#dcmk rant

[tulipe-rose]

Kazuha, sweetie, I'm not your biggest fan, but I'm going to be incredibly honest with you right now, and that's because I don't really understand what you're expecting from Heiji atp.

You're his self proclaimed, so called, 'older sister'. The first thing you do when you meet a friend of his, or a supposed girlfriend to be more accurate, is introduce yourself as his older sister. Whenever anyone claims that there's any romance between you guys, you refute it and call him your stupid little brother.

GIRL.

EVEN I STARTED TO GET MIXED SIGNALS AT ONE POINT. If not for the blushing we clearly see as the audience I would've been soldified in my belief that it's unrequited love for Heiji. Dramatic irony at it's finest.

Either way– WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HIM?? You keep brother-zoning him to the point where only the Hattori Heji himself could be so stubborn to ignore this weird girl reverse psychology that would keep any other guy at a two meter distance.

Don't think you're any better, though, Heiji. If any third party who had never watched dcmk before had to give their opinion after looking at the overall confession bull crap you've been stalling these past three decades they'd think you're trying to impress Shinichi, not Kazuha. Won't blame them, I myself am pretty confused.

Who is this confession for???? KAZUHA.

THEN WHO TF IS SHINICHI TO THIS RELATIONSHIP AND WHY IS ONE UPPING HIM DETRIMENTAL TO Y'ALL?? WHY DOES HIS OPINION MATTER?? WHAT EVEN IS THE POINT OF THIS CONFESSION ANYMORE?? You're not even trying to think like ‘Oh, I'm doing this because Kazuha only deserves the best’ NO. IT'S ALL BIG BEN THIS KUDO THAT. I feel kinda bad for Kazuha.

Don't even get me started on how awkward it is to keep being so possessive over her when y'all aren't even an item (I'M LOOKING AT YOU TOO SHINICHI. GLARING REAL HARD HERE.). If she's seeing some other guy (which would never happen because of course she has fallen head over heals for you. Ugh- this is triggering my gag reflex.) then leave her be, because you either act like a chicken after being all bark and no bite or idk, grow a spine and fricking confess??? You can't go around calling her yours and then noping out of a confession. God my blood pressure keeps spiking because of these blockheaded teenagers I need to go take a few deep breaths.

I would like to know what they actually even talk about or bond over. From what I understood, Kazuha really likes the sound of his katana when he practices, which is high-key weird and makes me feel deaf cause how do you even hear that sort of stuff? And... What does Heiji like about her again? These guys need to explain what they like about their crushes more often. Or at least maybe ask themselves about it every once in a while, yk, just to make sure all of this stress is worth it. I will NOT be talking about Aoko and Kaito purely for the sake of my heart and blood pressure; they can only handle one dcmk couple at a time.

In conclusion, a man with an unresolved inferiority/superiority complex–because he somehow has both–so severe he cannot function without making it about his rival should not be looking for a relationship before seeing a therapist. Thank God his actual friendship with Shinichi isn't an eighth as bad as you'd think it should be; they're one of the most iconic duos ever, let's just keep their love lives outta the mix (Heiji is high-key supportive though, so there's that ig).

Edit: Came back after I realized I phrased my opinion on Heiji and Shinichi's friendship in a way that was easy to misinterpret. What I mean to say is that they're my favorite dcmk duo but I just can't stand how Heiji prioritizes one upping Shinichi rather than getting his feelings out there. I say Heiji ditches Kazuha as a love interest and forms a trio with Shinichi and Shiho. They'd be unstoppable homies that would do the unspeakable for each other.

[etude-in-citrine]

I feel this chapter in general is probably one of the biggest offenders. I kind of let it go in the Sun Halo because seeing things from Aoko's perspective was interesting and we got to see glimpses of Kaito that we never see in Conan. And the previous cases where he did a similar setting was okay too because of how interesting it was and how different the heists was from Conan (like Golden Eye having 3 culprits like the Conan formula but how Kaito goes about it is very interesting and he's supporting a fellow thief because it reminds him of himself.) I think that's what made the previous chapter interesting because we still see glimpses of Kaito himself and his perspective. In Sun Halo, we see Aoko's (which we never see, especially considering she only has prominence in MK) and we see how she picks up bits and pieces of Kaito that he tries to hide in his Kid persona. And seeing things from Aoko's perspective and hear her thoughts, a character who was introduced to us from the start but could only see through Kaito's eyes, in my opinion feels very refreshing.

