Main characters of the series
The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed series Shinichi Kudo and the protagonist of the Magic Kaito Series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and a personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.
The English adaption dubbed by Funimation has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media. The names in the article follow the Funimation formats.
Protagonists
The series revolves around Shinichi Kudo and his "child version", Conan Edogawa as well as his best friend Ran Mouri and her father Kogoro.
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/f9/Shinichi_Kudo_60px.jpg) |
Shinichi Kudo |
Jimmy Kudo |
Main character.
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![Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/9/9e/Conan_Edogawa_60px.jpg) |
Conan Edogawa |
Conan Edogawa |
Child "version" of Shinichi. Main version ever since the series started.
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![Ran Mouri 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/a/af/Ran_Mouri_60px.jpg) |
Ran Mouri |
Rachel Moore |
Shinichi's childhood friend, and main love interest.
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![Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/d3/Kogoro_Mouri_60px.jpg) |
Kogoro Mouri |
Richard Moore |
Ran's father.
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Detective Boys
Main article:
Detective Boys
The Detective Boys are called "The Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show.
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/8/8d/Ayumi_Yoshida_60px.jpg) |
Ayumi Yoshida |
Amy Yeager |
Member of the Detective Boys. One of Conan's love interests.
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![Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/a/a9/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya_60px.jpg) |
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya |
Mitch Tennison |
Member of the Detective Boys.
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![Genta Kojima 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/c/c0/Genta_Kojima_60px.jpg) |
Genta Kojima |
George Kaminski |
Member of the Detective Boys.
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![Ai Haibara 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/db/Ai_Haibara_60px.jpg) |
Ai Haibara |
Anita Hailey |
Member of the Detective Boys. Maybe one of Conan's love interests.
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![Sumiko Kobayashi 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/thumb/9/9a/Sumiko_Kobayashi_60px.jpg/60px-Sumiko_Kobayashi_60px.jpg) |
Sumiko Kobayashi |
Liz Faulkner |
Conan's homeroom teacher and Inspector Shiratori's girlfriend. Also the manager of the Detective Boys.
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Family & Friends
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Yusaku Kudo 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/6/64/Yusaku_Kudo_60px.jpg) |
Yusaku Kudo |
Booker Kudo |
Shinichi's father.
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![Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/e/eb/Yukiko_Kudo_60px.jpg) |
Yukiko Kudo |
Vivian Kudo |
Shinichi's mother.
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![Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/5/50/Eri_Kisaki_60px.jpg) |
Eri Kisaki |
Eva Kadan |
Ran's mother.
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![Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/3/3f/Hiroshi_Agasa_60px.jpg) |
Hiroshi Agasa |
Hershel Agasa |
Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use.
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![Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/c/c6/Sonoko_Suzuki_60px.jpg) |
Sonoko Suzuki |
Serena Sebastian |
Ran's best friend.
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![Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/f9/Heiji_Hattori_60px.jpg) |
Heiji Hattori |
Harley Hartwell |
Shinichi's rival detective from Osaka.
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![Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/4/4b/Kazuha_Toyama_60px.jpg) |
Kazuha Toyama |
Kirsten Thomas |
Heiji's best friend since childhood. Also his love interest.
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![Makoto Kyogoku 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/fd/Makoto_Kyogoku_60px.jpg) |
Makoto Kyogoku |
Makoto Kyogoku |
Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion.
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![Tomoaki Araide 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/a/a0/Tomoaki_Araide_60px.jpg) |
Tomoaki Araide |
Tomoaki Araide |
Ran's doctor, and a high school basketball coach.
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![Azusa Enomoto 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/1/1d/Azusa_Enomoto_60px.jpg) |
Azusa Enomoto |
Azusa Enomoto |
A kind worker at the coffee shop that is right under the Mouri Detective Agency, who sometimes has a case that she wants Kogoro to solve.
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![Eisuke Hondou 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/ff/Eisuke_Hondou_60px.jpg) |
Eisuke Hondou |
Eisuke Hondou |
Ran and Sonoko's classmate, whom Conan finds suspicious. Is later discovered to be looking for his sister, Hidemi.
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![Subaru Okiya 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/8/80/Subaru_Okiya_60px.jpg) |
Subaru Okiya |
Subaru Okiya |
A person currently living in Shinichi's house, whom Haibara suspects is a member of the Black Organization. Often assists the Detective Boys and Conan on cases.
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![Genji Kojima 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/6/62/Genji_Kojima_60px.jpg) |
Genji Kojima |
Genji Kojima |
Genta's dad, a true "Edokko" (child of Tokyo).
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Law Enforcement
Tokyo Metropolitan Police District
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Juzo Megure 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/4/47/Juzo_Megure_60px.jpg) |
Inspector Juzo Megure |
Inspector Joseph Meguire |
Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitain Police.
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![Miwako Sato 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/5/5f/Miwako_Sato_60px.jpg) |
Miwako Sato |
Miwako Sato |
Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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![Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/7/76/Wataru_Takagi_60px.jpg) |
Wataru Takagi |
Harry Wilder |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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![Ninzaburo Shiratori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/4/4d/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_60px.jpg) |
Ninzaburo Shiratori |
Nicholas Santos |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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![Yumi Miyamoto 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/b/b9/Yumi_Miyamoto_60px.jpg) |
Yumi Miyamoto |
Yumi Miyamoto |
Miwako Sato's best friend, often trying to get Sato and Takagi together.
