Conan Edogawa
East's High School Detective, Savior of the Japanese Police
High school detective turned into a child due to the side effects of a drug, the protagonist of a mystery who solves difficult cases in a child's body.
Quotes
- There's always only one truth!
- Conan Edogawa (Shinichi Kudo)... detective...
- The culprit is you!
- Huh~? That's strange~?
- Idiot!
Trivia
- Name is a combination of Edogawa Rampo and Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Real name is Shinichi Kudo. Father is a world-renowned mystery novelist, mother is a former actress.
- Height 174cm before shrinking, approx. 116cm after.
- Teitan High School 2nd year Class B (original), Teitan Elementary School 1st year Class B (after shrinking).
- Soccer regular midfielder at Teitan Middle School.
- Kicks aimed at villains: face for males, body for females.
Alternate names
Shinichi Kudo
Conan
Detective Boy
Cool Kid
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- May 4
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Blue eyes, elementary school student's appearance wearing large glasses. The right side of the front and back hair sticks up like bed hair. Characterized by a blue jacket, gray shorts, and bowtie-type voice changer.
- Height
- Approx. 116cm (Conan Edogawa's child form) / Approx. 174cm (Shinichi Kudo's original form)
- Weight
- 18kg (Conan Edogawa's child form)
- Eye color
- Blue
- Hair color
- Black
- Distinguishing features
-
- Right side of front and back hair sticks up
- Large blue eyes
- Always wears large glasses
- Iconic items
-
- Criminal Tracking Glasses
- Bowtie Voice Changer
- Watch-shaped Anesthesia Gun
- Turbo Engine Skateboard
- Kick Force Enhancing Shoes
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Gentle
- Detailed personality
- Gentle and approachable, with a strong spirit of self-sacrifice. Highly curious intellectually and has strong determination for deduction. Despite his childlike appearance, his deduction and logical thinking remain at high school level. Brilliant mind, but sometimes acts recklessly when anxious. Always considerate of those around him and values his friends.
- Keywords
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- Gentle
- Intellectually curious
- Brave
- Self-sacrificing
- Exceptional deduction skills
- Approachable
- Curious
- Calm
- Kind
- Motto
- There's always only one truth!
- Talents
-
- Observation
- Deduction
- Acting
- Lip reading
- Languages (native-level English)
- Perfect pitch
- Piloting airplanes, helicopters, and driving cars
- Skills
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- Flexible thinking
- Logical analysis
- Soccer (midfielder)
- Voice changer operation
- Use of gadgets
- Crisis evasion
- Motivation
- To return to his original form after being turned into a child by the drug's side effects and to uncover the truth behind the Black Organization.
- Habits
- Gets restless and anxious during deductions. Sometimes mixes childish speech with his normal tone. Catchphrase is 'Huh~? That's strange~?', uses 'Idiot!' (Bāro) when cursing.
- Favorite foods
- Lemon Pie, Unknown, but bad at cooking
- Hobbies
- Deduction, Soccer, Video games, Reading Sherlock Holmes
- Music
- Sherlock Holmes' violin, TWO-MIX songs
- Favorite colors
- Blue
- Favorite places
- Yura (Gosho Aoyama's hometown), London
History
- Backstory
- High school first-year detective Shinichi Kudo is given the Black Organization's poison drug APTX4869 and turns into a child. He takes the new name Conan Edogawa and lives with Ran and her father Kogoro Mouri in a child's body. While continuing to solve cases, he pursues the organization's truth. Ai Haibara and others cooperate in investigations, information gathering, and antidote development. He rushes to solve cases using his genius deduction skills. He was seen as a nationally promising soccer player during his Teitan Middle School days. He usually acts like a child, but during deductions, he shines with an adult-level intellect.
- Debut date
- January 19, 1994
- Work title
- Detective Conan
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- File.01 'Roller Coaster Murder Case'
Shrinking Incident
- Significant event
- Shrinking Incident
- Description
- Body shrinks due to the Black Organization's poison drug, begins activities as Conan Edogawa.
Establishment of romantic relationship with Ran
- Significant event
- Establishment of romantic relationship with Ran
- Description
- Confesses during London case, becomes lovers during school trip.
Temporarily returns to original form with baijiu
- Significant event
- Temporarily returns to original form with baijiu
- Description
- Consuming Chinese liquor 'Baijiu' while having a cold makes it possible to return to original form.
Formation of Detective Boys
- Significant event
- Formation of Detective Boys
- Description
- Forms Detective Boys with Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima, serving as leader and advisor.
Conflict with Black Organization
- Significant event
- Conflict with Black Organization
- Description
- Continues investigations toward gathering information on and destroying the organization.
Relationships
Yusaku Kudo
Father
World-renowned mystery novelist and Shinichi's father. Source of his deduction skills.
Yukiko Kudo
Mother
Former actress with calm judgment, Shinichi's mother. Skilled at disguise.
Fumiyo Edogawa
Yukiko Kudo's disguise as Conan Edogawa's fictional mother.
Ran Mouri
Best friend
Childhood friend and lover. Collaborator in difficult cases.
Ai Haibara
Ally
Scientist also shrunk by the drug. Cooperates on antidote development.
Heiji Hattori
Rival
West's high school detective. Fated rival in deduction battles.
Professor Agasa
Mentor
Develops gadgets and provides numerous tools. Advisor.
Kaitou Kid
Rival
Long-time rival faced multiple times, also cousin.
Shuichi Akai
Ally
FBI agent. Shares goal of destroying the Black Organization.
Detective Boys
Detective Boys: leader
Police
Police: ally
FBI
FBI: ally
Black Organization
Black Organization: enemy
Media appearances
Detective Conan
Manga / Protagonist
Serialization started in 1994
Detective Conan
Anime / Protagonist
TV anime series started in 1996
Detective Conan Theatrical Edition Series
Movie / Protagonist
Released annually since 1997
Detective Conan Game Series
Game / Protagonist
Released on multiple platforms
Detective Conan Live Action Drama
TV series / Protagonist
Continuous drama aired in 2006
Voice cast and creators
Minami Takayama
- Voice actor
- Minami Takayama
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV anime, movies, monologues
- Notes
- Voices Conan, also young Shinichi
Kappei Yamaguchi
- Voice actor
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV anime version as Shinichi Kudo from middle school onward
- Notes
- Voices Shinichi
Gosho Aoyama
- Creator name
- Gosho Aoyama
- Role
- Original author
Gosho Aoyama
- Creator name
- Gosho Aoyama
- Role
- Character designer
Gosho Aoyama
- Creator name
- Gosho Aoyama
- Role
- Writer
Shogakukan
- Creator name
- Shogakukan
- Role
- Publisher
TMS Entertainment
- Creator name
- TMS Entertainment
- Role
- Animation studio
Related goods
Conan Edogawa Figure
- Item name
- Conan Edogawa Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Criminal Tracking Glasses
- Item name
- Criminal Tracking Glasses
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited
Bowtie Voice Changer
- Item name
- Bowtie Voice Changer
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited
Detective Conan Stationery Set
- Item name
- Detective Conan Stationery Set
- Category
- Stationery
- Availability
- Regular
Conan Edogawa Keychain
- Item name
- Conan Edogawa Keychain
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Regular