By day Kaito Kuroba is an ordinary high school magician; by night he becomes Kaito Kid, the white-caped phantom thief who announces his heists in advance and slips past every trap set for him. After discovering his late father's hidden costume and gadgets, Kaito learns his father was the original Kid, killed by a shadowy organization hunting a jewel called Pandora. He takes up the mantle to draw out the killers, staying a step ahead of Inspector Ginzo Nakamori, the father of his classmate Aoko.