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Ai Haibara

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|灰原哀}} (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies) Anita Hailey (mangas and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.png
| age = 18<ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref><ref>Manga [[Volume 89]], File 948. Haibara states her age for the second time</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref
name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref><ref>Stated to be 7 in OVA 11</ref>
| gender = Female
| date of birth = unknown
| occupation = [[Teitan Elementary School]] student [[Detective Boys]] second-in-command
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| status = Alive (shrunk) Missing (for the Black Organization)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Princess (by [[Subaru Okiya]])
| aliases = [[Shiho Miyano]] (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 2#File 016 - A Devil-like Woman|File 16]] (in a silhouette) / [[Volume 18#File 176 - The New Student...|File 176]] (1st full appearance) 
Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]] Magic Kaito 1412: [[Kid vs Conan: Teleportation Under the Moonlight|Episode 21]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]] [[Erica Mendez]]<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 = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai Haibara) [[Yu Kashii]] (Shiho Miyano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|[[Shiho Miyano]]|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the creator of [[APTX 4869]], the pill that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of it herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー|Sherī}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. She is also one of the few [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|characters who know that Shinichi is Conan]].

== Background ==
=== Shiho Miyano ===
[[File:Investigation Kudo's house.jpg‎|thumb|left|200px|Shiho and other Organization members inspect the Kudo mansion.]]
{{main|Shiho Miyano}}
Shiho Miyano and her older sister, [[Akemi Miyano]], were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Her English mother, [[Elena Miyano]], and her Japanese father, [[Atsushi Miyano]], were both scientists working for the Black Organization on a secret project. While Haibara was young, both her parents died in what was claimed to be an accident. While Akemi lived a normal life, the highly intelligent Shiho was groomed to take over her parents' research. She was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, and then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project, "Silver Bullet".<ref>Manga [[Volume 38]], Files 2-4 (384-386) Manga [[Volume 78]], Files 1-7 (818-824)</ref>. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Black Organization<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s boyfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. Manga [[Volume 58]], File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past" According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time.This took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref>, where she was given the codename "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.
[[File:Shiho taking APTX4869.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shiho swallows [[APTX 4869]].]]
Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. While researching its effects, she discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. She then noticed that one of her lab mice had become smaller instead of dying, though she did not report that effect. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started human trials, using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Black Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho and her team searched Shinichi's house twice to confirm his death, however it lead her to suspect Shinichi had shrunk instead. However, Shiho confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

Shiho was unhappy that the Black Organization was using the incomplete APTX 4869 for murder, as she believed that was not the drug's intended purpose. When Shiho learned of Akemi's death, but was given no explanation, she decided to boycott her research until the Black Organization gave her an explanation. Instead, the Organization confined her in a small room to await her execution. With no other way out, she took APTX 4869 intending to commit suicide, but instead shrank. In her new, smaller body, she escaped and attempted to reach Shinichi's house. There she collapsed and was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> As it turned out later, Agasa was acquaintances with her parents—especially her father—even though he didn't know at that time that they had children or were part of the Black Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== Ai Haibara ===
[[File:Haibara founded infront of Kudo's house.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]
To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Professor Agasa create her alias ''Ai Haibara''. As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with Shinichi Kudo's shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]], she reveals her true identity as the developer of [[APTX 4869]] to Conan.<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref>, and also accurately deduces Conan as Shinichi in the shrunken form, though her deduction is based on prior knowledge of her research and investigation of Shinichi Kudo. Conan protests her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time passes, he accepts her as a friend, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times. Although she does not think too highly of the Detective Boys' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends.

Haibara has begun working on [[Prototype Antidote|an antidote]] for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Conan also eventually succeeds in persuading [[Vermouth]] to leave Haibara in peace after ruining a murderous plot.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref> This fragile peace lasts until Sherry's whereabouts leak to the rest of the Black Organization and a second murder plot occurs aboard a train. A counter plan results in an explosion that preserves Shiho's secret identity. Currently all major Black Organization members besides Vermouth believe Sherry is dead.

Haibara is one of the few major characters in Detective Conan who does not have a potential romantic interest. Previously, she developed a crush on Conan/Shinichi, and she is aware that Mitsuhiko likes her; however, it is unlikely that either of these relationships will materialize. Currently she idolizes footballer [[Higo Ryusuke]].

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|200px|Haibara asking for a ''Fusae Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation.]]
Haibara has a calm and cool personality, sarcastic wit, and high intelligence. When freshly escaped from the Black Organization, she was cynical and pushed others away. Haibara has since defrosted by embracing her new child life and has established strong relationships with Conan, the Detective Boys, Agasa, and Ran.

As Ai Haibara, she speaks and acts older than she is supposed to be, which results in the Detective Boys referring to her as "cool" or "mature". This is emphasized by her impressing general knowledge, even in areas without relation with sciences (such as theology or history<ref>[[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|Episode 212: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]] where she explains the religious myth of the Fall</ref><ref>[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|Episode 233: The Evidence That Didn't Disappear]] where she explains the death of Marie-Antoinette</ref>); and on occasion she is so forceful and demanding that she can stun adults several decades above her current physical age into submission. Despite her jaded demeanor, she can be kind and caring, though usually more to animals than people. Haibara tends to be quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She considers Conan and the Detective Boys the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>. Indeed, she considers herself as a threat for them, since the Black Organization will most likely eliminate all of them once she is found. That is why she describes herself as "dangerous and not like the others"<ref>[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|Episode 233: The Evidence That Didn't Disappear]]</ref>
[[File:Episode213.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko assisting Haibara after bandaging her sprained foot.]]
Haibara is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''[[Countdown to Heaven]]'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]]. She tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions which usually result in gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret. However, whenever Conan is reckless in regards to keeping his identity from Ran, Haibara is the one who plans ahead in order to keep him from being revealed. Because she occasionally works overnight on the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>[[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple]]</ref>

Despite spending most of her time alone at the lab, Haibara shows excellent understanding of reading people's mind. Examples include Haibara deducing that Ayumi had a crush on Conan, figuring out Conan was about to tell his identity to Ran, or understanding the anger of Kobayashi when confronting Inspector Shiratori. Thanks to this ability, Haibara can remind Conan about the situation and make him act appropriately, not to reveal his identity.

In the OVA ''[[A Secret Order From London]]'', Haibara reveals to [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] that she likes sandwiches with a mixture of peanut butter and blueberry jam, from her schooldays in America. However, since [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] caught her eating one of these sandwiches—especially since Haibara was on her part constantly pestering him into eating low-calorie foods only—she had to abandon that habit for a while.<ref>OVA 11: ''A Secret Order From London''</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|200px|Haibara reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]
Haibara seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for certain types of accessories, particularly of the [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] and Prada brands. For instance, when [[Miwako Sato]] declares she would do anything for the one who will solve her father's mystery, she asks for Prada's newest handbag model<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|Episode 205: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3]]</ref>. What's more, in one of the cases, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance.<ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref> She is also seen with a Prada cell phone case in the Mystery Train case.

Haibara reads 'ComCom' magazine (a name similar to Japan's 'CanCam' fashion magazine) during a soccer game in the Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case.<ref>[[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130: The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case]]</ref> In OVA 11, the Detective Boys wrongly began to suspect Haibara was a child model from America, due to her looks and knowledge of fashion and makeup.

=== Fan of popular stars ===
[[File:766-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's listening to "Dandy Lion".]]
While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Haibara herself is a fan of [[Culture#Soccer|Big Osaka]] in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned a "black organization" (Noir Tokyo) after the team had betrayed him and had remained an outcast in public opinion for a time.<ref>[[Volume 34#Soccer Supporter Case|Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case]]</ref><ref>Anime episodes 279-280: "[[Hooligan's Labyrinth]]"</ref> Haibara also liked to hear [[Yoko]]'s songs due to the fact that Higo also likes the songs.<ref>[[Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case|Episode 765-766: Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case]]</ref> However, she later deleted all of Yoko's songs because of the rumored date between Yoko and Ryusuke. At the end of the case, she renews her interest in both of them and goes to play soccer with the Detective Boys while singing Yoko's song "Dandy Lion".<ref>[[Volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|A Secret of the Big Couple]]</ref> She has also shown an interest in Kabuki and one of the well known kabuki actors, Ichikawa Ebizo, in the episode Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Juhachiban Mystery. She introduced herself to Ebizo as one of the Detective Boys and Conan's assistant, assuming a more endearing demeanor, which the children noted, during their conversation in the search for Conan.

In non canon, Haibara was a fan of Sannomiya Kazunori, an actor playing a detective role. She was really annoyed and slapped Conan (in a bath house) when he teased her on liking Sannomiya.
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== Skills ==
=== Football ===
Initially Haibara wasn't interested in football, but thanks to Conan she now enjoys watching them and roots for Big Osaka team, with Higo Ryusuke her favorite player. In Movie 16, she performed a long pass through the debris, delivering the ball to Conan for the decisive kick saving the day.

=== Music ===
In canon, Haibara has knowledge about classical music. In Movie 12, she played the recorder to send a message to Conan.

== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Haibara by her name suffixed with ''-san'' (due to her personality), and some with ''-chan'' (due to her agreement), a lot of the characters have different ways of calling her due to their different relationships. The following is a list of the different appellations for Haibara (and the ones Haibara gives in return) encountered in the series.

<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Haibara|Kudo-kun}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Haibara Haibara-san (once) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once)<ref>[[A Dangerous Party of Two|Episode 557: A Dangerous Party of Two]]</ref> Sherry Hana-chan (once)<ref>[[Reunion with the Black Organization|Episode 176: Reunion with the Black Organization (Haibara)]]</ref>|Edogawa-kun (around others) Kudo-kun (in private) Great Detective-san (Meitantei-san) Conan (once)<ref>[[Movie 6]]</ref> Sherlock Holmes of the modern world<ref>[[The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code|Episode 411: The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Part I)]]</ref> A pervert little brat<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> Death magnet Corpse magnet A certain detective, someone Shin-chan (once, post credit) Detective-san (Tantei-san)}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Ai-chan|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san<ref>[[Movie 11]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Kogoro-san Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Haibara-san (formerly) Ai-chan|Yoshida-san (''usually'') Ayumi-chan (''twice'')<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi|episode 140]]</ref><ref>''Detective Conan'' [[A Secret Order From London|OVA 11]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Haibara Ai-chan (once)|Kojima-kun Genta<ref name="file947">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 947: Motto (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Haibara-san Ai-chan (once)|Tsuburaya-kun}}
|-
|[[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]]||Herself||Haibara The girl of the Black Organization (to Conan)||-
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Haibara-san|Kobayashi-sensei}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends & relatives">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|Shiho|Onēchan}}
{{appellations|Elena Miyano|Shiho|Mom (''Okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Atsushi Miyano|-|Dad (''Otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Haibara-san Ai-chan<ref>Chapter 824</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Ai-kun|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That little girl|Osaka friend}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ai-chan|Suzuki-san}}
{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|Haibara-san|Wakasa-sensei}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Gin|Sherry|Gin}}
{{appellations|Vodka|-|Vodka}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Sherry That girl Special Lady <ref> Chapter 823</ref>|Vermouth}}
{{appellations|Pisco|Shiho-chan|Pisco}}
{{appellations|Rum|-|Rum}}
{{appellations|Chianti|-|Chianti}}
{{appellations|Korn|-|Korn}}
{{appellations|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|-|Numabuchi Ki'ichiro}}
{{appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}
{{appellations|Irish|-|Irish}}
{{appellations|file=M20 odd eyes woman.jpg|List of notable case characters#Curaçao{{!}}Curaçao|Sherry Sherry-chan|-}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Ai-kun|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Ai-chan|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|-|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|-|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Ai-chan "Little red hiding hood" Brown haired girl Sherry|Jodie-sensei}}
{{appellations|James Black|Sherry}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Kir Mizunashi Rena}}

{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|-|Kuroda<ref name="file925">[[Volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|File 925 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|That brown haired girl|Moroboshi Dai That Akai person<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[Clash of Red and Black|Ep. 501]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Princess<ref>[[Episode 684]]</ref>|Subaru-san<ref>Chapter 801</ref>}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|-|Yumi-san<ref name="file900">[[Volume 85#Shogi Tournament|File 900 (Volume 85)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|-|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Sango Yokomizo|-|Inspector Yokomizo (''Yokomizo keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|-|Detective Matsuda (''Matsuda-keiji'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Celebrities">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Taiko<ref name="file849">[[volume 80#Yumi's Love Story|File 849: Taiko's Optimal Move (Volume 80)]]</ref> Taiko Meijin}}
{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji<ref name="file948">[[volume 89#Kohji Haneda's Death Case|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hideo Akagi|-|Hide}}
{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo-san Higo Ryusuke}}
{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Ai-chan|Okino Yoko Idol mare (''idol-onna'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|Young lady|Kid (in her thoughts) Magician in the Moonlight-san (''Gekka no Kijutsushi-san'') (once)}}
{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg|Sherry-chan|Mine Fujiko}}
{{appellations|Genji Kojima|-|Kojima-kun's father (''Kojima-kun no chichioya'')}}
{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Eisuke Hondou Eisuke}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Haibara|Sera Masumi<ref>Movie 18: [[Dimensional Sniper]]</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Older Brother Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 18|176-178]], Anime: [[Episode 129|129]]) ===
[[File:129-1.png|thumb|left|200px|First Haibara's "evil" appearance.]]
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives but Conan fails to realize it's at Agasa's home (Tokyo blocks are not numbered in sequential order and Conan has never had reason to learn Agasa's mailing address due to their being neighbors).

After school, a boy named Toshiya asks the Detective Boys to find his missing brother. The Detective Boys along with Haibara investigate Toshiya's house and finds a painting of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya reveals that before his brother disappeared, a woman, who had an interest in that portrait, approached Toshiya's brother. The Detective Boys search around town to ask whether anyone has seen the woman or Toshiya's brother. Conan notices that a man was using a counterfeit ¥1000 and realizes Toshiya's brother was actually kidnapped and forced to help create counterfeit bills. After following the man along with the clues Toshiya's brother left behind, they are able to apprehend the organized crime group and save Toshiya's brother.

=== University Professor Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 18|179]]-[[Volume 19|181]], Anime: [[Episode 129|129]]) ===
[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|200px|Haibara cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]]
On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she is a former member of the Black Organization, with the code name "Sherry". She actually betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869, which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she once accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister, and the disc is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to discover that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirakura; Shirakura after bludgeoning Hirota to death and tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made, subsequently dragging the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirakura's fingerprints should be found on the tape. After seeing Conan's amazing display of logic after she had given up on the case herself, Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Conan finally makes the connection that the "Masami Hirota" who Gin killed was actually Shiho's sister, and sympathy for Haibara's attitude stirs in him. The disc is taken into police custody, but once it is released to them Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk—only to have [[Night Baron|a virus]] delete all the data.

=== Stadium Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 19|189]]-[[Volume 20|191]], Anime: [[Episode 130|130-131]]) ===
Haibara is hesitant to see the football match closer (fearing that her face will be visible on TV). After, she tells Conan that she's 18 years old.

=== Blue Castle Treasure Case (Manga: [[Volume 20|200]]-[[Volume 21|203]], Anime: [[Episode 136|136-137]]) ===
Haibara lies to Ayumi, saying that she doesn't have love interest in Conan so Ayumi doesn't have to worry about her.

=== Movie Theater Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|222-224]], Anime: [[Episode 138|138-139]]) ===
At the start of the second Gomera movie, Ayumi falls asleep and puts her head on Conan's shoulder. When Conan turns to Haibara, saying he needs to use the restroom and asks her if she would switch seats, she has also put her head on Conan's shoulder, having fallen asleep as well.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]] and [[Volume 24|232-233]], Anime: [[Episode 156|156-157]]) ===
The episode opens with Haibara and Conan in what looks to be an abandoned and empty room. Haibara tells him that she (possibly referring to Ran) has found out about his identity. When he asks her why she's telling him all this, she tells him that he can see into the hearts of the wicked, but he couldn't understand a woman's heart, then tells him that she's been in love with him since she met him. We see Conan's face, but it doesn't appear to be at all surprised, and Haibara continues with: "I guess you didn't even notice... Kamen Yaiba-san." After Mitsuhiko yells out "CUT!", it is revealed that both Conan and Haibara were merely acting, and practicing lines for Teitan Elementary School's play, with Mitsuhiko as the director.