But looking at the Green Dragon.. it had almost nothing of that. Seeing this in a new character's perspective, that immediately gets curious and challenges him (especially weirdly not knowing the individual beforehand) is.. definitely something Gosho has been very fixated on ever since Fairy Lips I would say. I at first didn't mind how Gosho handled it because I was curious how Kid interacts with the Conan cast he otherwise would never meet but it really got tiring after Amuro... Back to my point, that's how he's literally treating this heist with Midoriko. And considering this was supposed to be in Magic Kaito, where we are supposed to see Kaito's perspective (or at least glimpses of himself), there was absolutely nothing because we see it in Midoriko (who fulfills the role of detective).

At most, we do get a little flashback from Kaito but that's more to stroke Midoriko's ego in her 'detective' role (which by the way, what she did is very rude, and can detriment his self-confidence, considering he was a developing child. And especially interrupting him in the middle of his performance when he looked so proud is quite shitty if you ask me) At least this didn't affect his best audience's enjoyment afterwards to this day..

Taking into account that not only is Gosho writing it in his current Kaito Kid Detco heist style (which is probably the most boring way to write it) and add to the fact we're looking into the eyes of a new character (one we have no attachment to), also taking into account this character isn't as closely connected to Kaito as Aoko in the previous chapter, this means we completely lose Kaito's POV which is bonkers when this is supposed to be the manga that we're supposed to see through his lens. It's definitely one of if not my least favorite to this date. I'm not even going to mention how completely shoehorned Midoriko was and how loads of things gets retconned with her (which Gosho seems to specialize in nowadays).

The only silver lining I see in this chapter is us getting a glimpse of Aoko's intellect (even though it gets heavily overshadowed by her mom, the moments where Aoko connects some pieces were spectacular) and we just get more confirmation that Kaito is just a Nakamori adopted kid. Nakamori Ginzo and Midoriko has completely adopted the kid. Chikage? Only making her son dinner once in a blue moon? How about we get a whole family giving him a three course meal every single day with a loving home and presence(as much as they can)? Honestly with how much of a workaholic Ginzo and Midoriko is, the fact that they're more likely to be there for Kaito (and Aoko) than Chikage speaks volumes. It's no wonder why Kaito at least seems to be living more normally despite his family situation, because he has a good support system (a "family") taking care of his needs both physically and affectionately. Thank you Nakamori family for existing.

Magic Kaito Manga Spoilers!

So, uh...

I did something I don't normally do and I just read all three of the magic kaito chapters because I was curious to see what's going on and I -

What the hell was that?

No seriously.

Me, reading, wondering where the "Kaito" in "Magic Kaito" is: 🫥🫥🫥

That was weird. There were so many weird aspects there.

I'll admit, I'm very much more into DC and never went too deep into the MK manga, but that was odd, wasn't it?

First of all: Aoko's mom........

.

.

Just why?

She's cute and all but- bitch stop introducing new characters in all your mangas where it is unnecessary AND ACTUALLY EXPLORE THE ONES YOU ALREADY HAVE (and who sadly we basically know very little of), my god.

Hakuba wearing the holmes cosplay again and being a little of a comedic character in that first chapter because he's being ridiculous with the outfit and the tea time and all of that.. ugh, fine?

I insist, WHERE IS KAITO.

Reading the second chapter I think I completely blacked out or something because I don't remember anything worth remembering either. And in the resolution... Eh...

I don't know. It was all just very odd, no?

Hakuba going to look for Baya was cute, I admit 🥺💕.

At the end of the day, that was a very detective conan "case of the day" structure. Just three chapters, nothing too relevant, just taking Kaito's fear of fish to the next level and that's all the info we got on him.

Honestly I think that was the most obvious problem, the lack of Kaito. Like- it didn't feel like he was the main character, you feel me? There was even a point where he's talking to Jii and he says "yes, I'm going to disguise as THAT person." LIKE- biTCH NO, WE HAVE TO KNOW. I WANT TO KNOW. THIS IS NOT CONAN, WE WANT TO GO WITH YOU AND SEE THE HEIST FROM YOUR EYES DUDE. And then we don't know it was Hakuba until Aoko's mom reveals it... Like a Conan chapter.

I don't know, it was all very underwhelming I guess. I can't say I liked it.

...

Anyway! Back to Conan now, yes? In June? Yay!

[bluesidebun]

Every time I think about Shinichi's and Kaito's parents doing the bare minimum effort to protect their kids I get mad. Like they're both like "u should stop", their kids say "no", and they're like "okay, bye✈️✈️".

Like tf is this????? They kidnap him to make understand how dangerous his situation is but then they do nothing? And they just go away???

