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Kazuha Toyama

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kazuha Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山和葉 (Tōyama Kazuha)
| english-name = Kirsten Thomas
| image = Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD57>Conan Drill page 57</ref>
| gender = Female
| height =
| blood-type =
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD57/>
| occupation = High school student
| relatives = [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (father) [[Sakura Toyama]] (mother)<ref>[[Chapter 1133]]</ref>
| nicknames = Leaf-chan (''Happa-chan'') (by Momiji)
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|File 185]] Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|Episode 118]]
| appearances = {{:Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 19]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Miyamura]]
| english-voice = [[Gwendolyn Lau]] (FUNimation TV/Movies) [[Amber Cotton]] (The Mirapolis Investigation) [[Kayli Mills]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Andrea Villaverde]] (Macias Group) [[Raina Meginley]] (Studio Nano)
| drama-actor = [[Rei Okamoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kazuha Toyama'''|遠山和葉|Tōyama Kazuha}}, also known as '''Kirsten Thomas''' in the [[Funimation]] dub and Katrina Tolliver in the video game ''[[Detective Conan: The Mirage of Remembrance|Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation]]'', is character in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Heiji Hattori]].

Despite the names given for her in the English Dub of the anime and video game, the [[Viz Media]] manga retains her original Japanese name.

== Background ==
[[File:Cuffed.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji and Kazuha cuffed together as children.]]
Kazuha and [[Heiji Hattori]] have been close friends since childhood. Their fathers work together at the Osaka Police station, where Kazuha's father, [[Ginshiro Toyama]] is a close friend and partner of Heiji's father, Police Chief [[Heizo Hattori]]. Her 43-year-old mother is mentioned in episode 573, where she wanted Heiji to bring Kazuha her drink bottle.

At one time in their youth, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking themselves together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key and could not be unlocked; as a result they had to involuntarily spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>

After Heiji met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and discovered his [[Shinichi Kudo|true identity]], he talked about him so frequently and enthusiastically to Kazuha that she became convinced that Heiji was in love with a Tokyo girl named 'Kudo'. When Heiji invited Conan, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] to Osaka, Kazuha spied on them, believing Ran to be 'Kudo.' At an okonomiyaki restaurant, when Heiji got up for a moment, Kazuha sat down in his seat and warned Ran to back off him, at which point Heiji returned, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Heiji laughed at Kazuha's behavior.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> In their next meeting, Kazuha continued to treat Ran coldly, pointing out that Ran and Heiji's clothes had coincidentally matched the last few times they had been together. In response, Ran immediately changed clothes, after which point the girls became much friendlier.<ref name="Wedding Murder">Manga Volume 21: File 211 (Wedding Murder Case)</ref> As time passes, Kazuha and Ran grows into close friends, and Kazuha always sleeps in Ran's room whenever she stays in Tokyo.

== Personality ==
Kazuha has a hot temper and can be highly critical of people around her. She has been hinted to have a high level of intelligence, as she was able to deduce a dying message in an episode even more quickly than either Ran or Kogoro could (albeit with slight help from Heiji). Moreover, she is highly confrontational, and unafraid of letting others know about her dislike, even showing no hesitation or concern in confronting Heiji in a men's restroom. This trait leads to frequent shouting matches with Heiji, but it also allowed her and Ran to forge a strong friendship despite the fact that Kazuha, believing that Ran was Heiji's new girlfriend, took an initial deep dislike to Ran out of jealousy. Affection and approval are apparently much harder for her to express, most significantly with regard to Heiji; she is perfectly aware of her feelings for him and, after a few initial attempts to deny it to Ran, openly discusses her love for Heiji with her. However, even when a good opening appears to discuss her feelings with him, she instead panics and does her best to pretend that she and Heiji are 'only friends'. Although she has tried and failed to confess to Heiji twice already, Kazuha is determined to make her feelings clear to him one day.

She also has a marked belief in spirits, good-luck charms, and other superstitions. Right from her first experience, she displayed her belief in the importance of hers and Heiji's omamori, charms which Kazuha made to protect her and Heiji from harm. And indeed, during the case in which this is revealed, Heiji lent Conan his omamori, and the metal inside the charm stopped a knife blade that could have killed Conan.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> On subsequent cases, Kazuha is quick to attribute mysterious shadows and strange events to ghosts and other malignant spirits, which usually sends Ran into panic as well, though she herself does not possess a morbid fear of ghosts as much as Ran does.

In the anime original episodes 965-968, it was revealed she loves kaiju like Gomera and Kamen Yaiba.

She also like any normal girl characters screams at sight of a dead body.

== Appearance ==
Kazuha has dark brown hair which she always wears in a neck-length pony tail, and uses ribbons of different colors (usually matching that of her clothes) to secure her hair. She rarely lets her hair down, and when it is not tied up in a ponytail, it falls down to her mid-back/waist. She has green eyes and fair complexion, her skin tone being even lighter than Ran's. She has a fairly slim and curvaceous, athletic build just like Ran herself. It is shown that Kazuha is of around the same height as Ran and slightly shorter than Heiji. Kazuha's way of dressing ranges from shirt and jeans to (occasionally) dresses. Despite being tomboyish, she is known to be attractive. Multiple men have shown interest in her, though she is usually oblivious, and her innocence in turn annoys Heiji.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
Kazuha is a 2-dan in aikido, showing great proficiency in various body-locks and throws. It is a skill she has exhibited multiple times to taking down several criminals, even when much larger than her.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa"/> Her aikido skills also make Heiji afraid of her and her strength, likewise warning criminals to not attack her.

=== Intelligence and deduction ===
Kazuha seems to be rather intelligent, as shown in [[Which One's Deduction Show| Episode Which One's Deduction Show]] when [[Heiji]] gave a clue about the code which Kazuha understood while neither Ran or Kogoro could figure out. She also took up karuta and held her own against [[Momiji Ooka]], implying that Kazuha is quick-minded and has a good memory. In movie 21, Kazuha said she joined the karuta club. She played against Momiji who is very skilled. Despite losing, she was able to go until last match.

=== Cooking ===
Whenever Kazuha visits Ran, she often helps her with cooking or they'll occupy themselves by cooking, as seen in Heiji Hattori's Vampire Mansion episode where they made gyozas instead of chasing the killer because they were scared.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Kazuha Kazuha-chan|Uncle Kogoro}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Kazuha-chan|Sonoko-chan}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|The girl with the ponytail}}
{{appellations|Shizuka Hattori|Kazuha-chan|Oba-chan}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kazuha-neechan Kazuha Kazuha-chan|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kazuha-onēsan|-}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kazuha-san|-}}
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{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Kazuha-chan|Otaki-han Otaki-san}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kazuha-kun}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910"/> That super smart one-eyed inspector}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Kazuha-chan|Yui-san}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|-|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kazuha-chan<ref>File 1068</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Muga Iori|Kazuha-sama|Momiji's butler (''Momiji no shitsuji'')<ref>Episode 1024</ref>}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|-|Okita-kun}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume 19#Stabbed Wallet Case|185-188]], Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|118]]) ===
Soon after [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] made Conan/Shinichi's acquaintance, he invited [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] to Osaka. Several times throughout the day Ran felt herself being watched by a pair of malevolent eyes. At lunchtime that day, a girl sat down and, to Conan's horror and Ran's bafflement, addressed Ran as "Kudo." She warned "Kudo" to stay away from Heiji, who soon returned and sets her right. Heiji introduced her as his childhood friend Kazuha and introduced Ran as Kudo's girlfriend- which Ran hotly denied -, whereupon Ran asked them if they are together, which Kazuha and Heiji hotly denied in turn.

=== Wedding Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Wedding Murder Case|211-214]], Anime: [[The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case|141-142]]) ===

Kazuha gets annoyed at Ran for wearing a shirt that has blue stripes which Heiji also has. She thinks that Heiji and Ran had planned it and gets jealous of them, which leads Ran to immediately change shirts in the car so that they are not dressed the same anymore.

After the case, Ran forces Kazuha to wear a striped shirt to match Heiji's, leading to her getting embarrassed when Heiji sees her.

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Cruise Ship Murder Case|226-230]], Anime: [[The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case|174]]) ===

After Heiji gets hit by the culprit and falls down the sea, he gets picked up by some fisherman as he is drifting along the water. He notices that Kazuha's charm is in his pocket with the message "Don't forget it! Moron!", thinking to himself whether the charm really works.

=== Spider Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Spider Mansion Case|246-250]], Anime: [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon|166-168]]) ===
She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.

=== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26#The Desperate Revival|254-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-192]]) ===
She meets Shinichi Kudo, whom she has heard so much about from Heiji and Ran, for the first time when he solved the murder case during his campus festival.

=== Old Photograph Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|278]], Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|221]]) ===

Heiji and Kazuha come by to pick up Heiji's mom and return her to Osaka. They have both brought luggage as they are taking Cona, Ran, and Kogoro to a trip.

=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|279-283]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|222-224]]) ===

Kazuha tells Ran that when Heiji flips his cap, he switches on and fires his engine at top speed, which leaves Ran amazed. Kazuha however tells Ran not to fall for Heiji as she thinks she can't compete with her.

Heiji nearly falls off a cliff during his investigation, which leads to Kazuha saving him, but she overbalances and instead starts falling off the cliff herself. Heiji jumps after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and holding a branch with his right. However, the branch begins to bend, so Kazuha stabs Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji does not let go and manages to save both of them.

=== K3 Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#K3_Murder Case|293-295]], Anime: [[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|238-239]]) ===

Kazuha thinks Heiji is seeing a woman as she sees him talking to somebody on the phone secretly, which happened to just Conan on the other line.

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|296]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji escort Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to the train station as they are leaving Osaka.

=== Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Naniwa Swordsman Case|314-316]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===
Heiji still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.

=== Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Tiger Scroll Case|317-321]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji decide to give Conan, Ran, and Kogoro a tour of Osaka. After a case happens during the tour, Kazuha calls her dad so that Heiji doesn't have to investigate and can eat with Ran and her. Heiji gets mad at her and calls her annoying as he would never leave a case that happens in front of him.

Ran deduces that Kazuha called her dad because since he was deeply involved in the case he can tell Heiji things that he may want to know. Kazuha says that he wants to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume 34#Flying Neighbor Case|342-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]]) ===

Kazuha calls Heiji in a fit of rage after Heiji doesn't appear after he suggests they eat at a restaurant together. Heiji tells her that he's in Tokyo right now and that they should reschedule. Kazuha says that she keeps a memo of him saying to wait for him in her notebook, which leads to Conan and Heiji being able to deduce the true culprit from the case.

=== Onikame Island Case (Manga: [[Volume 35#Mysterious Words Case|361-365]], Anime: [[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|291-293]]) ===

Kazuha, Ran, Heiji, and Conan are swimming on a beach in Okinawa where Kazuha is still angry at Heiji for making her wait at Umeda station for the last time.

=== Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation (Manga: [[Volume 38#Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation|390-392]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation!|323-324]]) ===
Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together - which earned him an enraged slap in the face.

=== Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume 39#Red Horse Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji go to stay at Ran's house as Heiji is interested in an arson case that is happening in the area.

=== Heiji vs. Kazuha (Manga: [[Volume 43#Heiji vs. Kazuha|441-444]], Anime: [[Which One's Deduction Show|381-382]]) ===

Kazuha and Heiji go to Tokyo to invite Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to Osaka again. However, they both have different places that they want to go see. As they can only go to one, both Heiji and Kazuha try to get the other to drop their place. Kogoro suggests having a deduction match between the two and whoever solves the case the Kogoro has first, will win the place that they want to go. Kazuha thinks this is unfair as she thinks she has no chance against Heiji, but Kogoro and Ran decide to help her, meaning Conan will help Heiji in the case.

During the investigations, Kazuha is unable to piece together the clues for the case, while Heiji and Conan are able to deduce it after thinking things through. Just as Heiji is about to reveal the truth about the dying message, he sees Kazuha crying as she is frustrated that she can't solve the message and that she will lose. Heiji and Conan start giving hints to Kazuha so that she can solve the message on her own. With the hints Kazuha is able to solve the dying message, however, this doesn't solve the case as the person it says has an alibi. Conan once again tries to hint Kogoro into solving the case but Heiji forgets about Kazuha and deduces everything on his own, giving him the win. Even though Kazuha loses, she is satisfied as she was able to see Heiji's sparkling face when he solves a case.

=== Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Koshien Bomber Case|445-449]], Anime: [[Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon|383]]) ===

=== Magician Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Magician Murder Case|487-490]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|406-408]]) ===
[[image:408 Kaz saves Conan.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha saves Conan from Heiji's jealous rage, which she unknowingly caused by flirting with another man.]]

Kazuha, Heiji, Ran, and Conan are watching a show where a magician does magic tricks. Heiji and Conan are not entertained as they know what tricks the magician is doing, leading Kazuha and Ran to get mad at them for revealing the tricks. For the last trick of the show, the magician tries to escape from a locked water tank with his hand and legs, but it seems that there is a problem as staff is coming out. Ran and Kazuha run into the front to save the magician but just as Ran as was about to break the tank, the magician comes out saying that they were just able to escape. It is revealed after the show that the magician was never in trouble and that there was no need for Ran and Kazuha to run in to help.

After a case happens in front of them, Ran wants to call Shinichi so that he can help with the case. Kazuha enthusiastically tells her to do it as she thinks he is the "smartest guy', leading Heiji to be mad at her and take Ran's phone so that she won't call him. Heiji asks Conan why he is always annoyed when Kazuha flirts with other guys, leaving Conan bewildered that Heiji doesn't understand his own feelings. Conan calls Heiji a brat which leads to Heiji yelling at him, making Kazuha take Conan from him as she feels sorry for Conan for getting yelled at. After the case is solved, Conan tells Kazuha that Heiji gets irritated when she flirts with other men, leading Heiji to tell her he understands why he does now. It looks like Kazuha is expecting a confession but Heiji just tells her that she is his "little sidekick", making Kazuha annoyed.

=== Yuki-Onna Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Yuki-Onna Murder Case|518-522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!|490]]) ===

3 years ago, Kazuha and Heiji went on a school skiing trip. During this trip, multiple classmates constantly tease Kazuha and Heiji for being so close with each other.

=== Phantom Corpse Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|559-561]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

=== Detective Koshien Case (Manga: [[Volume 54#Phantom Corpse Case|562-566]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]]) ===

Kazuha notices Heiji's message that he left his cap on the bowhead of the ship that he and Conan rode it. After Kogoro Judo threw the captain multiple times, he told them where he brought the ship so Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro were able to save everybody.

=== Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume 59#Furinkazan Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]]) ===

=== Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case|646-651]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|521-522]]) ===

=== Highway Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 62#Highway Murder Case|652-654]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|523]]) ===

=== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Kazuha's Charm Case|693-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|573-574]]) ===
Kazuha loses her charm and Heiji, along with Conan, sets out to find it.
<spoiler>
Kazuha promised a tennis player to make him a charm after he said that her charms were very 'effective'. But accidentally, she gave him her charm with Heiji's picture inside it.

In the end, however, Kazuha, who was so worried about what Heiji would think if she saw her charm, was saved when the man she accidentally gave her charm to drew over the Heiji's photo with a marker pen out of rage.
</spoiler>

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 70#Demon Dog Murder Case|734-740]], Anime: [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|610]][[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|-613]]) ===

=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===

=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|781-786]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|652-655]]) ===

=== Unexpected Murder (Manga: [[Volume 79#Unexpected Murder|831-833]], Anime: [[Everyone Saw|710-711]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume 79#Vampire's Mansion|834-840]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|712-715]]) ===

=== Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Drug Trading Case|880-881]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji, Code of Love|764]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|909-912]], Anime: [[the Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|810]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|931-935]], Anime: [[A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies|830-832]]) ===
Conan and company encounter Heiji and Kazuha at the spot that Yoko Okino filmed a movie. After a murder occurs zombies appear outside the house. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess to Kazuha but is interrupted by a zombie.

=== Curse of the Nue (Manga: [[Volume 90#Curse of the Nue|958]]-[[Volume 91#Curse of the Nue|962]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|872-874]]) ===
A mysterious summons brings Conan, Heiji and company to Yadori Village where they encounter a creature known as a Nue. At the end of the case, Heiji tries to confess but is interrupted by by a paratrooper from the Japanese Air Defense Force.

=== Murder inside Café Poirot (Manga: [[Volume 92#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|981]]-[[Volume 93#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|983]], Anime: [[Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café|885-886]]) ===

=== Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|990]]-[[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|993]], Anime: [[The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery|916-917]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
Kazuha and Heiji joins with Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Suzuki Museum which Kaitou Kid is challenged to steal the Fairy's Lip. Heiji plans to confess to Kazuha by catching Kaitou Kid before Conan but he didn't notice that Kaitou Kid choose Kazuha as his disguise.

=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039-1042]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===

=== Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#Shintoist Temple Case|1067-1069]], Anime: [[The Inauspicious Matchmaking|1085-1086]]) ===

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1088-1090]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===

=== Flaming Skull Case (Manga: [[File 1116|1116]]-[[File 1118|1118]], Anime [[The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio|1178-1179]]) ===

=== Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Detective Play Murder Case|1129-1133]], Anime: TBA) ===
Before convening to meet Ran, Conan and Kogoro at a play's premiere in Naniwa, Kazuha made a bet with her mother that her mother could pass off as her if she wore a face-mask. Thus, she arrived and greeted them with a face-mask, and the two of them frequently switched places, with Ran, Conan and Heiji never noticing. She was however not delighted with the "Kazuha" depicted in the play, who was in the way of "Heiichi" (character based off Heiji) and "Kaede" (character based off Momiji). She was first oblivious at Heiji's attempt at confessing to her at Naniwa Harukas (real-life [[wikipedia:Abeno Harukas|Abeno Harukas]]), due to three murders that occurred during the play rehearsals, but later was made aware of it by her mother posing as her and quickly headed to the spot. Her phone suddenly died sometime after the cases' resolution and she ran in a hurry to the observation deck to make it in time for the sunset, which she barely missed. She stumbled upon a defeated Heiji lamenting how all his attempts at confessing did not work and how he really loves her. She asks him if he really means what he says, and Heiji, after hesitating for a second, says "yes", thus confessing his love for her. Later at the conclusion, Heiji and Kazuha are seen coming back from the observation deck holding hands.

=== Planetarium Case (Manga: [[Volume 109#Planetarium Case|1157-1159]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Stork Mystery Tour (Anime: [[Stork Mystery Tour|554-555]]) ===

=== Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Anime: [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba|965-968]]) ===

=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Heiji Hattori ===
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Heiji's relationship with Kazuha is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. However, it has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: "Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you." Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have an interest in him. In on of the mangas, Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Shinichi had done so with Ran (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc), but is unlucky because on hearing that, Heiji ran off to tease Shinichi/Conan for it. She once even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case in which they accidentally both fell off a cliff (episodes named [[And Then There Were No Mermaids]]). When the branch they were both hanging on started breaking, she stabbed him in his hand with an arrow of love, to force him to let her fall; however, Heiji still held on, saying that he will not let go of her, and managed to pull both of them to safety. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love, but he has now realised he has feelings for Kazuha ever since the Ebisu Bridge incident. Consequently, he constantly tries to bring her to romantic spots so he can simultaneously confess to her and one-up Shinichi's confession to Ran. Thus far, he has not been successful since he's been interrupted each time by cases, and once, the Japanese self-defence [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend]].
Also, they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have the same background as them. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police's daughter, like Ran is a police's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time. In [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later|OVA 9]], Heiji and Kazuha have been shown to be a famous couple, who are close to marriage. However, all this was just a feverish hallucination of Conan's.

=== Ran Mouri ===
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] have several things in common, including: proficiency in a martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. In episode 141, Ran and Kazuha's friendship grows after Ran quickly changes shirts to prove to Kazuha that she didn't wear the striped pattern because Heiji did. In Episode 166 Ran and Kazuha become close friends, both even poking fun at each other for having crime loving boyfriends. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes, since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their own stubbornness and irascibility. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend the time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

=== Shinichi Kudo ===
[[File:M7-Shinichi and Kazuha.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi and Kazuha.]]
Kazuha respects [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] as a great detective like Heiji. Sometimes she refers to Shinichi as a better detective than Heiji, much to Heiji's jealousy and annoyance.
When Heiji was tricked into attending a fake contest and went missing, Kazuha said that she would have been much better at ease if Kudo had been with him.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kazuha placed 16th in the poll with 40 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Kazuha placed 7th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kazuha placed 11th overall with 203 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* She ranked 9th in the Super Digest Book 70+ "Characters you want to go on a date with" poll, with 123 votes.
* She ranked 4th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 263 votes.

== Name origin ==
The name "Toyama" comes from Edo period "police detective" [[Wikipedia: Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[Wikipedia: Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]], while Kazuha comes from one of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s assistants.<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2019|2019 Lets Talk Day]], question 40.</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 118]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 408]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 611]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:M27 Kazuha.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Movie 27]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Ya might have already heard this from [[Shinichi Kudo|Kudo-kun]], but...In London, apparently Kudo-kun confessed his feelings to [[Ran Mouri|Ran-chan]]. That's why, though I wouldn't have said this...The truth is...The truth is, I also...Since a long time ago...I... I LIKE YA VERY MUCH!|Kazuha's confession to Heiji}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|和葉 Kazuha|遠山 Tōyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|كازوها Kāzōha|توياما Tōyāma}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|和叶 Héyè|远山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hong Kong|Chinese (Traditional)|和葉 Héyè|遠山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kirsten Katrina Kazuha|Thomas Tolliver Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|Martina Kazuha|''Not given'' Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|가영 Ka Young|서 Suh}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คาซึฮะ|โทยามะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kazuha|Toyama}}
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== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Kazuha's first name mean "Japanese Leaf". Her last name, Toyama, means "distant mountain".
* Kazuha is one of the few characters in the series who almost always keeps her hair in a ponytail.
* In the [[Italian Dub]], [[Heiji]] calls Kazuha "Piccola" meaning "babe".
*In non canon movie 7 Kazuha mentioned to have relatives in Kyoto.
*In the Curse of the Nue case Kazuha mentioned that her grandfather had a golden retriever but she only mention it in File 958 and not in the [[Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend|anime version of the case]].

== Gallery ==
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File:Kazuha10yrs.png|Ten years after (OVA 9).
File:EP326 4.jpeg|Kazuha with her hair down.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama]]

== References ==
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Ran Mouri

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mōri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = Manga: 16<ref name="Goshodayinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__20__p__245256#entry245256|date=2012-01-05|accessdate=2012-01-05|publisher=|title=Translating Interviews - Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day}}</ref> Anime: 17<ref>Episode 678: Ran claims she is 17 when talking to the film crew</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = 165 cm<ref>https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531</ref>
| weight = {{Bracket|52 kg|115 lbs}}<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref>In movie 1, Ran's birthday is sometime before May 20t. In the manga, both teenagers are 16 years old, meaning that if this is true that Shin'ichi would be only slightly older than Ran, ergo Ran's birthday would (non-canonically) fall between May 5th and May 20th.</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother) [[Mr. Kisaki]] (maternal grandfather) Mr. Mouri (paternal grandfather) Mrs. Mouri (paternal grandmother)
| occupation = Teitan High School student Karate club captain Kanto Region karate champion
|status = Alive
| nicknames = Angel ([[Vermouth]]) Ranmaru ([[Hina Wada]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ran Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 3 (on her own)
| keyhole = [[Volume 2]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wakana Yamazaki]]
| english-voice = [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (FUNimation) [[Cristina Vee]] (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref>
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ran Mouri'''|毛利蘭|Mōri Ran}}, also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a main protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is also the childhood friend-turned-girlfriend of [[Shinichi Kudo]].

== Background ==
[[File:Child Ran and Fusae.jpg|thumb|200px|First Grade Ran meets Fusae Campbell, ten years before the present storyline, and borrows her umbrella.]]
Ran is the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]], a private detective, and [[Eri Kisaki]], a lawyer. Her parents separated when she was seven,<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> and one of her biggest goals is to get them back together. Her best friend besides Shinichi is her classmate [[Sonoko Suzuki]], who often teases her about her relationship with Shinichi. Her other friends include [[Masumi Sera]], [[Kazuha Toyama]] and [[Heiji Hattori]].

Ran first met Shinichi back in Sakura class. Ran began liking Shinichi when she noticed he was wearing a paper name badge like her, so she wouldn't be bullied for being the only one without a proper badge. Unknown to her, her homeroom teacher was secretly planning to kidnap her, which Shinichi - with his father's help - foiled. Ran seemed unaware of the plot. The two soon became close friends ever since.

When Ran and Shinichi were six, they snuck into [[Teitan Elementary School]] at night to uncover the truth behind a hat-wearing monster rumor. They met the elder [[Kaitou Kid]] in the school library who played a nasty prank on them before handing over a code inside a leather wallet. With the help of Agasa, Shinichi and Ran partially solved the case and Shinichi started to informally call Ran by her first name. That same year Ran met [[Fusae Campbell]] who was waiting to see if Agasa would appear at their promised meeting place. Fusae gives Ran her umbrella and asks Ran to buy one of her designer purses when she gets older.

At some point Both Ran and Shinichi with Ran's parents once visited one of Yoshiro Kinoshita shows and took a picture with him.<ref>File 131</ref>

At ten years old, Ran developed an interest in karate after witnessing national champion Satoru Maeda.<ref name="karate">[[Volume 8#File 072 - Night Baron|Volume 8, File 72: "The Night Baron"]]</ref> By age sixteen, she had developed into a highly-skilled martial artist, captaining Teitan High School's karate club.

Around a year before the series' start, Ran joined Shinichi on a trip to visit his parents in New York (her father being otherwise engaged by a community trip). She was there when Shinichi solved his first case and gained recognition as a detective. They met [[Yukiko Kudo]], his mother, and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (the public face of [[Vermouth]], a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, she encountered [[Shuichi Akai]] who warned her there was a serial killer on the prowl in the area. Ran later encountered [[Vermouth]] in disguise as the serial killer. Vermouth would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull Vermouth to safety. Due to this, Vermouth gave Ran and Shinichi the nicknames "Angel" and "Cool Guy", respectively.<ref>[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volumes 34-35, Files 350-354: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Vermouth later showed hesitance to kill Ran and later [[Conan Edogawa]] (Shinichi's childhood form) as well,<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]</ref> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear. It was during this trip that Ran realized her true feelings for Shinichi, finally realizing that she is in love with him.

Before the Tropical Land meetup, Shinichi and Ran visited Beika Aquarium together where Shinichi solved a case. After the case Shinichi accidentally making her drop her new cellphone on a sewer, he promises to replace it and take her to Tropical Land if she wins the Karate Championship as an apology, she also half-jokingly demands her new cellphone to be strapped with a sea cucumber strap, which Shinichi got for her.

After Shinichi's disappearance while on a trip to [[Tropical Land]] Amusement Park with her, Ran met Conan, who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages (helped by his friends like [[Ai Haibara]] and even [[Kaito Kid]]) to find a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Scolding Ran.jpg|thumb|210px|Ran, scolding the culprits for putting Conan's life in danger.]]
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. At the same time, she has a very overwhelming personality, quickly able to intimidate most people when angered. Even more, when angered enough, she can be very violent, venting her anger through launching random strikes on whatever is available. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (which is useless because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return as of now), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back, despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain.

She is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone has led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. She is also not above using martial arts as a subtle threat to keep people, including her father, in line. In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.

[[File:Ran Sniper.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Ran, closing the curtains to prevent the snipers from shooting.]]
Ran is someone who values life immensely. Even if it is the life of someone threatening her own. This is proven during her trip to New York with Shinichi, despite a serial killer-disguised Vermouth pulling a gun on her, she didn't think twice about saving her when Vermouth was about to fall to her death; Another instance is when the detective agency was taken hostage by a man strapped with bombs, she closed the curtains to prevent the police snipers across the building from shooting the hostage-taker.<ref>The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency</ref>

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be and has rescued Conan from trouble on many occasions. She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun<ref name="e345"/> or surrounded by flames<ref>[[Movie 5]]</ref>. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus — unlike her friend Sonoko — no fan of anything related to the horror genre, so much that she completely forgets about her combat prowess. Like a lot of girls, she constantly screams when seeing a dead body.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref>

She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is very humble about her natural attractiveness, never using it to her advantage, even when men regularly try to flirt with her. At the same time, she can even be oblivious to men's interest in her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi.<ref>[[Episode 153]]</ref>Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings (until The Crimson School Trip) because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.

[[File:Crybaby.jpg|thumb|210px|"I'm not a crybaby... so don't call me a 'crybaby' again."]]
Ran is noted as one who "cries a lot".<ref> Manga file: "Ran's Tears"</ref> Despite this, Ran is very self-sufficient and mature for her age, since her father Kogoro is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework, plus often greets and provides refreshments for potential clients. In many ways, Ran has become the matriarch of her new family and has the final say in their actions; she makes it her duty to be a mother figure to both Conan and Kogoro. She is constantly taking care of Conan's general wellbeing. With Kogoro, she keeps a shape eye on him, making sure Kogoro doesn't slack off on his job plus is on his best behaviour when meeting people, and keeping his reckless antics to a minimum. She also appreciates fine art.

Like her father, Ran can become serious about a case, if it involves something personal to her. During the Night Baron murder, upon realizing that her idol Satoru Maeda was the most likely suspect, she - after considering what Shinichi would have done in her situation - made considerable effort to prove him innocent. Another time she helped an old classmate, accused of theft, proving her innocent. Ran also likes to rush wherever she goes, believing both her name and nature to be like the word "Run" from English. She even said to Shinichi, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"

== Appearance ==
Ran is a light-skinned girl of above-average height. She has big, bluish-purple eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length, tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs later evolved into a stylized triangular point. She is slender in the frame, yet sports an athletic and curvaceous build plus is noticeably well-endowed. She has been noted to greatly resemble her mother in her youth. Ran is also very beautiful, as described by many characters throughout the series. Many men have become infatuated with her in the series, as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance before finding her own boyfriend)<ref>Episode 153</ref>. Ran was even offered more than once a [[An Elevator Murder Case| modelling job]]. When Ran was surprised to receive her first 'love letter', she was told by Sonoko that the only reason she didn't get so much more is that Shinichi is always with her. During "The Scarlet School Trip", it was said that Ran was one of the top ten girls in the 'Teitan High school Popularity Contest'; though her rank was not mentioned.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
[[File:691-16.png|thumb|250px|left|Ran beats up a gangster.]]
Arguably Ran's most notable ability is her immense martial arts prowess. Despite her age, she is among the most proficient in the series. She is a black belt in karate (at least a 3rd-dan as she is also an instructor) as well as captain and ace of her high school team. She has won several tournaments, including regional tournaments in her age group.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her skills are comparable to and acknowledged by [[Makoto Kyogoku]], a world-class champion martial artist, able to attack in perfect sync with him.<ref>[[Volume 33#File 334 - Bloody Valentine 4|Volume 33, File 334: - "Bloody Valentine 4"]]</ref> Her deceptive might and skill has repeatedly been displayed on various targets. She can neatly chop through a glass bottle with her bare hands or effortlessly smash through stone pillars, steel shutters, and other large sturdy targets unharmed. From watching Shinichi play soccer over the years, Ran developed similar flexibility and accuracy in her kicks,<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> able to perform perfect split kicks. Her control can instantly shift and angle her stance, even in mid-strike, to change direction and type or stop her attacks at any moment. While doing this in mid-air, she can perform multiple consecutive strikes from each of her limbs. She is also well-trained in Judo by her father, showing great proficiency similar to him in submissions, locks, takedowns, and throws. Repeatedly in battle, her skill has taken out various and multiple skilled assailants much larger than herself even when outnumbered with great dexterity and efficiency, easily disarming/destroying the foes' weapons with a well-placed strike. Even more, most foes cannot counter their strikes and likewise are defeated with just a single move, which tends to send foes flying and rendered unconscious with noticeable injuries inflicted.