=== Reunion with the Black Organization (Manga: [[Volume 25|238-242]], Anime: [[Reunion with the Black Organization|176-178]]) ===
[[image:Sherry-getting-shot.png|thumb|left|200px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]
In Episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Haibara is kidnapped and confined in a wine cellar by the Black Organization member [[Pisco]], but she escapes before Gin and Vodka arrive by drinking [[baijiu]] to turn back into an adult. Gin anticipates her actions and intercepts her on the roof. He shoots selectively to wound her, intending to force her to explain how she escaped from the Organization before he finally kills her. Conan prevents Gin from killing her by shooting the man with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilizer wristwatch]]. Conan tells Haibara to jump into the chimney when a distracted Vodka shoots at him but as he's behind a door, he gets away once Haibara has gone down the chimney. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm to stay awake. Inside the wine cellar, Pisco is about to kill Haibara but Conan rescues her after tricking Pisco into accidentally causing a fire. They make their escape as Pisco tries to find them amidst the fire and smoke. At this point, Gin crawls from the chimney and confronts Pisco, citing his failure to remain in the shadows in his mission and kills him before Pisco is able to tell him the truth that Shiho Miyano has deaged into a young girl. Worried that the Organization is after her, Haibara decides to leave the city. Conan anticipates that Gin will predict her next move as leaving Tokyo so it will be better if she does the unexpected and remains in Beika. Unknown to Conan or Haibara, [[Vermouth]] saw Haibara at the party and uses her expert disguise skills to get closer to Haibara and Conan in order to confirm Haibara's identity as Sherry and then kill her.

=== Dangerous Cave Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Dangerous Cave Case|251]]-[[Volume 26#Dangerous Cave Case|254]], Anime [[The Desperate Revival|188-189]]) ===
[[File:Flower gun.png|thumb|200px|Haibara's about to shoot Conan.]]
Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, because Ran said she knew Conan's blood type for a blood transfusion, which Haibara hears.

=== School Play Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#School Play Case|255-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|190-191]]) ===
While Conan is in the hospital contemplating admitting his identity to her, Haibara enters and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found out about her due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Black Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had in her child identity. However, when she pulls the trigger a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point: both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation, in order to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a [[prototype antidote]] for APTX 4869 and then disguises herself as Conan. For the rest of the arc, Conan returns as Shinichi while Haibara is present as Conan, thus creating the illusion of Shinichi and Conan existing at the same time, disproving that the two are the same person.

=== Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#Elevator Murder Case|258-260]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|192-193]]) ===
At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara is still disguised as Conan already waiting for him. She knows that Shinichi would run into the men´s bathroom after the symptoms of the regress conversion start to appear. Presumably, she leaves Conan's clothes
for Shinichi and changes back into Haibara before leaving with Agasa who's waiting for her in the car park. Returned to the form of Conan once more, Conan returns to where Ran is waiting for Shinichi and tells her Shinichi has to leave urgently on another case.

=== Music Box Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#File_261_-_Touching_the_Music_Strings.21.3F|261]], Anime: [[The Significant Music Box|194]]) ===
Some time after the "comeback of Shinichi", Conan asks Haibara for some more antidotes, as he would like to meet Ran again in his adult form to tell her the whole truth. Haibara refuses and says it's too late, and it could be dangerous for Conan to swallow another prototype that could kill him. Haibara and the Detective Boys seem delighted to see Conan again, though the Boys are completely ignorant of who Conan really is.


=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid.27s Curse Case|281]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|223]]) ===
During the investigation of a case involving a lottery, Heiji Hattori and Conan goes through books with names of contestants from previous lotteries. Conan finds the name Shiho Miyano in one of the books and recalls it as the real name of Haibara. But he can't imagine that it's the same person, since she doesn't appear as a person desiring eternal youth and beauty.

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]] ===
[[File:Vermouth episode 230.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara in pinch.]]
Vermouth, disguised as [[Tomoaki Araide]], boards a bus that Haibara, Agasa, and the Detective Boys are riding to a ski resort. Whatever plan Vermouth might have had is completely interrupted by the bus being hijacked by random criminals and the presence of two FBI agents that have been tracking her: [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Shuichi Akai]]. Haibara detects Vermouth's presence on the bus. She becomes so afraid that the Detective Boys, Conan, and Agasa will be killed because of her that she decides to commit suicide, deliberately staying behind in the bus which is about to explode. Realising her intent, Conan runs back and with his quick thinking, saves her. He asks her not to run away from life. However, the event caused her to remain anxious for several days.
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=== Dog Lovers Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|290-292]], Anime: [[The Evidence That Didn%27t Disappear|233-234]]) ===
The hijacked bus incident in ''The Mysterious Passenger Case'' led Haibara to be especially worried about her situation. Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko attempt to cheer her up and, with the help of Arthur the dog, manage to make her smile. Conan comments that she should keep that expression, since it makes her look like a child, causing Haibara to blush.



=== Netted Man Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|311-313]], Anime: [[The Mystery in the Net|246-247]]) ===
While she is at the beach with the Detective Boys and Ran, Haibara once again witnesses Conan's/Shinichi's feelings for Ran. She remains in the water until Ran notices she got a sunstroke. Conan wonders why she did not stay with Professor Agasa, and she answers that she did not want to run away from a dolphin (Ran) who is loved by the ocean (Shinichi/Conan), and a shark (herself) that ran away from the cold and dark bottom of the ocean cannot compete with the dolphin. However, Conan fails to understand this metaphor, which draws a parallel between Ran and Haibara.



=== Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Bathroom Murder Case|423]]-[[Volume 42#Bathroom Murder Case|425]], Anime: [[Hidden Bathroom Secret|340-341]]) ===
Haibara, with the help of Conan, fins recording tapes from her mother. She's happy and relaxed to hear her mother's voice

=== Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#File 427 - Ran.27s Deduction|427]], Anime: [[The Convenience Store Trap|343-344]]) ===
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=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===
[[File:345-1.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran covering Haibara from getting shot.]]
Vermouth finally launches her plan to kill Shiho. She prepares a distraction to lure Conan away so that Haibara is alone at Agasa's. Taking advantage of the fact that Haibara has practically become ill from fear, she calls as Dr. Araide to tell Haibara she is taking her to the hospital because she has been unwell for so long. The eavesdropping FBI agent [[Jodie Starling]] arrives first to protect Haibara and starts driving her towards the shipping yard where the FBI have laid a trap for Vermouth.

In a complicated turn of events, Vermouth reveals she already thwarted Jodie's trap, and then shoots her. Haibara then reveals herself to be Conan; Yukiko had helped with his disguise while Conan sent [[Heiji Hattori]] to participate in Vermouth's distraction. The real Haibara then shows up which distracts Conan long enough for Vermouth to dart him with his own stun-gun watch. Just as Haibara is about to be killed, Ran, who had suspected Jodie of being untrustworthy and decided to spy on her, jumps from Jodie's car trunk and protects Haibara. Vermouth is unwilling to kill either Conan or Ran because they had saved her life in the past. Part of the reason why she originally did not tell the rest of the Black Organization about Haibara's true identity is likely because they would find out about Conan too and then silence him and everyone around him as well.

Before Vermouth can come up with another plan, the other FBI agent, [[Shuichi Akai]] arrives and forces Vermouth to flee with Conan as a hostage. Vermouth dials [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization to lie to him about why she was injured. After the call she checks Conan and found he's wired to a recorder after cutting open his shirt. As she is about to destroy it, he wakes up from his pretended snooze and tells her his associate will arrive if the recorder is destroyed. He threatens to give the recorder to the police for analysis unless Vermouth promises that she will give up on trying to kill Haibara. Vermouth consents and unexpectedly releases a sleeping gas. When Conan wakes up, he found Vermouth had considerately covered him with her coat but there is no sign of her in the car except for a bloody patch on the seat. He realises she had destroyed the recorder and then shot herself from succumbing to the gas. A wounded Vermouth makes her way to a phone booth and calls for a pickup from her associates.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments (Manga: [[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|475-478]], Anime: [[Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion|394-396]]) ===
Conan figures out the boss's full number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Wikipedia: Pandora's Box|Pandora's Box]]". Conan then thinks he can get Detective Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to, but then Haibara warns that if he does, Detective Takagi will be killed. This scene is the first time Haibara openly reveals to Conan that she has been hiding important secrets about the Black Organization from him; earlier she [[Black Organization#APTX 4869 and Biochemistry|had lied to him]]. The exchange suggests that Haibara is withholding information because she fears Conan will make a rash move.

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622-624]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===
[[File:Haibara doesn't like Okiya.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Haibara does not like Subaru.]]
Not long after Akai's death, Conan hears fresh intel from the [[FBI]] that a new [[Black Organization]] agent called [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] is looking for Shiho, which Conan keeps secret from Haibara. As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in Kudo's house since Okiya's apartment was burnt to the ground. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Although Okiya is trusted by Conan and Agasa and behaves kindly to Haibara, she remains frightened of him. Later, some of his actions lead her to believe he might be someone she knows and she comes to trust him more, even attempting to uncover his identity when she thought he was asleep.

=== Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Manga: [[Volume 77#Cabin Trap|815-817]], Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret|699-700]]) ===
[[File:Shiho 700.png|thumb|200px|Haibara turns into Shiho via the [[Prototype antidote|prototype antidote]] for the first time.]]
Haibara is forced to revert to Shiho using a [[temporary antidote]] to save the other children of the group from a fire. A video of her as an adult is sent to the Mouri Detective Agency by Mitsuhiko which Sera, Okiya, and Amuro find out about. Because of this, Haibara is later targeted by a plot concocted by Vermouth and Bourbon aboard the Bell Tree Express Train. Bourbon is revealed to be Amuro and Haibara learns that he knew her parents. Bourbon was hoping to capture Shiho alive, but Vermouth's modifications to his plan which were designed to kill her led to Shiho supposedly being blown up on the train. The Shiho Vermouth and Bourbon thought was killed was really [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise, Conan having forced him into the plan. Because of this, all of the Black Organization besides Vermouth think Shiho is now dead, and Vermouth is unable to reveal the truth to the rest of them without also compromising Conan, Haibara and their deaged condition against her wishes.

=== The Heartfelt Strap (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===

=== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1025]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Countdown to Heaven (Movie: [[Countdown to Heaven|5]]) ===
[[File:Vlcsnap-2014-01-13-20h39m03s54.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ai, witnessing Genta's virtue]]
Having greatly missed her sister Akemi, Ai secretly begins to make a call to an apartment that her sister once stayed in order to hear her voice from the tape recorder. Gin and Vodka, knowing about this habit of hers, plan to track down Asaga's phone number when she makes the call, but their plan is foiled by Conan and Agasa after being informed of this by Genta.

As she begins to bond with the Detective Boys, Ai begins to realize that she herself is no longer all alone or full of sorrow, and is willing to sacrifice herself to allow them to live. She also witnesses both Genta and Mitsuhiko's bravery of not wanting to leave her behind from the time bombed tower, with the former forcefully carrying her to the escape car despite her intention to countdown the time bomb until the end, and the latter holds on to her when she is thrown off the car due to the blaze from the explosion. Ai, knowing of Ayumi's affection toward Conan, also warns him to never make Ayumi cries, else she'll never forgive him.



== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Akemi Miyano ====
The death of Akemi still affects her. It was the death of her sister that led to Haibara's escape from the organization, because no one would tell her the reason. She became aware of the robbery Akemi pulled after her death, but suspected there was more to the story.

In the movie Countdown to Heaven, she kept calling Akemi's number at her apartment just to hear her voice, fully aware that the Black Organization might wiretap and trace to her location. It took extreme measure from Conan to make Haibara abandon this thought.

==== Atsushi Miyano ====
Dr. Miyano was Haibara's father. He passed away when she was barely a year old. Her feelings toward her father is unknown, but she does show interest in seeing the house where he grew up.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Elena passed away when Shiho was a baby. Even though Shiho/Haibara has accepted her passing for a long time, being able to hear her voice via recorded tapes calmed Haibara down.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
[[File:Shiranpuri derp.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's reaction after hearing Conan's ''[[Clash of Red and Black#Ready to Die .28Manga: 605-608.2C Anime: 503.29|Shiranpuri]]'' plan.]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Both are de-aged by APTX and have almost equal levels of intelligence, which makes Haibara and [[Conan]] close confidants and more empathetic with each other than most other characters. Conan is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down over her sister's death. She initially has romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi although she never admits it. Over time, she accepts that he and Ran are a confirmed pair and would occasionally tease him about Ran. She is keenly observant of Conan's personality, intelligence, and sense of justice. If Conan is in danger she is willing to throw away her life to save him, overriding fears and concerns for her own safety that would ordinarily paralyze her. Similarly, Conan has saved Haibara's life more than once when she would have sacrificed herself for his and the [[Detective Boys]]' safety. She often enjoys teasing Conan which he takes in good stride. However, he is oblivious of her feelings towards him and sometimes finds it difficult to deal with her sarcasm and impudent, cold nature. Although in empathy on many matters, they don't fully trust one another with information about the Black Organization out of concern for the safety and feelings of the other. In fact, she has always know that [[Renya Karasuma]] is the Black Organization head, but she never reveals it for Conan's safety.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
[[File:772-1.png|thumb|200px|Haibara is typing a mail to Professor Agasa angrily for cheating his diet.]]
{{main|Agasa family}}
The relationship between Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite their actual ages, Haibara often acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occasions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There have also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Haibara seems most comfortable about acting herself with Professor Agasa; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in. Agasa had been an acquaintance of Shiho's parents, but he hadn't imagine that she would be their daughter, before Conan revealed it.

==== Ran Mouri ====
[[File:247-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's first meeting with Ran.]]
There are instances where Haibara will caution Conan from actions that involve [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. Early on, she is cold and distant towards Ran, even more so than she is to most other people. Ran believes that it is because Haibara hated her,<ref name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> though in truth it is because Ran reminds Haibara strongly of her dead sister.

After Ran notices Haibara is not feeling well and carries her to safety during a case, Haibara finally properly introduces herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Because Haibara finds that Ran resembles her older sister, Akemi Miyano, she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings increase after Ran jumps through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados|a Black Organization sniper]] to save Haibara.<ref name=Vermouth>[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara immediately thinks of her own sister, and begins acting to try to protect Ran from the organization, such as when Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house when she knows that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref name=KornChianti>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

Assuming that Conan has romantic feelings for Ran, Haibara feels jealous of her and suffer from considering herself as less attractive than Ran. She even implies that Ran would be similar to a dolphin, when she would only be a shark coming from the cold depths of the sea, indicating that she cannot compete against her<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref>. Once when Haibara had a cold and Ran came to bring her some food, Ai pretended to be asleep and Conan said she wasn't being considerate for Ran's good actions towards her. Haibara thought to herself that Conan doesn't understand a thing, but she doesn't want him to anyway, hinting that she has actually romantic feelings towards Conan/Shinichi and is jealous due to his feelings for Ran.

==== Akai Shuichi/Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:685-2.png|thumb|200px|Haibara uncovering Subaru's scarf.]]
The first time [[Subaru]] appears, Haibara felt a strange feeling toward him and thought he is a member of the Black Organization. However, the feeling kept coming and going. In later episodes, Haibara doesn't seem to hate him so much anymore. She even tries to uncover Subaru's scarf to check his neck, probably suspecting he was using a device made by Professor Agasa. At one point, she asks him if he bugged Agasa's house because he keeps appearing at opportune moments when they're involved in a case, bringing food hastily put together as an excuse for his presence. She cited one instance in which the food was not cooked and the vegetables were raw.

Currently, although Akai/Subaru knows Haibara's secret identity, Haibara doesn't know Subaru's identity, nor does she know Akai was her deceased sister's boyfriend. Both Akai/Subaru, Conan, and Agasa are keeping such information a secret from Haibara. At one point, Haibara questions if Akai is a "lolicon."

==== Dai Moroboshi ====
[[File:701 8.png|thumb|left|200px|Dai Moroboshi in Haibara's thought.]]
Haibara knows [[Dai Moroboshi]] as her sister's boyfriend. She deduces that Dai approaches her sister just to collect information about the Black Organization. She remembered him giving her a promise to protect Akemi. Later on, she meets a [[Scar Akai|guy]] similar to him in [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train]] and wonders how he got the scar on his face.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Heiji is one of the few character who know Conan and Haibara's secret identity, as well as the effect of APTX 4869. In general, Heiji and Haibara rarely meet each other. His hot temperament is a trait that Haibara dislikes. However, on more than one occasion, Haibara trusts Heiji to keep the secret of the drug and to keep Conan/Shinichi safe when Conan temporarily reverts back to Shinichi.

Haibara also shows a mischievous side towards Heiji. At one point when Heiji (kinda) confessed to Kazuha, Haibara used the recorded speech as her ringtone.

=== Detective Boys ===
Haibara has tried to keep an emotional distance away from the rest of the Detective Boys at the beginning. However, over time, she can't resist their boistorous friendliness anymore and gradually warms up to them.

