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[[File:MKVolume 1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The cover of the first volume of Magic Kaito released on May 15, 1988.]]
 
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{{nihongo|'''''Magic Kaito'''''|まじっく快斗|Majikku Kaito}} is a [[Glossary|shōnen]] manga series by [[Gosho Aoyama]], about a thief named [[Kaitou Kid]]. Aoyama stopped work on the manga after three volumes due to the fact that he started ''[[Detective Conan]]'', which was an instant hit. Chapters of the Magic Kaito manga have been released in [[Magazines#Weekly Shōnen Sunday|Shōnen Sunday]] since then, and have only been collected into a forth and fifth volume in February 2007 and July 2017 respectively.
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{{nihongo|'''''Magic Kaito'''''|まじっく快斗|Majikku Kaito}} is a [[Glossary|shōnen]] manga series by [[Gosho Aoyama]], about a thief named [[Kaitou Kid]]. Aoyama stopped work on the manga after three volumes due to the fact that he started ''[[Detective Conan]]'', which was an instant hit. Chapters of the ''Magic Kaito'' manga have been released in [[Magazines#Weekly Shōnen Sunday|Shōnen Sunday]] since then, and have only been collected into a forth and fifth volume in February 2007 and July 2017 respectively.
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Similar to how ''[[Detective Conan]]'' was heavily influenced by the [[Sherlock Holmes]] novels and other mystery stories, ''Magic Kaito'' was inspired by phantom thiefs like [[Arsène Lupin]] and [[Lupin III]].<ref name="conan_newspaper_2014">'''[[Interviews#Monthly Conan Newspaper 2014|Monthly Conan Newspaper 2014]]'''<br>
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'''I:''' [[Kaitou Kid|Kid]] is also a very popular character. Could you tell us the details of his creation, and your future plans for him? Is he going to be involved with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[black organization]]?<br>
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'''A:''' Well, he's originally from my previous work called "Magic Kaito". I created that because I really liked [[Arsène Lupin]] and his grandson [[Lupin III|Lupin the 3rd]]. And recently he got involved a little with the black organization during the [[Bell Tree Express]] case (the mystery train case from [[Volume 78|vol 78]]) but from here on out I don't think he will very much.</ref>
  
 
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== Anime ==
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=== Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief ===
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The manga was first adapted into a series of TV specials titled {{nihongo|Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief|まじっく快斗: KID THE PHANTOM THIEF|Majikku Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief}}. It's debut episode aired on April 17, 2010 on Animax before reairing on Nippon Television Network a few days later. The remainder of episodes aired between August and December of the following two years.
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[[File:magickaitoserieslogo.png|200px|thumb|right|Magic Kaito 1412 TV series logo]]
 
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== Collectibles ==
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=== Magic Kaito TV Specials ===
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[[File:Magic Kaito 1412 Merch.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Different ''Magic Kaito 1412'' goodies.]]{{main|Collectibles}}
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The manga was first adapted into a series of TV specials titled {{nihongo|Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief|まじっく快斗: KID THE PHANTOM THIEF|Majikku Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief}}. It's debut episode aired on April 17, 2010 on Animax before reairing on Nippon Television Network a few days later. The remainder of episodes aired between August and December of the following two years.
 
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== Blu-ray ==
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{{main|Japanese DVDs#Magic Kaito}}
 
