Post by 松本潤 on May 28, 2007 9:09:22 GMT 8
Kindaichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿, Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo?) is a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Kindaichi Hajime, who is set as the grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Kindaichi has also been adapted into an anime series consisting of 148 episodes, a live action movie, and three live action series. They are written by Yozaburo Kanari, or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Sato, and the collected stories are published in English by TOKYOPOP under the name Kindaichi Case Files.
Kindaichi mysteries are whodunnit stories featuring (usually multiple) gruesome murders, often with a supernatural tinge. They are typically of the style of John thingyson Carr, and frequently feature a locked room mystery or other seemingly "impossible" crimes, such as a murder occurring when all surviving suspects have (apparently) airtight alibis.
A notable distinction of Young Boy Kindaichi's Case Files (a literal translation of the Japanese title) is that the killers are not depicted as psychopathic murderers and the murders are never committed for financial reasons alone. The identified killers all have deep rooted problems, often involving great emotional trauma through the greed or thoughtlessness of others, as their reasons for committing the murder(s). Thus the killers are often potrayed as sympathetic figures, as opposed to cold, calculating killers in some other mystery series.
Currently, the series has been restarted with four additional cases. The writers plan to restart Kindaichi but not on a regular basis. The fourth case started in January 2007. Only the first 19 cases (the first series) have been licensed by TokyoPop; the rest are unlikely to see print in the United States unless their relatively poor sales improve.
SEASON 3
Sypnosis
The Young Kindaichi is back and better than ever! In this first of many cases, Kindaichi finds himself onboard a cruise ship in which the captain mysteriously disappears the day after a big party. A search of the ship finds nothing, except for little drops of blood on the light switch in the captain's room. Might it be a clue perhaps? You bet! When what looks to be a case of serious foul play unfolds, the ship's radio is found disabled-so much for contacting the authorities. So, far out at sea until they can reach land, it's up to Kindaichi and friends to find the killer - and stay alive! -- NTV (http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/)
Cast
* Matsumoto Jun as Kindaichi Hajime
* Naitou Takashi as Kenmochi Tsuyoshi
* Suzuki Anne as Nanase Miyuki
* Sakai Wakana
* Ikariya Chosuke
Kindaichi has also been adapted into an anime series consisting of 148 episodes, a live action movie, and three live action series. They are written by Yozaburo Kanari, or Seimaru Amagi (depending on series) and illustrated by Fumiya Sato, and the collected stories are published in English by TOKYOPOP under the name Kindaichi Case Files.
Kindaichi mysteries are whodunnit stories featuring (usually multiple) gruesome murders, often with a supernatural tinge. They are typically of the style of John thingyson Carr, and frequently feature a locked room mystery or other seemingly "impossible" crimes, such as a murder occurring when all surviving suspects have (apparently) airtight alibis.
A notable distinction of Young Boy Kindaichi's Case Files (a literal translation of the Japanese title) is that the killers are not depicted as psychopathic murderers and the murders are never committed for financial reasons alone. The identified killers all have deep rooted problems, often involving great emotional trauma through the greed or thoughtlessness of others, as their reasons for committing the murder(s). Thus the killers are often potrayed as sympathetic figures, as opposed to cold, calculating killers in some other mystery series.
Currently, the series has been restarted with four additional cases. The writers plan to restart Kindaichi but not on a regular basis. The fourth case started in January 2007. Only the first 19 cases (the first series) have been licensed by TokyoPop; the rest are unlikely to see print in the United States unless their relatively poor sales improve.
SEASON 3
Sypnosis
The Young Kindaichi is back and better than ever! In this first of many cases, Kindaichi finds himself onboard a cruise ship in which the captain mysteriously disappears the day after a big party. A search of the ship finds nothing, except for little drops of blood on the light switch in the captain's room. Might it be a clue perhaps? You bet! When what looks to be a case of serious foul play unfolds, the ship's radio is found disabled-so much for contacting the authorities. So, far out at sea until they can reach land, it's up to Kindaichi and friends to find the killer - and stay alive! -- NTV (http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/)
Cast
* Matsumoto Jun as Kindaichi Hajime
* Naitou Takashi as Kenmochi Tsuyoshi
* Suzuki Anne as Nanase Miyuki
* Sakai Wakana
* Ikariya Chosuke