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Shuichi Akai

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| name = Shuichi Akai
| japanese-name = 赤井秀一 (Akai Shūichi)
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| image = Shuichi Akai Profile.jpg
| age = ?
| gender = Male
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| nicknames = Shuu ([[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]) Dai-kun ([[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]) Akai-kun ([[James Black|James]])
| aliases = Rye Dai Moroboshi
| first-appearance = Manga: File 287 Anime: Episode 230
| appearances = {{:Shuichi Akai Appearances}}
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| keyhole = [[Volume 37]]
| japanese-voice = [[Shuichi Ikeda]]
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'''{{nihongo|Shuichi Akai|赤井秀一|Akai Shūichi}}''' is an [[FBI]] agent and a major figure in the battle against the [[Black Organization]]. He once assumed the identity of '''{{nihongo|Dai Moroboshi|諸星大|Moroboshi Dai}}''' and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename '''{{nihongo|Rye|ライ}}'''. During this time he made enemies with [[Gin]] and [[Bourbon]] and became romantically involved with [[Akemi Miyano]].

== Background ==
Shuichi Akai is an American of Japanese descent and member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment in Japan to capture [[Vermouth]]. His superior is [[James Black]] and his partner is [[Jodie Starling]].<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5</ref> He had infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Akai saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.<ref>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref> Later on, his cover in the Black Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague [[Andre Camel]], and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, [[Gin]] (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.<ref>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>

=== Infiltration of the Black Organization ===
Five years prior to the current time-line, [[FBI]] agent [[Shuichi Akai]] infiltrated the [[Black Organization]] using the alias Dai Moroboshi as a mole and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, in order to meet [[Shiho Miyano]] and use her influence to get into the Black Organization.<ref name=599p9>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past"</ref> Although at first he was simply using Akemi as a tool, they both fell in love with each other. Akai distinguished himself as an agent and two years prior to the current time-line received the codename Rye and was called to work under executive agent [[Gin]]. The FBI laid a trap hoping to capture Gin at a warehouse where the meeting was supposed to take place,<ref name=599p9/> but the Black Organization discovered Akai's true allegiance and Gin never appeared.<ref name=599p10>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 10: "Akai's Past"</ref>

== Personality ==
Akai is a very professional agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the Black Organization and earned him the nickname "Silver Bullet". He looks forward to opportunities to hunt the Black Organization down and get revenge for Akemi. He also acts somewhat independently among the FBI and even his boss James Black has trouble getting ahold of him.

James Black says Akai is an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people and he has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.<ref name=502p13>Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"</ref> He doesn't often say what he is thinking. Akai does seem to get along well with Conan.

== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===

Akai is capable of thinking on par with Conan. He once set up a sniper ambush at a nearby building, knowing that the Black Organization will come and try to kill Kogoro. He also mentioned that he knew that "making them think the FBI set up the transmitter was the priority." <ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref>

=== Sniping ===
Akai is shown to be very capable at sniping, to the point of shooting a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away. He also managed to get a shot on Gin from the same distance. <ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref>

=== Driving ===
Akai is a skilled driver. He can overtake many cars quickly in heavy traffic conditions and drift around a u-turn.<ref name=420p14>Manga Volume 41, File 7, page 14: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net" </ref> He drives a Chevrolet C1500.

== Plot overview ==
=== Bus Jack (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|287-289]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230-231]]) ===
[[File:Akai First Appearance.PNG|thumb|right|125px|Akai's first appearance on the bus]]
[[Conan]], [[Agasa]], and the [[Detective Boys]] board a bus headed to a ski resort. Akai gets on the bus wearing a face mask in order to tail [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Vermouth]] who is disguised as Dr. [[Tomoaki Araide]]. The bus is hijacked by robbers demanding their boss be freed from prison and Conan discovers they must have an accomplice in the back row where Shuichi Akai is sitting. Akai becomes a suspect. After the boss is freed, the robbers call Akai and Araide up to the front to put on the hijackers' ski jackets. Conan ruins the hijackers' plans by directing the bus driver to slam on the brakes, sending the hijackers crashing to the floor. Akai keeps his footing and goes to attack one of the hijackers but is confused when the robber faceplants before he could strike: Conan's tranquilizer dart got him first. The police move in to apprehend the hijackers and Akai watches as Araide accosts Conan for wanting to leave before having the gash on his arm tended. Before moving out, Akai records a message saying he couldn't find Vermouth's target, [[Shiho Miyano]].<ref>It is clear Akai is looking for Shiho Miyano, Vermouth's target, because the FBI already know Araide is Vermouth at this point in time and don't need to look for her.</ref>

