Characters

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.

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Shinichi Kudo	Jimmy Kudo	Main character.
	Conan Edogawa	Conan Edogawa	Child "version" of Shinichi.
	Ran Mouri	Rachel Moore	Shinichi's best friend since childhood.
	Kogoro Mouri	Richard Moore	Ran's father.

Detective Boys

The Detective Boys are called "The Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show.

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Ayumi Yoshida	Amy Yeager	Member of the Detective Boys.
	Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya	Mitch Tennison	Member of the Detective Boys.
	Genta Kojima	George Kaminski	Member of the Detective Boys.
	Ai Haibara	Anita Hailey	Member of the Detective Boys.

Family & Friends

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Yusaku Kudo	Booker Kudo	Shinichi's father.
	Yukiko Kudo	Vivian Kudo	Shinichi's mother.
	Eri Kisaki	Eva Kadan	Ran's mother.
	Hiroshi Agasa	Hershel Agasa	Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use.
	Sonoko Suzuki	Serena Sebastian	Ran's best friend.
	Heiji Hattori	Harley Hartwell	Shinichi's rival detective from Osaka.
	Kazuha Toyama	Kirsten Thomas	Heiji's best friend since childhood. Also his love interest.

Law Enforcement

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Inspector Juzo Megure	Inspector Joseph Meguire	Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitain Police.
	Miwako Sato	Miwako Sato	Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Wataru Takagi	Harry Wilder	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Ninzaburo Shiratori	Nicholas Santos	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Yumi Miyamoto	Yumi Miyamoto	Miwako Sato's best friend, often trying to get Sato and Takagi together.
	Sango Yokomizo	Inspector Worthington	Inspector from the Shizuoka district, known for his gruff personality.
	Misao Yamamura	Detective Mangum	Detective from the Gunma district, albeit a not very good one.
	Isshin Chiba	Isshin Chiba	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Ginzo Nakamori	Mace Fuller	Police chief who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid.
	Jugo Yokomizo	Jugo Yokomizo	Sango's twin brother, also a detective.
	Goro Otaki	Goro Otaki	Osaka Inspector, very close to Heiji.
	Officer Tome	Officer Tome	CSI officer who often works with Inspector Megure. Considered one of the top CSI officers in the district.

Black Organization

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Gin	Gin	Black Organization Member.
	Vodka	Vodka	Black Organization Member.
	Sharon Vineyard (Vermouth)	Sharon Vineyard	Black Organization Member.
	Chianti	Chianti	Black Organization Member.

Others

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Kaitou Kid	Phantom Thief Kid	Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".
	Akemi Miyano	Akemi Miyano	Former member of the Black Organization, and sister of Ai Haibara.
	Aoko Nakamori	Aoko Nakamori	Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest.
	Makoto Kyogoku	Makoto Kyogoku	Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion.
	Saguru Hakuba	Saguru Hakuba	High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid
	Tomoaki Araide	Tomoaki Araide	Ran's doctor, and a high school basketball coach.