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=== Games ===
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{{main|Kaitou Kid Appearances#Detective Conan Games}}
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There have been no direct ''Magic Kaito'' games so far, but [[Kaitou Kid]]/[[Kaito Kuroba]] regularly appears in the video games of ''[[Detective Conan]]'', often in a role important to the respective plot. [[Ginzo Nakamori]] (''[[Detective Conan: The Magician's Challenge Letter!]]'', ''[[Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past]]'') and [[Saguru Hakuba]] (''[[Detective Conan: Mystery Town]]'') from this series have appeared in those games, too.
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=== Other merchandise ===
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There has been a lot of purchasable goodies about this series, mostly in the vein of the ''[[Magic Kaito 1412]]'' anime, featuring its logo or the characters in artwork from the anime on office supplies, keychains, bags, puzzles and candy. Several original soundtracks and character albums have also been released on CD. A copy of [[Kaitou Kid]]'s top hat and PVC figures can also be bought, including a [[Wikipedia:Figma (toy)|Figma]] of Kid. Like most Kid-only merchandise though, the latter was released under the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' brand.
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== Kaitou Kid Café ==
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[[File:Gosho Aoyama Drawing At Kaitou Kid Cafe.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Gosho Aoyama drawing autographs on the walls of the Kaitou Kid Café.]]
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After the success of the "[[Detective Conan Café]](s)", there were also "Magic Kaito Cafés" opening in [[Tokyo]] and [[Osaka]] for a limited time, featuring characters like [[Kaito Kuroba]], [[Aoko Nakamori]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]] as accessoires and prints on dishes, food and interior.<ref>'''[https://twihash.com/tweet/1140774623966969857 まじっく快斗のキャラクターたちのイラストを描いていただきましたのでご来店の際は是非ご覧ください！]''' (Mirror of the Tweets, since those have been deleted since the Café event ended)</ref>
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== ''Magic Kaito'' in ''Detective Conan'' ==
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[[File:File 157 Cover Color Jap.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kid and Conan regularly encounter each other in the latter's series.]]{{main|Crossover#Magic Kaito in Detective Conan}}
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According to [[Gosho Aoyama]], he always wanted to throw in a phantom thief like the [[Wikipedia:The Fiend with Twenty Faces|Fiend with Twenty Faces]] (from the [[Kogoro Akechi]] novels by [[Edogawa Ranpo]]) as a one-time adversary for [[Conan Edogawa]] in the [[manga]] of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' and then remembered that he already has a character like that: [[Kaitou Kid]] from ''Magic Kaito''. Proposing to his then-editor to include him in a special guest appearance, he was against the idea at first, but relented later on.<ref name="sunday_special_booklet_2013">'''[[Interviews#Shonen Sunday Special Booklet|Shounen Sunday Special Booklet]]''' (July 17, 2013)<br>'''Comment!''' I needed a nemesis for my detective!<br>
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'''Design:''' He looks pretty cool of course, because he originally is the protagonist of another manga series. But for every reader who doesn't know Magic Kaito, his guest appearances in [[Detective Conan]] could feel a little bit disconcerting. I for one have the biggest fun while drawing him!<br>
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'''Concept:''' I wanted to have a powerful antagonist for [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], someone like the [[Wikipedia:The Fiend with Twenty Faces|Fiend with Twenty Faces]] from the works of [[Edogawa Rampo]]. And suddenly it occured to me that I drew such a character some years ago! From that time on it was decided that he would have guest appearances. Naturally I talked at length about it with my editor back then... who voiced his misgivings. So I tried to make [[Kaitou Kid]]'s first appearances not too over the top.</ref> In the end, Kid proved to be so popular with readers that he went on to become a recurring character. There were early hints to their meeting one day long before the encounter, like the shared setting of [[Tropical Land]]<ref>'''''Magic Kaito'', [[Magic Kaito Volume 1|Volume 1]], Chapter 4''' - [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Aoko Nakamori]] go on a date in [[Tropical Land]].</ref><ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 1]], File 1 ([[The Heisei Holmes]])''' - [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Ran Mouri]] go on a date in [[Tropical Land]].</ref>, the movie franchise [[Gomera]] featured in both manga<ref>'''''Magic Kaito'', [[Magic Kaito Volume 4|Volume 4]], Chapter 2 (Red Tear)''' - [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Aoko Nakamori]] go to a [[Gomera]] movie a the cinema.</ref><ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 13]], File 128-130 (Gomera Murder Case)''' - The [[Detective Boys]] attend the production of a [[Gomera]] movie.</ref>, professor [[Hiroshi Agasa]] owning one of the [[RZ-04]] robots<ref>'''''Magic Kaito'', [[Magic Kaito Volume 2|Volume 2]], Chapter 9 (I Am The Master)''' - An army of [[RZ-04]] mini robots are chasing [[Kaitou Kid]].</ref><ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 1]], File 6 ([[From Third-Rate to Great Detective]])''' - There's a sleeping [[RZ-04]] mini robot between [[Hiroshi Agasa]]'s scraps.</ref> and ''Magic Kaito'' books found in some cases.<ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 1]], File 2 ([[The Great Detective Turned Small]])''' - [[Magic Kaito Volume 1]] is one of the books in [[Yusaku Kudo]]'s study.</ref><ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 10]], File 96 (The Burning Body)''' - [[Conan Edogawa]] looks at two children's books, one of them "Kaitou Boy", i.e. ''Magic Kaito'', with [[Kaitou Kid]] on the cover.</ref>
