Introduction
Under the veil of the shining night, the mysterious phantom thief Joker performs daring heists on one valuable treasure to the next. Although often backed into a corner by persistent police investigator Dokusaburou Oniyama, the self-proclaimed "Miracle Maker" uses his arsenal of flashy tricks to escape, straddling the line between science and magic.
In the middle of a heist to steal the "Dragon Gem" from the mansion of a haughty multimillionaire, Joker meets Hachi, a clumsy but earnest ninja. Hachi is after the same treasure but idolizes Joker, who in return merely sees him as a nuisance. Still, the two are able to work together to perform a successful heist. Seeing Hachi's wit and courage, as well as his convenient ability to perform housework, Joker reluctantly accepts him as a disciple.
As they set off with their eyes set on the next prize, Joker and Hachi butt heads with other phantom thieves. Facing both old friends and new foes alike, Joker competes to become the best "magician" of the shining night.
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Audience reviews
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minatika
Okay so I'm a fan of "Phantom Thief" themed shows. The main characters are thieves that steal treasure after giving an advanced notice to the police. It's a game of Thief vs Cop and whoever wins gets the treasure.
The "Phantom Thief" idea is a pretty common story in Japan, I've seen lots of shows use the theme to varying forms of success. DNAngel, Phantom Thief Kaito, and Cat's Eye for examples. This is one of the few series that really sticks to the phantom thief theme, it stays being about thievery and trickery for its entire run (whereas most other shows get sidetracked by character drama.) Since it's a kid's show it can ignore a lot of reality that gets in the way. They can go anywhere in the world, use all kinds of crazy weird tech gizmos, and steal stuff without being weighed down b…
Read at the sourceVelle-Alice
It's a really really underrated anime, and I really hope that someday somehow, it'll get the attention it deserves.
It was entirely unpredictable and really got those brain gears churning, but not in a headache sort of way.
There was a perfect amount of comedy written well into it, the villains had realistic retaliations, but at the same time not exactly realistic considering that even though the solutions to the problems in every episode are realistic, there are things like bubble gum that blows up big enough for you to use it like a balloon, a talking dog, a woman that can shapeshift into a cat, and a cat that eats treasure.
Not to mention, the intro is pretty catchy too.
Read at the sourceiamKetranLang
Season 1 review. Let me start with QUEEN's diamond eyes are so attractive and her design just sings cute cute and cute. In the first season, she don't debut until episode 8 if you waiting for her, and at the start she is filled with hatred because of Professor Clover, so no diamond eyes yet.
Since this is Season 1 review, I'll give an introduction to Kaitou Joker. It is one great troll anime I've ever seen and it is also a children's show. WOW, I did not know I'd be loving it that much! Things get deadly, even braver than Magic Kaito. There's a really good villain here, Shadow Joker under Professor Clover and the plot, really good, finishes in Season 2. I will talk more about Professor Clover in the Season 2 review.
I've seen both Kaitou Joker and Magic Kaito, on paper they're similar, b…
Read at the sourceMYLITTLENAZI
This review kind of includes SPOILERS.
Kaitou Joker is a good anime in my opinion but why I'm rating this a 6 is the story doesn't make sense in season 1&2 and about 3/4 of the series is a filler episode.
Also Joker freakin is a time traveler, although they don't mention he's a time traveler but in the whole series about 1/4 of the tricks aren't even tricks and just prediction/already knowing whats happening. Just watch episode 52 on crunchyroll and you'll know what I'm talking about.
I've got the manga of Kaitou joker and the story and tricks are sooo BAD the tricks are so predictable and has even less meaning. at the start it was really bad. At about volume 8 they revealed the main villain of the story line but how it introduced it was really bad so I didn't realize it was a villian.…
Read at the sourcekikikira
Honestly, I freaking love this. Although others compare it to Magic kaito, it isn't the freaking same! Just because both are phantom thieves doesn't make them copy cat one another..
Kaitou joker is a thrilling, comedic relief, adventurous anime that will set you on your toes to cheer for Joker. Although this anime may not seem ideal for those who are looking for a more "mature and serious" atmosphere, the anime does have its serious moments. Joker is a magician who has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, from balloon gums to flashing cards and joker's funny disguises, there are even times where he runs out of items to showcase his tricks.. Joker with his sidekick Hachi they embark on adventures to steal the finest artworks..and treasures, in the while they find old friends and defeat the rich…
Read at the sourcecameron_iacono
Joker is about said Phantom thief who travels the globe in search for treasure to steal, but he always sends an advanced notice so it's fair challenge between him and the current owner of the treasure.(it's still stealing though). What I like about joker is that this is an episodic anime, anime usually has story progression in every episode unless it's has filler or is poorly written but this series is like an action cartoon like Miraculous Ladybug or Danny Phantom where there are stand alone adventures but They also have episodes with story progression. It's a nice change of pace considering it's anime. I also like the fact that it takes place all around the world And they use that to there advantage like an episode in Greece has Medusa guarding the treasure, in France they fight a painte…
Read at the sourceGNozaki
I've found this anime by random chance, and got attracted to it due to its art style, that it is kinda good for the target audience, kids.
The story on show is episodic, but vaguely connected as the plot advances to expand on the characters. The structure on the episodes it's usually that the main characters plan a heist, announce it into advance and then execute.
The way the heist is realized is usually with disguises, dispositives and gadgets, but it always amuse the viewer. The humour/comedy is the kind of thing that works for kid shows, like the sidekick getting mad at the protagonist because he doesn't clean his room, or the antagonist hitting his head in a sign while climbing a train on movement. Simple humour but it works.
The art style is clearly focused on kids, with strong col…
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