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Many of the main characters as they appear in the anime. The second row from left to right: Kirsten Thomas, Harley Hartwell, Serena Sebastian, Rachel Moore, Richard Moore, Eva Kadan, and Hershel Agasa. First row from left to right: George Kaminski, Mitch Tennison, Conan Edogawa, Anita Hailey, and Amy Yeager.

The Case Closed series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed series Jimmy Kudo and the protagonist of the Magic Kaito Series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and a personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.

The series follows Jimmy Kudo, a young prodigious detective. One day while investigating two strange men, later revealed to be Gin and Vodka, he is spotted and forced a swallow a poison. Soon afterwards, he awakens to find he has become a young child. Realizing that if those two men were to learn of his survival, Jimmy takes up the alias Conan Edogawa. He then lives with his friend Rachel Moore and her father Richard Moore.

The English adaption dubbed by Funimation has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media. The names in the article follow the Funimation formats.

[edit] Primary characters

[edit] Jimmy Kudo

Jimmy Kudo, known as Shinichi Kudo (工藤 新一, Kudo Shinichi^?) in Japan, is the protagonist of the series. Jimmy is a brilliant high school detective who often solves difficult cases for the police.^[1]. During one of his investigations, he is attacked and forced to take an experimental poison by a member of the Black Organization. The drug was supposed to kill him, but due to a rare side-effect, he was inadvertently shrunk back to his childhood body.^[2] In order to keep his true identity a secret, he now goes under the alias Conan Edogawa (江戸川 コナン, Edogawa Konan^?) and pretends to be a real child to throw off suspicion while he secretly solves many cases and looks for clues about the organization. He fears the organization will come back and kill him and everyone he knows if it is discovered that he isn't really dead.^[3] He also has always had a crush on his childhood friend, Rachel Moore who he is openly in love with but cannot reveal his feelings to in his current condition. His two seiyū are Kappei Yamaguchi for Jimmy and Minami Takayama for Conan. He is voiced by Jerry Jewell for Jimmy and Alison Viktorin for Conan in the English localization.^[4] In the TV Drama he was portrayed by Shun Oguri in teenage form and Nao Fujisaki in child form.

[edit] Rachel Moore

Rachel Moore, known as Ran Mouri (毛利 蘭, Mōri Ran^?) in Japan, is Jimmy's best friend since elementary school. Both are in love with one another but neither have the courage to admit their feelings. She is skilled in martial arts and is the captain of her karate team, though her resolve can be easily broken if she has to face anything related with the horror genre.^[5] She spends most of her home life looking after Conan and her irresponsible father. Her seiyū is Wakana Yamazaki and her English voice actress is Colleen Clinkenbeard.^[4] In the live drama, she was portrayed by Tomoka Kurokawa.

[edit] Richard Moore

Richard Moore, known as Kogoro Mouri (毛利 小五郎, Mōri Kogorō^?) in Japan is Rachel's father, a former police officer turned incompetent private detective. He was married to Eva Kadan, a successful lawyer and childhood friend, but now they are living separately. Despite his irresponsible ways, he appears to care deeply for his daughter, and at times shows some flashes of honor and strict ethics. His seiyū are Akira Kamiya and in 2009 was replaced with Rikiya Koyama.^[6][7] His English voice actor is R. Bruce Elliot. He was portrayed by Takanori Jinnai in the live drama.

[edit] Other Characters

[edit] Black Organization

Jimmy Kudo with the currently known members of the Black Organization.

The Black Organization (黒の組織, Kuro no Soshiki^?) is a mysterious syndicate that serves as the main antagonist Case Closed series. They have been known to commit a number of crimes for various reasons which range from blackmail to robberies and assassinations.

[edit] Gin

Gin (ジン, Gin^?), is a cold blooded, perspective, and loyal member of the Black Organization. He was the one who fed the APTX 4869 poison to Jimmy.^[8] His seiyū is Yukitoshi Hori and his English voice actor is Troy Baker. He was portrayed by Sasaki Kuranosuke in the live drama.

[edit] Vodka

Vodka (ウォッカ, Vodka^?) is a member of the BO, who is usually seen alongside Gin. Unlike Gin, Vodka is very slow and easy to trick. His seiyū is Fumihiko Tachiki and his English voice actor is Kyle Herbert. He was portrayed by Taro Okada in the live drama.

