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| − | *[[Kogoro_Mouri#Name_origin]] | + | *[[Kogoro_Mouri#Name_origin|Kogoro Mouri]] |
| − | *[[Ayumi#Name_origin]] | + | *[[Ayumi#Name_origin|Ayumi]] |
| − | *[[Genta#Name_origin]] | + | *[[Genta#Name_origin|Genta]] |
| − | *[[Mitsuhiko#Name_origin]] | + | *[[Mitsuhiko#Name_origin|Mitsuhiko]] |
| − | *[[Ai | + | *[[Ai Haibara#Name_origin|Ai Haibara]] |
| + | *[[Hiroshi Agasa#Name_origin|Hiroshi Agasa]] | ||
| + | *[[Sumiko Kobayashi#Name_origin|Sumiko Kobayashi]] | ||
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In Detective Conan and Magic Kaito, Aoyama Gosho often uses thematic naming schemes for his characters.
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Background
Most case suspects for weekly cases have thematic naming schemes. For example, in Ramen So Good, It's to Die For, the names of the characters are related to ramen sizes.[1]
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- Ogura Katsumasa (小倉功雅) - small
- Taninaka Atsushi (谷中篤) - middle
- Ōhashi Sayo (大橋彩代) - large
- Saizu Tokumori (西津徳盛) - size tokumori, or size extra-large
Fictional Detectives
Many protagonists in Detective Conan are named after fictional detectives.
Fictional Detectives or Authors
Most main characters in the series are named after authors or major characters from detective literature, shows, or films.
- Conan Edogawa
- Ran Mouri
- Kogoro Mouri
- Ayumi
- Genta
- Mitsuhiko
- Ai Haibara
- Hiroshi Agasa
- Sumiko Kobayashi
James Bond
- Hidemi
- Eisuke
- Ethan
Mobile Suit Gundam
- Akai
- Camel
- Sera
- Amuro
Voice actors
- Kazunobu Chiba / Isshin Chiba
- Wataru Takagi / Wataru Takagi
- Shuichi Akai / Shuichi Ikeda
- Rei Furuya, Tooru Amuro / Tohru Furuya
Colors
The Magic Kaito cast are typically named after colors.
- Kuroba - The characters in Kuroba (黒羽) mean "black feather".
- Ginzo - The "gin" in Nakamori's first name means "silver".
- Aoko - The given name "Aoko" means "blue child".
- Akako - The given name "Akako" means "red child".
- Hakuba - The reading for 白馬 (Hakuba) means "white horse
- Konosuke - The kanji "黄" in Kōnosuke means "yellow".
Puns
- Shinichi Kudo - One truth
References
- ^ HADAA's explanation of the Ramen thematic naming scheme February 15, 2011, 10:52:15 AM
