Jimmy Kudo, shown in his regular form (top) and his "Conan Edogawa" form (bottom)

Jimmy Kudo, known as Shin'ichi Kudo (工藤 新一, Kudō Shin'ichi^?) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... “Original manga” redirects here. ... Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday Weekly Comic 漫畫周刊 Neoz Original run 1994 – No. ... Poster for Countdown to Heaven, the fifth Detective Conan movie Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Konan), is a detective manga and anime series by Gosho Aoyama (青山 剛昌), published in Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. ... Serialized in Shonen Sunday Weekly Comic 漫畫周刊 Neoz Original run 1994 – No. ... ...

Viz romanized his original name as Shin'ichi Kudo while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as Shinichi Kudoh.

Jimmy's seiyuu is Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese version while Conan's is Minami Takayama; in the English dub, Jimmy is voiced by Jerry Jewell, while Conan is voiced by Alison Viktorin. Kappei Yamaguchi ) (real name: Mitsuo Yamaguchi )) (born May 23, 1965) is a male seiyū from Fukuoka, Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. ... Minami Takayama (高山 みなみ Takayama Minami) is a voice actress (seiyū) and a popular singer in Japan. ... Jerry Dean Jewell is an American voice actor. ... Alison Ruth Retzloff Viktorin (Born February 1, 1981 in Argyle, Texas) is a Texas-based voice actress who primarily works on the properties of Funimation. ...

Character Information

Jimmy is a 17-year old student at Teitan High School (Teitan High School in the original Japanese versions and English manga, Titan High School in the American English anime) and is already a well-known detective. He dreams of being a great detective like Sherlock Holmes^[1], his idol, and gets his dose of reality from his childhood friend Rachel Moore (Ran Mori in the original Japanese). Jimmy's parents, Booker and Vivian (Yusaku and Yukiko) live in the United States^[2] while Jimmy lives in Japan. A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Rachel Moore in anime Rachel Moore, known as Ran Mōri ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the 2nd main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Konan). ... Booker Kudo, known as Yusaku Kudo ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). ... Vivian Kudo known as Yukiko Kudo (工藤 有希子 Kudō Yukiko) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). ...

After solving a murder at the theme park Tropical Land, Jimmy witnessed an exchange between an unknown man and another person in all black. He is so focused on the exchange (a blackmail over an arms deal) that he does not notice an accomplice sneak behind him. This accomplice, another man in black, hits him at the head and spills into his mouth a newly manufactured poison. This poison called APTX 4869 is designed to kill a person and leaves no traces of itself. However, instead of killing Jimmy, it slowly shrinks his body, giving him the appearance of a seven year-old boy.^[3] He found the only person who may believe his story; his next door neighbor, close family friend, and an eccentric scientist Dr. Agasa. Jimmy convinces Dr. Agasa that he was shrunk and was determined to discover who the men in black are. However, Dr. Agasa convinces him to keep his identity secret lest the Black Organization will come back and kill him for real, as well as anybody who knows Jimmy is still alive. So Jimmy fashions an alias, Conan Edogawa (江戸川 コナン Edogawa Conan) , after Arthur Conan Doyle and Edogawa Rampo. "Conan" goes to live with Rachel and her father, Richard Moore (Kogoro Mori), a private detective. Jimmy hopes that by living with a detective, he can stay on top of current cases and be able to gather hints about the "Black Organization".^[4] Unfortunately, Detective Moore is so incompetent that Jimmy often has to solve the mysteries for him. Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Case Closed. ... The Black Organization (黒の組織, kuro no soshiki) serves as the main antagonist in the anime/manga series Case Closed (Detective Conan). ... // Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859–7 July 1930) was a Scottish born author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... Edogawa Rampo Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩 Edogawa Ranpo), born Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28, 1965) was a Japanese author and critic. ... Richard Moore, known as Kogoro Mori (毛利 小五郎 Mōri Kogorō) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is one of the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). ...

Kudo Episode 1 Flash Back

Jimmy, as Conan, isn't taken as seriously as a child, so sometimes he has to improvise. Jimmy frequently knocks out Detective Moore with a dart shooting watch and uses his voice-changing bow tie to imitate Moore's voice. Because of this, Moore gets the credit and becomes famous quickly. Cases begin to pile up, occasionally giving Jimmy a chance to gather hints on the Black Organization. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... One option to tie a bowtie The bowtie is a mens fashion accessory, popularly worn with other formal attire, such as suits. ...

