Kaito Kuroba
Kaito Kuroba (Japanese: 黒羽 快斗, Hepburn: Kuroba Kaito), the true identity of the gentleman thief "Kaito Kid" (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo, "Kid the Phantom Thief"), is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Magic Kaito manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. His father Toichi Kuroba was the original Kaito Kid before being killed by an unknown organization, while his mother was a former phantom thief known as the Phantom Lady. Kaito Kuroba then takes on the role of Kid after learning the organization is after a gemstone called Pandora and decides to find and destroy it.
| Kaito Kuroba | |
|---|---|
| Magic Kaito, Case Closed character | |
Kaito Kuroba in Kaito Kid disguise, as seen in the opening of Detective Conan Special: Phantom Thief Kid's Summer Festival: Phantom Thief Kid's Busy Date | |
| First appearance | Magic Kaito Ch. 1: "Return of the Phantom Thief" (1987) |
| Voiced by | Japanese Kappei Yamaguchi English Jerry Jewell (Funimation) Griffin Burns (Bang Zoom/Macias Group) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Kaito Kid Kaito 1412 |
| Occupation | magician ventriloquist disguise artist gentleman thief |
| Relatives | Toichi Kuroba (father, deceased) Chikage Kuroba (mother) Yusaku Kudo (uncle) Yukiko Kudo (aunt) Shinichi Kudo (cousin) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Kaito Kuroba has also made significant appearances in Aoyama's Case Closed series. His strong resemblance to the protagonist of this series, Shinichi Kudo, allows Kaito to impersonate him without a mask. He is also voiced by the same voice actors as Shinichi. When Case Closed was localized into English, Viz Media chose the rōmaji Kaito Kid for the manga, while in the anime, Funimation Entertainment refer to him as Phantom Thief Kid, and Discotek Media and Macias Group refer to him as Kid the Phantom Thief. Shogakukan Asia also chose to use Kaito Kid.