The Kindaichi Case Files is ... A detective manga in which the Kindaichi boy infers an incident that happened around him and leads to a solution. This work triggered a detective manga boom. The evidence shown in the solution scene is drawn in advance in the work, and the readers also can infer the incident. Kengo Akechi, who also has a spin-off work, is a rival of the main character. 1992-2017 "Weekly Shonen Magazine" serialized. Since 2018, it has been serialized as "Kindaichi 37-year-old case book". 1997-2000, 14-16 TV animation onaired. Released in 1992.