Difference between revisions of "Shinichi Kudo"
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| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father)<br />[[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother) | | relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father)<br />[[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother) | ||
| − | | nicknames = Detective of the East<br />Cool guy ([[Jodie Saintemillion]]) | + | | nicknames = Detective of the East<br />The savior of the police force<br />Cool guy ([[Jodie Saintemillion]]) |
| first-appearance = Anime: Episode 1<br />Manga: Chapter 1 | | first-appearance = Anime: Episode 1<br />Manga: Chapter 1 | ||
| appearances = TV: 533+<br />Movies: 13<br />Specials: 12 | | appearances = TV: 533+<br />Movies: 13<br />Specials: 12 | ||
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| − | '''Shinichi Kudo''' | + | '''Shinichi Kudo''' - {{nihongo|'''Shin'ichi Kudo'''|工藤 新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} - is the [[protagonist]] of the [[anime]] and [[manga]]. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''. Shinichi Kudo was a well known High School Detective who helped solve cases which the police could not. One day, he investigates a suspicious man. Later he is attacked and forced to swallow a poison called the [[APTX 4869]] which turns him back into a child. Now he lives with his friend and love [[Ran Mouri]] as Conan Edogawa who helps her father [[Kogoro Mouri]] solves cases hoping that they will run into a case involving those strange men who forced him to drink the poison, whom are part of the [[Black Organization]]. He later takes on the alias {{nihongo|'''Conan Edogawa'''|江戸川 コナン|Edogawa Conan}}. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
| − | At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 17-year old student at Teitan High School. He was already well-known as a brilliant young detective who | + | At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 17-year old student at Teitan High School. He was already well-known as a brilliant young detective who solved many difficult cases that the professionals could not, and known as ''the savior of the police force''<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |language=English |location=San Francisco |date=2004-09-07|page=11}}</ref>. Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer and [[Yukiko Kudo]] a former movie star.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=5 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2005-05-05 |isbn=1-59116-633-0 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|page=163 }}</ref>. He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father, and the generally [[laissez-faire]] environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of [[mystery novels]].<ref name="Grade1">Files 5-8, ''Detective Conan'' volume 55</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes since sixth grade which inspired him to be a Detective.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=21 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2008-01-15 |isbn=1-4215-1456-7 |chapter=File 5 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=74, 78 }}</ref>. Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player. At first, it was to hone his reflexes but he grew fond of the sport.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |language=English |location=San Francisco |date=2004-09-07|page=13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |language=English |location=San Francisco |date=2004-09-07|page=13}}</ref> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have [[perfect pitch]]. <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=15 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2007-01-16 |isbn=1-4215-0445-6 |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|date=2005-09-08 |isbn=1-59116-978-X |chapter=File 5 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> He is also a skilled violinist, taking after his idol Sherlock Holmes. He apparently can speak English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=21 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2008-01-15 |isbn=1-4215-1456-7 |chapter=File 5 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> |
| − | Shinichi is a good friend to Ran Mouri whom he has known since [[kindergarten]].<ref name="Grade1"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=11 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-05-16 |isbn=1-4215-0441-4 |chapter=File 7 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> Shinichi has not found any interest in other girls.<ref>Chapter 5, ''Detective Conan volume 26.</ref> | + | Shinichi is a good friend to Ran Mouri whom he has known since [[kindergarten]].<ref name="Grade1"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=11 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-05-16 |isbn=1-4215-0441-4 |chapter=File 7 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> Shinichi has not found any interest in other girls.<ref>Chapter 5, ''Detective Conan volume 26.</ref> After changing into Conan, Shinichi sometimes calls her over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie, so that she is not worried about him.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran; the most obvious example being his getting nosebleeds or blushing--[[Face fault|manga shorthand for lust]]-- when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[onsen]] with her.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> |
== Appearances in other media == | == Appearances in other media == | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 16 May 2009
| Shinichi Kudo | |
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| English name: | Jimmy Kudo |
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| Age: | 17, 7 as Conan |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | May 4th |
| Relatives: | Yusaku Kudo (father) Yukiko Kudo (mother) |
| Nicknames: | Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool guy (Jodie Saintemillion) |
| First appearance: | Anime: Episode 1 Manga: Chapter 1 |
| Appearances: | TV: 533+ Movies: 13 Specials: 12 |
| Cases solved: | 558+ |
Shinichi Kudo - Shin'ichi Kudo (工藤 新一 Kudō Shin'ichi) - is the protagonist of the anime and manga. Viz romanized his original name as Shin'ichi Kudo while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as Shinichi Kudoh. Shinichi Kudo was a well known High School Detective who helped solve cases which the police could not. One day, he investigates a suspicious man. Later he is attacked and forced to swallow a poison called the APTX 4869 which turns him back into a child. Now he lives with his friend and love Ran Mouri as Conan Edogawa who helps her father Kogoro Mouri solves cases hoping that they will run into a case involving those strange men who forced him to drink the poison, whom are part of the Black Organization. He later takes on the alias Conan Edogawa (江戸川 コナン Edogawa Conan).