=== James Black Kidnapping (Manga: [[Volume_32#Kidnapped_Tourist_Case|325-327]], Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|258-259]]) ===
[[File:Akai's happy face.jpg|thumb|left|100px|Akai leers at the kidnappers.]]
[[James Black]] plans to meet with Akai in a stadium lobby after the Paul & Annie animal circus show. He was unable to meet with Akai at first because he was accosted by reporters thinking he was the show's wealthy sponsor and dragged away from them by the Detective Boys. Akai and James probably haven't met in a while because James doesn't know Akai cut his previously waist length hair. James is then mistakenly kidnapped by criminals who plan to ransom him. Akai, looking for James Black, drives past the Detective Boys. A prior member of the Black Organization, Akai's gaze triggers Haibara's senses, and she whips around asking if Conan saw who was driving the Chevrolet truck.

Somehow, Akai figures out where James is and catches up to the kidnappers' fake police car and begins following it. Akai quickly zooms ahead when Conan and the police arrange for an army of police cars to box in the kidnappers' car to force it to stop. Akai drives by Agasa's car and looks in, and Conan shields Haibara from his view. In the confusion of the aftermath, James leaves with Akai before he could be questioned by police. James retells the events of the kidnapping and asks if Akai brought him to Japan to "make (Akai's) lover come back to (Akai)" Akai affirms this and says that he wants "his lover (koibito) to regret they ever left me with tears of blood."<ref name=327p18>Manga Volume 32, File 10, page 18: "A Stupid Plan"</ref>. Akai's "lover" is a reference to the ironic codename he gave Gin: "koibito" meaning lover. He later makes Gin cry the foretold tears of blood when Akai's bullet grazes Gins cheek in the events of "Black Impact".

=== Conan's suspicion and Ran's memory ===
Conan suspects there is another Black Organization member who was present at the director's morning party after considering how Pisco obtained another purple handkerchief which enabled him to leave the investigation. After the bus jack, [[Haibara]] tells Conan there was definitely someone from the Organization on the bus. Conan's first suspect is Shuichi Akai whose behavior seemed suspicious.<ref name=291p11>Manga Volume 29, File 7, page 11: "A Tiny Trace"</ref> Conan recognizes Akai in the James Black kidnapping case.<ref name=P&A>Manga Volume 32, File 9-11: "The Man from Chicago"</ref> Conan shows sensitivity to the prospect of Akai investigating them when one of the suspects says he saw someone wearing a black beanie (really [[Makoto]]).<ref name=332p15>Manga Volume 33, File 4, Page 15: "The Bloody Valentine 2"</ref>

==== Sato's Matchup (Manga: [[Volume_32#Sato.27s_Omiai_Case|328]]-[[Volume_33#Sato.27s_Omiai_Case|330]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) and Bloody Valentine (Manga: [[Volume_33#Valentine_Chocolate_Case|331-334]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266-268]]) ====
Ran notices Akai leave the restaurant where [[Miwako Sato]] was having her [[Wikipedia:Miai|miai]] with officer [[Shiratori]]. Akai had come to check on on Dr. Araide who is really Vermouth in disguise. Ran realizes she met him somewhere once before, but she cannot remember where.<ref name=329p14>Manga Volume 33, File 1, page 14: "Satou's Odds"</ref> Later, at a chocolate-making cottage, one of the suspects says he shot at a tall man wearing a black beanie thinking he was a bear. Ran says she might know the person in the black knitted hat and Conan wonders if she means Akai.<ref name=333p2>Manga Volume 33, File 5, Page 2: "The Bloody Valentine 3"</ref> He later starts to ask her about it, but changes his mind mid-sentence.<ref name=337p17>Manga Volume 33, File 9, Page 17: "Life of a Flower"</ref>

