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2011-09-09T10:08:23Z

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2011-09-09T05:14:39Z

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* ... that '''[[Setting|Beika District]]''' is named after ''Baker Street'', the location of Sherlock Holmes's flat?
* ... that '''[[Detective Conan]]''' was renamed to ''Case Closed'' in North America due to copyright issues?
* ... that in between [[Toichi Kuroba]] and [[Kaito Kuroba]]'s stints as [[Kaitou Kid]], Toichi's (and later Kaito's) assistant, '''[[Konosuke Jii]]''' was the Kaitou Kid?
* ... that '''[[Azusa Enomoto]]''' has had a handful of makeovers in the series?
* ... that '''[[Ran Mouri]]''', '''[[Shinichi Kudo]]''', and '''[[Conan Edogawa]]''' share the same blood type?
* ... that [[Shiho Miyano]] made a silhouette appearance in [[Volume 2]]?
* ... that [[baijiu]] was used as the main ingredient for the [[Antidote (Prototype)|antidote prototype]] to [[APTX 4869]]?
* ... that [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Kazuha Toyama]] were chained by a pair of handcuffs when young?
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Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T05:06:29Z

Waffles:

[[Image:Detectiveconanmaintheme.jpg|200px|right]]
The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This includes the anime, live action specials, drama series, OVAs, TV Specials and movies. A number of tunes in the theme is played by the saxophone.

== Track Listing ==

{{BeginTable TrackListing}}
{{TrackListingItem|1|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA|"Detective Conan" Main Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no TEEMA|Ran's Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|3|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ (バラード・ヴァージョン)|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA (BARAADO・VAASHON)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad Version)}}
{{EndTable}}
[["Detective Conan" Main Theme|READ MORE HERE...]]

Previously featured: [[Hikari to kage no ROMAN]]

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Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T05:05:58Z

Waffles:

[[Image:Detectiveconanmaintheme.jpg|200px]]
The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This includes the anime, live action specials, drama series, OVAs, TV Specials and movies. A number of tunes in the theme is played by the saxophone.

== Track Listing ==

{{BeginTable TrackListing}}
{{TrackListingItem|1|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA|"Detective Conan" Main Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no TEEMA|Ran's Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|3|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ (バラード・ヴァージョン)|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA (BARAADO・VAASHON)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad Version)}}
{{EndTable}}
[["Detective Conan" Main Theme|READ MORE HERE...]]

Previously featured: [[Hikari to kage no ROMAN]]

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Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T05:04:27Z

Waffles: moved Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 20112011 to Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This includes the anime, live action specials, drama series, OVAs, TV Specials and movies. A number of tunes in the theme is played by the saxophone.

== Track Listing ==

{{BeginTable TrackListing}}
{{TrackListingItem|1|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA|"Detective Conan" Main Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no TEEMA|Ran's Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|3|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ (バラード・ヴァージョン)|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA (BARAADO・VAASHON)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad Version)}}
{{EndTable}}
[["Detective Conan" Main Theme|READ MORE HERE...]]

Previously featured: [[Hikari to kage no ROMAN]]

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2011-09-09T05:04:27Z

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Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T05:03:36Z

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Detective Conan Wiki:Featured song/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T05:02:44Z

Waffles: Created page with 'The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This inclu...'

The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This includes the anime, live action specials, drama series, OVAs, TV Specials and movies. A number of tunes in the theme is played by the saxophone.

== Track Listing ==

{{BeginTable TrackListing}}
{{TrackListingItem|1|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA|"Detective Conan" Main Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no TEEMA|Ran's Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|3|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ (バラード・ヴァージョン)|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA (BARAADO・VAASHON)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad Version)}}
{{EndTable}}
[["Detective Conan" Main Theme|Read more...]]

Previously featured: [[Hikari to kage no ROMAN]]

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"Detective Conan" Main Theme

2011-09-09T05:00:48Z

Waffles:

{{InfoBox CD
| name = "Detective Conan" Main Theme
| image = Detectiveconanmaintheme.jpg
| title = "Detective Conan" Main Theme
| artist = Katsuo Ono Band
| release-date = January 25, 1996
| cds = 1
| tracks = 3
| cost = 1,020円
| number = PODX-1007
| record-label = Polydor Records
| footnotes =
}}

The '''"Detective Conan" Main Theme''' CD single was released January 25, 1996 for 1,020円. It is the music theme most frequently used in all media, except for manga. This includes the anime, live action specials, drama series, OVAs, TV Specials and movies. A number of tunes in the theme is played by the saxophone.

== Track Listing ==

{{BeginTable TrackListing}}
{{TrackListingItem|1|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA|"Detective Conan" Main Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no TEEMA|Ran's Theme}}
{{TrackListingItem|3|「名探偵コナン」メインテーマ (バラード・ヴァージョン)|"Meitantei KONAN" MAIN TEEMA (BARAADO・VAASHON)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad Version)}}
{{EndTable}}

== CD info ==

== Chart info ==

== See also ==

* [[Music#CD Singles|CD Singles]]
* [[Music]]

[[Category:CD singles]]

Detective Conan Wiki:Featured article/September 9, 2011

2011-09-09T04:53:17Z

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2011-09-09T04:48:27Z

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Waffles: Created page with 'right Ran Mouri is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have known each other since kindergarten and have bee...'

[[Image:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|300px|right]]
[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have known each other since kindergarten and have been playmates since, which caused some censure from Ran’s mother, [[Eri Kisaki]].They are very close to each other; as they have always been together since their childhood years all the way to their second year of high school. Both Ran and Shinichi have somewhat of a love-hate relationship before Shinichi 'disappeared'. However when Ran meets Conan (who is Shinichi, although she's unaware of this fact), she tells him that she has been in love with Shinichi for a long time- probably since they first met, which of course causes Shinichi/Conan to blush.

Conan (Shinichi) is currently living with Ran and her father, [[Kogoro Mouri]] in his detective agency. Since living with them, 'Conan' has solved many cases in Kogoro’s place without him noticing, making ‘Sleeping Kogoro’ a household name. Shinichi has been able to have a great deal of affectionate moments with Ran since becoming Conan. This includes hugging, holding hands, sitting in her lap (etc.), even sleeping in the same bed and having a bath together once which causes Shinichi/Conan to have a nose bleed. While still as Conan, Shinichi is able to keep other guys away from Ran, as seen in episode 6 when he tells a guy to never go near her and at the end discovered the chocolate that Ran had made for the guy was only a chocolate for celebrating Friendship. [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri|Read more...]]

Recently featured: [[Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation]] - [[Heiji Hattori]]

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Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T15:18:58Z

Waffles: /* First time */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous.

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport.

[[Image:Shinichi traveling.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shinichi on the plane after taking the pill.]]

Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minerva Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab<ref>[[Setting#Agasa Residence|Agasa's house]]</ref> and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only half, one or two hours,<ref>[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie, No. 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]</ref> and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.<ref>[[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA, No. 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later]]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}
{{charquote|He'll probably use one for Ran, so...||[[Ai Haibara]], telling Shinichi's parents to bring a third pill to London}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T14:52:09Z

Waffles: /* Quotes */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport.

[[Image:Shinichi traveling.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shinichi on the plane after taking the pill.]]

Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab<ref>[[Setting#Agasa Residence|Agasa's house]]</ref> and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only half, one or two hours,<ref>[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie, No. 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]</ref> and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.<ref>[[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA, No. 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later]]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}
{{charquote|He'll probably use one for Ran, so...||[[Ai Haibara]], telling Shinichi's parents to bring a third pill to London}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T14:51:26Z

Waffles: /* Quotes */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport.

[[Image:Shinichi traveling.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shinichi on the plane after taking the pill.]]

Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab<ref>[[Setting#Agasa Residence|Agasa's house]]</ref> and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only half, one or two hours,<ref>[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie, No. 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]</ref> and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.<ref>[[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA, No. 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later]]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}
{{charquote|He'll probably use one for Ran, so...|[[Ai Haibara]], telling Shinichi's parents to bring a third pill to London}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T09:31:15Z

Waffles: /* Holmes' Revelation */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport.

[[Image:Shinichi traveling.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shinichi on the plane after taking the pill.]]

Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab<ref>[[Setting#Agasa Residence|Agasa's house]]</ref> and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only half, one or two hours,<ref>[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie, No. 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]</ref> and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.<ref>[[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA, No. 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later]]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T09:24:07Z

Waffles: /* Other times */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab<ref>[[Setting#Agasa Residence|Agasa's house]]</ref> and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only half, one or two hours,<ref>[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie, No. 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]</ref> and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.<ref>[[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA, No. 9: The Stranger from Ten Years Later]]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T09:09:33Z

Waffles: /* First time */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Just as he was contemplating on confessing his true identity to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] in a room, Ai comes in and convinces him confessing is dangerous

[[Image:Haibarawithagun.jpg|thumb|240px|Ai, using a joke-gun to enact how it would be if Ran knows about the Shinichi-Conan secret.]]

Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Conan Edogawa

2011-08-27T07:09:31Z

Waffles: /* Antidote Prototype */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Conan Edogawa
| japanese-name = 江戸川コナン (Edogawa Konan)
| english-name = Conan Edogawa
| image = Conan Edogawa Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD38>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = Unknown<ref name="CD38">Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| weight = 18 kg<ref name="CD38" /> (39 lbs)
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name="CD38" />
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Cool Kid ([[Jodie Starling]]) Cool Guy ([[Vermouth]]) Silver Bullet-kun ([[Vermouth]]) Glasses Kid ([[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]]) Holmes' Apprentice ([[Apollo Glass|Apollo]] & [[Minerva Glass|Minerva]] Glass)
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Conan Edogawa Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 583 (one solved by Ran)
| japanese-voice = [[Minami Takayama]]
| english-voice = [[Alison Viktorin]]
| drama-actor = [[Nao Fujisaki]] [[Minami Takayama]] (voice)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Conan Edogawa|江戸川コナン|Edogawa Konan}}''' is the alias used by [[Shinichi Kudo]] in his shrunken form. Indeed, he took the appearance of a 7 year old boy after being forced to swallow a poison, a prototype called [[APTX 4869]], by two men in black later revealed to be members of the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]]</ref> Besides his changed appearance, the poison did not inflict any other damage and therefore he still has the brain and mind of an adult. He's able to use his gifted powers of deduction to solve cases and eventually close in on the Black Organization in the hope of finding an antidote to the APTX 4869.

Conan is often treated as a separate character from Shinichi by fans, and often viewed as the main character of the series while Shinichi is viewed as a recurring character. He has become a popular figure in Japan and even appeared at numerous occasions in different anime series (i.e. mainly cameo appearances) as well as other medias.

== Background ==
''Conan Edogawa'' is [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s alter ego. He did not exist prior to the chain of events, involving members of the [[Black Organization]], that led [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to transform back into a child.

=== The Transformation ===
[[Image:APTX 4869 given to Shinichi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Shinichi being poisoned.]]
At the beginning of the series, [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to [[Setting#Tropical_Land|Tropical Land]], a local theme park, to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1" /> As they are leaving, Shinichi witnesses a suspicious exchange between an unknown man and a man in black in a secluded area just outside the park. As he leaves her to investigate, Ran feels like she's seeing Shinichi for the last time (which will happen to have been somewhat of a premonition). While spying on the suspicious men, Shinichi does not notice another man in black, who knocks him out from behind and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]]. They then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurred. It shrinks his body back to that of his six-year-old self.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> In desperation and confusion, Shinichi heads back to his house and runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]]. After a few attempts at proving he's in fact Shinichi, he finally succeeds in convincing the Professor. The latter warns him he must keep his identity secret as the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they learn the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>
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=== Taking a new identity ===
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa after [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]], owns a Detective Agency which may allow him to run into a case involving the Black Organization.

=== Creation of the Detective Boys ===
He is enrolled at Teitan Elementary to further protect his identity and makes friends with [[Ayumi Yoshida]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]], and [[Genta Kojima]], who create the ''[[Detective Boys]]'' not long after.<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref>

[[Image:Conan Stuns Kogoro.jpg|200px|thumb|Conan stuns Kogoro with his wristwatch, ready to solve a case!]]
=== Solving cases ===
As Conan, Shinichi helps Ran's father solve cases by putting him to sleep and simulating Kogoro's voice using the special bowtie gadget Dr. Agasa made for him. By solving cases one after the other, he helps build up Kogoro's reputation who will later on be referred to as "Sleeping Kogoro". He also spends a good amount of time with his Detective Boys fellows and solves many small cases with them and sometimes in the company of Dr. Agasa. In some situations, when there's only Ran, Sonoko and himself, he will target Sonoko instead to solve the case at hand. Because of that, Sonoko eventually becomes another rather well-known "sleeping" detective though it's within a much smaller circle (the investigation team and her friends). In recent files Conan has solved the case as himself then claimed afterwards that 'Shinichi-niichan told him it'.

== Personality ==
As Conan, Shinichi tries to behave like a child. He refers to Ran as "Ran-neechan" (''nee-chan'' meaning older sister, a common nickname Japanese children give to teenagers and young adults they look up to), and refers to Shinichi as "Shinichi-niichan" (''nii-chan'' meaning older brother). He also refers to Kogoro as "Oji-san" or "Occhan" (both meaning Uncle), although he also does this as Shinichi. As Shinichi, he refers to Conan as usually "Conan-kun" or the "Kid in the Glasses". Shinichi treats Conan as a seperate person completely, thinking for example, "changing back into Conan".

