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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)
Light Novel Series Volume 1 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 2 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 3 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 4 (First Edition)
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)
Light Novel Series Volume 5 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 6 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 7 (First Edition) Light Novel Series Volume 9 (First Edition)
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 Student Novel Series Volume 1 Elementary Student Novel Series Volume 2
Elementary File 1 Raven Island's Mysterious Case (2018) Elementary File 2 Curse of Skull Cherry Blossom (2018)
Novelization of Kindaichi Case Files (2022)
Novelization Series Volume 1 Novelization Series Volume 2
File 1 Opera House Murder Case (2022) File 4 School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case (2022)
Novella of Kindaichi Case Files (1998-2006)
Thumbnail Accomplice X Thumbnail The Demon Loses His Way Thumbnail Young Kindaichi's Nightmare File:Thumbnail On Trip.jpg
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 Greentick
(Anime Movie)
Redcross
2 Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case April 17, 1995 8 Chapters Greentick Greentick
3 Computer Mountain Hut Murder Case April 15, 1996 8 Chapters Greentick Redcross
4 Will O' Wisp Island Murder Case May 20, 1997 7 Chapters Greentick Greentick
5 Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case January 5, 1997 7 Chapters Greentick Greentick
(Live-Action Movie)
6 Thunder Festival Murder Case June 24, 1998 4 Chapters Greentick Redcross
7 Massacre of Deep Blue July 26, 1999 11 Chapters Greentick
(Anime Movie)
(TV Anime)
Redcross
8 Heresy Mansion Murder Case April 20,2001 5 Chapters Redcross Redcross

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 Redcross
2 Curse of Skull Cherry Blossom June 9 2018 7 Chapters Redcross

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 Greentick
2 The Demon Loses His Way June 24, 1998 2 Chapters Greentick
3 Young Kindaichi's Nightmare June 24, 1998 2 Chapters Greentick
4 On Trip March 17, 2006 1 Chapter Redcross
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