List of The Kindaichi Case Files light novels
Introduction The cover of the first volume of ''The Kindaichi Case Files'' novel, as released by Kodansha on September 22, 1994, in Japan. '''''The Kindaichi Case Files''''' mystery novels are written by Seimaru Amagi, who also writes the stories for the manga series of the same title. The illustrator and co-author is Fumiya Satō. As of April 20, 2001, 9 volumes have been published in Japan by Kodansha. A portion of the anime television series episodes and the two animated films are based on the novels. All cases of ''Kindaichi'' featuring in the novels have been made into anime except for ''Heresy Mansion Murder Case'', which is the final instalment of the novel series and the only instalment released after the conclusion of the anime television series. The 5th novel: ''Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case'', was also adapted into a live action movie.The novel stories are somewhat connected with the stories in the original manga. For instance, ''Opera House, The New Murders'' in the novel series is a sequel to ''Opera House Murder Case'' in the manga series and ''Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case'' in the novel series is a sequel to ''Lake Hiren Legend Murder case'' in the manga series. Some of the novels were translated to English and published in Japan. __TOC__
Volume list
English translation * Kodansha International, Kodansha English Library** ''The New Kindaichi Files'' (trans. Yuriko Tamaki, 1996, ) - Opera-za Kan Arata Naru Satsujin** ''The New Kindaichi Files 2: Murder On-Line'' (trans. Yuriko Tamaki, 1998, ) - Dennō Sansō Satsujin Jiken** ''The New Kindaichi Files 3: The Shanghai River Demon's Curse'' (trans. Yuriko Tamaki, 1998, ) - Shanhai Gyojin Densetsu Satsujin Jiken* Kodansha International, Kodansha Ruby Books** ''The New Kindaichi Files: Deadly Thunder'' (trans. Yuriko Tamaki, 1999, ) - Ikazuchi Matsuri Satsujin Jiken
See also *List of The Kindaichi Case Files chapters
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