Top 10 Best Detective Conan Characters

Detective Conan (or Case Closed, if you're old-school!), has been thrilling fans for decades, and it's packed full of super interesting characters. You've got brilliant detectives, mysterious masterminds, quirky friends, and a whole lot of drama in between. It can be hard to even pick a favorite!

But some characters stick with you more than others. Maybe it's their cunning and deduction skills, maybe it's their tragic backstory, or maybe it's the way they always crack the case with style.
The Top Ten
1 Ai Haibara

I didn't expect Ai to be no.1 but I'm glad that she is. She's a really smart girl like imagine she created a poison and even gin and vodka(the main villains of detective conan) can't work on the poison without her. What makes her character even more likeable is her backstory, she lost her sister who she loved as her only family member. Not to mention she's a total mix of smart, cool, kind and a caring person.

I'm very glad that she's above Shinichi, honestly, she definitely deserves it. A personal opinion here: Shinichi is a reckless idiot, who's really smart, yes, and not afraid to flaunt it off too. I mean, he's chased by a big bad organization. Chasing after criminals and making a new spotlight for himself is just...dumb. Haibara is much better. She had the brains, but she had enough common sense to bottle it up. And she's kind, too. Even though it's not her fault in any way that she's borned into BO, her guilt complex, suicidal tendencies, paranoia, everything is just well thought and incredible. Brave and readily sacrifices herself for people, careful and calculating; she's Conan upgraded.

2 Shinichi Kudo (Conan Edogawa) Jimmy Kudo, known in Japan and internationally as Shinichi Kudo, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series Case Closed and its adaptations, created by Gosho Aoyama.

No. 2!!? Like how!? Guys he's the MC and that's not the only reason to like him. He's one of the smartest characters we would never get this interesting series if he wasn't there! Also he has always helped his friends and saved multiple lives! The best detective EVER!!

How come he's No.5!!? He's the reason for the series to be named DETECTIVE CONAN. He's a very smart character, I still wonder why he's not no.1.

Shinichi is and will be my favourite mc. He's just too smart to be a highschool student and his love for ran makes the series more interesting. He's one of the smartest characters of the series if not the smartest. He's always there to save his friends and family and when shinichi and heji work together it makes my day. I actually ship him with heji (they are cute together lol).

3 Heiji Hattori

Damnnn...My anime crush. Heji isn't a flawless perfect character and this makes me like him even more. His chemistry with shinichi is really entertaining to watch. The first time I saw him I just knew that this boy's gonna blow my mind and he did. He is super smart not as much as shinichi but he's really good at case solving at least more than kogoro (No I don't hate kogoro mouri). His relationship with kazuha is just like a real relationship sometimes they quarrel but they really care for each other.

He is the most perfect character in the series without being completely perfect. He makes mistakes, he's impulsive and rash, but he's one of the most genuine characters in the show. He's incredibly talented, but has faults, unlike many of the other perfect characters in the show that come off as robotic with their perfection. Heiji is and always will be my favorite.

Heiji, completely. I really think he's one of the only ones that Shinichi can trust his life with, and I think he might trust him even more than Ran. He'd do almost anything to help him and would protect him with his life. Heiji is the best!

4 Toichi Kuroba (Kaitou Kid)

Definitely my favorite anti-hero in DC! He's not any real villain just a very smart character. Even Shinichi was unable to catch him!! Also I really like his costume.

Kaitou is the only side villain to actually escape shinichi. He's sometime even smarter than shinichi himself. He's not a actual bad theif and I find him cute. Also I love his costume, the cape and the colour white fits him perfectly...

COME ON DUDE! KAITO KID! He's just amazing, totally my favourite character in the series, and also my crush. He's funny, EXTREMELY talented, master of disguise and escape, and just overall AWESOME. I mean, even Shinichi hasn't been able to catch him. He's like the villain who everyone loves, since he's not even technically a thief, he returns all the stuff. I also love his costume, the white cape and the monocle. In conclusion, he really deserves more attention.

5 Ran Mouri

She is my favourite character. She is also the best fit for shinichi as she is strength (karate champion) and he is brains. Also very beautiful and ready to save shinichi. I love that dialogue of her from OVA 9 where she says that she has turned down the proposal of Areide and will wait for Shinichi "I have already waited 10 years so 10 years more will not be so much".

