A high school detective named Shinichi Kudo is poisoned by a mysterious organization and shrunk into a child's body. Adopting the alias Conan Edogawa, he secretly continues solving crimes while searching for a cure and the organization responsible. Readers enjoy the clever mysteries, the humor of a genius trapped in a child's life, and the slow-burn romance between Conan and his childhood friend Ran, even as the ongoing plot against the black-clad men keeps the suspense high.