Plot Legend

The following table represents the different symbols used to showcase the importance of an episode (or movie, volume, etc...) as well as their meanings.
| - | Story type | Meaning | Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | New character introduced | This symbol highlights stories where new main or minor recurring characters are introduced. | pnew |
|  | Character development | This symbol highlights stories with specific character development. | pchar |
|  | Romance | This symbol highlights stories with romance (for main characters). | promance |
|  | Black Organization | This symbol highlights stories involving the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization"). | pbo |
|  | FBI | This symbol highlights stories involving the [FBI](/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation "Federal Bureau of Investigation"). | pfbi |
|  | Magic Kaito | This symbol highlights stories involving [Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito") characters. | pmk |
|  | Characters pasts | This symbol highlights stories where the pasts of main or minor recurring characters are explored. | ppast |
|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") | This symbol highlights stories involving [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori"). | phh |
|  | [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") | This symbol highlightings stories involving [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys"). | pdb |
|  | Detective Conan | This symbol highlights stories involving [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan") characters. (Used on Magic Kaito entries only.) | pdc |
|  | Magic Kaito's Organization | This symbol highlights stories involving the [unnamed organization](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_Organization "Magic Kaito Organization") from Magic Kaito. (Used on Magic Kaito entries only.) | pmko |