Magic Kaito Special 3 Comparison and Caps (Image Heavy)

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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.

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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.

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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!

[CarpetCrawler 280]

Pure awesomesauce as usual, skyechan~! <3

[Vi Graythorn 50]

thats alot od pics

how many specials r there gonna be

[skyechan 82]

thats alot od pics

how many specials r there gonna be

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.

[Kaitou Kid Legendary Thief 197]

AMAZING WORK SKYECHAN!!!! IM CANT WAIT TO WATCH IT! XD XD XD

[hopes 237]

Yay!! \o/

Love how Conan and the others are still popping up... XD

And Kaito even dressed like Conan.

Amusing. Can't wait!!

THANKS!!

[aokofan4ever 4]

I watched it -.-!!! And really many images!!! +1

[Akazora 293]

Can't wait to watch it!

Ah ha, just noticed Delon is left-handed...

[Sherlock Lupin 41]

Kid... how I love that moonlight thief.