Magic Kaito

まじっく快斗
Kaito Kid

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Synopsis

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage student whose father is often absent. When his father dies under mysterious circumstances, 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 (often called the 'Volley Comet'), the consumption of which bestows immortality. He vows to prevent the organization from gaining immortality, and assumes his father's 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, and always returns them after the very next full moon. (Source: Wikipedia)

Published

May 27, 1987 to ?

Authors

Aoyama, Goushou

External links

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Alternative Setting

Meitantei Conan

Main characters

Kaito Kuroba4328 fan favorites
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Age: 17 Birthday: June 21 Height: 174 cm (5'8.5") Weight: 58 kg (128 lbs) Blood Type: B Also known as: Phantom Thief Kid, Phantom Thief 1412 Kaito Kuroba, son of legendary magician Touichi Kuroba. One day, the mysterious phantom thief Kid (Kaitou Kid) returned after 8 years following his disappearance. On that same day, Kaito discovered that his father, who died 8 years prior, was the phantom thief Kid. Kaito confronted this new Kid, who turned out to be his father's former assistant Jii Kounosuke. From Jii, Kaito learned that his father was in fact murdered. He decided to take the identity of Kid and carry out heists in order to bait those who killed his father. Kaito eventually met his father's murderers, and learned that their goal was to find the Pandora Gem that would grant them immortality. He swore to find the Pandora Gem before them and smash it to pieces. In his civilian identity, Kaito is a normal, if somewhat popular, high school student. He tends to get in trouble for teasing his girl classmates, especially his childhood friend Aoko Nakamori. He also has an extreme fear of fish. As "Kid the Phantom Thief," Kaito has a calm and elegant demeanor. His most remarkable trait is the ability to disguise as anyone. His signature gadgets are the card gun and the hang glider cape. Kaito usually returns his prize when it isn't what he looks for. Kaito first appeared in 1987 as the main character of "Magic Kaito," he only became widely known in 1997 after his appearance in "Detective Conan" as an antagonist. Since then, Kaito has occasionally appeared in "Detective Conan" manga, anime and movies, usually as an antagonist, but sometime as an ally.
Aoko Nakamori53 fan favorites
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Kaito's childhood friend. Kaito often teases her and flips her skirt, driving her to chase him wielding her weapon of choice, a mop, even though she is secretly in love with him. She is the daughter of Inspector Nakamori, so she hates Kaitou KID. Ran Mouri from Aoyama's Detective Conan physically resembles Aoko. Like Kaito and Shinichi, the major difference in their appearances are their hairstyles. (Source: Wikipedia)