Kaitou Kid has become so popular that he has appeared not only in anime but also in the movies as a leading character. He is so popular that a new anime series called "Magic Kaito" has been released in which Kaitou Kid appears as the main character. However, the more you look at Kaitou Kid, the more similar he seems to be to Shinichi... not only in face and voice, but also in the relationships around him. Here are 10 characteristics of Kaitou Kid!
Characteristic 1: His costume is all white!
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kid's costume is completely different from the "Black Organization" which is characterized by black, his whole body is white! Everything is unified in white, from the top hat he always wears on his head to his tuxedo and cape. Another characteristic is the monocle he wears on his right eye. Just the presence of this eyeglass further enhances the intellectual image of Kaitou Kid.
His magic skills are top-notch!
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kaito Kid is a 17-year-old high school student, but his magic skills are top-notch! His skills are so good that he's said to be able to perform in Las Vegas right away. Not only is he dexterous, but he is also incredibly intelligent, and based on his hair, Kaitou Kid's IQ is estimated at 400.
Characteristic 2: He sends a warning letter before committing a crime
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
The police are always on high alert when Kaitou Kid goes out. The reason for this is that Kaitou Kid always sends out a coded warning letter detailing the treasure he plans to steal before each crime. Despite this, he always manages to slip through security gaps and complete the crime as predicted. He is also adept at using his disguises to skillfully circumvent the numerous investigators that surround him to escape.
Why Kaitou Kid continues to steal
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Even though Kaitou Kid continues to steal despite the risks, returning all treasures except the one he is after to their owners, he is not very interested in other treasures. The reason is that his only goal is to "find the truth behind his father's death and get revenge." Kaitou Kid's main goal is the Big Jewel.
Characteristic 3: Kaitou Kid's True Identity
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kid's true identity is Kaito Kuroba, a student at Ekoda High School. He is a second-year high school student and the same age as Shinichi. He has a playful personality and is popular with the boys. He performs magic tricks at school and livens up the class. He is good at sports, but is an amateur when it comes to fighting. He also has the skills to fly an airplane, even though he doesn't have a license.
He looks and sounds just like Shinichi!
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
When Kaito Kid isn't disguised, he looks just like Shinichi! Apart from his curly hair, they are so similar that it's hard to tell them apart. As proof, Kaito Kid, who is good at disguise, disguises himself as Shinichi without his real face. Even Ran mistook him for Shinichi when she saw him like that. By the way, his voice actor is Yamaguchi Kappei, just like Shinichi's, and his voice is very similar.
Characteristic #4: His childhood friend is a girl who looks like Ran
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
He and Shinichi are similar not only in their faces and voices, but also in the fact that they have a childhood friend who is the same age as him. The girl's name is Nakamori Aoko. She also has a face that is identical to Ran's, and looks like a slightly younger version of Ran. His hair is curly like Kaito's, but he doesn't have horns like Ran.
Even their relationship is just like Shinichi and Ran's
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Conan hides the fact that he is Shinichi, but Kaito also hides the fact that he is Kaito Kid from Aoko. That's because Aoko's father is a police officer and is the one who is leading the charge in pursuing Kaitou Kid. So Aoko doesn't have a very good impression of Kaitou Kid either. Needless to say, Kaito and Aoko are in love with each other.
Characteristic 5: His father, a genius magician, died
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kaito is active as the phantom thief Kid, but in fact Kaito is the second phantom thief Kid, and the first phantom thief Kid was Kaito's father, Toichi Kuroba. However, his father, who was called a genius magician, died in an accident during a magic show. Kaito, who considered his death to be an assassination, has become the second Kaitou Kid to this day.
There are also rumors that he is "that person" from the Black Organization...
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Even if it was an assassination, it is hard to imagine that Toichi, a genius magician, would be killed in the middle of a magic trick, and some fans have rumored that Toichi is "that person." Toichi has taught disguise techniques to Shinichi's mother and Vermouth in the past, so it's likely he has had some acquaintance with the Black Organization.
