Find great deals on eBay for artful detective dvd and murdoch mysteries dvd. Shop with confidence. Shinichi Kudo Kudou Shinichi He is a very smart detective, he solves cases very decently. He is extremely intelligent, and even from a young age was very intuitive and observant. Due to the influence of his father and the general laissez faire environment at home, he has long been an incessant and persistent reader, especially of mystery novels. His father, Yusaku started taking Shinichi to crime scenes as a child, which inspired him to be a detective. Due to his bluntness and matter of fact manner, Shinichi can come off as rude and arrogant. However, he cares deeply about human life, unable to understand how any reason could be sufficient motive for murder, and is convinced that driving a culprit to suicide is no better than murder itself. The few times he has been too late to save a life haunt him throughout the series. Prior to his transformation, Shinichi enjoyed being in the spotlight, reveling in making local headlines and receiving fan mail, and still has a flair for the dramatic like his mother that can be seen every time he sets out a deduction in pieces building to a climax. Throughout the series, Shinichis predicament forces him to gain a sense of humility. Despite his popularity with the masses and his schoolmates, he has very few close friends. As Shinichi he was close to Ran and Agasa, and after deaging he befriended Heiji, Haibara, and to some extent the other Detective Boys. Despite his intelligence, Shinichi is rather dense when it comes to love or romantic subjects, though perhaps not to the same extent as Heiji Hattori. Appearance. Edit. Shinichi has a striking resemblance to his father, Yusaku Kudo, sporting the same dark brown hair and slightly paled skin. The only traits he doesnt share with his father are the mustache and round glasses. Physical feature he inherited from his mother, Yukiko Kudo, is his blue eyes, facial structures, and the wanting to get attention. He often appears in his high school uniform, but he also wears a suit and tie or regular clothing depending on the occasion. He is very handsome and attractive. Detective skills. Edit. Shinichi is very skilled as a detective, often earning him comparisons to Sherlock Holmes. Shinichi has acquired various nicknames because of his prowess, such as the Heisei Holmes and the Detective of the East. He has a keen eye for details, and can spot any unusual aspects in a case that most people tend to ignore or not take into account. He repeatedly demonstrates the ability to recall every detail of an investigation or other topics he cares about, and may have a photographic memory to manage such perfect recall so consistently. Shinichis fastidious attention to detail allows him to notice minor inconsistencies in crime scenes and suspect testimony, and using astute logic he uncovers the reasons behind those inconsistencies in order to link them to the crime. Shinichi has extraordinarily broad and deep knowledge of many subjects and trivia that help him solve cases, something he likely acquired from incessant reading as a child. There are only few people like, Heiji, Saguru, and Kaito, who are as intelligent as Shinichi. He is very good with words, always knowing exactly what to say, and is extremely eloquent, with a great voice and charisma, he has been able to become great friends with Haibara who would otherwise keep her distant from people, and he is capable of convincing people to take his side, help him, confess to their crimes, and redeem themselves. His eloquence and charisma have resulted in him making friends and allies out of many people, even those he originally wasnt on good terms with. Athletic ability. Edit. Besides intelligence, Shinichi also has an amazing athletic ability, partially derived from playing soccer, his favorite sport. Boundin` Movie Photo. Shinichi is an extremely skilled soccer player, having been professionally scouted while only in middle school, but he chooses to stay at the amateur level. He initially played to hone his reflexes and often juggles a ball to clear his mind, but he is also an enthusiastic fan of the sport in its own right. In order to defend himself and others from criminals, Shinichi has perfected a signature, powerful precision kick to knock out criminals using soccer balls or whatever substitute is handy. Shinichis kick is accurate over long distances and he is capable of mentally reckoning the angle of impact necessary to rebound a soccer ball off a wall and strike an attacker from behind.