==== The Life of a Flower (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|335-337]], Anime: [[The Forgotten Memento from the Crime|269-270]]) ====
[[Takagi]] informs Conan all the records of [[Kogoro]]'s cases were stolen from the police station on the day of the bus hijack incident and later returned.<ref name=336p9>Manga Volume 33, File 8, pages 9-10: "Clean Scent"</ref> Conan begins to wonder who the target is and first suspects Akai may be behind the incident because of the timing. Akai stakes out the Mouri Detective Agency.<ref name=337p18>Manga Volume 33, File 9, Page 18: "Life of a Flower"</ref>

=== The Rotten Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|350]]-[[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|354]], Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|286-288]]) ===
[[Image:Shuuichi_Akai_long_hair.jpg|thumb|right|210|Shuichi in New York.]] One year prior to the current timeline, Shinichi, Ran, [[Yukiko]], Akai, and Vermouth are in America. After leaving Yukiko, Shinichi, and Ran at the theater, Sharon Vineyard, aka, Vermouth, disguises as a silver haired serial killer to lure out Shuichi Akai and kill him. Vermouth underestimates Akai and he shoots her in the side. Vermouth escapes, but Akai continues to look for her. During the search, Akai encounters a crying Ran who is waiting in the rain by a taxi for Shinichi to return. The taxi driver and Ran both initially mistake Akai for the serial killer, and the taxi drives off leaving Ran behind. Akai asks Ran if she saw a man with long silver hair. One of Akai's colleagues comes up to ask Akai if he found the serial killer and Ran sees the FBI logo on his jacket. Akai grabs her elbow to take her from the area, but she resists because Shinichi is still around. Akai harshly orders Ran to leave the area as it is dangerous.<ref>Manga Chapter 354: Golden Apple 5</ref>

=== Meeting with Ran (Manga: [[Volume_37#Footsteps_of_Darkness|379-380]], Anime: [[The Dark Footprint|308]]-[[Contact with the Black Organization|309]]) ===
[[File:Ran_and_Akai_meet.jpg|thumb|right|Ran and Akai meet coincidentally in the street.]]Conan and Ran are walking home from the Itakura case. Ran talks to Conan about how it is hard waiting for Shinichi to return and begins to cry. They approach a phone booth and Akai steps out. Ran and Akai recognize one another.
{{Cquote|Akai: You are crying again... You are always crying. Ran: Is it wrong? Akai: No. ... I was just remembering. You remind me of a woman... One who was always crying in the dark trying to sound casual, a stupid woman.|The conversation between Akai and Ran at the phonebooth|Manga Chapter 380: "White Snow, Black Shadow"}}
Conan is surprised Ran and Akai seem to know each other and asks Ran who Akai is. Ran replies with the story of her meeting with Akai in New York. She mentions she saw him with a man with in an FBI jacket. Akai has walked away in the meanwhile and Conan loses sight of him. Conan is surprised at this new information and wonders what the FBI could be doing in Japan. He also considers the possibility that Shuichi Akai is a Black Organization spy in the FBI and killed the serial killer in New York and might be involved with Haibara's past.

=== Seeing Haibara and tailing the Detective Boys ===
==== Contact with the Black Organization (Manga: [[Volume_38#Footsteps_of_Darkness|383]], Anime: [[Contact with the Black Organization|311]]) ====
Haibara finds Conan passed out in a locker at Kenbashi Station. As they leave, Akai sees Haibara close up and immediately recognizes her. Akai's focus caused Haibara to sense his presence and she spins around in fear, but he has already retreated and she doesn't catch sight of him.

==== Following Yukiko (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_and_Cluttered_Room_Case|417-419]], Anime [[Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio|335-336]]) ====
Shuichi Akai, suspicious that Haibara is Shiho, asks two people (possibly [[Fusae Campbell#Connection with Shuichi Akai|Fusae Campbell and Billy]]) to follow [[Yukiko]] who is driving the Detective Boys to a film studio to see a preview showing of [[Kamen Yaiba]]. The two people take several pictures, one of which Akai keeps in his truck after this. Conan and Yukiko notice the two are following. They continue to wait in the film developer's parking lot until Takagi asks them if they have been drinking at Conan's request. They report to Akai that they are unable to follow any more. Akai looks at the newly developed pictures they gave to him and he thinks Haibara's resemblance to Shiho Miyano is too similar to ignore.

