is a manga series by Osamu Tezuka published in Kodansha's ''

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'' from June 1954 to December 1956.

Plot

The manga follows Kenichi, the chief detective of the national Boy Detectives' Street Society. He is joined by Donguri, a

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. Together, they travel to various exotic locations solving mysteries, revealing tricks and settling cases. ;Incident of the House of Spiders Kenichi's final case ("Incident of the House of Spiders") was published in Akita Publishing's '' Boken-O'' magazine.

Characters

; Detective Kenichi The protagonist and chief of the Boy Detectives' Street Society. Every chapter has him solving a new mystery in various locations across the world. ;Donguri A Myna bird that is always at Kenichi's side. He has a special ability to be able to reproduce the voice of a person it has heard only once before. ;Kenichi's Mother ;Kenichi's Father ;Mouse Boy ;Mr. Hiranuma ;Lemonade Citron ;Detective Beringen ;Elise

External links

''Chief Detective Kenichi''
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