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Since their first battle<ref name="first_encounter">'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 16]], File 156-159 (Kaitou Kid and the Black Star)''' - This is the mind battle between [[Kaitou Kid]] and [[Conan Edogawa]]. [[Shintaro Chaki]] debuted during these chapters and [[Hiroshi Agasa]] hints at a "[[Yusaku Kudo|young author]]" coming up with the name "Kid".</ref>, he and some of his entourage have become a mainstay in the world of Conan, encountering numerous of its own characters and having two stories being direct tie-ins between both series. [[Yusaku Kudo]] was made the inventor of the "Kid" name in-universe<ref name="first_encounter" />, [[Toichi Kuroba]] served as mentor in the art of disguising to [[Yukiko Kudo]] and [[Sharon Vineyard]] and ''Magic Kaito'' character [[Shintaro Chaki]] debuted in ''Detective Conan''<ref name="first_encounter" />. [[Saguru Hakuba]] also appeared, independent of Kid, during a competition of high school detectives.<ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 54]], File 562-566 (Detective Koshien Case)''' - [[Saguru Hakuba]] takes part in the high school detective competition to represent the west of [[Japan]], since [[Shinichi Kudo]] is not available.</ref> The existence of [[Chikage Kuroba]]'s identity of [[Phantom Lady]] was first teased in a ''Detective Conan'' case.<ref>'''''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[Volume 70]], File 731-733 (Ryoma's Gunbelt Case)''' - [[Phantom Lady]] is mentioned for the first time, even before ''Magic Kaito'', and Kid hints to [[Conan Edogawa]] at her being his mother at the end of the case.</ref> Besides those, inspector [[Ginzo Nakamori]], his daughter [[Aoko Nakamori]] and Kid's assistant [[Konosuke Jii]] became characters who are canon to this franchise.
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There even was a direct interference in the events of the main plot by Kid during the "Mystery Train" story arc (Manga: [[Volume 78#Mystery Train|818-824]], Anime: [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|701-704]]), which Aoyama said was just because it's been a special occasion and that he wants to separate the series more again.<ref name="conan_newspaper_2014" /> He already draws the line in not depicting the everyday life of the ''Magic Kaito'' characters in ''Detective Conan'' and officially declaring [[Akako Koizumi]] and everything related to her as non-[[canon]] to Conan's world, also saying that real magic doesn't exist in it, explicitly placing the series in parallel universes sharing characters and some events.<ref name="mk_vol4_bonus">'''[[Interviews#Magic Kaito Volume 4 Interview|Magic Kaito Volume 4 Bonus Pages]]'''<br>
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'''Topics: "Black Star" Special in the "Conan" TV series!'''<br>
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"Black Star" was part of a 2-Hour-[[Detective Conan]]-TV Special that ran in January of 2001. Its name was: "[[Episode 219|Atsumerareta Meitantei! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]". ["Gathering of Detectives! [[Shinichi Kudo]] vs. [[Kaitou Kid]]"] There's a magnificent scene during which Kid gets confronted with Shinichi Kudo. Because the adaption was set in Conan's world, the magic scene with [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]] was left out.</ref><ref name="playback_parallel_worlds">'''[[Interviews#Magic Kaitou Treasured Editions: Playback Episode Interviews|Magic Kaitou Treasured Editions: Playback Episode Interviews]]'''<br>
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'''The Scarlet Temptress'''<br>
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There she is! [[Akako Koizumi|Mistress Akako]]! To be honest, she, as practitioner of black magic, is the reason who drove me into the corner the most during [[Kaitou Kid|Kaitou's]] appearances in [[Detective Conan|Conan]]. Well, you just have to accept these works as [[Wikipedia:Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universes]]. (grin)</ref><ref name="playback_akako_canon">'''[[Interviews#Magic Kaito Vol 5 Playback Episode|PLAYBACK EPISODE from Volume 5]]''' (Referring to the scene from [[Magic Kaito Volume 5#Chapter 36|chapter 36]] during which [[Akako Koizumi]] summons [[Lucufer]])<br>As I thought, Akako uses red magic! (Fortunately Akako doesn't exist in [[Detective Conan|Conan's world]] (laughs)).<br>Translated by: Startold (TL Note: Thanks to Yunnie for the help.)</ref><ref name="dc_mk_differences">'''[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2018 DCTP Thread version]]'''<br>'''Q26:''' "How different are the Kaito and Kid from MK?"<br>
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'''A:''' "They're different, right? In MK he's the protagonist, and in Conan I try to make him look like cool and there's also Akako in MK."</ref> Despite this, there was at least one subtle allusion to [[Pandora]] by Kaitou Kid saying in the "Twin Bets" case (Manga: [[Volume 82#Twin Bets|862-864]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku|746-747]]) that this gem isn't the one he's looking for, hence giving it back. Aoyama also denied the [[Black Organization]] and the [[Magic Kaito Organization|unnamed organization]] from ''Magic Kaito'' being one and the same.
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Kaitou Kid also appeared in original spin-off media of the ''Detective Conan'' franchise, like [[OVAs]], [[movies]] and [[games]] (see above).
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== Trivia ==
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[[File:Magic Kaito Manuscript Shiratori.jpg|thumb|200px|Shiratori's original character design from a ''Magic Kaito'' manuscript.]]
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* The plot of the first ''[[Detective Conan]]'' movie, [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]], was intended as a story arc for ''Magic Kaito'' for a while. [[Gosho Aoyama]] said that he already wrote the plot back in school, and considered it for ''[[Yaiba]]'' once, but it didn't fit the kind of story it was, and then for ''Magic Kaito'', but there wasn't any opportunity to integrate it. When he got told that ''Detective Conan'' was getting a movie adaption, he proposed the plot for this project, but says that he regrets it by now, since the antagonist was based on [[Wikipedia:Professor Moriarty|James Moriarty]] and he would have preferred to tell a story like that in the [[manga]]. Because of this, [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] was originally designed as a character for ''Magic Kaito'' before transitioning him to ''Detective Conan'' together with the plot he debuted in.
  
