KINDAICHI LOVERS

September Release #14
The is your guide for the kindaichi live action series, and in case you didn't know the TV dramas are older than the anime.

First off we will take about which cases are adapted.
This season has 8 episodes + 2 specials that adapt 9 cases.
1- Ijinkan village (File Series 2)
2- Lake hiren  (File Series 6)
3- Opera House (File Series 1)
4- Hihoto Island (File Series 5)
5- Head Hanging School (File Series 8)
6- Headless Samurai (File Series 9)
7- Wax Castle Part 1 (File Series 12)
8- Wax Castle Part 2 (File Series 12)
SP- 7 School Mysteries (File Series 4)
SP- Snow Demon Legend (File Series 3)

What is interesting about this season is that there are 2 cases adapted here that haven't been adapted in the anime.

Season 2 (1996)
This season has 9 episodes that adapt 6 cases.
1- Devil's Suite (Audio Book File 1)
2- Tarot Hut Part 1 (File Series 11)
3- Tarot Hut Part 2 (File Series 11)
4- Kindaichi the Killer (File Series 10)
5- Gentleman Thief Part 1 (File Series 13)
6- Gentleman Thief Part 2 (File Series 13)
7- Ijinkan Hotel (File Series 7)
8- Graveyard Island Part 1 (File Series 14)
9- Graveyard Island Part 2 (File Series 14)

Movie (1997)
M- Shanghai Mermaid (Light Novel 5)

Season 3 (2001)
In this season the actors change from the previous ones.
This season also has 9 episodes + 1 special that adapt 7 cases.
SP- Murder Express (File Series 15)
1- Ghost Passenger Part 1 (Light Novel 2)
2- Ghost Passenger Part 2 (Light Novel 2)
3- French Silver Coin (File Series 17)
4- Black Butterfly of Death Part 1 (File Series 16)
5- Black Butterfly of Death Part 2 (File Series 16)
6- Reika Hayami Kidnapping (File Series 19)
7- Demon Dog Forest (Case Series 1)
8- Russian Dolls Part 1 (Case Series 4)
9- Russian Dolls Part 2 (Case Series 4)

Special (2005)
This is a standalone special.
SP- Vampire Legend (Shin Series 1)

Special (2013)
In this special the actors change again.
SP- Kowloon, Hong Kong Treasure (20th Anniversary Series 2)

Neo (2014) 
This season uses the same actors from the 2013 special and this season has 9 episodes + 1 special that adapt 7 cases.
SP- Jail Gate Private School (Shin Series 3)
1- Projection Screen (Case Series 2)
2- House of Games (Shin Series 8)
3- Ghost Fire Island Part 1 (Light Novel 4)
4- Ghost Fire Island Part 2 (Light Novel 4)
5- Kindaichi Death Prepare Part 1 (Case Series 7)
6- Kindaichi Death Prepare Part 2 (Case Series 7)
7- Yukikage Village  (Case Series 3)
8- Rosicrucian Mansion Part 1 (20th Anniversary Series 3)
9- Rosicrucian Mansion Part 2 (20th Anniversary Series 3)


So in total there are 35 episodes + 6 specials + 1 movie that adapt 32 cases


So what hasn't been adapted? and how many potential seasons could we get?
These are the Cases that Haven't been adapted yet:

File Series
All 19 cases have been adapted except:
18- Demon God Site

Case Series
2 out of 7 cases haven't been adapted:
3- Amakusa Treasure
6- Extraordinary Circus

Shin Series
5 out of 8 cases haven't been adapted
2- Opera House 3rd Murder
4- Snow Spirit Legend
5- Black Magic
6- Murder by Inspector Kenmouchi
7- Alchemy

20th Anniversary Series
All 3 cases have been adapted except
1- Human-Eater Laboratory

Returns Series
None of the 8 cases and counting have been adapted yet

Light Novels
5 out of 8 novels haven't been adapted yet
1- Opera House New Murder
3- Computer Cottage
6- Thunder Festival
7- Deep Blue
8- Heresy Mansion

Audio Books
1 out of 2 audio books hasn't been adapted
1- Death Hospital

Total = 24 unadapted cases

Each season adapts around 7/8 cases we have enough content for 3 potential seasons of the Kindaichi Drama.