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The File of Young Kindaichi Returns (TV 2)

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Alternative title:
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R (Japanese)
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Returns (Japanese)
Les Enquêtes de Kindaichi : Le Retour (French)
The File of Young Kindaichi R
金田一少年の事件簿Ｒ（リターンズ） (Japanese)
Genres: mystery
Plot Summary: Hajime Kindaichi, Miyuki, and Kenmochi arrive Hong Kong to visit a grand opening of a new hotel and its magic show. What they don't know yet is that Yōichi Takatō, Kindaichi's long time nemesis, is pulling strings behind the curtain, and the trio once again get involved in a murder case that can be traced to a secret hidden for 18 years.
User Ratings: 26 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Very good: 9 votes (sub:8, raw:1)
 Good: 10 votes (sub:9, others:1
1 Indonesia subtitled
)
 Decent: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 48 users, rank: #6926 (of 10145)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.461 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.2779, rank: #2065 (of 10323)
Weighted mean: 7.556 (Very good−), rank: #1555 (of 10323) (seen all: 7.56)
Bayesian estimate: 7.528 (Very good−), rank: #1329 (of 7760)
Running time: 24 minutes
Episode titles: We have 23
Vintage: 2015-10-03
Opening Theme:
#1: "Yonjūshi" (Four Musketeers) by NEWS
#2: "TRAGEDY" by KAT-TUN
Ending Theme:
#1: "Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way" by flower
#2: "Ketsui no Tsubasa" by Rin Akatsuki
News: Show:
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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 21-27 (Mar 31, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 14-20 (Mar 24, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 7-13 (Mar 17, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 29-March 6 (Mar 10, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 22-28 (Mar 3, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 15-21 (Feb 25, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 8-14 (Feb 18, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 11, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, January 25-31 (Feb 4, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 29, 2016)
KAT-TUN, Rin Akatsuki Perform The File of Young Kindaichi Returns' New Theme Songs (Jan 19, 2016)
'The File of Young Kindaichi Returns' Anime Enters 'Legend of Snow Demon' Arc (Jan 12, 2016)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 21-27 (Jan 7, 2016)
Top-Selling Animation in Japan on Blu-ray Disc/DVD by Series: 2015 (Dec 29, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 24, 2015)
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns to Air 1-Hour Special on December 26 (Dec 21, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 17, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 11, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 3, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 26, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 9-15 (Nov 19, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 2-8 (Nov 12, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 26-November 1 (Nov 6, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 12-18 (Oct 22, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 5-11 (Oct 15, 2015)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, September 28-October 4 (Oct 9, 2015)
