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{{Short description|Main character of the manga and anime series Case Closed}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Shinichi Kudo
| series = Case Closed
| image = Shinichi Kudo.png
| caption = Shinichi Kudo, shown in his regular form (top) and his "Conan Edogawa" form (bottom) from the manga, as drawn by Gosho Aoyama
| first = ''Case Closed'' File 1: "A Modern-Day Sherlock Holmes"
| creator = [[Gosho Aoyama]]
| lbl1 = Voiced by (Japanese)
| data1 = {{plainlist|
* [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Shinichi)
* [[Minami Takayama]] (Conan)
}}
| lbl2 = Voiced by (English)
| data2 = {{plainlist|
* '''Shinichi/Jimmy Kudo:'''
* [[Jerry Jewell]] (Funimation){{#tag:ref|Also voices Conan Edogawa's inner thoughts in Jimmy Kudo's voice.|group=note}}
* Joseph Murray (Odex)
* Griffin Burns (Bang Zoom/Macias Group)
* Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (Studio Nano)
* '''Conan Edogawa:'''
* [[Alison Viktorin]] (Funimation)
* Joseph Murray (Odex)
* [[Wendee Lee]] (Bang Zoom/Macias Group)
* Molly Zhang (Studio Nano)
}}
| lbl3 = Portrayed by
| data3 = {{plainlist|
* [[Shun Oguri]], [[Junpei Mizobata]] (Shinichi)
* Nao Fujisaki (Conan)
}}
| nickname = Great Detective of the East 
| alias = Conan Edogawa
| relatives = [[Yukiko Kudo]] (mother) [[Yusaku Kudo]] (father) [[Toichi Kuroba]] (uncle) [[Ran Mori]] (girlfriend) Chikage Kuroba (aunt) [[Kaito Kuroba]] (cousin)
| nationality = Japanese
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Shinichi Kudo'''|工藤新一|Kudō Shin'ichi|lead=yes}}, known in some major English adaptations as '''Jimmy Kudo''',{{#tag:ref|He is known as Jimmy Kudo in the English version of the manga as published by [[Viz Media]] and in the English anime adaptation as dubbed by [[Funimation]] for the U.S., Canada, UK, and Ireland regions. He is known by his Japanese name in the English version of the manga published by [[Shogakukan Asia]] in Southeast Asia,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shogakukan.asia/detective-conan-my-bloody-valentine/ |title=Detective Conan My Bloody Valentine |access-date=2016-10-06 |work=Shogakukan Asia |archive-date=2016-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006053858/http://shogakukan.asia/detective-conan-my-bloody-valentine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Bang Zoom! Entertainment]]'s English dub for the feature films,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rightstufanime.com/Case-Closed-Episode-One-Blu-ray |title=Case Closed Episode "One" Blu-ray |access-date=2020-10-19 |work=RightStuf}}</ref> in [[Tubi]]'s English dub for the main TV series produced by Macias Group,<ref name="Tubi">Credits from {{cite episode |title=The Frying Pan of Hatred |series=Case Closed |station= |airdate=March 15, 2023 |season=30 |language=English |series-link=Case Closed |network=[[Tubi]] |date= |number=998}}</ref> and in Studio Nano's English dub of curated episodes produced for [[Crunchyroll]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Anime Stream on Netflix, Crunchyroll with New English Dub on July 3|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-26/selected-episodes-of-detective-conan-anime-stream-on-netflix-crunchyroll-with-new-english-dub-on-/.226053|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626200505/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-26/selected-episodes-of-detective-conan-anime-stream-on-netflix-crunchyroll-with-new-english-dub-on-/.226053|archive-date=June 26, 2025|date=June 26, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=note}} is a fictional character and the main [[protagonist]] of the [[manga]] series ''[[Case Closed]]'', created by [[Gosho Aoyama]]. A high school detective, he is forced to ingest a poison after an encounter with members of a criminal organization. Due to a rare [[side effect]], the poison did not kill him, but instead shrunk his body into that of a child, forcing him to adopt the pseudonym {{nihongo4|'''Conan Edogawa'''|江戸川コナン|Edogawa Konan}}. He lives with his childhood friend [[Ran Mori (Case Closed)|Ran Mouri]] and her father as he awaits the day he can take down the organization that poisoned him and reclaim his original identity.