.character female perfect literally ,gorgeous and pretty really also She's return. to him for rare really it's RAN! I LOVE HER! literally the best female in case closed. People call her a cry baby like seriously? guys come on! we all know that she cries sometimes only because she has a caring heart. After her parents divorce she has helped her father a lot. She is the literal defination of "waiting gives good results" she waited so long for shinichi and hoped that he wold come back even after knowing that it

Of course, for me, Ran is the best character in Detective Conan. Why do I think like that? Watch again episode 345, there's a moment when Ran saves Haibara and protects her from Vermouth. She's so brave, and she often cries because she has a heart, not like 'Ran haters' who have stone, so they can't open their eyes and say if Ran is the worst. She loves Shinichi so much too, and she doesn't care if Shinichi leaves her. She will still wait for Shinichi no matter what. She's so strong at karate too, and nice to children. I think that's why Shinichi loves her so much.

6 Kogoro Mouri

Even though some people laughs at his wrong explanations and jumping to conclusions, he's still an intelligent detective, and can solve cases and put the pieces together(that even us, fans, cannot even solve ourselves). He just needs a little push I think, and to top it all, when push comes to shove, he's an extremely reliable detective/friend/family.

Kogoro Mouri has just so much potential, that it isn't even funny anymore. He can solve cases if he wants too, as shown in episode 27 and he is intelligent, strong, cares for the people around him and has a cool moustache. He is the second best character in the whole series, in my opinion.

The funniest dude ever. There was a rumor going around that he was the leader of the men in black, and I wouldn't be shocked if it were true. He may be pretty dumb most of the time, but he has his moments

7 Shuichi Akai

While Akai Shuichi and Edogawa Conan are both Silver Bullets capable of destroying the Black Organization, only Akai is known by that title as well as being the best sniper in the FBI, if not in the entire anime. He was able to snipe Gin through the rifle scope while Chianti and Korn couldn't even touch him. Vermouth admitted herself that he is the only one the Organization fears. While Edogawa certainly has the potential to become just as dangerous (maybe more so), he's still young, inexperienced, and somewhat arrogant at times (thinking he can take on a secret organization that operates on a global scale with powerful connections by himself, really), thus makes reckless decisions and mistakes that may eventually be his downfall if he's not careful. Meanwhile, Akai manages to maintain his poker face and keep cool under pressure. He even managed to infiltrate the B.O. high enough to earn a code name. He is definitely a character that deserves to be recognized and acknowledged for his past achievements and future accomplishments.

8 Yukiko Kudo

Yukiko is literally the best mom in DC. She's so beautiful no wonder why she was a model. Love how she actually loves and cares for her family, since she isn't the main character so they could have made her a bad and mean mother but thank god she's a caring person. Also she's really smart there was an episode where she was working smarter than shinichi (I don't remember the ep number).

Shinichi's mother, she doesn't appear much because of her work as an actress just like her husband.

The best mother in case closed. She beautiful and so good at masquerade. I eas so glad she's not like haibara who make me sick

9 Gin

One of the best villains in the anime, it gets really intense and scary when he is around, his influence in the anime is really scary and impressive. He has such great intellect and patience, he really is a dangerous man, and an excellent villain in DC, very thriller to watch.

Colder than ice, but just great "bad guy" for this anime/manga. Don't tell me that you're not nervous if he get too near to Conan or Ai... he just has this "I will kill you" aura. Great!

Best mafia villain ever! He's just so good-looking, badass, merciless and decisive leader. He's just my motivation to continue reading this thrilling manga!

10 Sonoko Suzuki

Funniest character. Always supports Ran even though sometimes she doesn't notice the she is helping her the way with is not good for her. But from her opinion that ran should marry areidei was good . But I will always say that ran and shinichi are the best.
They should give a love interest for her too

I feel like Sonoko is the younger, and female version of Mouri Kogoro. She's alright, but I don't like how she takes Conan's credit for solving a case, without stopping and thinking that she has no memory of it. That's why I think she somewhat similar to Kogoro, that and the fact that their both hopeless flirts.

With sonoko the episodes are more fun, interesting and funny because sonoko acts like a kid

The Contenders
11 Tooru Amuro (Bourbon)

You know, this boy got a whole movie for himself next year. He's terribly popular in Japan and can easily makes it to the top 3. I don't even surprise that such a good character only got 18th place here, knowing he is pretty underrated in the western side.

He's is a good guy who thinks goals justify the means and act with that in mind, one of his better traits is his morality faults which make him a better character. And he's sexy and a good boxer and that obssessive side of his make me love him more.

