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''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 19, 1994, and has been collected into 87 ''tankōbon'' volumes. Due to legal considerations with the name ''Detective Conan'', the English language release was renamed to ''Case Closed''. The story follows Jimmy Kudo, an amateur detective who transformed into a child while investigating the Black Organization. The series received an anime adaptation by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment. The anime resulted in animated feature films, original video animations, video games, audio disc releases, and live action episodes. In 2009, a television special titled ''Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan'' was aired featuring characters from ''Lupin III''. Funimation licensed the anime series for North American broadcast in 2003 under the name ''Case Closed'' with the characters given Americanized names. The anime premiered on Cartoon Network as part of their Adult Swim programming block and was discontinued due to low ratings. On March 2013, Funimation began streaming their licensed episodes of ''Case Closed'' and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll in 2014. Funimation has also localized the first six ''Case Closed'' films, while Discotek Media localized the crossover special with ''Lupin III'' and its film sequel. Meanwhile, the manga was localized by Viz Media who used Funimation's renamed title and cast. The ''tankōbon'' volumes of the manga have sold over 140 million copies in Japan. In 2001, the manga was awarded 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the ''shōnen'' category. The anime adaptation has been well received and ranked in the top twenty in ''Animage''s polls between 1996 and 2001. In the Japanese TV anime ranking, ''Case Closed'' episodes ranked in the top six on a weekly basis. Both the manga and anime have had positive response from critics for its plot and cases. == Plot == Jimmy Kudo is a high school detective who sometimes works with the police to solve cases.〔 During an investigation, he is attacked by members of a syndicate known as the Black Organization. They force him to ingest an experimental poison, however, the poison transforms him into a child instead of killing him. Adopting the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and keeping his true identity a secret, Kudo lives with his friend Rachel Moore and her father Richard, who is a private detective. Throughout the series, he tags along on Richard's cases, but when he is able to solve one, he uses a tranquilizer needle to put Richard to sleep, and impersonates his voice to reveal the solution to the case. He also enrolls in a local elementary school where he makes friends with a group of classmates who form their own Junior Detective club. While he continues to dig deeper into the Black Organization, he frequently interacts with a variety of characters, including his professor friend Dr. Agasa, Rachel's friend Serena, a fellow teenage detective Harley Hartwell, Jimmy's parents, and many other characters. Kudo later encounters an elementary school transfer student Anita Hailey, who reveals herself to be the creator of the poison that made him small. She too had ingested the poison, but she no longer affiliates with the Black Organization. During a rare encounter with the Black Organization, Conan helps the FBI plant a CIA agent, Kir, inside the Black Organization as an undercover spy. In 2007, Aoyama hinted he had the ending planned out but does not intend to end the series yet.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Case Closed (manga)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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