Contents
Background
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi brings his friend Ran to a local theme park called "Tropical Land", to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.[1] As they are leaving, Shinichi witnesses a suspicious exchange between an unknown man and another suspicious one named Vodka in a secluded area just outside the park.[2] He leaves Ran and investigates but does not notice Gin, Vodka's partner, who knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as APTX 4869.[3] They then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurred. It shrinks his body to his appearance back to that of his six or seven year-old self.[4] In desperation and confusion, Shinichi heads back to his house and runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, Dr. Hiroshi Agasa who warns him he must keep his idenitity as the Black Organization, will endanger his life and others associated with him.[5][6]
Conan Edogawa
Shinichi comes up with alias Conan Edogawa after Arthur Conan Doyle and Edogawa Rampo and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's who places Conan in Ran's care.[7] Ran's father Kogoro Mouri, owns a Detective Agency which may allow him to run into a case involving the Black Organization. He is signed up at Titan Elementary to further protect his identity and makes friends with some of the kids and forms the Detective Boys [8]. As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist Ai Haibara. Haibara Ai or Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.[9]
She is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness. But sometimes everyone think both Conan and Haibara had a special relation and friendship that nobody would understands. This is particularly true for members of the Detective Boys who often try to question their relationship.
In some episodes and manga chapters, Haibara would give hint to Conan about her feelings towards him. But in the end, she would always told him that it's a lie. Even though everybody including The Detective Boys, Sonoko, Ran and the other know about Haibara's secret feelings toward Conan, he never realizes it.
It also shown that Conan has a strong feeling to protect Haibara if anything happens to her. For example on the episode where Haibara stayed in a bus that has a bomb in it, Conan immediately saved her and tell her to accept fate and never turn back.
Throughout the series Conan has returned back to normal. First he temporary returns to normal after drinking alcohol while infected with a cold.[10] He quickly turns back into Conan after solving the case. The next time was after taking the prototype antidote for APTX 4869.
After two days, the antidote wears off and he becomes Conan again.[11][12] Much further into the series, Shinichi accidentally takes a prototype antidote for APTX 4896. The antidote wears off 24 hours later but he is given another one by Ai to keep his identity secret. After another four hours, he becomes Conan again.[13]
APTX 4869
Personality
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 17-year old student at Teitan High School. He was already well-known as a brilliant young detective who solved many difficult cases that the professionals could not, and known as the savior of the police force[14]. Shinichi was born to Yusaku Kudo, a mystery writer and Yukiko Kudo a former movie star.[15]. He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father, and the generally laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.[16] Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes since sixth grade which inspired him to be a Detective.[17]. Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player. At first, it was to hone his reflexes but he grew fond of the sport.[18][19] Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. [20][21] He is also a skilled violinist, taking after his idol Sherlock Holmes. He apparently can speak English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat.[22]
Shinichi is a good friend to Ran Mouri whom he has known since kindergarten.[16][23] Shinichi has not found any interest in other girls.[24] After changing into Conan, Shinichi sometimes calls her over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie, so that she is not worried about him.[25] He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.[26] Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran; the most obvious example being his getting nosebleeds or blushing--manga shorthand for lust-- when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an onsen with her.[27]
Appearances in other media
Reception
References
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 17–32. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 34. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 37. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 2" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 44. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 2" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 52. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 2" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 56–57. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 58–59. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2005-07-01) (in English). Case Closed. 6. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-59116-838-4.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2007-07-17). "File 8" (in English). Case Closed. 18. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-4215-0883-4.
- ^ Case Closed Episodes 48-49
- ^ Detective Conan 191- 193
- ^ Files 3-7 volume 26
- ^ Files 647 to 654
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 11. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2005-05-05). "File 10" (in English). Case Closed. 5. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 163. ISBN 1-59116-633-0.
- ^ a b Files 5-8, Detective Conan volume 55
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2008-01-15). "File 5" (in English). Case Closed. 21. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 74, 78. ISBN 1-4215-1456-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 13. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 1" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. p. 13. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2007-01-16). "File 4" (in English). Case Closed. 15. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-4215-0445-6.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2005-09-08). "File 5" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-59116-978-X.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2008-01-15). "File 5" (in English). Case Closed. 21. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-4215-1456-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2006-05-16). "File 7" (in English). Case Closed. 11. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-4215-0441-4.
- ^ Chapter 5, Detective Conan volume 26.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 10" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 180–182. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2004-09-07). "File 10" (in English). Case Closed. 1. San Francisco: Viz Media. pp. 180–182. ISBN 1-59116-327-7.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2006-01-10). "File 4" (in English). Case Closed. 9. San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 1-4215-0166-X.