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
[[File:330-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi is happy for being allowed to call Haibara by her name (Ai).]]
{{Main|Ayumi Yoshida}}
Out of the Detective Boys, Haibara is the closest with [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Haibara seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref> Besides, Ayumi is one of the people who teach her that she cannot win by always running away, and that she has to face her enemies<ref>[[Episode 347|Episode 347: Find the Buttock's Mark]]</ref>.
However, Haibara and Ayumi may almost be love rivals, since both seem to develop romantic feelings for Conan: Ayumi even asks her if she is in love with him, and is really frightened when she is answered positively (she eventually cheers up when Haibara says she is not).<ref>[[The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case|Episode 205: The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case]]</ref>

==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|200px|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
Haibara's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops romantic feelings for her, and Haibara is fully aware of this. Haibara uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also admires his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Gin ====
{{main|Gin and Sherry}}
[[Gin]] has an abnormal attachment for Shiho, often thinks of her being naked, and seems to enjoy hunting her down, while she hates and fears him. They had some sort of relationship in the past,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__60__p__287218#entry287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013]</ref> possibly romantic.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

==== Vodka ====
Shiho and [[Vodka]] have met and are acquaintances.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Vermouth ====
[[Vermouth]] and Shiho have some connection, although it has not been elaborated on. Shiho fears Vermouth more than other Black Organization members except perhaps Gin: in the first times, the feeling of her presence can even entirely paralyze her<ref>[[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 231: The Mysterious Passenger]]</ref>. Shiho was initially Vermouth's target, but Vermouth promised to give up on her after Conan's intervention.<ref name=CD239/> She broke this promise later when Bourbon discovered a video of Sherry, still clinging to her personal conviction that Shiho is the one person who can't be allowed to exist in the world.<ref>Manga File 818</ref>

==== Rei Furuya ====
[[Rei Furuya|Rei]] knew Haibara's parents and sister. Rei has also met Shiho in the Mystery Train case, but not knowing that it was [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise.

=== Others ===
==== Mary Sera ====
As Haibara tries to wipe out the mascara in her left eye, Conan notices the similiarites between her and [[Mary]], and he thinks that they might be blood related. Conan thinks that Haibara is somehow connected to the [[Akai family]].
Many fans believes that Haibara's [[Elena|mother]] is the sister of Mary, as Gosho confirmed that two mothers will be revealed as sisters with Mary being one of the sister pair. However, up to this point, it's never mentioned that Mary and Shiho have met each other.

== People who know Haibara's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Ai Haibara's identity}}
These people know Haibara's true identity: Professor Agasa, Conan, Vermouth, Pisco, Heiji Hattori, Yukiko Kudo, Yusaku Kudo, and Shuichi Akai. It is also possible that James Black and Jodie Starling of the FBI know Haibara's true identity since they call Haibara by her codename "Sherry", although they may not know yet her true name.

== 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. Haibara placed 4th in the poll with 686 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』人気投票結果|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. Haibara placed 4th out of 10. (First place of all female characters)<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. Haibara placed 3rd overall with 1,592 votes. (First place of all female characters)<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>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai Haibara's name comes from [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.'''I'''. Warshawski]] ("Ai" comes from the letter "I"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow).<ref>[[Volume 18#File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies|Volume 18, File 179: "The Girl Made of Lies"]]</ref> Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots. However, Gosho Aoyama in an interview posted in the May 2014 issue of Da Vinci magazine stated that the "Ai" in Ai Haibara comes from [[Wikipedia: Irene Adler|'''I'''rene Adler]], a character from the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' story "A Scandal in Bohemia", and she is inspired by her.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Da Vinci|month=May|year=2014|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten}}</ref><ref>Aoyama's latest interview for NHK (2017)</ref>

Her US Viz name, Anita Hailey, comes from:
* Anita: Anne Katherine Green (the first American Mystery Writer)
* Hailey: Hero (though Anita didn't care much for the choice)<ref>Case Closed Volume 18: File 179 - The False Girl</ref>

Her codename '''Sherry''' is Detective Shunsaku Kudo's (from [[wikipedia:ja:探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari (Detective Tales)]]) favorite liquor.

== Different looks ==
<gallery>
File:Ai Before.jpg|Episode 129
File:Ai Middle.JPG|Episode 477
File:Ai After.jpg|Episode 631
File:haibara 2015.png|Episode 779
File:haibara ai magic kaito 1412.png|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 21).
File:ai 2017.png|Opening 45
</gallery>

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|You can't complain about time going by... If anyone tries to change it... Life will punish them.|[[Volume 20|File 191, Page 11: "The Eyes From Far Away"]]}}
{{cquote|Creation reflects the inner state of the creator.|[[Volume 33|File 335: "Memento of a Wife"]]}}
{{cquote|Don't judge people from the outside. Like any rose has thorns, the more person appears nice on the outside, the more you should doubt the inside.|[[Volume 45|File 461: "Poison on the Bait!?"]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa.. |[[Volume 23|File 222, Page 7: "The Last Movie"]]}}
{{cquote|Even this loyal mirror won't reflect your true form.|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 23|File 223, Page 14: "The True in the Mirror"]]}}
{{cquote|You'll protect me, right?|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 34|File 346: "The Fake Supporter"]]}}
{{cquote|I will pass!|When the Detective Boys want to play detectives or treasure hunters}}
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s favorite line as Ai Haibara, indicated in Conan radio.
{{cquote|Baka! (Fool)}}
* [[Minami Takayama]]'s favorite line from Haibara, indicated in Conan radio.
{{cquote|If I... If I... I wish I could lose my memory if possible. I wouldn't remember my sister's death, or being forced to make poison for the Organization. If I could forget everything and just become a regular elementary school student Haibara Ai, I wonder how good it'll be... And, I could be with you forever, forever just like this...|[[Movie 4|Movie 4: "Captured in Her Eyes"]]|Said to Conan in response to Ran losing her memory, she then played it off as a joke}}
{{cquote|Really... just like Officer Takagi and Inspector Shiratori... How come all the officers we know have to be such slow, annoying, blockhead morons?|}}

=== Quotes about Ai ===
{{cquote|She's not as tough as she looks.|Conan talking to Agasa|[[Volume 34|File 341: "The Hint That Was Against"]]}}

== Trivia ==
* Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.
* Haibara is an animal lover.
* Haibara strongly dislikes getting shocked by static electricity. She used to have some accessories to dissipate the charge, but she seems to have given up on them after Conan taught her a good strategy to avoid being shocked.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]], Files 5-7 (635-637), Anime [[Episode 525]]</ref>
* Haibara reveals to [[Fujiko Mine]] that she used to ride a Harley before she shrank.<ref>[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref>
* The first appearance of Haibara has her hair colored as brown but later on changed to reddish brown. However, it's changed to brown again.
* Haibara has the recording of Heiji's 'confession' to Kazuha<ref>Manga [[Volume 83]], File 9 (881), Anime [[Episode 764]]</ref> as her ring tone.<ref> Manga [[Volume 86]], File 8 (912), Anime [[Episode 809]]</ref>
* As a traitor of the organization who could died, she compares herself to [[Wikipedia: Marie Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]], the beautiful French princess who met her end at the guillotine.<ref>Manga [[Volume 29]], File 6 (290), Anime [[Episode 233]]</ref>

== In other languages ==
=== Ai Haibara ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀 Ai|灰原 Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|''آي''|هيبارا Hībāra}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|哀 Aī|灰原 Huīyuán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ай|Хайбара}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ XỊ|ไฮบาระ Ḥị-bā-ra}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|哀 Aī|灰原 Huīyuán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Shiho Miyano ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保 Shiho |宮野 Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|شيهو Shīho|ميانو Miyāno}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|志保 Zhìbǎo|宫野 Gōngyě}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Сихо/Шихо|Мияно}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ Chi-ḥoa|มิยาโนะ Mi-yā-noa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|志保 Zhìbǎo|宮野 Gōngyě}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Sherry ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=1}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|シェリー Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|شيري Sheri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|雪莉 Xuě lì| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Sherry|Once called Shelly, due to translating errors}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|쉐리 Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Шерри| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Sherry|Once "Jerez".<ref> Note: "Jerez" means "Sherry".</ref>}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เชอรี่ Chex-rī̀| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|雪莉 Xuě lì| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sherry| }}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Sherry's soliloquy]]

== References ==
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Ai Haibara

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|灰原哀}} (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies) Anita Hailey (mangas and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.png
| age = 18<ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref><ref>Manga [[Volume 89]], File 948. Haibara states her age for the second time</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref
name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref><ref>Stated to be 7 in OVA 11</ref>
| gender = Female
| date of birth = unknown
| occupation = [[Teitan Elementary School]] student [[Detective Boys]] second-in-command
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| status = Alive (shrunk) Missing (for the Black Organization)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Princess (by [[Subaru Okiya]])
| aliases = [[Shiho Miyano]] (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 2#File 016 - A Devil-like Woman|File 16]] (in a silhouette) / [[Volume 18#File 176 - The New Student...|File 176]] (1st full appearance) 
Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]] Magic Kaito 1412: [[Kid vs Conan: Teleportation Under the Moonlight|Episode 21]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]] [[Erica Mendez]]<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 = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai Haibara) [[Yu Kashii]] (Shiho Miyano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|[[Shiho Miyano]]|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the creator of [[APTX 4869]], the pill that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of it herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー|Sherī}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. She is also one of the few [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|characters who know that Shinichi is Conan]].

== Background ==
=== Shiho Miyano ===
[[File:Investigation Kudo's house.jpg‎|thumb|left|200px|Shiho and other Organization members inspect the Kudo mansion.]]
{{main|Shiho Miyano}}
Shiho Miyano and her older sister, [[Akemi Miyano]], were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Her English mother, [[Elena Miyano]], and her Japanese father, [[Atsushi Miyano]], were both scientists working for the Black Organization on a secret project. While Haibara was young, both her parents died in what was claimed to be an accident. While Akemi lived a normal life, the highly intelligent Shiho was groomed to take over her parents' research. She was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, and then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project, "Silver Bullet".<ref>Manga [[Volume 38]], Files 2-4 (384-386) Manga [[Volume 78]], Files 1-7 (818-824)</ref>. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Black Organization<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s boyfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. Manga [[Volume 58]], File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past" According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time.This took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref>, where she was given the codename "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.
[[File:Shiho taking APTX4869.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shiho swallows [[APTX 4869]].]]
Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. While researching its effects, she discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. She then noticed that one of her lab mice had become smaller instead of dying, though she did not report that effect. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started human trials, using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Black Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho and her team searched Shinichi's house twice to confirm his death, however it lead her to suspect Shinichi had shrunk instead. However, Shiho confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

Shiho was unhappy that the Black Organization was using the incomplete APTX 4869 for murder, as she believed that was not the drug's intended purpose. When Shiho learned of Akemi's death, but was given no explanation, she decided to boycott her research until the Black Organization gave her an explanation. Instead, the Organization confined her in a small room to await her execution. With no other way out, she took APTX 4869 intending to commit suicide, but instead shrank. In her new, smaller body, she escaped and attempted to reach Shinichi's house. There she collapsed and was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> As it turned out later, Agasa was acquaintances with her parents—especially her father—even though he didn't know at that time that they had children or were part of the Black Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== Ai Haibara ===
[[File:Haibara founded infront of Kudo's house.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]
To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Professor Agasa create her alias ''Ai Haibara''. As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with Shinichi Kudo's shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]], she reveals her true identity as the developer of [[APTX 4869]] to Conan.<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref>, and also accurately deduces Conan as Shinichi in the shrunken form, though her deduction is based on prior knowledge of her research and investigation of Shinichi Kudo. Conan protests her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time passes, he accepts her as a friend, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times. Although she does not think too highly of the Detective Boys' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends.

Haibara has begun working on [[Prototype Antidote|an antidote]] for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Conan also eventually succeeds in persuading [[Vermouth]] to leave Haibara in peace after ruining a murderous plot.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref> This fragile peace lasts until Sherry's whereabouts leak to the rest of the Black Organization and a second murder plot occurs aboard a train. A counter plan results in an explosion that preserves Shiho's secret identity. Currently all major Black Organization members besides Vermouth believe Sherry is dead.

Haibara is one of the few major characters in Detective Conan who does not have a potential romantic interest. Previously, she developed a crush on Conan/Shinichi, and she is aware that Mitsuhiko likes her; however, it is unlikely that either of these relationships will materialize. Currently she idolizes footballer [[Higo Ryusuke]].

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|200px|Haibara asking for a ''Fusae Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation.]]
Haibara has a calm and cool personality, sarcastic wit, and high intelligence. When freshly escaped from the Black Organization, she was cynical and pushed others away. Haibara has since defrosted by embracing her new child life and has established strong relationships with Conan, the Detective Boys, Agasa, and Ran.

As Ai Haibara, she speaks and acts older than she is supposed to be, which results in the Detective Boys referring to her as "cool" or "mature". This is emphasized by her impressing general knowledge, even in areas without relation with sciences (such as theology or history<ref>[[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|Episode 212: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]] where she explains the religious myth of the Fall</ref><ref>[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|Episode 233: The Evidence That Didn't Disappear]] where she explains the death of Marie-Antoinette</ref>); and on occasion she is so forceful and demanding that she can stun adults several decades above her current physical age into submission. Despite her jaded demeanor, she can be kind and caring, though usually more to animals than people. Haibara tends to be quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She considers Conan and the Detective Boys the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>. Indeed, she considers herself as a threat for them, since the Black Organization will most likely eliminate all of them once she is found. That is why she describes herself as "dangerous and not like the others"<ref>[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|Episode 233: The Evidence That Didn't Disappear]]</ref>
[[File:Episode213.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko assisting Haibara after bandaging her sprained foot.]]
Haibara is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''[[Countdown to Heaven]]'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]]. She tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions which usually result in gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret. However, whenever Conan is reckless in regards to keeping his identity from Ran, Haibara is the one who plans ahead in order to keep him from being revealed. Because she occasionally works overnight on the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>[[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple]]</ref>

Despite spending most of her time alone at the lab, Haibara shows excellent understanding of reading people's mind. Examples include Haibara deducing that Ayumi had a crush on Conan, figuring out Conan was about to tell his identity to Ran, or understanding the anger of Kobayashi when confronting Inspector Shiratori. Thanks to this ability, Haibara can remind Conan about the situation and make him act appropriately, not to reveal his identity.

In the OVA ''[[A Secret Order From London]]'', Haibara reveals to [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] that she likes sandwiches with a mixture of peanut butter and blueberry jam, from her schooldays in America. However, since [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] caught her eating one of these sandwiches—especially since Haibara was on her part constantly pestering him into eating low-calorie foods only—she had to abandon that habit for a while.<ref>OVA 11: ''A Secret Order From London''</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|200px|Haibara reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]
Haibara seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for certain types of accessories, particularly of the [[Fusae Campbell|Fusae]] and Prada brands. For instance, when [[Miwako Sato]] declares she would do anything for the one who will solve her father's mystery, she asks for Prada's newest handbag model<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|Episode 205: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3]]</ref>. What's more, in one of the cases, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance.<ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref> She is also seen with a Prada cell phone case in the Mystery Train case.

Haibara reads 'ComCom' magazine (a name similar to Japan's 'CanCam' fashion magazine) during a soccer game in the Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case.<ref>[[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130: The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case]]</ref> In OVA 11, the Detective Boys wrongly began to suspect Haibara was a child model from America, due to her looks and knowledge of fashion and makeup.

=== Fan of popular stars ===
[[File:766-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's listening to "Dandy Lion".]]
While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Haibara herself is a fan of [[Culture#Soccer|Big Osaka]] in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned a "black organization" (Noir Tokyo) after the team had betrayed him and had remained an outcast in public opinion for a time.<ref>[[Volume 34#Soccer Supporter Case|Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case]]</ref><ref>Anime episodes 279-280: "[[Hooligan's Labyrinth]]"</ref> Haibara also liked to hear [[Yoko]]'s songs due to the fact that Higo also likes the songs.<ref>[[Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case|Episode 765-766: Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case]]</ref> However, she later deleted all of Yoko's songs because of the rumored date between Yoko and Ryusuke. At the end of the case, she renews her interest in both of them and goes to play soccer with the Detective Boys while singing Yoko's song "Dandy Lion".<ref>[[Volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|A Secret of the Big Couple]]</ref> She has also shown an interest in Kabuki and one of the well known kabuki actors, Ichikawa Ebizo, in the episode Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Juhachiban Mystery. She introduced herself to Ebizo as one of the Detective Boys and Conan's assistant, assuming a more endearing demeanor, which the children noted, during their conversation in the search for Conan.

In non canon, Haibara was a fan of Sannomiya Kazunori, an actor playing a detective role. She was really annoyed and slapped Conan (in a bath house) when he teased her on liking Sannomiya.
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== Skills ==
=== Football ===
Initially Haibara wasn't interested in football, but thanks to Conan she now enjoys watching them and roots for Big Osaka team, with Higo Ryusuke her favorite player. In Movie 16, she performed a long pass through the debris, delivering the ball to Conan for the decisive kick saving the day.

=== Music ===
In canon, Haibara has knowledge about classical music. In Movie 12, she played the recorder to send a message to Conan.

== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Haibara by her name suffixed with ''-san'' (due to her personality), and some with ''-chan'' (due to her agreement), a lot of the characters have different ways of calling her due to their different relationships. The following is a list of the different appellations for Haibara (and the ones Haibara gives in return) encountered in the series.

