Kaito Kuroba

Kaito Kuroba
Magic Kaito, Case Closed character
Kaito Kuroba in Kaito Kid disguise, as drawn by Gosho Aoyama
First appearanceMagic Kaito Ch. 1: "Return of the Phantom Thief" (1987)
Created byGosho Aoyama
Voiced byJapanese
Kappei Yamaguchi[1]
English
Jerry Jewell (Funimation)[2]
Griffin Burns
(Bang Zoom/Macias Group)[3][4]
In-universe information
Full name黒羽 快斗
(Kuroba Kaito)
AliasKaito Kid
Kaito 1412
Phantom Thief Kid
Kid the Phantom
Thief Kaitou 1412
Moonlight Magician
The Heisei Lupin
The Last Wizard of the Century
GenderMale
OccupationMagician
Ventriloquist
Disguise artist
Gentleman thief
RelativesToichi Kuroba[5] (father, deceased)
Chikage Kuroba (mother)
Yusaku Kudo (uncle)
Yukiko Kudo (aunt)
Shinichi Kudo (cousin)
NationalityJapanese
Profile
Age17
BirthdayJune 21
Height174 cm
Weight58 kg
Blood typeB

Kaito Kuroba (Japanese: 黒羽 快斗, Hepburn: Kuroba Kaito), the true identity of the gentleman thief Kaito Kid (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo, transl. "Kid the Phantom Thief"), is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Magic Kaito manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. His father Toichi Kuroba (Japanese: 黒羽 盗一, Hepburn: Kuroba Tōichi), was the original Kaito Kid before being killed by an unknown organization, while his mother was a former phantom thief known as the Phantom Lady. Kaito Kuroba then takes on the role of Kid after learning the organization is after a gemstone called Pandora and decides to find and destroy it.

The Magic Kaito manga has published in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine infrequently since June 1987.[6] It was also adapted into a 12-episode anime by TMS Entertainment, which aired from 2010 to 2012. Moreover, a 24-episode anime series titled Magic Kaito 1412 was created by A-1 Pictures and broadcast from 2014 to 2015.[7][8]

Kaito Kuroba has also made significant appearances in Aoyama's Case Closed series. He is a rival to the series' main protagonist, Shinichi Kudo, though they are allies on some occasions. However, his appearances mostly don’t affect the main story plot of the series.[2] His strong resemblance to Shinichi allows Kaito to impersonate him without a mask. He is also voiced by the same voice actors as Shinichi in Japanese and English. When Case Closed was localized into English, Viz Media chose the rōmaji Kaito Kid for the manga, while in the anime, the English dub produced by Funimation Entertainment refer to him as Phantom Thief Kid, while the dubs produced by Discotek Media and Macias Group refer to him as Kid the Phantom Thief.[4] Shogakukan Asia also chose to use Kaito Kid.[9]

  1. ^ "コナンVS怪盗キッド" [Conan vs. Phantom Thief Kid]. 名探偵コナン. Season 3. September 22, 1997. Nippon Television Network System. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CC Movie 3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Amazon.com: Case Closed: Sunflowers of Inferno (English Dub): Wendee Lee, Cristina Vee, Xander Mobus, Griffin Burns". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ a b Credits from "Kid vs. Komei the Targeted Lips (Part One)". Case Closed. Season 30. Episode 983. February 15, 2023. Tubi.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ch 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Magic Kaito", Wikipedia, 2024-09-19, retrieved 2024-11-06
  7. ^ "Magic Kaito - Detective Conan Wiki". www.detectiveconanworld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  8. ^ "Magic Kaito Manga Listed By Heist - Detective Conan Wiki". www.detectiveconanworld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  9. ^ "Detective Conan Kaito Kid Special Collection 1 ." Shogakukan Asia. Retrieved on May 7, 2018.