Conan Edogawa

Conan Edogawa is the psuedonym chosen by Shinichi Kudo after he became small.

Shinichi was a junior in high school, but already on his way to becoming a well-known private detective. One day, while on a date with a friend, Ran Mouri, he spotted two men, dressed all in black, acting very strangely. He ran off after them, leaving her there. He found one of the men making some sort of deal, but was fed poison by the other, who snuck up behind him. They, thinking he was dead, ran off. However, instead of killing him, the poison shrunk him to the size of a six-year-old. He ran to his house but was unable to get in, as he lived alone, so he went next door to a friend's house. Once he was told the whole story, his friend Dr. Agasa was convinced, and able to help him get inside. Agasa quickly impressed upon him the importance of his identity remaining a mystery, as the men would certainly try to kill him again if they knew he was still alive. At that moment, his friend Ran Mouri came to the house and burst inside, looking for Shinichi. She caught little Shinichi, but did not recognize him. He chose a name hurriedly, almost at random, from the many books near him: some by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, some by Rampo Edogawa, as well as many more.

In the end, it was arranged that he would stay with the Mouris, if Ran's dad would agree. He did, and Conan was allowed to stay. Kogoro Mouri, Ran's father, was an unsucessful private detective. Conan decided to use his skills to help Kogoro solve cases, knowing that the more he solved, the more he would be brought. His hope was that ultimately, he would find a case involved with the men in black and their mysterious organazation. He uses a stun gun hidden in his watch to knock Kogoro out, and a voice-changing bowtie to imitaite Kogoro's voice, so as not to draw attention to himself.

Name
Conan Edogawa, as stated above, comes from the names of famous mystery writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Rampo Edogawa.