Characters
The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaitou Kid has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Detective Conan 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 personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.
The English adaption dubbed by Funimation, called Case Closed, has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media.
Contents
Protagonists
The series revolves around Shinichi Kudo and his "child version", Conan Edogawa as well as his best friend Ran and her father Kogoro.
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Shinichi Kudo | Jimmy Kudo | Main character of the series. He was shrunk into a child after being forced to take a poison, called APTX 4869, created by the Black Organization. | |
Conan Edogawa | Conan Edogawa | "Child" version of Shinichi. He's after the Black Organization to regain his original body. The show follows his journey and the different cases he encounters along the way. | |
Ran Mouri | Rachel Moore | Shinichi's childhood friend, and main love interest. She doesn't know Conan's real identity. She's the one taking care of him along with her dad, Kogoro. | |
Kogoro Mouri | Richard Moore | Private eye and Ran's father. Separated from Eri Kisaki, Ran's mother. |
Detective Boys
The Detective Boys are called the "Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show. Notably, the Detective Boys are the only people that see the bowtie in action who aren't suspicious about Conan's identity. They have seen Conan use the bowtie, and even caught Conan using the bowtie to solve the case.
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Ayumi Yoshida | Amy Yeager | Member of the Detective Boys. She likes Conan. | |
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya | Mitch Tennison | Member of the Detective Boys. Has a crush on Ayumi and Haibara. One of the most intelligent in the Detective Boys. He is great when it comes to science and logic. | |
Genta Kojima | George Kaminski | Member of the Detective Boys. Has a crush on Ayumi. Always saying he is the leader of Detective Boys. He loves to eat, especially eel rice. | |
Ai Haibara | Vi Graythorn (movies) Anita Hailey (manga) |
Member of the Detective Boys. Former Black Organization member codename "Sherry", real name "Shiho Miyano", she invented APTX 4869. |
Family & Friends
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Yusaku Kudo | Booker Kudo | Shinichi's father. A famous author that is well-known in both America and Japan. | |
Yukiko Kudo | Vivian Kudo | Shinichi's mother. A retired actress, she can disguise well and can mimic voices without a voice changer. | |
Eri Kisaki | Eva Kadan | Ran's mother, a very successful attorney. Married to, but currently living separately from Kogoro Mouri. | |
Hiroshi Agasa | Herschel Agasa | Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use and the best friend of Yusaku Kudo. | |
Sonoko Suzuki | Serena Sebastian | Ran's best friend. Youngest daughter of the wealthy Suzuki family. | |
Heiji Hattori | Harley Hartwell | Shinichi's rival detective and best friend from Osaka. Known as "Great Detective of the West". He's also a trained Kendo martial artist. Knows Conan's identity. | |
Kazuha Toyama | Kirsten Thomas (anime) Kazuha Toyama (manga) Katrina Tolliver (video game) Katie Thompson (card game) |
Heiji's best friend since childhood and love interest. She is also a trained Aikido martial artist. | |
Makoto Kyogoku | Taylor Somerset | Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion that has been admired by Ran. | |
Sumiko Kobayashi | Liz Faulkner | Conan's homeroom teacher and Ninzaburo Shiratori's girlfriend. Also the self-proclaimed manager of the Detective Boys. | |
Subaru Okiya | Subaru Okiya | A person currently living in Shinichi's house, whom Haibara suspects is the member of the Black Organization known as Bourbon. Sometimes assists the Detective Boys and Conan on cases. | |
Tomoaki Araide | Tomoaki Araide | Kogoro's doctor, Teitan school nurse, and a high school basketball coach. He was once impersonated by Vermouth. | |
Eisuke Hondou | Eisuke Hondou | Ran and Sonoko's classmate, whom Conan finds suspicious. It is later discovered to be looking for his sister, Hidemi and wants to follow the footstep of his father and sister to be a CIA agent. | |
Azusa Enomoto | Azusa Enomoto | A kind worker at the coffee shop that is right under the Mouri Detective Agency, who sometimes has a case that she wants Kogoro to solve. | |
Asami Tsuburaya | Asami Tennison | Mitsuhiko's older sister. | |
Midori Kuriyama | Midori Kuriyama | Eri Kisaki's secretary. | |
Genji Kojima | Genji Kaminski | Genta's father, a true "Edokko" (child of Tokyo). |
Law Enforcement
Tokyo Metropolitan Police District
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Juzo Megure | Joseph Meguire | Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police district. | |
Wataru Takagi | Harry Wilder | Police officer who works with Inspector Megure. Currently involved with Detective Sato. | |
Miwako Sato | Detective Saimone | Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure. Currently involved with Detective Takagi. | |
