Fanon
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Definition
"Fanon" is a collection of facts about a fictional universe that are generally accepted as true by certain groups of fans, but are not official because they are not referenced in the original work. Fanon contrasts with canon, information that is considered "official" by a fictional universe's fan-base. Different groups of fans may construct different fanons. It is rare for fanon to ascend to canon, but occasionally fan works may simply guess right or catch the eye of the creator.
On pages other than this one, this wiki includes information from only two non-canon sources alongside canon information: the Detective Conan Anime and Movies and Detective Conan Special.
Detective Conan Examples
Detective Conan animation
The non-manga-derived episode (AO: anime only), movie, OVA, and Special plots can be considered a type of nearly official fanon; while not created by Gosho, the plots often have Gosho's explicit approval. Unlike other sources, elements of this fanon frequently become canon. Characters like Ninzaburo Shiratori, Wataru Takagi, and Miwako Sato were first introduced in the anime and then became core manga canon police officers.
Examples of animated fanon
- In the anime and movies, Conan often travels around on his Turbo Engine Skateboard. This contrasts sharply with the manga canon. As of file 920, Conan has used his skateboard in only two cases: its introductory case where Conan uses it to keep up with the car where Ayumi had been accidentally locked in a trunk, and briefly when Conan used it to rendezvous with Agasa and Haibara at a restaurant after they warned him about two suspicious people.
- In the movies, Conan frequently uses the excuse that he learned various adult-level skills in Hawaii.
- In the movies, Kaitou Kid has clearly learned that Conan is Shinichi.
Detective Conan live action
A series of non-canon live action drama including four specials and The Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo series mostly featured cases Kudo Shinichi's life before he was shrunk into Conan.
Examples of live action fanon
Detective Conan Special
Detective Conan Special (名探偵コナン特別編 Meitantei Konan Tokubetsuhen) are short stories drawn by Gosho Aoyama's assistants published as volumes under Shogakukan's Ladybug Comics (てんとうむしコミックス Tentō Mushi Comikkusu) label. The stories found in the Special volumes hold no bearing on the plot of the main comic.[1][2] Because the creators of the comics are close to Aoyama Gosho, sometimes their stories are adapted into non-canon anime episodes. These are Episode 86 - The Kidnapping Location Case and Episode 113 - The White Sandy Beach Murder Case. The Kidnapping Location Case episode is significant as it introduces the Electronic Notebook Map gadget, however this device has not been used since this case.
Examples of Detective Conan Special fanon
- Conan dislikes raisins.
- DCS introduces numerous Special-only Black Organization characters such as Generic, Arrack, and Blackbeard.
Detective Conan novels
Examples of novels fanon
Detective Conan video games
Examples of video game fanon
English-language fanfiction writing community
- In fanfiction Shinichi Kudo always, always drinks his coffee black. Some go further to say that he is a coffee addict. This could've been sourced from Sherlock Holmes, who was a cocaine and morphine addict.
Magic Kaito Examples
- Another point of debate is Kuroba Kaito's eye colour. In the Magic Kaito series it is depicted as blue. On the other hand in Detective Conan as Kaitou Kid it is a darker colour. This is possibly due to the shadows from his hat and the fact that he always appear at night. In the fandom however, Kaito's eyes are usually described as violet or purple.
See also
References
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックス". Koware Site Detective Conan Branch. 2010-02-25. http://www.koware.net/data_room/b_tokubetsuhen_data/tokubetsu_top.htm. Retrieved on 2010-06-09.
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックリス". Mouri Kogoro Detective Agency. http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-3tokubetsuhen.html. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