[edit] Vermouth

Vermouth is an mysterious member of the Black Organization. Her appearances remained the same even after many years suggesting she has found a way to sustain her youth. Her true identity is Sharon Vineyard, a famous American actress who mastered the skill of disguise alongside her friend Yukiko Kudo, Jimmy's mother.^[9][10] Her cold-blooded part of her personality doesn't hesitate to carry out the B.O.'s top orders in the forms of murders and so forth, without the slightest bit of remorse. She knows Conan's true identity as Jimmy Kudo but keeps it a secret from the Black Organization for unknown reasons.^[10] Her seiyū is Mami Koyama.

[edit] Chianti

A goth-like member of the Black Organization who serves as an sniper.^[11] Her sniping range limit is 600 yards, making her a less experienced sniper than her partner Korn, as well as her FBI rival, Shuichi Akai. Her seiyū is Kikuko Inoue.

[edit] Korn

A elderly man who serves as a sniper of the Black Organization.^[11] He is much older than his comrades, always wears a dark hat and sunglasses, and always has a cold emotionless expression on his face.^[11] His face is designed in a way that makes him look as if he is perpetually frowning, and he has gray hair and wrinkles.^[11] His seiyū is Hiroyuki Kinoshita.

[edit] Bourbon

The newest member of the Black Organization rumored to have incredible investigative skills.^[12] The other Organization members describe him as being very secretive and comparable to Vermouth.

[edit] Boss

The mysterious leader of the Black Organization. Unseen and unheard, known only through text messages. This boss's phone number follows the tune of the children song Nanatsu no Ko (七つの子^?, lit. Seven children); the number is 969-6261.^[13]

[edit] Akemi Miyano

Akemi Miyano (宮野明美, Miyano Akemi^?) was a member of the Black Organization under the alias Masami Hirota. She was Shiho Miyano's elder sister and also Shuichi Akai's girlfriend.^[14] She stole one billion yen to use it as a bargaining chip so she could free her little sister from the Black Organization but was killed by Gin.^[15] Her seiyū was Sakiko Tamagawa.

[edit] Tequila

Tequila is a tall intimidating member of the Black Organization that is used to muscle people into making deals with his syndicate. He is killed by a briefcase bomb which was meant for another person. His seiyū was Kōsei Hirota and his English voice actor was Andrew Chandler.

[edit] Tokyo Metropolitan Police

[edit] Inspector Joseph Meguire

Inspector Joseph Meguire, known in Japan as Inspector Juzo Megure (目暮十三警部, Megure Jūzō-keibu^?), is a veteran police officer who has been working with Jimmy Kudo, Booker Kudo and Richard Moore. He always wears his hat to hide an old scar which reminds him of a special case from 20 years ago, during his early police days which involved his then-future wife Midori. That time he was still a new police officer in charge of protecting Midori who planned to lure out a culprit who uses his car to run over high school girls with long skirts. Meguire saved the girl's life, at the cost of a scar on his head.^[16] His seiyū is Chafurin and English voice actor is Mark Stoddard.

[edit] Miwako Sato

Miwako Sato (佐藤 美和子, Satō Miwako^?) is a tough, energetic, and a dedicated young female officer who works with Megure. Sato is hugely popular with the male members of the police department, but to their chagrin she, albeit hesitantly, begins to develop feelings for her colleague Takagi. Her seiyū is Atsuko Yuya.

[edit] Harry Wilder

Harry Wilder, known in Japan as Wataru Takagi (高木 渉, Takagi Wataru^?), is an officer who works with Meguire and has feelings for his fellow officer Sato. Though he has an appearance of ineffectual nervousness, he is quick to assess a situation and take immediate and decisive action when necessary. His seiyū is Wataru Takagi and his English voice actor is Doug Burks.

