Characters

Main characters of the series

The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaito Kuroba has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Case Closed series Shinichi Kudo and the protagonist of the Magic Kaito Series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and a personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.

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

Protagonists

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

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Shinichi Kudo	Jimmy Kudo	Main character.
	Conan Edogawa	Conan Edogawa	Child "version" of Shinichi.
	Ran Mouri	Rachel Moore	Shinichi's childhood friend, and love interest.
	Kogoro Mouri	Richard Moore	Ran's father.

Detective Boys

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

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

Family & Friends

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Yusaku Kudo	Booker Kudo	Shinichi's father.
	Yukiko Kudo	Vivian Kudo	Shinichi's mother.
	Eri Kisaki	Eva Kadan	Ran's mother.
	Hiroshi Agasa	Hershel Agasa	Professor who creates gadgets for Conan to use.
	Sonoko Suzuki	Serena Sebastian	Ran's best friend.
	Heiji Hattori	Harley Hartwell	Shinichi's rival detective from Osaka.
	Kazuha Toyama	Kirsten Thomas	Heiji's best friend since childhood. Also his love interest.
	Eisuke Hondou	Eisuke Hondou	Ran and Sonoko's classmate, whom Conan finds suspicious. Is later discovered to be looking for his sister, Hidemi.
	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.

Law Enforcement

Tokyo Metropolitan Police District

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Inspector Juzo Megure	Inspector Joseph Meguire	Inspector from the Tokyo Metropolitain Police.
	Miwako Sato	Miwako Sato	Female police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Wataru Takagi	Harry Wilder	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Ninzaburo Shiratori	Nicholas Santos	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Yumi Miyamoto	Yumi Miyamoto	Miwako Sato's best friend, often trying to get Sato and Takagi together.
	Isshin Chiba	Isshin Chiba	Police officer who works with Inspector Megure.
	Ginzo Nakamori	Mace Fuller	Police chief who is obsessed with capturing Kaitou Kid.
	Officer Tome	Officer Tome	CSI officer who often works with Inspector Megure. Considered one of the top CSI officers in the district.
	Kiyonaga Matsumoto	Kiyonaga McLaughlin	The chief of the Metropolitan Police, and Megure's superior.
	Jinpei Matsuda	Jinpei Matsuda	Sato's old partner, died in the line of duty defusing a bomb.
	Inspector Yuminaga	Inspector Yuminaga	The head inspector of the arson squad, and Kogoro's former superior.

Osaka Police District

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Goro Otaki	Inspector Odin	Osaka Inspector, very close to Heiji.
60px	Detective Toyama	Chief Thomas	Kazuha's father, and a detective for the Osaka District.
	Heizo Hattori	Martin Hartwell	Heiji's father, and the police chief for the Osaka District.

Other police districts

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Sango Yokomizo	Inspector Worthington	Inspector from the Shizuoka district, known for his gruff personality.
	Misao Yamamura	Detective Mangum	Detective from the Gunma district, albeit a not very good one. Is later promoted to head Inspector in Gunma.
	Jugo Yokomizo	Jugo Yokomizo	Sango's twin brother, also a detective. He is not as easygoing as his brother.
	Kansuke Yamato	Kansuke Yamato	Inspector from the Nagano district.
	Yui Uehara	Yui Uehara	Yamato's former partner who has recently returned to the force.

F.B.I.

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Jodie Starling	Jodie Starling	Ran's english teacher at one point, turns out to be an FBI agent in disguise.
	James Black	James Black	High ranking FBI agent, Jodie's superior.
	Shuichi Akai	Shuichi Akai	FBI agent, considered by Gin his rival, and the "Silver Bullet" that could take down the Black Organization.

Black Organization

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Gin	Gin	Black Organization Member. High ranking member.
	Vodka	Vodka	Black Organization Member. Often Gin's partner.
	Sharon Vineyard (Vermouth)	Sharon Vineyard	Black Organization Member. Considered the Boss' "favorite," and knows that Haibara and Conan are really Sherry and Shinichi.
	Chianti	Chianti	Black Organization Member. Considered an excellent sniper.
	Korn	Korn	Black Organization Member. Considered an excellent sniper.
	Hidemi Hondou (Kir)	Hidemi Hondou	An undercover CIA agent, also pretending to be TV reproter Rena Mizunashi.
	Tequila	Tequila	Black Organization Member, originally trying to get programming codes. Accidentally killed by a bomb.

Others

Picture	Name	English Name	Role
	Kaitou Kid	Phantom Thief Kid	Magician and thief known to be "uncatchable".
	Akemi Miyano	Akemi Miyano	Former member of the Black Organization, and sister of Ai Haibara.
	Aoko Nakamori	Aoko Nakamori	Kaito Kuroba's childhood friend, and love interest.
	Makoto Kyogoku	Makoto Kyogoku	Sonoko Suzuki's boyfriend, and a karate champion.
	Saguru Hakuba	Saguru Hakuba	High school detective trying to catch Kaitou Kid
	Tomoaki Araide	Tomoaki Araide	Ran's doctor, and a high school basketball coach.
	Yoko Okino	Yoko Okino	Pop star who is worshipped by Kogoro.
	Shizuka Hattori	Shizuka Hattori	Heiji's mother.
	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.
	Jirokichi Suzuki	Jirokichi Suzuki	Sonoko's Uncle, obsessed with embarrassing and outsmarting the Kaitou Kid.
	Misae Yamamura	Misae Yamamura	Misao Yamamura's grandmother, who sometimes gets involved in cases that he is working on.