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Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo
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Description
High school student Kindaichi Hajime - frequently accompanied by childhood friend and (future) love interest, Nanase Miyuki - travels to various places where baffling and convoluted murders have taken place, which he then proceeds to solve thanks to a combination of brilliant deductive skills, talent at performing and figuring out magic tricks, and plain ol' good luck.
Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award for shounen (1995).
Note: Tokyopop's release grouped volumes by mystery, so the English and Japanese volumes don't match up. Tokyopop's volume 17 ends with chapters that appear in the first ha... More...
Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award for shounen (1995).
Note: Tokyopop's release grouped volumes by mystery, so the English and Japanese volumes don't match up. Tokyopop's volume 17 ends with chapters that appear in the first ha... More...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Akechi Shounen no Kareinaru Jikenbo (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no 1-paku 2-ka Shouryokou (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Tanpenshuu (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (1998) (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Gaiden: Hannin-tachi no Jikenbo (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi Shounen no Zenjikenbo (Side Story)
Takatou Shounen no Jikenbo (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no 1-paku 2-ka Shouryokou (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Tanpenshuu (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (1998) (Sequel)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Gaiden: Hannin-tachi no Jikenbo (Spin-Off)
Kindaichi Shounen no Zenjikenbo (Side Story)
Takatou Shounen no Jikenbo (Spin-Off)
Associated Names
Detektif Kindaichi
Kindaichi
Kindaichi Case Files
Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo
Les enquêtes de Kindaichi (French)
Penyiasat Remaja Kindaichi
Thám tử Kindaichi
Young Kindaichi’s Casebook
Zapiski detektywa Kindaichi
Дело ведет юный детектив Киндайти
金田一少年の事件簿
金田少年事件薄
Kindaichi
Kindaichi Case Files
Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo
Les enquêtes de Kindaichi (French)
Penyiasat Remaja Kindaichi
Thám tử Kindaichi
Young Kindaichi’s Casebook
Zapiski detektywa Kindaichi
Дело ведет юный детектив Киндайти
金田一少年の事件簿
金田少年事件薄
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Latest Release(s)
v.27 c.214-219 (end) by Irregular Scans about 1 year ago
v.26 c.205-213 by Irregular Scans about 1 year ago
v.25 c.204 by Irregular Scans about 1 year ago
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v.26 c.205-213 by Irregular Scans about 1 year ago
v.25 c.204 by Irregular Scans about 1 year ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
27 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
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User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (124 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.25 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.25 / 10.0
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Last Updated
September 10th 2020, 6:37am PST
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Genre
Categories
Category Recommendations
The New Kindaichi Files (Novel)
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Tanpenshuu
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - 20th Shuunen Kinen Series
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken
Akechi Shounen no Kareinaru Jikenbo
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Tanpenshuu
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - 20th Shuunen Kinen Series
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Gokumonjuku Satsujin Jiken
Akechi Shounen no Kareinaru Jikenbo
Recommendations
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
1992
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
TokyoPop (17 Vols - Dropped)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #620 
(+77)
Monthly Pos #1076(+477)
3 Month Pos #2316(+287)
6 Month Pos #3144(+164)
Year Pos #3481
(-1424)
(+77)Monthly Pos #1076
(+477)3 Month Pos #2316
(+287)6 Month Pos #3144
(+164)Year Pos #3481
(-1424)List Stats
On 344 reading lists
On 435 wish lists
On 161 completed lists
On 28 unfinished lists
On 174 custom lists
On 435 wish lists
On 161 completed lists
On 28 unfinished lists
On 174 custom lists
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this mangaka is on par with Gosho Aoyama (detective conan), and Shinobu Kaitani (liar game) in making detective-like manga than need brains to formulate. i think this mangaka is one of the first in making 'hard' detective manga, and i'm thankful for paving a way for other mangaka to make challenging manga.
however, this is quite old manga, thus the art is not very stellar. especially the first several volumes the proportion of the characters are off and the art can be a bit crude. however the mystery itself is not affected, thus if you are ok with wonky art for great plot, this is for you.
another thing to point at, this manga is quite different from detective conan, is that the cases are not as diverse as detective conan. in dc, there are quite a few other case like robbery, lost items, kidnapping and such, but detective kindaichi are exclusively murder cases, and all but one are serial murder cases. most cases are very tragic with you will sympathizing the murderers, and most importantly - more than half of the murderers will commit harakiri ( stabbing themselves in the stomach) after they done the deeds because by and large they are good people, but fall from grace due to the people they murdered and they feel they do not deserve to live after such things they do.
and to anyone who want pure logic from this manga, you will not get it as i notice quite a few 'accidents' that led to kindaichi find the perpetrator. add with the aid of videos, sometimes it can be quite too convenient.
but all in all, this manga do have quite high drama and suspense ratio more than detective conan, so even if you dont care about detective stuff, the misery of the characters here will surely bring you to joy.
however, this is quite old manga, thus the art is not very stellar. especially the first several volumes the proportion of the characters are off and the art can be a bit crude. however the mystery itself is not affected, thus if you are ok with wonky art for great plot, this is for you.
another thing to point at, this manga is quite different from detective conan, is that the cases are not as diverse as detective conan. in dc, there are quite a few other case like robbery, lost items, kidnapping and such, but detective kindaichi are exclusively murder cases, and all but one are serial murder cases. most cases are very tragic with you will sympathizing the murderers, and most importantly - more than half of the murderers will commit harakiri ( stabbing themselves in the stomach) after they done the deeds because by and large they are good people, but fall from grace due to the people they murdered and they feel they do not deserve to live after such things they do.
and to anyone who want pure logic from this manga, you will not get it as i notice quite a few 'accidents' that led to kindaichi find the perpetrator. add with the aid of videos, sometimes it can be quite too convenient.
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you will also notice quite a few of kindaichi's own classmates are murderers, and such high percentage of killers in one school are too illogical for some readers. however, it does make good stories.
but all in all, this manga do have quite high drama and suspense ratio more than detective conan, so even if you dont care about detective stuff, the misery of the characters here will surely bring you to joy.
There are already complete published manga volumes on this in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. I enjoyed reading the entire 28 volume and yes, the plot is more mature than Conan. The art might be a little difficult to get used to..but the art steadily improved throughout the arcs.
The thing that I ANTICIPATED the most in this manga is NOT JUST finding out WHO's the one behind the murders but also Reading their motives that pushed them into doing the crimes. You might ended up symphasizing the killers! O___o
... Last updated on September 18th, 2008, 5:51am
The thing that I ANTICIPATED the most in this manga is NOT JUST finding out WHO's the one behind the murders but also Reading their motives that pushed them into doing the crimes. You might ended up symphasizing the killers! O___o
... Last updated on September 18th, 2008, 5:51am
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