The manga series Case Closed, known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Shinichi Kudo (English name: Jimmy Kudo) who solves cases in an episodic fashion while in his childhood body and under the alias Conan Edogawa. He is joined by childhood friend Ran Mori (Rachel Moore) and her father Kogoro Mori (Richard Moore), who runs a detective agency. Throughout the series, Conan interacts and befriends many characters from various groups: the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the local police in Conan's prefecture; The Junior Detective League, a group of children who solves mysteries for their clients and the FBI. He also befriends a few individuals who know of his true identity: Dr. Agasa, who provides Shinichi with various spy gadgets; Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell), a high school detective from Osaka; and Ai Haibara (Anita Hailey), the original developer of the poison who had also transformed into a child. The manga is licensed by Viz Media while the anime adaptation was first licensed and dubbed by Funimation, then later dubbed the Macias Group and released on Tubi. Funimation and Viz have Americanized many character names, with both companies using different names or spellings for the same characters on several occasions. Other English releases such as the manga published in Singapore by Shogakukan Asia, the anime streaming on Tubi, and the home videos dubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment and released through Discotek Media romanize the Japanese names. The list follows the names as presented by the Shogakukan Asia Manga. Main characters Shinichi Kudo Voiced by (English): Jerry Jewell (Funimation), Griffin Burns (Bang Zoom/Macias Group) (Shinichi); Alison Viktorin (Funimation), Wendee Lee (Bang Zoom/Macias Group) (Conan) Voiced by (Japanese): Kappei Yamaguchi (Shinichi); Minami Takayama (Conan) Portrayed by: Shun Oguri, Junpei Mizobata (Shinichi); Nao Fujisaki (Conan) , known as Jimmy Kudo in some English adaptations, is the main protagonist of the series, a high school detective who solves difficult cases for the police. During one of his investigations, he is attacked and forced to take an experimental poison by a member of the Black Organization. However, due to a rare side-effect, he shrinks to the form of a young child. In order to keep his true identity a secret, he now goes under the alias and pretends to be a real child to throw off suspicion