Magic Kaito

The cover of the first volume of Magic Kaito released on May 15, 1988.

Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗 ,Majikku Kaito^?) is a shōnen manga series by Gosho Aoyama, about a thief named Kaitou Kid. Aoyama stopped work on the manga after three volumes due to the fact that he started Detective Conan (Case Closed), which was an instant hit. Chapters of the Magic Kaito manga have been released in Shōnen Sunday since then, and have only recently been collected into a fourth volume in February 2007.

An anime program of unknown length has been announced to air April 17, 18, and 25.^[1]

Plot

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage student comes upon the secret about his father's death. He realizes his father was the famous Phantom Thief 1412, and was killed by an organization for refusing to steal the Pandora Gem for them. The Pandora Gem is said to shed a tear under the full moonlight, and whomever shall drink it, shall gain immortality. Kaito Kuroba then decides to search for that Jewel to prevent the organization from retrieving it. To do so, he takes on his father's role as Phantom Thief 1412, and becomes Phantom Thief Kid, also known as Kaito Kid (怪盗キッド ,Kaitō Kiddo^?) and begins his search on the Pandora Gem. The Pandora Gem is said to ooze liquid "tears" during the passing of a particular comet, and when consumed, would grant immortality. Apparently, the gem glows red under the full moon and that it is a doublet: a gem hidden within a larger gem. Thus, it would have to be a relatively large one with a bizarre history, and always stored in a place that never receives moonlight. This is why he researches and steals famous priceless gems with odd histories from incredibly well-defended areas, and always returns them after the very next full moon.

Characters

Picture	Name	Role
	Kaito Kuroba	Main character of the story.
	Kaitou Kid	Kaito Kuroba's secret identity.
	Konosuke Jii	Kid's loyal assistant.
	Toichi Kuroba	The original Kaitou Kid and Kaito's father.
	Aoko Nakamori	Kaito's childhood friend and love interest.
	Ginzo Nakamori	Aoko's father who's in charge of the Kaitou Kid taskforce.
	Akako Koizumi	A witch who wishes to win the heart of Kaitou Kid.
	Saguru Hakuba	A detective from England determined to catch Kaitou Kid.
	Keiko Momoi	Aoko's friend and classmate.