Case Closed, Vol. 16 (v. 16) [Paperback]

Gosho Aoyama (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 2007

The Black Star:

Conan meets his trickiest adversary yet when the Sebastian Financial Group hosts an exclusive party on the lavish ocean liner the Q. Selizabeth. All 500 guests are wearing a copy of the priceless jewel the Black Star pearl. One pearl is the real thing. And one guest is also the notorious thief Kaito Kid, aka Phantom Thief 1412, who is bent on leaving the event with one very expensive party favor. Can Conan save Serena's family heirloom from a master thief who's also a master of disguise?

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About the Author

Gosho Aoyama, made his debut in 1992 with CHOTTO MATTE ("Wait a minute") which won Shogakukan's prestigious Shinjin Comic Taisho ("Newcomer's Award for Comics") and launched his career as a critically acclaimed, top-selling manga artist. In addition to DETECTIVE CONAN which won the Shogakukan Award for best Manga in 2001, Aoyama created the popular manga, YAIBA, which won Shogakukan's Award for Manga in 1992. Aoyama's manga is greatly influenced by his boyhood love for mystery, adventure, and baseball and he has cited the tales of Arsene Lupin, Sherlock Holmes, and the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as some of his childhood favorites.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (March 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421508818
• ISBN-13: 978-1421508818
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #556,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Manga > Mystery

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kaitou Kid Appears!, March 6, 2007

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Saitaina Malfoy "Saitaina" (Riddle, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case Closed, Vol. 16 (v. 16) (Paperback)

The first appearance of Phantom Thief 1412, otherwise known as Kaitou Kid, a rival to match our shrunken detective any day of the week.

Kaitou Kid (first appearing in Gosho Aoyama's manga series, "Magic Kaito", not currently available in English), provides in volume sixteen, all the tricks that make him one of the world's best criminal masterminds. From his skill in disguise, to his devilish riddles, even his famous escape on a white hang glider, he lives up to his reputation.

When Conan and Kid first meet, it's a clash of wits to make any fan of them proud, setting up later meetings of pure enjoyment. With interesting twists, wicked deception and laughable taunting, this volume is one of THE volumes for Conan and Kid fans.

This volume corresponds with the anime cases 078/079: Phantom Thief 1412 (available from Funimation).

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nadir of the series., May 30, 2008

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case Closed, Vol. 16 (v. 16) (Paperback)

Gosho Aoyama, Case Closed, vol. 16 (ViZ, 1997)

Wow. This was the first volume of Case Closed I actually had to force myself to finish. I'm definitely soured on the series at this point; I have the next one out of the library, and if it doesn't really take off, I'm done with Case Closed. **