madimpossibledreamer

I really like, like. If they’re going to have a character as a pervert, it’s absolutely fascinating to have it be someone like Kindaichi. Because, like. The one episode where the doctor serves as a nude model, he’s not like *drool* “but oh no how dare the woman make such a choice”, he’s just like “Yeah, that’s cool, she made that choice and I totally respect it, and not just because I appreciate the results.” Or the one live action one where the other old friend who loved being on the sports team but had to stop and still missed it and was like “Oh, you’re just disappointed because you wanted to see me in a skirt,” and he’s like, “...that’s not the only reason.” He might be a pervert but he has more respect for women than a lot of the guys I’ve had to deal with over the years, especially the ones that make the mistake of thinking I’m just like them. (I don’t know if that’s the case in the manga, given that I’ve only read a couple of volumes ages and ages ago, and they’ll switch some things around in the adaptations and some things will get worse and better. But I’m utterly pleasantly surprised that it stays the same over the different versions. 2022 is the most equality-themed of all of them, from what little I’ve seen, which is why I’m upset it didn’t get released in the States on DVD and is owned by the Mouse, but. /shrugs. Again, I can cope.)

People complained that one live-action Kindaichi show they saw didn’t have the hair, except absolutely no live-action Kindaichi show has the ponytail and it’s the weirdest thing. They all have different hair. I don’t know.

in the kidnapping of reika hayami...he's in kiryu colors and that definitely was a kiryu move

( better for who? )

Writing this series: wow, kindaichi sure is in love with miyuki and is projecting that on willow hard
the spellings might not be accurate; i just found a random site that did 'names in romanji!' so  (and kept Willow as Wilo rather than Wiro for ease of reading and also because he's got some idea of how to spell it if he doesn't think consciously about it)
honorifics here are a mix of Kindaichi's thoughts on the situation + Xander's own thoughts + current situation, so it's Bufi-sama not only because Xander thinks really highly of her (what would buffy do) but also doesn't think they're as close as he wants + she's currently a princess.  Giles is some weird adult who deserves the typical adult respect (but also there's a reason he's comparing him to Kenmochi-san).  Willow's a close friend but he doesn't feel right dropping the honorific entirely.  He might not remember Xander, but they're still close because they're from the same source, but he adds the -kun out loud to respect Willow's feelings.
Wilo-chan=Willow
Jairuzu-san=Giles
Zandaru (-kun)=Xander
Bufi-sama=Buffy