 
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* [[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories#Nonchalant Lupin|Nonchalant Lupin]]
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* [[Nonchalant Lupin]]
 
* [[Detective Conan]]
 
* [[Detective Conan]]
 
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* [[Manga|Detective Conan Manga]]

Revision as of 20:02, 15 June 2021

The cover of the first volume of Magic Kaito released on May 15, 1988.

Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗 Majikku Kaito?) is a shōnen manga series by Gosho Aoyama, about a thief named Kaitou Kid. Aoyama stopped work on the manga after three volumes due to the fact that he started Detective Conan, which was an instant hit. Chapters of the Magic Kaito manga have been released in Shōnen Sunday since then, and have only been collected into a forth and fifth volume in February 2007 and July 2017 respectively.

Similar to how Detective Conan was heavily influenced by the Sherlock Holmes novels and other mystery stories, Magic Kaito was inspired by phantom thiefs like Arsène Lupin and Lupin III.[1]

Plot

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage high school student, stumbles across the secret of his father's death: his father was not only a magician, but the famous phantom thief Kaitou Kid, and was killed by an organization for reasons unknown. Taking up his father's mantle in an attempt to bait the killers, Kaito performs a number of thefts and eventually learns that his father died for interfering in the organization's quest to find the Pandora Gem. Pandora is said to glow in the light of the moon, and beneath the moon and a certain comet, will shed a tear granting immortality to whomever drinks it. Kaito then decides to search for Pandora as Kaitou Kid and destroy it, in order to prevent the organization from obtaining their goals.

There are also many other characters who seek to interfere with Kid heists. Inspector Ginzo Nakamori, the head of the Kid taskforce, is responsible for capturing and unmasking Kaitou Kid to bringing him to justice. His daughter Aoko Nakamori, Kaito's love interest and classmate, wishes to unmask Kid herself so that her father would not have to work as hard. Akako Koizumi, a witch and classmate, uses real magic to try to steal Kaito's heart. Saguru Hakuba, a high school detective from Britain and classmate, try's to unmask Kid through direct challenge. Later on both Akako and Saguru aid Kaito by giving him hints and warnings before heists to prevent him from being caught so they can catch him themselves.