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<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Haibara|Kudo-kun}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Haibara Haibara-san (once) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once)<ref>[[A Dangerous Party of Two|Episode 557: A Dangerous Party of Two]]</ref> Sherry Hana-chan (once)<ref>[[Reunion with the Black Organization|Episode 176: Reunion with the Black Organization (Haibara)]]</ref>|Edogawa-kun (around others) Kudo-kun (in private) Great Detective-san (Meitantei-san) Conan (once)<ref>[[Movie 6]]</ref> Sherlock Holmes of the modern world<ref>[[The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code|Episode 411: The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Part I)]]</ref> A pervert little brat<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> Death magnet Corpse magnet A certain detective, someone Shin-chan (once, post credit) Detective-san (Tantei-san)}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Ai-chan|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san<ref>[[Movie 11]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Kogoro-san Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Haibara-san (formerly) Ai-chan|Yoshida-san (''usually'') Ayumi-chan (''twice'')<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi|episode 140]]</ref><ref>''Detective Conan'' [[A Secret Order From London|OVA 11]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Haibara Ai-chan (once)|Kojima-kun Genta<ref name="file947">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 947: Motto (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Haibara-san Ai-chan (once)|Tsuburaya-kun}}
|-
|[[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]]||Herself||Haibara The girl of the Black Organization (to Conan)||-
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Haibara-san|Kobayashi-sensei}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends & relatives">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|Shiho|Onēchan}}
{{appellations|Elena Miyano|Shiho|Mom (''Okāsan'')}}
{{appellations|Atsushi Miyano|-|Dad (''Otōsan'')}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Haibara-san Ai-chan<ref>Chapter 824</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Ai-kun|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That little girl|Osaka friend}}
{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ai-chan|Suzuki-san}}
{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|Haibara-san|Wakasa-sensei}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Gin|Sherry|Gin}}
{{appellations|Vodka|-|Vodka}}
{{appellations|Vermouth|Sherry That girl Special Lady <ref> Chapter 823</ref>|Vermouth}}
{{appellations|Pisco|Shiho-chan|Pisco}}
{{appellations|Rum|-|Rum}}
{{appellations|Chianti|-|Chianti}}
{{appellations|Korn|-|Korn}}
{{appellations|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|-|Numabuchi Ki'ichiro}}
{{appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}
{{appellations|Irish|-|Irish}}
{{appellations|file=M20 odd eyes woman.jpg|List of notable case characters#Curaçao{{!}}Curaçao|Sherry Sherry-chan|-}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Ai}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Ai-kun|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Ai-chan|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|-|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|-|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Ai-chan "Little red hiding hood" Brown haired girl Sherry|Jodie-sensei}}
{{appellations|James Black|Sherry}}
{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Kir Mizunashi Rena}}

{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|-|Kuroda<ref name="file925">[[Volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|File 925 (Volume 87)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|That brown haired girl|Moroboshi Dai That Akai person<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[Clash of Red and Black|Ep. 501]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Princess<ref>[[Episode 684]]</ref>|Subaru-san<ref>Chapter 801</ref>}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|-|Yumi-san<ref name="file900">[[Volume 85#Shogi Tournament|File 900 (Volume 85)]]</ref>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|-|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Older Brother Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 18|176-178]], Anime: [[Episode 129|129]]) ===
[[File:129-1.png|thumb|left|200px|First Haibara's "evil" appearance.]]
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives but Conan fails to realize it's at Agasa's home (Tokyo blocks are not numbered in sequential order and Conan has never had reason to learn Agasa's mailing address due to their being neighbors).

After school, a boy named Toshiya asks the Detective Boys to find his missing brother. The Detective Boys along with Haibara investigate Toshiya's house and finds a painting of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya reveals that before his brother disappeared, a woman, who had an interest in that portrait, approached Toshiya's brother. The Detective Boys search around town to ask whether anyone has seen the woman or Toshiya's brother. Conan notices that a man was using a counterfeit ¥1000 and realizes Toshiya's brother was actually kidnapped and forced to help create counterfeit bills. After following the man along with the clues Toshiya's brother left behind, they are able to apprehend the organized crime group and save Toshiya's brother.

=== University Professor Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 18|179]]-[[Volume 19|181]], Anime: [[Episode 129|129]]) ===
[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|200px|Haibara cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]]
On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she is a former member of the Black Organization, with the code name "Sherry". She actually betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869, which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she once accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister, and the disc is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to discover that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirakura; Shirakura after bludgeoning Hirota to death and tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made, subsequently dragging the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirakura's fingerprints should be found on the tape. After seeing Conan's amazing display of logic after she had given up on the case herself, Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Conan finally makes the connection that the "Masami Hirota" who Gin killed was actually Shiho's sister, and sympathy for Haibara's attitude stirs in him. The disc is taken into police custody, but once it is released to them Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk—only to have [[Night Baron|a virus]] delete all the data.

=== Stadium Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 19|189]]-[[Volume 20|191]], Anime: [[Episode 130|130-131]]) ===
Haibara is hesitant to see the football match closer (fearing that her face will be visible on TV). After, she tells Conan that she's 18 years old.

=== Blue Castle Treasure Case (Manga: [[Volume 20|200]]-[[Volume 21|203]], Anime: [[Episode 136|136-137]]) ===
Haibara lies to Ayumi, saying that she doesn't have love interest in Conan so Ayumi doesn't have to worry about her.

=== Movie Theater Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|222-224]], Anime: [[Episode 138|138-139]]) ===
At the start of the second Gomera movie, Ayumi falls asleep and puts her head on Conan's shoulder. When Conan turns to Haibara, saying he needs to use the restroom and asks her if she would switch seats, she has also put her head on Conan's shoulder, having fallen asleep as well.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]] and [[Volume 24|232-233]], Anime: [[Episode 156|156-157]]) ===
The episode opens with Haibara and Conan in what looks to be an abandoned and empty room. Haibara tells him that she (possibly referring to Ran) has found out about his identity. When he asks her why she's telling him all this, she tells him that he can see into the hearts of the wicked, but he couldn't understand a woman's heart, then tells him that she's been in love with him since she met him. We see Conan's face, but it doesn't appear to be at all surprised, and Haibara continues with: "I guess you didn't even notice... Kamen Yaiba-san." After Mitsuhiko yells out "CUT!", it is revealed that both Conan and Haibara were merely acting, and practicing lines for Teitan Elementary School's play, with Mitsuhiko as the director.

=== Reunion with the Black Organization (Manga: [[Volume 25|238-242]], Anime: [[Reunion with the Black Organization|176-178]]) ===
[[image:Sherry-getting-shot.png|thumb|left|200px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]
In Episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Haibara is kidnapped and confined in a wine cellar by the Black Organization member [[Pisco]], but she escapes before Gin and Vodka arrive by drinking [[baijiu]] to turn back into an adult. Gin anticipates her actions and intercepts her on the roof. He shoots selectively to wound her, intending to force her to explain how she escaped from the Organization before he finally kills her. Conan prevents Gin from killing her by shooting the man with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilizer wristwatch]]. Conan tells Haibara to jump into the chimney when a distracted Vodka shoots at him but as he's behind a door, he gets away once Haibara has gone down the chimney. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm to stay awake. Inside the wine cellar, Pisco is about to kill Haibara but Conan rescues her after tricking Pisco into accidentally causing a fire. They make their escape as Pisco tries to find them amidst the fire and smoke. At this point, Gin crawls from the chimney and confronts Pisco, citing his failure to remain in the shadows in his mission and kills him before Pisco is able to tell him the truth that Shiho Miyano has deaged into a young girl. Worried that the Organization is after her, Haibara decides to leave the city. Conan anticipates that Gin will predict her next move as leaving Tokyo so it will be better if she does the unexpected and remains in Beika. Unknown to Conan or Haibara, [[Vermouth]] saw Haibara at the party and uses her expert disguise skills to get closer to Haibara and Conan in order to confirm Haibara's identity as Sherry and then kill her.

=== Dangerous Cave Case (Manga: [[Volume 25#Dangerous Cave Case|251]]-[[Volume 26#Dangerous Cave Case|254]], Anime [[The Desperate Revival|188-189]]) ===
[[File:Flower gun.png|thumb|200px|Haibara's about to shoot Conan.]]
Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, because Ran said she knew Conan's blood type for a blood transfusion, which Haibara hears.

=== School Play Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#School Play Case|255-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|190-191]]) ===
While Conan is in the hospital contemplating admitting his identity to her, Haibara enters and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found out about her due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Black Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had in her child identity. However, when she pulls the trigger a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point: both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation, in order to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a [[prototype antidote]] for APTX 4869 and then disguises herself as Conan. For the rest of the arc, Conan returns as Shinichi while Haibara is present as Conan, thus creating the illusion of Shinichi and Conan existing at the same time, disproving that the two are the same person.

=== Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#Elevator Murder Case|258-260]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|192-193]]) ===
At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara is still disguised as Conan already waiting for him. She knows that Shinichi would run into the men´s bathroom after the symptoms of the regress conversion start to appear. Presumably, she leaves Conan's clothes
for Shinichi and changes back into Haibara before leaving with Agasa who's waiting for her in the car park. Returned to the form of Conan once more, Conan returns to where Ran is waiting for Shinichi and tells her Shinichi has to leave urgently on another case.

=== Music Box Case (Manga: [[Volume 26#File_261_-_Touching_the_Music_Strings.21.3F|261]], Anime: [[The Significant Music Box|194]]) ===
Some time after the "comeback of Shinichi", Conan asks Haibara for some more antidotes, as he would like to meet Ran again in his adult form to tell her the whole truth. Haibara refuses and says it's too late, and it could be dangerous for Conan to swallow another prototype that could kill him. Haibara and the Detective Boys seem delighted to see Conan again, though the Boys are completely ignorant of who Conan really is.


=== Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Mermaid.27s Curse Case|281]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|223]]) ===
During the investigation of a case involving a lottery, Heiji Hattori and Conan goes through books with names of contestants from previous lotteries. Conan finds the name Shiho Miyano in one of the books and recalls it as the real name of Haibara. But he can't imagine that it's the same person, since she doesn't appear as a person desiring eternal youth and beauty.

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]] ===
[[File:Vermouth episode 230.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara in pinch.]]
Vermouth, disguised as [[Tomoaki Araide]], boards a bus that Haibara, Agasa, and the Detective Boys are riding to a ski resort. Whatever plan Vermouth might have had is completely interrupted by the bus being hijacked by random criminals and the presence of two FBI agents that have been tracking her: [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Shuichi Akai]]. Haibara detects Vermouth's presence on the bus. She becomes so afraid that the Detective Boys, Conan, and Agasa will be killed because of her that she decides to commit suicide, deliberately staying behind in the bus which is about to explode. Realising her intent, Conan runs back and with his quick thinking, saves her. He asks her not to run away from life. However, the event caused her to remain anxious for several days.
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=== Dog Lovers Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|290-292]], Anime: [[The Evidence That Didn%27t Disappear|233-234]]) ===
The hijacked bus incident in ''The Mysterious Passenger Case'' led Haibara to be especially worried about her situation. Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko attempt to cheer her up and, with the help of Arthur the dog, manage to make her smile. Conan comments that she should keep that expression, since it makes her look like a child, causing Haibara to blush.



=== Netted Man Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|311-313]], Anime: [[The Mystery in the Net|246-247]]) ===
While she is at the beach with the Detective Boys and Ran, Haibara once again witnesses Conan's/Shinichi's feelings for Ran. She remains in the water until Ran notices she got a sunstroke. Conan wonders why she did not stay with Professor Agasa, and she answers that she did not want to run away from a dolphin (Ran) who is loved by the ocean (Shinichi/Conan), and a shark(herself) that ran away from the cold and dark bottom of the ocean cannot compete with the dolphin. However, Conan fails to understand this metaphor, which draws a parallel between Ran and Haibara.



=== Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 41#Bathroom Murder Case|423]]-[[Volume 42#Bathroom Murder Case|425]], Anime: [[Hidden Bathroom Secret|340-341]]) ===
Haibara, with the help of Conan, fins recording tapes from her mother. She's happy and relaxed to hear her mother's voice

=== Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#File 427 - Ran.27s Deduction|427]], Anime: [[The Convenience Store Trap|343-344]]) ===
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=== Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Halloween Party Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]]) ===
[[File:345-1.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran covering Haibara from getting shot.]]
Vermouth finally launches her plan to kill Shiho. She prepares a distraction to lure Conan away so that Haibara is alone at Agasa's. Taking advantage of the fact that Haibara has practically become ill from fear, she calls as Dr. Araide to tell Haibara she is taking her to the hospital because she has been unwell for so long. The eavesdropping FBI agent [[Jodie Starling]] arrives first to protect Haibara and starts driving her towards the shipping yard where the FBI have laid a trap for Vermouth.

In a complicated turn of events, Vermouth reveals she already thwarted Jodie's trap, and then shoots her. Haibara then reveals herself to be Conan; Yukiko had helped with his disguise while Conan sent [[Heiji Hattori]] to participate in Vermouth's distraction. The real Haibara then shows up which distracts Conan long enough for Vermouth to dart him with his own stun-gun watch. Just as Haibara is about to be killed, Ran, who had suspected Jodie of being untrustworthy and decided to spy on her, jumps from Jodie's car trunk and protects Haibara. Vermouth is unwilling to kill either Conan or Ran because they had saved her life in the past. Part of the reason why she originally did not tell the rest of the Black Organization about Haibara's true identity is likely because they would find out about Conan too and then silence him and everyone around him as well.

Before Vermouth can come up with another plan, the other FBI agent, [[Shuichi Akai]] arrives and forces Vermouth to flee with Conan as a hostage. Vermouth dials [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization to lie to him about why she was injured. After the call she checks Conan and found he's wired to a recorder after cutting open his shirt. As she is about to destroy it, he wakes up from his pretended snooze and tells her his associate will arrive if the recorder is destroyed. He threatens to give the recorder to the police for analysis unless Vermouth promises that she will give up on trying to kill Haibara. Vermouth consents and unexpectedly releases a sleeping gas. When Conan wakes up, he found Vermouth had considerately covered him with her coat but there is no sign of her in the car except for a bloody patch on the seat. He realises she had destroyed the recorder and then shot herself from succumbing to the gas. A wounded Vermouth makes her way to a phone booth and calls for a pickup from her associates.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments (Manga: [[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|475-478]], Anime: [[Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion|394-396]]) ===
Conan figures out the boss's full number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Wikipedia: Pandora's Box|Pandora's Box]]". Conan then thinks he can get Detective Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to, but then Haibara warns that if he does, Detective Takagi will be killed. This scene is the first time Haibara openly reveals to Conan that she has been hiding important secrets about the Black Organization from him; earlier she [[Black Organization#APTX 4869 and Biochemistry|had lied to him]]. The exchange suggests that Haibara is withholding information because she fears Conan will make a rash move.

=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622-624]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery#Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===
[[File:Haibara doesn't like Okiya.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Haibara does not like Subaru.]]
Not long after Akai's death, Conan hears fresh intel from the [[FBI]] that a new [[Black Organization]] agent called [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] is looking for Shiho, which Conan keeps secret from Haibara. As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in Kudo's house since Okiya's apartment was burnt to the ground. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Although Okiya is trusted by Conan and Agasa and behaves kindly to Haibara, she remains frightened of him. Later, some of his actions lead her to believe he might be someone she knows and she comes to trust him more, even attempting to uncover his identity when she thought he was asleep.

=== Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Manga: [[Volume 77#Cabin Trap|815-817]], Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret|699-700]]) ===
[[File:Shiho 700.png|thumb|200px|Haibara turns into Shiho via the [[Prototype antidote|prototype antidote]] for the first time.]]
Haibara is forced to revert to Shiho using a [[temporary antidote]] to save the other children of the group from a fire. A video of her as an adult is sent to the Mouri Detective Agency by Mitsuhiko which Sera, Okiya, and Amuro find out about. Because of this, Haibara is later targeted by a plot concocted by Vermouth and Bourbon aboard the Bell Tree Express Train. Bourbon is revealed to be Amuro and Haibara learns that he knew her parents. Bourbon was hoping to capture Shiho alive, but Vermouth's modifications to his plan which were designed to kill her led to Shiho supposedly being blown up on the train. The Shiho Vermouth and Bourbon thought was killed was really [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise, Conan having forced him into the plan. Because of this, all of the Black Organization besides Vermouth think Shiho is now dead, and Vermouth is unable to reveal the truth to the rest of them without also compromising Conan, Haibara and their deaged condition against her wishes.

=== The Heartfelt Strap (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===

=== TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|1025]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Countdown to Heaven (Movie: [[Countdown to Heaven|5]]) ===
[[File:Vlcsnap-2014-01-13-20h39m03s54.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ai, witnessing Genta's virtue]]
Having greatly missed her sister Akemi, Ai secretly begins to make a call to an apartment that her sister once stayed in order to hear her voice from the tape recorder. Gin and Vodka, knowing about this habit of hers, plan to track down Asaga's phone number when she makes the call, but their plan is foiled by Conan and Agasa after being informed of this by Genta.