=== Physical prowess ===
[[Image:Ran Post.jpg|thumb|250px|Ran smashing a concrete post.]]
Ran has deceptively great raw strength for her slender form, able to easily subdue her much-larger father, hold up Vermouth when she almost fell to her death, crush binoculars in her grip, and even managed to pry open a powerless elevator door. Her raw strength was further established on a punching machine, scoring a 400 against a much larger man's score of only 348 who was a trained boxer, which damaged the system in the process. As a child, she could easily pick up other children her size. She is remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Likewise, she can close the distance between her opponent and disarm them before most can react. Her strikes have shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick. She is highly agile and coordinated, able to perform seamless parkour and free-running manoeuvres and can nimbly climb various terrains to reach targets or evade them. She can jump noticeable high into the air and execute multiple flips. Likewise, she can jump down from three stories high to calmly land on her feet. She can take the blunt force of a steel baseball bat unharmed and has unusually high amounts of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>

=== Intelligence ===
[[Image:Smart Ran.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ran knowing Azusa is Vermouth in disguise.]]
Ran is quite intelligent. She solved a few cases on her own; Shinichi/Conan acknowledged she could be a skillful detective if she tried, even shown better it than several characters.<ref name="e196">[[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation|Episode 196: The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]]</ref> Ran also has regularly shown to have a sense of noticing when something is strange or out of place, although she doesn't always figure out on her own what it is. During the Macademy Awards, Ran noticed that Shinichi's father who was on TV (who was Yukiko in disguise) behaved unusually "cute" compared to his normally composed nature. During "The Betrayal's Stage", Ran also noticed Vermouth disguised as Azusa, despite her perfect impersonation, just from accidentally being called "Angel", a nickname only Vermouth has ever called her. Repeatedly, Ran has instinctively come to the same and correct belief that Shinichi and Conan are the same person, despite him going through various extreme lengths to fool her again. Ran has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used both to contribute to investigations more than once. She also has extensive knowledge of history and is capable of speaking and reading/writing English, however, she needs people to speak it slowly for her to understand.

Ran is able to understand [[Taka'aki Morofushi]] talk about the Three Kingdoms era.

=== Other skills ===
Besides martial arts, Ran is highly skilled in various other sports. She regularly scoring strikes in bowling, excels in skiing, and is a serving ace in tennis. Ran is very skilled in running a household, including cleaning, handling the bills, managing the budget, sewing and is especially praised for her cooking skills. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and she can play the piano well. She has astonishingly good luck and instincts when it comes to gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance; she has never been known to lose once, regularly winning with advanced combos and earning grand prizes.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Likewise, Ran has shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.<ref>File 041 - The First Victim!</ref> She also has perfect-pitch, able to recognize Shinichi's playing of the violin from a particular habit of his.

== Appellations ==
In the ''Detective Conan'' Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Ran Mouri Ran-nēchan (forgetting he is not in Conan form)<ref>Japanese Version of "[[The Desperate Revival]]" as the [[Viz Media]] translation of the story ([[Volume 26]]: File 258) lacked honorifics.</ref>|Shinichi Shinichi-kun (childhood) Holmes-san (childhood once) Deduction Freak (''Suiri Otaku'') Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac Kudo-kun <ref>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Ran-nēchan Ran (in thoughts)|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan<ref>[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]</ref> My Boyfriend (once)<ref>[[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|Episode: 149 The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>}}
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{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Ran-onēsan|Ayumi-chan}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Ran-nēchan|Genta-kun}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Ran-san|Mitsuhiko-kun}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san (once)|Ai-chan}}
|}
</tab>
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{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Ran|Mom or mother (''Okāsan/Haha'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
[[File:EP482 6.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran and Conan]]
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always goes to great lengths to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are the same.

==== Monthly Presents Case (Manga: [[Volume 3|026-029]], Anime: [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|7]]) ====
[[File:EP7_11.png|thumb|200px|Episode 7]]
The first time Ran suspects Conan is in episode 7. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

==== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-134]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ====
[[File:096-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Episode 96]]
[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives as because "Conan" is a distant relative of hers, specifically "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of her uncle". and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him. Despite apologizing to Conan for doubting him, Ran does not lose her suspicions but keeps them to herself for a while, as noted by [[Yukiko]], telling Conan that Ran's last smile wasn't convincing her, immediately realising that the girl wasn't satisfied with her last answer and that she is keeping her suspicions for herself until she finds real proof.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, File 254: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

==== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|256-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-190]])====
[[File:191-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 191]]
[[The Desperate Revival|When Conan is critically injured]] and requires a blood donation, Ran donates her blood without hesitation, knowing she and Shinichi share the same rare blood type. Since this act proves Ran's suspicions are correct, with the help of [[Ai Haibara]], Conan manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan (Ai Haibara in disguise) is present.

==== Suspicious Cellphone Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|483]], Anime: [[Ran's Suspicions|400]]) ====
[[File:Ran suspecting Conan.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Episode 400]]
In [[Ran's Suspicions]], Conan once forgets his cell phone on the couch and Ran, in the room at the time, remembers to send an email to Shinichi to let him know that she's going with her father on a case and that his presence would be most welcome as Kogoro could use the help. Right after sending the message, Conan's phone starts vibrating. Ran, quite perplexed by the perfect timing, checks his phone only to discover a new email (she hasn't seen the content yet). At that moment, Conan enters the room, and seeing his phone in Ran's hands, rushes towards it while shouting and grabs it back asking: "''Did you look?''". He quickly understands that Ran's email may have risen doubts about his identity.<ref name="e398">[[The Weird Family's Commission|Episode 398-399: The Weird Family's Commission]]</ref>

Following this event, Ran first believes that Shinichi often contacts Conan without her knowing, which would in some way explain how he always seems to help out on cases. Later on, after seeing Conan giving an important clue to the investigation team without making use of his cell phone (to eventually contact Shinichi like she was suspecting), she starts to believe that Conan is Shinichi thinking that past occurrences of both being present at the same time were just a trick he used to fool her.<ref name="e398" />

At the end of the day, Ran can retrieve Conan's phone. Late at night, after waiting for everybody to go to bed, she tries to get past the phone's PIN code to check whether her email is there or not. This, to her, would be undeniable proof that Conan is indeed Shinichi. After finally guessing the number equivalent of "Sherlock" to be the PIN code, she's surprised not to see her email there. She instantly tries a few times to resend another email but nothing comes up on Conan's phone. That's when Shinichi calls her complaining about the numerous emails she's been sending. Conan then knocks at the door and claims back his phone saying that he didn't want people looking inside because of messages he received from a girl he likes. It is later showed that Conan actually exchanged his phone with Agasa's (which are both of the same models) and used his phone upstairs to call Ran, while she was experimenting with the Professor's phone, to create this whole alibi. Shinichi then tells Ran that she now knows his phone number. And Ran, pleased with the situation, clears her mind out of all suspicions she had about Conan's identity<ref>[[Ran's Suspicions|Episode 400: Ran's Suspicions]]</ref> - at least, consciously.

==== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66|694-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|574]]) ====
[[File:574-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 574]]
During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], who openly revealed that his charm had Shinichi's fingerprints during the "Murderer, Shinichi Kudo" case. Ran asks [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] how that's possible when it was only Conan and Heiji who touched it. Kazuha supposes that Heiji lent it to Shinichi at some point. Ran is doubtful and glances toward Conan. Later, Ran talks directly to Conan about the assault case they'd gotten involved in, and he points out that she should talk to Heiji. She responds with "I have a feeling you figured out the proof too", but thinks "Why do I think that?" Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

==== Cold Case (Manga: [[Volume 77|813-814]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|691]]) ====
[[File:691-13.png|left|thumb|200px|Episode 691]]
In [[Volume 77|manga chapter 814]] / [[Yusaku Kudo%27s Cold Case|Anime episode 690-691]], Conan and the girls solve a case similar to one [[Yusaku Kudo]] abandoned 10 years ago. While explaining the solution, Conan talks so convincingly that Ran feels a strong impression that Shinichi is the one speaking. It unnerves her to the point where she stops Conan, but he states that he's only reading Shinichi's e-mail.

==== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ====
When Eri was kidnapped, Ran became suspicious of Conan's identity after witnessing Conan's deductions and skills that lead them to the place where her mother was kidnapped. Ran told Conan that he must be Shinichi, but Conan manages to deceive her by recording himself speaking with Shinichi's voice advising her mother so she wouldn't be involved in the same case, which made Ran lose suspicions, much to Conan's relief.

==== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime: [[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ====

==== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1000-1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ====

==== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1022-1026]], Anime: [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy|993-995]]) ====

== Non-canon plot overview ==
==== Movie 3: [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] ====
[[File:Movie3.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
In movie 3 when Natsumi and Seiran are revealing the date of their birthdays, which are May 3rd and May 5th, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] reveals his birthday is on May 4th. Ran is shocked as Conan's birthday is the same date as Shinichi's birthday. Ran begins to doubt Conan's identity and begins to suspect he and Shinichi are the same person, but she soon brushes off her beliefs, knowing it's a ridiculous possibility. However, despite her earlier remark, Ran continues to be suspicious of Conan throughout the movie as she keeps a close eye on him and listens closely whenever he is making a deduction, even telling her father to be quiet at one point. Later, when the Scorpion is about to shoot Ran, Conan hurriedly pushes Ran to avoid the bullet. At that moment, Ran imagines Conan to be Shinichi, thus increasing her suspicions of them being the same person. Later, when Ran and everyone escapes and witnesses the burning castle, everyone becomes worried about Conan. Ran refers to Conan as "Shinichi" as she witnesses the castle burning, confirming that Ran officially believes that Shinichi and Conan are the same person.

Later at the Mouri Detective Agency, Ran and Conan talk, where Ran thanks him for saving her but reveals he acted very much like [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Ran begins to cry and asks Conan if she isn't crazy for thinking he and Shinichi are the same. Upon witnessing Ran crying as she reveals her suspicions, Conan realizes that he has to tell her the truth, but when he is about to reveal himself, Kid appears as Shinichi, making Ran believe once again that Shinichi and Conan are not the same.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi and Ran.]]
[[Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri have been close friends ever since pre-school.<ref>[[Memories from Sakura Class|Episode 853-854: Memories from Sakura Class]]</ref> Despite her open annoyance at his obsession with mysteries and Sherlock Holmes, she strongly admires Shinichi. She commends him for his intelligence, bravery, sense of justice, and loyalty as one of the most dependable people in her life. She even admitted to Conan that she is very attracted to Shinichi. While their regular closeness over the years has lead to teasing from their classmates as a couple, in truth, Ran admiration for him soon developed into romantic. Ran first realized this during their trip to New York together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref>

Despite this, she continued hiding these growing feelings for Shinichi, oblivious to the fact that he fell in love with her ever since they first met. She would constantly deny such feelings for Shinichi whenever it was brought up, even accepting one-time dates just to stop the accusations on her. Despite this, Ran has never had any minute interest in other men, regularly turning down their advances in the hope of one day being with Shinichi. Even more, she is shown to be very possessive and jealous when other women show interest in him, which has happened often due to Shinichi's looks and growing fame. Even more, during the [[Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case]], when a girl claimed to be Shinchi's steady girlfriend, Ran was furious at this discovery and likewise relieved when she learned it was a lie.

Since Shinichi "vanished", Ran's feelings for Shinichi have only grown, but consequently mixed with constant worry for his well-being. Conan would regularly call her on the phone, impersonating his normal voice to allay her fears, but his long absence with no explanation other than a "tough case to solve" leaves her worried and hurt that even the times he does briefly appear, he vanishes before anything meaningful can be said. For a long time, Shinichi has said nothing of his feelings so that his absence won't hurt Ran worse than it already does; he also wishes to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. Despite being Conan, Shinichi has lost nearly all of his strength and physical skills from years of training, he is still as committed as ever to protect Ran, and Shinichi hates to see her hurt in any form, especially by him. Ran's love for Shinichi has remained so strong and pure, she has come to recognize his nature completely. She can easily tell it is him just from seeing his hand. Despite being convinced that Shinichi isn't Conan, she seems to know his identity subconsciously.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|200px|Shinichi reveals his feelings for Ran.]]
Despite their "long-distance" relationship and never admitting their feelings, Ran and Shinichi have formed a strong bond that implies their true feelings. To which, Shinichi and Ran also appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.<ref>[[Volume 36#File 372 - The Most in This World...|Volume 36, File 372: "The Most in This World..."]] and [[Volume 37#File 373 - Bye Bye|Volume 37, File 373: "Bye-Bye"]]</ref> They have shared many romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for Christmas,<ref name=Karaoke>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when she earnestly knit a sweater for him. Much time later in London, Ran's distress at Shinichi's seeming coldness to her and likewise still oblivious to her feelings for him led Shinichi to confess his feelings for her; an act that left Ran so astonished that she didn't say anything in return. Later, during their School Trip to Kyoto, Ran finally responded to Shinichi's confession with a kiss on the cheek. Shinichi was about to kiss her on the lips, which she eagerly awaited, but he began to transform back into Conan, forcing him to leave early. Shortly afterwards, the two exchanged emails, confirming that they are boyfriend and girlfriend now, much to her giddy bliss.

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
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Ran remains close to both [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] even though they have been separated for ten years. Her constant hope is that they finally get together again, and on occasion, she even plays (re-)matchmaker by arranging not-so-accidental meetings between them. However, while possible, any reunion has so far been constantly hampered by their mutual stubbornness as well as the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity. While loving them both dearly and admiring their respective work, it is only her mother that Ran openly admires and looks to for advice, whereas she openly wishes her father would act more dignified.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran and Sonoko.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic/> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke/> She also seems to notice Ran's emotional attention to others. When Ran believed that Conan was Shinichi, Sonoko noticed that Ran was behaving lovey-dovey toward Conan.

Sonoko once said to a murderer what she thought about friendship: "So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?"<ref name=Loli>[[The Alibi of the Black Dress|Episode 576: "The Alibi of the Black Dress"]]</ref>

Meanwhile, even though Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in their friendship, not going to ski vacations with Sonoko because she doesn't have the money, when she knows that Sonoko would pay for her to go.<ref name=Friendship>[[Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money|Episode 329-330: Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|her boyfriend]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got more attention from boys,<ref>[[Volume 22#File 219 - Go On.2C Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref> but this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

==== Kazuha Toyama ====
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and Ran have several things in common, including proficiency in martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their stubbornness and irascibility. After learning that Shinichi confessed his romantic feelings for Ran, Kazuha strongly encouraged Ran to reveal her own back to him. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji]] and Ran are very good friends, bonding after Heiji's many trips to Tokyo because he "misses Conan". Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side.

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. He is also sometimes protective of her for the sake of Shinichi, such as when Soshi Okita flirted with Ran and he told him to back off since she is "his best friend's gal" referring to Shinichi. Since it's practically identical to his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.
He acts brotherly toward Ran, on several occasions, he often called her "sister" (nee-chan in Japanese). Despite this, they have become very good friends.

==== Masumi Sera ====
Masumi and Ran are high school classmates who met each other in the past. During the "Which Sweets Show" murder case, when Ran sees Masumi running away from her from behind, she hears the sound of rippling waves and feels a spell is cast on her. After the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride was solved, Sonoko says Masumi is a magician, but Masumi denies that. Because the conversation about magicians sparked a memory in Ran's mind, Ran asked her if they met before; unfortunately, Sonoko interrupts them and so the question was never answered.

=== Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Image:Ran saves Ai aspect ratio fixed.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran saved Ai Haibara as she was about to be shot by [[Vermouth]] and [[Calvados]].]]
There are instances where [[Haibara]] will caution Conan from actions that involve Ran, though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, after hearing Ran speak about the nature of justice to a criminal, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran to resemble her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes a special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados]] (and later [[Vermouth]]), to save Haibara and hold her down to the ground to shield her from the gunfire.<ref name="e345"/> Haibara is reminded of Akemi and begins to treat Ran with more personal investment. When at a later point Haibara learns that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

==== Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima ====
The three kids respects and treats Ran as an older sister figure. There have been many instances when Genta and Mitsuhiko would note that Conan acts differently around Ran and would often tease him for it. During the fifth movie, Countdown to Heaven, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi both asked to meet with Ran in privacy with Ayumi asking Ran to let Conan's feelings down because she is sure he likes her; while Mitsuhiko asked for advice regarding his feelings for both Ayumi and Haibara. While inside the virtual reality world in The Phantom of Baker Street, Genta offers Ran his jacket following suit of what Conan and Mitsuhiko did for Ayumi and Haibara. Ran also rescued the kids several times and vice versa during abduction/hostage situations.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[Image:Ran saves Vermouth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ran saved Vermouth (disguised as a serial killer) back in New York.]]
Ran was a fan of the actress [[Sharon Vineyard]] and is currently unaware of Sharon's double-life as Chris Vineyard and Vermouth. Vermouth has a great deal of respect for Ran and protects her from the Organization's activities because Ran unknowingly saved a disguised Vermouth from falling to her death during the Golden Apple case (even though she was about to kill Ran).<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], [[Eisuke Hondou|Eisuke]] expresses romantic interest in Ran. He admits to Conan that he loves Ran and claims that he wants to take Ran to America to live happily ever after there, and to ask for Shinichi's permission. Conan, without hesitating, refuses his permission, which confirms his true identity to Eisuke.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
[[Tomoaki Araide]] and Ran Mouri became friends while Araide was acting as a temporary basketball coach in place of a teacher who broke his leg. During "The Unseen Angle of the Darkness" Conan wrongly came to the conclusion that Ran was attracted to Araide. In truth, she wanted to borrow his sweater to knit a similarly patterned one for Shinichi. Some anime-original features play with the idea that Araide is interested in Ran, most notably in the OVA story [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later]] where he proposed to her, but this was only a dream of Conan's and can be ignored.

==== Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:691-4.png|thumb|200px|Ran apologizing to Subaru.]]
Ran lied to [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] about Shinichi's fact because she felt that something terrible will happen to Shinichi if she did. She made Subaru confused about Shinichi and "Kinichi" but later in [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]], Ran apologizes to Subaru for lying and told him the truth. In this episode, Subaru finds out that Conan is Shinichi.

==== Mary Sera ====
Before Ran walks home after the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride is solved, she turns around and sees Masumi talking to Mary. Ran thinks she has seen that child before.
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== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011, to May 12, 2011, in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ran placed 5th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Ran placed 6th overall with 612 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Ran ranked fourth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Fan theories ==
*''Ran's 17th birthday will play a major role during the main plot of Detective Conan.''

In an interview given on January 3, 2012, Gosho Aoyama revealed that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, "but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now".<ref name="Goshodayinterview" />

* ''It's possible that Ran knows Conan is Shinichi and is simply hiding it.''

The reasoning behind this is that Ran should know that the Fingerprint evidence is Ironclad, meaning Conan HAS to be Shinichi, and in the Cold Case episode, where Conan should have phrased it as "Shinichi's father" instead of Dad, as anyone reading an email from someone else that was sent to them out loud to someone else would normally do. Another piece of evidence is when Ran talked to Conan about giving him her blood while helping Eisuke out to find his birth records. She brings it up, yet does not question how she knew Conan's blood type, or why Conan never questioned it himself. Additionally, back on the Cold Case file, she stops him while reading the email, and while she does not tell him out loud, the images we see imply she recognizes him as Shinichi because instead of showing the adult Shinichi, we see child Shinichi. She likely did this to stop him from revealing this in front of Sonoko and Sera, having him quickly make up an excuse in front of both of them so they don't get clued in. When you piece these three moments together, it is reasonable to conclude she not only knows but is protecting Conan/Shinichi's identity consciously, though it is highly doubtful she knows why.

She can probably conclude though her father cannot be trusted with the truth.

* ''It is possible that Ran will play a major role in the final battle with the organization and will save Shinichi's life. ''

== Name origin ==
Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama). Ran (蘭) itself means "orchid," which is also one of the flower tiles in [[Wikipedia: Mahjong|Mahjong]].<ref name=Magic/> "Ran Mouri" is also the name of a writer of the anime ''[[Wikipedia: Lupin III: Part II|Lupin III: Part II]]'', a source of inspiration for ''Detective Conan''.<ref>[http://twitter.com/conan_dana_/status/367654320365256704/photo/1 Twitter]</ref>

== Different looks ==
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{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2001 ep217.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 217]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2006.png|thumb|left|x200px|2006]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2012.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 646]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Mouri MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 10).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran 854.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Young Ran (Episode 854)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran FBS.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Fist of the Blue Sapphire]]
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{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran as Kaguya-hime 2.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 410]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran TCH.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Culprit Hanzawa Episode 5]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be happier.}}
{{cquote|If you have faith and wait, he'll definitely come back. A lover will never betray you.|[[Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring|Episode 357]], talking to Kenji Suenaga}}
{{cquote|People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait.}}
{{cquote|Don't! Please don't. You don't have the right! It may have been a copy, but you used that wonderful picture book to commit a crime. The author must be crying in heaven.|To the culprit in [[The Pop-up Book Bomber]]}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ran's cellphone strap.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran's cellphone strap.]]
* Her second phone (the pink one) was presented by Shinichi after he accidentally made Ran lose her phone during [[Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appear (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* She keeps a blissful sea cucumber key-ring on her phone, which she demanded from Shinichi as a penalty for causing her to lose her previous phone. Ran didn't expect him to buy it, but he did. This made Ran wonder if Shinichi was already in love with her at that time. The sea cucumber is actually [[Namako-Otoko]], a villain turned good from Gosho's other series [[Yaiba]].
* Ran is one of the few characters who use old-fashioned flip-phone, instead of trendy smartphones.
* There is a pun relating to the name "Ran" in the 'Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case', where Ran told Shinichi that she liked to run because of her name (Ran=past tense of 'run').
* When Ran is not wearing her school uniform or a special outfit, the colors of her shirt and socks always match.
* After Fusae loaned Ran her umbrella and Ran promised to buy one of Fusae's designed purses in return when she got older, she managed to do so in episodes 421-422 where she was in line with Sonoko to get a new brand name item which was Fusae's limited edition brand name purses and confirmed by Gosho in an interview called [[Interviews#Love Conan Interview|Love Conan Interview]] Dated March 31, 2014, with Gosho.
* In file 882 she was revealed to be scouted as a magazine model and had her picture taken on the street.
* The "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" has her going out of her way to pursue rumors of a haunted suit of armor. Exactly one volume later, she's so terrified of ghosts and monsters that she instantly freezes on seeing the mountain-villa mummy.
* Shinichi tends to call her "Watson" and she tends to play this role in flashbacks.
* Ran gets easily sick when reading in a car.
* Ran has a [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] brand pouch (file 994) and purse (files 410-412 and the Love Conan Interview).
* When she was a kid Ran has Shinichi help her by organizing her Hinamatsuri dolls for Girls Day by Conan mentioned in [[Episode 312]].
* Once in kindergarten she got separated from the group during a walk and ended up in Haido City.
* It is revealed in file 921 that Ran and her family used to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.
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* Akiko Yonehara was an elementary teacher Ran admired and she was very heartbroken when it was revealed that she murdered two people.
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* It is revealed that Shinichi gave Ran an extra key to his house before his parents went to Los Angeles according to the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book.
* While in preschool, Ran was in the Tulip class in her first year and Sakura class during her second year.
* In file 630, according to Kogoro, whenever Ran buys large cake for guests, she would then eat alone a portion enough for two people.
* In file 1068, it is revealed that Ran has Wataru Takagi's phone number when Takagi mentioned that Ran called him.
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book she likes curry, and Eri's fried eggs.

== In other languages ==
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== Gallery ==
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Pre-grade school Shinichi and Ran.png|Ran and Shinichi before grade school.
Ran in 10 years.png|Ran 10 years later in Shinichi's dream, seen in OVA 9.
EP853 10.png|13 years ago
EP881-1.jpg|10 years ago
EP68-Ran.jpg|Ran's voluptuous figure
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mōri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = Manga: 16<ref name="Goshodayinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__20__p__245256#entry245256|date=2012-01-05|accessdate=2012-01-05|publisher=|title=Translating Interviews - Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day}}</ref> Anime: 17<ref>Episode 678: Ran claims she is 17 when talking to the film crew</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = {{Bracket|160 cm|5'3"}}<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| weight = {{Bracket|52 kg|115 lbs}}<ref name="CD44"/>
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref>In movie 1, Ran's birthday is sometime before May 20t. In the manga, both teenagers are 16 years old, meaning that if this is true that Shin'ichi would be only slightly older than Ran, ergo Ran's birthday would (non-canonically) fall between May 5th and May 20th.</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother) [[Mr. Kisaki]] (maternal grandfather) Mr. Mouri (paternal grandfather) Mrs. Mouri (paternal grandmother) [[Wikipedia: Mōri Motonari|Mōri Motonari]] (ancestor, deceased)<ref>Episode 299: The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent (Part 1)</ref>
| occupation = Teitan High School student Karate Club Captain Kanto Region Karate Champion
|status = Alive
| nicknames = Angel ([[Vermouth]]) Ranmaru ([[Hina Wada]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ran Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 3 (on her own)
| keyhole = [[Volume 2]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wakana Yamazaki]]
| english-voice = [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (FUNimation) [[Cristina Vee]] (Bang Zoom!) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref>
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ran Mouri|毛利蘭|Mōri Ran}}''', also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a main protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the childhood friend-turned girlfriend of [[Shinichi Kudo]], as well as the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]].

== Background ==
[[File:Child Ran and Fusae.jpg|thumb|200px|First Grade Ran meets Fusae Campbell, ten years before the present storyline, and borrows her umbrella.]]
Ran is the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]], a private detective, and [[Eri Kisaki]], a lawyer. Her parents separated when she was seven,<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> and one of her biggest goals is to get them back together. Her best friend besides Shinichi is her classmate [[Sonoko Suzuki]], who often teases her about her relationship with Shinichi. Her other friends include [[Masumi Sera]], [[Kazuha Toyama]] and [[Heiji Hattori]].

Ran first met Shinichi back in Sakura class. Ran began liking Shinichi when she noticed he was wearing a paper name badge like her, so she wouldn't be bullied for being the only one without a proper badge. Unknown to her, her homeroom teacher was secretly planning to kidnap her, which Shinichi - with his father's help - foiled. Ran seemed unaware of the plot. The two soon became close friends ever since.

When Ran and Shinichi were six, they snuck into [[Teitan Elementary School]] at night to uncover the truth behind a hat-wearing monster rumor. They met the elder [[Kaitou Kid]] in the school library who played a nasty prank on them before handing over a code inside a leather wallet. With the help of Agasa, Shinichi and Ran partially solved the case and Shinichi started to informally call Ran by her first name. That same year Ran met [[Fusae Campbell]] who was waiting to see if Agasa would appear at their promised meeting place. Fusae gives Ran her umbrella and asks Ran to buy one of her designer purses when she gets older.

At some point Both Ran and Shinichi with Ran's parents once visited one of Yoshiro Kinoshita shows and took a picture with him.<ref>File 131</ref>

At ten years old, Ran developed an interest in karate after witnessing national champion Satoru Maeda.<ref name="karate">[[Volume 8#File 072 - Night Baron|Volume 8, File 72: "The Night Baron"]]</ref> By age sixteen, she had developed into a highly-skilled martial artist, captaining Teitan High School's karate club.

Around a year before the series' start, Ran joined Shinichi on a trip to visit his parents in New York (her father being otherwise engaged by a community trip). She was there when Shinichi solved his first case and gained recognition as a detective. They met [[Yukiko Kudo]], his mother, and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (the public face of [[Vermouth]], a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, she encountered [[Shuichi Akai]] who warned her there was a serial killer on the prowl in the area. Ran later encountered [[Vermouth]] in disguise as the serial killer. Vermouth would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull Vermouth to safety. Due to this, Vermouth gave Ran and Shinichi the nicknames "Angel" and "Cool Guy", respectively.<ref>[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volumes 34-35, Files 350-354: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Vermouth later showed hesitance to kill Ran and later [[Conan Edogawa]] (Shinichi's childhood form) as well,<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]</ref> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear. It was during this trip that Ran realized her true feelings for Shinichi, finally realizing that she is in love with him.

Before the Tropical Land meetup, Shinichi and Ran visited Beika Aquarium together where Shinichi solved a case. After the case Shinichi accidentally making her drop her new cellphone on a sewer, he promises to replace it and take her to Tropical Land if she wins the Karate Championship as an apology, she also half-jokingly demands her new cellphone to be strapped with a sea cucumber strap, which Shinichi got for her.

After Shinichi's disappearance while on a trip to [[Tropical Land]] Amusement Park with her, Ran met Conan, who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages (helped by his friends like [[Ai Haibara]] and even [[Kaito Kid]]) to find a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Scolding Ran.jpg|thumb|210px|Ran, scolding the culprits for putting Conan's life in danger.]]
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. At the same time, she has a very overwhelming personality, quickly able to intimidate most people when angered. Even more, when angered enough, she can be very violent, venting her anger through launching random strikes on whatever is available. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (which is useless because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return as of now), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back, despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain.

She is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone has led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. She is also not above using martial arts as a subtle threat to keep people, including her father, in line. In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.

[[File:Ran Sniper.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Ran, closing the curtains to prevent the snipers from shooting.]]
Ran is someone who values life immensely. Even if it is the life of someone threatening her own. This is proven during her trip to New York with Shinichi, despite a serial killer-disguised Vermouth pulling a gun on her, she didn't think twice about saving her when Vermouth was about to fall to her death; Another instance is when the detective agency was taken hostage by a man strapped with bombs, she closed the curtains to prevent the police snipers across the building from shooting the hostage-taker.<ref>The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency</ref>

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be and has rescued Conan from trouble on many occasions. She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun <ref name="e345"/> or surrounded by flames<ref>[[Movie 5]]</ref>. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus — unlike her friend Sonoko — no fan of anything related to the horror genre, so much that she completely forgets about her combat prowess. Like a lot of girls, she constantly screams when seeing a dead body.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref>

She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is very humble about her natural attractiveness, never using it to her advantage, even when men regularly try to flirt with her. At the same time, she can even be oblivious to men's interest in her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi.<ref>[[Episode 153]]</ref>Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings (until The Crimson School Trip) because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.

[[File:Crybaby.jpg|thumb|210px|"I'm not a crybaby... so don't call me a 'crybaby' again."]]
Ran is noted as one who "cries a lot".<ref> Manga file: "Ran's Tears"</ref> Despite this, Ran is very self-sufficient and mature for her age, since her father Kogoro is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework, plus often greets and provides refreshments for potential clients. In many ways, Ran has become the matriarch of her new family and has the final say in their actions; she makes it her duty to be a mother figure to both Conan and Kogoro. She is constantly taking care of Conan's general wellbeing. With Kogoro, she keeps a shape eye on him, making sure Kogoro doesn't slack off on his job plus is on his best behaviour when meeting people, and keeping his reckless antics to a minimum. She also appreciates fine art.

Like her father, Ran can become serious about a case, if it involves something personal to her. During the Night Baron murder, upon realizing that her idol Satoru Maeda was the most likely suspect, she - after considering what Shinichi would have done in her situation - made considerable effort to prove him innocent. Another time she helped an old classmate, accused of theft, proving her innocent. Ran also likes to rush wherever she goes, believing both her name and nature to be like the word "Run" from English. She even said to Shinichi, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"

== Appearance ==
Ran is a light-skinned girl of average height. She has big bluish-purple eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length, tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs later evolved into a stylized triangular point. She is slender in the frame, yet sports an athletic and curvaceous build plus is noticeably well-endowed. She has been noted to greatly resemble her mother in her youth. Ran is also very beautiful, as described by many characters throughout the series. Many men have become infatuated with her in the series, as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance)<ref>Episode 153</ref>. Ran was even offered more than once a [[An Elevator Murder Case| modelling job]]. When Ran was surprised to receive her first 'love letter', she was told by Sonoko that the only reason she didn't get so much more is that Shinichi is always with her. During "The Scarlet School Trip", it was said that Ran was one of the top ten girls in the 'Teitan High school Popularity Contest'; though her rank was not mentioned.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
[[File:691-16.png|thumb|250px|left|Ran beats up a gangster.]]
Arguably Ran's most notable ability is her immense martial arts prowess. Despite her age, she is among the most proficient in the series. She is a black belt in karate (at least a 3rd-dan as she is also an instructor) as well as captain and ace of her high school team. She has won several tournaments, including regional tournaments in her age group.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her skills are comparable to and acknowledged by [[Makoto Kyogoku]], a world-class champion martial artist, able to attack in perfect sync with him.<ref>[[Volume 33#File 334 - Bloody Valentine 4|Volume 33, File 334: - "Bloody Valentine 4"]]</ref> Her deceptive might and skill can effortlessly smash through stone pillars, steel shutters, and other large sturdy targets. From watching Shinichi play soccer over the years, Ran developed similar flexibility and accuracy in her kicks,<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> able to perform perfect split kicks. Her control can instantly shift and angle her stance, even in mid-strike, to change direction and type or stop her attacks at any moment. While doing this in mid-air, she can perform multiple consecutive strikes from each of her limbs. She is also well-trained in Judo by her father, showing great proficiency similar to him in submissions, locks, takedowns, and throws. Repeatedly in battle, her skill has taken out various and multiple skilled assailants much larger than herself even when outnumbered with great dexterity and efficiency, easily disarming/destroying the foes' weapons with a well-placed strike. Even more, most foes cannot counter their strikes and likewise are defeated with just a single move, which tends to send foes flying and rendered unconscious with noticeable injuries inflicted.

