Hinata & You: The Casebook

Ages 5–9 · Look, compare, think — first deductions

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Why this series stands out

Look, compare, think — first deductions

For grown-upsEvery clue is on the page. Grown-ups get to savor a fairly built mystery — and an ending that chooses kindness over exposure.

Never assume — the obvious suspect isn't always guilty
Clue-hunting observation and could/couldn't logic
Standing up for the one who cannot speak

Episodes

Episode 1The Case of the Vanished PuddingFree to readThe pudding is GONE — and Goma the cat, who can't say a word, gets the blame. But YOU glimpsed a shadowy figure at the fridge… who WAS it? Join little detective Hinata as her assistant, gather the clues, and clear Goma's name.

Episode 2The Case of the Broken VaseMembersThe blue vase lies shattered — and Goma the cat gets the blame, again. But the scene holds three clues no cat could leave… and exactly ONE piece of the vase is missing. Why would the culprit take a piece?

Episode 3The Case of the Vanished FishMembersThe dinner fish — gone, nothing left but bones! Surely Goma this time…? But Hinata's code says never assume. And today, even YOU saw nothing. Three clues are all there is — can you reach the real reason hiding behind the case?

Episode 4The Case of the Midnight FootstepsMembersPat… pat… footsteps down the midnight hallway. By morning, one pudding and one jelly have vanished from the fridge — yet every single family member says 'not me.' So someone must be lying… right? Hinata's rule holds: never assume. Gather the ear-clues and the scene-clues — tonight, we stake out midnight itself!

The Case of the Garden Holes — The next episode is in the making

Inside the series world

Hinata & You: The Casebook

All you saw was a shadowy figure — who it was is for the clues to tell. Join little detective Hinata as her assistant: compare who could and couldn't, clear the wrongly accused, and laugh at the reveal. Observation and logic, planted early.

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