Main characters of the series
The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed series Shinichi Kudo and the protagonist of the Magic Kaito Series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and a personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.
The English adaption dubbed by Funimation has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media. The names in the article follow the Funimation formats.
Protagonists
The series revolves around Shinichi Kudo and his "child version", Conan Edogawa as well as his best friend Ran Mouri and her father Kogoro.
Detective Boys
Main article:
Detective Boys
The Detective Boys are called "The Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show.
Family & Friends
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Name |
English Name |
Role
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Yusaku Kudo |
Booker Kudo |
Shinichi's father.
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Yukiko Kudo |
Vivian Kudo |
Shinichi's mother.
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Eri Kisaki |
Eva Kadan |
Ran's mother.
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Hiroshi Agasa |
Hershel Agasa |
Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use.
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Sonoko Suzuki |
Serena Sebastian |
Ran's best friend.
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Heiji Hattori |
Harley Hartwell |
Shinichi's rival detective from Osaka.
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Kazuha Toyama |
Kirsten Thomas |
Heiji's best friend since childhood. Also his love interest.
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Law Enforcement
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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Inspector Juzo Megure |
Inspector Joseph Meguire |
Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitain Police.
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Miwako Sato |
Miwako Sato |
Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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Wataru Takagi |
Harry Wilder |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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Ninzaburo Shiratori |
Nicholas Santos |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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Yumi Miyamoto |
Yumi Miyamoto |
Miwako Sato's best friend, often trying to get Sato and Takagi together.
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Sango Yokomizo |
Inspector Worthington |
Inspector from another district, known for his gruff personality.
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Misao Yamamura |
Detective Mangum |
Detective from another district, albeit a not very good one.
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Isshin Chiba |
Isshin Chiba |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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Ginzo Nakamori |
Mace Fuller |
Police chief who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid.
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Jugo Yokomizo |
Jugo Yokomizo |
Sango's twin brother, also a detective.
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Goro Otaki |
Goro Otaki |
Osaka Inspector, very close to Heiji.
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Black Organization
Others
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Name |
English Name |
Role
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Kaitou Kid |
Phantom Thief Kid |
Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".
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Akemi Miyano |
Akemi Miyano |
Former member of the Black Organization, and sister of Ai Haibara.
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Aoko Nakamori |
Aoko Nakamori |
Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest.
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Makoto Kyogoku |
Makoto Kyogoku |
Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion.
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Saguru Hakuba |
Saguru Hakuba |
High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid
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Tomoaki Araide |
Tomoaki Araide |
Ran's doctor, and a high school basketball coach.
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