They leave their kid behind who is currently in the body of a 6-7 year old alone to deal with a criminal organization? They say they're going to step in if it gets too dangerous but he has almost died many times after that and they weren't there...

Toichi challenges him pretending to be someone else to get Kaito to quit but then just leaves him alone and goes back to Las Vegas with Chikage?

Chikage doesn't sit to talk to him seriously about quitting just suggests him to quit and prepare for his career as a magician in Las Vegas, but that's it.

Your kid that it's being shot at at some of his heists? Who's putting his life at risk and is only 17 years old?

Like I know for the plot is made like this but it doesn't make it any less infuriating 🫠🫠

[orcinus-the-orca]

Been on my mind and I just wanna, kinda, vent about it.

I don't have a problem with Toichi Kuroba being alive. Honestly? The fact that his killers knew KID was Toichi tells me that there had to be some dealings both in costume and out. Toichi 100% strikes me as the kind of guy to attend his own murder plot, learn how it will be done, and then use it to his advantage. Makes sense; seems in-character.

What worries me about Toichi's not-death is I don't trust Gosho to write the proper reveal (if it happens at all). Because Kaito Kuroba has gone most of his life believing his father is dead. Normally, in a case like this, a character in Kaito's position might be portrayed as "Everyone says my dad is dead, but I know he's not!" But that isn't the case with Kaito. We see him mourn his father's absence, we see his outrage when he learns the truth (both when finding out about KID and the Pandora). When Kaito finds out the truth, it cannot be a simple "Hah, I figured it out awhile ago" or "I missed you so much." Kaito has been shown to angry, his life has been absolutely ruined by his father's "death," and if he ever finds that wasn't the case he will be livid.

And that's what I mean when I say "I don't trust Gosho." Because as much as I do like his character writing, and the fact he does let his characters get angry, they never get angry when there's good reason. They get frustrated, but they move on. That or they have a certain personality that allows them to forgive easily. The same cannot be said for Kaito. If Toichi is ever revealed, it is within Kaito's character to be angry. To yell and bear that grudge. It bears reminding that the current KID exists for the purpose of vengeance. Kaito took the mantle because he wanted answers, yes, but that was fueled by his own grief at not only losing his father but being lied to (having no prior info on KID before he literally stumbles into the life).

So yeah, all this to say, I do not mind the Toichi is alive aspect. I don't think it breaks the story at all because Kaito believes he is dead (and that's what is important). What I do mind is whether Gosho will treat it with the gravity it deserves. Because unlike Shinichi, who is pretty aware of his parents' shenanigans and therefore is capable of picking up their tricks, Kaito was not privy to such an upbringing. The most he knows, or at least as we're shown, is that his father was a magician. And unless we get that betrayal, unless we see Kaito realize how worthless this has all been, how worthless his grieving was, I worry.

[akai-anna]

Hello there, dear @itsokaytomakemosstakes!

I was your assigned gift maker for the @dcmk-exchange event!

Ever since you shared your lovely mugs with me, the thought that Ran would get them as a matching kitty set for herself and Conan, wouldn't leave me alone. So I decided to embrace the idea; for both the headcanon and the personal touch.

Originally I planned something more silly, but the soothing vibes of my first sketch were just so lovely, I went with this instead (especially since I thought you might appreciate a bit of peace).

I hope you'll like this, and I really have enjoyed chatting with you, Moss!

[uranusyyy]

everytime people say shinichi and heiji have different personalities/are polar opposites an angel loses its wings..theyre of the same coin you guys..

sure, shinichi is east and heiji is west, heiji is hotblooded and shinichis calmer,etc etc

but theyre not that different in terms of interests and/or personality, so while they are different, theyre not complete polar opposites actually

shinichi in the first chapter is shown to have a strong passion for holmes. he got very excited to the point that ran had to yell at him to shut up. ran and sonoko nickname him a 'detective geek' for a reason, after all. conan seems super nonchalant and bored most of the time, so people get the impression shinichis like that, too, but this post analyzes how shinichi is so much more energetic and less antagonistic to heiji when he's shinichi.

shinichi as conan is a completely different person. let's not forget a main plot point in detective conan is that conan is a facade, and shinichi would always take the antidote if he had the option (even if he might become immune to it)

conan obviously caused a lot of trauma for shinichi, which is probably the main reason he can be so stoic..deep in his heart, there's a lot of things hes passionate about, and cares about.

and it's fine when shinichi is shown as a tsundere or something, but when it feels like the fandom might be forgetting how shinichi (as shinichi) acts, it's super frustrating.

ofcourse, heijis hotblood makes him more prone to outbursts and while shinichi doesnt have that, it doesnt matter how loud one of them is, it doesnt change how similar they are in their actions and views and interests.

they may be sun and moon, but to me at least, whoever is sun and whoever is moon is totally interchangeable.

anyway, the point is that shinichi and heiji are very similar in terms of personality whereas conan and heiji are probably the cause for people's impression that shinichi isnt as bright as heiji is.