[edit] Ninzaburo Santos

Ninzaburo Santos, known in Japan as Ninzaburo Shiratori (白鳥 任三郎, Shiratori Ninzaburō^?), is another officer who works with Meguire and likes Sato; however, she does not feel the same about him. He made his first appearance in the first Detective Conan movie and his manga appearance was in Volume 21, along with Officer Sato. Later in the series he makes overt advances towards Miwako, relying heavily on his status as the scion of a wealthy family (and doing his best to make the shy and awkward Takagi feel inferior in the process). However, after meeting Conan's elementary school teacher, Sumiko Kobayashi, he has stopped pursuing Officer Sato. He is known to have good knowledge on wine. His seiyū was Kaneto Shiozawa and is now Kazuhiko Inoue. His English voice actor is Eric Vale.

[edit] Kiyonaga McLaughlin

Kiyonaga Mclaughlin, known in Japan as Kiyonaga Matsumoto (松本 清長, Matsumoto Kiyonaga^?), is the superior officer of Joseph Meguire and his underlings. His brutish appearance and the scar running down his left eye easily hide the fact that he is a caring, if somewhat stern, father figure. He is widowed and has a single daughter, Sayuri Matsumoto / Catherine McLaughlin, who used to be Jimmy's, Rachel's, and Serena's music teacher in middle school. He received the scar on his face during a confrontation with a serial killer 20 years prior to the series. His seiyū is Seizo Katou and his English voice actor is Bob Carter.

[edit] Other Prefecture Police

[edit] Martin Hartwell

Martin Hartwell, known in Japan as Heizo Hattori (服部 平蔵, Hattori Heizō^?), is Harley's father is the chief commissioner of the Osaka police department. While a very serious and stern police officer and family man, he has come to admire his son's abilities, though he rarely shows. His seiyū is Takehiro Koyama and his English voice actor is Andrew Chandler.

[edit] Misao Yamamura

Misao Yamamura (山村 ミサオ, Yamamura Misao^?) is a young police officer from the Gunma Prefecture. Thanks to watching too much TV, he is very enthusiastic about his work, but is totally naive, bumbling and child-headed, and thus totally unsuited for the job. The first reaction of Conan and all who know him whenever they happen to encounter him is exasperation, but once set on the right track he is very supportive. His grandmother, Nonna Yamamura (山村 ばあちゃん, Yamamura Nonna^?), made an appearance in manga volume 52. He often tries to catch the deduction shows of Sleeping Kogoro on film but messes up frequently. The first time he forgot to press record and the second time he paused it and never restarted. He also tries to make logical deductions to impress Kogoro however most of the time either Kogoro is not there or Kogoro says that it is not a murder, but a suicide. He is often yelled at for wanting the cases involving Kogoro to be murders so he can have the chance to record the deduction show. His seiyū is Toshio Furukawa. But now, he is a police inspector only due to the time when Conan put him to sleep and used him for the deduction show.

[edit] Kansuke Yamato

Inspector Kansuke Yamato (大和 敢助, Yamato Kansuke^?) is a police officer from Nagano Prefecture with a prominent pair of criss-crossed scars over his blinded left eye. He walks with a crutch on his left arm. His first appearance in manga volume 59. In the same case, it was revealed he sustained those injuries during his disappearance for six months previously, while pursuing some criminals. His name seemed to have been inspired by Yamamoto Kansuke (山本 勘助^?), a brilliant strategist and advisor of Takeda Shingen (武田信玄^?), a background character in the case. Yamamoto Kansuke was also disabled in one eye and one leg. Kansuke is also a childhood friend of Yui Euhara, as well as her superior in the Nagano police. They were very close, but when he was presumed dead during his disappearance, she resigned and took it upon herself to marry into the Torada (虎田^?) family to investigate the death of another well-loved colleague.

[edit] Yui Euhara

Yui Euhara (上原 由衣, Euhara Yui^?) is Kansuke's junior officer.

[edit] FBI

[edit] Jodie Starling

Jodie Starling appeared in episode 226 as Rachel's English teacher under the name of Jodie Saintemillion. For a long time she was suspected by Conan's friends to be Vermouth in disguise, and even investigated by Conan and Harley on these suspicions in episodes 277-278, but is later revealed to be an FBI Agent in episode 345. She has a personal vendetta against Vermouth concerning the death of her father. She likes to call Conan "cool kid" but does not know his secret as she asks Vermouth (who knows Conan's identity) the reason she called him "cool guy" instead of "kid". Her name is a reference to Agent Clarice Starling from The Silence of the Lambs, played by actress Jodie Foster.^{[citation needed]} Her seiyū is Miyuki Ichijou.

