Kudo Shinichi
工藤新一
High school detective, the true identity behind Edogawa Conan.
Identity
- Real name
- Kudo Shinichi
- Other names
- Edogawa Conan
- Real age
- 17
- Status
- Identity revealed
Belongs to
- DetectivesHigh school detective
- The Kudo familySon
Occupation
High school detective
Background
A famous high school detective, called the saviour of the police force. Son of the novelist Kudo Yusaku and the actress Kudo Yukiko.
Present
Appears only on the rare occasions when a temporary antidote is available.
Appearances
- First appearance
- volume 1 · chapter 1 · episode 1
- Story arcs
- Shinichi arc · Vermouth arc · Bourbon arc
Cases
- The Tropical Land dealvolume 1
Network around this character
Relationships through another identity
Through Edogawa Conan
partnersMori Kogoro
Conan works behind Mori to get at cases, which built the legend of the sleeping detective.
Through Edogawa Conan
wary rivalsAmuro Tooru
Two sharp minds on the same side of the law who still do not fully trust each other.
Through Edogawa Conan
enemiesGin
The man who turned Shinichi into Conan. They have come within inches of each other many times.
Through Edogawa Conan
is a target ofNumabuchi Kiichiro
Hunted by Numabuchi in Osaka, and survived thanks to the charm Heiji gave him.
Through Edogawa Conan
acquaintancesMori Ran
Ran looks after Conan like a little brother and has come close to the truth many times.
Through Edogawa Conan
friendsHaibara Ai
Two people in the same predicament, each knowing the other's secret.
Through Edogawa Conan
wary rivalsSera Masumi
Sera keeps probing Conan, having guessed from the very start that he is Shinichi.
Through Edogawa Conan
has as witnessTequila
Conan watched Tequila die in the explosion at the game convention.
Through Edogawa Conan
classmatesYoshida Ayumi
Classmate in class 1-B and a member of the Detective Boys.
Through Edogawa Conan
classmatesTsuburaya Mitsuhiko
Classmate in class 1-B and a member of the Detective Boys.
Through Edogawa Conan
classmatesKojima Genta
Classmate in class 1-B and a member of the Detective Boys.
Through Edogawa Conan
acquaintancesKuroda Hyoue
Calls Conan outright the brain behind the sleeping detective, and asked him to crack Amanda Hughes's dying message.
Through Edogawa Conan
classmatesHondou Eisuke
Before leaving for America, Eisuke goaded Conan into admitting he was Shinichi.
Through Edogawa Conan
acquaintancesWakasa Rumi
Engineered a situation to pull Conan into a case, and he immediately began to question her.
Through Edogawa Conan
rivalsKaito Kid
Familiar rivals. Kid owed Conan a favour, so he took the role of Sherry's double on the Bell Tree Express.
Through Edogawa Conan
colleaguesHakuba Saguru
A high school detective who once came close to exposing Conan as Shinichi.
Through Edogawa Conan
colleaguesYamamura Misao
Has repeatedly taken credit for deductions that were really Conan's.
Relationships
Family
is the son ofKudo Yusaku
Shinichi's father, at a level of deduction his son has yet to reach.
is the son ofKudo Yukiko
Shinichi's mother, a former actress who has taken on disguises many times to get her son out of a corner.
cousinsKuroba Kaito
First cousins: their fathers are twin brothers. Inferred from the reveal in Movie 27.
Romance
is the boyfriend ofMori Ran
Childhood sweethearts who finally put their feelings into words in London.
- Shinichi makes a promise to Ran during one of his returns to his own body thanks to an antidote
- For the first time Ran gets Shinichi's own phone number, after months of one-way contact
- Shinichi confesses his feelings in London, at the foot of the clock tower
Social
friendsHattori Heiji
The detectives of East and West, friends and rivals at the same time.
neighboursProfessor Agasa Hiroshi
Neighbour and lifelong friend since Shinichi was small.
Same person
the same personEdogawa Conan
The same person. Shinichi was shrunk into Conan after being made to swallow APTX-4869.
First met in the case The Tropical Land deal · chapter 1
Case
savedVermouth
Shinichi saved Vermouth in New York without knowing who she was. He has been her Cool Guy ever since.