As she begins to bond with the Detective Boys, Ai begins to realize that she herself is no longer all alone or full of sorrow, and is willing to sacrifice herself to allow them to live. She also witnesses both Genta and Mitsuhiko's bravery of not wanting to leave her behind from the time bombed tower, with the former forcefully carrying her to the escape car despite her intention to countdown the time bomb until the end, and the latter holds on to her when she is thrown off the car due to the blaze from the explosion. Ai, knowing of Ayumi's affection toward Conan, also warns him to never make Ayumi cries, else she'll never forgive him.



== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Akemi Miyano ====
The death of Akemi still affects her. It was the death of her sister that led to Haibara's escape from the organization, because no one would tell her the reason. She became aware of the robbery Akemi pulled after her death, but suspected there was more to the story.

In the movie Countdown to Heaven, she kept calling Akemi's number at her apartment just to hear her voice, fully aware that the Black Organization might wiretap and trace to her location. It took extreme measure from Conan to make Haibara abandon this thought.

==== Atsushi Miyano ====
Dr. Miyano was Haibara's father. He passed away when she was barely a year old. Her feelings toward her father is unknown, but she does show interest in seeing the house where he grew up.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Elena passed away when Shiho was a baby. Even though Shiho/Haibara has accepted her passing for a long time, being able to hear her voice via recorded tapes calmed Haibara down.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
[[File:Shiranpuri derp.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's reaction after hearing Conan's ''[[Clash of Red and Black#Ready to Die .28Manga: 605-608.2C Anime: 503.29|Shiranpuri]]'' plan.]]
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Both are de-aged by APTX and have almost equal levels of intelligence, which makes Haibara and [[Conan]] close confidants and more empathetic with each other than most other characters. Conan is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down over her sister's death. She initially has romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi although she never admits it. Over time, she accepts that he and Ran are a confirmed pair and would occasionally tease him about Ran. She is keenly observant of Conan's personality, intelligence, and sense of justice. If Conan is in danger she is willing to throw away her life to save him, overriding fears and concerns for her own safety that would ordinarily paralyze her. Similarly, Conan has saved Haibara's life more than once when she would have sacrificed herself for his and the [[Detective Boys]]' safety. She often enjoys teasing Conan which he takes in good stride. However, he is oblivious of her feelings towards him and sometimes finds it difficult to deal with her sarcasm and impudent, cold nature. Although in empathy on many matters, they don't fully trust one another with information about the Black Organization out of concern for the safety and feelings of the other. In fact, she has always know that [[Renya Karasuma]] is the Black Organization head, but she never reveals it for Conan's safety.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
[[File:772-1.png|thumb|200px|Haibara is typing a mail to Professor Agasa angrily for cheating his diet.]]
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The relationship between Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite their actual ages, Haibara often acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occasions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There have also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Haibara seems most comfortable about acting herself with Professor Agasa; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in. Agasa had been an acquaintance of Shiho's parents, but he hadn't imagine that she would be their daughter, before Conan revealed it.

==== Ran Mouri ====
[[File:247-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's first meeting with Ran.]]
There are instances where Haibara will caution Conan from actions that involve [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. Early on, she is cold and distant towards Ran, even more so than she is to most other people. Ran believes that it is because Haibara hated her,<ref name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> though in truth it is because Ran reminds Haibara strongly of her dead sister.

After Ran notices Haibara is not feeling well and carries her to safety during a case, Haibara finally properly introduces herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Because Haibara finds that Ran resembles her older sister, Akemi Miyano, she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings increase after Ran jumps through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados|a Black Organization sniper]] to save Haibara.<ref name=Vermouth>[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara immediately thinks of her own sister, and begins acting to try to protect Ran from the organization, such as when Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house when she knows that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref name=KornChianti>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

Assuming that Conan has romantic feelings for Ran, Haibara feels jealous of her and suffer from considering herself as less attractive than Ran. She even implies that Ran would be similar to a dolphin, when she would only be a shark coming from the cold depths of the sea, indicating that she cannot compete against her<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref>. Once when Haibara had a cold and Ran came to bring her some food, Ai pretended to be asleep and Conan said she wasn't being considerate for Ran's good actions towards her. Haibara thought to herself that Conan doesn't understand a thing, but she doesn't want him to anyway, hinting that she has actually romantic feelings towards Conan/Shinichi and is jealous due to his feelings for Ran.

==== Akai Shuichi/Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:685-2.png|thumb|200px|Haibara uncovering Subaru's scarf.]]
The first time [[Subaru]] appears, Haibara felt a strange feeling toward him and thought he is a member of the Black Organization. However, the feeling kept coming and going. In later episodes, Haibara doesn't seem to hate him so much anymore. She even tries to uncover Subaru's scarf to check his neck, probably suspecting he was using a device made by Professor Agasa. At one point, she asks him if he bugged Agasa's house because he keeps appearing at opportune moments when they're involved in a case, bringing food hastily put together as an excuse for his presence. She cited one instance in which the food was not cooked and the vegetables were raw.

Currently, although Akai/Subaru knows Haibara's secret identity, Haibara doesn't know Subaru's identity, nor does she know Akai was her deceased sister's boyfriend. Both Akai/Subaru, Conan, and Agasa are keeping such information a secret from Haibara. At one point, Haibara questions if Akai is a "lolicon."

==== Dai Moroboshi ====
[[File:701 8.png|thumb|left|200px|Dai Moroboshi in Haibara's thought.]]
Haibara knows [[Dai Moroboshi]] as her sister's boyfriend. She deduces that Dai approaches her sister just to collect information about the Black Organization. She remembered him giving her a promise to protect Akemi. Later on, she meets a [[Scar Akai|guy]] similar to him in [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train]] and wonders how he got the scar on his face.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
Heiji is one of the few character who know Conan and Haibara's secret identity, as well as the effect of APTX 4869. In general, Heiji and Haibara rarely meet each other. His hot temperament is a trait that Haibara dislikes. However, on more than one occasion, Haibara trusts Heiji to keep the secret of the drug and to keep Conan/Shinichi safe when Conan temporarily reverts back to Shinichi.

Haibara also shows a mischievous side towards Heiji. At one point when Heiji (kinda) confessed to Kazuha, Haibara used the recorded speech as her ringtone.

=== Detective Boys ===
Haibara has tried to keep an emotional distance away from the rest of the Detective Boys at the beginning. However, over time, she can't resist their boistorous friendliness anymore and gradually warms up to them.

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
[[File:330-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi is happy for being allowed to call Haibara by her name (Ai).]]
{{Main|Ayumi Yoshida}}
Out of the Detective Boys, Haibara is the closest with [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Haibara seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref> Besides, Ayumi is one of the people who teach her that she cannot win by always running away, and that she has to face her enemies<ref>[[Episode 347|Episode 347: Find the Buttock's Mark]]</ref>.
However, Haibara and Ayumi may almost be love rivals, since both seem to develop romantic feelings for Conan: Ayumi even asks her if she is in love with him, and is really frightened when she is answered positively (she eventually cheers up when Haibara says she is not).<ref>[[The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case|Episode 205: The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case]]</ref>

==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|200px|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
Haibara's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops romantic feelings for her, and Haibara is fully aware of this. Haibara uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also admires his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

=== Black Organization ===
==== Gin ====
{{main|Gin and Sherry}}
[[Gin]] has an abnormal attachment for Shiho, often thinks of her being naked, and seems to enjoy hunting her down, while she hates and fears him. They had some sort of relationship in the past,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__60__p__287218#entry287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013]</ref> possibly romantic.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

==== Vodka ====
Shiho and [[Vodka]] have met and are acquaintances.<ref name=CD239/>

==== Vermouth ====
[[Vermouth]] and Shiho have some connection, although it has not been elaborated on. Shiho fears Vermouth more than other Black Organization members except perhaps Gin: in the first times, the feeling of her presence can even entirely paralyze her<ref>[[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 231: The Mysterious Passenger]]</ref>. Shiho was initially Vermouth's target, but Vermouth promised to give up on her after Conan's intervention.<ref name=CD239/> She broke this promise later when Bourbon discovered a video of Sherry, still clinging to her personal conviction that Shiho is the one person who can't be allowed to exist in the world.<ref>Manga File 818</ref>

==== Rei Furuya ====
[[Rei Furuya|Rei]] knew Haibara's parents and sister. Rei has also met Shiho in the Mystery Train case, but not knowing that it was [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise.

=== Others ===
==== Mary Sera ====
As Haibara tries to wipe out the mascara in her left eye, Conan notices the similiarites between her and [[Mary]], and he thinks that they might be blood related. Conan thinks that Haibara is somehow connected to the [[Akai family]].
Many fans believes that Haibara's [[Elena|mother]] is the sister of Mary, as Gosho confirmed that two mothers will be revealed as sisters with Mary being one of the sister pair. However, up to this point, it's never mentioned that Mary and Shiho have met each other.

== People who know Haibara's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Ai Haibara's identity}}
These people know Haibara's true identity: Professor Agasa, Conan, Vermouth, Pisco, Heiji Hattori, Yukiko Kudo, Yusaku Kudo, and Shuichi Akai. It is also possible that James Black and Jodie Starling of the FBI know Haibara's true identity since they call Haibara by her codename "Sherry", although they may not know yet her true name.

== 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. Haibara placed 4th in the poll with 686 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』人気投票結果|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. Haibara placed 4th out of 10. (First place of all female characters)<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. Haibara placed 3rd overall with 1,592 votes. (First place of all female characters)<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>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai Haibara's name comes from [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.'''I'''. Warshawski]] ("Ai" comes from the letter "I"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow).<ref>[[Volume 18#File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies|Volume 18, File 179: "The Girl Made of Lies"]]</ref> Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots. However, Gosho Aoyama in an interview posted in the May 2014 issue of Da Vinci magazine stated that the "Ai" in Ai Haibara comes from [[Wikipedia: Irene Adler|'''I'''rene Adler]], a character from the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' story "A Scandal in Bohemia", and she is inspired by her.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Da Vinci|month=May|year=2014|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten}}</ref><ref>Aoyama's latest interview for NHK (2017)</ref>

Her US Viz name, Anita Hailey, comes from:
* Anita: Anne Katherine Green (the first American Mystery Writer)
* Hailey: Hero (though Anita didn't care much for the choice)<ref>Case Closed Volume 18: File 179 - The False Girl</ref>

Her codename '''Sherry''' is Detective Shunsaku Kudo's (from [[wikipedia:ja:探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari (Detective Tales)]]) favorite liquor.

== Different looks ==
<gallery>
File:Ai Before.jpg|Episode 129
File:Ai Middle.JPG|Episode 477
File:Ai After.jpg|Episode 631
File:haibara 2015.png|Episode 779
File:haibara ai magic kaito 1412.png|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 21).
File:ai 2017.png|Opening 45
</gallery>

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|You can't complain about time going by... If anyone tries to change it... Life will punish them.|[[Volume 20|File 191, Page 11: "The Eyes From Far Away"]]}}
{{cquote|Creation reflects the inner state of the creator.|[[Volume 33|File 335: "Memento of a Wife"]]}}
{{cquote|Don't judge people from the outside. Like any rose has thorns, the more person appears nice on the outside, the more you should doubt the inside.|[[Volume 45|File 461: "Poison on the Bait!?"]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa.. |[[Volume 23|File 222, Page 7: "The Last Movie"]]}}
{{cquote|Even this loyal mirror won't reflect your true form.|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 23|File 223, Page 14: "The True in the Mirror"]]}}
{{cquote|You'll protect me, right?|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 34|File 346: "The Fake Supporter"]]}}
{{cquote|I will pass!|When the Detective Boys want to play detectives or treasure hunters}}
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s favorite line as Ai Haibara, indicated in Conan radio.
{{cquote|Baka! (Fool)}}
* [[Minami Takayama]]'s favorite line from Haibara, indicated in Conan radio.
{{cquote|If I... If I... I wish I could lose my memory if possible. I wouldn't remember my sister's death, or being forced to make poison for the Organization. If I could forget everything and just become a regular elementary school student Haibara Ai, I wonder how good it'll be... And, I could be with you forever, forever just like this...|[[Movie 4|Movie 4: "Captured in Her Eyes"]]|Said to Conan in response to Ran losing her memory, she then played it off as a joke}}
{{cquote|Really... just like Officer Takagi and Inspector Shiratori... How come all the officers we know have to be such slow, annoying, blockhead morons?|}}

=== Quotes about Ai ===
{{cquote|She's not as tough as she looks.|Conan talking to Agasa|[[Volume 34|File 341: "The Hint That Was Against"]]}}

== Trivia ==
* Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.
* Haibara is an animal lover.
* Haibara strongly dislikes getting shocked by static electricity. She used to have some accessories to dissipate the charge, but she seems to have given up on them after Conan taught her a good strategy to avoid being shocked.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]], Files 5-7 (635-637), Anime [[Episode 525]]</ref>
* Haibara reveals to [[Fujiko Mine]] that she used to ride a Harley before she shrank.<ref>[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref>
* The first appearance of Haibara has her hair colored as brown but later on changed to reddish brown. However, it's changed to brown again.
* Haibara has the recording of Heiji's 'confession' to Kazuha<ref>Manga [[Volume 83]], File 9 (881), Anime [[Episode 764]]</ref> as her ring tone.<ref> Manga [[Volume 86]], File 8 (912), Anime [[Episode 809]]</ref>
* As a traitor of the organization who could died, she compares herself to [[Wikipedia: Marie Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]], the beautiful French princess who met her end at the guillotine.<ref>Manga [[Volume 29]], File 6 (290), Anime [[Episode 233]]</ref>

== In other languages ==
=== Ai Haibara ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀 Ai|灰原 Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|''آي''|هيبارا Hībāra}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|哀 Aī|灰原 Huīyuán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ай|Хайбара}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ XỊ|ไฮบาระ Ḥị-bā-ra}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|哀 Aī|灰原 Huīyuán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Shiho Miyano ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保 Shiho |宮野 Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|شيهو Shīho|ميانو Miyāno}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|志保 Zhìbǎo|宫野 Gōngyě}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Сихо/Шихо|Мияно}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ Chi-ḥoa|มิยาโนะ Mi-yā-noa}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|志保 Zhìbǎo|宮野 Gōngyě}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Sherry ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=1}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|シェリー Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|شيري Sheri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|雪莉 Xuě lì| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Sherry|Once called Shelly, due to translating errors}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|쉐리 Sherry| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Sherry| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Шерри| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Sherry|Once "Jerez".<ref> Note: "Jerez" means "Sherry".</ref>}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เชอรี่ Chex-rī̀| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|雪莉 Xuě lì| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sherry| }}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Sherry's soliloquy]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
{{Black Organization}}
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[[de:Ai Haibara]]

Season 9

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Season 9 aired from December 11, 2000 to October 22, 2001.

