Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns (2025)

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Synonyms: Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R, Kindaichi Case Files Returns, Kindaichi Case Files R

Japanese: 金田一少年の事件簿R【リターンズ】

English: The File of Young Kindaichi Returns

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Type: TV

Episodes: 25

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 5, 2014 to Sep 27, 2014

Premiered: Spring 2014

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: Yomiuri Telecasting

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Toei Animation

Source: Manga

Genre: Mystery

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.54¹ (scored by 7,871 users)

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Ranked: #1762²

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Popularity: #5108

Members: 19,395

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Synopsis

High school student Hajime Kindaichi is the supposed grandson of famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Visiting Hong Kong for a fashion event with Kindaichi, our hero's girlfriend Miyuki is captured by a stranger in a case of mistaken identity. The journey to save Miyuki itself leads to yet another crime case...

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Adaptation (Manga)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Shin Series

Adaptation (Manga)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: 20-shuunen Kinen Series

Prequel (TV)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo

Sequel (TV)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns 2nd Season

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kindaichi, Hajime

Main

Matsuno, Taiki
Japanese

Nanase, Miyuki

Main

Nakagawa, Akiko
Japanese

Takatoo, Youichi

Supporting

Ono, Kenichi
Japanese

Akechi, Kengo

Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Kenmochi, Isamu

Supporting

Kosugi, Juurouta
Japanese

Itsukushima, Ranko

Supporting

Takeuchi, Junko
Japanese

Li, Pai Long

Supporting

Chiba, Isshin
Japanese

Yan, Ran

Supporting

Nakagawa, Akiko
Japanese

Togami, Erina

Supporting

Nakamura, Chie
Japanese

Hayami, Reika

Supporting

Iizuka, Mayumi
Japanese

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Nishio, Daisuke

Producer

Nagai, Kouji

Producer

Tsuchida, Yutaka

Director

Honda, Yasunori

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	1:"BRAND NEW STORY" by Shinsei Tokyo Performance Doll (新生・東京パフォーマンスドール)
	2:"Yue ni, Matenrou (故に、摩天楼)" by MUCC

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Ending Theme

	1:"Passcode 4854 (パスコード4854)" by Rei Yasuda
	2:"Start Line (スタートライン)" by 7!!

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Apr 12, 2021

Gin-san123

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When i first heard about, i thought this would be a normal detective anime. But when i watched it, it was so good. The stories are well written. You can't guess the culprit till Kindaichi reveals it. The reveal and how the culprit did the murder or theft(Mostly murders) is my favorite part. Everything from the start of the case links to the murder and it confuses the watcher who the real culprit is. You think of someone from the suspects to be the murder but someone is.

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The characters are not that great. There is no character development. Other than Kindaichi and Akemichi(An genuis inspector), ...

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Jun 9, 2016

Ryagan

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I'm a sucker for detective anime, so when I found out Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo got a sequel, I was all over that. Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns as good as the original? Not really. But it is a decent series in its own right.

The story is very episodic in nature, so there's no need to watch the original series before this. The original series is very episodic in nature as well, so the only thing that really connects the two series is its cast of characters. There is no major overall plot, but a series like this doesn't really need one.

The animation isn't ...

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Sep 28, 2014

Akai_Shuichi

Recommended

- This review does not take any considerations of any previous Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo material, and the series will be treated just by itself -

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns is, of course, a sequel to Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, which was a long running series (148 episodes) in the 90s that has also inspired, movies, OVAs and a live action series. First thing I'll make clear is that you don't really need to watch any previous material to enjoy Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns by itself.

This series target a very specific type of audience, and that's the people who like crime fiction. If you ...

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kindaichi, Hajime

Nanase, Miyuki

Takatoo, Youichi

Akechi, Kengo

Kenmochi, Isamu

Itsukushima, Ranko

Li, Pai Long

Yan, Ran

Togami, Erina

Hayami, Reika

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