==Creation and conception==
The idea that Shinichi Kudo would be turned into a child stemmed from the idea of a [[Tortoiseshell cat]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] as a protagonist.<ref name="Fami 2011">{{cite journal |journal=[[Otonafami]] |volume=2011 |number=6 |id=4910022630610 |publisher=[[Famitsu]] |language=ja |title=Fami 2011}}</ref> [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s idea was the cat would indicate the crucial evidence needed to solve the case; a performance the child-turned Shinichi does to help those around with the investigation. Shinichi was inspired by the fictional private eye Shunsaku Kudo.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]] |volume=18 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=978-1-4215-0883-2 |location=San Francisco |date=July 17, 2007 |page=184}}</ref> Aoyama revealed that his editor was against the name Conan due to the protagonist from the anime series ''[[Future Boy Conan]]'' sharing the same name and had suggested to name him Doyle instead. The author stuck with the name Conan believing it would overtake the ''Future Boy'' series. According to Aoyama, Shinichi's catch phrase, {{Nihongo|"There is always only one truth!"|真実はいつもひとつ!|Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Hitotsu!}}, was thought of by the [[anime]] adaptation's script writer and written into chapter 95 of the manga at the same time.<ref name="Fami 2011"/> In the English localizations, the catch phrase is translated as "One Truth Prevails".<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]] |volume=10 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=978-1-4215-0316-5 |chapter=File 5 |location=San Francisco |date=March 21, 2006 |page=93}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=No Immunity For The Diplomat Part 2 |series=[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]] |network=[[Cartoon Network]] |airdate=August 16, 2004 |season=2}}</ref>

Aoyama said that it took him only a single minute to come up with Conan's design.<ref name="bonus83">{{cite book | last=Aoyama | first=Gosho | title=[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]] |volume=83 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=978-1-9747-2909-8 | chapter=True Profiles of the Case Closed Cast | location=San Francisco | date=July 2022|page=182}}</ref> The character's basic hairstyle is similar to that of the protagonist of his previous series ''[[Yaiba]]'', only "silkier", while the [[cowlick]] was inspired by Kabu from ''[[Sally the Witch]]''. The author also remarked that he took hair "pointers" from Shichimi, the hero of ''[[Niji-iro Tōgarashi]]''. Conan's basic outfit is something that boys wear for [[Shichi-Go-San]] festivals; Aoyama himself wore such things when he was a child. A fan of [[Superman]], Conan's glasses were borrowed from [[Clark Kent]]'s use of them to disguise his identity, and were discussed in series with Anita in volume 24. Jimmy's "cool" and slightly rude manner of speech is based on [[Joe Yabuki]] from ''[[Ashita no Joe]]'', with a "hint" of ''[[Touch (manga)|Touch]]'' added in.<ref name="bonus83"/>

==Appearances==
===In ''Case Closed''===
Shinichi appears at the beginning of the series as a gifted 16-year-old student at Teitan High School in [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 2 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/59 59] }}</ref> He was already well known as a brilliant young detective who had closed many difficult cases that the professionals could not.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/11 11] }}</ref> He is also secretly in love with his childhood best friend [[Ran Mouri]] (Rachel Moore), but refuses to admit his feelings due to both stubbornness and shyness. Later while on a date with Ran to a theme park, Shinichi leaves Ran and follows two suspicious characters, [[Gin (Case Closed)|Gin]] and [[Vodka (Case Closed)|Vodka]], suspecting they are criminals.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/17 17–32] }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/34 34] }}</ref> Gin ends up attacking Shinichi and forces him to drink an experimental poison APTX (Apotoxin) {{nihongo4|4869|四八六九|Yon Hachi Roku Kyū}} which is supposed to kill him, and then leaves him for dead.<ref name="feedingofaptx">{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 1 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/37 37] }}</ref> However, instead of killing Shinichi, a rare side-effect occurs, causing his age to regress, and he shrinks into the form of a young child.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 2 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/44 44] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/44 }}</ref> With advice from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Dr. Hiroshi Agasa]], Shinichi adopts the identity of Conan Edogawa, devised from the names of [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur '''''Conan''''' Doyle]] and [[Edogawa Ranpo|'''''Edogawa''''' Rampo]] to prevent Gin, Vodka, and their syndicate, the [[Black Organization (Case Closed)|Black Organization]], from returning to kill him and those around him. For this reason, he chooses not to reveal his true identity to anyone else, to keep them safe.

Shinichi pretends to be a distant relative of Dr. Agasa's and is placed in the care of Ran and her father, [[Kogoro Mori|Kogoro Mouri]] (Richard Moore), who owns a detective agency. Shinichi and Dr. Agasa feel that some clues regarding the Black Organization may possibly filter through the agency, allowing Shinichi to learn more about them to ultimately bring them down.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=1 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 2 |location=San Francisco |date=September 7, 2004 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/52 52–59] }}</ref> As for Shinichi's disappearance, Conan has to constantly find creative ways to fool Ran into believing he is off solving a very difficult case and will return once the investigation is concluded.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=1 |publisher=Viz Media |date=September 7, 2004 |isbn=1-59116-327-7 |chapter=File 10 |location=San Francisco |pages=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/180 180–182] |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/180 }}</ref> This becomes increasingly difficult as she begins to suspect who he really is.