[[File:Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.jpg|thumb|195px|left|Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.]]
Conan remains very close to Ran, who in return is very protective of him. However, because Ran is unaware of his true identity, Conan often finds himself in awkward situations with her, such as when she confessed her feeling for Shinichi to him and when she made him bathe with her at a hot spring. Also, when Conan sees parts of Ran he not supposed to see, he has nosebleeds.

He will often speak in a child-like tone of voice when dealing with adults, but he often gets caught up in the current case and begins speaking like an adult and talk about things most children would be ignorant to. When this happens, he often tries to pass it off as "something [he] heard on TV". [[File:Conan, Tome, and Chiba.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Conan whispers to [[Officer Chiba|Chiba]] and [[Officer Tome|Tome]].]] Likewise, he makes no effort to hide his love for [[Sherlock Holmes]] and soccer, so if he talks about either subject in too much detail, he tries to escape suspicion by saying it was something Shinichi told him about. Although as the series has progressed the adults around him have become more used to his "being quite smart for a child", causing him to behave more like himself around them, he still tries to pass as a normal child. The only police officers with whom Conan can speak in a professional manner are the [[FBI]], especially [[Jodie Starling]], [[Shuichi Akai]], [[James Black]], and Inspector [[Kansuke Yamato]] of the Nagano Police, who all suspect that there is more to Conan than meets the eye.

Conan tends to act more like himself around the [[Detective Boys]], even to the point that they find it odd when he acts like a child around adults. He will often play games like baseball with the Detective Boys, but he is too used to soccer to perform well. He will even try using soccer techniques such as kicking in games that do not call for it. Because he is unfamiliar with popular games and TV shows, Genta and the others tend to think of him as dumb. This annoys Conan so much that he will secretly watch TV in the living room after Kogoro and Ran go to sleep to get more "practice" in.

It can be noted that Conan shows flexibility as the anime progresses. This is also mentioned in a non-canonical mention in Movie 13, when Ai remarks "Only Edogawa-kun and monkeys can climb a tree like that", and several other scenes.

== Appearance ==
[[Image:Conan white bow tie.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Conan wearing a white version of his voice-changing bow tie.]]
Conan has Dark Brown hair which mostly hangs downwards just above his blue eyes, but there are also a few strands that stick up at the front and back of his head. Conan's usual outfit consists of a blue suit jacket with a single button and a pair of shorts, even though he has taken to wearing more casual clothing as time goes on. He also wears a red bowtie and his dad's old glasses. Both these items were later specifically modified by Dr. Agasa to include a voice changer, microphone and homing device, to aid in Conan in his cases. His red runners have also been modified to harness electric and magnetic fields to stimulate pressure points on Conan's foot, greatly enhancing his kicking power.

== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Conan by his name suffixed with ''-kun'', or simply ''kid'', a lot of the characters have different ways of calling him due to the special relationships they share. The following is a list of the different appellations for Conan (and the ones Conan gives in return) encountered in the series.

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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Conan-kun Kid in the Glasses || Shinichi-niichan
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Conan-kun || Ran-neechan
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| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Brat Conan (rarely) || (Kogoro no-) Oji-san Occhan
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| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Conan || Genta
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Conan-kun || Mitsuhiko
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Kudo-kun Edogawa-kun (around others) || Haibara
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Shin-chan Shinichi Conan-kun (around others) || Kaa-san (Mom) Oba-san (Aunt, much to her annoyance) One-san (big sister, changed by Shinichi after his mom gets really angry)
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Shinichi(-kun) Conan-kun || Agasa-hakase (Prof. Agasa) Hakase (Professor)
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Conan-kun Brat in the Glasses Chibi-chan || Sonoko-neechan
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kudo (privately, on accident) Kid Conan-kun || Hattori (privately) Heiji-niichan
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Conan-kun || Kazuha-neechan
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| [[File:Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg]] || [[Eri Kisaki]] || Conan-kun || Eri no Oba-san (Aunt Eri)
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| [[File:Minerva Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Minerva Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Queen of the Grass Court
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| [[File:Apollo Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Apollo Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Glass-kun
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| [[File:Hades Sabara.jpg|60px]] || [[Holmes' Revelation|Hades Sabara]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Hades
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| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || Cool Kid Conan-kun Boss || Jodie-sensei
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || Boy || Akai-san
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| [[File:James Black 60px.jpg]] || [[James Black]] || Conan-kun Cool Guy || James-san
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| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Tantei-kun (Detective-kun) Meitantei || Kaitou Kid Kid Kaitou 1412 (first time)
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== Plot overview ==

=== Initial pursuit ===

After Shinichi becomes Conan, he sets out to find the men in black almost immediately. At the suggestion of Agasa, he moves in with Ran and Kogoro, hoping that cases related to them come by. Pretty soon, a case involving a woman name [[Akemi Miyano]] (using the alias Masami Hirota) appears. Akemi robs a bank for the men in black in the hopes that they will free her sister from their organization. Conan is unable to realize the case's connection to the organization until after the men in black have shot Akemi and left her for dead for trying to double cross them. In her dying moments, Akemi warns Conan of the danger of the organization.<ref>[[Volume 2#File 013 - The Missing Man|Volume 2, Files 13-16: "The Missing Man"]]</ref>

Conan runs across the men in black again on a bullet train, this time learning their codenames: [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]].

At a game convention, Conan meets a third man in black named [[Tequila]], only to have him killed in an explosion meant for someone else.

=== Introduction of Ai Haibara===

As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.<ref name="f178">[[Volume_18#File 178 - Code Name Sherry|Volume 18, File 178: "Code Name Sherry"]]</ref>

She is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness.

=== Meeting with the Organization ===

=== After Vermouth ===

=== The Phone Number of 'That Person' ===
After solving a case in a rich household, the culprit tells the phone number for the Leader of the Black Organization is the tune to the song of "[[Seven Children]]"

=== Returning Back To Shinichi ===

==== The First Comeback ====
Throughout the series Conan has returned back to normal. First he temporary returns to normal after drinking alcohol while infected with a cold.<ref>[[Diplomat Murder Case|Episodes 48-49: Diplomat Murder Case]].</ref>
He quickly turns back into Conan after solving the case. The next time was after taking the prototype antidote for APTX 4869.

==== Antidote Prototype ====
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Ai has invented an [[Antidote (prototype)|antidote]], just a prototype, for the APTX 4896 during later parts in the manga and anime, and Conan first used it in [[Volume 26]] to conceal his identity, preventing Ran from suspecting he is Shinichi any further. Ai disguised as Conan and appeared in front of the reverted Shinichi, cancelling out all of Ran's suspicions.<ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 191-193: The Desperate Revival]].</ref><ref>[[Volume 26#File 256 - Concealed Truth|Volume 26, Files 256-258: "Concealed Truth"]]</ref>

The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 647 - The Lost Memory|Volumes 62-63, Files 647-654: "The Lost Memory"]]</ref>

During the Holmes' Revelation arc in London, Conan took an antidote so he can go overseas, because "Conan Edogawa" does not exist in real life, and has no passport. Soon in London, Ran deduces much quickly that Shinichi is in London too. She asks some Londoners about a Japanese boy, and they give her directions, without specifying it was actually a 7-year-old they saw. In a phone booth, Conan takes the pill originally meant for his return trip to Tokyo in order to conceal his identity from Ran. During this time, he manages to confess his feelings to her. Luckily for Conan, Ai asks Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo, his parents, to go to London and give him a 3rd pill, as she guessed he would have used his spare one for Ran.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

As much depicted in all the different times Conan actually uses the antidote, the effects last 24 hours, and a second pill will last for a much shorter duration, due to the fact that his immune system has registered the pill and will defend against it, thus allowing the pill to lose some of its effects. Since these 24-hour time limit and shortened time limit are always depicted in the times he uses the antidote, it much assumed that as long as Conan takes two or three only occasionally, the antidote will have the same effects.

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===

[[File:Ran and Conan.jpg|thumb|Ran holding Conan.]]
====Ran Mouri====
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Conan and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share a brother/sister kind of relationship. He calls her Ran-neechan. Although Conan has yet to reveal his real identity to Ran, they do have a tight bond. They do a lot of activities together such as swimming, going to the movies or festivals, and more. It is even likely that Ran unconsciously knows that Conan actually ''is'' Shinichi, even though she seems reluctant to follow that notion. Ran told Conan that if only he is Shinichi on Episode 308.
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[[File:Kogoro noticing Conan in the car.jpg|thumb|Kogoro noticed Conan in the car.]]

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] often seems to find Conan to be a nuisance when around or on a case as Conan would often do or say unexpected things and act out of his own will just as much as a child would do (often done on purpose by Conan to look this way).
Although in most cases Conan merely sees Mouri as a drunk idiot, he often is impressed when Kogoro actually gets the case right, and will occasionally back off from the case when he sees that Kogoro is actually placing effort.
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====Yukiko and Yuusaku Kudo====
Conan's parents, [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], like to push their child towards becoming an even better detective. They enjoy giving out challenges and sometimes without letting Conan know who's giving them: they disguised once to simulate a case and force Conan to discover their identities by his own means.

Yukiko loves to meddle in Conan's (and Shinichi's) love life as she will often make allusions such as Ran being her possible future daughter-in-law or Ai and Ayumi having feelings for Conan. He doesn't usually pay much attention to them. Once she has mentioned that Ai has romantic feelings for him because she looked at him ten times, saying that the only time a girl would do that is if she likes the boy or the boy has something on his face. Conan simply pushes it off as Ai checking on her "lab mouse," but at night, in bed, Conan asks Ai if he has something on his face.

Conan's mother helped him out once to keep his secret identity from being exposed to Ran by creating an alibi for him.
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[[image:Agasa_and_Conan_investigating.png|thumb|right|Conan investigates with Agasa.]]
====Professor Agasa====
Conan treats [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] as a member of his own family, like an uncle. Due to the fact that they both share the secret behind Shinichi's transformation and knowledge about the Black Organization, Conan often comes to him when in trouble or seeking for help. He was the one who created most of Conan's gadgets, including his power shoes and tracking glasses.
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[[image:Heiji teasing Conan.jpg|thumb|right|Heiji teasing Conan.]]
====Heiji Hattori====
When they first meet, Conan and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] seem bound to become lifelong rivals. However, after discovering Conan's real identity, Heiji starts to act almost like an older brother towards him. Since then the two have become rather close friends, though Conan often seems to find Heiji more of an annoyance then anything, due to his dangerous habit of calling Conan 'Kudo' when others are present.
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=== The Detective Boys ===
[[File:Conan and Ai.jpg|thumb|Conan and Ai investigating]]
====Ai Haibara====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it; indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's Mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.
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====Ayumi Yoshida====

Conan grows to respect the little girl in his class for her sharp wit and observational skills, along with the other members of the [[Detective Boys]]. Although [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] clearly seems to like Conan, the latter does not return her feelings.

====Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya & Genta Kojima====

[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] sees Conan as a model, someone he looks up to. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], and more so Mitsuhiko, are often impressed by Conan's vast knowledge and incredible deduction skills.

They both become quite jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi shows gestures of affection towards him (usually a small kiss on the cheek). They would run after Conan shouting how "unfair" it is.

=== Law enforcement ===
====Police====
With the exception of a few inspectors, most listen to the little clues that Conan points out. After a while, Conan gets the attention of the whole Tokyo police department for noticing things even pros miss.
====FBI====
The FBI is one of the few minority that Conan acts normally around. Conan seems to place trust in the FBI, and occasionally help in their operations.
====Jodie Starling====
Jodie nicknamed Conan "Cool Kid" and Conan (despite being wary when he first met her) now places complete trust in Jodie. Jodie has also called Conan, informing of a new BO member, Bourbon.
====Shuichi Akai====
Akai has been shown to respect Conan's detective skills. It may not take long before Akai figures out Conan and Shinichi are one and the same. Conan once says to Akai, "I'm glad you're an ally."

=== The Black Organization ===
====Gin and Vodka====
Even though [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] do not yet know who's stopping their operations, [[Gin]] has been shown to be curious who "that guy" is, "that guy" being Conan. [[Gin]] has tried to catch a glimpse of Conan's face in a helicopter in [[The Raven Chaser]], but failed after Conan successfully downed the helicopter. Conan seems to have a very bitter hatred towards them, and this only increases as more people are targeted by the BO.
====Vermouth====
[[Vermouth]] seems to has great personal interest in Conan, constantly calling him as the Black Organization 'Silver Bullet'. She also often protects Conan probably because when she was disguising as a serial killer in New York, she was saved by Conan (Shinichi at the time) and Ran. Conan does not, however, seems to react strongly when she is mentioned. He also seems to consider her less of a threat, and may or may not know that Vermouth knows his identity.