[pinktie]

Here's the thing, I don't like the idea that Kaito becomes a world-famous magician after everything is settled.

Hear me out! It's a fit ending for him. Because of his skills and everything. But the idea of THE Kaito KID, the one that deals with detectives, police, and mafia. Becoming just an ordinary law-bidding magician seems to be boring to me. Sure, Kuroba Kaito will be famous, but he can never be as legendary as Kaito KID.

I like it when things get unpredictable and surprises. So maybe the perfect job for Kuroba Kaito would be a doctor, specifically in health care.

In Magic Lovers Case, when disguised as Doiti Katsuki, he claimed to be a med student. Now, despite it being a cover-up, he was very helpful in helping Conan with his fever. Or in movie 23, when he bandaged himself from the bullet wound. Better yet, in movie 14, when he puts a bandage on Conan's face.

Kaito's skills and morals are perfect for becoming a doctor. He sometimes helps people with their problems. Other than the people who had "killed" his father, he's always ready to forgive and help those who had tried to hunt or hurt him. His friendliness and reliability also make him a good medic.

But most importantly, him wearing a white doctor's coat would be a slight nod to when he was wearing the Kaito KID's outfit.

[pomgach]

doodles i drew as i watch a friend watch the detective conan movies one by one (2nd movie rn)

all according to plan~

[chatlote]

i dont post kaishin a lot apart from the events/exchanges on tumblr, but I do doodle them a lot cause they mean a lot to me, here's an old doodle in these trying times <3 we will be fine guys

[cacklefrendly]

hold on i gotta be insufferable for a second—

[5thtantei]

yknow, i love kaishin/shinkai but every time i read an angsty fic (majority) my heart drops so far i feel it in my feet

#mildrant

i keep thinking about how people portray kaito, when to me he’s one of the loneliest possible characters with even fewer people knowing his identity because it can put them in danger. not just that but it also puts HIM in danger, just because he’s wanted by police and forces everywhere he goes— without knowing the actual reasons why. realistically his life is always in danger, more so than shinichi’s. he has the organisation targeting him, police, even detective friends and on top of that having your best friend bash KID: idk but in his position i don’t know how much he’s been through… i sometimes think he’s far more vulnerable because he has to put up more walls and façades.

one reason why i support kaishin is because shinichi doesn’t unnecessarily have a reason to catch him- knowing him he’ll want to find out more and have a proper reason to go after him. he KNOWS kaitou kid isn’t a bad person. he doesn’t know his identity or want to pursue him recklessly, and i should think kaito appreciates his detective a lot. hakuba and aoko give me mixed feelings.. i like aokaito but… i just think relationships based around honesty would be better.

i love aoko, i really do.

kaito really deserves someone who loves and understands him at his best and at his worst. his support system is much smaller than shinichi’s. to top it off, kaito is really devoted to his dad’s cause that he had to pick up OUT OF NOWHERE. that amount of burden after losing his dad, a somewhat absent mom and then finding out about jii san having to take on the mantle… i can’t imagine how much pain is repressed on his part.

in short i really love kaito kuroba as a character and adore him strongly. fics that use his phobia to attack him or to cause him heavy fear saddens me a lot. i still reinstate my point that kaito is one of the loneliest characters i’ve seen and characters that have to play an ‘antagonistic’ role in order to protect people they love and avenge their family just hits really hard

along with magic kaito’s series unlikely to ever get an ending or closure…

Kaito Kuroba deserves so much better.

idk finding people from dcmk comm or kaishin/shinkai fans who have opinions about this

also kaishin/shinkai roleplayers please hmu i’m at a destructive point

[tulipe-rose]

Shinichi

Shiho

Yusaku

Yukiko

The brunette to her cherry blonde.

You can not convince me that Shinichi's eyesight is still 20/20 after all that strain (fireworks (where he was so up close I'm surprised he wasn't burnt), flash bombs, and straining to see in the dark then suddenly having huge headlights pointed at you. Did I say bombs?). The explosions that happen in his vicinity –mind you, he's usually at the heart of them–almost daily must have had some sort of aftereffect on his eyes and ears, no matter how small.