As a child, Conan must attend Teitan Elementary, where he inadvertently forms a detective club called the [[Detective Boys]] (Junior Detective League) with friends he makes at the school.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=6 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |date=April 1, 2005 |isbn=1-59116-838-4 |location=San Francisco }}</ref> Conan is forced to adapt to his new daily life and becomes accustomed to attending elementary school while secretly helping Richard solve crimes with the use of his gadgets invented by Dr. Agasa. The most prominent of these are: his voice-changing bowtie, allowing him to impersonate anyone's voice;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=bowtie |title=Bow Tie Voice Transmitter |publisher=[[Funimation]] |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308082255/http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=bowtie |archive-date=March 8, 2005 }}</ref> his customized glasses which allow him to track and listen through his [[covert listening device]]s;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=glasses |title=Homing and Listening glasses |publisher=[[Funimation]] |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050211040655/http://www1.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=glasses |archive-date=February 11, 2005 }}</ref> his super sneakers which multiply his kicking force;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=sneakers |title=Super Sneakers |publisher=[[Funimation]] |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210183834/http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=sneakers |archive-date=December 10, 2004 }}</ref> his wrist watch stun gun, which allows him to tranquilize Richard or a criminal;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=watch |title=Wrist Watch Stun Gun |publisher=[[Funimation]] |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225081835/http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=watch |archive-date=February 25, 2008 }}</ref> his Solar Powered skateboard<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=skateboard |title=Solar Powered Skateboard |publisher=[[Funimation]] |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210182825/http://www.caseclosed.com/index2_cc.cfm?page=skateboard |archive-date=December 10, 2004 }}</ref> as well as a soccer ball dispenser belt, super strong/elastic suspenders, among others.<ref name="Ch 380">{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]] |trans-title=Detective Conan |chapter=File 8. 白い雪...黒い影 |trans-chapter=File 8. White Snow...Black Shadow |date=April 18, 2002 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=37 |isbn=4-09-126167-1 |language=ja}}</ref>

Conan eventually meets [[Heiji Hattori]] (Harley Hartwell), a detective from [[Osaka]] who is seeking to challenge Shinichi in a deductive battle. After drinking [[baijiu]] while sick with a cold, Conan reverts to a teenager and rectifies a deduction made by Heiji.<ref name="Ch 95">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]]|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 5. 東の名探偵現る!?|trans-chapter=File 5. The Great Detective Of The East Appears?! |date=April 18, 1996 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=10 |isbn=4-09-123380-5 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Ch 96">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]]|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 6. 熱いからだ|trans-chapter=File 6. A Burning Body |date=April 18, 1996 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=10 |isbn=4-09-123380-5 |language=ja}}</ref> In their second encounter, Heiji is able to deduce Conan's identity as Shinichi Kudo and confronts him about it. The two later become good friends.<ref name="Ch 121">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]]|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 1. 本当の姿|trans-chapter=File 1. Revelation |date=December 10, 1996 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=13 |isbn=4-09-125043-2 |language=ja}}</ref>

As the series progresses, Conan befriends biochemist [[Shiho Miyano (Case Closed)|Shiho Miyano]], a former member of the Black Organization and inventor of the APTX-4869 drug. She and her sister had grown up within the organization, as their scientist parents had been members too, before their deaths. After her sister was killed by Gin, she took the poison to commit suicide. However, like Shinichi, her age regressed and she shrank back to a small child's size. She then escapes and adopts the pseudonym [[Anita Hailey|Ai Haibara]] (Anita Hailey). Dr. Agasa ends up taking her in, and she vows to help Conan take down the Black Organization.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=''[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]'' |volume=18 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |date=July 17, 2007 |isbn=978-1-4215-0883-2 |chapter=File 8 |location=San Francisco }}</ref> She later invents a prototype antidote to the APTX-4869 allowing Conan to temporarily become Shinichi again, which Conan uses on occasion to fool Ran when she suspects his true identity.<ref name="Ch 258">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]]|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 5. 束の間の休息|trans-chapter=File 5. Momentary Rest |date=February 18, 2000 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=26 |isbn=4-09-125496-9 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="Ch 260">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]]|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 7. 思い出の場所|trans-chapter=File 7. The Memorable Place |date=February 18, 2000 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=26 |isbn=4-09-125496-9 |language=ja}}</ref> During the events of ''[[Holmes' Revelation]]'', Shinichi, while in his original form, confesses his feelings to Ran in London.<ref name="Ch 752">{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |script-title=ja:[[名探偵コナン]] |trans-title=Detective Conan |chapter=File 1. 厄介な難事件 |trans-chapter=File 1. A Troublesome and Difficult Case |date=June 17, 2011 |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |volume=72 |isbn=978-4-09-122898-7 |language=ja}}</ref> In ''[[The Scarlet School Trip]],'' Ran returns those feelings by giving Shinichi a kiss on the cheek.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Aoyama|first1=Gōshō|title=Meitantei konan : 95|last2=青山剛昌|date=October 2018|isbn=978-4-09-128560-7|location=Tōkyō|oclc=1057657302}}</ref>