[edit] Shuichi Akai

Shuichi Akai (赤井 秀一, Akai Shūichi^?) first appeared in episode 230-231 as a mysterious man spying on Conan. He is later revealed to be an FBI agent and Jodie's partner.^[17] He joined the Black Organization, codename: Rye, to spy on them but was found out. He is also the boyfriend of Miyano Akemi, the deceased sister of Haibara Ai. Gin refers to him as a very dangerous man after Vermouth informs him about her encounter with Conan and the FBI agents. The Boss says to Vermouth that he could be the "Silver Bullet". Shuichi wants revenge on the Black Organization after the death of Akemi. He is called out by Mizunashi Rena (Kir) and when confronting Kir, he is shot and presumably killed in the explosion that followed.
Recently, someone with a burn mark on his face and a huge resemblance to Shuichi has been seen. In File 700, the Black Organization becomes aware of the man and believing him to be Akai, attempt to kill him by sniping him as he exits a shopping mall. However, he shocks Chianti by looking straight at her before disappearing into the crowd.

Shuichi tends to be bold and plots most of the schemes for the FBI. He is occasionally seen coconspiring with Conan and does not question his detective abilities. It is also believed that he knows Haibara's true identity. Shuichi is good at driving and handling guns. His seiyū is Shuuichi Ikeda.

[edit] James Black

A high ranking FBI Agent who works with Shuichi and Jodie. He first appears in episode 258, mistaken for a celebrity whom he resembles. His seiyū is Iemasa Kayumi.

[edit] Andre Camel

A new FBI introduced in Chapter 600 of the manga, and episode 497 of the anime. He works as Jodie's partner, and at first, both Jodie and Conan were very suspicious of him. He and Shu'ichi appear to have somewhat of an alliance. It is revealed that he feels as though he owes Shu'ichi because he's the one who blew his cover while working as an undercover BO member, thus, getting his girlfriend Akemi killed. His seiyū is Kiyoyuki Yanada.

[edit] CIA

[edit] Ethan Hondou

Ethan Hondou (本堂 イーサン, Hondō Īsan^?) is deceased and a hard-boiled CIA agent. He is Hidemi and Eisuke's father and was originally thought by Conan and friends to have been a member of the Black Organization, but it turned out he had infiltrated them for the purposes of destroying them. When he and his daughter put a plan in motion to place a new CIA agent within the organization (her), Ethan noticed that the syndicate had bugged Hidemi's clothes. To protect his daughter, Ethan was forced to injure Hidemi and kill himself - making it look like he had interrogated her and she had killed him. His seiyū is Rikiya Koyama.

[edit] Eisuke Hondou

Eisuke Hondou (本堂 瑛祐, Hondō Eisuke^?) is Rachel's very clumsy (or bad-lucked, as he claims) new classmate. At first, Conan suspects he works for the Black Organization because not only does he look a lot like Rena Mizunashi, but he uses the same lie-detecting skills as she did. Conan is the only one having second thoughts about Eisuke; the others think that he's just a smart misguided student. Eisuke becomes an increasingly suspicious character as he begins looking for his sister, who looks almost identical to Rena Mizunashi; however, Eisuke insists that it is not Rena due to a clip they had watched. In the clip it showed Mizunashi Rena saying her bloodtype was AB when he was type O, and years before his sister had given him blood. It is revealed that he had to undergo surgery for leukemia and his sister donated her bone marrow, which in turn turned his blood from type O to AB.

However, his lie is revealed when he tracks down Kir/Rena to the hospital where she is hidden by the FBI, where it is revealed that Kir/Rena is indeed Eisuke's sister, and an undercover CIA agent. It is also revealed that Eisuke is the son of a deceased CIA agent, Ethan Hondou. The FBI offers him protection, but he refuses it.

Currently, he intends to move to America to join the CIA like his sister and father. In episode 464, Eisuke tries to dig for information on how Richard Moore figures out his cases, and Conan mentally notes that Eisuke may be a threat to his secret identity. This thought becomes reality when Eisuke later tricks him by telling Conan that he is in love with Ran, provoking Conan to reveal his identity. His seiyū is Junko Noda.

