__Height:__ 180 cm (5ft 11)

An extremely intelligent, elite-level police detective (superintendent), who is Kenmochi's supervisor. First appearing in "Death TV", he is presented as an arrogant and snobbish character that becomes a rival to Kindaichi in crime-solving. However, Akechi (indeliberately) not only helped Kindaichi solve the case, but also aided him out of trouble. His relationship to Kindaichi is abrasive at the least, but they have an unspoken mutual respect for each other's abilities. He often compares the crimes in Japan to his experience in Los Angeles. He is proficient in English and French. In "The Magical Express", it's revealed that he met Reiko Chikamiya before her death, and this eventually helps Kindaichi solve the case. In "Murder at Hell's School", (disguised as a math teacher) he claimed that he had actually been a teacher in a very famous prep-school for three years. His name may be a reference to the classic Japanese detective Kogoro Akechi created by Edogawa Rampo.

(Source: Wikipedia, edited)


Kindaichi Hajime may look dumb, but he is one of the smartest you will ever see. He encounters mysteries after mysteries with his good friend, Miyuki, and he swears to solve them in the name of his grandfather, which was a great detective.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 172 cm
__Agency:__ Axl One (April 2011 - present)

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__Non-anime roles:__
- William - Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (VG)
- Calcharo - Wuthering Waves (VG)

Kindaichi (frequently with best-bud, Miyuki) travels to various places where a murder has taken place, typically involving ghosts, curses, myths and folklore of significant events from the distant past, and solves the mystery using ingenious deductions of curious clues and his cool magic. 
(Source: Tokyopop)

A series of 17 short cases of Kindaichi.


A side series of Young Kindaichi's case file. The cases in this series are: 

1. "File 1 The First Case of Young Akechi/Alternative title: Farewell, My Dear Friend" (FILE1 明智少年最初の事件, "Fairu Ichi Akechi Shōnen Saisho no Jiken"?) 
2. "File 2 Quartet with Intent to Kill/Alternative title: The Perfect Violinist, Akechi" (FILE2 殺意の四重奏, "Fairu Ni Satsui no Karutetto"?) 
3. "File 3 Ghost Swordman Murder Case/Alternative title: The Pride Murder)" (FILE3 幽霊剣士殺人事件, "Fairu San Yūrei Kenshi Satsujin Jiken"?) 
4. "Special Story Kengo’s Room" (スペシャルストーリー 健悟の部屋, "Supesharu Sutōrī Kengo no Heya"?) 

(Source: Wikipedia)

Side story of the Young Kindaichi Case Files. The cases in this series are: 

1. "File 1 Testimony Puzzle/Alternative title: The Murder Train" (FILE1 証言パズル, "Fairu Ichi Shōgen Pazuru"?) 
2. "File 2 Killing Poker/Alternative title: Unlucky Men in the Rain" (FILE2　殺人ポーカー, "Fairu Ni Satsujin Pōkā"?) 
3. "File 3 Dead Person's Checkmate/Alternative title: The Great Chess Player, Akechi" (FILE3 死者のチェックメイト, "Fairu San Shisha no Chekkumeito"?) 
4. "File 4 Ghost Hotel Murder Case/Alternative title: The Encounter" (FILE 4 幽霊ホテル殺人事件, "Fairu Yon Yūrei Hoteru Satsujin Jiken"?) 
5. "Special Story Supt.Akechi Morning's Pretty Scenery" (スペシャルストーリー明智警視　優雅なる朝の風景, "Supesharu Sutōrī Akechi Keishi Yūga Naru Asa no Fūkei"?) 

(Source: Wikipedia)

A new series of Kindaichi mysteries, beginning with murders that seem to imitate a Vampire Legend...


With the genius-level reasoning ability he inherited from his grandfather Kousuke Kindaichi, Hajime Kindaichi has solved a great number of very difficult cases. But he is just a regular high school student. Though he wants to get closer to his childhood friend Miyuki, he can't manage to make a move on her because no matter where they go, a terrible crime always occurs! Kindaichi hardens his resolve and invites her on a one-night mini-vacation! "This time it'll work for sure!" he says to himself. 

(Source: MangaBox)

This is the sequel to the popular Kindaichi Case Files franchise, set 20 years after the original version! Hajime is no longer a student detective, but is a poor office worker who has to deal with the daily pains of adulthood. No longer wanting to solve cases anymore, he keeps his head down and tries to go about his daily work as quietly as possible. 

But crime never takes a break, and it isn't long before Kindaichi gets dragged into cases that occur around him. Starting off the new series, we revisit Uta Island, for the fourth edition of the Opera House Murder Case, where the Phantom of the Opera is planning a bloody revenge.

This year's 33rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine announced that Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato's Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R (The File of Young Kindaichi Returns) manga will get a second anime adaptation that will premiere in Japan in October. The magazine will reveal more information about the anime adaptation in future issues.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The Files of Kindaichi Returns centers on the Hajime Kindaichi, grandson of the famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Though he usually appears to be a regular high school student, when a difficult case arises Hajime, along with his childhood friend Miyuki Nanase, police inspector Isamu Kenmochi, and rival Kengo Akechi, use their sharp deduction skills to solve each mystery. 
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)