Ninzaburo Shiratori | Nicholas Santos | Police inspector who works with Inspector Megure. Originally Detective Takagi's rival for Detective Sato's affection, he is currently involved with Sumiko Kobayashi. | |
Yumi Miyamoto | Yumi Miyamoto | A traffic enforcer and Detective Sato's best friend who is a compulsive tease. | |
60px | Detective Chiba | Detective Chiba | Police officer who often works with Inspector Megure. |
Naeko Miike | Naeko Miike | A traffic enforcer and Detective Chiba's childhood friend. | |
Kiyonaga Matsumoto | Kiyonaga McLaughlin | Superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, and Inspector Megure's superior. | |
Inspector Yuminaga | Inspector Yuminaga | The head inspector of the arson squad, and Kogoro's former superior. | |
Inspector Momose | Inspector Momose | Police inspector from the Tokyo Police 3rd Division (Robbery). | |
Chosuke Takagi | Chosuke Takagi | Police detective and Inspector Megure's senior. He was moved to Tottori. | |
Shintaro Chaki | Bernie Biggers | Superintendent of Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division. | |
Officer Tome | Officer Tome | CSI officer who often works with Inspector Megure. Considered one of the top CSI officers in the district. | |
Masayoshi Sato | Masayoshi Sato | Miwako Sato's father and the superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police district, died in the line of duty. | |
Jinpei Matsuda | Jinpei Matsuda | Miwako Sato's old partner and love interest, died in the line of duty defusing a bomb. | |
Detective Kobayashi | Detective Kobayashi | Police detective from the Tokyo Police district. | |
Toshiro Odagiri | Superintendent Osterman | Police HQ chief superintendent. |
Osaka Police District
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Goro Otaki | Inspector Odin | Inspector from the Osaka Police district, and a very close friend to Heiji. | |
60px | Detective Toyama | Chief Thomas | Kazuha's father, and a detective from the Osaka Police district. |
Heizo Hattori | Martin Hartwell | Heiji's father, and a police chief from the Osaka Police district. |
Other police districts
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Sango Yokomizo | Inspector Worthington | Inspector from the Shizuoka Police district, known for his gruff personality. | |
Misao Yamamura | Inspector Mangum | Detective from the Gunma Police district, albeit a not very good one. Is later promoted to "Inspector". | |
Jugo Yokomizo | Jugo Worthington | Sango Yokomizo's twin brother, also an inspector from Kanagawa Police district. He is not as easygoing as his brother. | |
Kansuke Yamato | Kansuke Yamato | Inspector from the Nagano Police district, partially disabled after surviving an avalanche. | |
Yui Uehara | Yui Uehara | Kansuke Yamato's former partner who has recently returned to the force. | |
Taka'aki Morofushi (Koumei) | Taka'aki Morofushi | Inspector from the Nagano Police district. Childhood friend and rival of Kansuke Yamato. | |
Fumimaro Ayanokoji | Fumimaro Ayanokoji | Police inspector and detective from Kyoto Police district. |
FBI
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Jodie Starling (Jodie Saintemillion) |
Jodie Starling (Jodie Saintemillion) |
An FBI agent on an undercover assignment against the Black Organization, and Ran's English teacher at one point. | |
James Black | James Black | High ranking FBI agent, Jodie's superior. | |
Shuichi Akai | Shuichi Akai | FBI agent, considered by Gin as his rival, and the "Silver Bullet" that could take down the Black Organization. | |
Andre Camel | Andre Camel | FBI agent, played a vital role in the protection of Rena Mizunashi. |
CIA
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Hidemi Hondou (Kir) | Hidemi Hondou | An undercover CIA agent, also pretending to be TV reporter Rena Mizunashi. | |
Ethan Hondou | Ethan Hondou | Deceased CIA member who infiltrated the Black Organization. Hidemi and Eisuke's father. |
Black Organization
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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60px | Anokata | That Person | Leader of the Black Organization. |
Gin | Gin Melkior (manga, later changed to Gin) |
Member of the Black Organization. High ranking executive member. | |
Vodka | Vodka Kaspar (manga, later changed to Vodka) |
Member of the Black Organization. Often Gin's partner. | |
60px | Vermouth | Sharon Vineyard Chris Vineyard |
Member of the Black Organization. She is an actress and master of disguise. Considered the Boss' "favorite," and knows that Haibara and Conan are really Sherry and Shinichi. |
Chianti | Chianti | Member of the Black Organization. Considered an excellent sniper. | |
Korn | Korn | Member of the Black Organization. Considered an excellent sniper. | |
Akemi Miyano | Akemi Miyano | Former member of the Black Organization, sister of Shiho Miyano, and the girlfriend of Shuichi Akai. She was killed by Gin for being a liability to the organization. | |
Elena Miyano | Elena Miyano | Shiho Miyano's mother. Deceased member of the Black Organization. | |
Atsushi Miyano | Atsushi Miyano | Shiho Miyano's father. Deceased member of the Black Organization. | |
Tequila | Tequila | Member of the Black Organization, originally trying to get programs and a list of the world's top programmers. Accidentally killed by a bomb. | |
Kenzo Masuyama (Pisco) | Pisco | An executive member of the Black Organization and a family friend of the Miyanos. His last assignment was to kill a politician. He was killed by Gin for getting caught in the act. | |
Calvados | Calvados | Member of the Black Organization, another sniper. Kills himself after Shuichi Akai disables him. He was in love with Vermouth. | |
Rikumichi Kusuda | Rikumichi Kusuda | Member of the Black Organization, who pretends to be a patient in the hospital holding Kir. He commits suicide when his cover is blown. | |
Ki'ichiro Numabuchi | Cornelius Graver | Serial killer whom Conan runs into a few times. Former member of the Black Organization, who scheduled to be the original test subject for APTX 4869 before he escaped. | |
Yoshiaki Hara | Zachary Hara | Member of the Black Organization, a Movie 5 only character, he is a game programmer and computer hacker. He is killed by Gin. | |
Irish | Irish | Member of the Black Organization, a Movie 13 only character, he discovers Conan's identity as Shinichi. Killed by Chianti. | |
Generic | Generic | Former member of the Black Organization, who almost takes APTX 4869 and searches for Haibara, but accidentally uses his own amnesia gas. From the Special Manga not written by Gosho Aoyama. | |
Arrack | Arrack | Member of the Black Organization. He commits suicide. From the Special Manga not written by Gosho Aoyama. |
Magic Kaito
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Kaito Kuroba | Kaito Kuroba | High school student and magician. Aoko Nakamori's childhood friend, and love interest. Son of world-renowned magician Toichi Kuroba. | |
Kaitou Kid | Phantom Thief Kid | Secret identity of Kaito Kuroba. Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable". | |
Ginzo Nakamori | Mace Fuller | Inspector from Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division, who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid. | |
Aoko Nakamori | Aoko Fuller | Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest. Daughter of Ginzo Nakamori. | |
Saguru Hakuba | Saguru Hakuba | High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid. | |
Akako Koizumi | Akako Koizumi | A witch who wants to seduce the Kaitou Kid. Her role in Detective Conan is drastically different from her role in the Magic Kaito manga. | |
Keiko Momoi | Keiko Momoi | Aoko's friend and classmate. | |
Chikage Kuroba | Chikage Kuroba | Kaito Kuroba's mother. | |
Toichi Kuroba | Toichi Kuroba | Kaito Kuroba's deceased father. Once a world-renowned magician and the original Kaitou Kid. | |
Konosuke Jii | Konosuke Jii | Once Toichi Kuroba's attendant and friend, now Kaito's assistant. | |
Snake | Snake | A mysterious man responsible for murdering Toichi Kuroba. | |
Hakuba's Housekeeper | Governess | Saguru Hakuba's caretaker and driver, whom he calls 'baaya.' |
Others
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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"The Criminal" | "The Criminal" | A generic depiction taking the place of an unknown culprit. | |
Yoko Okino | Yoko Okino | Idol star who is worshipped by Kogoro. | |
Hideo Akagi | Harrison Akers | A soccer player. | |
Shizuka Hattori | Melinda Hartwell | Heiji Hattori's mother. | |
Jirokichi Suzuki | Jirokichi Sebastian | Sonoko's uncle, obsessed with embarrassing and outsmarting the Kaitou Kid. | |
Misae Yamamura | Misae Mangum | Misao Yamamura's grandmother, who sometimes gets involved in cases that he is working on. | |
Reiko Kujo | Reiko Kujo | A successful prosecutor and Eri's rival attorney. She only appears in the anime TV series. | |
Midori Megure | Midori Meguire | Inspector Megure's wife, who met him on an old case. Both got scars on the forehead, but fell in love as well. | |
Natsuki Koshimizu | Natsuki Koshimizu | High school detective of the South. Currently incarcerated for murder. | |
Junya Tokitsu | Junya Tokitsu | High school detective of the North. | |
Ayako Suzuki | Angie Sebastian | Sonoko's older sister. Engaged to Yuzo Tomizawa. | |
Samizu Kichiemon | Samizu Kichiemon | A long-deceased doll maker from the Bakumatsu era who is best known for his elaborate and often dangerous mechanical contraptions. | |
Fusae Campbell | Fusae Campbell | Professor Agasa’s love interest. | |
60px | Kazumi Tsukamoto | Kazumi Tsukamoto | Karate captain. |
Kyosuke Haga | Kyosuke Haga | A guy with perfect pitch. | |
Maria Higashio | Maria Higashio | Teitan Elementary student. | |
Hikaru Yasumoto | Hikaru Yasumoto | Araide's household maid. | |
60px | Ryujiro Uematsu | Ryujiro Uematsu | Principal of Teitan Elementary School. |
Scar Akai | Scar Akai | Mysterious person who looks like Shuichi Akai. | |
Minerva Glass | Minerva Glass | A tennis player. | |
Apollo Glass | Apollo Glass | Minerva’s younger brother. | |
Masumi Sera | Masumi Sera | A high school detective who transfers into Ran and Sonoko's high school class. | |
60px | Tooru Amuro | Tooru Amuro | A private detective. |