Crunchyroll to Stream The File of Young Kindaichi Returns 2nd Season (Oct 1, 2015)
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Season 2's Promo Video Streamed (Sep 5, 2015)
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Season 2's Length, Visual Revealed (Aug 8, 2015)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Yōko Ikeda
Script:
Atsuhiro Tomioka (eps 7-11, 12.5)
Michiru Shimada (eps 1-4, 12)
Miyuki Kishimoto (eps 13-17)
Takuya Masumoto (ep 18)
Yoshifumi Fukushima (eps 5-6, 19-22)
Storyboard:
Hiroyuki Kakudō (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 17
)
Kazuhisa Takenouchi (eps 5-6)
Takahiro Imamura (eps 7, 11)
Yasuo Iwamoto (ep 16)
Yōko Ikeda (ep 18)
Yukihiko Nakao (eps 2, 8)
Yuriko Kado (eps 3, 9)
Yutaka Nakajima (eps 12, 14)
Episode Director:
Hiroyuki Kakudō (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 17
)
Hiroyuki Satō (ep 13)
Takahiro Imamura (eps 7, 11)
Tomoya Tanaka (eps 5, 15)
Yōko Ikeda (ep 18)
Yukihiko Nakao (eps 2, 8)
Yuriko Kado (eps 3, 9)
Yutaka Nakajima (4 episodes
eps 6, 12, 14, 16
)
Music: Kaoru Wada
Original creator:
Fumiya Sato (art)
Seimaru Amagi (story)
Character Design: Akihiro Asanuma
Art Director: Yumiko Kirimoto
Animation Director:
Akihiro Asanuma (ep 1)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (eps 7, 18)
Keiichi Ichikawa (ep 13)
Kenji Kuroyanagi (ep 2)
Kōsuke Yoshida (eps 12, 17)
Kozue Komatsu (eps 4, 9)
Noriyoshi Yamazaki (eps 5, 15)
Sadatoshi Matsuzaka (eps 10, 18)
Tsutomu Murakami (eps 12, 17)
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa (eps 3, 11, 16)
Art design: Hyun-Jung Lee
Director of Photography: Tomoyoshi Ishizuka
Producer:
Hiromu Ishikawa
Koji Nagai
Risa Nikaido

Background Art:
Anh Nguyen (Bihou)
Asami Ogura (Bihou)
Hoai Nguyen (Bihou)
Khoa Tran (Bihou)
Linh Tu (Bihou)
Megumi Katō (Bihou)
Michie Suzuki (Bihou)
Nhi Tran (Bihou)
Tai Cao (Bihou)
Tuyet Nguyen (Bihou)
Van Khuong (Bihou)
Chief Producer:
Michihiko Suwa
Shinji Shimizu
Color design: Shinichi Toyonaga
Color Key: Shūichi Satō (ep 8)
Editing: Kenta Katase
In-Between Animation: Yūya Sawaguchi (B.S.P; ep 8)
Key Animation:
Aika Satō (ep 12)
Akihiro Asanuma (ep 1)
Akihiro Ino (ep 8)
Atsuko Ueda (Gallop; ep 9)
Ayumi Ichinose (Gallop; ep 9)
Eriko Kotobuki (ep 12)
Fumio Fukushima (ep 13)
Gen Sato (eps 6, 16)
Hiro Ōki (ep 12)
Hiroaki Takagi (ep 17)
Hiroki Iida (ep 17)
Hiroki Ikeshita (ep 12)
Hiroyuki Kamura (eps 3, 7, 18)
Hiroyuki Koizumi (ep 10)
Hisashi Mitsui (eps 5, 15)
Ichirō Hattori (6 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 9, 11
)
Jōji Ōshima (eps 1, 6-7)
Junko Matsushita (eps 12, 17)
Katsuhiro Kumagai (ep 12)
Katsumi Hiroe (Gallop; ep 9)
Kazue Motohiro (ep 14)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (ep 3)
Kazumasa Takeuchi (ep 12)
Keiichi Ichikawa (eps 11, 13)
Kōki Tomiyoshi (ep 17)
Kumiko Kitano (eps 3, 7, 13)
Mamiko Matsumoto (eps 6, 14)
Mamoru Hoshino (eps 13, 18)
Masahiro Sasaki (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 16, 18
)
Masami Yamashita (eps 5, 15)
Masateru Kudō (eps 9-10, 13-14)
Masumi Hattori (ep 11)
Maya Uenishi (Angle; eps 5, 15)
