The Kindaichi Case Files

The Kindaichi Case Files
Cover of The Kindaichi Case Files volume 1 as published by Kodansha
金田一少年の事件簿 (Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo)
Genre	Detective fiction, Mystery
Manga
Written by	Yōzaburō Kanari (File and Case series) Seimaru Amagi (Other series)
Illustrated by	Fumiya Satō
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA Tokyopop
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	1992 – present
Volumes	76 (List of volumes)
Series titles
File series (1992 – 1997, 27 volumes) Short File series (1997 – 2000, 6 volumes) Case series (1998 – 2001, 10 volumes) New series (2004 – 2011, 14 volumes) 20th Anniversary series (2012 – 2013, 5 volumes) Return "R" series (2013 – ongoing, 11 volumes)
Light novel
Written by	Seimaru Amagi
Illustrated by	Fumiya Satō
Published by	Kodansha
Original run	September 22, 1994 – April 20, 2001
Volumes	9 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Directed by	Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Nozomu Amemiya, Toya Sato, Takaya Kurata
Written by	Tetsuya Oishi, Manabu Kato, Akihiro Tago, Hajime Narita, Masaki Fukasawa
Original network	NTV
Original run	July 15, 1995 – September 16, 1995
Episodes	8
Anime film
Operazakan - Aratanaru Satsujin
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio
Written by	Michiru Shimada
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	December 14, 1996
Runtime	94 minutes
Anime television series
The File of Young Kindaichi
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	YTV, NTV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	TV series April 7, 1997 – September 11, 2000 TV specials November 12, 2007 – November 19, 2007
Episodes	148 + 2 (TV specials) (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed by	Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Released	December 13, 1997
Manga
Akechi Case Files
Written by	Seimaru Amagi
Illustrated by	Fumiya Satō
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	1998 – 2000
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)
Anime film
Satsuriku no Deep Blue
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	August 21, 1999
Runtime	91 minutes
Original video animation
The Black Magic Murders
Directed by	Toshiaki Komura
Written by	Isao Murayama
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	December 17, 2012 – March 15, 2013
Episodes	2 (List of episodes)
Manga
Takato Case Files
Written by	Seimaru Amagi
Illustrated by	Fumiya Satō
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Manga Box
Original run	2013 – 2014
Volumes	1 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
The Kindaichi Case Files R
Directed by	Yutaka Tsuchida (Season 1) Yoko Ikeda (Season 2)
Produced by	Michihiko Suwa Shinji Shimizu
Written by	Atsuhiro Tomioka Miyuki Kishimoto Takuya Matsumoto Yoshifumi Fukushima
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	YTV, NTV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	April 5, 2014 – March 26, 2016
Episodes	47 + 2 (TV specials) (List of episodes)
Television drama
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
Directed by	Hisashi Kimura, Shunsuke Kariyama
Written by	Yuya Takahashi
Original network	NTV
Original run	July 19, 2014 – September 20, 2014
Episodes	9

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. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō. The Kindaichi series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1992, is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre. In 1995, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen.

The serialization of the new Kindaichi series started in 2004, but not on a regular basis until 2012. The manga resumed regular serialization in 2012 to commemorate the 20th anniversary. The regular weekly serialization continued in 2013 with the title changed to The Kindaichi Case Files R (Returns) (金田一少年の事件簿R, Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Ritānzu^?). Kindaichi tankōbon were ranked 2nd and 3rd in a Japanese Comic Ranking in October, 2009.

The series has also been animated by Toei Animation, first as a feature film, with Kappei Yamaguchi as the voice of Kindaichi, released in 1996 and then a television series, with Taiki Matsuno voicing Kindaichi in this and subsequent productions for 148 episodes from 1997 to 2000, and there has since been a live-action film, four live-action drama series, three live-action television specials and further animated features for cinema and television. A new anime television series adaptation, titled The Kindaichi Case Files R (Returns), began airing on April 5, 2014 and concluded on September 27, 2014. The voice actors of the main characters from the first anime television series reprise their roles. A second season began airing on October 3, 2015.