Case Closed

Name: Serina

grade: 12th+

Book: Case Closed series

Author/artist: Gosho Aoyama

Jimmy Kudo is a master detective. He can crack any case placed before him and the police have no choice but to listen intently to his clever deductions, since he is always right. Yes, Jimmy is a brilliant guy. And he is only in high school. After one particular case Jimmy solves dealing with the decapitation of a man in the black tunnel on the roller coaster, he decides to follow two very suspicious men dressed all in black. While listening in on their shady conversation about a murder plan, Jimmy is hit from behind by a lead pipe and knocked unconscious. The two men in black decide to give him an untested poison that is supposed to leave no trace in the human body. Unfortunately for them, and for Jimmy, the drug had a strange side effect; it caused Jimmy's body to shrink back to grade school age. Stuck as a child, Jimmy has to consult the mad scientist next door, Doctor Agasa, for a cure. But the doctor can't do anything until he has a sample of the drug Jimmy was given. So Jimmy is forced to go under the false name Conan Edogawa and live with his childhood friend, Rachel, and her wanna-be-detective father, Richard Moore. Richard is probably one of the worst detectives in business, but he has a knack for always ending up somewhere a murder has taken place. Unable to resist cracking a case, Jimmy/Conan drops hints to the man to help him solve it. Unfortunately, Richard doesn't really want a kid hanging around, so Conan has Doctor Agasa make him some special gadgets. One is a wrist watch stun gun, the other a bowtie voice modulator that can mimic any timbre and tone. Using his spy-like tools, Conan knocks Richard unconscious and sits him in a seated position while he uses the detective's voice to fool the police into thinking that Richard is solving the case. Because he is slumped over and looks like he is sleeping, Richard earns the nickname 'Sleeping Moore.' For some reason, no one seems to notice that Richard's mouth is not moving. With each case he solves, Jimmy hopes to get closer to the men in black so he can get back to the way he was before. But so far in the series, he'll just have to solve all the cases he comes across in the meantime.

The art for this manga (Japanese comic) is a bit different than the usual style, but it still appealing and grows on the readers. While the deductions in the series are usually ridiculous, as well as the stupidity of some of the characters, other than Jimmy, it is still great fun to read!

I picked this book up because it looked fun.

I finished all the series so far because it is a bit addicting.

I'd give this book to anyone who loves mystery and graphic novels.

Rating: ***