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In Detective Conan and Magic Kaito, Aoyama Gosho often uses thematic naming schemes for his characters.
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Background[edit]
Most case suspects for weekly cases have thematic naming schemes. For example, in Ramen So Good, It's to Die For, the names of the characters are related to ramen sizes.[1]
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- Ogura Katsumasa (小倉功雅) - small
- Taninaka Atsushi (谷中篤) - middle
- Ōhashi Sayo (大橋彩代) - large
- Saizu Tokumori (西津徳盛) - size tokumori, or size extra-large
Fictional Detectives[edit]
Many protagonists in Detective Conan are named after fictional detectives.
Fictional Detectives or Authors[edit]
Most main characters in the series are named after authors or major characters from detective literature, shows, or films.
- Conan Edogawa
- Ran Mouri
- Kogoro Mouri
- Ayumi
- Genta
- Mitsuhiko
- Ai Haibara
- Hiroshi Agasa
- Sumiko Kobayashi
James Bond[edit]
- Hidemi
- Eisuke
- Ethan
Mobile Suit Gundam[edit]
- Akai
- Camel
- Sera
- Amuro
Voice actors[edit]
- Kazunobu Chiba / Isshin Chiba
- Wataru Takagi / Wataru Takagi
- Shuichi Akai / Shuichi Ikeda
- Rei Furuya, Tooru Amuro / Tohru Furuya
Colors[edit]
The Magic Kaito cast are typically named after colors.
- Kuroba - The characters in Kuroba (黒羽) mean "black feather".
- Ginzo - The "gin" in Nakamori's first name means "silver".
- Aoko - The given name "Aoko" means "blue child".
- Akako - The given name "Akako" means "red child".
- Hakuba - The reading for 白馬 (Hakuba) means "white horse
- Konosuke - The kanji "黄" in Kōnosuke means "yellow".
Puns[edit]
- Shinichi Kudo - One truth
References[edit]
- ^ HADAA's explanation of the Ramen thematic naming scheme February 15, 2011, 10:52:15 AM