In conclusion, I AM AT YOUR DOOR AOYAMA, OPEN UP. YOU CANNOT DO THIS AND THEN PRETEND THESE PARALLELS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU WHILE YOU GO ON ABOUT SO CALLED TRUE LOVE. 'Shinshi is never going to happen-' I WON'T HEAR IT, ESPECIALLY NOT FROM YOU, AOYAMA.

[kugisakiss]

Since I was going through the Super Digest Books whilst looking for popularity poll results anyway, here's a couple more highlights

Q85: When are detective Takagi and Miwako Satou going to get married? A: I wonder (laughs). If they married one of them would have to leave the force, though (laughs) >>Super Digest Book 90+

Q23: When Sato will be married, will she retire from the police force? Or will she get transferred to another police division? A: But she likes to be a policewoman… >>Super Digest Book 40+

Q97: When detective Takagi and detective Sato will get married, which of them will be in charge of cooking? A: Well of course, that’ll be Takagi (laughs) >>RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book

malewife takagi real and confirmed

also, a lot of the time, Gosho avoids giving any of the ongoing "mysteries" away, so like..

Q62: Are Sera-san and Haibara cousins? A: Stop asking in a roundabout way, I'm not going to get tricked! (laughs)

Gosho: no spoilers!!! Gosho, 30 seconds later:

Q87: While solving all the problems in Conan, will the mystery on Kaito's father getting killed get solved in the mean time as well? A: They won't be solved at the same time! Moreover, he didn't get killed!

both from the Super Digest Book 80+, released in April 2015.. I'm not that knowledgeble of the MK series but I'm pretty sure this wasn't revealed at any point before this,, what was he even thinking lmao

there's a forum post from the DCTP forums where the translation was posted and people were talking about how much they hate this, if anyone's interested in reading the reactions. seeing people speculate about things is pretty fun too. Super Digest Book 80+ Translations

[mysteryboy1249]

Finally went and watched Zero Tea Time and like, how is this man still functioning at all??? If we're to assume that Furuya sleeps about 2 hours a night regularly, I'm sorry but this man would in no way shape or form be able to do what he does. - Sincerely, someone who has legitimately slept 3AM to 5AM regularly for several months due to having pre-existing sleep issues and a job that started at an ungodly time.

Like, yes I get that I shouldn't be thinking too deeply since anime logic, but also on this same schedule I felt like I was about to die by week 3 and was essentially a human zombie with my mental health down the sink by week 6(and technically I was sleeping more than 2 hours since I would take some naps as well) so I have some strong feelings about this. Hell, there's no way this man would be able to keep track of what time it is let alone all his jobs and secrets with that amount of sleep. Even if we go under the assumption that he sleeps 3-4 or even 4-5 hours usually and the 2 hours was a special case this man would still not be able to make all those deductions and chase all those criminals. Sure you won't feel as shit, but you definitely will still be feeling quite shit.

No wonder this man depressed and insane with a sprinkling of anger issues and seems to be constantly lowkey disassociating in Zero Tea Time. Yes most of it is because he's the only one left and is horribly traumatized but also like Furuya, have you considered taking a nap? It doesn't solve the trauma, but give yourself 8-10 hours of proper sleep and you'll be waking up ready to take on god.

As a side note, are there fics where Furuya is severely sleep deprived and how that impacts him? Because so far I haven't seen any but I also don't usually go out of my way to find Furuya centered fics. Because if there isn't I'll write one myself, not enough chronic sleep deprivation rep round here in general. Mans mother hens everyone around him, he deserves someone to mother hen him back to force him to sleep because the world will not in fact end if he takes some time off.

[mini-detective-conan]

I don't know what is it with people and Kaitou KID, but personally, I think he's just a showoff. Sure, his magic tricks are fun to figure out for me, but all he does is steal a gem and then return it. Plus, the fact that he keeps being shipped online with Shinichi Kudo (Who is MY COUSIN and not related to me otherwise) is just gross. Shinichi does not need some cherry white, overcompensating-for-his-daddy-issues, stress inducing con-man in his life. Oh, and KID, if you are reading this, you still owe me for you know what!

[lavenderleavened]

The most important thing to remember when drawing Hakuba Sgauru is that he is a man kisser and thus dresses like one

He's the flamboyant gay type. If he's gonna be wearing shorts, they'll be paired with dad-socks, garters, and a gaudy ascot

You should be able to look at him and tell, "Oh yeah. That's a homosexual."