=== Physical prowess ===
[[Image:Ran Post.jpg|thumb|250px|Ran smashing a concrete post.]]
Ran has deceptively great raw strength for her slender form, able to easily subdue her much-larger father, hold up Vermouth when she almost fell to her death, crush binoculars in her grip, and even managed to pry open a powerless elevator door. Her raw strength was further established on a punching machine, scoring a 400psi against a much larger man's score of only 348 who was a trained boxer, which damaged the system in the process. As a child, she could easily pick up other children her size. She is remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Likewise, she can close the distance between her opponent and disarm them before most can react. Her strikes have shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick. She is highly agile and coordinated, able to perform seamless parkour and free-running manoeuvres and can nimbly climb various terrains to reach targets or evade them. She can jump noticeable high into the air and execute multiple flips. Likewise, she can jump down from three stories high to calmly land on her feet. She can take the blunt force of a steel baseball bat unharmed and has unusually high amounts of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>

=== Intelligence ===
[[Image:Smart Ran.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ran knowing Azusa is Vermouth in disguise.]]
Ran is quite intelligent. She solved a few cases on her own; Shinichi/Conan acknowledged she could be a skilful detective if she tried, even shown better it than several characters.<ref name="e196">[[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation|Episode 196: The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]]</ref> Ran also has regularly shown to have a sense of noticing when something is strange or out of place, although she doesn't always figure out on her own what it is. During the [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|case]] where a ganguro woman was killed, Ran could tell that something didn't fit in with the victim's look (the killer had switched platform boots with regular shoes). During the Macademy Awards, Ran noticed that Shinichi's father who was on TV (who was Yukiko in disguise) behaved "cute". During "The Betrayal's Stage", Ran also noticed Vermouth disguised as Azusa, despite her perfect impersonation, just from accidentally being called "Angel", a nickname only Vermouth has ever called her. Repeatedly, Ran has come to the same and correct belief that Shinichi and Conan are the same person, despite him going through various extreme lengths to fool her again. Ran also has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used both to contribute to investigations more than once. She also has extensive knowledge of history and is capable of speaking/writing English, however, she needs people to speak it slowly for her to understand.

Ran is able to understand [[Taka'aki Morofushi]] talk about the Three Kingdoms era.

=== Other skills ===
Besides martial arts, Ran is highly skilled in various other sports. She regularly scoring strikes in bowling, excels in skiing, and is a serving ace in tennis. Ran is very skilled in running a household, including sewing and is especially praised for her cooking skills. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and she can play the piano well. She has astonishingly good luck and instincts when it comes to gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance; she has never been known to lose once and regularly winning grand prizes.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Likewise, Ran has shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.<ref>File 041 - The First Victim!</ref> She also has perfect-pitch, able to recognize Shinichi's playing of the violin from a particular habit of his.

== Appellations ==
In the ''Detective Conan'' Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Ran Mouri Ran-nēchan (forgetting he is not in Conan form)<ref>Japanese Version of "[[The Desperate Revival]]" as the [[Viz Media]] translation of the story ([[Volume 26]]: File 258) lacked honorifics.</ref>|Shinichi Shinichi-kun (childhood) Holmes-san (childhood once) Deduction Freak (''Suiri Otaku'') Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Ran-nēchan Ran (in thoughts)|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan<ref>[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]</ref> My Boyfriend (once)<ref>[[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|Episode: 149 The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Ran-onēsan|Ayumi-chan}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Ran-nēchan|Genta-kun}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Ran-san|Mitsuhiko-kun}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san (once)|Ai-chan}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends and relatives">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Ran|Mom or mother (''Okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Ran-chan|Shinichi's mom (''Shinichi no okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Ran-chan Mouri Ran Ran-kun<ref name="14f8">[[Volume 14]], File 8</ref>|Shinichi's dad (''Shinichi no otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Ran-kun|Professor (''Hakase'') Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ran Ran-chan (childhood)|Sonoko Sonoko-chan (childhood)}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Nēchan Ran-san Ran-chan|Hattori-kun}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Ran-chan|Kazuha-chan}}
{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|Ran-san Mouri-san<ref>[[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 491]]</ref>|Eisuke-kun}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Ran-chan Ran-kun Ran Mouri-san|Sera-san Sera Masumi-chan<ref>File 778</ref> Sera-chan}}
{{appellations|Kazumi Tsukamoto|Mouri<ref>''Conan Shinbun 2''</ref>|Kazumi-senpai}}
{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Ran-san|Azusa-san}}
{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|Ran-san|Kyogoku-san}}
{{appellations|Nakamichi|Mouri|Nakamichi-kun}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Ran-kun|Inspector (''Keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Mouri-san|Jodie-sensei}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Long-haired girl (once)<ref>Chapter 638</ref> Ran-san|Okiya-san Subaru-san Okiya Subaru-san}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Ran-san<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne|Episode 674]]</ref>|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|''Omae''|FBI person (''FBI no hito'') Your brother (''oniisan''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])}}
{{appellations|Sango Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}
{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Ran-san|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Ran-chan|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Ran-san|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Ran-san|Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'' ) Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Ran-chan<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Yui-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file910" /> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|-|Inspector Morofushi<ref name="file917"/>}}
{{appellations|Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno|-|Inspector Shikatsuno (''Shikatsuno-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Ran-chan|Yumi-san}}
{{appellations|Naeko Miike|-|Naeko-san}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Ran-san|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ginshiro Toyama|-|Kazuha-chan's father (''Kazuha-chan no otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|-|Ayanokoji-san}}
{{appellations|Mary Sera|-|That girl (''ano ko'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Celebrities">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Ran-chan Angel|Sharon<ref>[[Volume 35|Volume 35, File 353, Page 6]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Eisuke-kun's sister (''Eisuke-kun no onēsan'') Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Ran-san|Yoko-san Yoko-chan}}
{{appellations|Naoki Uemura|-|Naoki}}
{{appellations|Minerva Glass|Japanese girl|Minerva-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|Ran|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Tomoaki Araide|Ran-san|Araide-sensei}}
{{appellations|Apollo Glass|Nēchan|Apollo-kun}}
{{appellations|Koshi Anno|file=Koshi Anno.jpg|Mouri daughter|Anno-san Aina chan}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|Ran-chan|Okita-kun}}
{{appellations|Tamanosuke Ito|Ran-chan|Tamanosuke-san}}
{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Ran-san}}
{{appellations|Momiji Ooka|Ran-san|Momiji-san}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
[[File:EP482 6.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran and Conan]]
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always goes to great lengths to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are the same.

==== Monthly Presents Case (Manga: [[Volume 3|026-029]], Anime: [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|7]]) ====
[[File:EP7_11.png|thumb|200px|Episode 7]]
The first time Ran suspects Conan is in episode 7. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

==== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-134]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ====
[[File:096-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Episode 96]]
[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives as because "Conan" is a distant relative of hers, specifically "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of her uncle". and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him. Despite apologizing to Conan for doubting him, Ran does not lose her suspicions but keeps them to herself for a while, as noted by [[Yukiko]], telling Conan that Ran's last smile wasn't convincing her, immediately realising that the girl wasn't satisfied with her last answer and that she is keeping her suspicions for herself until she finds real proof.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, File 254: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

==== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|256-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-190]])====
[[File:191-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 191]]
[[The Desperate Revival|When Conan is critically injured]] and requires a blood donation, Ran donates her blood without hesitation, knowing she and Shinichi share the same rare blood type. Since this act proves Ran's suspicions are correct, with the help of [[Ai Haibara]], Conan manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan (Ai Haibara in disguise) is present.

==== Suspicious Cellphone Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|483]], Anime: [[Ran's Suspicions|400]]) ====
[[File:Ran suspecting Conan.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Episode 400]]
In [[Ran's Suspicions]], Conan once forgets his cell phone on the couch and Ran, in the room at the time, remembers to send an email to Shinichi to let him know that she's going with her father on a case and that his presence would be most welcome as Kogoro could use the help. Right after sending the message, Conan's phone starts vibrating. Ran, quite perplexed by the perfect timing, checks his phone only to discover a new email (she hasn't seen the content yet). At that moment, Conan enters the room, and seeing his phone in Ran's hands, rushes towards it while shouting and grabs it back asking: "''Did you look?''". He quickly understands that Ran's email may have risen doubts about his identity.<ref name="e398">[[The Weird Family's Commission|Episode 398-399: The Weird Family's Commission]]</ref>

Following this event, Ran first believes that Shinichi often contacts Conan without her knowing, which would in some way explain how he always seems to help out on cases. Later on, after seeing Conan giving an important clue to the investigation team without making use of his cell phone (to eventually contact Shinichi like she was suspecting), she starts to believe that Conan is Shinichi thinking that past occurrences of both being present at the same time were just a trick he used to fool her.<ref name="e398" />

At the end of the day, Ran can retrieve Conan's phone. Late at night, after waiting for everybody to go to bed, she tries to get past the phone's PIN code to check whether her email is there or not. This, to her, would be undeniable proof that Conan is indeed Shinichi. After finally guessing the number equivalent of "Sherlock" to be the PIN code, she's surprised not to see her email there. She instantly tries a few times to resend another email but nothing comes up on Conan's phone. That's when Shinichi calls her complaining about the numerous emails she's been sending. Conan then knocks at the door and claims back his phone saying that he didn't want people looking inside because of messages he received from a girl he likes. It is later showed that Conan actually exchanged his phone with Agasa's (which are both of the same models) and used his phone upstairs to call Ran, while she was experimenting with the Professor's phone, to create this whole alibi. Shinichi then tells Ran that she now knows his phone number. And Ran, pleased with the situation, clears her mind out of all suspicions she had about Conan's identity<ref>[[Ran's Suspicions|Episode 400: Ran's Suspicions]]</ref> - at least, consciously.

==== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66|694-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|574]]) ====
[[File:574-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 574]]
During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], who openly revealed that his charm had Shinichi's fingerprints during the "Murderer, Shinichi Kudo" case. Ran asks [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] how that's possible when it was only Conan and Heiji who touched it. Kazuha supposes that Heiji lent it to Shinichi at some point. Ran is doubtful and glances toward Conan. Later, Ran talks directly to Conan about the assault case they'd gotten involved in, and he points out that she should talk to Heiji. She responds with "I have a feeling you figured out the proof too", but thinks "Why do I think that?" Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

==== Cold Case (Manga: [[Volume 77|813-814]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|691]]) ====
[[File:691-13.png|left|thumb|200px|Episode 691]]
In [[Volume 77|manga chapter 814]] / [[Yusaku Kudo%27s Cold Case|Anime episode 690-691]], Conan and the girls solve a case similar to one [[Yusaku Kudo]] abandoned 10 years ago. While explaining the solution, Conan talks so convincingly that Ran feels a strong impression that Shinichi is the one speaking. It unnerves her to the point where she stops Conan, but he states that he's only reading Shinichi's e-mail.

==== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ====
When Eri was kidnapped, Ran became suspicious of Conan's identity after witnessing Conan's deductions and skills that lead them to the place where her mother was kidnapped. Ran told Conan that he must be Shinichi, but Conan manages to deceive her by recording himself speaking with Shinichi's voice advising her mother so she wouldn't be involved in the same case, which made Ran lose suspicions, much to Conan's relief.

==== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime: [[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ====

==== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1000-1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ====

==== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1022-1026]], Anime: [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy|993-995]]) ====

== Non-canon plot overview ==
==== Movie 3: [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] ====
[[File:Movie3.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
In movie 3 when Natsumi and Seiran are revealing the date of their birthdays, which are May 3rd and May 5th, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] reveals his birthday is on May 4th. Ran is shocked as Conan's birthday is the same date as Shinichi's birthday. Ran begins to doubt Conan's identity and begins to suspect he and Shinichi are the same person, but she soon brushes off her beliefs, knowing it's a ridiculous possibility. However, despite her earlier remark, Ran continues to be suspicious of Conan throughout the movie as she keeps a close eye on him and listens closely whenever he is making a deduction, even telling her father to be quiet at one point. Later, when the Scorpion is about to shoot Ran, Conan hurriedly pushes Ran to avoid the bullet. At that moment, Ran imagines Conan to be Shinichi, thus increasing her suspicions of them being the same person. Later, when Ran and everyone escapes and witnesses the burning castle, everyone becomes worried about Conan. Ran refers to Conan as "Shinichi" as she witnesses the castle burning, confirming that Ran officially believes that Shinichi and Conan are the same person.

Later at the Mouri Detective Agency, Ran and Conan talk, where Ran thanks him for saving her but reveals he acted very much like [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Ran begins to cry and asks Conan if she isn't crazy for thinking he and Shinichi are the same. Upon witnessing Ran crying as she reveals her suspicions, Conan realizes that he has to tell her the truth, but when he is about to reveal himself, Kid appears as Shinichi, making Ran believe once again that Shinichi and Conan are not the same.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi and Ran.]]
[[Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri have been close friends ever since pre-school.<ref>[[Memories from Sakura Class|Episode 853-854: Memories from Sakura Class]]</ref> Despite her open annoyance at his obsession with mysteries and Sherlock Holmes, she strongly admires Shinichi. She commends him for his intelligence, bravery, sense of justice, and loyalty as one of the most dependable people in her life. She even admitted to Conan that she is very attracted to Shinichi. While their regular closeness over the years has lead to teasing from their classmates as a couple, in truth, Ran admiration for him soon developed into romantic. Ran first realized this during their trip to New York together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref>

Despite this, she continued hiding these growing feelings for Shinichi, oblivious to the fact that he fell in love with her ever since they first met. She would constantly deny such feelings for Shinichi whenever it was brought up, even accepting one-time dates just to stop the accusations on her. Despite this, Ran has never had any minute interest in other men, regularly turning down their advances in the hope of one day being with Shinichi. Even more, she is shown to be very possessive and jealous when other women show interest in him, which has happened often due to Shinichi's looks and growing fame. Even more, during the [[Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case]], when a girl claimed to be Shinchi's steady girlfriend, Ran was furious at this discovery and likewise relieved when she learned it was a lie.

Since Shinichi "vanished", Ran's feelings for Shinichi have only grown, but consequently mixed with constant worry for his well-being. Conan would regularly call her on the phone, impersonating his normal voice to allay her fears, but his long absence with no explanation other than a "tough case to solve" leaves her worried and hurt that even the times he does briefly appear, he vanishes before anything meaningful can be said. For a long time, Shinichi has said nothing of his feelings so that his absence won't hurt Ran worse than it already does; he also wishes to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. Despite being Conan, Shinichi has lost nearly all of his strength and physical skills from years of training, he is still as committed as ever to protect Ran, and Shinichi hates to see her hurt in any form, especially by him. Ran's love for Shinichi has remained so strong and pure, she has come to recognize his nature completely. She can easily tell it is him just from seeing his hand. Despite being convinced that Shinichi isn't Conan, she seems to know his identity subconsciously.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|200px|Shinichi reveals his feelings for Ran.]]
Despite their "long-distance" relationship and never admitting their feelings, Ran and Shinichi have formed a strong bond that implies their true feelings. To which, Shinichi and Ran also appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.<ref>[[Volume 36#File 372 - The Most in This World...|Volume 36, File 372: "The Most in This World..."]] and [[Volume 37#File 373 - Bye Bye|Volume 37, File 373: "Bye-Bye"]]</ref> They have shared many romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for Christmas,<ref name=Karaoke>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when she earnestly knit a sweater for him. Much time later in London, Ran's distress at Shinichi's seeming coldness to her and likewise still oblivious to her feelings for him led Shinichi to confess his feelings for her; an act that left Ran so astonished that she didn't say anything in return. Later, during their School Trip to Kyoto, Ran finally responded to Shinichi's confession with a kiss on the cheek. Shinichi was about to kiss her on the lips, which she eagerly awaited, but he began to transform back into Conan, forcing him to leave early. Shortly afterwards, the two exchanged emails, confirming that they are boyfriend and girlfriend now, much to her giddy bliss.

