Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Case Closed or simply Conan as we like to call it, is Cade's absolute favorite thing and has been for years now. We began watching this about a year or so before Sean left. Cade was around 6 almost 7 I guess. There are about 700 or so manga issues and around 500 anime and 13 movies with a 14th coming out this April. Cade reads the manga online and is able to count that as reading time in his log for school. He has a LONG way to go. We watch the series together.
Sean never watched with us. Cade's interest kind of coincided with Sean's emotional separation from the family and he didn't do things with us anyway. Sometimes, if we begged he would. I remember we got him to play croquet a week before he left. *sigh* ANYWAY, I got Sean to buy a box set of the first few dvd's for Cade for his birthday. It came with a cloth poster which is hanging by Cade's dresser. That was the bad birthday where Sean got physical with me. Happy Birthday Cade. Also, Cade was well aware that the present from "dad" was my idea. *Sighx2*
This series (we are still viewing) is about a teen detective named Jimmy. On a date with his childhood friend Rachel he sees a shady deal and gets hit on the head and fed poison. Instead of dying he is turned into a elementary kid. He hides the truth of his identity so the bad guys think he is dead or gone and tries to solve the mystery. In the mean time he moves in with his friend Rachel under the name of Conan (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and help solve crimes with her dad, who is a private eye. Her dad isn't the sharpest tack in the box and drinks a bit too much. Jimmy's next door neighbor knows his secret and is an inventor who makes all kinds of nifty gadgets for "Conan" that he uses. Think 007 for kids. Cade likes trying to solve the mysteries and the fact it's being done by a "third grader". Conan has a catch phrase Cade loves to use.
Only one truth will prevail!
Ahh...if that were only the truth eh?
The crimes are not kid friendly. They are tough. Some need knowledge of the Japanese language since they use puns or word play on the characters. Also, these are crimes so people are murdered and the like. A visual detective novel. The fact the bad guys are caught at the end feels good at least. The ongoing mystery if Jimmy and if he will ever be able to be himself again is great. I feel bad for poor Rachel who misses Jimmy and longs for his return. She knows nothing of his change and Jimmy/Conan is right by her side keeping her as safe as he can and she has no clue. She is a judo champ so she saves him quite a bit too. Cade loves seeing her take down a bad guy or two.
This series (we are still viewing) is about a teen detective named Jimmy. On a date with his childhood friend Rachel he sees a shady deal and gets hit on the head and fed poison. Instead of dying he is turned into a elementary kid. He hides the truth of his identity so the bad guys think he is dead or gone and tries to solve the mystery. In the mean time he moves in with his friend Rachel under the name of Conan (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and help solve crimes with her dad, who is a private eye. Her dad isn't the sharpest tack in the box and drinks a bit too much. Jimmy's next door neighbor knows his secret and is an inventor who makes all kinds of nifty gadgets for "Conan" that he uses. Think 007 for kids. Cade likes trying to solve the mysteries and the fact it's being done by a "third grader". Conan has a catch phrase Cade loves to use.
Only one truth will prevail!
Ahh...if that were only the truth eh?
The crimes are not kid friendly. They are tough. Some need knowledge of the Japanese language since they use puns or word play on the characters. Also, these are crimes so people are murdered and the like. A visual detective novel. The fact the bad guys are caught at the end feels good at least. The ongoing mystery if Jimmy and if he will ever be able to be himself again is great. I feel bad for poor Rachel who misses Jimmy and longs for his return. She knows nothing of his change and Jimmy/Conan is right by her side keeping her as safe as he can and she has no clue. She is a judo champ so she saves him quite a bit too. Cade loves seeing her take down a bad guy or two.
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