This is the sequel to the popular Kindaichi Case Files franchise, set 20 years after the original version! Hajime is no longer a student detective, but is a poor office worker who has to deal with the daily pains of adulthood. No longer wanting to solve cases anymore, he keeps his head down and tries to go about his daily work as quietly as possible.... more>>

But crime never takes a break, and it isn't long before Kindaichi gets dragged into cases that occur around him. Starting off the new series, we revisit Uta Island, for the fourth edition of the Opera House Murder Case, where the Phantom of the Opera is planning a bloody revenge. <<less

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Follows the Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo franchise character Akechi Kengo and his partner, rookie detective Kobayashi Ryuutarou, as they solve various baffling murder mysteries.

Threatening Notes. Locked Rooms. Impossible Murders.... more>>

We've seen detectives solve them all, but how did they come about in the first place?

How does a culprit check into a hotel without taking off his mask?

How much does it cost to set up an elaborate trick?

What's the right font to use while writing a scary message?

Presenting all these and more, in a hilarious retelling of the best Kindaichi stories, but this time, from the culprit's point of view! Can the culprit successfully pull of his crimes with the young detective watching on? <<less

"Sequel Series to Kindachi Shounen no Jikenbo - File Series.... more>>

Serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine from 1998 to 2000.

Consists of 7 cases divided into 10 volumes.

Case 1: Murder in the Forest of the Demon Dog.

Case 2: Demon Killer from Projection Screen.

Case 3: Amakusa Treasure Legend Murder Case.

Case 4: Yukikage Village Murder Case.

Case 5: Russian Dolls Murder Case.

Case 6: Murder in Extraordinary Circus.

Case 7: Young Kindaichi's Trip of Death Preparedness.

Note: In the newer reprints of the Kindaichi series, the File, Case and Shin cases were merged and printed as full cases instead of the original tankobon. The volumes which correspond to the above cases are 20 to 26. The raw links below correspond to the first chapter of the first case of the Case Series." (via Irregular Scans) <<less

The return of the famous teen detective, Kindaichi Hajime. With his keen intellect and sharp wits, there is no case he cannot solve, in the... more>> name of his grandfather! <<less

One day, Amakusa Natsuki—the hope of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—meets an unusual high schooler named Shiki Yuuya. Natsuki's interest in the high schooler is... more>> piqued after Yuuya happens to be passing through the scene of a difficult murder case and determines the perpetrator with ease. How did he know who the killer was? When an incident later takes place at Yuuya's high school, the two happen across each other again... Thus, a young policeman and a high schooler with a hidden power begin unraveling the mystery! <<less