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
{{main|Mouri family}}
Ran remains close to both [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] even though they have been separated for ten years. Her constant hope is that they finally get together again, and on occasion, she even plays (re-)matchmaker by arranging not-so-accidental meetings between them. However, while possible, any reunion has so far been constantly hampered by their mutual stubbornness as well as the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity. While loving them both dearly and admiring their respective work, it is only her mother that Ran openly admires and looks to for advice, whereas she openly wishes her father would act more dignified.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran and Sonoko.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic/> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke/> She also seems to notice Ran's emotional attention to others. When Ran believed that Conan was Shinichi, Sonoko noticed that Ran was behaving lovey-dovey toward Conan.

Sonoko once said to a murderer what she thought about friendship: "So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?"<ref name=Loli>[[The Alibi of the Black Dress|Episode 576: "The Alibi of the Black Dress"]]</ref>

Meanwhile, even though Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in their friendship, not going to ski vacations with Sonoko because she doesn't have the money, when she knows that Sonoko would pay for her to go.<ref name=Friendship>[[Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money|Episode 329-330: Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|her boyfriend]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got more attention from boys,<ref>[[Volume 22#File 219 - Go On.2C Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref> but this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

==== Kazuha Toyama ====
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and Ran have several things in common, including proficiency in martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their stubbornness and irascibility. After learning that Shinichi confessed his romantic feelings for Ran, Kazuha strongly encouraged Ran to reveal her own back to him. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji]] and Ran are very good friends, bonding after Heiji's many trips to Tokyo because he "misses Conan". Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side.

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. He is also sometimes protective of her for the sake of Shinichi, such as when Soshi Okita flirted with Ran and he told him to back off since she is "his best friend's gal" referring to Shinichi. Since it's practically identical to his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.
He acts brotherly toward Ran, on several occasions, he often called her "sister" (nee-chan in Japanese). Despite this, they have become very good friends.

==== Masumi Sera ====
Masumi and Ran are high school classmates who met each other in the past. During the "Which Sweets Show" murder case, when Ran sees Masumi running away from her from behind, she hears the sound of rippling waves and feels a spell is cast on her. After the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride was solved, Sonoko says Masumi is a magician, but Masumi denies that. Because the conversation about magicians sparked a memory in Ran's mind, Ran asked her if they met before; unfortunately, Sonoko interrupts them and so the question was never answered.

=== Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Image:Ran saves Ai aspect ratio fixed.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran saved Ai Haibara as she was about to be shot by [[Vermouth]] and [[Calvados]].]]
There are instances where [[Haibara]] will caution Conan from actions that involve Ran, though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, after hearing Ran speak about the nature of justice to a criminal, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran to resemble her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes a special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados]] (and later [[Vermouth]]), to save Haibara and hold her down to the ground to shield her from the gunfire.<ref name="e345"/> Haibara is reminded of Akemi and begins to treat Ran with more personal investment. When at a later point Haibara learns that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

==== Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima ====
The three kids respects and treats Ran as an older sister figure. There have been many instances when Genta and Mitsuhiko would note that Conan acts differently around Ran and would often tease him for it. During the fifth movie, Countdown to Heaven, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi both asked to meet with Ran in privacy with Ayumi asking Ran to let Conan's feelings down because she is sure he likes her; while Mitsuhiko asked for advice regarding his feelings for both Ayumi and Haibara. While inside the virtual reality world in The Phantom of Baker Street, Genta offers Ran his jacket following suit of what Conan and Mitsuhiko did for Ayumi and Haibara. Ran also rescued the kids several times and vice versa during abduction/hostage situations.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[Image:Ran saves Vermouth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ran saved Vermouth (disguised as a serial killer) back in New York.]]
Ran was a fan of the actress [[Sharon Vineyard]] and is currently unaware of Sharon's double-life as Chris Vineyard and Vermouth. Vermouth has a great deal of respect for Ran and protects her from the Organization's activities because Ran unknowingly saved a disguised Vermouth from falling to her death during the Golden Apple case (even though she was about to kill Ran).<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], [[Eisuke Hondou|Eisuke]] expresses romantic interest in Ran. He admits to Conan that he loves Ran and claims that he wants to take Ran to America to live happily ever after there, and to ask for Shinichi's permission. Conan, without hesitating, refuses his permission, which confirms his true identity to Eisuke.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
[[Tomoaki Araide]] and Ran Mouri became friends while Araide was acting as a temporary basketball coach in place of a teacher who broke his leg. During "The Unseen Angle of the Darkness" Conan wrongly came to the conclusion that Ran was attracted to Araide. In truth, she wanted to borrow his sweater to knit a similarly patterned one for Shinichi. Some anime-original features play with the idea that Araide is interested in Ran, most notably in the OVA story [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later]] where he proposed to her, but this was only a dream of Conan's and can be ignored.

==== Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:691-4.png|thumb|200px|Ran apologizing to Subaru.]]
Ran lied to [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] about Shinichi's fact because she felt that something terrible will happen to Shinichi if she did. She made Subaru confused about Shinichi and "Kinichi" but later in [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]], Ran apologizes to Subaru for lying and told him the truth. In this episode, Subaru finds out that Conan is Shinichi.

==== Mary Sera ====
Before Ran walks home after the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride is solved, she turns around and sees Masumi talking to Mary. Ran thinks she has seen that child before.
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== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011, to May 12, 2011, in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ran placed 5th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Ran placed 6th overall with 612 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Ran ranked fourth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Fan theories ==
*''Ran's 17th birthday will play a major role during the main plot of Detective Conan.''

In an interview given on January 3, 2012, Gosho Aoyama revealed that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, "but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now".<ref name="Goshodayinterview" />

* ''It's possible that Ran knows Conan is Shinichi and is simply hiding it.''

The reasoning behind this is that Ran should know that the Fingerprint evidence is Ironclad, meaning Conan HAS to be Shinichi, and in the Cold Case episode, where Conan should have phrased it as "Shinichi's father" instead of Dad, as anyone reading an email from someone else that was sent to them out loud to someone else would normally do. Another piece of evidence is when Ran talked to Conan about giving him her blood while helping Eisuke out to find his birth records. She brings it up, yet does not question how she knew Conan's blood type, or why Conan never questioned it himself. Additionally, back on the Cold Case file, she stops him while reading the email, and while she does not tell him out loud, the images we see imply she recognizes him as Shinichi because instead of showing the adult Shinichi, we see child Shinichi. She likely did this to stop him from revealing this in front of Sonoko and Sera, having him quickly make up an excuse in front of both of them so they don't get clued in. When you piece these three moments together, it is reasonable to conclude she not only knows but is protecting Conan/Shinichi's identity consciously, though it is highly doubtful she knows why.

She can probably conclude though her father cannot be trusted with the truth.

* ''It is possible that Ran will play a major role in the final battle with the organization and will save Shinichi's life. ''

== Name origin ==
Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama). Ran (蘭) itself means "orchid," which is also one of the flower tiles in [[Wikipedia: Mahjong|Mahjong]].<ref name=Magic/> "Ran Mouri" is also the name of a writer of the anime ''[[Wikipedia: Lupin III: Part II|Lupin III: Part II]]'', a source of inspiration for ''Detective Conan''.<ref>[http://twitter.com/conan_dana_/status/367654320365256704/photo/1 Twitter]</ref>

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== Different looks ==
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{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2001 ep217.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 217]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2006.png|thumb|left|x200px|2006]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2012.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 646]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Mouri MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 10).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran 854.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Young Ran (Episode 854)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran FBS.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Fist of the Blue Sapphire]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran as Kaguya-hime 2.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 410]]
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== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be happier.}}
{{cquote|If you have faith and wait, he'll definitely come back. A lover will never betray you.|[[Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring|Episode 357]], talking to Kenji Suenaga}}
{{cquote|People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait.}}
{{cquote|Don't! Please don't. You don't have the right! It may have been a copy, but you used that wonderful picture book to commit a crime. The author must be crying in heaven.|To the culprit in [[The Pop-up Book Bomber]]}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ran's cellphone strap.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran's cellphone strap.]]
* Her second phone (the pink one) was presented by Shinichi after he accidentally made Ran lose her phone during [[Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appear (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* She keeps a blissful sea cucumber key-ring on her phone, which she demanded from Shinichi as a penalty for causing her to lose her previous phone. Ran didn't expect him to buy it, but he did. This made Ran wonder if Shinichi was already in love with her at that time. The sea cucumber is actually [[Namako-Otoko]], a villain turned good from Gosho's other series [[Yaiba]].
* Ran is one of the few characters who use old-fashioned flip-phone, instead of trendy smartphones.
* There is a pun relating to the name "Ran" in the 'Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case', where Ran told Shinichi that she liked to run because of her name (Ran=past tense of 'run').
* When Ran is not wearing her school uniform or a special outfit, the colors of her shirt and socks always match.
* After Fusae loaned Ran her umbrella and Ran promised to buy one of Fusae's designed purses in return when she got older, she managed to do so in episodes 421-422 where she was in line with Sonoko to get a new brand name item which was Fusae's limited edition brand name purses and confirmed by Gosho in an interview called [[Interviews#Love Conan Interview|Love Conan Interview]] Dated March 31, 2014, with Gosho.
* In file 882 she was revealed to be scouted as a magazine model and had her picture taken on the street.
* The "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" has her going out of her way to pursue rumors of a haunted suit of armor. Exactly one volume later, she's so terrified of ghosts and monsters that she instantly freezes on seeing the mountain-villa mummy.
* Shinichi tends to call her "Watson" and she tends to play this role in flashbacks.
* Ran gets easily sick when reading in a car.
* Ran has a [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] brand pouch (file 994) and purse (files 410-412 and the Love Conan Interview).
* When she was a kid Ran has Shinichi help her by organizing her Hinamatsuri dolls for Girls Day by Conan mentioned in [[Episode 312]].
* Once in kindergarten she got separated from the group during a walk and ended up in Haido City.
* It is revealed in file 921 that Ran and her family used to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.
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* Akiko Yonehara was an elementary teacher Ran admired and she was very heartbroken when it was revealed that she murdered two people.
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* It is revealed that Shinichi gave Ran an extra key to his house before his parents went to Los Angeles according to the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book.
* While in preschool, Ran was in the Tulip class in her first year and Sakura class during her second year.
* In file 630, according to Kogoro, whenever Ran buys large cake for guests, she would then eat alone a portion enough for two people.
* In file 1068, it is revealed that Ran has Wataru Takagi's phone number when Takagi mentioned that Ran called him.
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book she likes curry, and Eri's fried eggs.

== In other languages ==
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== Gallery ==
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Pre-grade school Shinichi and Ran.png|Ran and Shinichi before grade school.
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EP881-1.jpg|10 years ago
EP68-Ran.jpg|Ran's voluptuous figure
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mōri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = Manga: 16<ref name="Goshodayinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__20__p__245256#entry245256|date=2012-01-05|accessdate=2012-01-05|publisher=|title=Translating Interviews - Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day}}</ref> Anime: 17<ref>Episode 678: Ran claims she is 17 when talking to the film crew</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = {{Bracket|160 cm|5'3"}}<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| weight = {{Bracket|52 kg|115 lbs}}<ref name="CD44"/>
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref>In movie 1, Ran's birthday is sometime before May 20t. In the manga, both teenagers are 16 years old, meaning that if this is true that Shin'ichi would be only slightly older than Ran, ergo Ran's birthday would (non-canonically) fall between May 5th and May 20th.</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother) [[Mr. Kisaki]] (maternal grandfather) Mr. Mouri (paternal grandfather) Mrs. Mouri (paternal grandmother) [[Wikipedia: Mōri Motonari|Mōri Motonari]] (ancestor, deceased)<ref>Episode 299: The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent (Part 1)</ref>
| occupation = Teitan High School student Karate Club Captain Kanto Region Karate Champion
|status = Alive
| nicknames = Angel ([[Vermouth]]) Ranmaru ([[Hina Wada]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ran Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 3 (on her own)
| keyhole = [[Volume 2]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wakana Yamazaki]]
| english-voice = [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] (FUNimation) [[Cristina Vee]] (Bang Zoom!) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref>
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Ran Mouri|毛利蘭|Mōri Ran}}''', also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a main protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the childhood friend-turned girlfriend of [[Shinichi Kudo]], as well as the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]].

== Background ==
[[File:Child Ran and Fusae.jpg|thumb|200px|First Grade Ran meets Fusae Campbell, ten years before the present storyline, and borrows her umbrella.]]
Ran is the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]], a private detective, and [[Eri Kisaki]], a lawyer. Her parents separated when she was seven,<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> and one of her biggest goals is to get them back together. Her best friend besides Shinichi is her classmate [[Sonoko Suzuki]], who often teases her about her relationship with Shinichi. Her other friends include [[Masumi Sera]], [[Kazuha Toyama]] and [[Heiji Hattori]].

Ran first met Shinichi back in Sakura class. Ran began liking Shinichi when she noticed he was wearing a paper name badge like her, so she wouldn't be bullied for being the only one without a proper badge. Unknown to her, her homeroom teacher was secretly planning to kidnap her, which Shinichi - with his father's help - foiled. Ran seemed unaware of the plot. The two soon became close friends ever since.

When Ran and Shinichi were six, they snuck into [[Teitan Elementary School]] at night to uncover the truth behind a hat-wearing monster rumor. They met the elder [[Kaitou Kid]] in the school library who played a nasty prank on them before handing over a code inside a leather wallet. With the help of Agasa, Shinichi and Ran partially solved the case and Shinichi started to informally call Ran by her first name. That same year Ran met [[Fusae Campbell]] who was waiting to see if Agasa would appear at their promised meeting place. Fusae gives Ran her umbrella and asks Ran to buy one of her designer purses when she gets older.

At some point Both Ran and Shinichi with Ran's parents once visited one of Yoshiro Kinoshita shows and took a picture with him.<ref>File 131</ref>

At ten years old, Ran developed an interest in karate after witnessing national champion Satoru Maeda.<ref name="karate">[[Volume 8#File 072 - Night Baron|Volume 8, File 72: "The Night Baron"]]</ref> By age sixteen, she had developed into a highly-skilled martial artist, captaining Teitan High School's karate club.

Around a year before the series' start, Ran joined Shinichi on a trip to visit his parents in New York (her father being otherwise engaged by a community trip). She was there when Shinichi solved his first case and gained recognition as a detective. They met [[Yukiko Kudo]], his mother, and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (the public face of [[Vermouth]], a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, she encountered [[Shuichi Akai]] who warned her there was a serial killer on the prowl in the area. Ran later encountered [[Vermouth]] in disguise as the serial killer. Vermouth would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull Vermouth to safety. Due to this, Vermouth gave Ran and Shinichi the nicknames "Angel" and "Cool Guy", respectively.<ref>[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volumes 34-35, Files 350-354: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Vermouth later showed hesitance to kill Ran and later [[Conan Edogawa]] (Shinichi's childhood form) as well,<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]</ref> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear. It was during this trip that Ran realized her true feelings for Shinichi, finally realizing that she is in love with him.

Before the Tropical Land meetup, Shinichi and Ran visited Beika Aquarium together where Shinichi solved a case. After the case Shinichi accidentally making her drop her new cellphone on a sewer, he promises to replace it and take her to Tropical Land if she wins the Karate Championship as an apology, she also half-jokingly demands her new cellphone to be strapped with a sea cucumber strap, which Shinichi got for her.

After Shinichi's disappearance while on a trip to [[Tropical Land]] Amusement Park with her, Ran met Conan, who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages (helped by his friends like [[Ai Haibara]] and even [[Kaito Kid]]) to find a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Scolding Ran.jpg|thumb|210px|Ran, scolding the culprits for putting Conan's life in danger.]]
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. At the same time, she has a very overwhelming personality, quickly able to intimidate most people when angered. Even more, when angered enough, she can be very violent, venting her anger through launching random strikes on whatever is available. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (which is useless because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return as of now), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back, despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain.