Mayumi Funakoshi (Studio Wanpack; eps 1, 13)
Michio Satō (ep 17)
Miho Omigawa (Studio Giants; ep 11)
Miho Tanaka (Studio Wanpack; ep 13)
Mitsuaki Yoshida (Gallop; ep 9)
Motoki Yagi (ep 17)
Muneaki Nitta (Studio Ad; eps 10, 18)
Noboru Kawamori (Angle; eps 5, 15)
Nobuyoshi Hoshikawa (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 14
)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (eps 3, 10, 16)
Nobuyuki Matsuo (ep 12)
Norifumi Okuno (Studio AJ; eps 5, 15)
Rie Ikegami (Angle; eps 5, 15)
Rie Kaneko (eps 1, 3, 7)
Riko Tanaka (Gallop; ep 9)
Saki Hagino (Gallop; ep 9)
Sanae Takahashi (ep 12)
Sayuri Tanaka (ep 8)
Shiori Nakasone (ep 17)
Suguru Iijima (eps 10, 14, 18)
Takaaki Tanabe (ep 18)
Tamaki Ishii (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-7, 10-11, 13-14, 18
)
Tomohiro Matsumaru (Gallop; ep 9)
Tomoko Satō (Kagura; 9 episodes
eps 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11, 13, 16
)
Tsutomu Murakami (ep 12)
Tsutomu Yabuki (ep 12)
Wakako Yoshida (eps 3, 9)
Wataru Sekimoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 18
)
Yōko Fukushima (Studio Wanpack; ep 1)
Yoko Sugita (ep 8)
Yoshifumi Nakamura (ep 10)
Yoshinobu Andō (ep 2)
Yoshinobu Hoshikawa (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 16, 18
)
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa (eps 3, 11)
Yū Yoshiyama (Studio Mu; eps 6, 14, 18)
Yuka Hattori (ep 12)
Yukako Futagami (eps 12, 17)
Yukari Watanabe (eps 6, 18)
Yūki Yamashita (ep 18)
Yuki Yokoyama (ep 12)
Yukihiro Kobayashi (ep 18)
Yūko Ebara (Gallop; ep 9)
Yuri Kajiwara (Studio Wanpack; ep 1)
Yūya Sawaguchi (ep 8)
Photography: Yūichi Katsumata (Tripod)
Theme Song Performance:
FLOWER (ED1)
NEWS (OP1)
Rin Akatsuki (ED2)
Akiko Nakagawa as Miyuki Nanase
Taiki Matsuno as Hajime Kindaichi

Jūrōta Kosugi as Isamu Kenmochi
Kenichi Ono as Yōichi Takatō
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kengo Akechi

Ai Kayano as Sayaka Yukihara (ep 41)
Akemi Okamura as Miruku Zenda (eps 32-34)
Asako Dodo as Gentleman Thief (ep 43)
Atsushi Miyauchi as Manabu Matsushimada (eps 38-41)
Ayumi Fujimura as Sorami Onodera (eps 38-41)
Ayumi Tsunematsu as Misa Yukimine (ep 37)
Chie Matsuura as Fong Huti (eps 26-29)
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Shinichirou Hiiragi (eps 38-41)
Eri Sendai as Rin Kiritani (eps 44-45, 47)
Haruo Yamagishi as Rin's father (eps 44-45)
Hiroki Yasumoto as Kaito Sabaki (eps 38-39)
Hiromi Igarashi as Natsuki Kumosawa (ep 38)
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Manabu Kaihou (eps 30-31)
Hisayoshi Suganuma as Keima Hoshi (eps 30-31)
Ikuji Nose as
Detective (ep 27)
Taxi Driver (ep 26)
Junichi Suwabe as Hikaru Tsukimizato (eps 38-41)
Junji Majima as Isao Mitsuishi (eps 30-31)
Junko Minagawa as Yaehime Fuyuno (eps 32-36)
Kana Asumi as Marika Tsukie (eps 44-47)
Kaoru Morota as Riku's mother (ep 47)
Katsuki Donoshita as Custodian (ep 30)
Katsuyuki Konishi as Mamoru Kuroki (eps 38-41)
Kazuhiro Fusegawa as Policeman (ep 27)
Kazuhiro Yamaji as Mikado Mōri (eps 32-36)
Kazuho Oda as Kaihou's mother (ep 31)
Keiichi Nanba as Ryuuta Saki
Kenjirō Tsuda as Isshin Matsurizawa (eps 32-33)
Kōsuke Toriumi as Shinpei Momose (eps 44-47)
Maaya Sakamoto as Dr. Kashiwagi (ep 42)
Makoto Yasumura as Kenta Wakasugi (ep 43)
Mamiko Noto as Yukari Kosumi (eps 30-31)