Because Jimmy expects himself to return to his original form soon, he never tries to convince anybody that he is dead. As a matter of fact, knowing that Rachel misses him, Conan calls her over the telephone and imitates Jimmy's voice so that she is not worried about him. He convinces her that he is off solving a very difficult mystery and will return once the investigation concludes.^[5]

Due to striking similarities between Conan and Jimmy as a child, Rachel often suspects Conan of Jimmy^[6], but every time she does, Conan does something childlike to make her ignore the idea. Larger schemes, created by Jimmy and his friends, has been used to convince Rachel that Conan is not Jimmy. This usually follows an extremely long story arc.^[7] In such arcs Conan tends to drop his guard in order to save someone or to fully investigate a crime.

In more recent stories, Rachel becomes really sure of Conan's true identity and asks him to admit the truth. Sometimes, Jimmy feels that he cannot trick her anymore. Jimmy gets close to telling her, but then something usually happens which hinders him to do so. After his first encounter with Harley Hartwell (Heiji Hattori), Conan discovers the poison that was fed to him could temporarily be deactivated through drinking Chinese alcohol. He makes this discovery when he temporarily turns back into Jimmy after Harley gives Conan some Chinese liquor as some kind of cold remedy.^[8] This is one of the three occasions when Jimmy turns back into his teenage form. This cure however, only works once. Harley Hartwell, known as Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan ). Harley/Heiji is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in the original Japanese and Kevin M. Connolly in the English dub. ...

Following Jimmy's transformation and her own transformation using Chinese liquor, Ai Haibara manages to create a temporary cure for Jimmy which lasts 24 hours in book 26 of the manga. Jimmy solves a case (under his real identity) and manages to bring Rachel out for dinner during this period of time, while Haibara disguises herself as Conan to erase Rachel's suspicion. He has to "leave for an important case" during the dinner, and Conan returns. Ai Haibara ) is a character in the manga and anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). ...

Due to the unstable characteristics of the temporary cure, it is highly possible to die from taking it. Thus Jimmy has only taken the cure once so far, and that is under desperate circumstances. It is not known whether this temporary cure works only once like the Chinese liquor which Jimmy ingested previously, or works every time. Ai also mentions a "time lag" to Jimmy once, which suggests that the temporary cure may not work for exactly 24 hours all the time.

Conan befriends three classmate children, Amy Yeager (Ayumi Yoshida), George Kojima (Genta Kojima), and Mitch Tsuburaya (Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya). Together they form the Junior Detective League (Detective Boys or Shonen Tantei in Japanese). Amy Yeager Amy Yeager, known as Ayumi Yoshida ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). ... George Kojima ) is a character in the manga and anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). ... Mitch Tsuburaya ) is a character in the manga and anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). ...

Conan steadily begins to develop a relationship with Ai Haibara, whether is be platonic or romantic. He has told her that he doesn't want her to worry anymore because of the incident about the Black Organization from episode 269 -270 (to which her reaction is only "Baka" or "idiot") and episode 212, he seemed to be jealous about Mitsuhiko's crush on Haibara and told him that Haibara is not Mitsuhiko's type of girl. As for the first time they met, he didn't have any feelings for her until the time when she asked him why he didn't save her sister (Akemi Miyano), and seeing her tears made him never want to make her feel such a way again (it has been proved in most of the movie and episodes). Over time, Conan and Haibara's relationship has developed. This in turn causes Conan's feelings for her to develop as well. For example, in Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes when Haibara said that she wished to lose her memories and be with him forever, he almost opened up his feelings to her but stopped when she revealed that she was "just kidding". In a special case after episode 336 (excluding episode 337 and 342), Haibara was ill due to the stress from the Black Organization. He promised to protect Haibara since episode 280 and there are some hints that he had a romantic interest in Haibara before the Hooligan Case (episodes 279-280). Akemi Miyano Akemi Miyano (宮野明美 Miyano Akemi) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed (Detective Conan). ...

