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Kaito Kuroba
, the true identity of the gentleman thief , is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Magic Kaito'' manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. His father Toichi Kuroba was the original Kaito Kid before being killed by an unknown organization, while his mother was a former phantom thief known as the Phantom Lady. Kaito Kuroba then takes on the role of Kid after learning the organization is after a gemstone called Pandora and decides to find and destroy it. Kaito Kuroba has also made significant appearances in Aoyama's ''Case Closed'' series. His strong resemblance to the protagonist of this series, Shinichi Kudo, allows Kaito to impersonate him without a mask. He is also voiced by the same voice actors as Shinichi. When ''Case Closed'' was localized into English, Viz Media chose the rōmaji Kaito Kid for the manga, while Funimation Entertainment and Discotek Media refer to him as Phantom Thief Kid/Kid the Phantom Thief, respectively, in the anime. Shogakukan Asia also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Kaito
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It began in Shogakukan's '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in June 1987. The story tells of a phantom thief named Kaito Kid. Aoyama put the manga on hiatus after the first two '' tankōbon'' volumes were published in 1988, and only occasionally draws new chapters; the third volume was published in 1994, the fourth in 2007, and the fifth in 2017. Kaito Kid and other characters from ''Magic Kaito'' make occasional appearances in ''Case Closed'', another manga series by Aoyama that has also been adapted into an anime. 12 animated television specials based on the series have been produced by TMS Entertainment and aired between 2010 and 2012. A 24-episode anime series titled ''Magic Kaito 1412'' was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired from October 2014 to March 2015. Plot Kaito Kuroba is a normal teenage student whose father died under mysterious circumstances eight years ago. Eight years later, he is made aware o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rōmaji
The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as . Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Chinese (kanji) and syllabic scripts (kana) that also ultimately derive from Chinese characters. There are several different romanization systems. The three main ones are Hepburn romanization, Kunrei-shiki romanization (ISO 3602) and Nihon-shiki romanization (ISO 3602 Strict). Variants of the Hepburn system are the most widely used. Romanized Japanese may be used in any context where Japanese text is targeted at non-Japanese speakers who cannot read kanji or kana, such as for names on street signs and passports and in dictionaries and textbooks for foreign learners of the language. It is also used to transliterate Japanese terms in text written in English (or other languages that use the Latin script) on topics related to Japan, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magician Of The Silver Sky
is the 8th ''Case Closed'' feature film. The film was released in Japan on April 17, 2004. A Region 2 DVD has been released by Universal Pictures. The film brought a box office income of 2.8 billion yen. Plot A stage actress, Julie wants to use her star sapphire for her upcoming play and asks for Mouri Kogoro help to protect it after showing Kogoro a letter from the Kaito Kid. On the day of the theft, Kid appears at the theatre disguised up as Shinichi Kudo but ends up fleeing in the end without the jewel. To thank them, Julie invites Kogoro and everyone to Hakodate, and they all travel on an airplane to get there. In the air, one of the show actor, Shinjo, who was supposed to be elsewhere and Ran's mother, Eri, joins them on the plane. As the plane takes off, Julie comes in physical contact with most of the individuals she invited, making them all suspects in the case of her death. The case was solved by Eri and the culprit was later found to be the makeup artist, Natsuki. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Wizard Of The Century
''Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese animated feature film based on the ''Case Closed'' series. It was released in Japanese theatres on April 17, 1999. FUNimation Entertainment acquired the rights to this film from TMS Entertainment on July 17, 2009 and released the dub in December 2009. This is the first film appearance of Vi Graythorn (Ai Haibara), Phantom Thief Kid (Kaitou Kid) and Harley Hartwell (Heiji Hattori). Plot The Phantom Thief Kid sends a heist notice, warning of another heist. The police deduce that his next target is a recently discovered Fabergé egg, which Suzuki Modern Art Museum in Osaka will display on August 22. The night of the heist, Kid steals the egg and flies off, and Conan and Heiji give chase. However, in the middle of the chase, an unknown assailant shoots Kid in the right eye, and Kid apparently falls into the sea to his death. After recovering the egg, the police fruitlessly search for Kid's body. The nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Case Closed Films
Twenty-five feature films have been released based on the manga and anime series , known as ''Case Closed'' in North America. The first seven were directed by Kenji Kodama, films eight to fourteen were directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto, films fifteen to twenty-one were directed by Kobun Shizuno, film twenty-two were directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa, films twenty-three and twenty-four were directed by Chika Nagaoka, and film twenty-five was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka. The films have been released in April of each year starting in 1997, excluding 2020. Each film features an original plotline rather than being an adaptation of the manga's story. Two film comics were released for each film. Funimation Entertainment released an English dubbed version of the first six films retaining the same name and story changes as its main ''Case Closed'' dub. Bang Zoom! Entertainment has begun to release English dubs of ''Case Closed'' films through Discotek Media, starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusaku Kudo
The manga series ''Case Closed'', known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shinichi Kudo) who solves cases in an episodic fashion while in his childhood body and under the alias Conan Edogawa. He is joined by childhood friend #Ran Mori, Rachel Moore (Ran Mori) and her father #Kogoro Moore, Richard Moore (Kogoro Mori), who runs a detective agency. Throughout the series, Conan interacts and befriends many characters from various groups: the #Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the local police in Conan's Prefectures of Japan, prefecture; The #Junior Detective League, Junior Detective League, a group of children who solves mysteries for their clients and the #FBI, FBI. He also befriends a few individuals who know of his true identity: #Herschel Agasa, Dr. Agasa, who provides Jimmy with various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