== List of episodes ==
The following is a list of episodes for Season 9.
<onlyinclude>
{{BeginTable Season}}

{{SeasonItem|217|233|[[Megure's Sealed Secret|Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 1)]]|December 11, 2000|next-conan-hint=Accessories
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|V28 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|V29 - F2]] (284-286)
|pchar=Whenever the past serial killer case is mentioned, Megure immediately stiffens up, and becomes all business.
|ppast=Brief pieces of Megure's past are hinted and shown.
|promance=Ran and Sonoko are shopping for a sweater for Makoto and discuss about their love lives and it is hinted that Ran likes Shinichi and she wants to tell him how she feels but is afraid of his answer(how he feels about her) it is then revealed to us that Conan was standing next to them hearing the entire conversation and becomes very embarrassed and red-faced(which is super cute!) And then runs off to look for Kogorou
|summary=A murderer who targets young girls and beats them with a hammer badly is currently on the hunt by the police. While he police begin to search for the criminal, the case angers Megure, and puts him on the breaking point. Conan and Kogoro, along with Ran and Sonoko, are on the scene with Megure, as is Kiyonaga Matsumoto. Megure is acting very strangely, and keeps thinking about a case from the past...}}

{{SeasonItem|218|234|[[Megure's Sealed Secret|Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2)]]|December 18, 2000|next-conan-hint=Thick-soled boots
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|V28 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|V29 - F2]] (284-286)
|pnew=[[Midori Megure]]'s first appearance.
|pchar=Megure saves Sonoko from the strange attacker, taking a baseball bat to the face, re-opening his scar. Megure explodes at the attacker.
|promance=We learn that Midori and Juzo met each other when Midori played the role of someone who would look like someone the past serial killer would attack. After she gets attacked for real, Megure tries to save her, both of them being injured. They both fall in love with each other afterwards.|ppast=The full story of Megure's past is finally revealed, as well as the reason why he always wears a hat, never wanting to take it off.
|summary=Sonoko is now a target! Conan solves the case, but when they discover the attacker, they learn that he is in the mall, and Sonoko is his latest target. Conan and Megure hunt for him, but Conan goes to the wrong place. Megure catches the culprit before he could hurt Sonoko, and opens a very big wound on his head. Matsumoto reveals the truth about Megure's past. In the past a man was attacking girls with long skirts and a girl proposed to be bait but was badly injured along with Megure, leaving scars on both of them. The girl is revealed to be Megure's wife. Ran, Kogoro, and Conan all finally meet her when they visit Megure in the hospital.}}

{{SeasonItem|219|235-238|[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]|January 8, 2001|next-conan-hint=10 yen coin
|manga-source=[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|MKV4 - C3~4]] [[Volume 30#Kaitou Kid and the Murder|V30 - F4~7]] (299-302)
|pnew=First appearance of [[Saguru Hakuba]], [[Konosuke Jii]], [[Keiko Momoi]], and [[Toichi Kuroba]].
|pmk=We see the infamous black star heist where Kudo and Kaito face off.
|ppast=A flashback is shown where Shinichi teams up with Megure to try and outsmart the Kid, which they almost do.
|summary=Kaitou Kid stands on top of a building with his butler. He discusses the time he was almost caught by a famous Detective in the East, Shinichi Kudo. Afterwards Mouri has been invited to a detective meeting by an unknown assailant who sends him money. There are Six detectives there excluding Conan. They are in a house where a massacre happened years ago. One of the detectives are killed and they are stranded in the mansion as the bridge has been cut and the cars have been burned. It also appears that the unknown assailant is using the name Phantom Thief Kid. After solving the case, Mouri was revealed to be Kid in disguise and escapes before Conan could capture him.}}

{{SeasonItem|220|239|[[The Client Full of Lies|The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)]]|January 15, 2001|next-conan-hint=Morning newspaper
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|V28 - F3~5]] (276-278)
|pnew=[[Shizuka Hattori]]'s first appearance.
|phh=
|summary=A beautiful woman hires Detective Mouri to help her locate a friend. During the process, a woman's husband is murdered. Inspector Sango Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan finds the client to be very suspicious, as she refuses to cooperate with the investigation. Is she the murderer, or is there something more about her actions?}}

{{SeasonItem|221|240|[[The Client Full of Lies|The Client Full of Lies (Part 2)]]|January 22, 2001|next-conan-hint=Bandage
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|V28 - F3~5]] (276-278)
|pchar=Conan is quite shocked to learn about how young Heiji's mother looks!
|phh=
|summary=The true murderer turns out to be the man's wife. When asked to do down to the station, she goes into a room, then retrieves a sword. The woman client that Conan found suspicious interferes and physically stops her from using the sword by using only a fan! The murderer is then taken, and Heiji appears with Kazuha revealing the mysterious female client to be his mother!}}

{{SeasonItem|222|241|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Case)]]|January 29, 2001|next-conan-hint=Numbered tag
|promance=Kazuha gets embarrassed when the subject of her feelings for Heiji comes up during her conversation with Ran.
|pchar=While looking in the past visitor registry, Conan finds the name "Shiho Miyano" but he doubts that this was Haibara.
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|phh=
|summary=Conan along with Heiji, Ran, and Mouri visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Mouri asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Every year on this island a festival is held were 3 locals win the Dungong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.}}

{{SeasonItem|223|242|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Deduction)]]|February 5, 2001|next-conan-hint=Mermaid's grave
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|promance=Heiji and Kazuha are found stuck on a cliff, and Kazuha is barely hanging on to Heiji to survive!
|phh=
|summary=Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on Mermaid Island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating two more murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff.}}

{{SeasonItem|224|243|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Resolution)]]|February 12, 2001|next-conan-hint=Insurance card
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|promance=Kazuha takes the arrow that she won in the contest, and stabs Heiji with it, hoping that he'll let go of her so that she can fall off, saying "I pass my long life onto you." However, Heiji refuses to let go, even when the gash gets incredibly bloody. He helps her back up, and helps her to the elder's hut, promising that he will never let anyone hurt her while he is with her.
|summary=Conan reveals that the murderer is the elder. He reveals that the elder were people who dressed up as her to continue the story of the arrow. Heiji and Kazuha arrive at the house in time to confirm the story. The culprit reveals that her mother was the previous elder who were killed by the three victims. She continued the elder story for her mother, but finds out the whole town knew she was the elder and that her mother was the mermaid's corpse. All the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner as she cries due to her guilt.}}

{{SeasonItem|225|244|[[The Secret of the High Sales]]|February 19, 2001|next-conan-hint=Palm reading
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|pdb=
|summary=A boy goes to the Detective Boys, with a case. His shop has had more customers than ever, due to a new worker's ideas. However, he locks himself in a room of the shop all day, and never comes out. The boy finds it suspicious. What could the man be doing in there?}}

{{SeasonItem|226|245|[[The Battle Game Trap|The Battle Game Trap (Part 1)]]|February 26, 2001|next-conan-hint=Game character
|manga-source=[[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|V27 - F7~9]] (270-272)
|pnew=[[Jodie Starling|Jodie Saintemillion]]'s first appearance.
|pchar=We learn of Jodie's love for video games. It is also mentioned how she is Ran's english teacher.
|summary=Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are at an arcade. While there, they meet Ran's new English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion, who confesses a love of video games. While playing a virtual reality fighting game, a man is murdered while strapped to his video game chair. How could the murderer have killed him?}}

{{SeasonItem|227|246|[[The Battle Game Trap|The Battle Game Trap (Part 2)]]|March 5, 2001|next-conan-hint=Shoes
|manga-source=[[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|V27 - F7~9]] (270-272)
|pchar=Jodie hints that she knows Conan's identity and at end talks on the phone saying she found one of the targets.
|summary=Inspector Megure arrives at the scene. Conan figures out the murderer's simple trick involving switching the characters in the game, as well as how the murderer sedated and attacked the victim before the game was even fully started, and stuns Sonoko to explain it to everyone. Jodie is very impressed with Conan's reasoning throughout the case, and very suspicious.}}

{{SeasonItem|228|247|[[The Murderous Pottery Class|The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 1)]]|March 12, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cupboard
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|V30 - F10]] ~ [[Volume 31#Pottery Class Case|V31 - F1]] (305-307)
|promance=Ran and Sonoko both want to make a piece of pottery for their respective boyfriends: Shinichi and Makoto.
|summary=Ran, Sonoko, and Conan attend a pottery class. Sonoko wants to make pottery for Makoto, while Ran wants to make some for Shinichi. A man is strangled to death with a necktie and found in a closet. Conan knows who the culprit is, to the point of confronting the culprit when they're all alone, but still has no evidence. He tries to find evidence to prove it was him.}}

{{SeasonItem|229|248|[[The Murderous Pottery Class|The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 2)]]|March 19, 2001|next-conan-hint=Necktie pin
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|V30 - F10]] ~ [[Volume 31#Pottery Class Case|V31 - F1]] (305-307)
|promance=Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery, while Sonoko gives hers to Makoto. While looking for chips, Conan finds the pottery, which says "I will wait for you, Shinichi," which gets Conan red-faced, and makes him happy for the rest of the day.
|summary=After investigating by Inspector Megure and Takagi, Conan uses Sonoko to reveal the culprit and tie him to the crime. Sonoko gives her pottery to Makoto, who doesn't know what it's supposed to be used for. Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery. Conan discovers it a few days later, where it says on the bottom "I will wait for you," with a heart next to it. This makes Conan happy for the rest of the day.}}

{{SeasonItem|230|249|[[The Mysterious Passenger|The Mysterious Passenger (Part 1)]]|April 16, 2001|next-conan-hint=Message
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|V29 - F3~5]] (287-289)
|pnew=[[Shuichi Akai]]'s first appearance.
|pdb=
|pchar=Shuichi is mysterious and silent in his first appearance.
|pbo=Haibara is incredibly scared, and freaks out, a member of the Black Organization is on the hijacked bus!
|ppast=Haibara thinks of her past, and her sister, Akemi.
|summary=The Detective Boys, Conan, and Haibara all go on a bus.While there, they meet up with Jodie Saintemillion and Tomoaki Araide, who are both going on a lunch date. However, trouble brews when the bus is hijacked! Also, could it be that a member of the Black Organization is on the bus? Haibara believes so. Could they be after Haibara? Also, one of the three people sitting in the back, are an accomplice to the hijackers. Can Conan figure out who it is?}}

{{SeasonItem|231|250|[[The Mysterious Passenger|The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2)]]|April 23, 2001|next-conan-hint=Rearview mirror
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|V29 - F3~5]] (287-289)
|pchar=Jodie's incredible skills as an FBI agent are on display, as she helps Conan by taking down the bus hijackers.
|promance=Haibara stays on the bus when it is about to explode, wanting to commit suicide. However, Conan runs in the bus and saves her, jumping out of the window, telling her that she cannot give up.
|pbo=The Black Organization appear at the tail end, talking to Vermouth.
|pdb=
|summary=Conan figures out that one of the three people in the back is and accomplice, and indicates to the hijackers when one of the people on the bus is doing something. Conan figures out who the person is, and with the help of Jodie, is able to stop the hijackers. However, even after the hijackers are arrested, the bombs are left on the bus! Conan thinks everyone is off, but realizes something: Haibara is still on the bus! Can Conan save her in time?}}

{{SeasonItem|232|251|[[The Falling from the Condo Case]]|May 7, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sandal
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan and Kogoro are eating a quick dinner, where they meet a man who wants them to visit his apartment. While there, they find his room mate falls off their condo to their death. Megure, Takagi, and Chiba arrive on the scene. Was this an accident, or a cleverly planned murder?}}

{{SeasonItem|233|252|[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 1)]]|May 14, 2001|next-conan-hint=Clock sound
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|V29 - F6~8]] (290-292)
|pdb=
|pchar=Haibara starts acting strange, and continues to do so for her next several appearances
|summary=Agasa takes the Detective Boys to a neighbor who is giving away his belongings before moving to England. While there Teruya Kanou's, the neighbor, Papillon is missing when the longcase clock strikes twelve and chimes twelve times. When Doyle's, the Papillon, collar is found inside an incinerator and the backdoor opens, Conan realizes that a culprit attempted to falsify the scene to give the impression Doyle ran away when in fact the culprit is hiding Doyle in the House to steal him afterward. Shino Hasuki's shoes are found near the crime scene and she is suspected of being the culprit. }}

{{SeasonItem|234|253|[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 2)]]|May 21, 2001|next-conan-hint=Traces of zabuton cushions
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|V29 - F6~8]] (290-292)
|pdb=
|summary=Conan notices that there is glass wool in the incinerator and realizes who the culprit is. After gathering the guests, Conan reveals that the grandfather clock did not chime since the culprit changed the time on it and reveals that the culprit used the stereo to simulate the chimes. Doyle chased after the chime and is lured to the back of the stereo with food containing sleeping pills. Conan reveals that the culprit was after the jewelry on Doyle's collar which is worth a fortune. He reveals that the culprit is Yoshio Tsunashima; Tsunashima had reserved a small pendulum clock which was becoming slower by a minute per hour, meaning something was weighting down the pendulum which was revealed to be Doyle's collar. Tsunashima confesses to his crime and reveals he needed the money to continue to support the abandoned dogs he kept taking in. Kanou decides to give the collar to Tsunashima and not push for any charges. That following evening, they find out Kanou's other dog, Arthur, was the one who was placed Hasuki's shoes elsewhere. Conan reveals that Arthur wanted to prevent Hasuki from leaving so he could be with his love Christie, Hasuki's German Shepherd. Hasuki announces that she had accepted Kanou's proposal and will be joining him in England.}}

{{SeasonItem|235|254|[[The Locked Wine Cellar]]|May 28, 2001|next-conan-hint=Smashed wine
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran are all at a party. While there, they discover a locked wine cellar, and a man is found dead in it. How could the killer have murdered the victim, and then escaped from the locked wine cellar. Conan stuns Kogoro, and with the help of Officer Chiba and Wataru Takagi, is able to solve the case.}}

{{SeasonItem|236|255|[[The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour|The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 1)]]|June 4, 2001|next-conan-hint=Car key
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Ran, Kogoro, and Conan go to Shirahama on a vacation they won, and there meet a group of college students and introduced themselves as Maki Shinjo, Tatsuhiko Yura, Madoka Mitsui, Kanako Miyahara, and Kota Fuji. They are all in the same art club, but don't seem to get along well. When Madoka is drawing, she finds the body of one of her fellow students, Maki, stabbed in the heart.}}

{{SeasonItem|237|256|[[The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour|The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 2)]]|June 11, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cosmetics
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=}}

{{SeasonItem|238|257|[[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 1)]]|June 18, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sushi
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#K3 Murder Case|V29 - F9~11]] (293-295)
|phh=
|pchar=Conan is very excited to see the soccer player, who was his favorite soccer player growing up.
|promance=Kazuha gets jealous when she sees Heiji talking to girls.
|ppast=Conan is excited to see his favorite soccer player, who was his hero growing up.
|summary=Heiji invites Mouri, Ran, and Conan to a celebration of the opening of the 3K restaurant by three American celebrities, a boxer, a baseballer, and a soccer player who Conan admires. Later a murder occurs. Inspector Goro Otaki begins an investigation, and Heiji and Conan help him. Conan is acting strangely...}}

{{SeasonItem|239|258|[[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 2)]]|June 25, 2001|next-conan-hint=Gunpowder smoke reaction
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#K3 Murder Case|V29 - F9~11]] (293-295)
|phh=
|pchar=When Conan and Heiji are investigating, anytime Heiji finds a clue that points to the soccer player, Conan tries to prove it as wrong. However, when Conan faces the facts, he tells Heiji that he wants to confront him alone. Conan has to confront the soccer player, who is the killer. Although it hurts him greatly, he does realize that justice comes before anything else, and is even hurt when the soccer player tries to weasel his way out of handing himself in. This depresses Conan. Later, Heiji helps cheer Conan up, and Kazuha comments on how they both look like brothers.
|summary=Heiji and Conan begin their investigation. Whenever Heiji finds a clue that shows that Conan's hero is the murderer, Conan angrily rejects it. Conan investigates further and finally confronts the true culprit: the soccer player. The culprit reveals that the victim created false rumors about him and destroyed his life. Conan is crushed. Heiji later cheers Conan up while Ran and Kazuha mention how they look like brothers.}}

{{SeasonItem|240|259|[[The Shinkansen Transport Case|The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1)]]|July 2, 2001|next-conan-hint=Vehicle restroom
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|V30 - F1~3]] (296-298)
|phh=
|pchar=Takagi wants to go on a date with Sato, via tickets to a show that Yumi gave him, but will he get up the courage?
|promance=Shinichi calls Ran! Also, Takagi wants to take Sato on a date.
|summary=Conan is on the way home from Osaka, before so, he gives Ran a phone call as Shinichi. Later, they meet Sato and Takagi on the train who are transporting a drug dealer to the station. Sato goes to investigate a bomb and Takagi tricked into letter the drug dealer to the bathroom. Later the bomb was found out to have been a distraction. They rush back and find the drug dealer stabbed with a knife.}}

{{SeasonItem|241|260|[[The Shinkansen Transport Case|The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2)]]|July 9, 2001|next-conan-hint=Newspaper
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|V30 - F1~3]] (296-298)
|phh=
|promance=Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored.
|summary=Conan, Takagi, and Sato come to the conclusion that the victim originally tricked Takagi, and then was murdered while Takagi was running to Sato. Conan points out the suspects of who the murderer is. After investigating and finding clues, Conan reveals the culprit. He tries to escape but is stopped by Takagi and Sato.}}

{{SeasonItem|242|261|[[Boy Genta's Misfortune]]|July 16, 2001|next-conan-hint=Red, white, and blue
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Genta's Shadow Case|V30 - F8~9]] (303-304)
|pdb=
|pchar=At the end of the episode Haibara thought it was the organization who followed them but discovers that the blond man was right-handed and tells Conan to always remember that Gin is left-handed
|summary=Genta has been acting weird at school lately. The Detective Boys learn that he is being targeted by a killer. Genta tries to remember where he sees the killer. After eating ice cream, seeing the Flag of France, and looking at a store mirror, he heads to a barber shop. Afterwards the killer confronts him but Conan reveals it was a trap and that the killer is surrounded by cops.}}

{{SeasonItem|243|262|[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 1)]]|July 23, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cellphone
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Fake Kogoro Mouri Case|V31 - F2~4]] (308-310)
|summary=Kogoro heads to a hotel, to solve a case. On the way there, he meets with Detective Misao Yamamura, who is also visiting the hotel. An imposter is impersonating Kogoro at the hotel. Mouri decides to play along and pretend to be someone else to confront the imposter later. Later, Kogoro and Yamamura drink until later in the night. Afterwards the imposter is found hanged in his closet. Also, another body is discovered outside of the hotel, but it is much more decomposed. Conan knows that one of the three staff members at the hotel is responsible, but who?}}

{{SeasonItem|244|263|[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 2)]]|July 30, 2001|next-conan-hint=Ceiling light
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Fake Kogoro Mouri Case|V31 - F2~4]] (308-310)
|summary=Conan reveals that it is a murder and that is relates to an incident in the past of the hotel. With the help of Detective Yamamura, Conan is able to figure out the murderer, confront him, and get him arrested. Afterwards, Mouri picks up girls who are his fans and gives them a ride in the car.}}