Characters

See also: List of minor Magic Kaito characters

Protagonists

Picture Name Role
Kaito Kuroba 60px.jpg Kaito Kuroba Main character of the story. A high school student with a mischievous attitude and a knack for performing magic tricks. Kaitou Kid's secret identity.
Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg Kaitou Kid Kaito Kuroba's alter ego. A master thief known to use magic tricks and send warning notes to the police before a heist.
Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg Aoko Nakamori Kaito's childhood friend and love interest.
Ginzo Nakamori 60px.jpg Ginzo Nakamori Aoko's father who's in charge of the Kaitou Kid taskforce.
Saguru Hakuba 60px.jpg Saguru Hakuba A high school detective from England determined to catch Kaitou Kid.
Akako Koizumi 60px.jpg Akako Koizumi A witch currently at the same school with Kaito who wishes to win the heart of Kaitou Kid.
Konosuke Jii 60px.jpg Konosuke Jii Toichi and Kaito's loyal assistant.
Chikage Kuroba 60px.jpg Chikage Kuroba Kaito's mother. She was once a thief known as Phantom Lady.
Toichi Kuroba 60px.jpg Toichi Kuroba The original Kaitou Kid and Kaito's late father. He was a world-renowned stage magician.

Unnamed organization

Main article: Magic Kaito Organization
Picture Name Role
Snake 60px.jpg Snake Primary antagonist of the story. A mysterious agent responsible for the death of Toichi Kuroba, he and his gang of subordinates violently target big jewels. According to Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother, he is internationally referred to as "Jackal", but this is unconfirmed in the manga.
Magic Kaito Boss 60px.jpg Magic Kaito Boss The mysterious boss of the criminal organization, he/she seeks to obtain Pandora and achieve immortality. His identity is unknown. In the Magic Kaito specials, the boss is shown giving orders by email. Only the back of the boss' chair is visible and he/she does not speak, so this person's physical characteristics are completely unknown. He/she exists in the manga, but is only alluded to in speech as "ano kata".
Magic Kaito Sub-boss 60px.jpg Magic Kaito Sub-boss A chubby old man who is the second-in-command. He tells Snake which jewels to target.
Spider 60px.jpg Spider An anime special only character who works under their second-in-command.

Manga

Volume 1-5

Main article: Magic Kaito Volume 1-5

You can also view this list as Magic Kaito Manga Listed By Heist.

Vol. Chapters Japanese English Plot
Release date ISBN Release date ISBN
01 1-6 April 18, 1988[2]
August 5, 2011 (Treasured Edition) [3][4]		 ISBN 4-09-122081-9
ISBN 4-09-123276-0 (Treasured Edition)
ISBN 4-09-941723-9 (Treasured Edition w/ DVD)		   New characterCharacter developmentRomance
02 7-13 October 18, 1988[5]
September 16, 2011 (Treasured Edition)[6][7]		 ISBN 4-09-122082-7
ISBN 4-09-123277-9 (Treasured Edition)
ISBN 4-09-941724-7 (Treasured Edition w/ DVD)		   Romance
03 14-20 September 17, 1994[8]
November 18, 2011 (Treasured Edition)[9]		 ISBN 4-09-122083-5
ISBN 4-09-123317-1 (Treasured Edition)
ISBN 4-09-941727-1 (Treasured Edition w/ DVD)		   New characterCharacter developmentRomanceMagic Kaito's OrganizationCharacters pasts
04 21-28 February 16, 2007[10]
December 16, 2011 (Treasured Edition)[11]		 ISBN 4-09-121005-0
ISBN 978-4-09-123318-9 (Treasured Edition)
ISBN 978-4-09-941726-0 (Treasured Edition w/ DVD)		   Magic Kaito's OrganizationDetective ConanCharacters pasts
05 29-36 July 18, 2017[12][13] ISBN 4-09-127764-0
ISBN 978-4-09-127769-5 (Treasured Edition)		   New characterMagic Kaito's OrganizationCharacters pasts

Chapters not yet included in a Volume

Main article: Magic Kaito Chapters not yet included in a Volume

Anime

Magic Kaito specials logo

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief

Main article: TV Specials#Magic Kaito

The manga was first adapted into a series of TV specials titled Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief (まじっく快斗: KID THE PHANTOM THIEF Majikku Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief?). It's debut episode aired on April 17, 2010 on Animax before reairing on Nippon Television Network a few days later. The remainder of episodes aired between August and December of the following two years.

