The Kindaichi Case Files

Synopsis

Kindaichi (frequently with best-bud, Miyuki) travels to various places where a murder has taken place, typically involving ghosts, curses, myths and folklore of significant events from the distant past, and solves the mystery using ingenious deductions of curious clues and his cool magic. (Source: Tokyopop)

Background

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: File Series was partially published in English as The Kindaichi Case Files by Tokyopop, who published the first 17 volumes between June 1, 2003 and May 13, 2008. Each volume has a subtitle, The Opera House Murders being the first, and The Undying Butterflies the final English volume.

Characters

Isamu Kenmochi Main

Hajime Kindaichi Main

Miyuki Nanase Main

Mitsuhiko Akama Supporting

Michio Akashi Supporting

Kengo Akechi Supporting

Richard Anderson Supporting

Chihiro Aoyama Supporting

Yuuji Arimori Supporting

Youko Asano Supporting

Authors

Shin Kibayashi

Youzaburou Kanari

Fumiya Satou