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In time, the four kept stumbling into more and more criminal cases, which were resolved thanks to Conan's deductive skills and initiative. Particularly after the case involving a sizable cache of stolen Italian gold coins,<ref>Manga Chapters 36-39: Code Sheet Case</ref> Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko developed a taste for detective work and impulsively decided to become investigators themselves, mostly for fame and glory. After advertising their services in school,<ref>Manga Chapter 56: Formation! The Detective Boys</ref> they have become actively involved in many criminal cases provided by their schoolmates, though more often than not they keep accidentally coming upon such during their free-time activities. Some time later, their new classmate (and former [[Black Organization]] member) [[Ai Haibara]] was drafted into the group. Two adults also joined this group informally, namely Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa]], who provides the group with special gadgets to aid them in their adventures, and their class teacher [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], a mystery novel enthusiast who proclaimed herself their manager.
 
In time, the four kept stumbling into more and more criminal cases, which were resolved thanks to Conan's deductive skills and initiative. Particularly after the case involving a sizable cache of stolen Italian gold coins,<ref>Manga Chapters 36-39: Code Sheet Case</ref> Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko developed a taste for detective work and impulsively decided to become investigators themselves, mostly for fame and glory. After advertising their services in school,<ref>Manga Chapter 56: Formation! The Detective Boys</ref> they have become actively involved in many criminal cases provided by their schoolmates, though more often than not they keep accidentally coming upon such during their free-time activities. Some time later, their new classmate (and former [[Black Organization]] member) [[Ai Haibara]] was drafted into the group. Two adults also joined this group informally, namely Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa]], who provides the group with special gadgets to aid them in their adventures, and their class teacher [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], a mystery novel enthusiast who proclaimed herself their manager.
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In most cases, the Detective Boys act more like aides to Conan, who is the group's (mostly undisputed) leader due to his intelligence, extensive criminal knowledge and experience. In this role they function mostly as additional pairs of eyes who provide Conan with trivial-seeming but important clues, and display little investigative brilliance or determination of their own. As the series progresses, however, the other members, particularly Ai and Mitsuhiko, have demonstrated in some cases - especially where Conan is not present or out of commission - that the Detective Boys have the potential of becoming skilled investigators in their own right. Famous cases of such include:
 
  
 
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Detective Boys

Detective Boys Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 少年探偵団
(Shōnen Tantei-dan)
English name: Junior Detective League
Members: Conan Edogawa
Ai Haibara
Ayumi Yoshida
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Genta Kojima
Gadgets: Detective Boys Badge
Wristwatch Flashlight
Kamen Yaiba Voice Changer
Guardians: Hiroshi Agasa
Sumiko Kobayashi
Age: 6-7
Gender: Male and Female
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 17
Anime: Episode 1
Appearances: Chapters: 358
Episodes: 419
Movies: 28
OVAs: 16
Specials: 4
Openings: 45
Closings: 16

The Detective Boys (少年探偵団 Shōnen Tantei-dan?), also known as The Junior Detective League in the English Funimation adaption, are the pre-adolescent detectives with whom Conan solves the occasional crimes in which he and his Teitan Elementary classmates stumble into.

History

The Detective Boys were informally founded when Ayumi Yoshida and Genta Kojima decided to investigate a mansion which was once a murder site and had been abandoned. Conan and his classmate Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya were drafted into accompanying the two, and the foursome entered the house. In the course of this adventure, Conan found out that the house was still inhabited by the mother and son of the murder victim; the son had killed his father in a fit of rage over his abusive behavior, and his mother had subsequently locked her own son in a dungeon beneath the house to wait until the deed's time-bar had passed. After Conan succeeded in exposing the two, they were arrested and the case was resolved.[1]

In time, the four kept stumbling into more and more criminal cases, which were resolved thanks to Conan's deductive skills and initiative. Particularly after the case involving a sizable cache of stolen Italian gold coins,[2] Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko developed a taste for detective work and impulsively decided to become investigators themselves, mostly for fame and glory. After advertising their services in school,[3] they have become actively involved in many criminal cases provided by their schoolmates, though more often than not they keep accidentally coming upon such during their free-time activities. Some time later, their new classmate (and former Black Organization member) Ai Haibara was drafted into the group. Two adults also joined this group informally, namely Professor Hiroshi Agasa, who provides the group with special gadgets to aid them in their adventures, and their class teacher Sumiko Kobayashi, a mystery novel enthusiast who proclaimed herself their manager.

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Note: Caution must be advised for OVAs, Movies and TV Originals, as these are essentially non-canonical with the Manga series and therefore not 100% diagnostically conclusive.

