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Kindaichi Hajime, as the grandson of famous detective [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosuke_Kindaichi Kindaichi Kosuke]], picked up the tricks of his trade from Grandpa and, after proving himself to the skeptical police in his first case, finds himself tangled up in the murder mystery from hell on a regular basis.
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This work provides examples of:
*AccidentalPervert - Both played straight and subverted; Kindaichi himself tries to pass himself off as this on multiple occasions, but he's also walked in on people he didn't mean to. (This even provides the solution to one of his mysteries.)
*AlongCameASpider - Played with in one case when the murderer releases clues in hope of getting the public at large to help him find what he is looking for.
*AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The live action adaptation makes it seem more like Kinaichi is ObliviousToLove (at least in Miyuki's case) rather than just playing coy.
*AmateurSleuth
*AndThenThereWereNone
*BookDumb - Kindaichi pretends to be this so that he can slack off in class (as he is too lazy to study for tests), but as a detective he demonstrates a wide range of knowledge.
*BrotherSisterIncest - The death of a man's (half)sibling lover kicks off a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in one mystery.
*BusmansHoliday - Most of the time, Kindaichi is called out to the locations due to his reputation as a detective, but he's run into his share of murders while on vacation.
*CanNotSpitItOut - Kindaichi is coy about his feelings for Miyuki, and the one time he does manage to spit it out, his confession is muffled by the marching band.
*CatchPhrase - "In the name of my grandfather..." and "This mystery is solved!".
*ChekovsGun - Any incidental object (or sometimes person) in a scene could provide the solution to the mystery.
*ChivalrousPervert - Kindaichi is something of a skirt chaser, but he is still more or less a gentleman.
*CulturalTranslation - Quite a few of the clues that rely on Japanese language or culture were changed for the English version so that the clues could still be solved by an astute reader.
*DrivenToSuicide - The occasional fate of a cornered suspect, though Kindaichi always does his best to prevent this from happening.
*DyingClue - Quite often left in some form of code.
*EurekaMoment - If the change in Kindaichi's expression doesn't tell you he's had one, then the CatchPhrase drop certainly will.
*EveryoneKnowsMorse - Justified when Kindaichi finds himself among a group of war game enthusiasts.
*GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger
*JigsawPuzzlePlot - The clues are all there for the reader to find, but good luck coming to the same conclusion Kindaichi does in the grand reveal.
*LiveActionAdaptation - Featuring, in this troper's opinion, some of the most {{Squick}}-tastic sound effects ever.
*LockedRoomMystery - Almost every story.
*MotiveRant
*NightmareFuel - Most cases with a supposedly "supernatural" culprit counts. There are many of them. The one that kept ThisTroper awake as a child occured in the live action "The Seven Mysteries of the School" case with a scene involving a science lab at night with a jar containing a human head that suddenly...''opened its eyes''.
*NeverOneMurder
*PullTheThread
*TheRival - Kindaichi occasionally faces off against arrogant pretty boy detective Akechi, and gets a Moriarity-esque recurring character who uses every opportunity to taunt Kindaichi on his uselessness.
*ShutUpHannibal - Kindaichi's reaction to many a Motive Rant and/or Suicide Attempt.
*TheSummation - All the time.
*TarotMotifs - Unfamiliarity with how a Tarot deck works is used to point out the murderer in one mystery.
*TooGoodToLast - At least in America, in this troper's opinion. Damn you, TokyoPop!
*UnluckyChildhoodFriend - Miyuki in particular, and several of the other victims as well.
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