[edit] Hidemi Hondou

Hidemi Hondou (本堂 瑛海, Hondō Hidemi^?) is Eisuke Hondou's sister. She was originally introduced as a newscaster under the name Rena Mizunashi. Hidemi Hondou also serves as a member of the Black Organization under the codename Kir^[18]. She is later knocked into a coma and detained by FBI agents after being involved in a traffic accident. It is revealed that her name is most likely an alias that refers to "007". She later wakes up and it is ultimately revealed that she is an undercover CIA agent, working as a double agent within the Black Organization, trying to bring them down. The FBI manage to trick the Black Organization to take her in again despite the fact that Vermouth suspects her to be an undercover agent. To prove her loyalty, Hidemi was ordered to kill Shuichi Akai. Though under heavy surveillance, she reports information to Jodie Starling. Her seiyū is Kotono Mitsuishi.

[edit] Junior Detective League

Junior Detective League badge

The Junior Detective League, known as Detective Boys (少年探偵団, Shōnen Tantei-dan^?) in Japan, are a group consisting of Conan Edogawa, Amy Yeager, Mitch Tennison, George Kaminski, and Anita Hailey. Professor Agasa often looks over the kids and assist them when a case needs to be solved. As a symbol of the group, each member has a badge used as a walkie talkie and a tracer.

[edit] Amy Yeager

Amy Yeager, known as Ayumi Yoshida (吉田歩美, Yoshida Ayumi^?) in Japan, is Conan's friend and classmate. Amy was the sole female member of the Junior Detective League until they got Anita Hailey to join. She has a crush on Conan, which makes him uncomfortable, though Amy thinks that he loves Anita because he tries to protect her and she often sees them talk amongst themselves in private. She is a naive and innocent little girl who shows courage from time to time and acts as the team's cheerful spirit. Amy later becomes better friends with Ai, and in the Japanese version, Ai allows Amy to use the more informal term Ai-"chan" to address her.^[19] In the English Manga, her name is translated to Amy Yoshida. Her seiyū is Yukiko Iwai and her English voice actress is Monica Rial.

[edit] Mitch Tennison

Mitch, known as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (円谷光彦, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko^?) in Japan, is a friend of Amy and George who enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem solving. He seems to be infatuated with both Amy and Anita Hailey. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. It was shown that his parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, Asami Tsuburaya (円谷 朝美, Tsuburaya Asami^?), two years his senior.^[20] In the English Manga, his name is translated to Mitch Tsuburaya. His seiyū is Ikue Ohtani and his English voice actor is Cynthia Cranz. He was temporarily voiced by Orikasa Ai in the 10th movie.

[edit] George Kaminski

George, also known as Genta Kojima (小嶋元太, Kojima Genta^?) in Japan, is the overweight, self-proclaimed leader of the Junior Detective League. He loves food and can eat more than all the other Junior Detective League members combined. His favorite food is eel rice. Even though he can be intimidating, he is actually very kind. He is a friend of Amy and Mitch, and has been shown to admire his father, who owns a liquor store. Both he and Mitch have a crush on Amy, and they both envy Conan since she likes him. In the English Manga, his name is translated to George Kojima. His seiyū is Wataru Takagi and his English voice actor was Dameon Clarke and currently Mike McFarland.

[edit] Shiho Miyano

Shiho Miyano (宮野志保, Miyano Shiho^?) was a former member of the Black Organization under the code name "Sherry" (シェリー, Sherry^?). A gifted chemist at a young age, she was the inventor of APTX 4869, the poison that shrank Jimmy. Shiho betrays the organization after Gin killed her sister, Akemi Miyano. Shiho took the drug in a suicide attempt, but rather than dying, she, like Jimmy, became small. She is taken in by Dr. Agasa and becomes Conan Edogawa's right hand under her alias Anita Hailey, known in Japan as Haibara Ai (灰原哀, Ai Haibara^?). She shows affection towards Jimmy, but she denies having said feelings. Despite being constantly in the company of the Junior Detective League and Ran, she was very reserved and only opened up a little more to Amy and Rachel after sometime. In Episode 330, she allowed only Ayumi to call her "Ai-chan". She often helps Conan solve cases and find information on the Black Organization to help bring them down in addition to working on the cure to their condition. Her seiyū is Megumi Hayashibara and her English voice actor is Brina Palencia. In the live drama, her teenage form was portrayed by Yuu Kashii and her child form was by Shibota Kyota.

