怪人二十面相 seems to be the most famous of the two novels, but I liked 大金塊 more.
He deeply desires to impress Akechi and does not hesitate to jump to the heart of danger. In 大金塊 and 怪人二十面相, Yoshio Kobayashi becomes the main character, he is often praised for his ingenuity and his courage, and his complete devotion to Akechi is made clear several times. In these two novels, Kobayashi is entrusted with important missions, but he remained a secondary character, and we didn’t even get to learn is first name. Kobayashi was first introduced in 『吸血鬼』and appears again in 『人間豹』. He is resourceful, courageous and clever, and entirely devoted to Akechi. Nevertheless, I found these stories very pleasant to read, and Yoshio Kobayashi is an exciting hero to follow. As for Fumiyo, who used to be described as a female detective, she is now pushed into a mere Mrs Hudson role. The tricks, the outcome and the plot are all very predictable, and Kogoro Akechi is not very present. Given that these two novels are books for children, I cannot really say that I enjoyed them as much as the ones from the regular Kogoro Akechi series.
However, the Shueisha collection has classified the stories in order of occurrence in the fictional world, rather than publication date, and even though it was published later, there is no doubt that 大金塊 occurs before 怪人二十面相 (for example, there is no mention of the Club in 大金塊.) Review The club itself is created at the end of this story. 怪人二十面相 is the first book of the Boy Detective Club series if we look at publishing date. It features Kogoro Akechi, but the main protagonist is Yoshio Kobayashi, Akechi’s young assistant.
The book contains two short novels that both belong to the Boy Detectives Club, a sub-series targeting young readers. This book is the ninth title in the Kogoro Akechi collection published by Shueisha.
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