At first, I don't have any impression toward him. But there's chapter when he punched the bad guy on chest, then I fall for him.

He's badass, sexy, but manipulative and dangerous.

12 Ayumi Yoshida

Beautiful, nice and have a kind heart.

That was ayumi, so I like her

13 Vermouth

She should be in top 10! She's the only sharp, cunning woman and even helps Kudou in some instances... In the series.. Like diverting gin from killing Kogoro. Even after knowing the true identities if Conan and Haibara she doesn't tell the Black organization anything! The Best Mysterious character ever

No woman has a more charismatic combination of intellect, beauty, and empathy than she does. One of my favorite female manga characters of all time.

Seriously? she should be on the top 3. She's mysterious, cunning, beautiful, manipulative, intelligent, charismatic, and also unpredictable.

14 Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
15 Masumi Sera

Masumi Sera is easily forgotten after her at the moment character impact but she is the only kind of regular female detective in the anime so why is there no more votes for her?

Smart Detective, Jeet Kune Do, wild personality, Akai sister, literally cannot make a face I'm not in love with, what more is there to say? Only reason she's not higher up is because she was introduced so late

Love her so much! She's smart, cute and knows Jeet Kune Do, and bad ass detective. I hope to see more of Sera Masumi! And her character development. And I hope she has a lot of screen time. I really like her

16 Yusaku Kudo

I really would like to know more about him, what he think about his son just doing all crazy stuffs while he write book. He is crazy smart, yet as parent... I really want to know what he THINKS.

He is smarter and cooler. He is faster than Shinichi in solving cases. He is calm and I never saw him loosing his temper. He is reliable. I prefer at least 3 or 4 place for him.

What?
He is very smart and he knows the answer of the case before Kudo Shinichi (Jimmy Kudo) does. I still prefer Kudo shinichi

17 Genta Kojima
18 Wataru Takagi

I think he is one of the nicest characters, although he isn't the smartest, but I really respect him..
He is loyal to a fault and he won't hesitate to sacrifice his life, not only to save sb's else's but to save a MEMENTO that means a lot to sb else (I fell in love with him when he refused to break those cuffs ).
And poor guy has the worst luck..
But I believe there might be more to this character I mean we don't know enough about his background, we never saw any relatives of his. Maybe something will be brought to light later..

Through he is kinda foolish and unconfident outside, he has a strong heart which full of justice and honesty inside. Whenever his lover is in danger, he is soberer than anyone. He is lovable and kind. I am always moved when seeing he protect his girlfriend even at a cost of his life.

19 Kazuha Toyama

Kazuha is pretty and a real talented student at school. She's sometimes mean to Heiji but actually just because she wants to hide her true feeling toward him

She is far better character than Ran. + cutie

I like her very much. She and Heji are so cute together. When they fight I always laugh

20 Subaru Okiya

He always keeps his cool and acts mysteriously. It was no surprise tie when I found out he was actually akai shuiichi.

21 Shiho Miyano

Damn! She's so so underrated. Guys she's still haibara she deserves to be in the top 15 at least. I know she doesn't really show up but she's the girl behind haibara! I wish we got to see more of her.

22 Hiroshi Agasa

Many believe he is Ano Kata the boss of the black organization, but I say he's not.

Are you kidding me?! He is the best EVER

23 Miwako Sato

She has a strong sense of justice and sacrifice, hates power of darkness. She is sober and brave. She always deals with cases resolutely. She also has a soft heart inside and even childish. She is a pretty policewoman and almost every males of colleague like her. Through she has boyfriend, her charm is not affected.

Strong, brave, and beautiful. That's all sato characters. Yeah, I love her, because she not like haibara who fake and cry a lot

She came out as a very strong woman in Conan vs Lupin the Third.

24 Jodie Starling

I'm surprised Jodie doesn't have more of a following! She's definitely one of my favorite characters and I almost feel a bit funny saying that when she was first introduced, I laughed at her engrish and what-not, but as we discovered more about her, I began to really appreciate her as a character. After Akai's... Well.. "death", it really sealed the deal for me. She's a great, complex character and I really appreciate her presence in the Detective Conan universe. She's awesome!

The best FBI's! Second after akai, hehe. Well, she beautiful, smart, and good enough at use gun. Well, at least not like haibara who so loser when meet and face to face to vermouth. Hate haibara so much

Fbi's top investigator and akai shuuichi's partner. She is one of the badass and beautiful women of dc!

25 Jinpei Matsuda
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