Magic Kaito

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Name: Magic Kaito
Abbreviation(s): MK
Creator: Aoyama Gosho
Date(s): 1988-ongoing
Medium: manga
Country of Origin: Japan
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Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗) is a Japanese shonen manga series by Aoyama Gosho. It canonically crosses over with Detective Conan, and has had several anime specials and a 2014 anime series produced.

Canon Overview

Kuroba Kaito is a high school student who one day discovers that his deceased father, Kuroba Toichi, was not only the international phantom thief Kaitou Kid but was also murdered in what was thought to be a stage magic accident. In response, he takes on the role of the Kaitou Kid himself to bait out the killers, who turn out to be an organization who seek the immortality granting gemstone Pandora.

The series started off as a fairly episodic gag manga, with such chapter plots as 'Kaito has to deal with a robotic copy of himself' and 'the Prime Minister of Japan pretends to have been kidnapped by Kaitou Kid to evade his duties', but ended up placing more focus on the Pandora plot around the release of the Blue Birthday chapter in the 1990s.

Hiatus

Magic Kaito has spent much of its time on hiatus, due to Aoyama focusing on writing his other series Yaiba, and later on, Detective Conan. As a result, Magic Kaito has only thirty six chapters as of 2021, and can go years with no new chapters.

Fandom

Crossover with Detective Conan

Due to the fact that Magic Kaito has crossed over with Aoyama's later series Detective Conan multiple times, the fandom is closely intertwined with the Detective Conan fandom, with many people being fans of both series. As a result, many fanworks feature characters and scenarios from both series, with one of the most popular pairings being Kaito/Shinichi.

Because the Magic Kaito manga and anime feature several Detective Conan characters, fans differ on tagging conventions with regard to crossovers between the two. Some fans identify any works featuring Detective Conan cast members as crossovers, while others regard fanworks that focus on Magic Kaito plots and characters as straightforward Magic Kaito content, even when Detective Conan characters also appear in them.

Lack of Localization

In a contrast to its much longer sister series, the Magic Kaito manga has no official English manga translation as of 2021. While the 2014 anime series does have a Crunchyroll English sub, this adaptation skipped some of the sillier/more gag manga type chapters, such as the Robo-Kaito chapter. As a result, fans who want to read the manga or see what the anime left out have no choice but to read scanlated material online.

Longstanding Fanon

Again, because of this fandom's ongoing connection to Detective Conan, it shares several pieces of longstanding fanon with that series, notably:

  • The idea that the Black Organization from Detective Conan and the organization that killed Kuroba Toichi are either the same or connected to one another.
  • The idea of Kaitou KID having some sort of "Nobody Gets Hurt" rule that either applies to heists or to all situations Kaito is involved in. This idea was originated by Icka M. Chif around 2004, when much of Magic Kaito's canon was still inaccessible to English-speakers, and quickly became popular among fans, but is not canon.[1]

However, some pieces of fanon are more specific to Magic Kaito:

  • Nakamori Ginzou and/or Aoko either knowing that KID is Kaito and keeping silent for his sake, or suspecting such while being in firm denial.
  • Saguru's family situation being complicated in some way.

Pairings

There are a wide range of pairings in this fandom. Some of the most popular slash pairings include KaiShin (Kuroba Kaito/Shinichi Kudou) and Kai/Haku (Kuroba Kaito/Hakuba Saguru). The most popular het ships are the canonical ships of KaiAo (Kaito/Aoko), Hakuba/Aoko, and Kuroba Toichi/Kuroba Chikage, as well as the less canonical Hakuba/Aoko. Femslash is less popular, but Aoko/Akako Koizumi and Aoko/Mouri Ran both enjoy some fans.

Example Fanworks

Fanfiction

  • Shades of Grey, Archived version by Icka M. Chif - "It began with a blanket scenario..." - slash, Kuroba Kaito/Hakuba Saguru, blanket fic, completed, posted 2004
  • makes me feel alive, Archived version by brawltogethernow - "The thrill guilty pleasure of the chase, over some years." - gen, Kaitou KID & Nakamori Ginzou, oneshot, completed, posted 2015
  • Tora Tora Moeru, Archived version by joisbishmyoga - "Hakuba Saguru is a hanyou: half human, half tiger demon. Kuroba Kaito is a pest: half teenager, half lunatic thief. One of these days, Kuroba is going to trigger an instinct other than 'chase', and Saguru is not looking forward to it." - poly, Kuroba Kaitou/Hakuba Saguru/Nakamori Aoko, nonhuman AU, completed, posted 2013-2016
  • Masks and Faces, Archived version by Sinnatious - "Hakuba is worried for KID - or more accurately, worried about losing Kuroba underneath." - Gen, Kuroba Kaito & Hakuba Saguru, oneshot, completed, posted 2018

Fanart

  • a color illustration of Kaito KID from the manga Magic Kaito

    Kaito KID by 明野 実 (2007)

  • a color illustration of Nakamori Aoko from Magic Kaito

    Magic Kaito: Aoko Nakamori by 1010Amy-Kia (2013)

  • a limited-palette illustration of Kaito KID and Hakuba Saguru from Magic Kaito

    名を継ぐ (inherit the name) by AOI (2015)

  • an illustration of Kaito KID from Magic Kaito in a pink palette

    it’s sakura viewing season weeee 🌸 by 15560931 (2023)

Fanvids

Cosplay

  • a photo of cosplayers dressed as Hakuba Saguru, Nakamori Aoko, Kuroba Kaito, and Koizumi Akako

    Magic Kaito by M極くろめ (2006)

  • a photo of a cosplayer dressed as Kaito KID from Magic Kaito

    Magic Kaito - cosplay by Lydia3290 (2014)

  • a photo of cosplayers dressed as Kaito KID and Nakamori Aoko from Magic Kaito

    Aoko Nakamori Kaito Kid - Magic Kaito - Cosplay by ZeressaScream (2016)

  • a photo of a cosplayer dressed as Hakuba Saguru

    Just realized we never posted our Magic Kaito cosplay on twitter! by nuusq (2017)

Zines/Anthologies

  • Pseudonym (2016) - General Detective Conan/Magic Kaito fanart zine
  • Usual Suspects (2021) - General Detective Conan/Magic Kaito zine
  • A Study in Noir (2022) - Noir themed, created by DCMK Fanfiction Server

Meta

External Links

References

  1. ^ Icka M. Chif's reply to "Magic Kaito 19" by backtodc(mangaluva), posted 2016
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