Comments on: Kindaichi Case Files: A Lament

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:28:22 +0000

I love Kindaichi Case Files and for it to be cancled is horrible. I can’t believe that they would cancel it. It made me really mad and i was waiting for the other series to come but they didn’t. I want the series back because i really dont like the other animes.Kindacichi is really a nice anime and I want to read the other series. I hope the they change there mind.

By: NekoNeko

NekoNeko — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:25:26 +0000

I’m so sad to read this! It was so wonderful getting a series that wasn’t “OMFG!! KAWAII DESU DESU” or “I’m going to collect them all and keep this going for millions of volumes that all have the same plot” or other stereotypical manga series that Tokyopop seems to be churning out in the bucketloads. Someone tell me the justification in having that crap keep getting put out when good series like Kindaichi get axed? If they’d marketed it properly from the beginning the series would have sold well. Hell, similar series are finding good fanbases over here. I really think if they’d remarket it properly they’d find that there’s a lot of people who would buy it. They’d also discover that there’s a large base of 20+ year olds who don’t want to read the teenybopper boy & girl manga out there & want something good to read that’s not the half-hearted american stuff they put out.

By: jun

jun — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:07:03 +0000

Yeah, that link is more clear. And at least with the way they structured things, we’re not left on a cliffhanger.

By: Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:03:39 +0000

Thanks for that link! I found another one on the TP forums that explains things a little better. But I'm glad we at least got most of the first series.

By: jun

jun — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:33:45 +0000

Ah, found it! This is the original post by Peter Ahlstrom.

By: jun

jun — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:18:43 +0000

Here is the link to a thread where I asked about this a year ago. Unfortunately, the link within this thread that goes back to the original doesn't seem to be functioning.

By: Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:48:23 +0000

I’d certainly like to see that link if you can. According to Tokyopop’s page for Kindaichi, there are greyed out links for up to 27 volumes. It was my understanding that they were combining cases so we got one complete one per volume.

By: jun

jun — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:56:12 +0000

According to a Tokyopop rep (Peter Ahlstrom, I believe) writing on the Anime on DVD forums, the original plan was to condense Kindaichi’s original 28 volumes into 20 volumes for American release. I’d link to the thread but it looks like their site is having issues at the moment.

The originals had cases spanning over volumes, but Tokyopop kept the chapters pertaining to one case together to result in releases that could function as stand-alone mysteries.

What this boils down to is that there were 3 volumes remaining with Tokyopop’s release plan, and not 10. So, we did get most of it, though I agree it sucks that it got canceled and send my “Onegai!” vibes Kodansha’s way.

By: Lori Henderson

Lori Henderson — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:31:32 +0000

I feel for your loss. Kindaichi was the only real murder mystery series available in manga. I don’t consider Case Closed/Detective Conan to be in the same category. It’s like, Kindaichi was Sherlock Holmes, and Conan is Encyclopedia Brown. And Kindaichi didn’t have to change any names to fit in with an anime. I’m really going to miss my bi-annual mysteries.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:16:01 +0000

It is always too bad when a series you like gets canceled. I was dreading hearing that Queen’s Knight was canceled and it is one of the series that got the axe along with Kindaichi.