=== Others ===
====Kaitou Kid====
Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

In the movies, it is implied that Kid knows Conan's identity; he even helps Conan maintain his cover by disguising himself as Shinichi so that a suspicious Ran would stop suspecting Conan. However, this has not been confirmed by Gosho Aoyama, nor has it been implied in the manga.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
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There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity. None of them have ever betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] of the Black Organization also knows about Conan's secret. Later in the Episode 508 of the Anime, [[Eisuke Hondou]] confirms Conan's identity as [[Shinichi Kudo]] straight from him.

The 3rd, 8th and 14th movies also demonstrate that Kaito Kid apparently knows Conan's identity and acts to protect it. However, this has yet to be backed up by the original artist, Gosho Aoyama, in the manga or (as would follow) the anime main series.

== Gadgets ==
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Conan placed 3rd in the poll with 866 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Gosho Aoyama (and Shinichi, in the story) got the name 'Conan Edogawa' from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories, and Edogawa Ranpo, a Japanese mystery fiction writer.
**Fun fact: The author known as Edogawa Ranpo got this pen name from a transliteration of "Edgar Allan Poe." Pronouncing Poe's name in a Japanese accent sounds like 'Edogawa Ranpo.'

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Edogawa Conan, tantei sa|(Conan Edogawa, detective!)}}}}
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Ran, If we die, we die together...|[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' After all, I'm the guy who's been breaking [[Ran Mouri|her]] heart by making her wait an eternity... even though I'm always by her side.}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' I'll protect you...}}

== Trivia ==
*[[Image:Conan_singing.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Conan sings in the Karaoke.]] Conan has been shown (more prominently in the manga) to have ''perfect'' pitch. In Episode 11: The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case, he knows that the piano is in tune and deciphers a message at the end just by listening to the notes that are played. In the twelfth Detective Conan movie [[Full Score of Fear]], Haibara directly described Shinichi Kudo as perfect-pitched at the last scenes. He also manages to replicate and sing dial tones for a phone, showing that the reason he can't sing, instead of him being tone-deaf, as most think, is because he simply doesn't have ''relative'' pitch.

*Conan's bad singing came to light as a joke after the anime began airing because Conan's voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] is a well-known singer. In [[Volume 15]] of the manga, Takayama herself is kidnapped and Conan, who sounds similar to her, tries to take her place at a concert. However, Conan learns that despite having similar voices, they sound completely different when it comes to singing.<ref>[[Volume 15|Volume 15, Files 144-146: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref>

*The Japanese word 'konnan' (pronounced the same as 'Conan') means 'difficulty' or 'distress.'

*Conan has been noted to using the expression "Ah-le-le?", something that is usually said by Japanese gradeschoolers. The expression was even said by Kogoro in Episode 317 out of irritation to Conan.

* Conan/Shinichi and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share the same blood type.

*[[Conan]]'s first videoke scene spotted at Episode 81,As on that episode his voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] voiced him and Takayama herself too.

*He owns two cellphones, the one he uses as Conan and one that he uses as Shinichi. He is also shown using different kinds of cellphones throughout the series.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Conan|Edogawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|كونان 　Konan|أدوجاوا Edojawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|코난 Konan|애도가와<ref>In the Korean version, Conan was never given a last name, possibly because his original last name, Edogawa, has 4 syllables, where all last names in Korean must be one syllable.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|柯南　Kenan|江戸川Jiang hu chuan}}
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== See also ==
* [[Mouri Family]]
* [[Kudo Family]]
* [[Characters]]

==References==
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Shinichi Kudo

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Waffles: /* Transformations back into Shinichi */

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| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'7")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at Teitan Elementary. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Yet despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, facial structures, and blue eyes. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene,basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport.In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at football, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process.

Though Shinich is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Shinichi-niichan || Conan-kun Kid in the Glasses
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Shinichi Deduction freak Mystery Geek || Ran {{Bracket|Rach|(English Dub)}}
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| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Tantei-bouzu (Detective Boy) || Occhan
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Shinichi-niichan || ???
|-
| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Shinichi-niichan || ???
|-
| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Shinichi-niichan || ???
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Kudo-kun || Haibara
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Shin-chan Shinichi || Kaa-san (Mom)
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Shinichi(-kun) || Agasa-hakase (Prof. Agasa) Hakase (Professor)
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Shinichi-kun || Sonoko
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kudo || Hattori
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Kudo-kun || ???
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| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] || Kudo-kun || Megure-keibu (Inspector Megure)
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| [[File:Sharon Vineyard 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Cool Guy || Vermouth
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== Plot Overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>
====Antidotes====
{{Main|Antidote (prototype)}}
In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using an [[Antidote (prototype)]] that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Shinichi Kudo, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Haibara's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book| last=Aoyama| first=Gosho| title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo ====
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. He also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, four years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*In Japanese etymology, the name Shinichi means "one truth", which Shinichi occasionally uses as a motto, or more specifically, "There is only one truth" or in the English version, "Only one truth prevails".{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=10|publisher=Viz Media|date=1996-18-01|isbn=1-4215-0316-6|chapter=File 3|language=English|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

== Quotes ==
===General===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}
===Specific===
{{cquote|''(Shinichi confessing to Ran)'' You're a tough, troublesome case, you know! With all these distracting emotions...Even if I were Holmes it'd still be impossible to figure out! The heart of a woman whom one loves...How can anyone accurately deduce that?}}
=== Quotes to Shinichi ===
{{cquote|''(Akimoto tells Shinichi)'' You're gonna be a great detective.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'7")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at Teitan Elementary. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Yet despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, facial structures, and blue eyes. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene,basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport.In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at football, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process.

Though Shinich is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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== Plot Overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>

{{Main|Antidote (prototype)}}
In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using an [[Antidote (prototype)]] that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Shinichi Kudo, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Haibara's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
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[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book| last=Aoyama| first=Gosho| title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo ====
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. He also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, four years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*In Japanese etymology, the name Shinichi means "one truth", which Shinichi occasionally uses as a motto, or more specifically, "There is only one truth" or in the English version, "Only one truth prevails".{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=10|publisher=Viz Media|date=1996-18-01|isbn=1-4215-0316-6|chapter=File 3|language=English|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

== Quotes ==
===General===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}
===Specific===
{{cquote|''(Shinichi confessing to Ran)'' You're a tough, troublesome case, you know! With all these distracting emotions...Even if I were Holmes it'd still be impossible to figure out! The heart of a woman whom one loves...How can anyone accurately deduce that?}}
=== Quotes to Shinichi ===
{{cquote|''(Akimoto tells Shinichi)'' You're gonna be a great detective.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Jimmy|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shinichi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shinichi/Shininchi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Shinichi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shinichi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shinichi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|سنشي 　Sinshi|كودو Kodo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|도일Doyle|남 Nam}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|新一 Xinyi|工藤Gongteng}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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[[Category:High school detectives]]
[[Category:High school students]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

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{{Characters}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T07:04:00Z

Waffles: /* Quotes */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}
{{charquote|Taking one too many will thus render it [the pill] useless.||[[Ai Haibara]], convincing Conan}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T07:02:11Z

Waffles: /* Main ingredients */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added, making the drug a very dangerous one if it were to be ingested for the very first time.

The known ingredients are:
*[[Baijiu]] enzyme extracts
*Rum cake enzyme extracts
*[[APTX 4869]] powder extracts and parts

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T03:53:20Z

Waffles: /* See also */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==Quotes==
{{charquote|Give.||[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], asking Haibara for more and more pills.<ref>[[Volume 26]]</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T03:51:28Z

Waffles: /* Other times */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab and massive supply of ingredients, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

[[Image:Agasa's house.JPG|thumb|250px|Agasa's residence, where Haibara makes the antidote - not a very proper lab, as compared to the one she used while with the BO.]]

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T03:44:02Z

Waffles:

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used [[baijiu]] (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
[[Image:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|250px|The main ingredient for the antidote is extracts of this [[baijiu]].]]
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Paikaru

2011-08-27T03:40:37Z

Waffles: /* APTX antidote */

[[File:Baijiu.jpg|thumb|upright|right|alt=Baijiu|A bottle of Baijiu]]'''''Baijiu''''' (Chinese: [[wikt:白酒|白酒]]; pinyin: báijiǔ), or '''''shaojiu''''' ([[wiktionary:烧|烧]][[wiktionary:酒|酒]]) is a Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage. The name ''baijiu'' literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits". It is a temporary antidote for [[APTX 4869]], temporarily reverting [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Shiho Miyano]] to their teenager forms. Unfortunately, it only appears to work once.

==Etymology and production==
{{main|e1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu Baijiu]}}
''Baijiu'' is often mistakenly translated as "wine" or "white wine," but it is actually a [[wikipedia:distilled beverage|distilled]] liquor, generally about 80 to 120 [[wikipedia:Proof (alcohol)|proof]], or 40-60% alcohol by volume (ABV).

[[wikipedia:Baijiu|''Baijiu'']] is a clear drink usually distilled from [[wikipedia:sorghum|sorghum]], although sometimes other grains may be used; ''baijiu'' varieties produced in southern China are typically made from glutinous rice, while those from northern China are generally made of sorghum, [[wikipedia:wheat|wheat]], [[wikipedia:barley|barley]], [[wikipedia:millet|millet]], or occasionally [[wikipedia:Job's tears|Job's tears]].

The japanese translation is パイチュウ (Paichuu).

==Appearance in DC==
Baijiu appears in Volume 10/File 2/Page 9 (File 92, Heiji's introduction) and Volume 24/File 10/Page 9 (File 241, Haibara in Haido City Hotel) as 白乾児 (pronounced パイカル, or Paikaru). A clearer picture of the bottle exists on Volume 10/File 6/Page 9, where the English "Bai Ganr" is barely legible above the Japanese.
===Speculation about the origins of the alcohol===
The label on the bottle is written in a mixture of Japanese and Chinese:
:白乾児 is Japanese; In Chinese it would be 白乾兒 in traditional, 白干儿 in simplified
:古法乾式 is not standard Chinese/does not mean anything in Chinese
:芳香千里 however IS a Chinese phrase in common use, meaning roughly "renowned for its taste"
This strongly suggests the bottle was imported by a Japanese company, vs. the alcohol having come directly from China through other means.

==APTX antidote==
{{Main|Antidote (prototype)}}
The baijiu gave [[Conan]] and [[Haibara]] a limited time (maybe 15 to 30 minutes) reversion to adult form. Unlike Haibara's later temporary antidotes, the baijiu took a considerable time before it began to work, and only then after making their respective colds much worse. The transformation and reversion are heralded by repeated bouts of sharp chest pain centered over the heart which become more frequent as the transformation draws near. In the short time Conan and Haibara were in their adult forms, they were unwell, sweating, and breathing heavily. After the reversion back to child form, both Conan and Haibara seemed more taxed and ill than they started.

The baijiu antidote seems to be one time use only, as Haibara says that the body builds a resistance to the baijiu that makes it no longer work. Additionally, it may only work when the drinker is sick and thus has a weakened immune system as both Conan and Haibara used it while sick with colds. Haibara speculated there was some [[wiki:enzyme|enzyme]] in the baijiu which enabled the change.

===Case of the Murdered Diplomat and the Library Murder Case===
[[Heiji Hattori]] gives [[Conan]] a cup of baijiu as a remedy for his cold, causing Conan to change back into [[Shinichi]] in the middle of a murder case investigation. He manages to solve the case and escapes before changing back into Conan. Later Conan tries to use the baijiu to change back but finds it no longer works. It may have failed because Conan was no longer afflicted with a cold, but Haibara also considers that that his body built up a resistance to the baijiu after using it once.

===Reunion with the Black Organization===
[[Haibara]] drinks baijiu at Conan's prompting in order to escape the locked alcohol storage room [[Pisco]] had trapped her in at the [[Haido City Hotel]]. She is able to scale the chimney in her adult form to leave the locked room. Her half-drunken left-behind bottle is noticed by Vodka, but neither he nor Gin realize its purpose. After being confronted by [[Gin]] on the roof, she falls back down the chimney and turns back into Haibara. Pisco sees her reversion, but is unable to tell anyone before Gin kills him.

==Trivia==
*In an interview in Conan Drill<ref name=conandrill>{{cite web|url=http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-4-4officialbook.html|title=コナンドリル　オフィシャル・ブック (''Conan Drill Official Book'')}}</ref>, Aoyama claims that the name of the alcohol comes from the name of a villain in ''Lupin III''.

==References==
<References/>

[[Category:Objects]][[Category:APTX 4869 antidotes]]

Prototype antidote

2011-08-27T03:38:43Z

Waffles: /* Main ingredients */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used baiju (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
Other than extracts of baijiu, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Shinichi Kudo

2011-08-27T03:36:10Z

Waffles: /* The Detective Boys */

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| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'7")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at Teitan Elementary. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Yet despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, facial structures, and blue eyes. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene,basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport.In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at football, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process.

