Detective Conan (1996– )
"Meitantei Conan" (original title)

The cases of a detective whose physical age was chemically reversed to that of a prepubescent boy but must hide his true mental development.

Creator:

Gôshô Aoyama

Stars:

Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya

Cast

Series cast summary:
Minami Takayama	...	Conan Edogawa (423 episodes, 1996-2009)
Wakana Yamazaki	...	Ran Mori (323 episodes, 1996-2008)
Akira Kamiya	...	Kogoro Mori (279 episodes, 1996-2009)
Wataru Takagi	...	Detective Wataru Takagi (247 episodes, 1996-2009)
Fûrin Cha	...	Inspector Juzo Megure (197 episodes, 1996-2008)

Storyline

Shinichi Kudo, a seventeen year old master detective, had it all. He could solve any case brought to his attention and in record time. His girlfriend, Ran, is a karate expert, and her father is a bumbling P.I. who is driven crazy by the fact that Shinichi gets all of the great cases. One day, while Shinichi and Ran are at an amusement park, the pair become separated. Shinichi catches wind of a dirty deal going down, and spies on a pair of men in dark trenchcoats. He's caught and the men use an experimental poison on him, intending to kill him. However, things don't work exactly as planned. When Shinichi comes to, he finds he's shrunken down to the size of a fourth grader. He goes to the goofball inventor that lives next door to him for help, and the inventor agrees to give him a hand. When Ran comes looking for Shinichi, he and the inventor come up with a story saying that Shinichi is a child named Conan Edogawa (Conan as in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). Ran offers to let "Conan" live with...

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Plot Keywords:

detective | james bond spoof | criminal investigation | anime | syndicate | 

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Taglines:

One truth prevails

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Adult Swim

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English German Spanish Italian French Arabic Tagalog

Release Date:

24 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Case Closed

Company Credits

Production Co:

FUNimation Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name that the main character made up after his accident, Conan Edogawa, is derived from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as well as Edogawa Rampo, both very famous mystery/detective authors.

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Quotes

Richard Moore: [while sleeping on couch] No, sir, Archer, I swear I gave my math homework to the pink monkey in the golf cart. He said he was the new gym teacher...

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Connections

Followed by Meitantei Conan: Tanteitachi no requiem (2006)

User Reviews

One of the greatest anime shows ever

If you are a fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work, this show is a MUST-SEE for you. The show revolves around a young boy by the name of Conan Edogawa. However, this is just the alias of 17-year-old Jimmy Kudo, Japan's most famous young detective prodigy. While witnessing a mob hit, he is knocked unconscious and given an experimental poison that, unbeknownst to his assailants, reverts him to the physical size and age of a second-grader. However, he retained his brilliant mind and vicariously solves some of the most perplexing mysteries imaginable.

This is a very intelligent and well-written show and is recommended to anyone who loves a good murder mystery.