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 Funimation's conversion of the principal characters' names into anglicized forms was heavily criticized by various parties. However, season five of the show is currently a big seller at many retail outlets, even making the top ten list of most sold Funimation DVDs at Amazon.com.
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 Funimation would cease production of the English dub of the anime around 2009, due to low sales on DVDs and the cost of its license.
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 In December 1st, 2024, it was claimed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/|accessdate=2024-12-11|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account|date=2024-12-01|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>. The veracity of this statement remains unknown.
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DavidHolandaOne at 22:23, 12 June 2026

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	'''Funimation Entertainment''' (previously known as '''Funimation Productions''', and usually stylized as '''FUNimation''') was an American entertainment company. Originally founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga, the company became a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005. Funimation produced, marketed, and distributed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime anime] and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. The company is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas. The company would be shut down in April 2024.		'''Funimation Entertainment''' (previously known as '''Funimation Productions''', and usually stylized as '''FUNimation''') was an American entertainment company. Originally founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga, the company became a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005. Funimation produced, marketed, and distributed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime anime] and other entertainment properties in the United States and international markets. The company is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas. The company would be shut down in April 2024.

	Funimation would eventually get the rights to dub the first 4 seasons and a half of Season 5, and later the first 6 movies of [[Detective Conan]].		Funimation would eventually get the rights to dub the {{Bracket\|first four seasons and half of Season 5\|as in DVD volumes}} (in total of 123 episodes), and later the first six [[Regular movies\|movies]] of [[Detective Conan]].

	==~~Case Closed~~==		==Dub information==
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Nakamura: garanmbnar

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	There has been fan requests to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub (examples being "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed" and petitions online), but none of them were successful.		There has been fan requests to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub (examples being "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed" and petitions online), but none of them were successful.

	In December 1st, 2024, it was claimed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>. ~~Although, the~~ veracity ~~that if it is the case is~~ unknown.		In December 1st, 2024, it was claimed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>. The veracity of this statement remains unknown.

	===Voice actors/actresses===		===Voice actors/actresses===

DavidHolandaOne: /* Discontinuation */

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	There has been fan requests to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub (examples being "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed" and petitions online), but none of them were successful.		There has been fan requests to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub (examples being "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed" and petitions online), but none of them were successful.

	In December 1st, 2024, it was ~~confirmed~~ by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>.		In December 1st, 2024, it was claimed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>. Although, the veracity that if it is the case is unknown.

	===Voice actors/actresses===		===Voice actors/actresses===

Nakamura: /* Voice actors/actresses */

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	\| '''[[Laura Bailey]]''' \|\| [[Sonoko Suzuki\|Serena ~~Sebastion~~]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The Mysterious Shooting Message Case#People\|Erin Mulligan]]<br>[[The Kidnapping Location Case#People\|Lily]]		\| '''[[Laura Bailey]]''' \|\| [[Sonoko Suzuki\|Serena Sebastian]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The Mysterious Shooting Message Case#People\|Erin Mulligan]]<br>[[The Kidnapping Location Case#People\|Lily]]
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	\| '''[[Troy Baker]]''' \|\| [[Gin]] \|\| NA \|\|[[Coffee Shop Murder Case#People\|James Tongan]]<br>[[Stage Actress Murder Case#People\|Merlin Tinselton]]<br>[[The Memories of First Love Case#People\|Damon]]<br>[[Scoop Picture Murder Case#People\|Artie Nelson]]<br>[[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case#People\|York Taylor]]<br>[[The Fourteenth Target#People\|Henry Tish]] and [[The Fourteenth Target#People\|Jake Marano]]		\| '''[[Troy Baker]]''' \|\| [[Gin]] \|\| NA \|\|[[Coffee Shop Murder Case#People\|James Tongan]]<br>[[Stage Actress Murder Case#People\|Merlin Tinselton]]<br>[[The Memories of First Love Case#People\|Damon]]<br>[[Scoop Picture Murder Case#People\|Artie Nelson]]<br>[[The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case#People\|York Taylor]]<br>[[The Fourteenth Target#People\|Henry Tish]] and [[The Fourteenth Target#People\|Jake Marano]]