[edit] Other characthers

[edit] Hershel Agasa

Hershel Agasa, known in Japan as Hiroshi Agasa (阿笠 博士, Agasa Hiroshi^?), is an absent-minded professor who invents several devices to help Jimmy out. His given name is Hiroshi in the English manga and Hershel in the English anime. He serves as one of the few roles in the story who learns about Conan's true identity and helps the little detective in cases. He often takes care of the Junior Detective League and takes them on trips in his old VW Beetle. He lets Ai Haibara live with him when he finds her collapsed on the street. His seiyū is Kenichi Ogata and his English voice actor is Bill Flynn.

[edit] Serena Sebastian

Serena Sebastian, known in Japan as Sonoko Suzuki (鈴木 園子, Suzuki Sonoko^?), is Rachel's best friend. Serena comes from a wealthy family with a high social status though she does not show any. She is a typical, social girl, and is usually chasing after and flirting with attractive boys. Her current boyfriend is Makoto Kyougoku, a promising martial artist whom she maintains a long distance relationship with. She admits she wants Kaito Kid and Makoto to become candidates to be her boyfriend. Sonoko's last name in the English manga is Sebastian. Her sister is named Ayako Suzuki /Ayako Sebastian (Viz) or Angie Sebastian (Funimation). She thinks Jimmy is a loser for leaving Rachel alone and is always trying to set Rachel up on dates with new guys, but she continues to call Ran and Shinichi boyfriend and girlfriend/husband and wife. She constantly teases Ran about Shinchi being away and how much she wants Shinchi back. When Kogoro is unavailable, she is usually the person Conan knocks out and impersonates to solve cases instead. Her seiyū is Naoko Matsui and her English voice actress is Laura Bailey.

[edit] Harley Hartwell

Harley Hartwell, known in Japan as Heiji Hattori (服部 平次, Hattori Heiji^?), is Jimmy's rival detective from Osaka and his father is the chief of the Osaka police department. He later becomes friends with Jimmy/Conan after he discovers his secret.^[21] He has a relationship with Kazuha Toyama, his childhood friend and would-be love interest, similar in the case of Jimmy and Rachel. He persistently builds friendship with Conan/Jimmy despite Jimmy's seeming disinterest, because they share the same goals of becoming greatest detectives and Jimmy is the only person he finds in his age group that can rival his deduction skills, and often helps in hiding Conan's secret (though occasionally he suffers a slip of tongue). Harley is also a master Kendo fighter. Unlike Jimmy, his favorite author is Ellery Queen rather than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote Sherlock Holmes. His seiyū is Ryo Horikawa and his English voice actor is Kevin M. Connolly.

[edit] Kirsten Thomas

Kirsten Thomas, known in Japan as Kazuha Toyama (遠山和葉, Tōyama Kazuha^?), is Harley's childhood friend and a daughter of a commissioner who is positioned high in the Osaka police department. Harley and Kirsten's fathers are close friends. Her relationship with Harley closely mirrors Rachel's with Jimmy; she is too shy to admit that they feel more than 'friendship' for their respective partner. She and Harley share a pouch with broken handcuffs which is their good luck charm. She forms a close bond with Ran after her initial jealousy. She is skilled in Aikido. This is similar to Rachel who is skilled in karate. Also both of them are scared of ghosts because "karate and aikido won't work on them." Her seiyū is Yuko Miyamura and her English voice actress is Gwendolyn Lau. In the collectible card game, her name was Katie Thomas, and in Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation her name is given as Katrina Tolliver.

[edit] Booker Kudo

Booker, known in Japan as Yusaku Kudo (工藤 優作, Kudo Yusaku^?), is Shinichi's father. He is a famous author of detective stories^[22], and he created the popular character, "Knight Baron." He is extremely intelligent, and often had helped the police many times in the past solve cases that no one else could solve. His deduction skills are often superior to Shinichi's.^[23][24] He was the one who created the name Phantom Thief Kid from Phantom Thief 1412.^[25]. It was even hinted that he may have known Toichi Kuroba was the Phantom Thief Kid he was facing.^[26]. He and Vivian moved to Los Angeles to pursue their careers and leaving Shinichi behind in Japan. His seiyū is Hideyuki Tanaka and his English voice actor is Randy Tallman.

