Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

Name: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Rating: 7.8

Phantom Thief Jeanne
神風怪盗ジャンヌ
Divine Wind Phantom Thief Jeanne

Manga7.811288 votes7 volumes · 33 chaptersFinished

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Synopsis

It's nearly the end of the century, and one girl has been breaking the news: Kaitou Jeanne, a phantom thief supposedly sent by God, has been stealing paintings all around the city. Her real identity is Maron Kusakabe, a 16-year-old rhythmic gymnastics enthusiast and student at Momokuri Academy— something unknown to all, even her best friend Miyako Toudaiji, who is in charge of the police chase for Jeanne. Hidden inside the paintings Maron steals are demons sent by the demon lord, who plans to weaken God's power by having his minions possess human hearts. Assisted by the minor angel Finn Fish, it is up to Maron as the reincarnation of Jeanne d'Arc to assume her alter ego, hunt down the cursed paintings, and seal the vile demons away. However, the tough job of balancing this duty with her lonesome high school life only proves more challenging when a mysterious new phantom thief makes his appearance—Kaitou Sinbad. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne was published in English by CMX Manga from November 1, 2005 to January 24, 2007. After the publisher went defunct, VIZ Media picked up the license and republished the series from March 4, 2014 to November 4, 2014, following the 2013 5-volume reprint in Japan.

Published

Dec 29, 1997 to Jun 3, 2000

Authors

Tanemura, Arina

External links

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Adaptation

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (anime)

Other

Pray for Japan

Main characters

Maron Kusakabe314 fan favorites
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Maron is 16 and a seemingly ordinary high school student. She is extremely gifted in gymnastics. Her alter-ego is Kaitou Jeanne (phantom thief Jeanne), the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc. Through the angel Finn, who is sent to help her, she receives a mission from God to seal away demons who have come to Earth to steal the beauty in human hearts. The demons, which are hidden inside objects of great beauty (usually pieces of artwork) are captured when Jeanne hits them with a pushpin and shouts "Checkmate!", turning them into chess pieces. She is a lonely character who hides her feelings behind a warm smile.
Chiaki Nagoya144 fan favorites
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Age: 16 Chiaki is a new student who also lives in the same apartment complex as Maron (in the apartment next door) and is also in Maron's and Miyako's class. He ran away from home because of something he wanted to do. Like Maron, Chiaki also has an alter ego, which is Kaitou Sinbad. He also has the ability to seal demons using pins, like Jeanne. Although he always seemed to go against Maron (at first), he does it for a reason. He also knew about Maron's true identity. In the manga instead of using pins to seal demons, he used daggers. Chiaki is a "ladies man", or "womanizer" and always tries to seduce Maron, who at first, can't stand him and his habit of always trying to protect her. At first he says he was just trying to get closer but later he says he wants to protect her forever. (Source: Wikipedia)
Finn Fish37 fan favorites
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Finn Fish is the angel, or semi-angel (jun-tenshi), who helps Maron detect demons and is also the one who transforms Maron into Kaito Jeanne. Spoilers for Manga and Anime on how the series ends: (Source: Wikipedia)
Miyako Toudaiji4 fan favorites
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Miyako is Maron and Chiaki's classmate who lives across the hall from Maron. Miyako is the child of parents who are detectives, and thus Miyako is always trying to catch Jeanne. She says the reason of catching Jeanne is to prove Maron's innocence because half a month before the beginning of the series people in their class were saying Maron looks and talks just like Jeanne. In the anime, Miyako does not know that Maron is really Jeanne she tries so hard with tricks and plots that are rather dangerous to Jeanne just to catch her. She causes a lot of trouble for Jeanne and her mission. Miyako does not know about Maron's true self until the end. However, in the manga it is different. Miyako says that she knew Maron was Jeanne from the beginning, and saying that the reason she was in Jeanne cases was if Maron was caught, she could just say it was a mistake. She is madly in love with Chiaki, but gives up on him since he is more interested in Maron. She is stubborn and is exactly like Maron. She usually gets mad every time Jeanne escapes. After Yamato tells her about his feelings for her near the ending, she gets mad, thinking he's playing a sick joke, and neglects him. However, in the manga, she married Yamato Minazuki and has a son named Shinji (the reborn form of Access). (Source: Wikipedia)