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.... 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 half of the Japanese volume 23. <<less

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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College student Washizuki Sara was shown a mysterious film photograph by paranormal photographer Ryuuzaki Tousei. In it was captured something she had left sealed away with her memories of a particular incident in her elementary school days…... more>>

Based on the hit video game "Fatal Frame." <<less

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

Collections of special short stories where, once again, Kindaichi and Miyuki are caught up in various crimes and obliged to solve them. The individual mysteries... more>> span from two to four chapters. <<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

Two years after the events in Tantei Gakuen Q.

Kyu's greatest desire is to become a detective. To fulfill his wish, he goes to take the entrance exam to get into the detective school... more>> run by Dan Morihiko, one of the most famous detectives ever! At the exam he meets Megu, Kinta, Kazuma, and Ryu as they all try to pass the grueling three-part exam. Kyu wants to solve mysteries, and he gets his wish: his first real case appears in the midst of the exam! <<less

The son of a genius magician, Yoichi Takato has been something of a polymath ever since high school. However, his days are marked by boredom and an inability to open his heart to others. When he happens to join the magic club, he meets with people he thinks he may one day be able to call friends. But then, the curtain rises on a terrifying "murder magic show".... more>>

A spin-off story with Hajime Kindaichi’s nemesis from Kindaichi Case Files: “The hellish puppet master,” Yoichi Takato. <<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

Kindaichi Hajime returns from his biking trip around Japan to meet Inspector Kenmochi and childhood friend Nanase Miyuki at the themed inn "Ruins." What awaits... more>> them is a vampire legend that comes to life in the form of a brutal serial murder... <<less

Kurumi Ayaki is a recently-retired police officer with a record of excellence on the force and the guts and guile to back it up. In order to earn some extra money for her upcoming wedding, she has to return to the force... and is "rewarded" with an assignment to an elite unit who solves crimes that have been classified as unsolvable. ... more>>

Partnered with a mysterious young genius who is unable to feel emotions, or even to leave his room, she acts as his eyes and ears to piece together clues even as her own personal life falls apart around her. <<less

"People often die around me." ... more>>

A series of bizarre "deaths" stalk Genji, while a string of haunting memories and mystery surround him, all rooted in his childhood. A dear friend, a murder, and a curse. As more and more "deaths" unravel, the horrifying truth behind the origin grows ever more entangled. Seemingly the only keys to solve these mysteries are the charismatic shinigami Touya and Genji's own memories.

Kindaichi Case Files writer Seimaru Amagi and Zetsuai creator Minami Ozaki come together to bring you a gripping mystery surrounding the past, memories, and the chain of deaths.

The series was simultaneously published in Japanese, Chinese and English (as Genji the Death's Friend) through DeNA's Manga Box app. English translation ended at the penultimate chapter. The last two volumes were published only in digital format. <<less

With the genius-level reasoning ability he inherited from his grandfather Kousuke Kindaichi, Hajime Kindaichi has solved a great number of very difficult cases.... more>>

But he is just a regular high-school student.

Though he wants to get closer to his childhood friend Miyuki, he can't manage to make a move on her because no matter where they go, a terrible crime always occurs!

Kindaichi hardens his resolve and invites her on a one-night mini-vacation!

"This time it'll work for sure!" he says to himself.

As goes without saying, this manga is a comedy spin-off of the popular work Kindaichi Case Files! <<less