Nakamura at 01:34, 20 September 2025

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	\| '''[[Alison Viktorin]]''' \|\| [[Conan Edogawa]] \|\| [[Minami Takayama#Appearances as herself\|Korma Delorica]] \|\| NA		\| '''[[Alison Viktorin]]''' \|\| [[Conan Edogawa]] \|\| [[Minami Takayama#Appearances as herself\|Korma Delorica]] \|\| NA
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	\| '''[[Kent Williams]]''' \|\| [[Shintaro Chaki\|Bernie Biggers]]<br>[[Misao Yamamura\|Detective ~~Mangum~~]]<br>[[Toshiro Odagiri\|Superintendent Osterman]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case#People\|Thomas McMullins]]<br>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case#People\|Burt Barnes]]<br>[[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case#People\|Barnaby Arbington]]<br>[[An Illustrator Murder Case#People\|Horace Hennegraf]]<br>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case#People\|Eddie Crockerly]]<br>[[The Wandering Artist Murder Case#People\|Troy Haysum]]<br>[[The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case#People\|Norman Dean]]<br>[[The Fearful Traversing Murder Case#People\|Sebastian LeClaire]]<br>[[Teiji Moriya\|Leo Joel]]		\| '''[[Kent Williams]]''' \|\| [[Shintaro Chaki\|Bernie Biggers]]<br>[[Misao Yamamura\|Detective Magnum]]<br>[[Toshiro Odagiri\|Superintendent Osterman]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case#People\|Thomas McMullins]]<br>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case#People\|Burt Barnes]]<br>[[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case#People\|Barnaby Arbington]]<br>[[An Illustrator Murder Case#People\|Horace Hennegraf]]<br>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case#People\|Eddie Crockerly]]<br>[[The Wandering Artist Murder Case#People\|Troy Haysum]]<br>[[The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case#People\|Norman Dean]]<br>[[The Fearful Traversing Murder Case#People\|Sebastian LeClaire]]<br>[[Teiji Moriya\|Leo Joel]]
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	\| '''Travis Willingham''' \|\| NA \|\| [[Nicholas Underwood]] \|\| [[Valentine Murder Case#People\|Tommy Walker]]<br>[[Moonlight Sonata Murder Case#People\|Steven Mulhollandd]]<br>[[The Antique Collector Murder Case#People\|Anderson McDonald]]<br>[[TV Station Murder Case#People\|Miguel Santos]]<br>[[Game Company Murder Case #People\|Kelvin Tug]]<br>[[A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case#People\|Male Kidnapper]]<br>[[Countdown to Heaven#People\|Theodore Radcliff]]		\| '''Travis Willingham''' \|\| NA \|\| [[Nicholas Underwood]] \|\| [[Valentine Murder Case#People\|Tommy Walker]]<br>[[Moonlight Sonata Murder Case#People\|Steven Mulhollandd]]<br>[[The Antique Collector Murder Case#People\|Anderson McDonald]]<br>[[TV Station Murder Case#People\|Miguel Santos]]<br>[[Game Company Murder Case #People\|Kelvin Tug]]<br>[[A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case#People\|Male Kidnapper]]<br>[[Countdown to Heaven#People\|Theodore Radcliff]]

DavidHolandaOne: /* Case Closed */

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	Funimation Entertainment has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the anime Detective Conan. The first 104 episodes would be licensed to distribute in North America in 2003, and they would start dubbing in 2004.		Funimation Entertainment has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the [[Anime\|anime]] [[Detective Conan]], under the title [[Case Closed]] due to legal considerations (to avoid legal issues with the [[Wikipedia:Conan the Barbarian\|Conan the Barbarian]] series). The first 104 episodes would be licensed to distribute in North America in 2003, and they would start dubbing in 2004.

	According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.		According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.

DavidHolandaOne: /* Case Closed */

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	Funimation has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the anime Detective Conan and would start dubbing in 2004.		Funimation Entertainment has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the anime Detective Conan. The first 104 episodes would be licensed to distribute in North America in 2003, and they would start dubbing in 2004.

	According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.		According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.