==== Four Porsches (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Case|420-422]], Anime [[The Four Porsches|338-339]]) ====
While driving, Akai sees Conan on TV broadcast waiting in line to get porridge. He quickly heads towards the direction of the shopping center where Conan is. When he arrives, a murder had already been committed in the underground parking lot and the police have arrived. Agasa calls Araide to pick up Haibara, and Akai overhears the conversation through the bugs planted in Araide's office. He follows Jodie and Araide to Agasa's house and waits out front listening in to the bugs Jodie just planted at Agasa's.

=== Showdown with Vermouth (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:Akai with shotgun.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Akai shoots Vermouth to protect himself and Jodie]]
Conan and Jodie confront Vermouth and reveal her disguise. During the confrontation, Jodie is shot by [[Calvados]], a sniper who was hidden on some shipping crates. Calvados also attempts to shoot Ran who rushed to Haibara in order to shield her from the gunfire. Akai, unseen, sneaks from behind and disables Calvados, silently breaking both his legs and taking his rifle, shotgun, and three pistols. Akai walks around the shipping crates towards Jodie and Vermouth's location. Vermouth mistakes the incoming footsteps for Calvados and orders him to kill Jodie. Vermouth is shocked when it is Akai who walks into view. Akai tauntingly comments that [[Calvados]], a liquor made from apples, matches Vermouth's FBI codename "Rotten Apple". Provoked by his remark, Vermouth attempts to shoot him, but Akai fires the shotgun first into her flak jacket, breaking several of her ribs and tearing Vermouth's face slightly which proves that she isn't wearing a mask. To escape, Vermouth grabs the unconscious Conan as a hostage and roars away in Jodie's car. To prevent them from following, she aims with the side mirror and shoots Araide's car's gas tank, causing it to explode.
{{quote|Akai: To shoot the gasoline tank using the mirror and with that body is... not bad. Jodie: What are you being impressed for!? She just got away with a hostage!|Jodie and Akai's conversation about Vermouth's getaway|Manga Volume 42, File 10, pg 12}}
Akai comments that they at least have her accomplice Calvados, but at that moment, Calvados commits suicide with a pocket pistol that Akai overlooked. Akai hears the police sirens and tells Jodie to make up a story about randomly getting involved in a kidnapping case. Akai's parting words to Jodie are that he still isn't ready to face Haibara, likely referring to his use of Haibara's sister, [[Akemi Miyano]], to infiltrate the Black Organization which resulted in her being killed when they uncovered that he was a spy.

=== Black Impact (Manga: [[Volume_48#Black_Organization_vs._FBI|499]]-[[Volume_49#Black_Organization_vs_FBI|504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===
[[Image:Akai sniping.jpg|thumb|left|Akai with a sniper rifle aiming at the Black Organization 700 yards away.]]
Kogoro Mouri, Ran, and Conan help newscaster [[Rena Mizunashi]] with a door bell prank case. In order to catch the prankster, Conan sticks a bug and microphone wrapped in gum outside the door. The case is solved, but Conan forgets the bug and it gets stuck on Rena's shoe. Unfortunately Conan discovers Rena is a member of the Black Organization, [[Kir]], and she is participating in an [[Black Organization#Domon Yasudera|assassination mission]]. Conan has to retrieve the tracker before the Black Organization notices and suspects that Kogoro planted it. Jodie Starling contacts Akai and tells him about the predicament, but doesn't say what he will do to help. James Black comments that Akai was always the reticent type, but has closed up even more since the death of his girlfriend (later revealed to be [[Akemi Miyano]]).

