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Washed Up Boy Detective Kindaichi Works as 37-Year-Old Salaryman in New Manga
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
You ever wonder what happened to the Hardy Boys after all the nefarious villains were arrested and the haunted clock towers investigated? It's hard to imagine our favorite kid detectives turning in their magnifying glasses for a regular old nine-to-five. Well, that's exactly what happened to Hajime Kindaichi, kid sleuth and star of The File of Young Kindaichi manga and anime.
Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato launched Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo (The File of 37-Year-Old Kindaichi) in Kodansha's seinen magazine Evening on Tuesday. The manga takes place 20 years after the events of The File of Young Kindaichi, when our detective is nothing but a 37-year-old office worker who wants nothing to do with mysteries anymore.
In the sample above, Kindaichi says a criminal is amongst them and points to the person he believes is the offender. On another page, Kindaichi says, "I don't want to solve mysteries anymore!" Ryūji Saki, section head at a major video production company and Kindaichi's junior in high school, sits next to Kindaichi at a pub and says he's surprised at his friend's sudden assertion.
Even if Kindaichi quits the mystery business, I wouldn't write off mysteries quitting on Kindaichi. Fans will have to read on to find out if the new manga plays its angle straight or if crimes and conundrums still follow Kindaichi wherever he goes.
The Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R manga ended in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in October. Amagi and Sato launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in March 2012, and Kodansha published the manga's 14th volume on November 17. That manga was itself a sequel to Yōzaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato's original Kindaichi Case Files manga. Both manga received television anime adaptations.
Source: Comic Natalie