Conan's investigation of the Black Organization leads him to discover the American [[FBI (Case Closed)|FBI]]'s existence in Japan, as they are also investigating the syndicate. The head of the syndicate, often referred to as 'that person' and 'boss' by syndicate members, who is at least one-hundred and thirty, is Renya Karasuma. However, the FBI and Conan are currently unaware of this.<ref name="Ch 435">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 10. 雨中の刻印|trans-chapter=File 10. Mark in the Rain|date=July 18, 2003|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|series=[[Case Closed (manga)|Case Closed]]|volume=42|isbn=4-09-126412-3|language=ja}}
</ref> His collaboration with FBI agents [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Shuichi Akai (Case Closed)|Shuichi Akai]] allows them to capture organization member [[List of Case Closed characters#Hidemi Hondo|Kir]]. They discover she is really an undercover CIA agent and return her to the organization to continue to spy from within.<ref name="Ch 604">{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 7. 姉弟|trans-chapter=File 7. Older Sister and Younger Brother|date=July 18, 2007|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|volume=58|isbn=978-4-09-121155-2|language=ja}}</ref>

===In other media===
Shinichi Kudo has appeared in all of the [[List of Case Closed films|feature films of the series]], both the [[original video animation]] series ([[List of Case Closed OVAs#Shōnen Sunday Original animation|Shōnen Sunday Original animations]] and the [[List of Case Closed OVAs#Magic File|Magic Files]]), the two-hour cross-over [[television special]] ''[[Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan]]'', and is the protagonist in all [[List of Case Closed video games|''Case Closed''-related video games]]. He is the protagonist in the [[novel]]s of the series.<ref name="Novel">{{cite web|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_tid?tid=21408&pat=a|script-title=ja:小説名探偵コナン|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|trans-title=''Detective Conan'' novels|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111195654/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_tid?tid=21408&pat=a|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 2006–2007 live-action series, he is portrayed by [[Shun Oguri]] as a teenager and Nao Fujisaki in child form.<ref name="Drama info">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715034208/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan_drama/|archive-date=July 15, 2006|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan_drama/|title=''Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge'' official website plot|publisher=[[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation]]|language=ja|access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Drama 2">{{cite video|date=March 28, 2008|title=工藤新一の復活！～黒の組織との対決|trans-title=Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization|medium=[[DVD]]|publisher=B-Vision}}</ref> In the 2011 live-action movie and [[List of Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo episodes|TV drama series]], [[Junpei Mizobata]] portrays the teenage Shinichi.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829022923/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/84538/full/ |archive-date=August 29, 2011 |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/84538/full/ |title=溝端淳平、実写版SPドラマ『名探偵コナン』で"2代目"工藤新一役に抜擢 |date=February 9, 2011 |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |trans-title=Mizohata Juntaira, Detective Conan TV Live action drama, Junpei Mizobata chosen as second generation Kudo |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516153517/http://websunday.net/conan/
|archive-date=May 16, 2011
|url=http://websunday.net/conan/
|title=Conan News
|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]
|language=ja
|access-date=June 2, 2011
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In 2006, the Japanese government used Conan in campaigns to help promote crime awareness among children.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020013530/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/detective-conan-helps-kids-fight-crime|archive-date=2014-10-20|url-status=live|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/detective-conan-helps-kids-fight-crime|title=''Detective Conan'' Helps Kids Fight Crime|date=September 18, 2006|work=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Targeting the same audience, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] used Conan and his friends in two pamphlets: one to promote the ministry's mission, the other to introduce the [[34th G8 summit]] held in the country in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqtK?url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-09/japanese-government-hires-cite-detective-conan/cite-for-pr-campaign |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-09/japanese-government-hires-cite-detective-conan/cite-for-pr-campaign |title=Japanese Government Hires ''Detective Conan'' for PR Campaign |date=April 9, 2007 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vSCPLsEI?url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan.html |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan.html |script-title=ja:名探偵コナン-外務省を探る- |trans-title=''Detective Conan'' Investigates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)]] |language=ja |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqtZ?url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-08/japan-hires-detective-conan-to-introduce-world-summit |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-08/japan-hires-detective-conan-to-introduce-world-summit |title=Japan Hires ''Detective Conan'' to Introduce World Summit |date=April 8, 2008 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vSCXIBZk?url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan_summit.html |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan_summit.html |script-title=ja:名探偵コナン-サミットガイド- |trans-title=''Detective Conan'' – Guide to Summit |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)]] |language=ja |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Conan and his friends were also featured in the sixth installment of the Anime, Heroes and Heroines commemorative stamp series issued by [[Japan Post]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426020235/http://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte_hagaki/stamp/tokusyu/2006/h180403_t.html |archive-date=April 26, 2011 |url=http://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte_hagaki/stamp/tokusyu/2006/h180403_t.html |title=''Detective Conan'' Special Stamp Collection |access-date=December 8, 2010 |publisher=Japan Post |language=ja |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Reception==
In the survey "friendship" developed by ''rankingjapan.com'' in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Shinichi ranked third.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-28/which-anime-character-do-you-wish-you-could-be-friends-with|title=Which Anime Character Do You Wish You Could Be Friends With?|date=February 28, 2007 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> In ''[[Newtype]]'' magazine Shinichi ranked fourth and ninth in the 2001 and 2010 polls for most popular male anime character, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-08-12/newtype-top-10-anime |title=Newtype top 10 Anime |date=August 12, 2001 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=June 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Newtype]] |issue=4 |date=March 2010 |publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] |title=NT Research}}</ref> In the ''[[Animage]]''{{'}}s [[Anime Grand Prix]] awards from 1998, Shinichi was voted as the tenth most popular male anime character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1998.html |script-title=ja:第20回アニメグランプリ 1998年6月号 |publisher=Animage |language=ja |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213074154/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1998.html |archive-date=December 13, 2010 }}</ref> Mania Entertainment rated Conan as the third greatest anime detective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/10-greatest-anime-detectives_article_121376.html |title=10 Greatest Anime Detectives |author=Joseph Dexter |date=March 23, 2010 |publisher=Mania Entertainment |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013203528/http://www.mania.com/10-greatest-anime-detectives_article_121376.html |archive-date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref> Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa were the second and third most popular characters in the series defined by a poll on ebooksjapan.jp.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp |title=''Detective Conan'' popularity poll |date=May 12, 2011 |publisher=Ebookjapan.jp |language=ja |access-date=June 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019171732/http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jian DeLeon of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' magazine named him eighteenth on a list of "The 25 Most Stylish Anime Characters."<ref>{{cite web|last=DeLeon|first=Jian|title=The 25 Most Stylish Anime Characters|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2013/01/the-25-most-stylish-anime-characters/shinichi-kudo|date=January 23, 2013|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, in 2017 Charapedia poll, Kudo ranked as the 5th most ideal Prime Minister in anime series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/19-1/japanese-anime-fans-pick-their-ideal-prime-minster?referrer=community_cr_twitter_news|title=12,000 Japanese Fans Vote on Japan's Top Heroes and Heroines|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=October 19, 2017|access-date=October 20, 2017|author=Green, Scott}}</ref> Conan won the "clever" award in the ''Animedia'''s magazine "Animedia Character Awards 2019" for standout anime characters chosen by the readers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrissy |first1=Kim |title=Demon Slayer Sweeps Animedia Character Awards 2019 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-10/demon-slayer-sweeps-animedia-character-awards-2019/.155192 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 10, 2020 |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> In Japanese, ''[[Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair]]'' protagonist [[Hajime Hinata]] was voiced by Takayama. Due to Kudo's popularity, the game staff developed a snowboarding minigame as Kudo often surfs a turbo skateboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-07-22/interview-danganronpa-creator-kazutaka-kodaka/.90760|title=Interview: Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=February 25, 2021}}</ref> In a Japanese poll from ''AnimeAnime'', Kudo was voted as the best character voiced by Takayama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2019/05/05/45250.html|title=高山みなみさんお誕生日記念！一番好きなキャラは？コナンが圧倒的人気！迫る2位以下のキャラは？|website=Anime Anime|date=5 May 2019 |accessdate=February 26, 2021|language=Japanese}}</ref>

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