History Manga / MagicKaito

At first, ''Magic Kaito'' is very much a formulaic comedy - Kaito notices something shiny, attempts to steal it, and Inspector Nakamori attempts to stop him (most likely failing) - but, just like its better-known successor, the series quite promptly catches CerebusSyndrome, although this series somehow manages it sometimes during its second volume, which is probably some kind of record. Well, yeah, it's still very formulaic afterwards; but the fact that Kaito has a purpose after that point becomes a major part of his motivation. The series is pretty notable, not only for its contribution to the ''Detective Conan'' universe, but also for featuring a lot of arcane magic which, sitting next to ''Conan'', would likely [[HowUnscientific render most of its logic moot]]. (Then again, it ''is'' a manga about one of the more chaotic characters of anime and manga. There's no time for logic when you can manipulate time and space.)

* ImpossibleThief: Some of the stuff Kaito manages to pull off are pretty nuts.

* DatingCatwoman

* StageMagician: Kaito's father was one and Kaito is pretty much practicing to become one.
* SuitUpOfDestiny: He has a very unique suit (for a PhantomThief at least) so of course this trope's going to be somewhere.

* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Kid in early Magic Kaito chapters frequently uses various types of rocket-powered vehicles, be they skates or devices that can ride down the side of a building. And then of course there's the hang glider cape...

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Kaito is afraid of fishes. It especially becomes a problem when he has to rescue Aoko from a sunken pirate submarine (don't ask).

* AIIsACrapshoot: [[EnsembleDarkhorse Robo-Kaito]].
** Robo-Kaito may be an EnsembleDarkhorse in MagicKaito, but The Kaitou [=Kid=] is an EnsembleDarkhorse in DetectiveConan.

* KissKissBangBang: Gosho Aoyama apparently had watched it. Toichi and Nakamori-keibu had a suspiciously Harry and Perry type relationship, and now when Kaito has the compulsion to help the police, it seems we get some of that back.

* TheMeanBrit: As Hakuba is pretty much a [[BritishStuffiness straight guy]], Kaito may lean toward labeling him this way -- though Hakuba is [[ButNotTooForeign half-Japanese]].

* PantyShot / AccidentalPervert: Played with. Upon seeing Aoko's panties, Kaito is scared because her panties have fish pattern. Aoko is then all too eager to show her panties.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Fish]]: Especially when he has to rescue Aoko from a sunken pirate submarine (don't ask).

* ''KissKissBangBang'': Gosho Aoyama apparently had watched it. Toichi and Nakamori-keibu had a suspiciously Harry and Perry type relationship, and now when Kaito has the compulsion to help the police, it seems we get some of that back.

** EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Partly due to Kaito [[IdiotBall kicking it while it was asleep.]].

Everything's perfectly fine, until one day when he finds out about a recent resurgence by a local villain, a mysterious PhantomThief clothed in white and famous for his signature [[BadassCape cape]], [[NiceHat hat]] and [[HighClassGlass monocle]] who specialises in using stage magic and street magic to steal his targets. Feeling challenged (since all {{Shounen}} characters must inevitably have some form of ego in order to advance the plot), he decides to find out all he can about the man.

At first, ''Magic Kaito'' is very much a formulaic comedy - Kaito notices something shiny, attempts to steal it, and Inspector Nakamori attempts to stop him (most likey failing) - but, just like its better-known successor, the series quite promptly catches CerebusSyndrome, although this series somehow manages it sometimes during its second volume, which is probably some kind of record. Well, yeah, it's still very formulaic afterwards; but the fact that Kaito has a purpose after that point becomes a major part of his motivation. The series is pretty notable, not only for its contribution to the ''Detective Conan'' universe, but also for featuring a lot of arcane magic which, sitting next to ''Conan'', would likely [[HowUnscientific render most of its logic moot]]. (Then again, it ''is'' a manga about one of the more chaotic characters of anime and manga. There's no time for logic when you can manipulate time and space.)

* ColorfulThemeNaming: It's Gosho Aoyama, it exists. Everyone's name is related to a colour: Kaito '''Kuro'''ba, '''Ao'''ko Nakamori, '''Gin'''zo Nakamori, '''Aka'''ko Koizumi, Saguru '''Haku'''ba, and even Keiko '''Momo'''i.

* RefugeInCool: Most of early Magic Kaito can be summed up as "Why is there a pirate submarine/mad robot/[[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes fish]]/dark sorceress intent on stealing Kaito's heart? ''Because there can be''."

* {{MIB}}: The evil organisation [[WildMassGuessing may or may not be]] the same one as in ''Detective Conan''.

* HoYay: Hakuba. Kid. Handcuffs. Discuss.

* InspectorZenigata: Inspector Nakamori very much so. To a point Hakuba, but with less ButtMonkey and more near-successes.