After hearing a lot of static on their radios, Gin looks for the cause of the interference and finds Conan's tracker on Kir's shoe which had been left in his car when she changed clothes. With the boss's approval, Gin abandons the original assassination plans and heads towards the Mouri Detective Agency to kill Kogoro. Conan stops Kogoro from being assassinated, but Gin still has Conan's tracker which has his fingerprints on it. As Gin holds it up for a closer look, it is shot out from between his fingers by Akai who had set up with a sniper rifle on a building 700 yards away.
[[Image:Gin sniped.jpg|thumb|right|Gin is shot by Akai.]]
Gin, perhaps anticipating who would be responsible, grabs Korn's rifle and uses it to locate Shuichi Akai. At this time, Akai fires a bullet that passes through Gin's scope and grazes his left cheek causing it to bleed. At this time Akai says "we finally meet, my lovely, lovely koibito-san".<ref name=504p14>Manga Volume 49, File 4, pg 14: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref> Gosho Aoyama uses a Japanese literary device to give the word "koibito" a double meaning. Japanese in Detective Conan includes the pronunciation, called "[[wiki:furigana|furigana]]", in [[wiki:hiragana|hiragana]] next to the [[wiki:kanji|kanji]]. Normally the furigana matches the word in the kanji; however, Gosho Aoyama used the kanji for "old enemy" (宿敵), but the furigana for "koibito" (こいびと), giving Akai's word a double meaning. The true meaning of what Akai meant is "old enemy", but what he said out loud was the furigana "koibito". Akai had ironically nicknamed Gin "loved one" despite thinking of him as his arch enemy. By grazing Gin's cheek, Akai fulfilled his promise he made at the end of the James Black Kidnapping to make his "lover" bleed tears of blood.

Akai then fired twice into Gin's bullet proof vest to encourage him to leave quietly, purposefully avoiding killing Gin although he was capable of finishing him. Akai's stated reason for letting Gin and the rest of the Black Organization members go was to avoid having a gunfight erupt in the middle of Beika city where innocent people might be injured.<ref name=504p17>Manga Volume 49, File 4, pg 17: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref> Despite Gin's reservations, Akai also successfully made the Black Organization think that the FBI was behind the tracker, and that Kogoro had been the bait to draw them into Akai's range.

=== Kir in the hospital (Manga: [[Volume_53#Giant_Hammer_Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===
The FBI discuss what to do with Mizunashi Rena. Akai wants to use her as bait to trap the Black Organization and points out her her name is a pun on "007", James Bond's code number. <ref>Manga Volume 53, File 7</ref>

=== Red vs. Black (Manga: [[Volume_57#Fake_Patient_Case|595]]-[[Volume_59#Foreign_Suspect_Case|609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|495-504]]) ===
Eventually, following the capture of Organization member [[Hidemi Hondou|Rena Mizunashi]], Akai was introduced to Conan, and the two worked on a plan to re-introduce Rena, who was in fact a CIA mole, back into the ranks of the Organization. One condition of her reintegration, however, was that she should personally kill Akai, who had been declared the Organization's most dangerous enemy. Mizunashi lured him to an isolated spot for a meeting and shot him at point-blank range before incinerating his truck with a bomb.

==== The Fake Patient (Manga: [[Volume_57#Fake_Patient_Case|595]]-[[Volume_58#Fake_Patient_Case|598]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|495-497]]) ====
After hearing that [[Eisuke]] has zeroed in on Haido Central Hospital after finding a clue, Conan and Jodie discuss [[Ethan Hondou]]. Jodie says Akai verified Ethan Hondou was a CIA agent. Conan asks Ran more about the clue Eisuke found and discovers that it was someone dialing the [[Anokata|Black Organization's boss's phone number]]. Jodie reports to Akai that a member of the Black Organization has infiltrated the hospital. Akai takes the news in stride and goes to Rena's room. He already suspects Rena is a member of the CIA as well, and wants to use her to gain more leverage against the Organization.

Conan asks one of the nurses about Eisuke and she tells Conan about a different patient, a member of the Black Organization, who had asked about Rena Mizunashi. Akai seems pleased to hear the news, and thinks it is a good opportunity to add a second lead. The FBI gets profiles of three patients most likely to be the Black Organization member and Conan films them. Akai and Conan both correctly deduce the member of the Black Organization hiding in the hospital is [[Kusuda Rikumichi]]. The FBI watch Kusuda, but get caught and he threatens to blow up a bomb. Kusuda escapes in a car with Akai and Conan in hot pursuit. After realizing it is Akai who is chasing him, Kusuda commits suicide. Akai knows that now Kusuda's reports have stopped, the Black Organization will know Rena is at the Haido Central Hospital and plan a counter-attack.