People who know of Conan's true identity include Dr. Herschel Agasa^[9], the Kudo couple (Booker and Vivian)^[10], Harley Hartwell^[11], Ai Haibara^[12], Vermouth, Eisuke Hondou and Phantom Thief Kid. However, Kid only appears to know Conan's identity in the movies as they is no mention of it in the manga or anime. ^[13] Both Akemi Miyano (Ai Haibara's elder sister)^[14] and Hiroki Sawada (a character in Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street) learned Conan's secret before they died. Hiroshi Agasa (阿笠 博士, Agasa Hiroshi), known as Dr. Herschel Agasa in the English dub, is a character in the manga and anime series, Case Closed. ... Harley Hartwell, known as Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan ). Harley/Heiji is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in the original Japanese and Kevin M. Connolly in the English dub. ... Ai Haibara ) is a character in the manga and anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). ... Chris Vineyard Sharon Vineyard is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed. ... Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan ) in Japan and other countries, is a detective manga and anime series by Gosho Aoyama which has been published in Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine since 1994. ... 220. ... Akemi Miyano Akemi Miyano (宮野明美 Miyano Akemi) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Case Closed (Detective Conan). ...

Gadgets

Conan has gotten many gadgets from Dr. Agasa to help him solve crimes even as a kid.

• The power-boost sneakers, (First introduced in Episode 5) when turned on, send a mild current through Conan's legs, effectively supercharging them for short periods. This is a critical device for Conan, for with the shoes on, Conan can briefly run fast, jump high, and kick even harder than he did when he was in his original body. They come in most handy in clutch moments.
• The voice-changing bow tie^[15] allows Conan to take on another person's voice. Another of his critical devices, he will often change voices to point out clues and disguise himself as Richard^[16] to reveal solutions. Every so often, he also has to use it to reassure Rachel by mimicking his original voice in a phone call^[17].
• The stun dart watch^[18] is armed with tiny tranquilizer darts that can put a person to sleep for a number of minutes and a face that flips up to become a sight. Richard has gone to sleep via these darts often; Conan will afterward pose Richard and pretend to be him at the end of a case. This device has one shot only, however.^[19]
• The radio badge, emblazoned with the Detective Boys logo and given to Jimmy and the junior detectives, allows continuous but covert contact between them. Also, they have a transmitter that can be detected by his tracing glasses.
• The solar-powered skateboard is able to propel itself so long as there's sunlight to power it: a handy means of getting around town when short legs just don't cut it. It used to run on nothing but solar power and would shut off when the sun went down. Recently however, it has been installed with a 30 minute battery.
• Tracing glasses: These glasses can pick up radio signals from special transmitters that Conan frequently sticks onto a suspect. Conan's glasses aren't corrective, since he has good vision already. Originally, he just pushed the lenses out of his father's spare pair of glasses and used him as part of his disguise. Dr. Agasa later gives him different glasses with various abilities, but the lenses are always just plain glass. Once, however, he had Dr. Agasa fit the frames with bulletproof glass in preparation to defend himself against a criminal (Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century).
• Soccer ball making belt: a belt that is made to form 1 soccer ball of any size, and is greatly used with the power-boost shoes, but at some points, he uses it for soft landings.
• Portable Bento Box Fax: a bento box with a fax machine hidden in it. Also contains real food.
• Ear Cell Phone: A gaudy looking ear ring that is also used as a cell phone.
• Mini Speaker Conan used this once in the manga book 5. He stuck it on Detective Moore's head and used his voice changing bow tie to talk into it. The speaker worked really well that time.

Trivia

Shinichi Kudo/Jimmy Kudo in Detective Conan, the anime series in Japan.

• Jimmy's birthday is May 4^[20], the date when Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty fought over Reichenbach Falls.
• His zodiac sign is Taurus.
• Jimmy's favorites:

Food: Lemon Pie.^[21]

Sport: Soccer.^[22]

Detective: Sherlock Holmes.^[23]

Detective Story: The Sign of Four, by Arthur Conan Doyle^[24]

Phrase: "One Truth Prevails" (English version), "There is Only One Truth" ("真実はいつもひとつ Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Hitotsu" Japanese version)

• Jimmy knows a note when he hears one but can't for the life of him create music with his own voice. This often leads people to think that he's tone-deaf. He has special interest in violins because Sherlock Holmes plays one.^[25]

• Jimmy's first name in Japanese is Shin'ichi, this came from martial artist Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba whom Gosho Aoyama is a fan of. According to Volume 18, his last name came from fictional detective Shunsaku Kudo from the Japanese drama Tantei Monogatari ("Detective Story").

• Jimmy is a proficient marksman, as seen in the 2nd movie Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target, having been taught by his father at a shooting range in Hawaii.

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References

Sources and external links

• Case Closed Jimmy Kudo page
• Case Closed Conan Edogawa page
• Role-playing write up