How long does it take to watch all of Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo?

About 59 hours for all 148 episodes at 24 min each — a long haul; at two episodes a night that is 74 evenings.

Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo finished?

Yes, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is finished (148 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.

Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo good for a group?

Yes. Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is tagged action, comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen.

Where is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo listed?

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Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo good to watch with a friend?

A commitment. Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (The Case Files of Young Kindaichi) is a TV series from Spring 1997 by Toei Animation Co., Ltd.: 148 episodes, about 59 hours in total, finished, 7.82/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: a commitment. 148 episodes is about 59 hours of watching: at two episodes a night that is 74 evenings. Pick it as a running fixture, not a one-off. Rule: 100 episodes or more → commitment.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type: TV series
Episodes: 148
Episode length: 24 min
Total time: about 59 hours — a long haul
First aired: Spring 1997
Status: Finished
Studio: Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
Score: 7.82/10 across the listing sites
Tags: action, manga adaptation, comedy, crime, detective, drama, episodic, school, horror, love triangle, mystery, psychological, revenge, shounen, supernatural, thriller, tragedy, violence

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale. Also listed as: Kindaichi Case Files; Detective Kindaichi; Detective Kindaichi Jr.'s Cases.

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Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo?: About 59 hours for all 148 episodes at 24 min each — a long haul; at two episodes a night that is 74 evenings.
How many episodes does Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo have?: 148 episodes of 24 min.
Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo finished?: Yes, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is finished (148 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo good for a group?: Yes. Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is tagged action, comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen.
Where is Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo listed?: Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo is on AniList (id 2076) and MyAnimeList (id 2076); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

Queue Up is a free tool: enter two AniList usernames and it ranks the anime you both want to watch, rolls one for tonight, runs a bracket to settle it and finds new anime that fit both of you. List data from AniList; title data: anime-offline-database (ODbL), dataset of 2026-07-04; page updated 2026-07-04. Not affiliated with AniList or MyAnimeList. Queue Up is a Somebody Decide program. How it works · Legal & privacy · All lists