==== The Black Organization's counterattack (Manga: [[Volume_58#Kir_Transport_Case|599-605]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|498-503]]) ====
The FBI hold a meeting and decide that they have to move Kir now that the Black Organization knows she is at Haido Central Hospital. Akai proposes that the best idea is to set a trap for the Organization by allowing them to come after Kir and then ambushing them. Akai heads to the roof alone to think of a plan. Conan takes the opportunity to ask James Black about Akai's past. James reveals that Akai wants revenge for his girlfriend who was killed by the Organization. Akai had infiltrated the Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi by dating Miyano Akemi in order to get close to a [[Sherry|high ranking scientist]], feed information to the FBI, and hopefully learn the identity of [[anokata|the boss]].<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> Dai earned the codename "Rye" and was called to work for [[Gin]], but the FBI bungled the plan to capture Gin, so Akai was discovered and expelled from the Organization. James Black further explains that the Organization wanted to get rid of Akemi too, but couldn't because her sister was too valuable to them. The Organization came up with a plan to have Akemi perform [[Volume_2#File_013_-_The_Missing_Man|a billion yen bank heist]] as an excuse to kill her when she failed. Contrary to the Org's expectations, Akemi succeeded but was killed by Gin regardless. Akai has kept the last text message from Akemi asking if Akai will date her for real if she leaves the Organization. There is a further P.S. that has not been revealed.

Conan and Akai meet on the roof and exchange plans. Their first move is to get Kir's cooperation. Akai and Conan trick the FBI officers on guard to leave Kir's room which provides an opportunity for Eisuke to sneak in and "wake the sleeping princess". With Eisuke's provocation, Kir stops pretending that she is unconscious. Conan and Akai enter the room, and Akai escorts Eisuke out so that they can convince Kir to return to Organization. Akai and Conan answer Kir's questions about how they found out she was a CIA agent and she fills them in on her past. Kir agrees to their plan to trick the Organization and promises to funnel information back to the FBI as well. Akai calls [[Andre Camel]] to help with their secret plan which requires also fooling the FBI who don't yet know Kir is a CIA agent.

The FBI plans to put Rena in one of three vans and trick the Organization into chasing one of the decoys while the van with Kir in it is driven by Camel back to hospital. Meanwhile, the Organization launches their counterattack. They cause three separate accidents nearby to flood the hospital with people and then give them gifts with small bombs hidden inside. Akai suspects they may be trying to kill Kir by detonating the bombs and collapsing the hospital. Akai and the FBI collect the bombs from the innocent patients, but are startled when the TV starts airing an announcement from Mizunashi Rena in the hospital. Akai and Conan realize the bombs have tracking devices embedded in them, but they aren't fast enough to stop the rest of the FBI agents from going to Kir's room.

With the location of Kir's room exposed, the FBI launch the three van plan without delay. Akai in his Chevrolet follows one of the vans from a distance and he is eventually found by Vermouth who had been assigned by the boss to look for him. Gin correctly deduces which van Kir is in and recaptures her all according to Conan and Akai's plan. The FBI are at first very dismayed they failed, but then Akai explains the plan to them and that they were left out of the loop in order to make the Organization believe they were not set up. Gin, however, is suspicious that Akai didn't interfere more strongly when they recaptured Kir and that Akai may have something else up his sleeve.

==== Death at Raiha Pass (Manga: [[Volume_58#Foreign_Suspect_Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]]) ====
Gin is suspicious of how ineffective the FBI's plan was and that Akai didn't make a strong move. Gin thinks Akai is still hiding something and that doubt is relayed to [[anokata|the boss]] who plans a test of Kir's loyalty. Meanwhile, [[Andre Camel]] becomes a suspect in a coincidental murder case. Akai is somewhat amused at the predicament, and Jodie plans to go to Andre Camel and bail him out. As Jodie leaves, Akai calls out to her and says he has a bad feeling about today, and that she should be careful. Jodie notes it is Friday the thirteenth.

The Black Organization takes advantage of the distraction provided by Andre Camel's murder case, and Gin meets with Kir and conveys [[anokata|the boss's]] ultimatum: Kir must kill Akai in order to regain the Organization's trust. Gin explains that Kir will call out Akai with the excuse that she wants to flee the country because the Organization is pressuring her after she was caught by the FBI. Akai will take the bait if Kir says she will give him good information. When she meets with him alone, Kir will kill Akai while wearing a camera and bug. Gin will be watching out of range of Akai's acute sense for traps. With Gin's gun at her back, Kir calls Akai.

