tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post3826227605336148005..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: Brand New StoryHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-16760945345749152792018-06-22T17:30:33.234+02:002018-06-22T17:30:33.234+02:00Well, the movies lately have definitely been aimed...Well, the movies lately have definitely been aimed more at the older audience of Conan, but I don't think it's that dramatic. For Dimensional Sniper, they released the following demographic data (so slightly old):<br /><br />M: 36% / F:64%<br />06~12 years: 9.6%<br />13~15 years: 11.4%<br />16~19 years: 22.8%<br />20s: 31.2%<br />40~59: 16.2%<br /><br />This is of course pertaining to this particular movie, but even then, I think that the intended audience for a magazine like Sunday is 6~17/18 years old, which still makes up the bulk of the audience. The people in their twenties are of course those who grew up with Conan and still watch the movies, and that's also also an extremely large group, but it's not like the younger audience is anything near non-existent.<br /><br />With Zero the Enforcer, I expect this data to be skewed much more towards the older audience though. I haven't seen it yet, but man, the older female audience is absolutely in love with this film, with even news segments reporting on them.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-42734303907816592612018-06-22T16:40:00.079+02:002018-06-22T16:40:00.079+02:00I’ve seen statistics somewhere that Conan’s suppos...I’ve seen statistics somewhere that Conan’s supposed shounen demographics is these days consistently non-existent. JPRidgewayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239204379942649749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-39157877041186933802018-06-22T08:25:22.460+02:002018-06-22T08:25:22.460+02:00Jonathan I am reading the fan scanlation. If you d...Jonathan I am reading the fan scanlation. If you don't speak Japanese, it seems the only way!<br /><br />Yes for sure Kindaichi has an older fan base than conan. Yannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715425465328002763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-47543141293280142412018-06-21T18:34:21.506+02:002018-06-21T18:34:21.506+02:00I'm afraid that very little is released offici...I'm afraid that very little is released officially in English. There are the 17 (or so) volumes published by the late Tokyopop, but those have been out of print for a long time. Japanese publisher Kodansha also published a few volumes of the series in a bilingual format (English + the original Japanese text) for learners of English: one volume (The Amakusa Treasure Hunt Murder Case) is of a case not translated by Tokyopop.<br /><br />Kodansha also published a few English translations of this series, again for Japanese learners of the English language. The New Kindaichi File (= first novel), The Shanghai River Demon's Curse, Murder On-Line and The New Kindaichi Files: Deadly Thunder have long been OOP, but they're out there, at least.<br /><br />The easiest, and by far the best method I think is to watch the 2014-2016 anime series The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, which can be seen legally for free (with commercials) at Crunchyroll (http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-file-of-young-kindaichi-returns). The series adapts a great number of the post 2004 stories (as well as a few from before 2001 that weren't adapted in the original 1997-2000 anime series). It's a very competent adaptation (with great music and voice acting!), with most stories taking about 3 or 4 episodes (of 20 minutes).Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-86774479593326503572018-06-21T18:24:49.784+02:002018-06-21T18:24:49.784+02:00Kindaichi Shounen R's release schedule was pre...Kindaichi Shounen R's release schedule was pretty regular, I think? Like Conan, it was, on average, a bit more than three months per volume, which is normal as it ran in a weekly (as opposed to the biweekly now). Perhaps the readership's average age was growing older, so they decided to move to Evening? That does happen often. I suspect Conan's average readership is a bit more varied, as it's basically always been on TV and in the movie theaters for nearly a quarter century (so always drawing new/younger audience) while that's not the case for Kindaichi Shounen, so while series like the R anime and NEO drama series would likely have drawn new readers, I wouldn't be surprised if on average, the audience was relatively old compared to Conan.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-19695359882585560542018-06-21T17:33:50.868+02:002018-06-21T17:33:50.868+02:00Do you know if there is a good (legal) way of read...Do you know if there is a good (legal) way of reading the old and new Kindaichi case Files, for an English reader? Would love to catch up on everything.Dan The Reader is Warnedhttps://thereaderiswarned.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-67321857546368372512018-06-21T16:29:13.945+02:002018-06-21T16:29:13.945+02:00Ho Ling,
