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As far as I can tell there isn't a topic yet for collections yet in the forum, so like I did at DCTP, here's a topic for people to share their collections. For those of you who were curious as to what the heck my collection actually looks like, be curious no more. Volumes 1-72 English 1-39 Special 1-36 Reference Books, Art Book, and Short Stories DVDs/Bluray Magic Kaito CDs Curse you Gosho for single-handedly waging war on my bookshelves. Will update sometime in the coming months once volume 73, the first two MK treasured editions, Kid cell phone strap, and the Karakore figures arrive.

We don't know. This was the last special that's been announced so far. I'm hoping they'll continue to animated more specials next year though.

Delon finally arrives upon hearing Anne scream that Kid is there. Anne says Kid escaped through the window and like the manga, Delon shoots the blimp down, which frightens Kid a bit who's still hiding in the room. Like in the manga, Kid is spotted by Delon by a flash of light reflecting off the Sun of Paris, and Delon shoots him in the chest, luckily hitting the gem. Kid then fools Delon by placing LEDs throughout the room to disguise which light is actually from the Sun of Paris. Unfortunately for Kid, Delon remembers something unusual about the Sun of Paris: it reflects light in a cross-pattern. Delon chases and fires at Kid...out the window. "Moron." Kid asks for Princess Anne to hide herself briefly as he wraps things up. Anne realizes she probably won't see Kid again, and unlike her manga counterpart, she kisses him on the cheek. Kid then disguises himself as Princess Anne and uses the disguise to escape with the diamond without suspicion...only Nakamori has caught on and asks why Belmonde isn't with her. The remainder of the episode plays out pretty much as it does in the original with the exception being the inclusion of Kaito meeting up with Aoko and being relieved Aoko is happy again. Overall a very enjoyable episode adaptation and lots of great expressions. :3 Here's hoping I'll see you next year with another Kid special!

Now let's get back on track with the manga chapter. One of the guards is tied up in the bathroom missing his clothes and tells Nakamori and Delon that Kid disguised himself and went back into the party. The policemen leave as Kaito reveals himself to be the victim in the bathroom. Kaito then disguises himself as a policeman and tells the other policemen that under Delon's orders they're all supposed to meet back in the main party room. Nakamori realizes it's strange that there's so many policemen and he suddenly remembers what Kaito told him about Kid being a magician and how the redirection trick worked, so he quickly heads up to where Princess Anne is. Kaito then disguises himself as Delon to remove the remaining guards from in front of Princess Anne's room. Unlike the manga however, he tells the guards that Kid has disguised himself as Nakamori. Cut back to the princess being bored out of her mind because she can't attend her own party. She then wonders if Kid will actually even show up. The door creaks open so Anne goes to check it out and is surprised that there's no guards at all in front of her door. "White, huh?" Kid introduces himself and does a magic trick for Anne, much to her delight. Meanwhile, Delon is just now understanding the gravity of his situation for underestimating Kid. A policeman shouts they caught Kid...revealing a tied up Nakamori. Delon just yells at Nakamori for wasting his time, again. Another policeman comments that's it's weird that Kid is disguised as Nakamori since they saw Delon earlier. Delon then realizes that Kid is upstairs with Anne. ...Ladies and the gentlemen, I give you the original Kaitou Kid fangirl. Originally in the manga she was just bored out of her mind and even wanted to play Othello with him...now she runs a Kid fan site?! Meanwhile, Delon and the policemen have somehow shoved themselves all onto the elevator to head up to Anne's room. Kid asks for the Sun of Paris and Anne explains that it was entrusted to her by her father. Like in the manga, Kid explains he simply needs to borrow it for a short time and that it will be returned, requesting that Anne believe in him since "thieves don't like to lie". Belmonde then meows as he rubs against Kid's leg, much to Anne's surprise since Belmonde doesn't usually like anyone other than her. Anne explains that Belmonde is her best friend and that they go everywhere together, causing Kid to pause in thought before asking Anne for her help in performing magic. It's worth noting that in the manga Belmonde doesn't seem to like Kid.

