of Young Kindaichi |9 |July 13, 1996 – September 14, 1996 |
|The Files of Young Kindaichi |Film |December 13, 1997 |
| 2
|1 |The Files of Young Kindaichi |9+1 {{Abbr|SP|Special(s)}} |March 25, 2001 – September 15, 2001 |
| 3
|1 |The Files of Young Kindaichi |1 {{Abbr|SP|Special(s)}} |September 24, 2005 |
| 4
|1 |The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo |9+2 {{Abbr|SP|Special(s)}} |July 19, 2014 – September 20, 2014 |
| 5
|1 |The Files of Young Kindaichi 5 |10 |April 24, 2022 – July 3, 2022 |
=''Detective Conan & Kindaichi''=
File:Conan and Kindaichi Magazine.png
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Shōnen Magazine, the two magazines collaborated to publish twelve biweekly magazines consisting of chapters from Weekly Shōnen Sunday{{'}}s Case Closed and Weekly Shōnen Magazine{{'}}s The Kindaichi Case Files.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-18/shonen-magazine-shonen-sunday-mark-50th-anniversary|title=Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary|date=March 18, 2008|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630114025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-18/shonen-magazine-shonen-sunday-mark-50th-anniversary|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-14withkindaichi.html|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン＆金田一少年の事件簿|publisher=Aga-search.com|language=ja|trans-title=Detective Conan & The Kindaichi Case Files|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=December 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204162110/http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-14withkindaichi.html|url-status=live}} The magazine ran between April 10, 2008, and September 25, 2008.
Reception
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By February 2012, the manga had over 90 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:金田一少年の事件簿 ： 誕生20周年で12年ぶり通年連載|url=http://mantan-web.jp/2012/02/29/20120228dog00m200043000c.html|access-date=January 2, 2016|language=ja|date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301095936/http://mantan-web.jp/2012/02/29/20120228dog00m200043000c.html|archive-date=March 1, 2012}} By June 2019, it had over 100 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【特報】祝・「金田一」シリーズ累計1億部突破!! この快挙を記念し「金田一1億部突破ポスター」のPDFデータを無料公開します！|url=https://evening.kodansha.co.jp/news/4910|publisher=Kodansha|date=June 11, 2019|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629194951/https://evening.kodansha.co.jp/news/4910|archive-date=June 29, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:『金田一少年の事件簿』シリーズ累計、1億部突破！！！最新シリーズ『金田一37歳の事件簿』連載中の雑誌「イブニング」で1億部突破キャンペーン、スタート！！！|url=http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000002358.000001719&g=prt|website=Jiji Press|access-date=December 6, 2019|language=ja|date=October 11, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206053915/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=000002358.000001719&g=prt|url-status=dead}} Kindaichi tankōbon were ranked 2nd and 3rd in a Japanese Comic Ranking in October, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-21/japanese-comic-ranking-october-12-18|title=Japanese Comic Ranking|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Anime News Network|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605110532/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-21/japanese-comic-ranking-october-12-18|url-status=live}}
In 1995, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category.{{cite web|url=https://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml|author=Joel Hahn|title=Kodansha Manga Awards|work=Comic Book Awards Almanac|access-date=August 21, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml|archive-date = 2007-08-16}}
Allen Divers of Anime News Network said that while The Kindaichi Case Files "presents some whoppers", the series also has mysteries that are very "familiar", calling it "the Japanese version of the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew".{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/tankobon-tower/2004-02-11|title=Tankobon Tower - and then, there was another column|author=Divers, Allen|date=February 11, 2004|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=September 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907025301/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/tankobon-tower/2004-02-11|url-status=live}} In Manga: The Complete Guide Jason Thompson described the mystery scenarios as "inventive and intricate, offering genuine brain teasers", but criticized the artwork as "bland".{{cite book|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|publisher=Del Rey|last=Thompson|first=Jason|year=2007|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|pages=182–183}}
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References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kindaichi/|Official anime website at Toei Animation}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.ytv.co.jp/kindaichi_r/|The Kindaichi Case Files R official website at Yomiuri TV}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|2799}}
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