Magic Kaito

The cover of the first volume of Magic Kaito released on May 15, 1988.

Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗 ,Majikku Kaito) is a shōnen manga series by Gosho Aoyama, about a thief named Kaitou Kid. Aoyama stopped work on the manga after three volumes due to the fact that he started Detective Conan, which was an instant hit. Chapters of the Magic Kaito manga have been released in Shōnen Sunday since then, and have only recently been collected into a fourth volume in February 2007.

Plot

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage high school student, stumbles across the secret of his father's death: his father was not only a magician, but the famous phantom thief Kaitou Kid, and was killed by an organization for reasons unknown. Taking up his father's mantle in an attempt to bait the killers, Kaito performs a number of thefts and eventually learns that his father died for interfering in the organization's quest to find the Pandora Gem. Pandora is said to glow in the light of the moon, and beneath the moon and a certain comet, will shed a tear granting immortality to whomever drinks it. Kaito then decides to search for Pandora as Kaitou Kid and destroy it, in order to prevent the organization from obtaining their goals.

Characters

Picture	Name	Role
	Kaito Kuroba	Main character of the story. A high school student with a mischievous attitude and a knack for performing magic tricks.
	Kaitou Kid	Kaito Kuroba's secret identity. A master thief known to use magic tricks and send warning notes to the police before a heist.
	Konosuke Jii	Toichi and Kid's loyal assistant.
	Toichi Kuroba	The original Kaitou Kid and Kaito's late father. Was a world-renowned stage magician.
	Chikage Kuroba	Kaito's mother. Was once a thief known as Phantom Lady.
	Aoko Nakamori	Kaito's childhood friend and love interest.
	Ginzo Nakamori	Aoko's father who's in charge of the Kaitou Kid taskforce.
	Akako Koizumi	A witch currently at the same school with Kaito who wishes to win the heart of Kaitou Kid.
	Saguru Hakuba	A high school detective from England determined to catch Kaitou Kid.
	Keiko Momoi	Aoko's friend and classmate.
	Snake	A mysterious man in black responsible for the death of Toichi Kuroba.

Chapters

Volume 1-4

Magic Kaito Volume 1-4

Chapters not yet included in a Volume

• Chapter 29: The Phantom Lady (Part 1)
• Chapter 30: The Phantom Lady (Part 2)

Anime

Special	Title	Original airdate	English airdate	Plot
1	The Revived Phantom Thief	April 17, 2010
The mysterious thief Kaitou Kid has reappeared after an eight year hiatus stealing jewels. Meanwhile, high school student Kaito Kuroba discovers a secret room in his house behind a portrait of his father along with Kaitou Kid's outfit. What does this mean? Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid, Aoko Nakamori, Ginzo Nakamori, Toichi Kuroba, Chikage Kuroba, and Konosuke Jii are introduced. Kaito takes over from Jii what Toichi started and becomes the next Kaitou Kid. At this point of time, Kaito targets expensive objects as Kid to attract the attention of whoever might know something about (or had something to do with) what happened to Toichi. Aoko blushes when she thinks Kaito is leaning very close towards her. Kaito and Aoko share good chemistry while walking home from school during the sunset. We see young Kaito and Aoko watching Toichi Kuroba's magic show. Kaito remembers something from this time that his father told him about using a Poker Face which aids him in his confrontation with Jii.
2	Kaitou Kid's Busy Date	August 6, 2011
While stealing the Angel Crown, Inspector Nakamori catches a glimpse of Kaito's face while in his disguise as Kaitou Kid. Determined to prove to her father Kaito isn't Kid, Aoko convinces Kaito to go on a date with her to Tropical Land at the same time Kid's next heist is to take place. If Kaito is caught by Aoko leaving from Tropical Land or if Kid never shows up for the heist, Kaito's identity will be exposed! Can Kaito manage to go on the date with Aoko and complete the Kid heist at the same time? First appearance of Keiko Momoi. Inspector Nakamori and Aoko have their first suspicions that Kaito might be Kaitou Kid. Aoko convinces Kaito to take her on a date to Tropical Land in an attempt to prove to her father (and to herself) that Kaito isn't Kid.
3	The Princess Prefers Magic	August 13, 2011
Princess Anne of the Duchy of Sabrina visits Japan along with her trigger-happy bodyguard Inspector Delon. While in Japan, Anne longs to meet Kaitou Kid while Delon plans to put an end to Kid once and for all. Inspector Nakamori worries that Delon will succeed and he'll lose his job chasing Kid and dream of capturing him. Kid's next heist is Princess Anne's jewel, Beaucoup de Soleil à Paris, which Anne plans to wear at a party. Can Kaito manage to steal the jewel, make Anne's wishes come true, make Nakamori look good, and manage to survive an encounter with Delon?
4	The Witch That Doesn't Shed Tears	September 24, 2011
Akako Koizumi, a witch attending Kaito's school, is furious to discover that there's only one man in the world who can resist her charms: Kaitou Kid. It's Valentine's Day so all the girls in school are giving chocolates to boys they care about. Kaito notices a bunch of boys surrounding Akako and decides to ask her for a chocolate. Akako tells Kaito she'll give him one...if he throws away all of the others he's received. Kaito declines leading Akako to realize that since he managed to escape her charm, he must be the Kaitou Kid. Akako decides that if she can't have Kaito fall in love with her, then no one shall have him and plots Kid's demise on top of the Tokyo Sky Tree after a heist. Can Kaito survive his heist and Akako's threat? First appearance of Akako Koizumi. Akako becomes aware of Kid's true identity through her witchcraft and process of elimination.
5	The Blue Birthday of Fate	October 29, 2011
Aoko is upset because her father, Inspector Nakamori, will miss her birthday because he needs to chase Kid as Kid attempts to steal India's largest sapphire, The Blue Birthday. Kaito cheers her up by promising he'll perform a magic show at her birthday party. Kid successfully steals the Blue Birthday only to be stopped in his escape by a man named Snake who reveals that he killed Toichi Kuroba, the original Kaitou Kid, eight years ago. Will Kid escape this situation alive and make it to Aoko's party in time? First appearance of Snake. After his confrontation with Snake, Kaito loudly proclaims as Kid that he'll find Pandora and destroy it before Snake and his group have a chance to use it. From this point onwards he targets big jewels that could potentially be the doublet gem Pandora when held up to the moonlight. Despite not making it to the party Kaito makes good on his promise by lighting up an entire skyscraper to say "Happy Birthday Aoko!" and shooting fireworks into the sky, much to Aoko's delight. It is revealed that Snake is responsible for Toichi's death and that Snake knew that Toichi Kuroba was the Kaitou Kid. However, luckily for Kaito, Snake thinks Toichi somehow survived and that the Kid standing before him is the same one from eight years ago.

See also

• Manga

External links

• Magic Kaito on Wikipedia.