Back as promised and with even more caps than before! o_o;; "Her Highness Loves Magic" ("王女様はマジックがお好き"/"Ōjo-sama wa MAJIKKU ga o suki") Note: Based on "The Police Are Everywhere!" from Magic Kaito volume 1, chapter 2. ...Oh COME ON. I'm not even 26 seconds into the actual main part of the episode and you all show up?! In the manga, Nakamori appears after the shots are fired at Belmonde. In the anime, he's right there with the cat. xD;; And here's our first look at Inspector Delon...as really cool background music plays. His opening scene and challenge to Kid goes roughly the same as the manga. Ah...another sign of modernization. Instead of finding out about the challenge to Kid in the newspaper, Kaito reads about the challenge on his cellphone. His reaction to the challenge draws attention, so the teacher yells at him about how cell phones aren't allowed during classtime. Aoko tells Kaito it was a stupid thing to do and says he was probably looking at a picture of the princess. Aoko then explains how her father's been down lately and will probably be taken off the Kid case if he fails to capture Kid again. Kaito teases Aoko about how her father is a bumbling cop, causing the two to insult eachother ("Bakaito", "Ahoko"). ...That poor teacher. On his way back from school, Kaito comes across Nakamori on the riverbank and talks to him. Nakamori is frustrated with himself and his inability to capture kid and is worried about Inspector Delon stopping Kid instead of him. Nakamori then apologizes for bothering Kaito with his story and asks for Kaito to show him a magic trick, since Aoko is always telling him about the tricks Kaito can do. Kaito agrees and shows Nakamori a card trick. The trick goes a bit more in depth in the animation than the manga, but the end result is the same. Kaito tells Nakamori about how he used redirection to draw Nakamori's attention to one spot while he was secretly preparing cards with his other hand. (Hey, wait a minute Kaito, you're not supposed to reveal magic tricks!) Strangely enough, <b><i>Kaito</b></i> is the one who points out the fact Kid is a magician as well rather than Nakamori coming to that realization himself in the manga. Kaito reminds Nakamori that magic isn't real and that there's always an explanation for everything. Here's where things really diverge from the manga: Kaito attends the party alongside Nakamori and Aoko instead of showing up by himself disguised as an old (perverted) Count. Nakamori asks Kaito to go to Princess Anne's party with him to assist him against Delon and Kid. Kaito is surprised and realizes that helping Nakamori would help cheer Aoko up as well. ...Borrowing fashion sense, Kaito? "Why are you here, Aoko?" Fair question, Kaito, but we're reeeeallly going a different direction than the manga. Aoko explains she's there obviously because she was worried about her father. And yes, a majority of the visitors hope to impress the princess with their magic tricks. (...So why the heck are <b><i>you all</b></i> here?) Appropriate to the original title of the chapter, there truly are policemen <i>everywhere</i>. Delon confronts Nakamori as Kaito excuses himself to the toilet. Much to Aoko's aggravation. Also, unlike the manga, Princess Anne actually is out and about wandering her party instead of being cooped up in her room, she even compliments Aoko as being cute. A shout suddenly rings out that Kid is there. Delon mobilizes the policemen as Nakamori runs to track down kid...and poor Princess Anne is taken away to her room.

So...off to Tropical Land we go! Both Aoko and Kaito's clothes have (thankfully) been updated. Although I must admit, I do kinda miss seeing Kaito in the retro 80s crazy patterned shirt he had in the original. ...A little. Kaito and Aoko's date follows the same course it does in the original. Complete with Kaito acting like a jerk until Aoko finally starts acting like her usual self again. Heist time! Instead of the totally not-copyright infringing Captain E.T. (think E.T. + Captain E.O.) we get a 3D Kamen Yaiba movie with basically the same plot twists. But we're not interested in that. HEIST! Unlike the original chapter, Kaito is shown getting to the heist via.....THE JII MOBILE. ...Okay, so just a car that Jii drives, but whatever. Note to Kaito: Changing into your Kid outfit while Jii's driving and you're not wearing a seatbelt may shorten your life. Just saying. The heist itself goes the same, until we get to where Kid diguises himself as Aoko in the original chapter. The animation has him go through quite a few faces before making this scene even more AWKWARD than the original by having the cops blush at the sight of Kid disguised as Aoko. Okay, so I'll try to wrap things up. Kaito and Jii use the car to head back to Tropical Land, but it breaks down. Kaito suggests using the hang-glider, but Jii says it'd be impossible. So...like the original chapter, Kaito hitches a ride on the SIDE of the Dragon Coaster to get back to the theater and crash through the roof, granted a bit more suave than the original version while doing so. ^^; And we end with the ice cream scene. ♥ "You're so cold, just like ice cream." "But..." "...ice cream can be sweet too." Overall, an awesome episode. Also, don't blink, or you just might miss a few things... "Next Kid's Magic!" "A cat!" See you all next time for "Her Highness Loves Magic" based on Magic Kaito volume 1, chapter 2. :3 Don't Wanna Lie, I want that Kid puppet.

