8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Kindaichi Case Files (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
Kindaichi Hajime may look dumb, but he is one of the smartest you will ever see. He encounters mysteries after mysteries with his good friend, Miyuki, and he swears to solve them in the name of his grandfather, which was a great detective.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Overview
Kindaichi Hajime may look dumb, but he is one of the smartest you will ever see. He encounters mysteries after mysteries with his good friend, Miyuki, and he swears to solve them in the name of his grandfather, which was a great detective.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core focus on solving individual crimes through logic and deduction, and bringing individual perpetrators to justice, places it firmly in an apolitical space. It primarily explores human nature and the consequences of personal actions rather than engaging with broader political ideologies or societal critiques.
The movie, based on a Japanese manga, naturally features an East Asian cast, reflecting its original cultural context rather than explicit DEI-driven casting for traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on mystery and deduction, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The series includes instances of same-sex affection, notably as a tragic and intense motive for murder in specific story arcs. These depictions contribute to the dark, psychological themes of the show, but frame queer love as a source of misery and villainy rather than affirming it positively.
The 1997 Kindaichi Case Files anime series does not include any discernible transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The series is a mystery-focused show where female characters primarily serve as victims, suspects, or supportive roles. There are no significant instances where female characters are depicted as victorious in close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
The anime adaptation of "The File of Young Kindaichi" (1997–2000) faithfully portrays the established genders of its main characters from the original manga. No significant character was depicted with a different gender than their source material.
The anime adaptation of "The File of Young Kindaichi" portrays its main characters, who are canonically Japanese in the source manga, as East Asian, consistent with their established race. There are no instances of characters being depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
8.1
Critic Ratings
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