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Magic Kaito
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Magic Kaito, as published by Shogakukan on April 18, 1988.
まじっく快斗
(Majikku Kaito)
GenreComedy-drama, crime, kaitō
Manga
Written byGosho Aoyama
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original run1987 – present
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byToshiki Hirano
Produced byMasahito Yoshioka
Music byAtsushi Umebori
StudioTMS Entertainment
Original networkNNS
Original runApril 17, 2010

Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗, Majikku Kaito) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama, that began in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1987. The story tells of a thief named Phantom Thief Kid (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo). Aoyama stopped work on the manga after the third tankōbon volume was published because he started Detective Conan, which was an instant hit. A version of the Phantom Thief Kid and some related characters make occasional appearances in Conan. Chapters of Magic Kaito have been published since then, and have been collected into four tankōbon volumes as of February 2007. An animated series is being produced and airs in the Detective Conan time slot occasionally. [1] As of August 2012, eight episodes have been aired. "The Brilliant Rival". Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved August 9, 2012.</ref>

Plot

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage student whose father died under mysterious circumstances eight years ago. Eight years later, he is made aware of his father's secret identity; a famous international criminal known as International Criminal 1412: the Phantom Thief, and that he was murdered by a mysterious organization for refusing to aid them in retrieving the Pandora Gem; a mystical stone said to shed a "tear" during the passing of a particular comet, the consumption of which bestows immortality. He vows to prevent the organization from gaining immortality, and assumes his father's thief identity as he begins his quest for the gem. His only clues as to the gem's location are that it glows red under the full moon and that it is a doublet: a gem hidden within a larger gem. Thus, it would have to be a relatively large one with a bizarre history, and always stored in a place that never receives moonlight. He thus researches and steals famous priceless gems with odd histories from incredibly well-defended areas, but returns them after the very next full moon as they are not the Pandora.

Characters

Kaito Kuroba

Main article: Kaito Kuroba

The protagonist, Kaito Kuroba (黒羽 快斗, Kuroba Kaito) is a smart, quirky and almost arrogant 17 year old boy who is an excelled illusionist. He is childhood friends with Aoko Nakamori, who he is in love with. Kaito is also the thief known as Phantom Thief Kid (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo). He gives the police riddles describing when, where, and what he is going to steal in a heist, and often ends up returning the item that he stole because it wasn't what he was looking for, the Pandora gem. His seiyū is Kappei Yamaguchi and his English voice actor is Jerry Jewell.

Aoko Nakamori

Aoko Nakamori (中森 青子, Nakamori Aoko) is Kaito's childhood friend and love interest. She is an obstinate, impulsive and lighthearted girl. As the daughter of Inspector Nakamori, she despises the Phantom Thief Kid. Her seiyū is Ayumi Fujimura in the special and Minami Takayama for her appearances in the Detective Conan series.

Saguru Hakuba

Saguru Hakuba (白馬探, Hakuba Saguru) is a famous high school detective based out of Japan and Kaito's love rival.[2] As the son of a high police official, he had many chances to capture the Phantom Thief Kid.[2][3] He believes that Kaito is the Phantom Thief Kid but lacks the evidence.[4] His seiyū is Akira Ishida.[5]

Akako Koizumi

Akako Koizumi (小泉 紅子, Koizumi Akako) is actually a witch with real magic, which causes her to be very critical of Kaito's "sleight-of-hand" magic. She knows that he is the Phantom Thief Kid. Akako is very much a seductress, and is "trying to make every man her slave". She is at first angry at Kaito because she cannot "control" him, but later on she grows to love him. Her seiyū is Miyuki Sawashiro in the special and Megumi Hayashibara for her appearances in the Detective Conan series.

