Magic Kaito

Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗, Majikku Kaito?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama, that began in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1987. The story tells of a thief named Phantom Thief Kid (怪盗キッド, Kaitō Kiddo?). Aoyama stopped work on the manga after the third tankōbon volume was published because he started Detective Conan, which was an instant hit. A version of the Phantom Thief Kid and some related characters make occasional appearances in Conan. Chapters of Magic Kaito have been published since then, and have been collected into four tankōbon volumes as of February 2007. Several animated specials based on the series have been produced, airing in the Detective Conan time slot. As of November 2012, ten episodes have been aired.