Though Shinich is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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== Plot Overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>

In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using a prototype that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Kudou Shinichi, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Ai's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa | Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
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[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book| last=Aoyama| first=Gosho| title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo ====
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Professor Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Dr Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Dr Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. Dr Agasa also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, four years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*In Japanese etymology, the name Shinichi means "one truth", which Shinichi occasionally uses as a motto, or more specifically, "There is only one truth" or in the English version, "Only one truth prevails".{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=10|publisher=Viz Media|date=1996-18-01|isbn=1-4215-0316-6|chapter=File 3|language=English|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

== Quotes ==
===General===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}
===Specific===
{{cquote|''(Shinichi confessing to Ran)'' You're a tough, troublesome case, you know! With all these distracting emotions...Even if I were Holmes it'd still be impossible to figure out! The heart of a woman whom one loves...How can anyone accurately deduce that?}}
===Quotes To Him===
{{cquote|''(Akimoto tells Shinichi)'' You're gonna be a great detective.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
==In other languages==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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Prototype antidote

2011-08-26T17:01:13Z

Waffles: /* Ceasing effects */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used baiju (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
Other than extracts of baiju, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|290px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.

==Dosages and ingestions==

=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-26T16:59:04Z

Waffles: /* Usage */

'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used baiju (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
Other than extracts of baiju, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
===Dosages===
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
===Ceasing effects===
[[Image:Shinichi and Haibara.jpg|thumb|290px|Shinichi turning back to Conan, feeling intense heat and pain in the chest. Haibara is right behind him.]]
When the effects start to cease and Shinichi's about to turn back to Conan, he will feel intense heat, pain in chest, most likely because his bone, muscle and other cells are burning again. He will then turn back to a feverish and perspiring Conan, and will feel uncomfortable plus a bit unwell.
=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-26T16:53:07Z

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'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used baiju (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
Other than extracts of baiju, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Conan.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

Prototype antidote

2011-08-26T16:48:29Z

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'''Antidote (prototype)''' is a type of antidote meant specially for [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to revert the APTX 4869's body-reducing effects temporarily. It was created by [[Shiho Miyano]], the original creator of the APTX 4869, who used baiju (Chinese alcohol) as a main ingredient after Shinichi had told her about the baiju's effects.

==Description==
[[Image:APTX 4869.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The apoxtoxin the baiju-filled antidote is supposed to repel.]]

It is widely known that Shinichi has taken this antidote a number of times, usually twice every few hundred cases, occasionally that means, and the effects remain: back to Shinichi for 24 hours, return to Conan. Second dose: back to Shinichi for shortened time.

Many fans guess that this antidote made by Ai is not a prototype, but fully developed, with time limit side effects. This might be true, and the most likely reason she refrains from letting Shinichi take a lot or refrain from taking them herself is so they can stay away from the [[Black Organization|Black Organisation]] until they find a way to liquidate the syndicate.

==Main ingredients==
Other than extracts of baiju, not much is known about the antidote's ingredients. However, Shiho once mentioned about some parts of the APTX 4869 being added.

== Usage ==
According to Shiho, the first dosage will have its effects last for 24 hours, but the next dosage will be much shortened, due to the harmful chemicals in the antidote being recognised by Conan's immunity system. These two-dosage effects and side-effects stay consistent only if Conan takes them occassionally.
=== First time ===
When Ran had caught on to Shinichi's [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] identity secret, he had to find a way to make her think otherwise. Thus, Shiho (as [[Ai Haibara]]) helped him by coming up with an antidote, saying he had to take it at his own risk, because no one had tried it before - and hence he became the successful guinea pig. Ai went even further to dress up as Conan to appear at the same time with Shinichi, and Ran stopped suspecting him.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, Files 255-260]]</ref><ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 188-193: The Desperate Revival]]</ref>

=== Second time ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|250px|After this scene, comes to where Shinichi almost confesses, this time his body here with Heiji's cap only lasting four hours.]]
The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. Luckily so, it seemed, because it was during a case where an enemy, in plastic surgery disguise as Shinichi, tried to implicate Shinichi. And since he had taken the drug, he could defend himself. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran. The phrase of "It's always so close!" (which [[Gosho Aoyama]] uses quite frequently in love plots) can be read in the manga when he returns to his kiddo form of Conan.<ref>[[Volume 62|Volumes 62 & 63: Files 646-654]]</ref><ref>[[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|Episode 521]]</ref><ref>[[Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears|Episode 522]]</ref><ref>[[What She Truly Wants to Ask|Episode 523]]</ref>

=== Holmes' Revelation ===
Most recently, in London, Conan is given the antidote so he can fly to London, because the alias ''Conan Edogawa'' does not exist and has no passport. Haibara passes to Conan a second pill for the trip back to Japan. However, after Conan accidentally reveals Shinichi is in London, Shinichi (as Conan) is chased by Ran, who doesn't know she is actually chasing Conan, but thinks it's Shinichi she chased. Conan hides in the booth and ingests the return-trip pill, and walks out of the booth. A bawling Ran runs away, and Shinichi runs after her. He grabs her arm and pulls her in front of him at the Big Ben, and this time nothing stopped him from confessing his feelings, somehow.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|298px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Fortunately for Shinichi, after he turns back to Conan and apprehends the terrorist together with [[Minevra Glass]], his parents [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] appear, giving him the third pill under orders from Haibara. He then goes back to Japan.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

===Other times===
Haibara, due to not having a proper lab, cannot mass produce the antidote and thus, she makes mistakes sometimes and some of the antidotes Conan takes have very, very horrible side effects.

In most movies, taking the antidote will last the normal form of Shinichi for only at most two hours, and the one he took in OVA 9 made him fall into a coma, where he dreamt of him never being able to become Shinichi again, but remained Conan throughout ten years. When he woke up, he transformed back to Shinichi.

==See also==
*[[APTX 4869]]
*[[Shinichi Kudo]]
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Ai Haibara]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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'''APTX {{nihongo|4869|四八六九|Yon-Hachi-Roku-Kyuu}}''', code-named Prototype Detective, is a fictional toxin and derivative of an experimental formula of unknown purpose developed by [[Shiho Miyano]], which is used by the [[Black Organization]] as an untraceable, lethal poison. Right now, there is a prototype antidote for it, namely [[Antidote (prototype)]].
== Description ==
APTX is an abbreviation of "Apoptoxin," and, as the name implies, it involves the activation of [[wikipedia:apoptosis|apoptosis]]: the mechanism by which cells kill themselves. APTX contains ingredients which have other functions as well. It contains a component which activates [[wikipedia:telomerase|telomerase]]: an enzyme which lengthens the caps at the end of DNA whose length limits the number of times a cell can divide.

In practice, most of the time APTX 4869 works as a lethal poison. Gin says it can't be detected when used, possibly indicating it leaves few traces that forensic examination could uncover. However, in very rare cases, it causes the apoptosis of non-neural cells only and the apoptosis stabilizes at some point, causing the victim's apparent age to be decreased while leaving higher thought processes, memory, and personality unaltered. [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], the series' protagonist, is such a victim; later Shiho Miyano, who chooses to attempt suicide by using her own drug, was added to the known people to have survive after taking the APTX-4869 throughout the series.

== Reversing the effects ==
[[Image:APTX 4869 given to Shinichi.jpg|thumb|150px|Gin poisons Shinichi.]]
Throughout the series there are several instances in which the APTX was temporarily neutralized and Shinichi and Shiho were returned to their actual age forms. The main ingredient for this reversal is a component found in [[baijiu]], which Ai has already incorporated in a prototype antidote for the APTX.<ref>Manga Chapters 092-095: The Great Detective of the West</ref>

It is to note that in the instances where Shinichi or Shiho were successfully changed back, the recipient was suffering from a common cold while the component was ingested, indicating that the immune system somehow has to be taxed for the antidote to work.<ref>Manga Chapters 092-095: The Great Detective of the West</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 241: The Bullet from the Past</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 255-257: The School Play Case</ref> While not canon, ''[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]'' uses this idea as Conan is given a pill to give him the symptoms of a cold, while drinking baijiu.

Conan and Haibara briefly reverted to their true age while having rum cake (thought to contain among other things [[baijiu]]) in the live action ''[[Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization]]''.

== Speculation about the original intent ==
At first, it was revealed by Gin that the APTX 4869 was a poison to kill people who know too much about the Black Organisation. He used Shinichi as a guinea pig. Shiho Miyano said that she didn't intend to create a poison,<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, page 9</ref> which suggests that APTX 4869 was originally developed with a different goal in mind. It probably was just a useful side effect that the current prototype kills while leaving no trace in the victim’s body, and was thus employed as a poison - a usage which Haibara detests.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 9</ref> Additionally APTX4869 is nicknamed the "''incomplete'' detective" by the Organization, which means its true purpose has not yet been achieved.

===Immortality/anti-aging===
One possibility is that the goal of the APTX 4869 is to develop a therapy which will cause immortality, stall or reverse the effects of aging, or extend a human's lifespan. The de-aging effect that occurred when Shinichi and Haibara took APTX 4869 probably indicates the main intent of the drug's development. After [[Pisco]] saw Haibara shrink back to her child form, he commented that he was impressed she had developed the drug to that point, implying that deaging is in the right direction.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, pg 9</ref> Supporting this is Ai’s line, "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref> APTX 4869 is the only known intersection between Shinichi and the B.O.; meaning that Shinichi's de-aging made him relevant to the Black Organization's project.

According to Haibara’s description about APTX 4869<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 10</ref>, APTX4869 activates [[wiki:telomerase|telomerase]], an enzyme which can increase the number of times a cell can divide, and therefore affect a cell's lifespan and “reproductive potential”. The goal of this might be to revert all non-neural cells to a "youthful", high reproductive potential state. [[Vermouth|Vermouth's]] unnatural youth is another indicator that the Organization may be involved in research towards extending lifespan, halting aging, or rejuvenating the body.

The goal of the antagonists in ''[[Magic Kaito]]'' is pursuing immortality, via the [[Pandora Gem]], but it is unclear whether if the organization in Magic Kaito is the same one as the Black organization.

===Raising the dead===
The original purpose of APTX 4869 might be to raise the dead. Once when Conan asked Haibara directly what APTX 4869 was meant to do she replied, "It's a nostrum to raise the dead. I wonder if that answer is satisfactory?"<ref name=384p8>Manga Volume 32, File 8, page 8: "The Old Picture"</ref> It is not known, however, if her comment was merely a bluff intended to provoke Conan into revealing what he had been up to, rather than a serious statement of the purpose of the drug.

== References ==
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Shinichi Kudo

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{{InfoBox Char
| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'7")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at Teitan Elementary. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Yet despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, facial structures, and blue eyes. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene,basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport.In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at football, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process.

Though Shinich is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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== Plot Overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>

In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using a prototype that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Kudou Shinichi, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Ai's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa | Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
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[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book| last=Aoyama| first=Gosho| title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo ====
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Professor Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Dr Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Dr Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. Dr Agasa also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, seven years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*In Japanese etymology, the name Shinichi means "one truth", which Shinichi occasionally uses as a motto, or more specifically, "There is only one truth" or in the English version, "Only one truth prevails".{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=10|publisher=Viz Media|date=1996-18-01|isbn=1-4215-0316-6|chapter=File 3|language=English|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

== Quotes ==
===General===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}
===Specific===
{{cquote|''(Shinichi confessing to Ran)'' You're a tough, troublesome case, you know! With all these distracting emotions...Even if I were Holmes it'd still be impossible to figure out! The heart of a woman whom one loves...How can anyone accurately deduce that?}}
===Quotes To Him===
{{cquote|''(Akimoto tells Shinichi)'' You're gonna be a great detective.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
==In other languages==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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Conan Edogawa

2011-08-25T22:30:20Z

Waffles: /* Shinichi did confess to Ran, but I figured the confession should not be placed here. */

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| name = Conan Edogawa
| japanese-name = 江戸川コナン (Edogawa Konan)
| english-name = Conan Edogawa
| image = Conan Edogawa Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD38>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = Unknown<ref name="CD38">Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| weight = 18 kg<ref name="CD38" /> (39 lbs)
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name="CD38" />
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Cool Kid ([[Jodie Starling]]) Cool Guy ([[Vermouth]]) Silver Bullet-kun ([[Vermouth]]) Glasses Kid ([[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]]) Holmes' Apprentice ([[Apollo Glass|Apollo]] & [[Minerva Glass|Minerva]] Glass)
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Conan Edogawa Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 583 (one solved by Ran)
| japanese-voice = [[Minami Takayama]]
| english-voice = [[Alison Viktorin]]
| drama-actor = [[Nao Fujisaki]] [[Minami Takayama]] (voice)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Conan Edogawa|江戸川コナン|Edogawa Konan}}''' is the alias used by [[Shinichi Kudo]] in his shrunken form. Indeed, he took the appearance of a 7 year old boy after being forced to swallow a poison, a prototype called [[APTX 4869]], by two men in black later revealed to be members of the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]]</ref> Besides his changed appearance, the poison did not inflict any other damage and therefore he still has the brain and mind of an adult. He's able to use his gifted powers of deduction to solve cases and eventually close in on the Black Organization in the hope of finding an antidote to the APTX 4869.

Conan is often treated as a separate character from Shinichi by fans, and often viewed as the main character of the series while Shinichi is viewed as a recurring character. He has become a popular figure in Japan and even appeared at numerous occasions in different anime series (i.e. mainly cameo appearances) as well as other medias.

