Kaito Kuroba

About Kuroba, Kaito

Also known as: Phantom Thief Kid, Phantom Thief 1412 Kaito Kuroba is the son of Touichi Kuroba, a legendary magician who harbored a massive secret: he was the original Phantom Thief Kid. Eight years after his father's death, Kaito discovered the truth when a new Kid resurfaced. The thief turned out to be Jii Kounosuke, his father's former assistant, who revealed that Touichi hadn't simply died—he'd been murdered. Jii passed the Kid mantle to Kaito, who accepted it with a mission: to hunt down his father's killers. Kaito eventually confronted the people responsible and learned they were after the Pandora Gem, a legendary artifact rumored to grant immortality. He vowed to find it first and destroy it. By day, Kaito's just another high school student—popular enough, though he's earned a reputation for needling his female classmates, particularly his childhood friend Aoko Nakamori. He's also weirdly terrified of fish. But as Kid the Phantom Thief, he's a different person entirely: composed, elegant, and impossibly skilled at disguise. His trademark tools are a card gun and a hang glider cape. When he pulls off a heist only to find it's not what he was after, he typically returns the stolen goods. Kaito debuted in 1987 as the lead in "Magic Kaito," but didn't become a household name until 1997, when he showed up in "Detective Conan" as a rival. He's remained a recurring character ever since, popping up throughout the manga, anime, and films—sometimes as an antagonist, sometimes lending a hand.

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