She is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone has led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. She is also not above using martial arts as a subtle threat to keep people, including her father, in line. In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.

[[File:Ran Sniper.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Ran, closing the curtains to prevent the snipers from shooting.]]
Ran is someone who values life immensely. Even if it is the life of someone threatening her own. This is proven during her trip to New York with Shinichi, despite a serial killer-disguised Vermouth pulling a gun on her, she didn't think twice about saving her when Vermouth was about to fall to her death; Another instance is when the detective agency was taken hostage by a man strapped with bombs, she closed the curtains to prevent the police snipers across the building from shooting the hostage-taker.<ref>The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency</ref>

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be and has rescued Conan from trouble on many occasions. She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun <ref name="e345"/> or surrounded by flames<ref>[[Movie 5]]</ref>. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus — unlike her friend Sonoko — no fan of anything related to the horror genre, so much that she completely forgets about her combat prowess. Like a lot of girls, she constantly screams when seeing a dead body.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref>

She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is very humble about her natural attractiveness, never using it to her advantage, even when men regularly try to flirt with her. At the same time, she can even be oblivious to men's interest in her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi.<ref>[[Episode 153]]</ref>Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings (until The Crimson School Trip) because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.

[[File:Crybaby.jpg|thumb|210px|"I'm not a crybaby... so don't call me a 'crybaby' again."]]
Ran is noted as one who "cries a lot".<ref> Manga file: "Ran's Tears"</ref> Despite this, Ran is very self-sufficient and mature for her age, since her father Kogoro is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework, plus often greets and provides refreshments for potential clients. In many ways, Ran has become the matriarch of her new family and has the final say in their actions; she makes it her duty to be a mother figure to both Conan and Kogoro. She is constantly taking care of Conan's general wellbeing. With Kogoro, she keeps a shape eye on him, making sure Kogoro doesn't slack off on his job plus is on his best behaviour when meeting people, and keeping his reckless antics to a minimum. She also appreciates fine art.

Like her father, Ran can become serious about a case, if it involves something personal to her. During the Night Baron murder, upon realizing that her idol Satoru Maeda was the most likely suspect, she - after considering what Shinichi would have done in her situation - made considerable effort to prove him innocent. Another time she helped an old classmate, accused of theft, proving her innocent. Ran also likes to rush wherever she goes, believing both her name and nature to be like the word "Run" from English. She even said to Shinichi, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"

== Appearance ==
Ran is a light-skinned girl of average height. She has big bluish-purple eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length, tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs later evolved into a stylized triangular point. She is slender in the frame, yet sports an athletic and curvaceous build plus is noticeably well-endowed. She has been noted to greatly resemble her mother in her youth. Ran is also very beautiful, as described by many characters throughout the series. Many men have become infatuated with her in the series, as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance)<ref>Episode 153</ref>. Ran was even offered more than once a [[An Elevator Murder Case| modelling job]]. When Ran was surprised to receive her first 'love letter', she was told by Sonoko that the only reason she didn't get so much more is that Shinichi is always with her. During "The Scarlet School Trip", it was said that Ran was one of the top ten girls in the 'Teitan High school Popularity Contest'; though her rank was not mentioned.

== Abilities ==
=== Martial arts ===
[[File:691-16.png|thumb|250px|left|Ran beats up a gangster.]]
Arguably Ran's most notable ability is her immense martial arts prowess. Despite her age, she is among the most proficient in the series. She is a black belt in karate (at least a 3rd-dan as she is also an instructor) as well as captain and ace of her high school team. She has won several tournaments, including regional tournaments in her age group.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her skills are comparable to and acknowledged by [[Makoto Kyogoku]], a world-class champion martial artist, able to attack in perfect sync with him.<ref>[[Volume 33#File 334 - Bloody Valentine 4|Volume 33, File 334: - "Bloody Valentine 4"]]</ref> Her deceptive might and skill can effortlessly smash through stone pillars, steel shutters, and other large sturdy targets. From watching Shinichi play soccer over the years, Ran developed similar flexibility and accuracy in her kicks,<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> able to perform perfect split kicks. Her control can instantly shift and angle her stance, even in mid-strike, to change direction and type or stop her attacks at any moment. While doing this in mid-air, she can perform multiple consecutive strikes from each of her limbs. She is also well-trained in Judo by her father, showing great proficiency similar to him in submissions, locks, takedowns, and throws. Repeatedly in battle, her skill has taken out various and multiple skilled assailants much larger than herself even when outnumbered with great dexterity and efficiency, easily disarming/destroying the foes' weapons with a well-placed strike. Even more, most foes cannot counter their strikes and likewise are defeated with just a single move, which tends to send foes flying and rendered unconscious with noticeable injuries inflicted.

=== Physical prowess ===
[[Image:Ran Post.jpg|thumb|250px|Ran smashing a concrete post.]]
Ran has deceptively great raw strength for her slender form, able to easily subdue her much-larger father, hold up Vermouth when she almost fell to her death, crush binoculars in her grip, and even managed to pry open a powerless elevator door. Her raw strength was further established on a punching machine, scoring a 400psi against a much larger man's score of only 348 who was a trained boxer, which damaged the system in the process. As a child, she could easily pick up other children her size. She is remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Likewise, she can close the distance between her opponent and disarm them before most can react. Her strikes have shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick. She is highly agile and coordinated, able to perform seamless parkour and free-running manoeuvres and can nimbly climb various terrains to reach targets or evade them. She can jump noticeable high into the air and execute multiple flips. Likewise, she can jump down from three stories high to calmly land on her feet. She can take the blunt force of a steel baseball bat unharmed and has unusually high amounts of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>

=== Intelligence ===
[[Image:Smart Ran.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ran knowing Azusa is Vermouth in disguise.]]
Ran is quite intelligent. She solved a few cases on her own; Shinichi/Conan acknowledged she could be a skilful detective if she tried, even shown better it than several characters.<ref name="e196">[[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation|Episode 196: The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]]</ref> Ran also has regularly shown to have a sense of noticing when something is strange or out of place, although she doesn't always figure out on her own what it is. During the [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|case]] where a ganguro woman was killed, Ran could tell that something didn't fit in with the victim's look (the killer had switched platform boots with regular shoes). During the Macademy Awards, Ran noticed that Shinichi's father who was on TV (who was Yukiko in disguise) behaved "cute". During "The Betrayal's Stage", Ran also noticed Vermouth disguised as Azusa, despite her perfect impersonation, just from accidentally being called "Angel", a nickname only Vermouth has ever called her. Repeatedly, Ran has come to the same and correct belief that Shinichi and Conan are the same person, despite him going through various extreme lengths to fool her again. Ran also has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used both to contribute to investigations more than once. She also has extensive knowledge of history and is capable of speaking/writing English, however, she needs people to speak it slowly for her to understand.

Ran is able to understand [[Taka'aki Morofushi]] talk about the Three Kingdoms era.

=== Other skills ===
Besides martial arts, Ran is highly skilled in various other sports. She regularly scoring strikes in bowling, excels in skiing, and is a serving ace in tennis. Ran is very skilled in running a household, including sewing and is especially praised for her cooking skills. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and she can play the piano well. She has astonishingly good luck and instincts when it comes to gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance; she has never been known to lose once and regularly winning grand prizes.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Likewise, Ran has shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.<ref>File 041 - The First Victim!</ref> She also has perfect-pitch, able to recognize Shinichi's playing of the violin from a particular habit of his.

== Appellations ==
In the ''Detective Conan'' Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Ran Mouri Ran-nēchan (forgetting he is not in Conan form)<ref>Japanese Version of "[[The Desperate Revival]]" as the [[Viz Media]] translation of the story ([[Volume 26]]: File 258) lacked honorifics.</ref>|Shinichi Shinichi-kun (childhood) Holmes-san (childhood once) Deduction Freak (''Suiri Otaku'') Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Ran-nēchan Ran (in thoughts)|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan<ref>[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]</ref> My Boyfriend (once)<ref>[[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|Episode: 149 The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Ran-onēsan|Ayumi-chan}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Ran-nēchan|Genta-kun}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Ran-san|Mitsuhiko-kun}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san (once)|Ai-chan}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends and relatives">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Ran|Mom or mother (''Okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Ran-chan|Shinichi's mom (''Shinichi no okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Ran-chan Mouri Ran Ran-kun<ref name="14f8">[[Volume 14]], File 8</ref>|Shinichi's dad (''Shinichi no otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Ran-kun|Professor (''Hakase'') Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ran Ran-chan (childhood)|Sonoko Sonoko-chan (childhood)}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Nēchan Ran-san Ran-chan|Hattori-kun}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Ran-chan|Kazuha-chan}}
{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|Ran-san Mouri-san<ref>[[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 491]]</ref>|Eisuke-kun}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Ran-chan Ran-kun Ran Mouri-san|Sera-san Sera Masumi-chan<ref>File 778</ref> Sera-chan}}
{{appellations|Kazumi Tsukamoto|Mouri<ref>''Conan Shinbun 2''</ref>|Kazumi-senpai}}
{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Ran-san|Azusa-san}}
{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|Ran-san|Kyogoku-san}}
{{appellations|Nakamichi|Mouri|Nakamichi-kun}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Ran-kun|Inspector (''Keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Mouri-san|Jodie-sensei}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Long-haired girl (once)<ref>Chapter 638</ref> Ran-san|Okiya-san Subaru-san Okiya Subaru-san}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Ran-san<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne|Episode 674]]</ref>|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|''Omae''|FBI person (''FBI no hito'') Your brother (''oniisan''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])}}
{{appellations|Sango Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}
{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Ran-san|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Ran-chan|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Ran-san|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Ran-san|Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'' ) Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Ran-chan<ref name="file913">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 913 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Yui-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Detective Yui (''Yui-keiji'')<ref name="file913"/>}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="file910" /> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file917">[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 917 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|-|Inspector Morofushi<ref name="file917"/>}}
{{appellations|Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno|-|Inspector Shikatsuno (''Shikatsuno-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Ran-chan|Yumi-san}}
{{appellations|Naeko Miike|-|Naeko-san}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Ran-san|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ginshiro Toyama|-|Kazuha-chan's father (''Kazuha-chan no otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|-|Ayanokoji-san}}
{{appellations|Mary Sera|-|That girl (''ano ko'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Celebrities">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Ran-chan Angel|Sharon<ref>[[Volume 35|Volume 35, File 353, Page 6]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Eisuke-kun's sister (''Eisuke-kun no onēsan'') Mizunashi Rena}}
{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Ran-san|Yoko-san Yoko-chan}}
{{appellations|Naoki Uemura|-|Naoki}}
{{appellations|Minerva Glass|Japanese girl|Minerva-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|Ran|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Tomoaki Araide|Ran-san|Araide-sensei}}
{{appellations|Apollo Glass|Nēchan|Apollo-kun}}
{{appellations|Koshi Anno|file=Koshi Anno.jpg|Mouri daughter|Anno-san Aina chan}}
{{appellations|Soshi Okita|Ran-chan|Okita-kun}}
{{appellations|Tamanosuke Ito|Ran-chan|Tamanosuke-san}}
{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Ran-san}}
{{appellations|Momiji Ooka|Ran-san|Momiji-san}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
[[File:EP482 6.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran and Conan]]
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always goes to great lengths to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are the same.

==== Monthly Presents Case (Manga: [[Volume 3|026-029]], Anime: [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|7]]) ====
[[File:EP7_11.png|thumb|200px|Episode 7]]
The first time Ran suspects Conan is in episode 7. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

==== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-134]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ====
[[File:096-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Episode 96]]
[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives as because "Conan" is a distant relative of hers, specifically "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of her uncle". and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him. Despite apologizing to Conan for doubting him, Ran does not lose her suspicions but keeps them to herself for a while, as noted by [[Yukiko]], telling Conan that Ran's last smile wasn't convincing her, immediately realising that the girl wasn't satisfied with her last answer and that she is keeping her suspicions for herself until she finds real proof.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, File 254: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref>

==== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|256-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-190]])====
[[File:191-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 191]]
[[The Desperate Revival|When Conan is critically injured]] and requires a blood donation, Ran donates her blood without hesitation, knowing she and Shinichi share the same rare blood type. Since this act proves Ran's suspicions are correct, with the help of [[Ai Haibara]], Conan manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan (Ai Haibara in disguise) is present.

==== Suspicious Cellphone Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|483]], Anime: [[Ran's Suspicions|400]]) ====
[[File:Ran suspecting Conan.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Episode 400]]
In [[Ran's Suspicions]], Conan once forgets his cell phone on the couch and Ran, in the room at the time, remembers to send an email to Shinichi to let him know that she's going with her father on a case and that his presence would be most welcome as Kogoro could use the help. Right after sending the message, Conan's phone starts vibrating. Ran, quite perplexed by the perfect timing, checks his phone only to discover a new email (she hasn't seen the content yet). At that moment, Conan enters the room, and seeing his phone in Ran's hands, rushes towards it while shouting and grabs it back asking: "''Did you look?''". He quickly understands that Ran's email may have risen doubts about his identity.<ref name="e398">[[The Weird Family's Commission|Episode 398-399: The Weird Family's Commission]]</ref>

Following this event, Ran first believes that Shinichi often contacts Conan without her knowing, which would in some way explain how he always seems to help out on cases. Later on, after seeing Conan giving an important clue to the investigation team without making use of his cell phone (to eventually contact Shinichi like she was suspecting), she starts to believe that Conan is Shinichi thinking that past occurrences of both being present at the same time were just a trick he used to fool her.<ref name="e398" />

At the end of the day, Ran can retrieve Conan's phone. Late at night, after waiting for everybody to go to bed, she tries to get past the phone's PIN code to check whether her email is there or not. This, to her, would be undeniable proof that Conan is indeed Shinichi. After finally guessing the number equivalent of "Sherlock" to be the PIN code, she's surprised not to see her email there. She instantly tries a few times to resend another email but nothing comes up on Conan's phone. That's when Shinichi calls her complaining about the numerous emails she's been sending. Conan then knocks at the door and claims back his phone saying that he didn't want people looking inside because of messages he received from a girl he likes. It is later showed that Conan actually exchanged his phone with Agasa's (which are both of the same models) and used his phone upstairs to call Ran, while she was experimenting with the Professor's phone, to create this whole alibi. Shinichi then tells Ran that she now knows his phone number. And Ran, pleased with the situation, clears her mind out of all suspicions she had about Conan's identity<ref>[[Ran's Suspicions|Episode 400: Ran's Suspicions]]</ref> - at least, consciously.

==== Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66|694-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|574]]) ====
[[File:574-1.png|thumb|200px|Episode 574]]
During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], who openly revealed that his charm had Shinichi's fingerprints during the "Murderer, Shinichi Kudo" case. Ran asks [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] how that's possible when it was only Conan and Heiji who touched it. Kazuha supposes that Heiji lent it to Shinichi at some point. Ran is doubtful and glances toward Conan. Later, Ran talks directly to Conan about the assault case they'd gotten involved in, and he points out that she should talk to Heiji. She responds with "I have a feeling you figured out the proof too", but thinks "Why do I think that?" Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

==== Cold Case (Manga: [[Volume 77|813-814]], Anime: [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|691]]) ====
[[File:691-13.png|left|thumb|200px|Episode 691]]
In [[Volume 77|manga chapter 814]] / [[Yusaku Kudo%27s Cold Case|Anime episode 690-691]], Conan and the girls solve a case similar to one [[Yusaku Kudo]] abandoned 10 years ago. While explaining the solution, Conan talks so convincingly that Ran feels a strong impression that Shinichi is the one speaking. It unnerves her to the point where she stops Conan, but he states that he's only reading Shinichi's e-mail.

==== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ====
When Eri was kidnapped, Ran became suspicious of Conan's identity after witnessing Conan's deductions and skills that lead them to the place where her mother was kidnapped. Ran told Conan that he must be Shinichi, but Conan manages to deceive her by recording himself speaking with Shinichi's voice advising her mother so she wouldn't be involved in the same case, which made Ran lose suspicions, much to Conan's relief.

==== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime: [[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ====

==== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1000-1005]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ====

==== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1022-1026]], Anime: [[Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy|993-995]]) ====

== Non-canon plot overview ==
==== Movie 3: [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] ====
[[File:Movie3.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
In movie 3 when Natsumi and Seiran are revealing the date of their birthdays, which are May 3rd and May 5th, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] reveals his birthday is on May 4th. Ran is shocked as Conan's birthday is the same date as Shinichi's birthday. Ran begins to doubt Conan's identity and begins to suspect he and Shinichi are the same person, but she soon brushes off her beliefs, knowing it's a ridiculous possibility. However, despite her earlier remark, Ran continues to be suspicious of Conan throughout the movie as she keeps a close eye on him and listens closely whenever he is making a deduction, even telling her father to be quiet at one point. Later, when the Scorpion is about to shoot Ran, Conan hurriedly pushes Ran to avoid the bullet. At that moment, Ran imagines Conan to be Shinichi, thus increasing her suspicions of them being the same person. Later, when Ran and everyone escapes and witnesses the burning castle, everyone becomes worried about Conan. Ran refers to Conan as "Shinichi" as she witnesses the castle burning, confirming that Ran officially believes that Shinichi and Conan are the same person.

Later at the Mouri Detective Agency, Ran and Conan talk, where Ran thanks him for saving her but reveals he acted very much like [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Ran begins to cry and asks Conan if she isn't crazy for thinking he and Shinichi are the same. Upon witnessing Ran crying as she reveals her suspicions, Conan realizes that he has to tell her the truth, but when he is about to reveal himself, Kid appears as Shinichi, making Ran believe once again that Shinichi and Conan are not the same.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi and Ran.]]
[[Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri have been close friends ever since pre-school.<ref>[[Memories from Sakura Class|Episode 853-854: Memories from Sakura Class]]</ref> Despite her open annoyance at his obsession with mysteries and Sherlock Holmes, she strongly admires Shinichi. She commends him for his intelligence, bravery, sense of justice, and loyalty as one of the most dependable people in her life. She even admitted to Conan that she is very attracted to Shinichi. While their regular closeness over the years has lead to teasing from their classmates as a couple, in truth, Ran admiration for him soon developed into romantic. Ran first realized this during their trip to New York together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref>

Despite this, she continued hiding these growing feelings for Shinichi, oblivious to the fact that he fell in love with her ever since they first met. She would constantly deny such feelings for Shinichi whenever it was brought up, even accepting one-time dates just to stop the accusations on her. Despite this, Ran has never had any minute interest in other men, regularly turning down their advances in the hope of one day being with Shinichi. Even more, she is shown to be very possessive and jealous when other women show interest in him, which has happened often due to Shinichi's looks and growing fame. Even more, during the [[Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case]], when a girl claimed to be Shinchi's steady girlfriend, Ran was furious at this discovery and likewise relieved when she learned it was a lie.

Since Shinichi "vanished", Ran's feelings for Shinichi have only grown, but consequently mixed with constant worry for his well-being. Conan would regularly call her on the phone, impersonating his normal voice to allay her fears, but his long absence with no explanation other than a "tough case to solve" leaves her worried and hurt that even the times he does briefly appear, he vanishes before anything meaningful can be said. For a long time, Shinichi has said nothing of his feelings so that his absence won't hurt Ran worse than it already does; he also wishes to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. Despite being Conan, Shinichi has lost nearly all of his strength and physical skills from years of training, he is still as committed as ever to protect Ran, and Shinichi hates to see her hurt in any form, especially by him. Ran's love for Shinichi has remained so strong and pure, she has come to recognize his nature completely. She can easily tell it is him just from seeing his hand. Despite being convinced that Shinichi isn't Conan, she seems to know his identity subconsciously.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|200px|Shinichi reveals his feelings for Ran.]]
Despite their "long-distance" relationship and never admitting their feelings, Ran and Shinichi have formed a strong bond that implies their true feelings. To which, Shinichi and Ran also appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.<ref>[[Volume 36#File 372 - The Most in This World...|Volume 36, File 372: "The Most in This World..."]] and [[Volume 37#File 373 - Bye Bye|Volume 37, File 373: "Bye-Bye"]]</ref> They have shared many romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for Christmas,<ref name=Karaoke>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when she earnestly knit a sweater for him. Much time later in London, Ran's distress at Shinichi's seeming coldness to her and likewise still oblivious to her feelings for him led Shinichi to confess his feelings for her; an act that left Ran so astonished that she didn't say anything in return. Later, during their School Trip to Kyoto, Ran finally responded to Shinichi's confession with a kiss on the cheek. Shinichi was about to kiss her on the lips, which she eagerly awaited, but he began to transform back into Conan, forcing him to leave early. Shortly afterwards, the two exchanged emails, confirming that they are boyfriend and girlfriend now, much to her giddy bliss.

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
{{main|Mouri family}}
Ran remains close to both [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] even though they have been separated for ten years. Her constant hope is that they finally get together again, and on occasion, she even plays (re-)matchmaker by arranging not-so-accidental meetings between them. However, while possible, any reunion has so far been constantly hampered by their mutual stubbornness as well as the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity. While loving them both dearly and admiring their respective work, it is only her mother that Ran openly admires and looks to for advice, whereas she openly wishes her father would act more dignified.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran and Sonoko.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic/> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke/> She also seems to notice Ran's emotional attention to others. When Ran believed that Conan was Shinichi, Sonoko noticed that Ran was behaving lovey-dovey toward Conan.

Sonoko once said to a murderer what she thought about friendship: "So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?"<ref name=Loli>[[The Alibi of the Black Dress|Episode 576: "The Alibi of the Black Dress"]]</ref>

Meanwhile, even though Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in their friendship, not going to ski vacations with Sonoko because she doesn't have the money, when she knows that Sonoko would pay for her to go.<ref name=Friendship>[[Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money|Episode 329-330: Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|her boyfriend]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got more attention from boys,<ref>[[Volume 22#File 219 - Go On.2C Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref> but this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

==== Kazuha Toyama ====
Despite having rather different temperaments and personalities, Kazuha and Ran have several things in common, including proficiency in martial art, father's connection to police work and detective work, and detective-obsessed childhood love interests. Kazuha was initially cold and rude to Ran, suspecting her of being interested in Heiji. However, thanks to Kazuha's frankness and Ran's accommodating nature, the girls quickly overcame this misunderstanding. They have since become close friends and seem to regard each other as confidantes since they are in similar romantic situations: Ran and Shinichi cannot confess their feelings for each other, as Shinichi is, aside from telephone calls, physically absent from her life, and Kazuha and Heiji cannot confess their feelings for each other due to their stubbornness and irascibility. After learning that Shinichi confessed his romantic feelings for Ran, Kazuha strongly encouraged Ran to reveal her own back to him. While Conan/Shinichi and Heiji are on cases together, Ran and Kazuha almost always spend time together. When Kazuha visits the Mouris' in Tokyo with Heiji, she is shown to share Ran's bed.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji]] and Ran are very good friends, bonding after Heiji's many trips to Tokyo because he "misses Conan". Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side.

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. He is also sometimes protective of her for the sake of Shinichi, such as when Soshi Okita flirted with Ran and he told him to back off since she is "his best friend's gal" referring to Shinichi. Since it's practically identical to his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.
He acts brotherly toward Ran, on several occasions, he often called her "sister" (nee-chan in Japanese). Despite this, they have become very good friends.

==== Masumi Sera ====
Masumi and Ran are high school classmates who met each other in the past. During the "Which Sweets Show" murder case, when Ran sees Masumi running away from her from behind, she hears the sound of rippling waves and feels a spell is cast on her. After the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride was solved, Sonoko says Masumi is a magician, but Masumi denies that. Because the conversation about magicians sparked a memory in Ran's mind, Ran asked her if they met before; unfortunately, Sonoko interrupts them and so the question was never answered.

=== Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Image:Ran saves Ai aspect ratio fixed.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran saved Ai Haibara as she was about to be shot by [[Vermouth]] and [[Calvados]].]]
There are instances where [[Haibara]] will caution Conan from actions that involve Ran, though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, after hearing Ran speak about the nature of justice to a criminal, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran to resemble her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes a special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados]] (and later [[Vermouth]]), to save Haibara and hold her down to the ground to shield her from the gunfire.<ref name="e345"/> Haibara is reminded of Akemi and begins to treat Ran with more personal investment. When at a later point Haibara learns that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

==== Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima ====
The three kids respects and treats Ran as an older sister figure. There have been many instances when Genta and Mitsuhiko would note that Conan acts differently around Ran and would often tease him for it. During the fifth movie, Countdown to Heaven, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi both asked to meet with Ran in privacy with Ayumi asking Ran to let Conan's feelings down because she is sure he likes her; while Mitsuhiko asked for advice regarding his feelings for both Ayumi and Haibara. While inside the virtual reality world in The Phantom of Baker Street, Genta offers Ran his jacket following suit of what Conan and Mitsuhiko did for Ayumi and Haibara. Ran also rescued the kids several times and vice versa during abduction/hostage situations.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Vermouth ====
[[Image:Ran saves Vermouth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ran saved Vermouth (disguised as a serial killer) back in New York.]]
Ran was a fan of the actress [[Sharon Vineyard]] and is currently unaware of Sharon's double-life as Chris Vineyard and Vermouth. Vermouth has a great deal of respect for Ran and protects her from the Organization's activities because Ran unknowingly saved a disguised Vermouth from falling to her death during the Golden Apple case (even though she was about to kill Ran).<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], [[Eisuke Hondou|Eisuke]] expresses romantic interest in Ran. He admits to Conan that he loves Ran and claims that he wants to take Ran to America to live happily ever after there, and to ask for Shinichi's permission. Conan, without hesitating, refuses his permission, which confirms his true identity to Eisuke.

==== Tomoaki Araide ====
[[Tomoaki Araide]] and Ran Mouri became friends while Araide was acting as a temporary basketball coach in place of a teacher who broke his leg. During "The Unseen Angle of the Darkness" Conan wrongly came to the conclusion that Ran was attracted to Araide. In truth, she wanted to borrow his sweater to knit a similarly patterned one for Shinichi. Some anime-original features play with the idea that Araide is interested in Ran, most notably in the OVA story [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later]] where he proposed to her, but this was only a dream of Conan's and can be ignored.

==== Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:691-4.png|thumb|200px|Ran apologizing to Subaru.]]
Ran lied to [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] about Shinichi's fact because she felt that something terrible will happen to Shinichi if she did. She made Subaru confused about Shinichi and "Kinichi" but later in [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]], Ran apologizes to Subaru for lying and told him the truth. In this episode, Subaru finds out that Conan is Shinichi.

==== Mary Sera ====
Before Ran walks home after the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride is solved, she turns around and sees Masumi talking to Mary. Ran thinks she has seen that child before.
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== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011, to May 12, 2011, in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ran placed 5th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Ran placed 6th overall with 612 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Ran ranked fourth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.

== Fan theories ==
*''Ran's 17th birthday will play a major role during the main plot of Detective Conan.''

In an interview given on January 3, 2012, Gosho Aoyama revealed that there is an "obstacle" preventing him from revealing Ran's birth date, "but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now".<ref name="Goshodayinterview" />

* ''It's possible that Ran knows Conan is Shinichi and is simply hiding it.''

The reasoning behind this is that Ran should know that the Fingerprint evidence is Ironclad, meaning Conan HAS to be Shinichi, and in the Cold Case episode, where Conan should have phrased it as "Shinichi's father" instead of Dad, as anyone reading an email from someone else that was sent to them out loud to someone else would normally do. Another piece of evidence is when Ran talked to Conan about giving him her blood while helping Eisuke out to find his birth records. She brings it up, yet does not question how she knew Conan's blood type, or why Conan never questioned it himself. Additionally, back on the Cold Case file, she stops him while reading the email, and while she does not tell him out loud, the images we see imply she recognizes him as Shinichi because instead of showing the adult Shinichi, we see child Shinichi. She likely did this to stop him from revealing this in front of Sonoko and Sera, having him quickly make up an excuse in front of both of them so they don't get clued in. When you piece these three moments together, it is reasonable to conclude she not only knows but is protecting Conan/Shinichi's identity consciously, though it is highly doubtful she knows why.

She can probably conclude though her father cannot be trusted with the truth.

* ''It is possible that Ran will play a major role in the final battle with the organization and will save Shinichi's life. ''

== Name origin ==
Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama). Ran (蘭) itself means "orchid," which is also one of the flower tiles in [[Wikipedia: Mahjong|Mahjong]].<ref name=Magic/> "Ran Mouri" is also the name of a writer of the anime ''[[Wikipedia: Lupin III: Part II|Lupin III: Part II]]'', a source of inspiration for ''Detective Conan''.<ref>[http://twitter.com/conan_dana_/status/367654320365256704/photo/1 Twitter]</ref>

== Different looks ==
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{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2001 ep217.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 217]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2006.png|thumb|left|x200px|2006]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2012.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 646]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Mouri MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 10).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran 854.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Young Ran (Episode 854)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mouri Ran FBS.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Fist of the Blue Sapphire]]
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== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be happier.}}
{{cquote|If you have faith and wait, he'll definitely come back. A lover will never betray you.|[[Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring|Episode 357]], talking to Kenji Suenaga}}
{{cquote|People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait.}}
{{cquote|Don't! Please don't. You don't have the right! It may have been a copy, but you used that wonderful picture book to commit a crime. The author must be crying in heaven.|To the culprit in [[The Pop-up Book Bomber]]}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ran's cellphone strap.jpg|thumb|200px|Ran's cellphone strap.]]
* Her second phone (the pink one) was presented by Shinichi after he accidentally made Ran lose her phone during [[Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appear (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* She keeps a blissful sea cucumber key-ring on her phone, which she demanded from Shinichi as a penalty for causing her to lose her previous phone. Ran didn't expect him to buy it, but he did. This made Ran wonder if Shinichi was already in love with her at that time. The sea cucumber is actually [[Namako-Otoko]], a villain turned good from Gosho's other series [[Yaiba]].
* Ran is one of the few characters who use old-fashioned flip-phone, instead of trendy smartphones.
* There is a pun relating to the name "Ran" in the 'Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case', where Ran told Shinichi that she liked to run because of her name (Ran=past tense of 'run').
* When Ran is not wearing her school uniform or a special outfit, the colors of her shirt and socks always match.
* After Fusae loaned Ran her umbrella and Ran promised to buy one of Fusae's designed purses in return when she got older, she managed to do so in episodes 421-422 where she was in line with Sonoko to get a new brand name item which was Fusae's limited edition brand name purses and confirmed by Gosho in an interview called [[Interviews#Love Conan Interview|Love Conan Interview]] Dated March 31, 2014, with Gosho.
* In file 882 she was revealed to be scouted as a magazine model and had her picture taken on the street.
* The "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" has her going out of her way to pursue rumors of a haunted suit of armor. Exactly one volume later, she's so terrified of ghosts and monsters that she instantly freezes on seeing the mountain-villa mummy.
* Shinichi tends to call her "Watson" and she tends to play this role in flashbacks.
* Ran gets easily sick when reading in a car.
* Ran has a [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] brand pouch (file 994) and purse (files 410-412 and the Love Conan Interview).
* When she was a kid Ran has Shinichi help her by organizing her Hinamatsuri dolls for Girls Day by Conan mentioned in [[Episode 312]].
* Once in kindergarten she got separated from the group during a walk and ended up in Haido City.
* It is revealed in file 921 that Ran and her family used to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.
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* Akiko Yonehara was an elementary teacher Ran admired and she was very heartbroken when it was revealed that she murdered two people.
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* It is revealed that Shinichi gave Ran an extra key to his house before his parents went to Los Angeles according to the LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book.
* While in preschool, Ran was in the Tulip class in her first year and Sakura class during her second year.
* In file 630, according to Kogoro, whenever Ran buys large cake for guests, she would then eat alone a portion enough for two people.
* In file 1068, it is revealed that Ran has Wataru Takagi's phone number when Takagi mentioned that Ran called him.
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book she likes curry, and Eri's fried eggs.

== In other languages ==
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== Gallery ==
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Pre-grade school Shinichi and Ran.png|Ran and Shinichi before grade school.
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EP881-1.jpg|10 years ago
EP68-Ran.jpg|Ran's voluptuous figure
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]

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