At the murder case, Jodie meets up with Camel and their discussion turns to Camel's mistake which caused Akai to be rejected from the Organization two years ago. Camel explains that Akai had just been promoted, and the FBI planned to capture Gin who was set to meet with Akai. The FBI hid in the warehouse waiting for Gin, but instead an old man walked in an sat down. Akai ignored the old man, but Camel came out from hiding and told to old man to leave. The old man turned out to be a member of the Organization, and Gin never showed. This lead to a chain of events leading to Akai's girlfriend [[Miyano Akemi]]'s death almost two years later. Camel, who felt most responsible, felt obligated to take the role of driver for the plan to return Kir.

Meanwhile Akai, sitting in his truck, remembers some of the last moments he had with Akemi. Akai revealed to her that he was an FBI agent. She seemed to already know, prompting Akai to desperately ask her why she didn't get away from him. Akemi's simple tearful reply was, "Can't you tell without asking?" Akai is brought back to present by [[James Black]] telling him that his phone is ringing. Kir is on the other end, and relays Gin's concocted story and asks to meet Akai alone. James's impression is that the meeting with Rena is likely a trap and that Akai shouldn't go. Akai confidently says that he is sure his sixth sense will work and that he will trust Rena to have some way out of the situation. James starts to call Jodie as support but, the confidently grinning Akai stops James from dialing and asks for his trust. The meeting location is set at 19:00 at the seventh left curve of Raiha falls and Akai heads out.

[[Image:Kir_kills_Akai.jpg|thumb|right|200|Kir kills the 'Silver-bullet'.]]
Akai arrives at the meeting place where Kir is waiting from the other side after scouting out ahead. Kir shoots Akai in the lung as Gin and Vodka watch from across the gorge via Kir's collar camera. Blood trickling from his mouth, Akai turns and sees their Porsche and smirks to himself. Kir tells Gin he will die soon from the lung shot, but Gin orders that Kir makes his death certain by shooting Akai in the head. As Kir walks up to him, Akai seems to accept his impending doom with great calm.<ref>Manga Chapters 605-608: Foreign Suspect Case</ref> After some last words, Kir shoots Akai in the forehead. Blood cascading from both sides of his head, Akai collapses in the front seat of his truck. At that moment the police on the way to an accident begin to approach and Gin orders Kir to place a bomb and blow Akai's truck up with the body. Kir plants the bomb and leaves. It detonates just as the police pass by. The ensuing explosion and fire destroys most of the body but the right hand fingerprints survive.

Jodie and Camel leave the murder case as the police finish wrapping it up return the the hospital where the FBI meet. James announces that Kir set up a meeting alone with Akai and the a news program begins reporting on a truck that exploded with a body inside whose right hand fingerprints remain intact. Jodie wonders if it is Akai, and takes Conan's phone which Akai had touched earlier with his right hand to the police. The fingerprint results are a match, Jodie reports the news to James and then breaks down crying.

===== Faked Death? =====
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Several abnormalities surrounding Akai's death invite the possibility that Akai faked his death with Conan and Mizunashi Rena's help. Inconsistent details like disappearing blood trails are evidence Akai's body was tampered with by someone other than Kir, and Conan's reaction to the news of Akai's death is suspiciously subdued. The theory is that Akai's death was faked by using blank cartridges and blood packets with small detonators to simulate gunshots. When Kir moves to the front of Akai's truck to prepare the bomb, it creates a gap of time where Gin and Vodka cannot see Akai's body with Kir's camera. At this time, Akai switches places with [[Rikumichi Kusuda]]'s body which had been dressed up beforehand to look like Akai. Akai escapes the truck before it explodes. Meanwhile Conan's will loan Jodie Starling one of his identical cellphones which has Rikumichi's fingerprints on it. She will think they are Akai's and when she goes to validate the identity of the body with the police, it will match Rikumichi's fingerprints and she will be fooled into thinking Akai died.

