Manga like Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns

Meitantei Conan

Also known as Detective Conan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery , Romance

Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases. Can you crack the case before Conan does?



Note: Won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category in 2001.

Tags: Detective , Crime , Age Regression , Police , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Shounen , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Educational , School , Guns , School Club , Magic , Mahjong

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo

Also known as The Kindaichi Case Files.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Kindaichi (frequently with best-bud, Miyuki) travels to various places where a murder has taken place, typically involving ghosts, curses, myths and folklore of significant events from the distant past, and solves the mystery using ingenious deductions of curious clues and his cool magic.



Tags: Detective , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Episodic , Love Triangle , Nudity , Rural , Revenge , Acting , Incest , Suicide , School , School Club , Drugs , Snowscape

Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri

Also known as Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

This unusual duo brings the hidden truth into the light! Ron Kamonohashi, a private investigator with serious issues, and Totomaru Isshiki, a pure-hearted but dim police detective, team up to solve the most baffling mysteries! A thrilling detective story for a new generation from Akira Amano, creator of "Reborn!" and "Ēldlive"!



Tags: Detective , Amnesia , Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Super Power , Slapstick , School

Tantei Gakuen Q

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Detective School Q is the story of a group of young students from Class Q of Dan Detective School (DDS), a prestigious and renowned detective academy founded by Morihiko Dan, the most famous detective in Japan, and the adventures and mysteries they unfold and solve together. They eventually work against Pluto, a mysterious organization which creates almost fool-proof plans that only a handful of detectives can solve.

The story was written under the penname Amagi, Seimaru.



Tags: Detective , Shounen , School , Crime , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Mythology , Male Protagonist