The Kindaichi Case Files light novels are written by Seimaru Amagi, who also writes the stories for the manga series of the same title. The illustrator and co-author is Fumiya Sato.
Light Novel of Kindaichi Case Files (1994-2001) | |||
Novel File 1 Opera House, The New Murder (1994) | Novel File 2 Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case (1995) | Novel File 3 Computer Mountain Hut Murder Case (1996) | Novel File 4 Will O' Wisp Island Murder Case (1997) |
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Novel File 5 Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case (1997) | Novel File 6 Thunder Festival Murder Case (1998) | Novel File 7 Massacre of Deep Blue (1999) | Novel File 8 Heresy Mansion Murder Case (2001) |
Elementary Student Series of Kindaichi Case Files (2018) | |||
Elementary File 1 Raven Island's Mysterious Case (2018) | Elementary File 2 Curse of Skull Cherry Blossom (2018) | ||
Novelization of Kindaichi Case Files (2022) | |||
File 1 Opera House Murder Case (2022) | File 4 School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case (2022) | ||
Novella of Kindaichi Case Files (1998-2006) | |||
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Novella 1 Accomplice X (1998) | Novella 2 The Demon Loses His Way (1998) | Novella 1 Young Kindaichi's Nightmare (1998) | Novella 4 On Trip (2006) |
Light Novel (1994-2001)[]
This series is set in a timeline like the manga's main story arcs. It is also considered the main story arc because some stories related to some manga main story arcs, such as Opera House, The New Murder arc is the sequel of Opera House Murder Case.
Case Information |
Case Number | Case Name | Release Date | Length | Anime Adaptation | Live-Action
Adaptation |
1 | Opera House, The New Murder | September 22, 1994 | 9 Chapters | (Anime Movie) |
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2 | Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case | April 17, 1995 | 8 Chapters | ||
3 | Computer Mountain Hut Murder Case | April 15, 1996 | 8 Chapters | ||
4 | Will O' Wisp Island Murder Case | May 20, 1997 | 7 Chapters | ||
5 | Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case | January 5, 1997 | 7 Chapters | (Live-Action Movie) | |
6 | Thunder Festival Murder Case | June 24, 1998 | 4 Chapters | ||
7 | Massacre of Deep Blue | July 26, 1999 | 11 Chapters | (Anime Movie) (TV Anime) |
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8 | Heresy Mansion Murder Case | April 20,2001 | 5 Chapters |
Elementary Student Series (2018)[]
This series is set in a few years before the main story arc when Hajime Kindaichi and Miyuki Nanase are elementary students. It is also aimed at younger audiences than the main story.
Case Information |
Case Number | Case Name | Release Date | Length | Anime Adaptation |
1 | Raven Island's Mysterious Case | January 11, 2018 | 8 Chapters | |
2 | Curse of Skull Cherry Blossom | June 9 2018 | 7 Chapters |
Novelization of Manga Story Arcs (2022)[]
This series is a novelization of some manga's famous main story arcs for the 30th commemoration of Kindaichi Case Files. It is written by Tatsuya Hamazaki, the writer of a novelization of One Piece, Liar Game, STEINS;GATE, and other titles.
Number | Case Name | Release Date | Length |
1 | File 1 Opera House Murder Case | May 25, 2022 | TBA |
2 | File 4 School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case | June 16, 2022 | TBA |
Novella[]
Case Information |
Case Number | Case Name | Release Date | Length | Anime Adaptation |
1 | Accomplice X | June 24, 1998 | 2 Chapters | |
2 | The Demon Loses His Way | June 24, 1998 | 2 Chapters | |
3 | Young Kindaichi's Nightmare | June 24, 1998 | 2 Chapters | |
4 | On Trip | March 17, 2006 | 1 Chapter |