the trio on his cell. Media Manga The Kindaichi Case Files is written by Yōzaburō Kanari (File and Case series) and Seimaru Amagi (other series) and illustrated by Fumiya Satō. The series ran for twenty-five years in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 28, 1992, to October 18, 2017. Six main series ran in the magazine: (1992–1997), collected in twenty-seven tankōbon volumes; (1997–2000), collected in six tankōbon volumes; (1998–2001), collected in ten tankōbon volumes; (2004–2011), collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes; (2012–2013), collected in five tankōbon volumes; and (2013–2017), collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes. In North America, Tokyopop licensed the series in 2003. 17 volumes have been published in North America from October 6, 2003, to May 13, 2008, before Tokyopop ceased the series' publication in July 2008. Another series, titled , set 20 years later, started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening on January 23, 2018. In January 2022, it was announced that the series would enter on hiatus. Evening ceased its publication on February 28, 2023, and the series will continue on Comic Days manga app. The first tankōbon volume was released on June 15, 2018. As of June 22, 2022, thirteen tankōbon volumes have been released. Another series, titled , was serialized in Evening from January 11, 2022, to February 28, 2023, ending in the magazine's final issue. The first tankōbon volume was released on May 23, 2022. Other series was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1998 and 2000, and compiled into two tankōbon volumes. started on Manga Box app in 2013 and finished in 2014, and compiled into one tankōbon volume published on May 9, 2014. A spin-off manga titled Kindaichi Case Files: The Mini-Vacation began serialization on April 23, 2014. Kindaichi Case Files Spinoff: Criminal Case Files, written and illustrated by Shinpei Funatsu, was published from July 2017 to March 2020, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. A 4-panel comedy spin-off manga, titled was serialized in Evening from December 28, 2021, to February 28, 2023. Light novels The novels were written by Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō. 9 volumes were released in Japan between September 22, 1994 and April 20, 2001. Anime Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Daisuke Nishio, the anime adaptation of the original manga aired on Nippon Television between April 7, 1997 and September 11, 2000, spanning 148 episodes plus one special episode. In