Another Kid chapter animated, another reason for me to make a topic like last time. This topic is to compare what is the same and what is different between the original Magic Kaito chapter and the TV version. So, without further delay... "Kaitou Kid's Busy Date" ("怪盗キッドの忙しいデート"/"Kaitou Kid no isogashii DEETO") Note: Based on "Kaitou Kid's Busy Holiday" from Magic Kaito volume 1, chapter 4. The episode opens up with a recap of the previous special...not much else to say except that the instrumental jazzy end tune from the first special (which I suppose we can say is the Magic Kaito main theme) returns during the recap. Nice, considering since this is a Conan broadcast on YTV, so we won't hear it again. (Unless Animax decides to air the Kid specials on their own again, outside of being forced to have Conan opening and ending themes.) But hey, we still get all new music throughout the whole episode. WOOHOO! Kaito even managed to get his own "Conan title card" music cue. Instead of the usual score we get a jazz organ cue. Niiice. Well this certainly wasn't in the original. Kaito threatens Jii with the card gun and demands to know why Toichi was the Kaitou Kid, stole jewels, and why he died. Jii stumbles over his words before glancing over at a picture of Chikage, Toichi, and a young Kaito. Kaito, following his gaze realizes whatever the reason Jii won't say anything must involve his mother somehow. (Hoo? Are we adding hints regarding a certain Phantom Lady, animation staff?) Kaito recalls that his mother on the video he saw in the first special that Chikage mentioned Kaito would probably become very busy very soon. Kaito gives up his line of questioning and figures he'll get the answers eventually by continuing to be Kid. Believe it or not, the hang-glider cape is actually making an early appearance. Kid didn't start using it until volume 2, chapter 4. To be fair, I suppose the animation staff must feel the viewers have gotten so used to seeing Kid with it that'd it be jarring to see him use the odd mechanical devices and rocket-powered items he originally used in the early chapters. This is where the actual chapter in Magic Kaito begins. The animation staff really have to do a lot of work adapting these Magic Kaito chapters. In the actual story, Kid's face is seen by Nakamori on page 3 as Kid is trying to steal the Angel Crown. He drops the crown and flees before Nakamori can catch him, but not before leaving a new warning message ON NAKAMORI'S BACK saying he'll return for the crown. In the animated version, Kid successfully steals the Angel Crown and is only seen by Nakamori when he tries making his escape off the rooftop using the glider (around 7 minutes into the episode). An odd wind caught him, so he was unable to get out of the light in time. This wind also causes Kid to fall quite ungracefully off the building, supposedly landing in a tree, and then fleeing via the sewer (ick) but not before leaving a new warning message saying he'll return for the crown. Aoko's request for a date from Kaito goes as it does in the manga...oh hey there, Keiko! There was a pigtailed-girl in the original chapter, but given the lack of glasses, it might not have been Keiko, but this time around it's pretty obvious. The scene with Aoko and Ginzo goes the same as well. Kaito apparently pissing off a bunch of his girl classmates. Not sure where he stole the lock from (no subtitles = can't understand), but it probably involves Kaito being a pervert...as usual. EDIT: It helps if I don't do comparisons at 1 AM. This is the lock scene from the chapter where the girls get angry at Kaito for peeking at them in the locker room. Kaito argues they should've have used such an easy lock. Yay for pervy Kaito! ...I think.

Topic for any discussion regarding the prototype Kid story, "Nonchalant Lupin". Need to read it still? Find a download here!

GOSHO AOYAMA SHORT STORIES Nonchalant Lupin —The Prototype for "Magic Kaito"— GROUP — DCW (Detective Conan World) and Chibby FORMAT — PNG FILESIZE — 22.9 MB DATE — 07/24/11 DOWNLOAD — Direct Download STORY DISCUSSION — Join the discussion here! TWITTER — @dconanworld Released just in time for the month of Kaitou Kid! This 40 page short story is the original prototype for "Magic Kaito" previously unreleased in English. A huge thank you to Chibby for providing the translation work for the story. This release wouldn't exist without you! :mrgreen:

In the case of my massive volume collection (I own all plus all of DC Special) it's the result of quite a few years. I was lucky enough to be able to buy 1-50 something (and all of Magic Kaito) over two years at Katsucon, before Sasuga Booksellers closed down. They used to have a booth at the con selling the books for about $5-$6 each. Best part of course was not needing to worry about shipping. The remainder I've either bought via YesAsia and more recently CDJapan. DC Special volumes 1-25 came from a yahoo.co.jp auction and volume 36 from CDJapan. Personally I can't imagine putting anything inside of the volumes without damaging them somehow; everything you use will definitely leave a mark.

Thanks a bunch! The drawings are drawn by hand and then scanned in to be coloured on the computer. I colour my drawings using Photoshop.

New comic! Inspired by our most recent podcast.

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the episode!!

Found mine via Yahoo!Japan auctions. (And bought using http://shoppingmalljapan.com )

My copy was printed in 2000. The official compilation (translated) title is "Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base Fourth". Has this cover: "Nonchalant Lupin" is the final short story in the book. (The book contents are: All of 3rd Base Fourth, the Detective George mini adventures, Play It Again, Excalibur, Santa Claus of Summer, Wait for Me, The Sunday 7'o Clock Show - The Wandering Red Butterfly, and then Nonchalant Lupin. Only thing this big book doesn't contain is Yaiba, Magic Kaito, and Lie to Me. ^^; )

Thank you so much for the compliment! We're glad you enjoy them!

"Girly Talk" has been completed!

All but two of the pics are scanned. The scratchy looking one of Shin'ichi was drawn on Paint Chat eons ago, and the one of Moriarty arguing with Kid was drawn on an Oekaki BBS.

EDIT: New comic posted! Finally got around to making a topic. Woot! Really old CRAP Really old crappy crossovers! Meitantei Holmes New stuff! Newer stuff!!!