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The File of Young Kindaichi Returns

2014–2016 · 2 seasons

A puzzle-driven mystery that keeps you guessing, with tense investigations and occasional dark turns, but anchored by earnest characters.

Genres
Animation, Mystery
Overview
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...
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Mystery, deception, friendship, loyalty
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery
Starring
Taiki Matsuno, Akiko Nakagawa, Jurota Kosugi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kenichi Ono, Kazuki Shimizu
Cinematography
Shinichi Igarashi, Tomoyoshi Ishizuka
Length
2 seasons, 47 episodes, 24 min each
Network
YTV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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