{{SeasonItem|245|264|[[The Gunshot at the Sunflower Estate]]|August 6, 2001|next-conan-hint=Rotation
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary= Architect Ryuuichirou Kanazawa was shot in the head by the murderer, trying to conceal the murder as being done by the victim's stalker from outside.}}

{{SeasonItem|246|265|[[The Mystery in the Net|The Mystery in the Net (Part 1)]]|August 13, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cellphone number
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|V31 - F5~7]] (311-313)
|pdb=
|pchar=Haibara acts incredibly quiet around Ran. Ran believes that Haibara may hate her.
|promance=When Genta asks Conan which girl's body attracted him more, Conan points out that the only decent one was that of the girl behind him. The girl turns out to be Ran. Haibara expresses sadness towards Conan's feelings for Ran, revealing possible feelings she herself has for Conan.
|summary=Conan, The Detective Boys, Agasa, and Haibara all go to a beach, and meet Sonoko and Ran there. They meet a group of people who are all fishermen, including one mean and gruff sounding one getting a tan. Everyone decides to have dinner at a local hotel. While there, the man getting the tan doesn't answer his phone, even though he requested for the fishermen to meet him there. After a few tries, he finally answers one of their phones, but doesn't say anything, and only the tide is heard. Everyone runs to the beach, where they find him dead, covered in a fishing net. Inspector Sango Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan knows the killer is one of the three, but can he figure out who did it, and how? Also, why is Haibara acting so cold towards Ran?}}

{{SeasonItem|247|266|[[The Mystery in the Net|The Mystery in the Net (Part 2)]]|August 20, 2001|next-conan-hint=Boat in the sand
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|V31 - F5~7]] (311-313)
|pdb=
|pchar=At the end of the episode, Haibara formally introduces herself to Ran, showing that she will not hide from her anymore.
|summary=With the help of the Detective Boys, and Agasa, Conan solves the crime, and names the culprit, whom accidentally gives themself away as the killer but trying to put words in Inspector Yokomizo's mouth that he never said, and getting caught over it. Afterwards, Haibara wakes up to Ran, smiles, and introduces herself, not being shy to Ran anymore.}}

{{SeasonItem|248|267|[[The Alibi of the Soothing Forest]]|August 27, 2001|next-conan-hint=Ceramics' clay
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran visit a small house that is surrounded by a beautiful forest called the "Soothing Forest." There, they meet a group of people who sell things and use ledgers, led by a village head. While everyone is doing chores, the village head is found dead, and everyone has an alibi! Can Conan solve the case?}}

{{SeasonItem|249|268|[[The Celebrities' Secret|The Celebrities' Secret (Part 1)]]|September 3, 2001|next-conan-hint=Autograph square
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Wounded Idol Case|V32 - F5~7]] (322-324)
|pnew=[[Osamu Kenzaki]]'s first in person appearance.
|summary=Kogoro is given an invitation from Yoko Okino to attend a party where one of her old bandmates is getting married. Tensions there are high. The woman getting married is found alive, but stabbed in the bathroom. Conan knows that Yoko is not a suspect, but cannot figure out, who attacked the woman?}}

{{SeasonItem|250|269|[[The Celebrities' Secret|The Celebrities' Secret (Part 2)]]|September 10, 2001|next-conan-hint=Gloves with holes in them
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Wounded Idol Case|V32 - F5~7]] (322-324)
|promance=It turns out that Hoshino-san knows one of our heroes!
|summary=Inspector Megure, Kogoro, Takagi, and Conan all investigate the crime. Conan solves the crime by confronting the killer with all of the evidence he has found. However, she tries to kill herself! Conan saves her in time, and the victim forgives the murderer, due to a misunderstanding by the victim that led the the murderer acting out her revenge in the first place.}}

{{SeasonItem|251|270|[[The Tragedy at the OK Corral]]|September 17, 2001|next-conan-hint=Horseshoes
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran all visit a farm where horses are, for the purpose of looking at the horses, and possibly riding them. However, a man is found dead later, and one of the horses may in fact be the prime suspect! Can Conan solve the case?}}

{{SeasonItem|252|271|[[The Kidnapper in the Picture]]|October 8, 2001|next-conan-hint=Silhouette
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|pdb=
|summary=The Detective Boys now confronts Pierrot, a typical ransom kidnapping with police unattended, will they succeed on arresting this clown?}}

{{SeasonItem|253|272|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)]]|October 15, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sunglasses
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|V32 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|V33 - F2]] (328-330)
|pchar=Takagi is determined to not let Shiratori marry Sato! Also, Yumi has a plan that involves Takagi running in to save Sato just in time.
|promance=Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are heavily explored. Everyone knows about their feelings for each other, except Sato and Takagi themselves!
|summary=Sato is having an arranged marriage meeting with a man due to her mother's persistence. She arrives to find out it's Ninzaburo Shiratori. She proposes that if Takagi does not arrive to her before sunset, she will marry him whether she wants to or not. He accepts, but Takagi is busy with a store robbery. Three of the eye witnesses all give different description and three culprits are kept in the back of the police car. Conan on the phone prepares to help Takagi solve the case as Kudo Shinichi.}}

{{SeasonItem|254|273|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 2)]]|October 22, 2001|next-conan-hint=Wristwatch
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|V32 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|V33 - F2]] (328-330)
|pchar=With a little help from Chiba, Conan, and Dr. Araide, Takagi is able to stop the almost kiss! And we get to know why Conan(Shinichi) is helping Takagi with his love!
|promance=Before she is about to kiss Shiratori, Sato finally admits to herself her strong feelings for Takagi, mentioning how much she'll miss him. Takagi stops the kiss in time!
|summary=Takagi solves the case and arrests the culprit when he tries to make a dash out of the police car. Takagi catches up and gives up on going to Sato in time to stop the marriage as the sun is almost set and the car is too far away. His party comes to cheer him on and he runs. Conan manages to stop the marriage in time with Tomoaki Araide's help. Takagi manages to reach the restaurant but the sun has completely sunk. He then sees Sato around the corner who tells him he told her an emergency case has come up. Takagi smiles as he enters the car. Meanwhile Shiratori leaves the restaurant, disappointed in his close marriage. Conan comments how Takagi and Sato reminded him of Ran and himself.}}

{{EndTable}}</onlyinclude>

== Theme songs ==
=== Openings ===
* Episodes 217-230: [[Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense]] by [[Rina Aiuchi]]
* Episodes 231-254: [[Destiny]] by [[Miki Matsuhashi]]

=== Endings ===
* Episodes 217-218: [[Natsu no Maboroshi]] by [[GARNET CROW]]
* Episodes 219-232: [[Start in my life]] by [[Mai Kuraki]]
* Episodes 233-247: [[Always]] by [[Mai Kuraki]]
* Episodes 248-254: [[Aoi aoi kono hoshi ni]] by [[Azumi Uehara]]

== Trivia ==
* This is the last Season of the 20th Century, with [[Megure's Sealed Secret|Episode 218]] airing on December 18, 2000.
:* Also, this is the first Season of the 21st Century, with [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|episode 219]] airing on January 8, 2001.

== See also ==
* [[Anime]]
* [[Staff Listing Season 9]]

{{Seasons}}

[[Category:Seasons]]

Season 9

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Season 9 aired from December 11, 2000 to October 22, 2001.

== List of episodes ==
The following is a list of episodes for Season 9.
<onlyinclude>
{{BeginTable Season}}

{{SeasonItem|217|233|[[Megure's Sealed Secret|Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 1)]]|December 11, 2000|next-conan-hint=Accessories
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|V28 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|V29 - F2]] (284-286)
|pchar=Whenever the past serial killer case is mentioned, Megure immediately stiffens up, and becomes all business.
|ppast=Brief pieces of Megure's past are hinted and shown.
|promance=Ran and Sonoko are shopping for a sweater for Makoto and discuss about their love lives and it is hinted that Ran likes Shinichi and she wants to tell him how she feels but is afraid of his answer(how he feels about her) it is then revealed to us that Conan was standing next to them hearing the entire conversation and becomes very embarrassed and red-faced(which is super cute!) And then runs off to look for Kogorou
|summary=A murderer who targets young girls and beats them with a hammer badly is currently on the hunt by the police. While he police begin to search for the criminal, the case angers Megure, and puts him on the breaking point. Conan and Kogoro, along with Ran and Sonoko, are on the scene with Megure, as is Kiyonaga Matsumoto. Megure is acting very strangely, and keeps thinking about a case from the past...}}

{{SeasonItem|218|234|[[Megure's Sealed Secret|Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2)]]|December 18, 2000|next-conan-hint=Thick-soled boots
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|V28 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 29#Girl Clubbing Case|V29 - F2]] (284-286)
|pnew=[[Midori Megure]]'s first appearance.
|pchar=Megure saves Sonoko from the strange attacker, taking a baseball bat to the face, re-opening his scar. Megure explodes at the attacker.
|promance=We learn that Midori and Juzo met each other when Midori played the role of someone who would look like someone the past serial killer would attack. After she gets attacked for real, Megure tries to save her, both of them being injured. They both fall in love with each other afterwards.|ppast=The full story of Megure's past is finally revealed, as well as the reason why he always wears a hat, never wanting to take it off.
|summary=Sonoko is now a target! Conan solves the case, but when they discover the attacker, they learn that he is in the mall, and Sonoko is his latest target. Conan and Megure hunt for him, but Conan goes to the wrong place. Megure catches the culprit before he could hurt Sonoko, and opens a very big wound on his head. Matsumoto reveals the truth about Megure's past. In the past a man was attacking girls with long skirts and a girl proposed to be bait but was badly injured along with Megure, leaving scars on both of them. The girl is revealed to be Megure's wife. Ran, Kogoro, and Conan all finally meet her when they visit Megure in the hospital.}}

{{SeasonItem|219|235-238|[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]|January 8, 2001|next-conan-hint=10 yen coin
|manga-source=[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Black Star|MKV4 - C3~4]] [[Volume 30#Kaitou Kid and the Murder|V30 - F4~7]] (299-302)
|pnew=First appearance of [[Saguru Hakuba]], [[Konosuke Jii]], [[Keiko Momoi]], and [[Toichi Kuroba]].
|pmk=We see the infamous black star heist where Kudo and Kaito face off.
|ppast=A flashback is shown where Shinichi teams up with Megure to try and outsmart the Kid, which they almost do.
|summary=Kaitou Kid stands on top of a building with his butler. He discusses the time he was almost caught by a famous Detective in the East, Shinichi Kudo. Afterwards Mouri has been invited to a detective meeting by an unknown assailant who sends him money. There are Six detectives there excluding Conan. They are in a house where a massacre happened years ago. One of the detectives are killed and they are stranded in the mansion as the bridge has been cut and the cars have been burned. It also appears that the unknown assailant is using the name Phantom Thief Kid. After solving the case, Mouri was revealed to be Kid in disguise and escapes before Conan could capture him.}}

{{SeasonItem|220|239|[[The Client Full of Lies|The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)]]|January 15, 2001|next-conan-hint=Morning newspaper
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|V28 - F3~5]] (276-278)
|pnew=[[Shizuka Hattori]]'s first appearance.
|phh=
|summary=A beautiful woman hires Detective Mouri to help her locate a friend. During the process, a woman's husband is murdered. Inspector Sango Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan finds the client to be very suspicious, as she refuses to cooperate with the investigation. Is she the murderer, or is there something more about her actions?}}

{{SeasonItem|221|240|[[The Client Full of Lies|The Client Full of Lies (Part 2)]]|January 22, 2001|next-conan-hint=Bandage
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Old Photograph Murder Case|V28 - F3~5]] (276-278)
|pchar=Conan is quite shocked to learn about how young Heiji's mother looks!
|phh=
|summary=The true murderer turns out to be the man's wife. When asked to do down to the station, she goes into a room, then retrieves a sword. The woman client that Conan found suspicious interferes and physically stops her from using the sword by using only a fan! The murderer is then taken, and Heiji appears with Kazuha revealing the mysterious female client to be his mother!}}

{{SeasonItem|222|241|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Case)]]|January 29, 2001|next-conan-hint=Numbered tag
|promance=Kazuha gets embarrassed when the subject of her feelings for Heiji comes up during her conversation with Ran.
|pchar=While looking in the past visitor registry, Conan finds the name "Shiho Miyano" but he doubts that this was Haibara.
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|phh=
|summary=Conan along with Heiji, Ran, and Mouri visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Mouri asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Every year on this island a festival is held were 3 locals win the Dungong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.}}

{{SeasonItem|223|242|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Deduction)]]|February 5, 2001|next-conan-hint=Mermaid's grave
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|promance=Heiji and Kazuha are found stuck on a cliff, and Kazuha is barely hanging on to Heiji to survive!
|phh=
|summary=Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on Mermaid Island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating two more murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff.}}

{{SeasonItem|224|243|[[And Then There Were No Mermaids|And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Resolution)]]|February 12, 2001|next-conan-hint=Insurance card
|manga-source=[[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|V28 - F6~10]] (279-283)
|promance=Kazuha takes the arrow that she won in the contest, and stabs Heiji with it, hoping that he'll let go of her so that she can fall off, saying "I pass my long life onto you." However, Heiji refuses to let go, even when the gash gets incredibly bloody. He helps her back up, and helps her to the elder's hut, promising that he will never let anyone hurt her while he is with her.
|summary=Conan reveals that the murderer is the elder. He reveals that the elder were people who dressed up as her to continue the story of the arrow. Heiji and Kazuha arrive at the house in time to confirm the story. The culprit reveals that her mother was the previous elder who were killed by the three victims. She continued the elder story for her mother, but finds out the whole town knew she was the elder and that her mother was the mermaid's corpse. All the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner as she cries due to her guilt.}}

{{SeasonItem|225|244|[[The Secret of the High Sales]]|February 19, 2001|next-conan-hint=Palm reading
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|pdb=
|summary=A boy goes to the Detective Boys, with a case. His shop has had more customers than ever, due to a new worker's ideas. However, he locks himself in a room of the shop all day, and never comes out. The boy finds it suspicious. What could the man be doing in there?}}

{{SeasonItem|226|245|[[The Battle Game Trap|The Battle Game Trap (Part 1)]]|February 26, 2001|next-conan-hint=Game character
|manga-source=[[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|V27 - F7~9]] (270-272)
|pnew=[[Jodie Starling|Jodie Saintemillion]]'s first appearance.
|pchar=We learn of Jodie's love for video games. It is also mentioned how she is Ran's english teacher.
|summary=Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are at an arcade. While there, they meet Ran's new English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion, who confesses a love of video games. While playing a virtual reality fighting game, a man is murdered while strapped to his video game chair. How could the murderer have killed him?}}

{{SeasonItem|227|246|[[The Battle Game Trap|The Battle Game Trap (Part 2)]]|March 5, 2001|next-conan-hint=Shoes
|manga-source=[[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|V27 - F7~9]] (270-272)
|pchar=Jodie hints that she knows Conan's identity and at end talks on the phone saying she found one of the targets.
|summary=Inspector Megure arrives at the scene. Conan figures out the murderer's simple trick involving switching the characters in the game, as well as how the murderer sedated and attacked the victim before the game was even fully started, and stuns Sonoko to explain it to everyone. Jodie is very impressed with Conan's reasoning throughout the case, and very suspicious.}}

{{SeasonItem|228|247|[[The Murderous Pottery Class|The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 1)]]|March 12, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cupboard
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|V30 - F10]] ~ [[Volume 31#Pottery Class Case|V31 - F1]] (305-307)
|promance=Ran and Sonoko both want to make a piece of pottery for their respective boyfriends: Shinichi and Makoto.
|summary=Ran, Sonoko, and Conan attend a pottery class. Sonoko wants to make pottery for Makoto, while Ran wants to make some for Shinichi. A man is strangled to death with a necktie and found in a closet. Conan knows who the culprit is, to the point of confronting the culprit when they're all alone, but still has no evidence. He tries to find evidence to prove it was him.}}

{{SeasonItem|229|248|[[The Murderous Pottery Class|The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 2)]]|March 19, 2001|next-conan-hint=Necktie pin
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|V30 - F10]] ~ [[Volume 31#Pottery Class Case|V31 - F1]] (305-307)
|promance=Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery, while Sonoko gives hers to Makoto. While looking for chips, Conan finds the pottery, which says "I will wait for you, Shinichi," which gets Conan red-faced, and makes him happy for the rest of the day.
|summary=After investigating by Inspector Megure and Takagi, Conan uses Sonoko to reveal the culprit and tie him to the crime. Sonoko gives her pottery to Makoto, who doesn't know what it's supposed to be used for. Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery. Conan discovers it a few days later, where it says on the bottom "I will wait for you," with a heart next to it. This makes Conan happy for the rest of the day.}}