== Background ==
''Conan Edogawa'' is [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s alter ego. He did not exist prior to the chain of events, involving members of the [[Black Organization]], that led [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] to transform back into a child.

=== The Transformation ===
[[Image:APTX 4869 given to Shinichi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Shinichi being poisoned.]]
At the beginning of the series, [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to [[Setting#Tropical_Land|Tropical Land]], a local theme park, to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1" /> As they are leaving, Shinichi witnesses a suspicious exchange between an unknown man and a man in black in a secluded area just outside the park. As he leaves her to investigate, Ran feels like she's seeing Shinichi for the last time (which will happen to have been somewhat of a premonition). While spying on the suspicious men, Shinichi does not notice another man in black, who knocks him out from behind and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]]. They then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurred. It shrinks his body back to that of his six-year-old self.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> In desperation and confusion, Shinichi heads back to his house and runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]]. After a few attempts at proving he's in fact Shinichi, he finally succeeds in convincing the Professor. The latter warns him he must keep his identity secret as the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they learn the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>
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=== Taking a new identity ===
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa after [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]], owns a Detective Agency which may allow him to run into a case involving the Black Organization.

=== Creation of the Detective Boys ===
He is enrolled at Teitan Elementary to further protect his identity and makes friends with [[Ayumi Yoshida]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]], and [[Genta Kojima]], who create the ''[[Detective Boys]]'' not long after.<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref>

[[Image:Conan Stuns Kogoro.jpg|200px|thumb|Conan stuns Kogoro with his wristwatch, ready to solve a case!]]
=== Solving cases ===
As Conan, Shinichi helps Ran's father solve cases by putting him to sleep and simulating Kogoro's voice using the special bowtie gadget Dr. Agasa made for him. By solving cases one after the other, he helps build up Kogoro's reputation who will later on be referred to as "Sleeping Kogoro". He also spends a good amount of time with his Detective Boys fellows and solves many small cases with them and sometimes in the company of Dr. Agasa. In some situations, when there's only Ran, Sonoko and himself, he will target Sonoko instead to solve the case at hand. Because of that, Sonoko eventually becomes another rather well-known "sleeping" detective though it's within a much smaller circle (the investigation team and her friends). In recent files Conan has solved the case as himself then claimed afterwards that 'Shinichi-niichan told him it'.

== Personality ==
As Conan, Shinichi tries to behave like a child. He refers to Ran as "Ran-neechan" (''nee-chan'' meaning older sister, a common nickname Japanese children give to teenagers and young adults they look up to), and refers to Shinichi as "Shinichi-niichan" (''nii-chan'' meaning older brother). He also refers to Kogoro as "Oji-san" or "Occhan" (both meaning Uncle), although he also does this as Shinichi. As Shinichi, he refers to Conan as usually "Conan-kun" or the "Kid in the Glasses". Shinichi treats Conan as a seperate person completely, thinking for example, "changing back into Conan".

[[File:Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.jpg|thumb|195px|left|Ran telling Conan she likes Shinichi.]]
Conan remains very close to Ran, who in return is very protective of him. However, because Ran is unaware of his true identity, Conan often finds himself in awkward situations with her, such as when she confessed her feeling for Shinichi to him and when she made him bathe with her at a hot spring. Also, when Conan sees parts of Ran he not supposed to see, he has nosebleeds.

He will often speak in a child-like tone of voice when dealing with adults, but he often gets caught up in the current case and begins speaking like an adult and talk about things most children would be ignorant to. When this happens, he often tries to pass it off as "something [he] heard on TV". [[File:Conan, Tome, and Chiba.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Conan whispers to [[Officer Chiba|Chiba]] and [[Officer Tome|Tome]].]] Likewise, he makes no effort to hide his love for [[Sherlock Holmes]] and soccer, so if he talks about either subject in too much detail, he tries to escape suspicion by saying it was something Shinichi told him about. Although as the series has progressed the adults around him have become more used to his "being quite smart for a child", causing him to behave more like himself around them, he still tries to pass as a normal child. The only police officers with whom Conan can speak in a professional manner are the [[FBI]], especially [[Jodie Starling]], [[Shuichi Akai]], [[James Black]], and Inspector [[Kansuke Yamato]] of the Nagano Police, who all suspect that there is more to Conan than meets the eye.

Conan tends to act more like himself around the [[Detective Boys]], even to the point that they find it odd when he acts like a child around adults. He will often play games like baseball with the Detective Boys, but he is too used to soccer to perform well. He will even try using soccer techniques such as kicking in games that do not call for it. Because he is unfamiliar with popular games and TV shows, Genta and the others tend to think of him as dumb. This annoys Conan so much that he will secretly watch TV in the living room after Kogoro and Ran go to sleep to get more "practice" in.

It can be noted that Conan shows flexibility as the anime progresses. This is also mentioned in a non-canonical mention in Movie 13, when Ai remarks "Only Edogawa-kun and monkeys can climb a tree like that", and several other scenes.

== Appearance ==
[[Image:Conan white bow tie.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Conan wearing a white version of his voice-changing bow tie.]]
Conan has Dark Brown hair which mostly hangs downwards just above his blue eyes, but there are also a few strands that stick up at the front and back of his head. Conan's usual outfit consists of a blue suit jacket with a single button and a pair of shorts, even though he has taken to wearing more casual clothing as time goes on. He also wears a red bowtie and his dad's old glasses. Both these items were later specifically modified by Dr. Agasa to include a voice changer, microphone and homing device, to aid in Conan in his cases. His red runners have also been modified to harness electric and magnetic fields to stimulate pressure points on Conan's foot, greatly enhancing his kicking power.

== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Conan by his name suffixed with ''-kun'', or simply ''kid'', a lot of the characters have different ways of calling him due to the special relationships they share. The following is a list of the different appellations for Conan (and the ones Conan gives in return) encountered in the series.

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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Conan-kun Kid in the Glasses || Shinichi-niichan
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Conan-kun || Ran-neechan
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| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Brat Conan (rarely) || (Kogoro no-) Oji-san Occhan
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Conan-kun || Ayumi-chan
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| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Conan || Genta
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Conan-kun || Mitsuhiko
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Kudo-kun Edogawa-kun (around others) || Haibara
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Shin-chan Shinichi Conan-kun (around others) || Kaa-san (Mom) Oba-san (Aunt, much to her annoyance) One-san (big sister, changed by Shinichi after his mom gets really angry)
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Shinichi(-kun) Conan-kun || Agasa-hakase (Prof. Agasa) Hakase (Professor)
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Conan-kun Brat in the Glasses Chibi-chan || Sonoko-neechan
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kudo (privately, on accident) Kid Conan-kun || Hattori (privately) Heiji-niichan
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Conan-kun || Kazuha-neechan
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| [[File:Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg]] || [[Eri Kisaki]] || Conan-kun || Eri no Oba-san (Aunt Eri)
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| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] || Conan-kun || Megure-keibu (Inspector Megure)
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| [[File:Minerva Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Minerva Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Queen of the Grass Court
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| [[File:Apollo Glass.jpg|60px]] || [[Apollo Glass]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Glass-kun
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| [[File:Hades Sabara.jpg|60px]] || [[Holmes' Revelation|Hades Sabara]] || Holmes' Apprentice || Hades
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| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || Cool Kid Conan-kun Boss || Jodie-sensei
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || Boy || Akai-san
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| [[File:James Black 60px.jpg]] || [[James Black]] || Conan-kun Cool Guy || James-san
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| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Tantei-kun (Detective-kun) Meitantei || Kaitou Kid Kid Kaitou 1412 (first time)
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== Plot overview ==

=== Initial pursuit ===

After Shinichi becomes Conan, he sets out to find the men in black almost immediately. At the suggestion of Agasa, he moves in with Ran and Kogoro, hoping that cases related to them come by. Pretty soon, a case involving a woman name [[Akemi Miyano]] (using the alias Masami Hirota) appears. Akemi robs a bank for the men in black in the hopes that they will free her sister from their organization. Conan is unable to realize the case's connection to the organization until after the men in black have shot Akemi and left her for dead for trying to double cross them. In her dying moments, Akemi warns Conan of the danger of the organization.<ref>[[Volume 2#File 013 - The Missing Man|Volume 2, Files 13-16: "The Missing Man"]]</ref>

Conan runs across the men in black again on a bullet train, this time learning their codenames: [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]].

At a game convention, Conan meets a third man in black named [[Tequila]], only to have him killed in an explosion meant for someone else.

=== Introduction of Ai Haibara===

As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.<ref name="f178">[[Volume_18#File 178 - Code Name Sherry|Volume 18, File 178: "Code Name Sherry"]]</ref>

She is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness.

=== Meeting with the Organization ===

=== After Vermouth ===

=== The Phone Number of 'That Person' ===
After solving a case in a rich household, the culprit tells the phone number for the Leader of the Black Organization is the tune to the song of "[[Seven Children]]"

=== Returning Back To Shinichi ===

==== The First Comeback ====
Throughout the series Conan has returned back to normal. First he temporary returns to normal after drinking alcohol while infected with a cold.<ref>[[Diplomat Murder Case|Episodes 48-49: Diplomat Murder Case]].</ref>
He quickly turns back into Conan after solving the case. The next time was after taking the prototype antidote for APTX 4869.

==== Antidote Prototype ====
Ai has invented an antidote, just a prototype, for the APTX 4896 during later parts in the manga and anime, and Conan first used it in [[Volume 26]] to conceal his identity, preventing Ran from suspecting he is Shinichi any further. Ai disguised as Conan and appeared in front of the reverted Shinichi, cancelling out all of Ran's suspicions.<ref>[[The Desperate Revival|Episodes 191-193: The Desperate Revival]].</ref><ref>[[Volume 26#File 256 - Concealed Truth|Volume 26, Files 256-258: "Concealed Truth"]]</ref>

The antidote prototype was again taken, this time accidentally in place of cough syrup. It wore off 24 hours later, with Ai giving him another one to protect his identity. This time it wore off in a shortened 4 hours, once again interrupting the process of confession of feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 647 - The Lost Memory|Volumes 62-63, Files 647-654: "The Lost Memory"]]</ref>

During the Holmes' Revelation arc in London, Conan took an antidote so he can go overseas, because "Conan Edogawa" does not exist in real life, and has no passport. Soon in London, Ran deduces much quickly that Shinichi is in London too. She asks some Londoners about a Japanese boy, and they give her directions, without specifying it was actually a 7-year-old they saw. In a phone booth, Conan takes the pill originally meant for his return trip to Tokyo in order to conceal his identity from Ran. During this time, he manages to confess his feelings to her. Luckily for Conan, Ai asks Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo, his parents, to go to London and give him a 3rd pill, as she guessed he would have used his spare one for Ran.<ref>[[Holmes' Revelation|Episode 616-621]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 71#Following Holmes|Volume 71, Files 743-751]]</ref><ref>[[Volume 72#Following Holmes|Volume 72, File 752]]</ref>

As much depicted in all the different times Conan actually uses the antidote, the effects last 24 hours, and a second pill will last for a much shorter duration, due to the fact that his immune system has registered the pill and will defend against it, thus allowing the pill to lose some of its effects. Since these 24-hour time limit and shortened time limit are always depicted in the times he uses the antidote, it much assumed that as long as Conan takes two or three only occasionally, the antidote will have the same effects.

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===

[[File:Ran and Conan.jpg|thumb|Ran holding Conan.]]
====Ran Mouri====
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Conan and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share a brother/sister kind of relationship. He calls her Ran-neechan. Although Conan has yet to reveal his real identity to Ran, they do have a tight bond. They do a lot of activities together such as swimming, going to the movies or festivals, and more. It is even likely that Ran unconsciously knows that Conan actually ''is'' Shinichi, even though she seems reluctant to follow that notion. Ran told Conan that if only he is Shinichi on Episode 308.
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[[File:Kogoro noticing Conan in the car.jpg|thumb|Kogoro noticed Conan in the car.]]

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] often seems to find Conan to be a nuisance when around or on a case as Conan would often do or say unexpected things and act out of his own will just as much as a child would do (often done on purpose by Conan to look this way).
Although in most cases Conan merely sees Mouri as a drunk idiot, he often is impressed when Kogoro actually gets the case right, and will occasionally back off from the case when he sees that Kogoro is actually placing effort.
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====Yukiko and Yuusaku Kudo====
Conan's parents, [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], like to push their child towards becoming an even better detective. They enjoy giving out challenges and sometimes without letting Conan know who's giving them: they disguised once to simulate a case and force Conan to discover their identities by his own means.

Yukiko loves to meddle in Conan's (and Shinichi's) love life as she will often make allusions such as Ran being her possible future daughter-in-law or Ai and Ayumi having feelings for Conan. He doesn't usually pay much attention to them. Once she has mentioned that Ai has romantic feelings for him because she looked at him ten times, saying that the only time a girl would do that is if she likes the boy or the boy has something on his face. Conan simply pushes it off as Ai checking on her "lab mouse," but at night, in bed, Conan asks Ai if he has something on his face.

