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Revision as of 23:02, 30 June 2004 by 68.153.59.204 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Case Closed; being released in the U.S. as what else.Case Closed) is a detective manga and anime series by AOYAMA Gosho (青山 剛昌). The anime version is produced by TMS Entertainment and has run over 350 television episodes and five movies in Japan. In July 2003, FUNimation announced that they licensed Detective Conan for an American release, to be released as "Case Closed" due to unknown legal considerations. Cartoon Network has also announced that they will be broadcasting Case Closed as part of their Adult Swim programming block beginning in April 2004. A eighth Detective Conan movie, Magician of the Silver Sky, was in Japan on April 17, 2004.
Story
At the beginning of the story, we learn how a high school student Shinichi Kudou (工藤 新一) became the boy, Conan Edogawa. Shinichi Kudou was known a high school student detective. One day, Shinichi Kudou went to a theme park named "Tropical Land," with his childhood friend, Ran Mouri (毛利 蘭). He encountered a case where a roller coaster passenger was killed. He solved the case and on his return home, he witnessed that Full Man of the Black threaten another man. Another man of Black spotted him, knocked him down and gave him poison to stop his mouth. Luckily, the poison didn't kill him, but when he came to his senses, his body had shrunk down to the size of boy.
Following the suggestion of Dr. Agasa (阿笠 博士), Shinichi hid who he really was, lest the black men find out that he is alive. So he began living at Ran's home. When Ran asked for his name, Shinichi spotted books by Conan Doyle and Edogawa Ranpo and came up with the name "Conan Edogawa."
Ran's father, Kogorou Mouri (毛利 小五郎) is also a detective, but is not very capable. Conan always solves mysteries in his stead. Because Conan appears to be just a boy, police don't pay Conan any mind. Conan instead uses Detective Mouri, by putting him to sleep with a "Clock type anesthesia gun" and pretending to be Mouri by using a voice changer disguised as a Bow tie.