Antagonists

In Kindaichi Case Files, there are two characters who appears as Hajime Kindaichi's rival and recurring antagonists.

Gentleman Thief[]

First appear in Murder by Gentleman Thief. A cunning thief able to fool police so far. A master of disguise, nobody knows yet the face underneath the disguise but so far it's revealed that Gentleman Thief is a woman. Her crimes are stealing fine arts such as paintings, sculptures, gold medal, etc.

Yoichi Takato[]

Originally the culprit in the Magical Express Murder Case, Takato has become one of the few recurring antagonists in the series. A cold-blooded sociopath and criminal mastermind, Takato is the Moriarty to Kindaichi's Sherlock Holmes and is one of the few people who can match wits with him, and has in fact even outwitted Kindaichi.