Magic Kaito 1412 TV series logo

Magic Kaito 1412 TV Series

Main article: Magic Kaito 1412

In celebration of Detective Conan's 20th manga anniversary Shonen Sunday announced a new anime adaptation of the Magic Kaito manga. It began being broadcast October 4, 2014 and it was animated by A-1 Pictures and it was stated that it will be a "completely new work". The show's official website is http://www.ytv.co.jp/magickaito/. The production company's website for the series is http://a1p.jp/works/magickaito/.

Collectibles

Different Magic Kaito 1412 goodies.
Main article: Collectibles

Blu-ray

Main article: Japanese Blu-ray#Magic Kaito

DVDs

Main article: Japanese DVDs#Magic Kaito

Games

Main article: Kaitou Kid Appearances#Detective Conan Games

There have been no direct Magic Kaito games so far, but Kaitou Kid/Kaito Kuroba regularly appears in the video games of Detective Conan, often in a role important to the respective plot. Ginzo Nakamori (Detective Conan: The Magician's Challenge Letter!, Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past) and Saguru Hakuba (Detective Conan: Mystery Town) from this series have appeared in those games, too.

Other merchandise

There has been a lot of purchasable goodies about this series, mostly in the vein of the Magic Kaito 1412 anime, featuring its logo or the characters in artwork from the anime on office supplies, keychains, bags, puzzles and candy. Several original soundtracks and character albums have also been released on CD. A copy of Kaitou Kid's top hat and PVC figures can also be bought, including a Figma of Kid. Like most Kid-only merchandise though, the latter was released under the Detective Conan brand.

Kaitou Kid Café

Gosho Aoyama drawing autographs on the walls of the Kaitou Kid Café.

After the success of the "Detective Conan Café(s)", there were also "Magic Kaito Cafés" opening in Tokyo and Osaka for a limited time, featuring characters like Kaito Kuroba, Aoko Nakamori and Saguru Hakuba as accessoires and prints on dishes, food and interior.[14]

Magic Kaito in Detective Conan

Kid and Conan regularly encounter each other in the latter's series.
Main article: Crossover#Magic Kaito in Detective Conan

According to Gosho Aoyama, he always wanted to throw in a phantom thief like the Fiend with Twenty Faces (from the Kogoro Akechi novels by Edogawa Ranpo) as a one-time adversary for Conan Edogawa in the manga of Detective Conan and then remembered that he already has a character like that: Kaitou Kid from Magic Kaito. Proposing to his then-editor to include him in a special guest appearance, he was against the idea at first, but relented later on.[15] In the end, Kid proved to be so popular with readers that he went on to become a recurring character. There were early hints to their meeting one day long before the encounter, like the shared setting of Tropical Land[16][17], the movie franchise Gomera featured in both manga[18][19], professor Hiroshi Agasa owning one of the RZ-04 robots[20][21] and Magic Kaito books found in some cases.[22][23]

Since their first battle[24], he and some of his entourage have become a mainstay in the world of Conan, encountering numerous of its own characters and having two stories being direct tie-ins between both series. Yusaku Kudo was made the inventor of the "Kid" name in-universe[24], Toichi Kuroba served as mentor in the art of disguising to Yukiko Kudo and Sharon Vineyard and Magic Kaito character Shintaro Chaki debuted in Detective Conan[24]. Saguru Hakuba also appeared, independent of Kid, during a competition of high school detectives.[25] The existence of Chikage Kuroba's identity of Phantom Lady was first teased in a Detective Conan case.[26] Besides those, inspector Ginzo Nakamori, his daughter Aoko Nakamori and Kid's assistant Konosuke Jii became characters who are canon to this franchise.