Conan's mother helped him out once to keep his secret identity from being exposed to Ran by creating an alibi for him.
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[[image:Agasa_and_Conan_investigating.png|thumb|right|Conan investigates with Agasa.]]
====Professor Agasa====
Conan treats [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] as a member of his own family, like an uncle. Due to the fact that they both share the secret behind Shinichi's transformation and knowledge about the Black Organization, Conan often comes to him when in trouble or seeking for help. He was the one who created most of Conan's gadgets, including his power shoes and tracking glasses.
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[[image:Heiji teasing Conan.jpg|thumb|right|Heiji teasing Conan.]]
====Heiji Hattori====
When they first meet, Conan and [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] seem bound to become lifelong rivals. However, after discovering Conan's real identity, Heiji starts to act almost like an older brother towards him. Since then the two have become rather close friends, though Conan often seems to find Heiji more of an annoyance then anything, due to his dangerous habit of calling Conan 'Kudo' when others are present.
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=== The Detective Boys ===
[[File:Conan and Ai.jpg|thumb|Conan and Ai investigating]]
====Ai Haibara====
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[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it; indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's Mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.
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====Ayumi Yoshida====

Conan grows to respect the little girl in his class for her sharp wit and observational skills, along with the other members of the [[Detective Boys]]. Although [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] clearly seems to like Conan, the latter does not return her feelings.

====Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya & Genta Kojima====

[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] sees Conan as a model, someone he looks up to. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], and more so Mitsuhiko, are often impressed by Conan's vast knowledge and incredible deduction skills.

They both become quite jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi shows gestures of affection towards him (usually a small kiss on the cheek). They would run after Conan shouting how "unfair" it is.

=== Law enforcement ===
====Police====
With the exception of a few inspectors, most listen to the little clues that Conan points out. After a while, Conan gets the attention of the whole Tokyo police department for noticing things even pros miss.
====FBI====
The FBI is one of the few minority that Conan acts normally around. Conan seems to place trust in the FBI, and occasionally help in their operations.
====Jodie Starling====
Jodie nicknamed Conan "Cool Kid" and Conan (despite being wary when he first met her) now places complete trust in Jodie. Jodie has also called Conan, informing of a new BO member, Bourbon.
====Shuichi Akai====
Akai has been shown to respect Conan's detective skills. It may not take long before Akai figures out Conan and Shinichi are one and the same. Conan once says to Akai, "I'm glad you're an ally."

=== The Black Organization ===
====Gin and Vodka====
Even though [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] do not yet know who's stopping their operations, [[Gin]] has been shown to be curious who "that guy" is, "that guy" being Conan. [[Gin]] has tried to catch a glimpse of Conan's face in a helicopter in [[The Raven Chaser]], but failed after Conan successfully downed the helicopter. Conan seems to have a very bitter hatred towards them, and this only increases as more people are targeted by the BO.
====Vermouth====
[[Vermouth]] seems to has great personal interest in Conan, constantly calling him as the Black Organization 'Silver Bullet'. She also often protects Conan probably because when she was disguising as a serial killer in New York, she was saved by Conan (Shinichi at the time) and Ran. Conan does not, however, seems to react strongly when she is mentioned. He also seems to consider her less of a threat, and may or may not know that Vermouth knows his identity.

=== Others ===
====Kaitou Kid====
Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

In the movies, it is implied that Kid knows Conan's identity; he even helps Conan maintain his cover by disguising himself as Shinichi so that a suspicious Ran would stop suspecting Conan. However, this has not been confirmed by Gosho Aoyama, nor has it been implied in the manga.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
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There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity. None of them have ever betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] of the Black Organization also knows about Conan's secret. Later in the Episode 508 of the Anime, [[Eisuke Hondou]] confirms Conan's identity as [[Shinichi Kudo]] straight from him.

The 3rd, 8th and 14th movies also demonstrate that Kaito Kid apparently knows Conan's identity and acts to protect it. However, this has yet to be backed up by the original artist, Gosho Aoyama, in the manga or (as would follow) the anime main series.

== Gadgets ==
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Conan placed 3rd in the poll with 866 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Gosho Aoyama (and Shinichi, in the story) got the name 'Conan Edogawa' from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories, and Edogawa Ranpo, a Japanese mystery fiction writer.
**Fun fact: The author known as Edogawa Ranpo got this pen name from a transliteration of "Edgar Allan Poe." Pronouncing Poe's name in a Japanese accent sounds like 'Edogawa Ranpo.'

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|{{bracket|Edogawa Conan, tantei sa|(Conan Edogawa, detective!)}}}}
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Ran, If we die, we die together...|[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' After all, I'm the guy who's been breaking [[Ran Mouri|her]] heart by making her wait an eternity... even though I'm always by her side.}}
{{cquote|''(Talking to Haibara)'' I'll protect you...}}

== Trivia ==
*[[Image:Conan_singing.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Conan sings in the Karaoke.]] Conan has been shown (more prominently in the manga) to have ''perfect'' pitch. In Episode 11: The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case, he knows that the piano is in tune and deciphers a message at the end just by listening to the notes that are played. In the twelfth Detective Conan movie [[Full Score of Fear]], Haibara directly described Shinichi Kudo as perfect-pitched at the last scenes. He also manages to replicate and sing dial tones for a phone, showing that the reason he can't sing, instead of him being tone-deaf, as most think, is because he simply doesn't have ''relative'' pitch.

*Conan's bad singing came to light as a joke after the anime began airing because Conan's voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] is a well-known singer. In [[Volume 15]] of the manga, Takayama herself is kidnapped and Conan, who sounds similar to her, tries to take her place at a concert. However, Conan learns that despite having similar voices, they sound completely different when it comes to singing.<ref>[[Volume 15|Volume 15, Files 144-146: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref>

*The Japanese word 'konnan' (pronounced the same as 'Conan') means 'difficulty' or 'distress.'

*Conan has been noted to using the expression "Ah-le-le?", something that is usually said by Japanese gradeschoolers. The expression was even said by Kogoro in Episode 317 out of irritation to Conan.

* Conan/Shinichi and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] share the same blood type.

*[[Conan]]'s first videoke scene spotted at Episode 81,As on that episode his voice actress [[Minami Takayama]] voiced him and Takayama herself too.

*He owns two cellphones, the one he uses as Conan and one that he uses as Shinichi. He is also shown using different kinds of cellphones throughout the series.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|كونان 　Konan|أدوجاوا Edojawa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|코난 Konan|애도가와<ref>In the Korean version, Conan was never given a last name, possibly because his original last name, Edogawa, has 4 syllables, where all last names in Korean must be one syllable.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|柯南　Kenan|江戸川Jiang hu chuan}}
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== See also ==
* [[Mouri Family]]
* [[Kudo Family]]
* [[Characters]]

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| japanese-name = 工藤新一 (Kudō Shin'ichi)
| english-name = Jimmy Kudo
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| image = Shinichi Kudo Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref name=CD41>Conan Drill Page 41</ref>, 6-7 as Conan<ref>Conan Drill Page 38</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm<ref name=CD41/> (5'7")
| weight = Unknown<ref name=CD41/>
| date-of-birth = May 4th<ref name=CD41/>
| relatives = [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother)
| nicknames = Detective Geek Detective of the East The savior of the police force Cool Guy ([[Jodie Starling]]) Shin-chan ([[Yukiko Kudo|his mother]]) Silver Bullet ([[Vermouth]]) The Heisei Holmes Kudo ([[Heiji Hattori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Shinichi Kudo Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 600+ (one case solved by Ran)
| keyhole = [[Volume 1]] [[Volume 62]] (Shiragami-sama)
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] [[Minami Takayama]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| drama-actor = [[Shun Oguri]] (1st) [[Junpei Mizobata]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi}} is the protagonist of the manga and anime. Viz romanized his original name as ''Shin'ichi Kudo'' while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as ''Shinichi Kudoh''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a fairly famous high school detective who frequently helps the Tokyo police solve murder mysteries.

One day, Shinichi brings his friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to a local theme park called [[Tropical Land]], to celebrate her victory in the Metropolitan Karate Championships. He later ends up solving a murder case there.<ref name="e1">[[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case]].</ref> As they are leaving, Shinichi heads off alone to follow a suspicious man in black, [[Vodka]], who was a suspect in the earlier murder. Shinichi witnesses a blackmail exchange between Vodka and a company president in a secluded area just outside the park, but is too engrossed to notice [[Gin]], Vodka's partner, sneak up from behind. Gin knocks him out and forces him to swallow a new experimental poison known as [[APTX 4869]], and they then leave him to die. However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs: his body shrinks into that of his six year-old self.<ref name="f2">[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 59: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> After escaping from well-meaning but skeptical park security, with nowhere else to go Shinichi heads home. He there runs into his next door neighbor and close family friend, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]], who warns him that he must keep his identity secret because the [[Black Organization]] will kill him and others associated with him should they discover the truth.<ref name="e2">[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case|Episode 2: Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]].</ref>

=== Conan Edogawa ===
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Investigating.jpg|120px|thumb|left|Conan Edogawa, the "small" Shinichi]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa}}
Shinichi comes up with the alias Conan Edogawa from [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Rampo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] and pretends to be a distant relative of Agasa's, who places Conan in Ran's care.<ref name="e2" /> Ran's father [[Kogoro Mouri]] owns a Detective Agency, which may allow Conan to run into a case involving the Black Organization. In the meantime, to protect his identity he is forced to play the part of a first-grader, including enrolling as a student at Teitan Elementary. Three classmates befriend him and pull him into creating the ''[[Detective Boys]]'',<ref>[[The Coded Map of the City Case|Episode 4: The Coded Map of the City Case]]</ref> after which he tries to keep them out of trouble between using Kogoro as a mouthpiece to solve crimes and searching for how to get his old life back.

== Personality ==
At the beginning of the series, Shinichi is a 16-year old<ref name="f2" /><ref>[[Volume 5#File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man|Volume 5, File 40, page 12: "The Mysterious... Bandaged Man"]]</ref> student at Teitan High School. He is already well-known as a brilliant young detective, the "Savior of the police force", for solving many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref name="e1" /> Shinichi was born to [[Yusaku Kudo]], a mystery writer, and [[Yukiko Kudo]], a former movie star.<ref>[[Volume 5#File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor|Volume 5, File 49, page 163: "An Unfamiliar Visitor"]]</ref> He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels.<ref name="f569">[[Volume 55#File 569 - The Mischievous Boy|Volume 55, Files 569-572: "The Mischievous Boy"]]</ref> Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205, pages 74-78: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref> Due to his genius and often blunt, informal approach, Shinichi can be rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder,<ref>[[Volume 26#File 258 - Momentary Rest|Volume 26, File 258, page 71: "Momentary Rest"]]</ref> and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. <ref>[[Volume 16#File 153 - Bonds of Flame|Volume 16, File 153: "Bonds of Flame"]]</ref> The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series.

Besides his intelligence, Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted at school but choosing to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right.<ref name="e1"/> Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing, but was revealed to have perfect pitch. <ref>[[Volume 15#File 144 - Their Voices Are Alike!?|Volume 15, File 144: "Their Voices Are Alike!?"]]</ref> He is also shown to play the violin in Movie 12, taking after his idol, Sherlock Holmes. He is well-educated in English, as he once conversed with and translated for an American diplomat, and later solved a case in London without evidence of any language barrier.<ref>[[Volume 21#File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber|Volume 21, File 205: "Midair Sealed Chamber"]]</ref><ref name="f743">[[Volume 71#File 743 - Holmes' Apprentice|Volumes 71-72, Files 743-752: "Holmes' Apprentice"]]</ref> Shinichi enjoys being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan-mail, and has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Yet despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends — Ran, Agasa, Heiji, Ai, and to some extent the other Detective Boys (and if you're really reaching, Kaitou Kid).

== Appearance and Skills ==
Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair, slightly paled skin, facial structures, and blue eyes. The only traits he doesn't share with his father is the mustache and round glasses. Besides his high school uniform, he also wears fine suits, with a tie, or regular clothing, which vary to his choice.

Shinichi skills as a detective are near the level of the greatest detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, which he's often nicknamed as the, "Modern Sherlock Holmes". He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any "strange points", in a case, that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. This comes from his photographic memory, of being able to remember every abstract of an investigation. Shinichi can also solve a complicated case, just by the littlest hints outside the crime scene,basically, he has the ability to "think out of the box". Shinichi also has knowledge over subjects that help him solve cases, that many people don't know of, this trait was probably because of his insistent reading as a child.

Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has amazing athletic ability, mostly from soccer, his favorite sport.In order to defend himself from criminals that would try and hurt him or those around him. Shinichi is very skilled at football, with only one kick, he's able to accurately shoot any small item, with enough force and power, to the intended target, often, leaving them unconscious in the process.

Though Shinich is 'Tone-Deaf', and can't sing, he has the ability of 'Perfect Pitch'. Also, to be like his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, he plays the violin. This was confirmed in movie 12 of the 'Full Score of Fear' when he played "Amazing Grace" for Ran. However, he is stumped on what Ran meant when she said, "He has a funny habit when he plays."

==Appellations==
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Shinichi-niichan || Conan-kun Kid in the Glasses
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Shinichi-niichan || ???
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== Plot Overview ==
Because the main plot revolves around the fact that Shinichi has become 'Conan' and is forced into hiding, Shinichi himself appears rarely in the series. However, Conan is frequently shown calling Ran using his voice-changing bow tie to sound like Shinichi. In these instances, it can be said that the character of Shinichi, albeit in the body of Conan, is appearing, since these phone conversations allow Shinichi to be himself, however briefly.