Manabu Sakamaki as Policeman (eps 45-46)
Mariko Shimura as Nurse (ep 42)
Marina Inoue as Nang Leiching (eps 26-29)
Mariya Ise as Beniko Tsubakihara (eps 38-41)
Masafumi Kimura as Takato's father (eps 34-35)
Masami Iwasaki as Sho Sumeragi (ep 36)
Masanori Machida as Mutsu Koganei (eps 32-33)
Masaya Takatsuka as Riku's father (ep 47)
Masumi Asano as Misaki Himori (eps 44-47)
Mika Kikuchi as Yuri Ayukawa (ep 43)
Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Kotaro Inui (eps 44-45, 47)
Miyuki Sawashiro as Gisele Tsukuyomi (eps 32-36)
Motoki Takagi as Ryo Nashimura (eps 44-47)
Reina Washio as Kaori Amamoto (eps 30-31)
Rie Kugimiya as
Chao Longtao (eps 26-29)
Jun Kariya (ep 29)
Rina Kitagawa as Maki Soma (ep 38)
Ryoko Gi as Fumika Fujii (eps 26, 28)
Ryōko Maekawa as Nurse (ep 42)
Sanae Kobayashi as Runa Maruya (ep 37)
Satomi Moriya as Akari Kanemoto (eps 44-47)
Sayaka Ōhara as Marika's mother (ep 44)
Shinji Kawada as Kyou Sakura (eps 32-36)
Shintarō Asanuma as Souta Murakami
Shinya Takahashi as Dr. Otsuka (ep 42)
Showtaro Morikubo as Shinobu Semisawa (eps 44-47)
Sōichirō Hoshi as Tsubasa Takayama (eps 38-41)
Susumu Chiba as Detective Lee
Taisuke Nishimura as Kamiyama (ep 28)
Taiten Kusunoki as Shuuji Matsuoka (eps 26-28)
Takaaki Kojima as Policeman (ep 37)
Takahiro Sakurai as Riku Kamikouji (eps 44-47)
Takashi Matsuyama as Shuuhei Kariya (eps 28-29)
Taketora as Tohru Shinomiya (eps 26-27)
Takuya Kirimoto as Tamotsu Kamei (ep 43)
Tarusuke Shingaki as Jiang Jienyi (eps 26-29)
Tomo Muranaka as Ayame Kagehira (eps 38-41)
Toshiya Chiba as Detective (eps 26-28)
Tsutomu Isobe as Susumu Sameshima (ep 43)
Yasuhiro Takato as Shusaku Okame (eps 30-31)
Yōhei Namekawa as Official (ep 45)
Yōji Ueda as Tomohiko Murayama (ep 37)
Yōko Honna as Shiraki Benine (eps 32-36)
Yū Sugimoto as Renge Misaki (ep 36)
Yukinori Okuhata as Guest (ep 44)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Broadcaster:
Nippon Television Network
YTV
In-Between Animation:
B.S.P
BEEP
Kagura
Maru Animation
Studio MAT
Toei Animation Philippines
Triple A
Internet Streaming: Videx
Key Animation:
Ace Company (ep 5)
Be Loop (ep 17)
BEEP (ep 15)
Candy Box (eps 12, 17)
Gallop (ep 9)
Kagura (9 episodes
eps 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11, 13, 16
)
Maru Animation (eps 5, 15)
Nakamura Production (ep 17)
Studio Add (eps 10, 18)
Studio AJ (eps 5, 15)
Studio Angle (eps 5, 15, 17)
Studio Elle (ep 17)
Studio Giants (ep 11)
Studio Mu (eps 6, 14, 18)
Studio Wanpack (4 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 17
)
Toei Animation Philippines (ep 2)
Triple A (ep 18)
Wish (ep 14)
Paint:
B.S.P
BEEP
Kagura
Maru Animation
Studio Elle
Studio MAT
Toei Animation Philippines
Triple A
Photography: Tripod
Production Cooperation:
B.S.P (ep 8)
C2C (eps 12, 17)
Dangun Pictures (eps 5, 15)
English staff
English companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Animax Asia
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
English cast
(none)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Anime Digital Network
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Broadcaster: SENPAI TV (Chile)
Dubbing: Iyuno Mexico
Licensed by: Toei Animation Inc Latin America (Since 2022)
Spanish cast
(none)

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