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60px |
Officer Chiba |
Officer Chiba |
Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
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![Ginzo Nakamori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/5/50/Ginzo_Nakamori_60px.jpg) |
Ginzo Nakamori |
Mace Fuller |
Police chief who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid.
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![Officer Tome 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/5/50/Officer_Tome_60px.jpg) |
Officer Tome |
Officer Tome |
CSI officer who often works with Inspector Megure. Considered one of the top CSI officers in the district.
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![Kiyonaga Matsumoto 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/dc/Kiyonaga_Matsumoto_60px.jpg) |
Kiyonaga Matsumoto |
Kiyonaga McLaughlin |
The chief of the Metropolitan Police, and Megure's superior.
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![Jinpei Matsuda 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/c/c4/Jinpei_Matsuda_60px.jpg) |
Jinpei Matsuda |
Jinpei Matsuda |
Sato's old partner, died in the line of duty defusing a bomb.
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![Inspector Yuminaga 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/8/8f/Inspector_Yuminaga_60px.jpg) |
Inspector Yuminaga |
Inspector Yuminaga |
The head inspector of the arson squad, and Kogoro's former superior.
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Osaka Police District
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Goro Otaki 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/c/c7/Goro_Otaki_60px.jpg) |
Goro Otaki |
Inspector Odin |
Osaka Inspector, very close to Heiji.
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60px |
Detective Toyama |
Chief Thomas |
Kazuha's father, and a detective for the Osaka District.
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![Heizo Hattori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/e/e7/Heizo_Hattori_60px.jpg) |
Heizo Hattori |
Martin Hartwell |
Heiji's father, and the police chief for the Osaka District.
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Other police districts
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Sango Yokomizo 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/2/21/Sango_Yokomizo_60px.jpg) |
Sango Yokomizo |
Inspector Worthington |
Inspector from the Shizuoka district, known for his gruff personality.
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![Misao Yamamura 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/4/42/Misao_Yamamura_60px.jpg) |
Misao Yamamura |
Detective Mangum |
Detective from the Gunma district, albeit a not very good one. Is later promoted to head Inspector in Gunma.
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![Jugo Yokomizo 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/6/66/Jugo_Yokomizo_60px.jpg) |
Jugo Yokomizo |
Jugo Yokomizo |
Sango's twin brother, also a detective. He is not as easygoing as his brother.
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![Kansuke Yamato 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/d7/Kansuke_Yamato_60px.jpg) |
Kansuke Yamato |
Kansuke Yamato |
Inspector from the Nagano district, partially disabled after surviving an avalanche.
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![Yui Uehara 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/fe/Yui_Uehara_60px.jpg) |
Yui Uehara |
Yui Uehara |
Yamato's former partner who has recently returned to the force.
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F.B.I.
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Jodie Starling 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/8/8c/Jodie_Starling_60px.jpg) |
Jodie Starling |
Jodie Starling |
Ran's english teacher at one point, turns out to be an FBI agent in disguise.
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![James Black 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/4/4a/James_Black_60px.jpg) |
James Black |
James Black |
High ranking FBI agent, Jodie's superior.
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![Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/2/22/Shuichi_Akai_60px.jpg) |
Shuichi Akai |
Shuichi Akai |
FBI agent, considered by Gin his rival, and the "Silver Bullet" that could take down the Black Organization.
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Black Organization
Others
Picture |
Name |
English Name |
Role
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![Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/d1/Kaitou_Kid_60px.jpg) |
Kaitou Kid |
Phantom Thief Kid |
Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".
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![Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/7/71/Akemi_Miyano_60px.jpg) |
Akemi Miyano |
Akemi Miyano |
Former member of the Black Organization, and sister of Ai Haibara.
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![Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/1/19/Aoko_Nakamori_60px.jpg) |
Aoko Nakamori |
Aoko Nakamori |
Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest.
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![Saguru Hakuba 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/6/66/Saguru_Hakuba_60px.jpg) |
Saguru Hakuba |
Saguru Hakuba |
High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid
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![Yoko Okino 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/6/6a/Yoko_Okino_60px.jpg) |
Yoko Okino |
Yoko Okino |
Pop star who is worshipped by Kogoro.
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![Shizuka Hattori 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/c/c7/Shizuka_Hattori_60px.jpg) |
Shizuka Hattori |
Shizuka Hattori |
Heiji's mother.
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![Jirokichi Suzuki 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/f/fe/Jirokichi_Suzuki_60px.jpg) |
Jirokichi Suzuki |
Jirokichi Suzuki |
Sonoko's Uncle, obsessed with embarrassing and outsmarting the Kaitou Kid.
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![Misae Yamamura 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/2/20/Misae_Yamamura_60px.jpg) |
Misae Yamamura |
Misae Yamamura |
Misao Yamamura's grandmother, who sometimes gets involved in cases that he is working on.
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![Ki'ichiro Numabuchi 60px.jpg](/wiki/images/d/dd/Ki%27ichiro_Numabuchi_60px.jpg) |
Kichiro Numabuchi |
Kichiro Numabuchi |
Serial killer whom Conan runs into a few times. Former member of the Black Organization, who was the original test subject for APTX.
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