DavidHolandaOne: /* Case Closed */

2025-09-19T02:53:09Z

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	On February 28th 2013, it was announced that Funimation will start airing the english subbed episodes of Detective Conan on their streaming service, starting with seasons 1-2 (from episode 1 to episode 54) <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=542309692466354&set=pb.234820129881980.-2207520000.1362534735&type=3&theater\|accessdate=2024-09-27\|publisher=Save Case Closed\|date=2013-02-28\|title=Confirmation that Funimation aired the english subbed of the first 2 seasons}}</ref>.		On February 28th 2013, it was announced that Funimation will start airing the english subbed episodes of Detective Conan on their streaming service, starting with seasons 1-2 (from episode 1 to episode 54) <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=542309692466354&set=pb.234820129881980.-2207520000.1362534735&type=3&theater\|accessdate=2024-09-27\|publisher=Save Case Closed\|date=2013-02-28\|title=Confirmation that Funimation aired the english subbed of the first 2 seasons}}</ref>.

	~~===Reception===~~
	Funimation's conversion of the principal characters' names into anglicized forms was heavily criticized by various parties. However, season five of the show is currently a big seller at many retail outlets, even making the top ten list of most sold Funimation DVDs at Amazon.com.		Funimation's conversion of the principal characters' names into anglicized forms was heavily criticized by various parties. However, season five of the show is currently a big seller at many retail outlets, even making the top ten list of most sold Funimation DVDs at Amazon.com.

	===Discontinuation===		===Discontinuation===
	~~It was unknown if~~ Funimation would ~~continue dubbing~~ the ~~show~~, due to low sales of ~~the DVD's, as well as the low ratings when the show aired on [[wikipedia:Adult Swim\|Adult Swim]]~~.		Funimation would cease production of the English dub of the anime around 2009, due to low sales on DVDs and the cost of its license.

	~~Although despite~~ dubbing Season 5, they wouldn't dub to its entirely as the last 11 episodes were left out of Season 5`s DVD, which included the important debut of [[Ai Haibara]]. Oddly, the movies that Funimation would later dub does include the character, who was renamed Vi. This caused some confusion for those who haven't gotten to watch the episode where she first appeared in the ~~English version of the~~ anime.		Despite dubbing Season 5, they wouldn't dub to its entirely as the last 11 episodes were left out of Season 5's DVD, which included the important character debut of [[Ai Haibara]]. Oddly, the movies that Funimation would later dub does include the character, who was renamed as "Vi Graythorn". This caused some confusion for those who haven't gotten to watch the episode [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case]], where she first appeared in the original anime.

	Funimation ~~wouldn't dub anymore of Detective Conan content after the first six movies, as~~ the license ~~would~~ eventually expire in ~~2017~~ and its DVDs would stop ~~officially~~ be sold. It's unlikely that Funimation would continue the dub, as the ~~rights~~ would be ~~sold to other distributor companies to dub the movies and its shutdown~~ in ~~April~~ 2024~~. The~~ anime would ~~eventually~~ get new dubs by [[Macias Group]] in 2023 and [[Studio Nano]] in 2025.		Funimation would continue streaming the series until its license eventually expire in May 4th 2018<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-05-04/funimation-case-closed-kenichi-the-mightiest-disciple-licenses-expire/.131202</ref>, and its DVDs would officially stop be sold. It was highly unlikely that Funimation would continue the dub, as the product manager Adam Sheehan has stated that FUNimation was done with the anime<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180825201925/https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/4015/do-not-request-more-case-closed</ref>. Funimation would be shut down in 2024 and eventually, the anime would get new English dubs by [[Macias Group]] in 2023 and [[Studio Nano]] in 2025.

	There has been ~~attempts~~ to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub, examples ~~are~~ "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed", and petitions online.		There has been fan requests to convince Funimation to pick up the license to continue the dub (examples being "Detective Conan Translation Project", "Save Case Closed" and petitions online), but none of them were successful.

	In December 1st, 2024, it was confirmed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>.		In December 1st, 2024, it was confirmed by Mau Villarroel Sáez, the founder of Aedea Studio, that there are no plans to re-release the episodes dubbed by Funimation, as [[TMS Entertainment]] no longer allows distribution of any animated media of Detective Conan that has altered and localized character names<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/tio_Aedea/status/1863333632271630843/\|accessdate=2024-12-11\|publisher=Mau Villarroel Sáez's X account\|date=2024-12-01\|title=Funimation's "Case Closed" English dub is also banned due to character name changes.}}</ref>.

