Akako Koizumi

Akako Koizumi
Profile
Japanese name:	小泉 紅子 (Koizumi Akako)
Age:	17
Gender:	Female
Statistics
First appearance:	Magic Kaito Chapter 6 Anime: OVA 1
Appearances:	Episodes: 1 OVAs: 1 Specials: 5 Openings: 1
Actors
Japanese voice:	Megumi Hayashibara (Episode 219 and OVA 1) Miyuki Sawashiro (Magic Kaito Special)

Akako Koizumi (小泉 紅子 ,Koizumi Akako) is a character in the manga franchise Magic Kaito, as well as the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Akako laughing.

Akako is a witch that practices black magic, including a spell which makes all men adore and love her, except for Kaito Kuroba, who she knows is Kaitou Kid (yet he constantly denies it). Hence, she wants to have Kaitou Kid fall for her naturally, but never succeeds in doing so. Even though she has slightly evil intentions, she does care for Kaito in a way that could possibly be more than just to make him fall for her, as she's often tried to help him in her own little ways. Akako claims to have the spirit of Lucifer, and if she cries, she will lose her powers.

Personality

In Magic Kaito, Akako is very vain and proud of her beauty. She likes to be center of attention and laughs in a unique way. "Ohohoho!" is common to hear when near Akako.

Appellations

Picture	Name	What they call Akako	What Akako calls them
	Kaito Kuroba	Akako-chan (first appearance only) Akako	Kuroba-kun Kaito (inner thoughts)
	Aoko Nakamori	Akako-chan	Nakamori-san

Plot overview

Akako adored by all her male classmates.

Akako enrolls Ekoda High School, becoming a classmate of Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori. On Saint Valentine's Day, all the boys want chocolate from her, but Kaito: knowing that the only one in the world who can resist her is Kaitou Kid, Akako realizes that her classmate is the phantom thief. She then uses a voodoo to attract Kid and win his heart using magic, but she fails and the thief runs away.

During a school trip to the snow mountains, after telling Aoko that she likes Kaito, Akako forces him to ski with her. She attaches a magic sticker on the boy's back, casting a spell by which (according to her) Kaito will fall in love with her, but she fails again and Kaito ends up skiing with Aoko.

Akako waits Kid on the Tokyo Sky Tree to kill him.

Akako then decides that she has to kill Kaito: after his death, it will be true that all men love her. She gives a cursed necklace to Ginzo Nakamori, but the inspector is unable to kill Kaitou Kid, who runs away. Akako waits for him on Touto Tower, but her feelings for Kaito prevents her from killing him.

When Saguru Hakuba suspects that Kaito is Kid, Akako disguises herself as Kaitou Kid to protect her friend's secret and fend off Spider as well in which she fails to do so with Spider but is able to trick the police and Hakuba that Kaito is not Kaitou Kid. Later on, she tries to use her magic to prevent the police and Shinichi Kudo from arresting Kid, but her assistant stops her before using her powers publicly. Kaitou Kid still manages to escape.

Relationships analysis

Family & Friends

Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid

Kaito and Akako.

Akako likes Kaito, as she said to Aoko during the Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve episode, but she also hates him because he's the only man in the world who doesn't adore her. Akako knows Kaito's identity as Kaitou Kid: her crystal ball has told her that only Kid can resist her, and when Kaito refuses her Saint Valentine chocolate, she figures out the truth. She tries many times to kill Kid, but sets aside her project as her feelings for Kuroba grow. Akako starts protecting him, advising Kaito to be careful during robberies, but the boy always denies being Kaitou Kid.

Aoko Nakamori

Akako sees Aoko as a rival for Kaito's affections.

Name origin

The name "Akako" means "red child". This contrasts with Aoko Nakamori's first name, which means "blue child".

Trivia

• Akako's anime voice actress for appearance in Detective Conan, Megumi Hayashibara, also provides the voice for Ai Haibara, and with the similarities between Magic Kaito and Detective Conan this serves to reinforce the love triangle theme revolving around the central character.
• In both the manga and anime version, the three cobras attached to Akako's headband and magical costume are able to adjust their emotional expressions by themselves to match with Akako's.

Gallery

Akako as Kaitou Kid

See also

• Characters