Characteristic #6: He uses pigeons a lot, like a magician
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
When it comes to Kaitou Kid, he has a hang glider for when he escapes and a gun for firing playing cards. And he often uses pigeons. Sometimes he produces so many pigeons that you wonder where they came from, and his whole body is covered in them... They are not magic tools, and he seems to care about them very much.
To repay the pigeons for saving him...
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
In the movie Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century, there is a scene where Ran is about to find out Conan's true identity, but Kaitou Kid appears, pretending to be Shinichi, to help him. He doesn't tell Conan why he saved him from a pinch, but Conan immediately realizes that it's a thank you for saving Hato.
Characteristic #7: The Strongest Enemy? Fighting Kyogoku Makoto
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kyogoku Makoto appeared as the strongest security system to protect the treasure of the Suzuki family. He was named "the world's strongest security system" because he had the jewel that Kaito Kid was after hanging from his neck. However, Kaitou Kid, disguised as Sonoko, tricks them, and the jewel falls into his hands... Just when it seems the battle is over, the world's strongest security system makes an unexpected move.
Kid the Phantom Thief is taken aback by Kyougoku Makoto who breaks the pillar and flies down
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Kid the Phantom Thief escapes to the ceiling using a gun-shaped item he had prepared. He even taunts Makoto by saying, "Curse your incompetence in not being able to fly," but Makoto breaks the stone pillar with his karate hands and reaches the ceiling. Kaitou Kid couldn't hide his surprise at this, saying, "Wow, that's scary!" and widening his eyes, "He's the strongest in the world, after all..."
Characteristic #8: He's super popular!
Source: Detective Conan © Aoyama Gosho / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
It may sound bad to call him a thief, but Kaito Kid is very popular with women, probably because of his good looks and his frequent use of magic, and Sonoko was also a big fan of Kaito Kid. He received a lot of Valentine's chocolates at school, and it seems that he is popular whether he is Kaito Kid or Kaito Kuroba.
The surprisingly perverted phantom thief Kid
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Although the phantom thief Kid is very popular, unlike Shinichi, he also has a slightly perverted side. (Shinichi is also quite the pervert...) In the Detective Conan movie "The Lost Ship in the Sky," he tries to kiss Ran, who believes Kaitou Kid to be Shinichi, but when he does, he reaches for her butt and reveals that he is not Shinichi.
Characteristic #9: He respects Conan
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
The phantom thief Kid, who has been cornered many times, respects Conan and sees him as a rival. He also knew that Conan was Shinichi when he wiretapped the phone, and when he visited Sonoko to tell her to keep quiet about the theft, he made a point of saying "especially to the boy with the glasses."
Still, they're a good pair
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Usually, the two are rivals, one on the side of catching the other on the side of escaping, but in the movie version, they sometimes work together. Although it's only a temporary truce, you can't miss the scene where Conan and Kaitou Kid, who are usually enemies, join forces! Genius x genius. I think it's the strongest tag team.
Characteristic number 10: Kaito Kid actually lives near Conan and his friends
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
The day after Kaito Kid and Conan's first confrontation, Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are walking to school when Kaito and Aoko pass by in their school uniforms. From this, we can imagine that Conan and Kaitou Kid live surprisingly close to each other.
He also knows Shinichi's mother
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
When Kaito was still a child, Shinichi's mother and Kaito met each other. At the time, Kaito uses magic marker to give her flowers, saying, "You're beautiful, Auntie," but ends up getting scolded for using the keyword "Auntie"...Even so, Kaito doesn't show any signs of being put up with it and runs off somewhere.
Kaito Kid Summary
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
In the TV anime, Kaito Kid often faces off against Conan, but the scenes where the two fight together are especially recommended. Kaito and Shinichi have a lot in common, and it is thought-provoking that Kaito's father and Shinichi's mother have a master-disciple relationship. Kaito Kid and Kudo Shinichi. Both are cheesy characters, but which one did you prefer?
