 Jimmy Kudo, shown in his regular form (right) and his "Conan Edogawa" form (left) | |
| First appearance | Roller Coaster Murder Case |
|---|---|
| Created by | Gosho Aoyama |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Kappei Yamaguchi for Jimmy Minami Takayama for Conan English: Jerry Jewell for Jimmy Alison Viktorin for Conan |
| Profile | |
| Nicknames | Savior of the Police Force Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era |
| Aliases | Conan Edogawa |
| Age | 17 as Jimmy, 7 as Conan |
| Gender | Male |
| Known relatives | Booker Kudo (father) Vivian Kudo (mother) |
| Catchphrase | One truth Prevails (真実はいつもひとつ Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Hitotsu?) |
Jimmy Kudo, known as Shin'ichi Kudo (工藤 新一 Kudō Shin'ichi?) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the main character and protagonist of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). Viz romanized his original name as Shin'ichi Kudo while Shogakukan's website romanizes it as Shinichi Kudoh.
Fictional character information
Early life as Jimmy Kudo
Jimmy was born to Booker and Vivian Kudo, mystery writer and former movie star respectively[1]. He was born on the 4th of May, but he repeatedly forgets his birthday every year[2]. He is a genius savant, and even from a young age, was very intuitive and observant. In addition, his father often made him puzzles and games to help sharpen his mind even more as he grew up.
Due to the influence of his father, and the generally laissez-faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader[3], especially of mystery novels-- he finished the entire collection of mystery novels in his elementary school library during his elementary school years[3]. Also, Booker started to bring young Jimmy to crime scenes until Jimmy was in sixth grade[4]. This has caused Jimmy to have a love of crime investigation, and for that reason, peers like Rachel Moore and Serena Sebastian called him a mystery geek (推理オタク suiri-otaku?) in passing[5].
His life between ages 6 to 16 was not well-documented. During junior high school he was made a starting midfielder in the school's soccer team as a freshman. The head of the soccer club even fell in love with him, but he rejected her nicely due to the fact that he was secretly in love with Rachel[6].
His parents moved to the United States when he was 14 to pursue their own careers, while he was left in Tokyo[7].
At the beginning of the series, Jimmy is a 17-year old student at Titan High School (Teitan High School in the original Japanese versions). He is already a well-known detective who closed many difficult cases, and known as the savior of the police force[8]. That same year, he left the soccer club, but even Rachel considered his soccer skills at national level.[9] He told her that he liked to play because he considered soccer as a way to train his reflexes-- akin to his idol, Sherlock Holmes's practice of fencing-- for his detective skills[10]; he aspires to be the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era.[11]
Shinichi is also known for his inability to sing[12]; but since he can still distinguish different musical notes[13], by definition he cannot be referred to as tone deaf.
He apparently can speak English, where he conversed with and translated for an American diplomat.[14]
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