Characters

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Main characters of the series

The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed 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 a personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.

The English adaption dubbed by Funimation has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media. The names in the article follow the Funimation formats.

Protagonists

The series revolves around Shinichi Kudo and his "child version", Conan Edogawa as well as his best friend Ran Mouri and her father Kogoro.

Picture Name English Name Role
Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg Shinichi Kudo Jimmy Kudo Main character.
Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg Conan Edogawa Conan Edogawa Child "version" of Shinichi.
Ran Mouri 60px.jpg Ran Mouri Rachel Moore Shinichi's best friend since childhood.
Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg Kogoro Mouri Richard Moore Ran's father.

Detective Boys

The Detective Boys are called "The Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show.

Picture Name English Name Role
Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg Ayumi Yoshida Amy Yeager Member of the Detective Boys.
60px Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko Mitch Tennison Member of the Detective Boys.
60px Kojima Genta George Kaminski Member of the Detective Boys.
Ai Haibara 60px.jpg Ai Haibara Anita Hailey Member of the Detective Boys.

Family & Friends

Picture Name English Name Role
Yusaku Kudo 60px.jpg Yusaku Kudo Booker Kudo Shinichi's father.
Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg Yukiko Kudo Vivian Kudo Shinichi's mother.
Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg Eri Kisaki Eva Kadan Ran's mother.
Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg Hiroshi Agasa Hershel Agasa Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use.
Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg Sonoko Suzuki Serena Sebastian Ran's best friend.
Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg Heiji Hattori Harley Hartwell Shinichi's rival detective from Osaka.
Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg Kazuha Toyama Katie Thompson Heiji's childhood and best friend.

Law Enforcement

Picture Name English Name Role
Juzo Megure 60px.jpg Inspector Juzo Megure Inspector Joseph Megure Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitain Police.
Miwako Sato 60px.jpg Miwako Sato Miwako Sato Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg Wataru Takagi Harry Wilder Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
Ninzaburo Shiratori 60px.jpg Ninzaburo Shiratori Ninzaburo Santos Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.

Black Organization

Others

Picture Name English Name Role
Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg Kaitou Kid Phantom Thief Kid Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".