There even was a direct interference in the events of the main plot by Kid during the "Mystery Train" story arc (Manga: 818-824, Anime: 701-704), which Aoyama said was just because it's been a special occasion and that he wants to separate the series more again.[1] He already draws the line in not depicting the everyday life of the Magic Kaito characters in Detective Conan and officially declaring Akako Koizumi and everything related to her as non-canon to Conan's world, also saying that real magic doesn't exist in it, explicitly placing the series in parallel universes sharing characters and some events.[27][28][29][30] Despite this, there was at least one subtle allusion to Pandora by Kaitou Kid saying in the "Twin Bets" case (Manga: 862-864, Anime: 746-747) that this gem isn't the one he's looking for, hence giving it back. Aoyama also denied the Black Organization and the unnamed organization from Magic Kaito being one and the same.

Kaitou Kid also appeared in original spin-off media of the Detective Conan franchise, like OVAs, movies and games (see above).

Trivia

Shiratori's original character design from a Magic Kaito manuscript.
  • The plot of the first Detective Conan movie, The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, was intended as a story arc for Magic Kaito for a while. Gosho Aoyama said that he already wrote the plot back in school, and considered it for Yaiba once, but it didn't fit the kind of story it was, and then for Magic Kaito, but there wasn't any opportunity to integrate it. When he got told that Detective Conan was getting a movie adaption, he proposed the plot for this project, but says that he regrets it by now, since the antagonist was based on James Moriarty and he would have preferred to tell a story like that in the manga. Because of this, Ninzaburo Shiratori was originally designed as a character for Magic Kaito before transitioning him to Detective Conan together with the plot he debuted in.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Monthly Conan Newspaper 2014
    I: Kid is also a very popular character. Could you tell us the details of his creation, and your future plans for him? Is he going to be involved with Conan and the black organization?
    A: Well, he's originally from my previous work called "Magic Kaito". I created that because I really liked Arsène Lupin and his grandson Lupin the 3rd. And recently he got involved a little with the black organization during the Bell Tree Express case (the mystery train case from vol 78) but from here on out I don't think he will very much.
  2. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09122081
  3. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123276
  4. ^ https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1-%E5%89%9B%E6%98%8C/dp/4099417239/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3CSTGOT02DSOH&keywords=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%98%E3%81%A3%E3%81%8F%E5%BF%AB%E6%96%97+%7ETREASURED+EDITION%7E+DVD%E4%BB%98&qid=1695442567&s=books&sprefix=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%98%E3%81%A3%E3%81%8F%E5%BF%AB%E6%96%97+treasured+edition+dvd%E4%BB%98%2Cstripbooks%2C236&sr=1-15
  5. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09122082
  6. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123277
  7. ^ https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1-%E5%89%9B%E6%98%8C/dp/4099417247/ref=sr_1_14?crid=3CSTGOT02DSOH&keywords=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%98%E3%81%A3%E3%81%8F%E5%BF%AB%E6%96%97+%7ETREASURED+EDITION%7E+DVD%E4%BB%98&qid=1695442567&s=books&sprefix=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%98%E3%81%A3%E3%81%8F%E5%BF%AB%E6%96%97+treasured+edition+dvd%E4%BB%98%2Cstripbooks%2C236&sr=1-14
  8. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09122083
  9. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123317
  10. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09121005
  11. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123318
  12. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09127764
  13. ^ https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09127769
  14. ^ まじっく快斗のキャラクターたちのイラストを描いていただきましたのでご来店の際は是非ご覧ください！ (Mirror of the Tweets, since those have been deleted since the Café event ended)
  15. ^ Shounen Sunday Special Booklet (July 17, 2013)
    Comment! I needed a nemesis for my detective!
    Design: He looks pretty cool of course, because he originally is the protagonist of another manga series. But for every reader who doesn't know Magic Kaito, his guest appearances in Detective Conan could feel a little bit disconcerting. I for one have the biggest fun while drawing him!
    Concept: I wanted to have a powerful antagonist for Conan, someone like the Fiend with Twenty Faces from the works of Edogawa Rampo. And suddenly it occured to me that I drew such a character some years ago! From that time on it was decided that he would have guest appearances. Naturally I talked at length about it with my editor back then... who voiced his misgivings. So I tried to make Kaitou Kid's first appearances not too over the top.