{{SeasonItem|230|249|[[The Mysterious Passenger|The Mysterious Passenger (Part 1)]]|April 16, 2001|next-conan-hint=Message
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|V29 - F3~5]] (287-289)
|pnew=[[Shuichi Akai]]'s first appearance.
|pdb=
|pchar=Shuichi is mysterious and silent in his first appearance.
|pbo=Haibara is incredibly scared, and freaks out, a member of the Black Organization is on the hijacked bus!
|ppast=Haibara thinks of her past, and her sister, Akemi.
|summary=The Detective Boys, Conan, and Haibara all go on a bus.While there, they meet up with Jodie Saintemillion and Tomoaki Araide, who are both going on a lunch date. However, trouble brews when the bus is hijacked! Also, could it be that a member of the Black Organization is on the bus? Haibara believes so. Could they be after Haibara? Also, one of the three people sitting in the back, are an accomplice to the hijackers. Can Conan figure out who it is?}}

{{SeasonItem|231|250|[[The Mysterious Passenger|The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2)]]|April 23, 2001|next-conan-hint=Rearview mirror
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|V29 - F3~5]] (287-289)
|pchar=Jodie's incredible skills as an FBI agent are on display, as she helps Conan by taking down the bus hijackers.
|promance=Haibara stays on the bus when it is about to explode, wanting to commit suicide. However, Conan runs in the bus and saves her, jumping out of the window, telling her that she cannot give up.
|pbo=The Black Organization appear at the tail end, talking to Vermouth.
|pdb=
|summary=Conan figures out that one of the three people in the back is and accomplice, and indicates to the hijackers when one of the people on the bus is doing something. Conan figures out who the person is, and with the help of Jodie, is able to stop the hijackers. However, even after the hijackers are arrested, the bombs are left on the bus! Conan thinks everyone is off, but realizes something: Haibara is still on the bus! Can Conan save her in time?}}

{{SeasonItem|232|251|[[The Falling from the Condo Case]]|May 7, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sandal
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan and Kogoro are eating a quick dinner, where they meet a man who wants them to visit his apartment. While there, they find his room mate falls off their condo to their death. Megure, Takagi, and Chiba arrive on the scene. Was this an accident, or a cleverly planned murder?}}

{{SeasonItem|233|252|[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 1)]]|May 14, 2001|next-conan-hint=Clock sound
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|V29 - F6~8]] (290-292)
|pdb=
|pchar=Haibara starts acting strange, and continues to do so for her next several appearances
|summary=Agasa takes the Detective Boys to a neighbor who is giving away his belongings before moving to England. While there Teruya Kanou's, the neighbor, Papillon is missing when the longcase clock strikes twelve and chimes twelve times. When Doyle's, the Papillon, collar is found inside an incinerator and the backdoor opens, Conan realizes that a culprit attempted to falsify the scene to give the impression Doyle ran away when in fact the culprit is hiding Doyle in the House to steal him afterward. Shino Hasuki's shoes are found near the crime scene and she is suspected of being the culprit. }}

{{SeasonItem|234|253|[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 2)]]|May 21, 2001|next-conan-hint=Traces of zabuton cushions
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#Dog Lovers Case|V29 - F6~8]] (290-292)
|pdb=
|promance=
|summary=Conan notices that there is glass wool in the incinerator and realizes who the culprit is. After gathering the guests, Conan reveals that the grandfather clock did not chime since the culprit changed the time on it and reveals that the culprit used the stereo to simulate the chimes. Doyle chased after the chime and is lured to the back of the stereo with food containing sleeping pills. Conan reveals that the culprit was after the jewelry on Doyle's collar which is worth a fortune. He reveals that the culprit is Yoshio Tsunashima; Tsunashima had reserved a small pendulum clock which was becoming slower by a minute per hour, meaning something was weighting down the pendulum which was revealed to be Doyle's collar. Tsunashima confesses to his crime and reveals he needed the money to continue to support the abandoned dogs he kept taking in. Kanou decides to give the collar to Tsunashima and not push for any charges. That following evening, they find out Kanou's other dog, Arthur, was the one who was placed Hasuki's shoes elsewhere. Conan reveals that Arthur wanted to prevent Hasuki from leaving so he could be with his love Christie, Hasuki's German Shepherd. Hasuki announces that she had accepted Kanou's proposal and will be joining him in England.}}

{{SeasonItem|235|254|[[The Locked Wine Cellar]]|May 28, 2001|next-conan-hint=Smashed wine
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran are all at a party. While there, they discover a locked wine cellar, and a man is found dead in it. How could the killer have murdered the victim, and then escaped from the locked wine cellar. Conan stuns Kogoro, and with the help of Officer Chiba and Wataru Takagi, is able to solve the case.}}

{{SeasonItem|236|255|[[The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour|The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 1)]]|June 4, 2001|next-conan-hint=Car key
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Ran, Kogoro, and Conan go to Shirahama on a vacation they won, and there meet a group of college students and introduced themselves as Maki Shinjo, Tatsuhiko Yura, Madoka Mitsui, Kanako Miyahara, and Kota Fuji. They are all in the same art club, but don't seem to get along well. When Madoka is drawing, she finds the body of one of her fellow students, Maki, stabbed in the heart.}}

{{SeasonItem|237|256|[[The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour|The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 2)]]|June 11, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cosmetics
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=}}

{{SeasonItem|238|257|[[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 1)]]|June 18, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sushi
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#K3 Murder Case|V29 - F9~11]] (293-295)
|phh=
|pchar=Conan is very excited to see the soccer player, who was his favorite soccer player growing up.
|promance=Kazuha gets jealous when she sees Heiji talking to girls.
|ppast=Conan is excited to see his favorite soccer player, who was his hero growing up.
|summary=Heiji invites Mouri, Ran, and Conan to a celebration of the opening of the 3K restaurant by three American celebrities, a boxer, a baseballer, and a soccer player who Conan admires. Later a murder occurs. Inspector Goro Otaki begins an investigation, and Heiji and Conan help him. Conan is acting strangely...}}

{{SeasonItem|239|258|[[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 2)]]|June 25, 2001|next-conan-hint=Gunpowder smoke reaction
|manga-source=[[Volume 29#K3 Murder Case|V29 - F9~11]] (293-295)
|phh=
|pchar=When Conan and Heiji are investigating, anytime Heiji finds a clue that points to the soccer player, Conan tries to prove it as wrong. However, when Conan faces the facts, he tells Heiji that he wants to confront him alone. Conan has to confront the soccer player, who is the killer. Although it hurts him greatly, he does realize that justice comes before anything else, and is even hurt when the soccer player tries to weasel his way out of handing himself in. This depresses Conan. Later, Heiji helps cheer Conan up, and Kazuha comments on how they both look like brothers.
|summary=Heiji and Conan begin their investigation. Whenever Heiji finds a clue that shows that Conan's hero is the murderer, Conan angrily rejects it. Conan investigates further and finally confronts the true culprit: the soccer player. The culprit reveals that the victim created false rumors about him and destroyed his life. Conan is crushed. Heiji later cheers Conan up while Ran and Kazuha mention how they look like brothers.}}

{{SeasonItem|240|259|[[The Shinkansen Transport Case|The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1)]]|July 2, 2001|next-conan-hint=Vehicle restroom
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|V30 - F1~3]] (296-298)
|phh=
|pchar=Takagi wants to go on a date with Sato, via tickets to a show that Yumi gave him, but will he get up the courage?
|promance=Shinichi calls Ran! Also, Takagi wants to take Sato on a date.
|summary=Conan is on the way home from Osaka, before so, he gives Ran a phone call as Shinichi. Later, they meet Sato and Takagi on the train who are transporting a drug dealer to the station. Sato goes to investigate a bomb and Takagi tricked into letter the drug dealer to the bathroom. Later the bomb was found out to have been a distraction. They rush back and find the drug dealer stabbed with a knife.}}

{{SeasonItem|241|260|[[The Shinkansen Transport Case|The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2)]]|July 9, 2001|next-conan-hint=Newspaper
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Police Escort Murder Case|V30 - F1~3]] (296-298)
|phh=
|promance=Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored.
|summary=Conan, Takagi, and Sato come to the conclusion that the victim originally tricked Takagi, and then was murdered while Takagi was running to Sato. Conan points out the suspects of who the murderer is. After investigating and finding clues, Conan reveals the culprit. He tries to escape but is stopped by Takagi and Sato.}}

{{SeasonItem|242|261|[[Boy Genta's Misfortune]]|July 16, 2001|next-conan-hint=Red, white, and blue
|manga-source=[[Volume 30#Genta's Shadow Case|V30 - F8~9]] (303-304)
|pdb=
|pchar=At the end of the episode Haibara thought it was the organization who followed them but discovers that the blond man was right-handed and tells Conan to always remember that Gin is left-handed
|summary=Genta has been acting weird at school lately. The Detective Boys learn that he is being targeted by a killer. Genta tries to remember where he sees the killer. After eating ice cream, seeing the Flag of France, and looking at a store mirror, he heads to a barber shop. Afterwards the killer confronts him but Conan reveals it was a trap and that the killer is surrounded by cops.}}

{{SeasonItem|243|262|[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 1)]]|July 23, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cellphone
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Fake Kogoro Mouri Case|V31 - F2~4]] (308-310)
|summary=Kogoro heads to a hotel, to solve a case. On the way there, he meets with Detective Misao Yamamura, who is also visiting the hotel. An imposter is impersonating Kogoro at the hotel. Mouri decides to play along and pretend to be someone else to confront the imposter later. Later, Kogoro and Yamamura drink until later in the night. Afterwards the imposter is found hanged in his closet. Also, another body is discovered outside of the hotel, but it is much more decomposed. Conan knows that one of the three staff members at the hotel is responsible, but who?}}

{{SeasonItem|244|263|[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 2)]]|July 30, 2001|next-conan-hint=Ceiling light
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Fake Kogoro Mouri Case|V31 - F2~4]] (308-310)
|summary=Conan reveals that it is a murder and that is relates to an incident in the past of the hotel. With the help of Detective Yamamura, Conan is able to figure out the murderer, confront him, and get him arrested. Afterwards, Mouri picks up girls who are his fans and gives them a ride in the car.}}

{{SeasonItem|245|264|[[The Gunshot at the Sunflower Estate]]|August 6, 2001|next-conan-hint=Rotation
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary= Architect Ryuuichirou Kanazawa was shot in the head by the murderer, trying to conceal the murder as being done by the victim's stalker from outside.}}

{{SeasonItem|246|265|[[The Mystery in the Net|The Mystery in the Net (Part 1)]]|August 13, 2001|next-conan-hint=Cellphone number
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|V31 - F5~7]] (311-313)
|pdb=
|pchar=Haibara acts incredibly quiet around Ran. Ran believes that Haibara may hate her.
|promance=When Genta asks Conan which girl's body attracted him more, Conan points out that the only decent one was that of the girl behind him. The girl turns out to be Ran. Haibara expresses sadness towards Conan's feelings for Ran, revealing possible feelings she herself has for Conan.
|summary=Conan, The Detective Boys, Agasa, and Haibara all go to a beach, and meet Sonoko and Ran there. They meet a group of people who are all fishermen, including one mean and gruff sounding one getting a tan. Everyone decides to have dinner at a local hotel. While there, the man getting the tan doesn't answer his phone, even though he requested for the fishermen to meet him there. After a few tries, he finally answers one of their phones, but doesn't say anything, and only the tide is heard. Everyone runs to the beach, where they find him dead, covered in a fishing net. Inspector Sango Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan knows the killer is one of the three, but can he figure out who did it, and how? Also, why is Haibara acting so cold towards Ran?}}

{{SeasonItem|247|266|[[The Mystery in the Net|The Mystery in the Net (Part 2)]]|August 20, 2001|next-conan-hint=Boat in the sand
|manga-source=[[Volume 31#Netted Man Murder Case|V31 - F5~7]] (311-313)
|pdb=
|pchar=At the end of the episode, Haibara formally introduces herself to Ran, showing that she will not hide from her anymore.
|summary=With the help of the Detective Boys, and Agasa, Conan solves the crime, and names the culprit, whom accidentally gives themself away as the killer but trying to put words in Inspector Yokomizo's mouth that he never said, and getting caught over it. Afterwards, Haibara wakes up to Ran, smiles, and introduces herself, not being shy to Ran anymore.}}

{{SeasonItem|248|267|[[The Alibi of the Soothing Forest]]|August 27, 2001|next-conan-hint=Ceramics' clay
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran visit a small house that is surrounded by a beautiful forest called the "Soothing Forest." There, they meet a group of people who sell things and use ledgers, led by a village head. While everyone is doing chores, the village head is found dead, and everyone has an alibi! Can Conan solve the case?}}

{{SeasonItem|249|268|[[The Celebrities' Secret|The Celebrities' Secret (Part 1)]]|September 3, 2001|next-conan-hint=Autograph square
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Wounded Idol Case|V32 - F5~7]] (322-324)
|pnew=[[Osamu Kenzaki]]'s first in person appearance.
|summary=Kogoro is given an invitation from Yoko Okino to attend a party where one of her old bandmates is getting married. Tensions there are high. The woman getting married is found alive, but stabbed in the bathroom. Conan knows that Yoko is not a suspect, but cannot figure out, who attacked the woman?}}

{{SeasonItem|250|269|[[The Celebrities' Secret|The Celebrities' Secret (Part 2)]]|September 10, 2001|next-conan-hint=Gloves with holes in them
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Wounded Idol Case|V32 - F5~7]] (322-324)
|promance=It turns out that Hoshino-san knows one of our heroes!
|summary=Inspector Megure, Kogoro, Takagi, and Conan all investigate the crime. Conan solves the crime by confronting the killer with all of the evidence he has found. However, she tries to kill herself! Conan saves her in time, and the victim forgives the murderer, due to a misunderstanding by the victim that led the the murderer acting out her revenge in the first place.}}

{{SeasonItem|251|270|[[The Tragedy at the OK Corral]]|September 17, 2001|next-conan-hint=Horseshoes
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|summary=Conan, Kogoro, and Ran all visit a farm where horses are, for the purpose of looking at the horses, and possibly riding them. However, a man is found dead later, and one of the horses may in fact be the prime suspect! Can Conan solve the case?}}

{{SeasonItem|252|271|[[The Kidnapper in the Picture]]|October 8, 2001|next-conan-hint=Silhouette
|manga-source='''TV Original'''
|pdb=
|summary=The Detective Boys now confronts Pierrot, a typical ransom kidnapping with police unattended, will they succeed on arresting this clown?}}

{{SeasonItem|253|272|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)]]|October 15, 2001|next-conan-hint=Sunglasses
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|V32 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|V33 - F2]] (328-330)
|pchar=Takagi is determined to not let Shiratori marry Sato! Also, Yumi has a plan that involves Takagi running in to save Sato just in time.
|promance=Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are heavily explored. Everyone knows about their feelings for each other, except Sato and Takagi themselves!
|summary=Sato is having an arranged marriage meeting with a man due to her mother's persistence. She arrives to find out it's Ninzaburo Shiratori. She proposes that if Takagi does not arrive to her before sunset, she will marry him whether she wants to or not. He accepts, but Takagi is busy with a store robbery. Three of the eye witnesses all give different description and three culprits are kept in the back of the police car. Conan on the phone prepares to help Takagi solve the case as Kudo Shinichi.}}

{{SeasonItem|254|273|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 2)]]|October 22, 2001|next-conan-hint=Wristwatch
|manga-source=[[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|V32 - F11]] ~ [[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|V33 - F2]] (328-330)
|pchar=With a little help from Chiba, Conan, and Dr. Araide, Takagi is able to stop the almost kiss! And we get to know why Conan(Shinichi) is helping Takagi with his love!
|promance=Before she is about to kiss Shiratori, Sato finally admits to herself her strong feelings for Takagi, mentioning how much she'll miss him. Takagi stops the kiss in time!
|summary=Takagi solves the case and arrests the culprit when he tries to make a dash out of the police car. Takagi catches up and gives up on going to Sato in time to stop the marriage as the sun is almost set and the car is too far away. His party comes to cheer him on and he runs. Conan manages to stop the marriage in time with Tomoaki Araide's help. Takagi manages to reach the restaurant but the sun has completely sunk. He then sees Sato around the corner who tells him he told her an emergency case has come up. Takagi smiles as he enters the car. Meanwhile Shiratori leaves the restaurant, disappointed in his close marriage. Conan comments how Takagi and Sato reminded him of Ran and himself.}}

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== Theme songs ==
=== Openings ===
* Episodes 217-230: [[Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense]] by [[Rina Aiuchi]]
* Episodes 231-254: [[Destiny]] by [[Miki Matsuhashi]]

=== Endings ===
* Episodes 217-218: [[Natsu no Maboroshi]] by [[GARNET CROW]]
* Episodes 219-232: [[Start in my life]] by [[Mai Kuraki]]
* Episodes 233-247: [[Always]] by [[Mai Kuraki]]
* Episodes 248-254: [[Aoi aoi kono hoshi ni]] by [[Azumi Uehara]]

== Trivia ==
* This is the last Season of the 20th Century, with [[Megure's Sealed Secret|Episode 218]] airing on December 18, 2000.
:* Also, this is the first Season of the 21st Century, with [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|episode 219]] airing on January 8, 2001.

== See also ==
* [[Anime]]
* [[Staff Listing Season 9]]

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