Conan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Conan
Alias(es)	Edogawa Conan; Kudo Shinichi
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Detective Boys
Occupation/Role	Teitan Elementary School first-year student; detective
First Appearance	Chapter 21 (following his transformation into a child)

Background / History

Kudo Shinichi was already a celebrated high-school detective and Shu Yunwen's classmate at Teitan High School before his transformation. He followed Gin and Vodka at Tropical Land, where they forced him to take an untraceable experimental poison; he subsequently became a child. 21 22

Under the name Edogawa Conan, he temporarily moved into the Mori household and arranged to enter Teitan Elementary School's first grade. 23 24

Although he maintains the identity of an ordinary child, Conan continues investigating cases. During the Fujie Akiyoshi case, he hid behind a sofa and used a voice-changing bow tie to deliver deductions in Mori Kogoro's voice. 31 32

Appearance

Conan has the appearance of a young elementary-school boy, despite formerly being high-school student Kudo Shinichi. 21 23

• Often wears a bow tie, including the voice-changing device he uses while concealing his identity. 23 31
• Is routinely treated as a child by adults and the Detective Boys, despite frequently displaying unusually advanced reasoning. 47 48

Personality

Conan is intensely curious and persistent. He repeatedly pushes for details when Shu Yunwen's actions seem suspicious, and he attempts to leave a café to inspect a clue despite Tsukamoto Kazumi's objections. 37 38 45

He is proud of his deductive ability and can become visibly smug when explaining his conclusions. When this makes his behavior too conspicuous for a child, he hurriedly claims he was imitating Mori Kogoro. 47 48

He is also cautious about preserving his disguise. When Shu Yunwen catches him making adult-like deductions at a crime scene, Conan immediately reframes them as a “deduction game.” 29 30

Abilities & Skills

Deduction and Observation

Conan can connect scattered clues into detailed conclusions and identify criminal motives, identities, and methods.

• Correctly identifies members of the Italian Bandit Group from their appearance, news reports, and their interest in the Detective Boys' map. 47 48
• Determines that the map is connected to the stolen Maple Leaf Gold Coins by recognizing that “Oro” relates to money, gold, and wealth in Italian. 47 48
• Explains why the bandits' leader encoded the treasure location through neon-light patterns rather than a conventional map. 47 48
• Solves Fujie Akiyoshi's apparent murder as a suicide staged with a knife fixed by ice, using the floor indentation, watery bloodstains, chair, and high room temperature as evidence. 31

Concealment of Identity

Conan disguises his adult-level intelligence to avoid exposing that he is Kudo Shinichi.

• Uses a voice-changing bow tie from behind a sofa to speak in Mori Kogoro's voice during the Fujie case. 31 32
• Pretends his deductions are games or impressions when adults notice his unusual knowledge. 29 30 47 48
• Accepts being treated as a child even when Shu Yunwen deliberately ruffles his hair or mocks his behavior. 23 24 47

Equipment / Items

• Voice-changing bow tie — Used to imitate Mori Kogoro's voice while delivering deductions from concealment. 31 32
• Treasure map — A map found with the Detective Boys that leads to the stolen Maple Leaf Gold Coins; Conan identifies its significance before it is taken as police evidence. 47 48

Relationships

• Kudo Shinichi — Conan's original identity before Gin and Vodka's poison reduced him to a child. 21 22
• Shu Yunwen — A former high-school classmate who knows Conan's identity. Shu Yunwen considers Conan exceptionally troublesome and frequently teases or pats him on the head. 23 37 47
• Mori Ran — Conan stays at her home; she handles his school enrollment and speaks warmly of him. 23 24
• Mori Kogoro — Conan uses Kogoro's voice to present deductions during the Fujie case. 31 32
• Kojima Genta — Fellow Detective Boy and Shu Yunwen's cousin; Genta is among the children who explore the treasure map with Conan. 35 47
• Yoshida Ayumi — Fellow Detective Boy who is surprised by Conan's knowledge and briefly worries that he may be a “monster.” 47 48
• Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko — Fellow Detective Boy who accepts Conan's claim that he was merely imitating Mori Kogoro. 47 48
• Tsukamoto Kazumi — Protective adult acquaintance who stops Conan from wandering off alone and shields him when he discusses the bandits with police. 45 47

Story Role / Major Arcs

Transformation at Tropical Land

After losing Gin and Vodka, Shinichi follows them alone and is forcibly given an experimental poison. Shu Yunwen records his transformation into a child. 21 22

Enrollment as Edogawa Conan

Conan is introduced to Mori Kogoro by Ran as a child temporarily staying with them. He is enrolled to begin first grade at Teitan Elementary School. 23 24

Ono Yoko Case

Conan investigates Fujie Akiyoshi's death while hiding his true competence from the adults at the scene. He ultimately uses Mori Kogoro's voice to reveal that Fujie committed suicide and staged the scene as a murder. 29 31 32

Maple Leaf Gold Coin Case

Conan joins Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko in following a treasure map. He recognizes that Italian bandits are pursuing them, identifies the map's connection to the stolen gold coins, and gives it to the police as evidence. 35 47 48

Trivia

• Shu Yunwen calls Conan “troublesome” because detectives relentlessly pursue unanswered questions. 37 38
• Conan leads the group around Tokyo Tower six times during the treasure hunt, prompting Tsukamoto Kazumi to describe him as especially active. 47 48