Members

Conan Edogawa
Conan Edogawa.jpg
  • Actual leader of the Detective Boys
Ai Haibara
Ai Haibara.jpg
  • Joined the Detective Boys much later
  • Substitute analyzer of the team
Ayumi Yoshida
Ayumi Yoshida.jpg
  • First girl to be in the Detective Boys
  • Keen sense of observation
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya.jpg
  • Good general knowledge
  • Likes to be prepared or plan things
Genta Kojima
Genta Kojima.jpg
  • Self-proclaimed leader of the Detective Boys
  • The team's "muscle man"

Guardians

Hiroshi Agasa
Hiroshi Agasa.jpg
  • Frequent guardian
  • Inventor of the Detective Boy's special gadgets
Sumiko Kobayashi
Sumiko Kobayashi.jpg
  • Self-proclaimed manager of the Detective Boys
  • Teitan Elementary School teacher

Relationship Analysis

Family & Friends

Hiroshi Agasa

The Detective Boys love Professor Agasa very much and they have a good familial relationship with each other. Professor Agasa has invented the 'Wristwatch Flashlight' and the 'Detective Boys Badge' to help them in their deductions and to contact each other in any situation that might come up.

Agasa, in turn, seems to consider the actual children of the group as surrogate grandchildren, and is willing to help them with various cases.

Sumiko Kobayashi

Sumiko Kobayashi is the current teacher of the class that the Detective Boys are in. She also proclaims herself to be their manager, much to the children's chagrin.

Ran Mouri

Kogoro Mouri

Trivia

  • Genta refers to Conan as his apprentice in various episodes, mainly to show off to people.[4]
  • In an interview, Gosho Aoyama stated that the purpose of the Detective Boys was to act as a cover for Haibara.
  • The Detective Boys in Detective Conan and Nobita and his friends in Doraemon both share a lot of resemblance.
    • Interestingly enough, Ai Habara also draw parallel to Doraemon's sister Dorami, being a wise and intelligent member.

  • Detective Boys and Nobita and his friends

  • Conan Edogawa and Nobita Nobi (not in the sense of intelligence, but as the respective 'leaders' of their groups)

  • Ayumi Yoshida with Shizuka Minamoto

  • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Suneo Honekawa

  • Genta Kojima and Takeshi 'Gian' Goda

  • Hiroshi Agasa and Doraemon (both provide gadgets and assistance).

  • Ai Haibara and Dorami (Doraemon).jpg

    Ai Haibara and Dorami (wise and intelligent as well as second female member(recurring in Dorami's case)).

In other languages

Language Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 少年探偵団 Shounen Tantei-dan
Flag of US English Junior Detective League
Flag of South Korea Korean 어린이 탐정단 Eo-rin-i Tam-jeong-dan
Flag of France French Détective Junior
Flag of Philippines Filipino Junior Detective Squad
Flag of Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Grup Detektif Cilik
Flag of Malaysia Bahasa Malaysia Kumpulan Detektif Muda
Flag of Germany German Detective Boys
Flag of Spain Spanish Liga Juvenil de Detectives
Flag of Italy Italian Squadra dei Giovani Detective
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Đội Thám Tử Nhí (manga)
Đội Thám Tử Tí Hon (anime)
Flag of Saudi Arabia Arabic فريق التحريات الصغار/فريق المحققين الصغار Farik Al-Muhaqiqeen Al-Sighar / Farik Al-Tahariyat Al-Sighar[5]
Flag of China Chinese 少年侦探团 shào nián zhēn tàn tuán
Flag of Republic of China Tradtional Chinese 少年偵探團 shào nián zhēn tàn tuán
Flag of Thailand Thai ขบวนการนักสืบเยาวชน

Gallery

  • The Detective Boys.

  • Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi when they were in kindergarten.

  • Detective Boys 10 years later.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Manga Chapters 17-19, Anime Episode 20: Scary Building Case
  2. ^ Manga Chapters 36-39: Code Sheet Case
  3. ^ Manga Chapter 56: Formation! The Detective Boys
  4. ^ Anime Episode 129: The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case
  5. ^ First called Team Small Investigators then changes to Team Small Detectives
  6. ^ OVA 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later
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Detective Boys
Members Conan Edogawa • Ai Haibara • Ayumi Yoshida • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Genta Kojima
Guardians Hiroshi Agasa • Sumiko Kobayashi • Rumi Wakasa
Gadgets Detective Boys Badge • Wristwatch Flashlight
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