Case Closed

Alt titles: Detective Conan, Meitantei Conan

Vol: 104+; Ch: 1125+
1994 - ?
4.173 out of 5 from 1,885 votes
Rank #1,119
Case Closed

Shinichi Kudo is a famous teenage detective who follows in the footsteps of his favorite hero, Sherlock Holmes, solving difficult cases with ease. One day, while investigating suspicious activity during one of his cases, he was captured and forced to try a deadly experimental drug which ended up being less than fatal, shrinking his body to the age of seven. To cope with the new appearance, he took on a new name, Conan Edogawa. Can he, with his new alias and help of friends and family, capture the culprit?

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ZoologyKaM
10

There is a REASON that this manga has continued for over 20 years. The beginning is rather slow with a number of filler cases, but the further you get through this series, the closer each occurance of seeing main plotline progress is. Though in reality, all early cases are improving Mouri Kogoro's reputation and thus progressing the plot.  Edogawa Conan, the shrunken alias of Kudo Shinichi, solves cases with his intelect and gadgets given to him from his inventor friend. It's a cross of Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. But that was just the set up for the story. It was made to be a murder mystery series at the start, not an action series, but has developed into such with the progression of the main plot. There are many clues in each chapter, and there is often so much dialogue that my ADHD begins to yell at me. But if you really read everything, it is possible to figure out the criminal at the time that Conan does. It's a good test of your knowlege, but it's also great for learning strange facts. People wonder why I'm such a pro at mystery riddles. There are also many clues to the main plot scattered through the series, so I don't recomend skipping chapters. If it's the anime however, it's easy to find a list of Manga-canon episodes and to stick to those.  The art style is very unique. Everything from nose and face shapes, to the way it's colored, and the signature eyes with their lined shine through them, and the art has only gotten better through the years as Aoyama-sensei and technology have improved. To show a single picture of each character without also seeing how they looked at their origins and during development is a crime. Some characters have looked the same, like Ran and Shinichi/Conan, but others like Gin and Takagi have changed quite a bit. Their jaws grew sharper and their hair grew softer. As someone who is proud to call myself an art critic, it has been a blast to see the changes in art style throughout the years.  The Characters, what to say about them. Aoyama-sensei has a pattern. He loves smart characters, but they also have to have a certain level of brawn as well. Shinichi plays soccer. Heiji does kendo. Sera pratices Jeet kun do. Nearly every main character has a way to defend themselves. Not all of them know as many facts as the detective-characters, of which there are a number at a sherlockian level (not usually quite as good as Shinichi/Conan), but all of them are able to think things through logically and even Ran is seen playing detective in a few chapters.  Honestly, this is one of my favorite series. I enjoy the suspense, as much as it kills me, and I love seeing how Aoyama-sensei plays off of every mystery series ever. I can't imagine how much research he must put in to some of these chapters, and I wonder how well some of the tricks would work. But alas, the latest chapters have gotten up to Rum, the organization's Number 2 person. The end is nearing and I know Aoyama-sensei will do just as amazing of a job on the ending as he did on everything else.  I've been a Conan fan since 2004 when I was 13 years old and watching the english dubs on Funamation TV. I plan to follow it to the end. I highly recomend this series. 

