Characters

The series was created and is drawn by Gosho Aoyama. The protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaitou Kid has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the *Detective Conan* series, Shinichi Kudo, and the protagonist of the *Magic Kaito* series, Kaito Kuroba are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.

The English adaption dubbed by Funimation, called *Case Closed*, has different names than the one in the manga published by Viz Media.

## Protagonists

The series revolves around Shinichi Kudo and his "child version", Conan Edogawa as well as his best friend and partner Eisuke Hondou his love interest and best friend Ran Mouri his friend Kai Narukami and his cousin Mako Narukami and Ran's father Kogoro Mouri.

## Detective Boys

The Detective Boys are called the "Junior Detective League" in the English version of the show. Notably, the Detective Boys are the only people who see the bowtie in action and are not suspicious about Conan's identity. They have witnessed Conan use the bowtie and have even caught Conan using it to solve cases. The first three members were Ayumi Yoshida, a cheerful and friendly young girl who has a crush on Conan, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, a very studious young boy, and Genta Kojima, a big boy with a large build. The group later gained newer members, including Haru Kanemoto, a quiet and shy girl who is Eisuke's younger cousin, Shinya Tatsumi, a lonely yet energetic young boy, Ai Haibara, who was shrunk by the same drug as Conan, Karen Loomis, a tomboyish foreign girl who was adopted by CIA Agent Seiji Takeshima and can be mischievous and playful at times, as well as skilled in martial arts such as karate. Lastly, Zenji Suzuki, the adopted brother of Sonoko and the biological brother who was involved with the Black Organization before being adopted by the Suzuki Group, is a rather crude and short-tempered young boy who often gets into fights but is kind-hearted on the inside.

## Family & Friends

### Osaka Police District

 File:Goro Otaki 60px.jpg | Goro Otaki | Inspector Odin | Inspector from Osaka Police District, and a very close friend to Heiji and Heizo.

### Nagano Police District

 File:Taka'aki Morofushi 60px.jpg | Taka'aki Morofushi(Komei) | N/A | Inspector from Nagano Police District. Childhood friend and rival of Kansuke Yamato. He is also the older brother of Hiromitsu Morofushi.

### Other police districts

 File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji 60px.jpg | Fumimaro Ayanokoji | N/A | Inspector from Kyoto Prefectural Police, also known as the "Royal Inspector" for his noble family line. Notorious for his snobbishness and his attachment to his pet chipmunk.

### Japanese intelligence agencies

Main article: Japanese intelligence agencies

 File:Minato Yugami 60px.jpg | Minato Yugami | N/A | An agent from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau.

### FBI

Main article: Federal Bureau of Investigation

### CIA

Main article: Central Intelligence Agency

### IPA

 File:Kento Amagi 60px.jpg | Kento Amagi | N/A | A IPA agent, he work multiply part-time jobs at Cafe Doyle and at Tokuto Department

## More characters

* List of notable case characters
* List of minor recurring manga characters
* List of minor recurring anime characters
* List of minor recurring movie characters