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)

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)

A series of 17 short cases of Kindaichi.


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 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)

The son of a genius magician, Yoichi Takato has been something of a polymath ever since his high school days. However, his high school days are marked by boredom and an inability to open his heart to others. When he happens to join the magic club, he meets with friends to whom he can finally open his heart. 
 
But then, the curtain rises on a terrifying murder show!
 
A spinoff story with Hajime Kindaichi’s nemesis from “Kindaichi Case Files”, “the hellish puppet master” Yoichi Takato must solve this murder case, even though he is still in high school!! (Source: MangaBox)

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 iteration features a return to the teenage era Kindaichi, where he yet again solves cases alongside Miyiki, with the help of trusty Inspector Kenmochi.

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