[edit] Vivian Kudo

Vivian, known in Japan as Yukiko Kudo (工藤 有希子, Kudō Yukiko^?), is Shinichi's mother. She was a former actress who gave up her career at age 20 to marry Booker against the will of her family^[27]. She had been a rival of Eva Kadan in her high school years, and tied with Eva at the last Miss Titan beauty contest that was held at their school.^[28] It is later revealed that due to Richard's poor English comprehension, he had failed to submit his vote to break the tie.^[28] Because of her reputation as the wife of a famous mystery author and for involving herself in some criminal cases which she occasionally helps to solve, she has been given the nickname, "The Night Baroness"^[29][30] after the main character that her husband created for his mystery novels. Despite all this, she is free-spirited and often acts childish, much to Jimmy's chagrin. She occasionally shows up in Japan to see her son and to track particularly interesting cases at the request of her husband. Her seiyū is Sumi Shimamoto and her English voice actress is Laurie Steele.

[edit] Eva Kadan

Eva Kaden, known in Japan as Eri Kisaki (妃 英里, Kisaki Eri^?), is Rachel's big-shot lawyer mother that has been separated with Richard Moore for the last ten years. She is known as "Queen" in the legal world. She still wears her wedding band and still cares for him and is not above testing if he still cares for her. Her seiyū was Gara Takashima and her English voice actress is Julie Mayfield.

[edit] Tomoaki Araide

Tomoaki Araide (新出　智明, Araide Tomoaki^?) is a young doctor and the son of Richard's physician. He was once the basketball coach on Rachel's school and, upon their first encounter, thought to be a rival for Jimmy affections for Rachel. While Tomoaki had practised along with his father, he intended to move to Aomori for a job at a local clinic, along with his grandmother Mitsu Araide and his household helper Hikaru Yasumoto, especially after his father had been murdered by his stepmother Yoko for driving his actual mother (and Yoko's friend), Chiaki, into alcoholism and eventual death. However, he has reappeared in Conan's vicinity on several occasions - seemingly at least; his identity was used by Vermouth in order to track down Ai aka Sherry. He was almost murdered by her to facilitate the cover, but the FBI had temporarily moved him to safety in America. After Vermouth's disguise was exposed, he returned as of volume #44 to Titan High School and continues to practise in the area. His seiyū is Hideyuki Hori.

[edit] Liz Faulkner

Liz Faulkner,known in Japan as Sumiko Kobayashi (小林 澄子, Kobayashi Sumiko^?), is (as of Vol.16) the Detective Boys' class teacher. Actually a kind person, in her initial period at Titan Elementary she was known as "the witch" due to her harsh behaviour to her students, which was in fact prompted by previous bad experience and her innate stage fright. With the help of Conan and his little friends she has warmed considerably, and after having seen the Detective Boys in action she has even appointed herself as their manager. Incidentally, Ms. Faulkner is a huge fan of detective story writer Rampo Edogawa - the author whose surname Jimmy had adopted for his alias; as yet, she has not guessed at that connection between the two. When she wears contacts, she looks like officer Sato. It's revealed later that she had a past childhood encounter with Officer Santos involving sakura flowers. Her seiyū is Yuko Kato, her English voice actor is Stephanie Young.

[edit] Subaru Okiya

Subaru Okiya (沖矢　昴, Okiya Subaru^?) was introduced in file 622 as a nameless suspect of burning down an apartment. His appearance is that of a young blond haired man with glasses. He is currently staying in Jimmy's house with his permission after his apartment burned down. He is a graduate student concentrating on engineering with deduction skills equal to that of high school detectives shown so far. Subaru was once seen drinking some creates speculation of his role as Bourbon. Sherry also senses the Black Organization stare from Okiya but it disappears as quickly as it comes. In Haibara's eyes he is a man to keep close watch on. The only reason he has avoided suspicion from Conan is because Subaru is a Holmes fan.
In file 703, it is hinted that he is aware of the Black Organization members, and also that he seems to recognize Akai.
His seiyū is Ryotaro Okiayu.