=== Transformations back into Shinichi ===
[[Image:Shinichi appears.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi appears to correct Hattori's deduction]]Shinichi appeared in the pilot episode, but by the end he had been transformed into Conan, thus beginning the series' plot.

His next appearance was in [[Volume 10]], when a strange detective from Osaka named [[Heiji Hattori]] arrived at Mouri Detective Agency looking for Shinichi in order to determine which of them was the better detective. A strange combination of having a cold and drinking [[baijiu]] that Heiji had brought along allowed Conan to briefly grow into Shinichi once again.<ref>[[Volume 10#File 092 - The Great Detective Of The West|Volume 10, Files 92-96: "The Great Detective Of The West"]]</ref>

In [[Volume 26]], Conan was able to become Shinichi using a prototype that [[Ai Haibara]] synthesized. As himself, he tried to surprise Ran by disguising himself as a character in her play, but was interrupted by a murder case and ended up revealing himself to his entire high school. [[Heiji Hattori]] covered for him and Shinichi was able to spend about 48 hours as himself, albeit with a brief collapse about halfway through, and turned back into Conan just as he seemed to be about to confess his feelings to Ran.<ref>[[Volume 26#File 254 - An Infatuated Heart|Volume 26, Files 254-260: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

Shinichi's next appearance was not until [[Volume 62]], when, while on a case with Heiji, Conan went missing and 'Shinichi' seemed to appear. However, the 'Shinichi' is actually someone who had gotten plastic surgery to look like Kudou Shinichi, and was actually trying to blame Kudo for a murder. Then the real Shinichi, who had been hiding in the forest until he could clear his name, appeared. It was revealed he had been temporarily restored by another of Ai's prototypes.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 646 - Village of Animosity|Volume 62, Files 646-651: "Village of Animosity"]]</ref> After the case, however, Shinichi transform back to Conan, but luckily, Haibara secretly followed him there and give him another antidote, saving him from revealing his identity to Kogoro, Ran and Kazuha. While driving home from the case, the group was stopped by another murder which Shinichi and Heiji investigated together, despite increasing pangs that warned of his iminent reversion to Conan. After the case resolved, Ran tried to stop Shinichi from leaving, saying she had something to tell him. Shinichi stopped her, saying "According to my deductions, what you have to say and what I have to say are the same thing." Ran seized his hand while he was transforming back into Conan, and though Haibara knocked her out with Conan's wristwatch, she refused to let go of his hand. Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa | Professor Agasa]] had to cut and re-pin Conan's shirt onto him because Ran was still clutching his hand.<ref>[[Volume 62#File 652 - The Thing She Really Wants to Ask|Volumes 62-63, Files 652-654: "The Thing She Really Wants to Ask"]]</ref>

Most recently, in [[Volume 71]], the Mouris and Conan were invited to England by a rich top-notch British woman, Diana Kingstone after Kogoro had found a cat under the table in Poirot Cafe, and it was revealed to be Diana's. However, since 'Conan Edogawa' doesn't have the proper credentials to fly internationally, Ai gave him a prototype pill that Shinichi and Agasa could fly low-profile to England on the same plane that Ran and Kogoro were flying. Ai gave him a second prototype pill for the return journey, but Conan used it while Ran was pursuing him. They came as close as they ever have to openly confessing their feelings for each other, Shinichi told Ran he loved her, but Shinichi soon fled to become Conan again. For the return trip to Japan, it was revealed that Ai had expected him to use his second pill, and had brought extras which allowed him to return to Japan. <ref name="f743" />

=== Flashback Appearances ===
Shinichi has appeared in several flashbacks, most notably the flashback of his trip to New York City with [[Ran Mouri | Ran]] when they were sixteen in [[Volume 35]]. There, they met [[Vermouth]] and [[Shuichi Akai]] for the first time.

In [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|Volume 55]], a flashback revealed that first-graders Shinichi and Ran had been given a riddle by the [[Kaitou Kid]], [[Toichi Kuroba]].<ref>[[Volume 53#File 550 - The Only Witness|Volume 53, Files 550-553: "The Only Witness"]]</ref>

=== Non-Canonical Appearances ===
In Movie 7, Heiji was injured and Kazuha kidnapped; her abductors threatened to kill her unless Heiji showed up for her. Believing Heiji to be unable to do so, Conan contacted Ai and asked if there was any way for him to briefly become Heiji. Ai gave him medicine to simulate the effects of a cold, then the same Chinese liquor that had changed him in his and Heiji's first manga appearance. Conan became Shinichi for approximately an hour, but according to Ai he was extremely weak and sick for the entire time.

In OVA 9, Conan takes another prototype antidote. However, it proves less effective than the prototype she used during the Desperate Revival arc; Conan became Shinichi, but only for a few hours, and remained in a feverish state, unable to wake up until he had reverted back to Conan. During his time unconscious, he had a vivid hallucination that he had grown to age 17 again as Conan and that Ran, aged 27, was about to marry [[Tomoaki Araide]].

== Relationships analysis ==
Since Shinichi is not featured as prominently as Conan throughout the series, only a few of his relationships with other characters have been substantially explored.

=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi and Ran]]
==== Ran Mouri ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Ran Mouri]] is Shinichi's childhood friend and canonical love interest. They have been friends and playmates since kindergarten<ref name="f569"/><ref>[[Volume 11#File 107 - The Two Mysteries|Volume 11, File 107: "The Two Mysteries"]]</ref>, though Shinichi's tendency to drag Ran along into minor trouble caused some censure from [[Eri Kisaki|her mother]]. Shinichi has liked Ran since at least the first year of middle school, and turned down any other potential love interests as a result, but she has never realized this.<ref>[[Volume 18#File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!?|Volume 18, File 175, page 92: "Unlock Your Heart!?"]]</ref> Shinichi was similarly oblivious to Ran's regard, until Ran confessed to Conan that despite his faults, which she is well aware of, she has liked Shinichi for some time.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2, page 64: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Shinichi has since confessed his feelings to Ran in the non-canon 4th movie 'Captured In Her Eyes' (which Ran mistook as his attempt to get her memories back), and made attempts to say something during temporary cures in the manga and anime, but cases always seem to interfere until the cure runs out. Shinichi since then has finally confessed to Ran in the case in London.<ref>[[Volume 72#File 752 - A Troublesome and Difficult Case|Volume 72, File 752, page 14: "A Troublesome and Difficult Case"]]</ref>

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo]] somewhat and somehow confesses his feelings for [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to her under the Big Ben in London, during the Holmes' Revelation Arc.]]

Shinichi's initial disappearance troubled Ran to the point of insomnia and nearly going to the police. Since then, Shinichi sometimes calls Ran over the telephone and imitates his normal voice with the voice-changing bowtie so that she doesn't worry about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation concludes.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book| last=Aoyama| first=Gosho| title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media|date=2004-09-07 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |language=English |location=San Francisco|pages=180–182 }}</ref> In reality, he is the brain behind her father's rapid rise to fame as a detective.

Shinichi/Conan is not without sexual fantasies regarding Ran, the most obvious evidence being his nosebleeds or blushing when he sees her in a bathing suit, or when Ran pulled him into an [[wikipedia: osen|onsen]] with her.{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=9 |publisher=Viz Media |date=2006-01-10 |isbn=1-4215-0166-X |chapter=File 4 |language=English |location=San Francisco }}</ref> For her part, Ran often blushes when thinking of Shinichi, especially when Sonoko teases her about their relationship. Her attitude towards Conan is one of more open, sisterly affection, such as giving him hugs or holding his hand. Shinichi has some concerns of bodily harm should Ran realize that not only has he been lying to her, but they've shared a bed and taken a bath together.<ref>[[Volume 14#File 134 - Question In Dead Leave|Volume 14, File 134, pages 60-67: "Question In Dead Leave"]]</ref>

Shinichi and Ran appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making each of them feel the other's worry and agitation in times of extreme danger.<ref>Manga Chapters 372-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref>

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==== Yukiko and Yusaku Kudo ====
[[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] Kudo are both aware that [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is in fact Shinichi. His parents are even more famous than he is, with Yusaku being a famous mystery novelist and Yukiko being a retired actress. They currently live in the United States and travel extensively, having left Shinichi in Japan on his own when he was fourteen. Though he sometimes finds his parents' carefree ways to be annoying, he loves them dearly. Yusaku is also a detective with the same keen eye for details, and similarly to Holmes' brother Mycroft, Yusaku always seems to solve a case one step ahead of his son.

==== Professor Agasa ====
Although not related by blood, there's a strong family-like bond between Shinichi and [[Hiroshi Agasa]]. Dr Agasa was the first to know about Shinichi's real identity and was the one to tell him to keep it a secret. Most of the gadgets that Shinichi has where made by Dr Agasa to help him catch the criminals and solve the cases. Dr Agasa also knows about Shinichi's romantic relationship with Ran and sometimes teases him about it in front of her (when he can't do anything about it since he is Conan).

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] is often referred to as Shinichi's detective rival from the West. Even though Heiji discovers Shinichi's secret, he decides to keep quiet (though sometimes he slips up and calls him Kudo in front of others). After Heiji realizes the truth they become close friends with a common interest in solving mysteries. They have solved many cases together, and Heiji is the person Shinichi turns to for advice or for confirmation regarding a deduction.

=== The Detective Boys ===
Actually, seven years prior to him becoming Conan, a thirteen-year-old Shinichi came across the Detective Boys, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] and [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], while they were still three years old. He needed their help in confirming a client's alibi. This occurred in [[Magic File 2: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|OVA Magic File 2]]. Also, in the first live action drama and the first episode of the anime, the Detective Boys are seen sneaking into Tropical Land for treasure. Ran then says, pointing to the children, "It was like that last time, huh?" to Shinichi.
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Ai Haibara]] is the third girl that seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits it. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friendship or otherwise. Some people, such as [[Yukiko Kudo|Conan's mother]] and [[Gin]], have stated that she has feelings for Conan. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence as well as similarities in their pasts (i.e. they're both victims of the [[APTX 4869]]), she finds it easier to talk to him.

=== Law enforcement ===
==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] has worked together with Shinichi to solve many cases. During Shinichi's first case on the plane to New York Megure seemed irritated that Shinichi was poking his nose into a murder case. Since then because Shinichi has proven himself solving cases one after the other Megure has grown to respect Shinichi and his deductive abilities, thanking him for his assistance.

=== Others ===
==== Kaitou Kid ====
Despite the fact [[Toichi Kuroba|Toichi]] and Shinichi only met once prior to Toichi's death, it's worth mentioning Toichi referred to Shinichi as his "older brother" and himself as the "younger brother". This is because of Yusaku, Shinichi's father, being the '''father''' of the name of Kaitou '''Kid''', Toichi's secret identity. Toichi's son and successor, [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], has also only crossed paths with Shinichi as Shinichi once, during the [[The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Kudo_Shinichi_vs._Kaitou_Kid|Clocktower heist]]. Kaito thought Shinichi made the heist harder (and thus less boring) in [[Saguru Hakuba]]'s absence, and Shinichi found Kid's intention of 'stealing' the Clocktower in order to save it from demolition to be fairly admirable.

In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid. In several instances he appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. However, in several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape unhindered.

== People who know Conan's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Conan's identity}}
There are only a few characters in the series who know Conan's real identity and none have betrayed Conan's identity to date. The main characters to know the secret are [[Hiroshi Agasa]], Conan's parents, [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Ai Haibara]]. [[Vermouth]] also knows, but for unknown reasons she has kept it a secret from the rest of the Organization. [[Eisuke Hondou]], the younger brother of C.I.A. agent [[Hidemi Hondou]], also knows and keeps Conan's secret. [[Kaitou Kid]] also knows Conan's identity in the movies, though it is not clear whether he knows Conan's secret in the actual anime and manga. However, Kid seems to know there is something unusual about Conan, as whenever he tries to publicly steal he usually reveals that he only wants to compete with Conan as thief and detective. [[Ran]] gets suspicious on occasion, but so far Conan has managed to trick her into thinking Conan and Shinichi are two different people.

