The Kindaichi series, which started serialization in in 1992, is one of the earliest works in the mystery manga genre.
They are written by or (depending on series) and illustrated. Animax Asia Original run Ap– MaEpisodes 47 + 1 (TV specials) () Television drama The File of Young Kindaichi Neo Directed by Shunsuke Kariyama Written by Yuya Takahashi Original network Nippon TV Original run J– SeptemEpisodes 9 The Kindaichi Case Files (: 金田一少年の事件簿,: Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo) is a Japanese series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective.