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 as well as his love interest and 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 and Ran's love interest. 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 Kudo. 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 detective father, Kogoro. She is also skilled in karate. | |
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 and she considers Haibara like a best friend to her. | |
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya | Mitch Tennison | Member of the Detective Boys. Has a crush on Ayumi and Haibara. The most intelligent true child 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 roasted eel on 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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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. | |
Eri Kisaki | Eva Kadan | Ran's mother, a very successful attorney. Married to, but currently living separately from Kogoro Mouri. | |
Yusaku Kudo | Booker Kudo | Shinichi's father. A famous mysterious novel 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, a skill she learned from the deceased magician Toichi Kuroba. She is a close friend of Sharon Vineyard. | |
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 Hattori's best friend since childhood and love interest. She is also a trained Aikido martial artist. | |
Sumiko Kobayashi | Liz Faulkner | Conan's homeroom teacher and Ninzaburo Shiratori's girlfriend. Also the self-proclaimed manager of the Detective Boys. | |
Tomoaki Araide | Tomoaki Araide | Kogoro's doctor, Teitan school nurse, and a high school basketball coach. He was once impersonated by Vermouth. | |
Makoto Kyogoku | Makoto Kyogoku | Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion that has been admired by Ran. | |
Shizuka Hattori | Shizuka Hartwell | Heiji Hattori's mother. | |
Jirokichi Suzuki | Jirokichi Sebastian | Sonoko's uncle, obsessed with embarrassing and outsmarting the Kaitou Kid. | |
Eisuke Hondou | Eisuke Hondou | Ran and Sonoko's classmate, whom Conan finds suspicious. He is later discovered to be looking for his sister, Hidemi and wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and sister to be a CIA agent. | |
Subaru Okiya | Subaru Okiya | A person currently living in Shinichi Kudo's house, whom Haibara suspects is the member of the Black Organization known as Bourbon. Sometimes assists the Detective Boys and Conan on cases. | |
Masumi Sera | Masumi Sera | A high school detective who transfers into Ran and Sonoko's high school class and the sister of Shuichi Akai. |
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.Love interset of Naeko Miike |
Naeko Miike | Naeko Miike | A traffic enforcer and Detective Chiba's childhood friend.Love interest of Detective Chiba | |
Kiyonaga Matsumoto | Kristopher McLaughlin | Superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police 1st Division, and Inspector Megure's superior. | |
Inspector Yuminaga | Inspector Yuminaga | The head inspector of the arson squad, and Kogoro Mouri's former superior. | |
Shintaro Chaki | Bernie Biggers | Superintendent of Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division. |
Osaka Police District
Picture | Name | English Name | Role |
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Heizo Hattori | Martin Hartwell | Heiji Hattori's father, and a police chief from the Osaka Police District. | |
Ginshiro Toyama | Chief Thomas | Kazuha's father, and a detective from the Osaka Police District. | |
Goro Otaki | Inspector Odin | Inspector from the Osaka Police District, and a very close friend to Heiji and Heizo. |
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 (Komei) | Taka'aki Morofushi | Inspector from the Nagano Police District. Childhood friend and rival of Kansuke Yamato. |
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. | |
Shuichi Akai | Shuichi Akai | FBI agent, considered by Gin as his rival, and the "Silver Bullet" that could take down the Black Organization. | |
James Black | James Black | High ranking FBI agent, Jodie's superior. | |
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. | |
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. | |
60px | Bourbon | Bourbon | Aka Tooru Amuro. Specializes in detective work and information gathering. Posed as a private detective and became Kogoro Mouri's apprentice. |
Shiho Miyano | Shiho Miyano | Codenamed Sherry, she was a scientist for the Black Organization and creator of APTX 4869. Her sister's death caused her to betray the Black Organization. Her current alias is Ai Haibara. | |
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 got killed by a bomb. | |
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. |
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". | |
Aoko Nakamori | Aoko Fuller | Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest. Daughter of Ginzo Nakamori. | |
Ginzo Nakamori | Mace Fuller | Inspector from Tokyo Metropolitan Police 2nd Division, who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid. | |
Toichi Kuroba | Toichi Kuroba | Kaito Kuroba's deceased father. Once a world-renowned magician and the original Kaitou Kid. | |
Chikage Kuroba | Chikage Kuroba | Kaito Kuroba's mother. She is a thief called Phantom Lady. | |
Konosuke Jii | Konosuke Jii | Once Toichi Kuroba's attendant and friend, now Kaito's assistant. | |
Keiko Momoi | Keiko Momoi | Aoko's friend and classmate. | |
Akako Koizumi | Akako Koizumi | A witch who wants to seduce the Kaitou Kid. | |
Saguru Hakuba | Saguru Hakuba | High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid. | |
Hakuba's Housekeeper | Governess | Saguru Hakuba's caretaker and driver, whom he calls 'baaya.' | |
Snake | Snake | A member of the Magic Kaito Organization who is responsible for murdering Toichi Kuroba. | |
Rose | Rose | A woman who worked with Snake to steal the crystal mother. She aspires to become known as the number one sniper. She is caught by Conan. | |
Spider | Spider | An anime only character who works for the Magic Kaito Organization as an assassin. His public persona is a stage performer and illusionist named Gunter Von Goldberg II. |
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 worshiped by Kogoro Mouri. | |
Hideo Akagi | Harrison Akers | A soccer player playing for the Tokyo Spirits. | |
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. | |
Fusae Campbell | Fusae Campbell | Professor Agasa’s love interest. | |
Scar Akai | Scar Akai | A Shuichi Akai disguise used by Bourbon and Vermouth to find out if the real Akai is dead and to lure out Sherry. |
More characters
- List of notable case characters
- List of minor recurring manga characters
- List of minor recurring anime characters
References