Fanon

Definition

"Fanon" is a collection of facts about a fictional universe that are generally accepted as true by certain groups of fans, but are not official because they are not referenced in the original work. Fanon contrasts with canon, information that is considered "official" by a fictional universe's fan-base. Different groups of fans may construct different fanons. It is rare for fanon to ascend to canon, but occasionally fan works may simply guess right or catch the eye of the creator.

It is common for fanons to contradict with the canon or other bodies of fanon.

On pages other than this one, this wiki includes information from only two non-canon sources alongside canon information: the Detective Conan Anime and Movies and Detective Conan Special. For Magic Kaito, information from the Specials and series Magic Kaito 1412 is used alongside the Magic Kaito manga.

Detective Conan Examples

Detective Conan animation

The non-manga-derived episode (AO: anime only), movie, OVA, and Special plots can be considered a type of nearly official fanon; while not created by Gosho, the plots often have Gosho's explicit approval. Unlike other sources, elements of this fanon frequently become canon. Characters like Ninzaburo Shiratori, Wataru Takagi, and Miwako Sato were first introduced in the anime and then became core manga canon police officers.

Examples of animated fanon

See also: List of differences between the manga and anime

• In the anime and movies, Conan often travels around on his Turbo Engine Skateboard. This contrasts sharply with the manga canon. As of file 920, Conan has used his skateboard in only two cases: its introductory case where Conan uses it to keep up with the car where Ayumi had been accidentally locked in a trunk, and briefly when Conan used it to rendezvous with Agasa and Haibara at a restaurant after they warned him about two suspicious people.
• In the movies, Conan frequently uses the excuse that he learned various adult-level skills in Hawaii.
• In the movies, Kaitou Kid has clearly learned that Conan is Shinichi.

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Detective Conan live action

A series of non-canon live action drama including four specials and The Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo series mostly featured cases from Shinichi's past before he was shrunk into Conan.

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Detective Conan Special

Detective Conan Special (名探偵コナン特別編 ,Meitantei Konan Tokubetsuhen) are short stories drawn by Gosho Aoyama's assistants published as volumes under Shogakukan's Ladybug Comics (てんとうむしコミックス ,Tentō Mushi Comikkusu) label. The stories found in the Special volumes hold no bearing on the plot of the main comic. Because the creators of the comics are close to Aoyama Gosho, sometimes their stories are adapted into non-canon anime episodes. These are Episode 86 - The Kidnapping Location Case and Episode 113 - The White Sandy Beach Murder Case. The Kidnapping Location Case episode is significant as it introduces the Electronic Notebook Map gadget, however this device has not been used since this case.

Examples of Detective Conan Special fanon

• Conan dislikes raisins.
• DCS introduces numerous Special-only Black Organization characters such as Generic, Arrack, and Blackbeard.

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Detective Conan novels

Novels

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Detective Conan video games

Games

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English-language fanfiction writing community

• In fanfiction Shinichi Kudo always, always drinks his coffee black. Some go further to say that he is a coffee addict. This could've been sourced from Sherlock Holmes, who was a cocaine and morphine addict.

Magic Kaito Examples

Magic Kaito animation

Magic Kaito has been adapted into two animated series, the first as Specials and the second as Magic Kaito 1412

Examples of animation fanon

• The Nakamori house and the Kuroba house are next door to one another.

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English-language fanfiction writing community

• Kuroba Kaito's eye colour is usually described as violet or purple. In the Magic Kaito series it is depicted as blue. On the other hand in Detective Conan as Kaitou Kid it is a darker colour. This is possibly due to the shadows from his hat and the fact that he always appears at night.

See also

• Canon