== Character popularity ==
*In a ''Newtype'' poll from 2001, Kudo ranked fourth in the category "Top 10 Most Popular Male Anime Characters in Japan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime|title=Newtype top 10 Anime|date=2001-08-12|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref> In a ''Newtype Magazine'' poll from March 2010, Shinichi was voted as the ninth most popular male anime character from the 1990's.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Newtype, Issue 4|month=March|year=2010|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|title=NT Research}}</ref>
*In the survey "Friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=2007-02-28|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2009-06-29}}</ref>
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shinichi placed 2nd in the poll with 1,425 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Shinichi/Conan placed 1st out of 10 with 30.46% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*In Japanese etymology, the name Shinichi means "one truth", which Shinichi occasionally uses as a motto, or more specifically, "There is only one truth" or in the English version, "Only one truth prevails".{{citation needed}} {{orange|replace with Japanese volume:}} <ref>{{orange|Replace with Japanese volume:}} {{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=10|publisher=Viz Media|date=1996-18-01|isbn=1-4215-0316-6|chapter=File 3|language=English|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|{{bracket|Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!|(There is only one truth!)}}}}

{{cquote|A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide, is no better than the murderer himself!}}

{{cquote|When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.|Shinichi, directly quoting from one of Sherlock Holmes' famous quotes.}}

== Trivia ==
*Shinichi has been mentioned and parodied in many other anime series. See [[Detective Conan#Appearances in other media|this wiki page]] for more information.
*He was used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
*Shinichi, along with [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans. If [[Ai Haibara]]/[[Shiho Miyano]] is included, they are referred to as 'The Five Geniuses.'
*Shinichi seems to have plane narcolepsy, as mentioned in [[The Sealed Chamber in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Episode 162]] and [[Volume 21|Chapter 204]]. This shows up when he is Conan as well.
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shinichi|Kudo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|سنشي 　Sinshi|كودو Kodo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|도일Doyle|남 Nam}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|新一 Xinyi|工藤Gongteng}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Conan Edogawa]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]
* [[Kudo Family]]

== References ==
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Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab

2011-08-25T15:30:21Z

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== Story ==
A middle-school thirteen-year-old Kudo plays football on the football wall in Beika Park, displaying maginificent skills in front of three football fans, merely children, who thinks he plays like Hide, a footballer in Detective Conan. Kudo then encounters a man, who queries Shinichi on whether he knew about the whereabouts of the man at 10:00AM on Thursday. Kudo says he did not, and loiters around the park in wait for the man.

Shocked at Kudo's long wait, the man, Akimoto, soon wonders why Kudo waited. Kudo then says he is an amateur detective, but better than Ran's father. It was not until Shinichi found that the two men watching and trailing Akimoto closely were policemen did Akimoto place trust in him for help. It is soon revealed that Akimoto had fallen under suspicion as the murderer of his beloved grandmother, whom a person had killed on Thursday morning at 10:00AM. The reason of why he was at Beika Park was soon deduced by Shinichi - Akimoto wanted to find witnesses who could prove that he was drunk and sleeping on the grass patch on Thursday, having cancelled a visit trip to his grandmother's. Shinichi asked him to remember if he heard any sounds or saw anyone, and Akimoto recalls that he heard a bark and saw a woman walking with something black, which Akimoto believed it to be a black dog. Shinichi reasons that if a woman had walked a dog that day, it's very likely that at 10:00AM everyday the woman will be there. He promises Akimoto a meeting at Beika Park the next day, planning to escape class and return at the third period.

On his way back from school, Shinichi discusses with Ran about this case of alibi searching. Ran then tells Kudo about a woman who walks her dog every day at Beika Park. Excited, Kudo asks which route the woman takes, and Ran says it is usually behind the football and tennis walls, which Shinichi listens in disappointment. He then tells Ran about how Akimoto could see the dog, and Ran suggests that Akimoto is clairvoyant. Shinichi then tells Ran nobody in the world has these type of abilities, as if anyone would have, crime cannot be stopped and police and detectives will be out of jobs. Ran insists that there are mysteries Shinichi can't solve, and neither can anyone, but Shinichi says he can. Thus, an argument ensued between Ran and Shinichi.

Shinichi soon finds the woman with a black dog. He asks whether the dog was Robin, and the woman confirmed its name. Then, Shinichi asks whether they use the route in the park in front of the sports walls on Thursday morning, but the woman is insistent that they didn't, as Robin is fussy about the routes. Shinichi returns home, disappointed and pondering over how Akimoto could see the dog.

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
Shinichi finds Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko on a routine walk with their preschool teachers an classmates. Asked whether she had seen Akimoto, the teacher replies no. However, Genta and co said they did in the midst of catching a butterfly they named Mr.Butterfly. Akimoto is delighted with that, but soon becomes sad again when the police cannot only accept three-year-olds' statements.

At home, as Shinichi ponders over why and how Akimoto saw a dog, Yusaku Kudo offers to help, but Shinichi refused, saying he doesn't want his father to help him again. Feeling that Shinichi really required help, Yusaku asks Shinichi to play the violin. Shinichi takes it and puts it back in the case, saying Holmes never used the violin to think and ponder, but just to pass time. Carrying the violin case, Shinichi finds that it looked exactly like a black dog if a person were to see only the top half of the case.

Meeting with Akimoto and the two policemen at Beika Park again the next day, Shinichi asks Akimoto and the policeman with a bigger build to lie down on the grass and close their eyes. Then a lady holding a guitar cases walks by, and when the two get up, they mistake the case for a dog. Shinichi explains that in his drunken manner, Akimito mistook the case for a dog because he heard a bark, and the policeman mistook the case for a dog because he expected to see a dog. The lady then says she did cut through the park to her guitar lessons at 10:00AM on Thursday, and she did see Akimoto. Akimoto is delighted. Not long later, the policemen receive a call and found that the killer is a home robber. They then rush off to HQ.

At the end of the show, Akimoto tells Shinichi, "Kudo-kun... You're gonna be a great detective."
</spoiler>

== See also ==

* [[OVAs]]
{{OVAs}}
[[Category:OVAs]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]

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2011-08-25T15:29:43Z

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== Story ==
A middle-school thirteen-year-old Kudo plays football on the football wall in Beika Park, displaying maginificent skills in front of three football fans, merely children, who thinks he plays like Hide, a footballer in Detective Conan. Kudo then encounters a man, who queries Shinichi on whether he knew about the whereabouts of the man at 10:00AM on Thursday. Kudo says he did not, and loiters around the park in wait for the man.

Shocked at Kudo's long wait, the man, Akimoto, soon wonders why Kudo waited. Kudo then says he is an amateur detective, but better than Ran's father. It was not until Shinichi found that the two men watching and trailing Akimoto closely were policemen did Akimoto place trust in him for help. It is soon revealed that Akimoto had fallen under suspicion as the murderer of his beloved grandmother, whom a person had killed on Thursday morning at 10:00AM. The reason of why he was at Beika Park was soon deduced by Shinichi - Akimoto wanted to find witnesses who could prove that he was drunk and sleeping on the grass patch on Thursday, having cancelled a visit trip to his grandmother's. Shinichi asked him to remember if he heard any sounds or saw anyone, and Akimoto recalls that he heard a bark and saw a woman walking with something black, which Akimoto believed it to be a black dog. Shinichi reasons that if a woman had walked a dog that day, it's very likely that at 10:00AM everyday the woman will be there. He promises Akimoto a meeting at Beika Park the next day, planning to escape class and return at the third period.

On his way back from school, Shinichi discusses with Ran about this case of alibi searching. Ran then tells Kudo about a woman who walks her dog every day at Beika Park. Excited, Kudo asks which route the woman takes, and Ran says it is usually behind the football and tennis walls, which Shinichi listens in disappointment. He then tells Ran about how Akimoto could see the dog, and Ran suggests that Akimoto is clairvoyant. Shinichi then tells Ran nobody in the world has these type of abilities, as if anyone would have, crime cannot be stopped and police and detectives will be out of jobs. Ran insists that there are mysteries Shinichi can't solve, and neither can anyone, but Shinichi says he can. Thus, an argument ensued between Ran and Shinichi.

Shinichi soon finds the woman with a black dog. He asks whether the dog was Robin, and the woman confirmed its name. Then, Shinichi asks whether they use the route in the park in front of the sports walls on Thursday morning, but the woman is insistent that they didn't, as Robin is fussy about the routes. Shinichi returns home, disappointed and pondering over how Akimoto could see the dog.

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
Shinichi finds Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko on a routine walk with their preschool teachers an classmates. Asked whether she had seen Akimoto, the teacher replies no. However, Genta and co said they did in the midst of catching a butterfly they named Mr.Butterfly. Akimoto is delighted with that, but soon becomes sad again when the police cannot only accept three-year-olds' statements.

At home, as Shinichi ponders over why and how Akimoto saw a dog, Yusaku Kudo offers to help, but Shinichi refused, saying he doesn't want his father to help him again. Feeling that Shinichi really required help, Yusaku asks Shinichi to play the violin. Shinichi takes it and puts it back in the case, saying Holmes never used the violin to think and ponder, but just to pass time. Carrying the violin case, Shinichi finds that it looked exactly like a black dog if a person were to see only the top half of the case.

Meeting with Akimoto and the two policemen at Beika Park again the next day, Shinichi asks Akimoto and the policeman with a bigger build to lie down on the grass and close their eyes. Then a lady holding a guitar cases walks by, and when the two get up, they mistake the case for a dog. Shinichi explains that in his drunken manner, Akimito mistook the case for a dog because he heard a bark, and the policeman mistook the case for a dog because he expected to see a dog. The lady then says she did cut through the park to her guitar lessons at 10:00AM on Thursday, and she did see Akimoto. Akimoto is delighted. Not long later, the policemen receive a call and found that the killer is a home robber. They then rush off to HQ.

At the end of the show, Akimoto tells Shinichi, "Kudo-kun... You're gonna be a great detective."
</ spoiler>

== See also ==

* [[OVAs]]
{{OVAs}}
[[Category:OVAs]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]

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2011-08-25T15:27:37Z

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== Story ==
A middle-school thirteen-year-old Kudo plays football on the football wall in Beika Park, displaying maginificent skills in front of three football fans, merely children, who thinks he plays like Hide, a footballer in Detective Conan. Kudo then encounters a man, who queries Shinichi on whether he knew about the whereabouts of the man at 10:00AM on Thursday. Kudo says he did not, and loiters around the park in wait for the man.

Shocked at Kudo's long wait, the man, Akimoto, soon wonders why Kudo waited. Kudo then says he is an amateur detective, but better than Ran's father. It was not until Shinichi found that the two men watching and trailing Akimoto closely were policemen did Akimoto place trust in him for help. It is soon revealed that Akimoto had fallen under suspicion as the murderer of his beloved grandmother, whom a person had killed on Thursday morning at 10:00AM. The reason of why he was at Beika Park was soon deduced by Shinichi - Akimoto wanted to find witnesses who could prove that he was drunk and sleeping on the grass patch on Thursday, having cancelled a visit trip to his grandmother's. Shinichi asked him to remember if he heard any sounds or saw anyone, and Akimoto recalls that he heard a bark and saw a woman walking with something black, which Akimoto believed it to be a black dog. Shinichi reasons that if a woman had walked a dog that day, it's very likely that at 10:00AM everyday the woman will be there. He promises Akimoto a meeting at Beika Park the next day, planning to escape class and return at the third period.

On his way back from school, Shinichi discusses with Ran about this case of alibi searching. Ran then tells Kudo about a woman who walks her dog every day at Beika Park. Excited, Kudo asks which route the woman takes, and Ran says it is usually behind the football and tennis walls, which Shinichi listens in disappointment. He then tells Ran about how Akimoto could see the dog, and Ran suggests that Akimoto is clairvoyant. Shinichi then tells Ran nobody in the world has these type of abilities, as if anyone would have, crime cannot be stopped and police and detectives will be out of jobs. Ran insists that there are mysteries Shinichi can't solve, and neither can anyone, but Shinichi says he can. Thus, an argument ensued between Ran and Shinichi.

Shinichi soon finds the woman with a black dog. He asks whether the dog was Robin, and the woman confirmed its name. Then, Shinichi asks whether they use the route in the park in front of the sports walls on Thursday morning, but the woman is insistent that they didn't, as Robin is fussy about the routes. Shinichi returns home, disappointed and pondering over how Akimoto could see the dog.

== Resolution ==
<spoilers>
Shinichi finds Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko on a routine walk with their preschool teachers an classmates. Asked whether she had seen Akimoto, the teacher replies no. However, Genta and co said they did in the midst of catching a butterfly they named Mr.Butterfly. Akimoto is delighted with that, but soon becomes sad again when the police cannot only accept three-year-olds' statements.

At home, as Shinichi ponders over why and how Akimoto saw a dog, Yusaku Kudo offers to help, but Shinichi refused, saying he doesn't want his father to help him again. Feeling that Shinichi really required help, Yusaku asks Shinichi to play the violin. Shinichi takes it and puts it back in the case, saying Holmes never used the violin to think and ponder, but just to pass time. Carrying the violin case, Shinichi finds that it looked exactly like a black dog if a person were to see only the top half of the case.

Meeting with Akimoto and the two policemen at Beika Park again the next day, Shinichi asks Akimoto and the policeman with a bigger build to lie down on the grass and close their eyes. Then a lady holding a guitar cases walks by, and when the two get up, they mistake the case for a dog. Shinichi explains that in his drunken manner, Akimito mistook the case for a dog because he heard a bark, and the policeman mistook the case for a dog because he expected to see a dog. The lady then says she did cut through the park to her guitar lessons at 10:00AM on Thursday, and she did see Akimoto. Akimoto is delighted. Not long later, the policemen receive a call and found that the killer is a home robber. They then rush off to HQ.

At the end of the show, Akimoto tells Shinichi, "Kudo-kun... You're gonna be a great detective."
</ spoilers>
== See also ==

* [[OVAs]]
{{OVAs}}
[[Category:OVAs]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]