Case Closed, Case 1: Vol. 1 - The Secret Life of Jimmy Kudo

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Based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama, Meitantei Conan (Famous Detective Conan, a play off the original title of Hayao Miyazaki's Sherlock Hound) ran for 12 seasons on Japanese TV and won fans around the world. At 17, Jimmy Kudo is an ace detective; but when he stumbles onto a blackmail payoff, two men in black give him a pill that turns him into a little boy. To hide his identity, he takes the name of Conan Edogawa--from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Japanese mystery writer Ranpo Edogawa. As Conan, he's taken in by his former girlfriend, Rachel Moore, and her hair-brained detective father. Trapped in a puny body, Conan solves crimes (sometimes aided by the Junior Detective League), hoping to find the men in black and obtain an antidote. Viewers can try to outguess the hero of this rollicking comedy-adventure using the "Crack the Case" game. (Rated 13 and older: minor violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon