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Kindaichi Case Files
is a Japanese mystery
manga
authored by Yōzaburō Kanari
(earlier series) and Seimaru Amagi (later series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō
. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
from 1992 to 2000. The new series, which is published at irregular intervals, started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 18, 2004. As of August 17, 2011, 59 volumes have been published in Japan, including (27 volumes), (10 volumes), (6 volumes), (14 volumes) and (2 volumes). In 1995, the manga received the 19th Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen section). The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop
. The English volumes are published under separate titles which are different from the original Japanese titles. The chapters contained in the English volumes are also different from the Japanese counterparts. While the original Japanese volumes may have multiple mysteries in one book, the chapters in each English volume form a single mystery story and different mysteries are published in separate volumes.
Kindaichi Case Files
is a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
is a Japanese mystery
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
authored by Yōzaburō Kanari
Yōzaburō Kanari
is a Japanese manga story writer, best known for creating the Kindaichi Case Files series.He made his debut in 1991 with manga Chōzunō Silver Wolf .- Works :...
(earlier series) and Seimaru Amagi (later series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō
Fumiya Sato
is a female Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga series Kinda'ichi Case Files and Detective School Q. In 1995, she received the Kodansha Manga Award for her work on Kinda'ichi Case Files.-External links:*...
. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Weekly Shonen Magazine
, also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship policies , it's mainly read by an older audience, with a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college...
from 1992 to 2000. The new series, which is published at irregular intervals, started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 18, 2004. As of August 17, 2011, 59 volumes have been published in Japan, including (27 volumes), (10 volumes), (6 volumes), (14 volumes) and (2 volumes). In 1995, the manga received the 19th Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen section). The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
. The English volumes are published under separate titles which are different from the original Japanese titles. The chapters contained in the English volumes are also different from the Japanese counterparts. While the original Japanese volumes may have multiple mysteries in one book, the chapters in each English volume form a single mystery story and different mysteries are published in separate volumes.