LunaleeCao
8

I started reading Detective Conan/Case Closed a while ago, and dropped it. My friend made me pick the serise back up again, and I'm really glad she did. The one things I really dislike about this manga, though it truly is necessary, is the number of cases that they have to do before they actually encounter the Black Organiztaion. It really annoys me, in my opinion the onyl chapters that really matter are the ones with the member of the BO, but the build up is also needed. So it's agravating to read the 20-30 odd cases before you see a glimspe of on of their members. Other then that I really love this manga. I love trying to guess whos the culprit, and how the weapon was used.   Story: 9/10 Again I said it above one of the only things that bugged me was the amount of chapters in between the meeting of the Black organization members is a bit extensive. I knnow they are needed but I wish the prgression was a little faster. The casews are really orginail from locked room cases, to the occasional bombing. It really makes me wonder where he comes oup with all of this, inclunding the facts. you can't really make things like this up.   Art: 6/10 I really love the art style for some reason, it's nothing that's really special, but it's different I gues you could say. but It's a pretty old style since the manga was created in 1994. but I love reading the first chapter and comparing to the current chapter, and just seeing and comparing the differences in the style and seeing how the lines have become more angular. I wonder how it feels to draw the same characters everyday/week/month/year for about 17 years.   Characters: 7/10 Surprisingly enough I like almost all the female characters in this manga. I usuallly ahte them because they are like damsal in distress, or get kidnapped aoften and held for some sort of ransom. but I love Ran, Kazuha, Sonoko, Haibara. I have an issue with amy, and the rest of the Detective Boys. really and truly I feel that they have nothing to offer to the story line. To me they are a constant annoyance, a nuisance. The only time they did offer anything of use was in the Raven Chaser, where they took Agasa's joke seriously and went searching for something, and it turned out to be important in the end. I kind of dislike, the Conan/Shinichi can do no wrong. Their deductions are always perfect, with very little flaws, it's kind of needed yes, but still I always wish that in one case his deduction will have a fatal flaw and that Mouri or another character will have to correct them. I like how on occasion ( I think it happened twice or so) Conan let Mouri solve the case, because it was an important moment for him, and Conan could see that and let him solve it. Sometimes I wonder how Mouri became a detective >.< his deductions are really out there on occasion. I think the Black Organization is the perfect villian type character. I am generally scared by them, I don't know why. >.> There's a chapter where something happens and the almost figure out who Conan really is, I was so scared that they were going to kill someone. I really like the concept of best in the west and best in the east. They should be rivals Heiji and Conan, but I love their friendship. Heiji's cluelessness when it comes to Kazuha is quite interesting. I like how Kaito Kid, and his friend, are like mirror images towards Ran and Shinichi. They really could be twins.   Overall: 8/10 This anime is really good for those who love a long story, are intersted in mysteries, and a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan. Truth be told, some of the cases can't be solved unless you know some Japanese, but it's still fun. THough the only truly frustration is the progression. Nothing truly monumental happens untill the Black Organiztion appears, that and a few teachers but yeah....

EsmeeFallen
10

Story: 9/10 I started reading Case Closed back when I'm like 14 years old and now I'm on the volume 35 and ongoing reading it. The few thing that I hate about this is that Jimmy (Kudo) I'm using English names.  ALWAYS get out of a tough spot  by the help of others.  When Racheal countlessly suspected him to be Jimmy Kudo (when he's Conan) she changes her mind when Dr. Agusa or oneelse or some accident saves him.  It takes along time to reach a point that pecks the plot that I get annoyed because of all those cases. I mean wow; in that short time Japan should be in the number one spot of the most murders and kidnappings. Don't get me wrong; I'm a fan of Detective Conan.  The cases are original and very creative that made me wonder- 'Did the mangaka attempted murder himself and got away with it?" hahaha. =) The plot is very good to if you have good patience when reaching some parts of it.  I give it a 9 out of 10. ^_^ and I recommanded this highly to anyone who likes solving cases, mysteries. and have a great deal of patience. well and a fan of Sherlock Homes. Art: 5/10 Well the Art is nothing speacil and I should expect this when it's made in 1994 or 1995. The art is very old style and somehow very original. I don't have any problems with the art through I wish the mangaka can draw better character's appearance at times.  Other than the old style drawing; it's pretty good. But don't expect rank 5 stars on Art work like 'Code Geass' Characters: 9/10 The characters are all very creative except a few... Richard Moore (Mouri):  Well this characters is well planned of and everything in the mangaka drawing and personailties. He couldn't solve a case without help from Jimmy Kudo, Hattori (Hardy? english), or anyone for the matter. He's not very open minded when it comes with cases and often suggested the simple method. I kind of understand why he thought of this because he used to be a normal cop. Anyway shouldn't he have taken the BAR test to become a detective or something like that? I doubt he passed it Racheal Moore:   I like her character. She's very nice and caring but at times she could be really scary. She knows karade that proves she could take care of herself to some point.  Although at some things she get's really bad temper (Jimmy's disappearance) or when she thinks that he has a secret girlfriend on the side.  She's Jimmy Kudo's childhood best friend.  She can get really annoying when looking for Conan -_-  I just wish the mangaka changed that part a bit. Jimmy Kudo/ Conan:  His character is very original..but he TOO smart for his OWN age. He needs to make some mistakes. He's almost like a Mary Sue in novels.  But other than that I like his character. The Kids: Ayumi, Genta etc... They are the most annoying kids in ALL manga. They do not understand the meaning of danger and keep away means.  The only kid I like in the group is Ayumi (Amy) and that's because I think her crush on Conan is cute.  They so annoying that I want to close my manga or shut my computer off to take a break. But...They also made the plot...at some point. Overall: 10/10: Overall the manga so far is very good; and well written (and drawn).  ^_^

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