I, for one, am hoping for a new TV serie...Ho Ling,<br /><br />I, for one, am hoping for a new TV series with Doumoto Tsuyoshi as adult Kindaichi. 🤩 I was the same age as him when he first took on the role as teenage Kindaichi - which makes me the same age as both the actor and the adult Kindaichi this year. 😎 The coincidence only serves to strengthen the connection I feel towards Kindaichi.<br /><br />Yannis,<br /><br />In which translation would you read the Kindaichi manga? My suspicion about lower readership and sales is based on the slower pace with which the installments for Kindaichi R have were released. I blame all these speculations on the knowledge of the ruthless manga system I gleaned from the Bakuman manga. 😅Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-4621242210754707102018-06-21T09:37:42.361+02:002018-06-21T09:37:42.361+02:00I think some people are even hoping that this seri...I think some people are even hoping that this series is meant to be a set-up for a new TV drama series starring Doumoto Tsuyoshi once again (who is about the right age now for the older Hajime).Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-76314446460985106122018-06-20T21:49:30.950+02:002018-06-20T21:49:30.950+02:00Jonathan I'm not aware of how much kindaichi ...Jonathan I'm not aware of how much kindaichi sells. Maybe and most probably you are right.<br /><br />To be honest, I'm waiting for the case to be completed(and translated) first before reading it carefully. Right now I'm merely peeking it so my idea of Miyuki being married is just a gut instict thinking that it would make for a nice twist. We'll see...<br />Yannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715425465328002763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-69236618332388828512018-06-20T18:28:23.385+02:002018-06-20T18:28:23.385+02:00It's still ofcourse too soon to judge as all s...It's still ofcourse too soon to judge as all series need to take the time to kick off but I figure that Hajime being some employee at a company sounds like something that they could have already made an overarching story for - you know the boss has connections and stuff is going down in the backgrounds yada yada hard-boiled series style (Hotel Dusk: Room 215 comes to mind for some reason) but we'll see whether the authors go for it.Anhiksihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817774165396917723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-41864657540905501582018-06-20T15:54:28.640+02:002018-06-20T15:54:28.640+02:00I'm quite fond of this cover too (Kindaichi Ga...I'm quite fond of this cover too (Kindaichi Gaiden did the same). Note that the similarities between this new cover and the first are even more obvious with the normal edition: the Special Edition has a red cover, while the regular edition is in blue, like the original cover.<br /><br />I doubt Miyuki got married to someone else, if only because Souta still refers to her as Nanase. Still, no doubt she'll return soon, but it's pretty funny to see Hajime's new sidekick/subordinate for now, as she's quite different from Miyuki.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-64843401695829964122018-06-20T13:18:19.086+02:002018-06-20T13:18:19.086+02:00Ho Ling,
Yes, I’m aware that some of the other no...Ho Ling,<br /><br />Yes, I’m aware that some of the other novels also received an English translation. But the only one I could purchase without blowing my budget was the Opera House one, and even that wasn’t cheap. 😞 I have all the other novels in Chinese. <br /><br />Good to see that the adult Kindaichi doesn’r Act like the teenage Kindaichi. Looking forward to the full review when the second volume comes out! 😬<br /><br />Yannis,<br /><br />I’m guessing the update from a teenager to an adult Kindaichi was based on lower readership and sales...? And so it would be interesting to see if the update is merely cosmetic, or if more will be achieved by the update. <br /><br />I was initially wondering about the cover, and then realised that it’s meant to hearken back to the very first cover! Like you I like the echo from the past. 😊Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-59981010786569301322018-06-20T12:56:46.973+02:002018-06-20T12:56:46.973+02:00The formula indeed seems to not have changed, but ...The formula indeed seems to not have changed, but why bother changing something that works? Probably there'll be some nice Takato backstory at a future volume perhaps explaining why Kindaichi is more reluctant...<br /><br />I'll admit I'm most intrigued by the lack of Miyuki so far. Clearly she'll be back by the end of this story, but somehow it seems to me that they're keeping her away thus far to throw at the end the "bombshell" that she's has gotten married to someone else. <br /><br />I also really-really love the fact that the volume cover resembles so much the first one from the original series.Yannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715425465328002763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-83285522754938034182018-06-20T10:40:14.952+02:002018-06-20T10:40:14.952+02:00True, it's not too different from the earlier ...True, it's not too different from the earlier series, though Hajime has definitely changed as now he's a simple employee. In this series, he doesn't even dares to say the murderer is among them, as that'd be rude against his customers :P<br /><br />I have the English release of the novel too. It's a bit darker than the manga, I felt. It's also the basis for the first animated movie, which actually pre-dates the animated TV series, and features Yamaguchi (Shinichi/KID in Conan) as Hajime, whereas Matsuno would do Hajime starting with the TV series. At least four of them are available in English (Second Opera House, Shanghai Mermaid Legend, The Computer Mountain Villa and The Lightning Festival), though you might know the other novels already from the TV anime adaptations.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-2743255317603154852018-06-20T07:48:13.400+02:002018-06-20T07:48:13.400+02:00I was excited when I espied the cover for the firs...I was excited when I espied the cover for the first volume of 金田一37歳の事件簿 at a local manga website. But I must say, much of a fan as I am, the update doesn't seem to have done much to the series? Kindaichi still looks the same as he did in the original volumes, and the blowback to the Opera House Island makes me wonder if new territory will be chartered. <br /><br />Then again, I'm eagerly awaiting the release of these volumes in Chinese. Coincidentally, I've the Second Opera House Murders novel (translated into English!) sitting on my shelf, awaiting to be read. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.com