[edit] Yoko Okino

Yoko Okino (沖野　ヨーコ, Okino Yōko^?) is a young pop star idol who is a regular focus of worship by Richard Moore. She has a number of cameos throughout the series, mostly as a prominent guest at some social gatherings which turn into criminal cases. Her seiyū is Miki Nagasawa and her English voice actress is Elise Baughman.

[edit] Reiko Kujo

Reiko Kujo (九条 玲子, Kujō Reiko^?) is a public prosecutor, nicknamed "Madonna of the Courtroom", who has appeared only in the anime,^[31] each concerning a courtroom case in which she is Eva Kadan's rival. So far, she appeared in a total of 5 episodes. Her last appearance has been in episode 489, in which her role in the case has been heavily increased. Her appearance slightly changes in her recent appearance. She has a habit of twirling her pen around her finger, which she is seen doing in all five episodes. She has lost all three times against her rival thanks to Conan's interference. Her seiyū is Rica Matsumoto.

[edit] Jirokichi Suzuki

Jirokichi Suzuki (鈴木　次郎吉, Suzuki Jirōkichi^?), Serena's uncle, is a glory-hounding, but for his age (in his 70ies) very fit and active industrial advisor for the Suzuki company. Ever since Kaito Kid stole his place on the paper's front page, he is obsessed with catching Kid in order to raise his fame, only to be outdone by Conan every time instead. He loves to ride his customized accelerated motorcycle with his dog Lupin. He is in the process of writing his own biography of his life and plans to conclude it by capturing Kid, and so far to no avail. His great wealth allows him to buy top notch security (supposedly) and several ways of lockdown to surround Kid, but so far none of his plans have worked.

[edit] Magic Kaito Characters

[edit] Phantom Thief Kid

Phantom Thief Kid (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo^?) is a male teenager who looks a lot like Jimmy. He also has a best friend named Aoko Nakamori, who looks a lot like Rachel. Despite the fact that Jimmy does not care much about investigating thefts, Kid draws his attention by being an uncatchable magician. Curiously, in the anime, Kaitou discovers Conan's true identity, but keeps his secret, and sometimes Jimmy can even count on Kid's help to solve some of his cases. His codename in the police department is 'International Criminal 1412'. Kaitou Kid appears in his own manga series, Magic Kaito as well. The original Kaitou Kid (8 years prior to the start of the story) focused on mostly stealing antiques and high-valued art. However, he was murdered, and his son takes over for him by continuing in his guise, stealing mostly jewels with strange histories in order to find his father's killers and lure them out. He is a noble thief at heart. He is also able to charm women into an infatuated state. His seiyū is Kappei Yamaguchi and his English voice actor is Jerry Jewell.

[edit] Saguru Hakuba

Saguru Hakuba (白馬探, Hakuba Saguru^?) is a famous high school detective based outside Japan, he is a character originally from the Magic Kaito series. He is the son of a high police official. He is Kaito's love rival for Aoko. He also attempts to catch the Phantom Thief Kid. Saguru believes that Kaito might be the Kaito Kid, but can never prove it. Sagura has also made appearances in the anime and manga of Case Closed, though there are times Kaito uses him as a disguise. In one of his Case Closed appearances, he appears with a pet falcon named Watson. His opinion of Heiji is very low, calling him rash and irresponsible; an example would be in the Lavender Re-Murder case, where he presumed there were holes in the window and that Heiji broke it down in a rush,however this also caused Conan to correct Saguru by saying that Heiji was not irresponsible, just hot-blooded. This lead Hakuba to the wrong criminal. His seiyū is Akira Ishida.

[edit] Mace Fuller

Mace Fuller, known in Japan as Ginzo Nakamori (中森 銀三, Nakamori Ginzō^?), is the inspector who is the head of the Phantom Thief Kid Task force, and can never quite catch him. He is known for his colorful, loud curses and temperamental demeanor. He mistakenly believes that the current Kaito Kid is the one that he started chasing after more than 20 years ago. He is unaware however, that the best friend of his daughter, Aoko, is the current Kaito Kid. He appears in the manga Magic Kaito as well. His seiyū is Unshou Ishizuka and his English voice actor is Jay Jones.

[edit] References

General

• "Detective Conan Staff and Seiyū". Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/staff/. Retrieved Decemer 31, 2009. 

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