  16. ^ Magic Kaito, Volume 1, Chapter 4 - Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori go on a date in Tropical Land.
  17. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 1, File 1 (The Heisei Holmes) - Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri go on a date in Tropical Land.
  18. ^ Magic Kaito, Volume 4, Chapter 2 (Red Tear) - Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori go to a Gomera movie a the cinema.
  19. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 13, File 128-130 (Gomera Murder Case) - The Detective Boys attend the production of a Gomera movie.
  20. ^ Magic Kaito, Volume 2, Chapter 9 (I Am The Master) - An army of RZ-04 mini robots are chasing Kaitou Kid.
  21. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 1, File 6 (From Third-Rate to Great Detective) - There's a sleeping RZ-04 mini robot between Hiroshi Agasa's scraps.
  22. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 1, File 2 (The Great Detective Turned Small) - Magic Kaito Volume 1 is one of the books in Yusaku Kudo's study.
  23. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 10, File 96 (The Burning Body) - Conan Edogawa looks at two children's books, one of them "Kaitou Boy", i.e. Magic Kaito, with Kaitou Kid on the cover.
  24. ^ a b c Detective Conan, Volume 16, File 156-159 (Kaitou Kid and the Black Star) - This is the mind battle between Kaitou Kid and Conan Edogawa. Shintaro Chaki debuted during these chapters and Hiroshi Agasa hints at a "young author" coming up with the name "Kid".
  25. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 54, File 562-566 (Detective Koshien Case) - Saguru Hakuba takes part in the high school detective competition to represent the west of Japan, since Shinichi Kudo is not available.
  26. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 70, File 731-733 (Ryoma's Gunbelt Case) - Phantom Lady is mentioned for the first time, even before Magic Kaito, and Kid hints to Conan Edogawa at her being his mother at the end of the case.
  27. ^ Magic Kaito Volume 4 Bonus Pages
    Topics: "Black Star" Special in the "Conan" TV series!
    "Black Star" was part of a 2-Hour-Detective Conan-TV Special that ran in January of 2001. Its name was: "Atsumerareta Meitantei! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid". ["Gathering of Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid"] There's a magnificent scene during which Kid gets confronted with Shinichi Kudo. Because the adaption was set in Conan's world, the magic scene with Akako was left out.
  28. ^ Magic Kaitou Treasured Editions: Playback Episode Interviews
    The Scarlet Temptress
    There she is! Mistress Akako! To be honest, she, as practitioner of black magic, is the reason who drove me into the corner the most during Kaitou's appearances in Conan. Well, you just have to accept these works as parallel universes. (grin)
  29. ^ PLAYBACK EPISODE from Volume 5 (Referring to the scene from chapter 36 during which Akako Koizumi summons Lucufer)
    As I thought, Akako uses red magic! (Fortunately Akako doesn't exist in Conan's world (laughs)).
    Translated by: Startold (TL Note: Thanks to Yunnie for the help.)
  30. ^ Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2018 DCTP Thread version
    Q26: "How different are the Kaito and Kid from MK?"
    A: "They're different, right? In MK he's the protagonist, and in Conan I try to make him look like cool and there's also Akako in MK."

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Magic Kaito
Main Characters Kaito Kuroba • Kaitou Kid • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba
Secondary Characters Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Snake • Superintendent General Hakuba • Rose (OVA only) • Spider (TV specials only) • List of minor Magic Kaito characters
Manga Magic Kaito Volume 1-5 • Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5 • Magic Kaito Chapters not yet included in a Volume • Magic Kaito Manga Listed By Heist
OVA adaptations Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! • Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother
Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief specials The Revived Phantom Thief • Kaitou Kid's Busy Date • The Princess Prefers Magic • A Witch Sheds No Tears • The Fated Blue Birthday • Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve • The Splendid Rivals • The Secret of the Red Tear • The Witch, the Detective, and the Phantom Thief • The Reminiscent Golden Eye • The Tearful Crystal Mother • Tears of Love for the Dark Knight
Magic Kaito 1412 Season 1 • Staff
Crossovers The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (Detective Conan anime only)
Related Articles List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity • Kaitou Kid's Gadgets • Magic Kaito Organization • Pandora Gem • Ekoda • Nonchalant Lupin • K∀ITO • Crow • List of Kaitou Kid Heists Items
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