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	\| '''[[Alison Viktorin]]''' \|\| [[Conan Edogawa]] \|\| [[Minami Takayama#Appearances as herself\|Korma Delorica]] \|\| NA		\| '''[[Alison Viktorin]]''' \|\| [[Conan Edogawa]] \|\| [[Minami Takayama#Appearances as herself\|Korma Delorica]] \|\| NA
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	\| '''[[Kent Williams]]''' \|\| [[Shintaro Chaki\|Bernie Biggers]]<br>[[Misao Yamamura\|Detective Mangum]]<br>[[Toshiro Odagiri\|Superintendent Osterman]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case#People\|Thomas McMullins]]<br>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case#People\|Burt Barnes]]<br>[[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case#People\|Barnaby Arbington]]<br>[[An Illustrator Murder Case#People\|Horace Hennegraf]]<br>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case#People\|Eddie Crockerly]]<br>[[The Wandering Artist Murder Case#People\|Troy Haysum]]<br>[[The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case#People\|Norman Dean]]<br>[[The Fearful Traversing Murder Case#People\|Sebastian LeClaire]]<br>[[~~The Time-Bombed Skyscraper#People~~\|Leo Joel]]		\| '''[[Kent Williams]]''' \|\| [[Shintaro Chaki\|Bernie Biggers]]<br>[[Misao Yamamura\|Detective Mangum]]<br>[[Toshiro Odagiri\|Superintendent Osterman]] \|\| NA \|\| [[The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case#People\|Thomas McMullins]]<br>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case#People\|Burt Barnes]]<br>[[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case#People\|Barnaby Arbington]]<br>[[An Illustrator Murder Case#People\|Horace Hennegraf]]<br>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case#People\|Eddie Crockerly]]<br>[[The Wandering Artist Murder Case#People\|Troy Haysum]]<br>[[The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case#People\|Norman Dean]]<br>[[The Fearful Traversing Murder Case#People\|Sebastian LeClaire]]<br>[[Teiji Moriya\|Leo Joel]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''Travis Willingham''' \|\| NA \|\| [[Nicholas Underwood]] \|\| [[Valentine Murder Case#People\|Tommy Walker]]<br>[[Moonlight Sonata Murder Case#People\|Steven Mulhollandd]]<br>[[The Antique Collector Murder Case#People\|Anderson McDonald]]<br>[[TV Station Murder Case#People\|Miguel Santos]]<br>[[Game Company Murder Case #People\|Kelvin Tug]]<br>[[A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case#People\|Male Kidnapper]]<br>[[Countdown to Heaven#People\|Theodore Radcliff]]		\| '''Travis Willingham''' \|\| NA \|\| [[Nicholas Underwood]] \|\| [[Valentine Murder Case#People\|Tommy Walker]]<br>[[Moonlight Sonata Murder Case#People\|Steven Mulhollandd]]<br>[[The Antique Collector Murder Case#People\|Anderson McDonald]]<br>[[TV Station Murder Case#People\|Miguel Santos]]<br>[[Game Company Murder Case #People\|Kelvin Tug]]<br>[[A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case#People\|Male Kidnapper]]<br>[[Countdown to Heaven#People\|Theodore Radcliff]]

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	Funimation Entertainment has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the anime Detective Conan. The first 104 episodes would be licensed to distribute in North America in 2003, and they would start dubbing in 2004.		Funimation Entertainment has licensed the rights to produce an English adaptation of the [[Anime\|anime]] [[Detective Conan]], under the title [[Case Closed]] due to legal considerations (to avoid legal issues with the [[Wikipedia:Conan the Barbarian\|Conan the Barbarian]] series). The first 104 episodes would be licensed to distribute in North America in 2003, and they would start dubbing in 2004.

	According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.		According to [[R. Bruce Elliott]], the english voice actor of [[Kogoro Mouri]] (called '''Richard Moore''' in the dub), Funimation would only managed to license the rights to the first 5 seasons (from episode 1 to episode 128) and the first [[Movies\|six movies]]. However, alongside the first 6 movies, only 4 full seasons were dubbed and half of Season 5, which totaled to 123 episodes (130 episodes in international units). However, all of this was done in 2004. All of the voices and characters were changed to be "Americanized", to appeal for more broad audience. That means most, if not all, Japanese names were changed in the dub. Examples include [[Shinichi Kudo]] being renamed as Jimmy Kudo; [[Ran Mouri]] being renamed as Rachel Moore and [[Kogoro Mouri]] being renamed Richard Moore.