Magic Kaito 1412 [01] Kid the Phantom Thief Returns

Latsted for 23 minutes, the show introduces the man behind the guise of Kid the Phantom Thief.

Child Kaitou with his late father, Kuroba Toichi

          The show starts with a mysterious white dressed person, taking an expensive looking jewel. His lower half was invisible and although guards were chasing after him, he manages to escape into the night. The next day, in a certain middle school, two girls were chatting about the stolen jewel. One of them admired the cool demeanour of the jewel thief. They were then interrupted by a boy named Kaitou, who is close to one of the girls, Nakamori Aoko. Kaitou then tricked Aoko, stole a look at her underpants, therefore inciting an argument between the two. Their teacher, demanded their attention in class by throwing sudden mathematic problem. The two answered effortlessly and resume their argument. Aoko then condemn Kaitou’s petty tricks and compare him with the jewel thief, Kaitou Kid. Upset at his tricks belittled, Kaitou then blatant his intention to challenge the thief to a showdown. He left the class right after. 

          At home, while reminiscing his late father, the great magician Kuroba Toichi, Kaitou accidentally discover a hidden door. From there, he learned that his father was Kaitou Kid. He then decided to pay a vsit to the current Kaitou Kid, who had issued a notice earlier. When Kaitou caught the thief that night, it was revealed to be Kounosuke Jii, an old man apprenticed to his late father. Jii then shared the secret of Kaitou’s father and claimed that his impersonation was a bait to lure out Toichi’s murderers. Kaitou decided then, to find the truth behind his father’s death, by taking the role of Kid the Phantom Thief.

Watched 24 November 2014