Ginzo Nakamori

Ginzo Nakamori (中森 銀三, Nakamori Ginzō), renamed "Mace Fuller" in Funimation Entertainment's Detective Conan dub, is the inspector in charge of capturing the Phantom Thief Kid.[6] His seiyū is Unshou Ishizuka and his English voice actor is Jay Jones.[7][8]

Toichi Kuroba

Toichi Kuroba (黒羽 盗一, Kuroba Tōichi) was the original Phantom Thief Kid and Kaito Kuroba's father. He taught Kaito how to be a magician. When he was Phantom Thief 1412 he and Yusaku Kudo, whom he physically resembles, used to be rivals. As a magician he taught Yukiko Kudo and Sharon Vineyard the art of disguise for their acting careers. During his life as a thief, he met an organization who ordered him to find the Pandora Gem. This gem was born inside another gem, and cried tears of immortality when the comet comes close to the Earth. After finding out what he is up against, Toichi turned down the offer, and started finding the Pandora himself. Feeling betrayed, Snake killed Toichi during one of his magic tricks. His seiyū is Shuuichi Ikeda.

List of Manga Chapters

Volume 1
  1. Chapter 1 - Return of the Mysterious Thief
  2. Chapter 2 - The Police are Everywhere!
  3. Chapter 3 - The Ticking Heart
  4. Chapter 4 - Kaitou Kid's Busy Weekend
  5. Chapter 5 - The Underwater Pirate Ship
  6. Chapter 6 - The Scarlet Temptress
Volume 2
  1. Chapter 7 - Stay Away From Me
  2. Chapter 8 - Japan's Most Irresponsible Leader
  3. Chapter 9 - I Am The Master
  4. Chapter 10 - Adults Don't Understand
  5. Chapter 11 - On The Ball
  6. Chapter 12 - Ghost Gym
  7. Chapter 13 - The Hustler VS. The Magician
Volume 3
  1. Chapter 14 - Star War
  2. Chapter 15 - Great Detective Has Arrived
  3. Chapter 16 - Nearby Enemy
  4. Chapter 17 - A Gift From Akako
  5. Chapter 18 - Yaiba VS. Kaito Kid
  6. Chapter 19 - Blue Birthday
  7. Chapter 20 - Green Dream
Volume 4
  1. Chapter 21 - The Crystal Mother
  2. Chapter 22 - Red Tear
  3. Chapter 23 - First Contact! (Kudo Shinichi vs Kaitou Kid) part 1
  4. Chapter 24 - First Contact! (Kudo Shinichi vs Kaitou Kid) part 2
  5. Chapter 25 - Golden Eye 1
  6. Chapter 26 - Golden Eye 2
  7. Chapter 27 - Dark Knight 1
  8. Chapter 28 - Dark Knight 2
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
  1. Chapter 29 - The Lady Phantom 1
  2. Chapter 30 - The Lady Phantom 2

Anime Series

Magic Kaito has been animated and is directed by Toshiki Hirano, produced by TMS Entertainment, and are aired during Detective Conan time slots irregularly even though its story has no connection to Conan. The first episode aired on April 24, 2010 [9][10] and is still ongoing.

Episode List

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References

  1. ^ "Magic Kaito" (in Japanese). Animax. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Aoyama, Gasho (September 17, 1994). "名探偵登場!!". まじっく快斗 (in Japanese). Vol. Volume 3. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122083-5. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_chapter= ignored (|trans-chapter= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Aoyama, Gasho (June 16, 2006). "File 10. 探偵甲子園". 名探偵 コナン. Case Closed (in Japanese). Vol. Volume 54. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-120377-9. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_chapter= ignored (|trans-chapter= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Aoyama, Gasho (September 17, 1994). "紅子の宅配便". まじっく快斗 (in Japanese). Vol. Volume 3. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122083-5. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_chapter= ignored (|trans-chapter= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "集められた名探偵!工藤新一VS怪盗キッド". Detective Conan. Season 8. January 8, 2001. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Aoyama, Gasho (August 9, 1997). "File 8. 気配". 名探偵 コナン. Case Closed (in Japanese). Vol. Volume 16. Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-125046-7. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_chapter= ignored (|trans-chapter= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "コナンVS怪盗キッド". Detective Conan. Season 3. September 22, 1997. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century (DVD). Funimation Entertainment. December 15, 2009. UPC 704400078040.
  9. ^ ""Detective Conan" warning letter from Kid! 4/24 "Detective Conan special information" (in Japanese). conan-movie.jp. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  10. ^ "Detective Conan Special: Secret of the Birth of Kaitō Kid" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. Retrieved April 17, 2010.

External links

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