=== Current Events ===
==== "Scar Akai" ====
[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right]]{{Main|Scar Akai}}
Some time after Akai was apparently killed by Kir, during a stroll through Tokyo, Jodie encountered a man who looks exactly like Akai, but with a huge burn scar on the right side of his face. At first, Jodie was reluctant to believe that this man was Akai, and she didn't tell anyone about her discovery, rather attempting to figure it out on her own. Later, she admitted her prior encounter to [[Andre Camel]] after he saw scar Akai in a bathroom. In the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group]] case, the man helped Conan defeat the robbery gang, though Conan himself didn't learn about his presence or involvement then.<ref>Manga Chapter 677-679: Bank Heist Case</ref> Scar Akai also appeared at a department store where he was trapped on a floor with Subaru Okiya and then was targeted by the Black Organization's snipers.

==== Subaru Okiya ====
[[File:Subaru Okiya.jpg|right]]{{Main|Okiya is Akai Theory}}
One popular theory is that [[Subaru Okiya]] is Shuichi Akai. Okiya first appeared not long after Akai's apparent death. Okiya and Akai have many similarities, such as appearance and left handedness. Conan trusts him and ignores Haibara's reactions to him. Conan also seemed to know about the place where Okiya lived before they met. Ran also feels like she recognizes Okiya from somewhere. The name "Okiya Subaru" continues the pattern of puns on "Char Aznable" that "Akai Shuuichi" and his alias "Moroboshi Dai" follow.

But, to clear the confusion, Okiya is NOT Akai. - Chapter 821
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==== Masumi Sera ====
[[File:Masumi Sera.jpg|right]]{{Main|Masumi Sera}}
The character Masumi Sera is Akai's younger sister, as confirmed at the end of Chapter 821.<ref>Manga Chapter 821</ref> Sera's eyes are identical to Akai's. Also, Sera Masumi's name is also incredibly similar to Mobile Suit Gundam character [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Sayla_Mass Sayla Mass] (セイラ・マス, ''Seira Masu''). [[#Name origin|Akai's name is derived]] from Sayla Mass's older brother's name, Char Anzable. Also, Conan, Jodie, and Camel have the feeling she resembles someone they know.
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== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Akemi Miyano ====
Shuichi originally met [[Akemi Miyano]] by accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he was walking in the street. Akemi was concerned over this, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi told him her name, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this, both of them discovered they were in the Black Organization, and began dating. However, for Akai, there was a catch involved. To the FBI, Akai's relationship was merely a stepping stone, something to use to take advantage of the Black Organization, and to get information. However, as [[James Black]] later recalls, Akai had begun to fall in love with Akemi, and consider her his real girlfriend.
[[Image:Akemi's Text Message.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.]]

In Akemi's heart, she always felt that Akai (Dai), really wasn't who he seemed to be. Later, due to a massive error by [[Andre Camel]], Akai is discovered to be an FBI agent, leading to his exile from the Black Organization. When Akemi discovers this, she runs to him in tears, sad and angry, and afraid that Akai really had only used her to get information on the Black Organization. When Akai asks her why she never said anything about her suspicions before, Akemi basically hints it is because she loves him. After this, Akemi and Akai don't hear from each other for a long while, and Akemi's role in the Black Organization dwindles because they believe that she gave information about the Black Organization to Akai. After the successful bank heist, she is killed by the Black Organization. However, on the day of the heist, Akemi sent Akai a long text message, tell him that after the heist, when she is finally free from the Black Organization, if he wants to be her real boyfriend. Akai is never able to answer this, as she is killed by [[Gin]]. Akai treasures this text message, and it was even still in his phone, many months after Akemi's death. The message also contains a P.S. which is not revealed yet.
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==== Jodie Starling ====
Later on in the series it shows that Akai and Jodie used to go out but he broke up with her because he was going out with Akemi and didn't want to feel guilty about two-timing them. Jodie still loves Akai despite the break up.

==== Gin ====
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Shuichi Akai and Gin are rivals and hate one another. It is implied that they didn't get along even before Akai was exposed as an undercover FBI agent. Akai refers to Gin as "Koibito", which ironically means 'lover.' Gin killed Akai's love Akemi, so Akai thinks of Gin as his archenemy.

==== Ai Haibara ====
When Haibara first met Akai, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. Akai seems to know of Haibara's identity. Haibara knows him as Dai Moroboshi, her sister's boyfriend who betrayed the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 802</ref> It isn't clear whether Haibara knows he is an FBI agent, but she does not know him by the name Shuichi Akai.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Akai and Conan are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Akai has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills. It may very well be the case that he might one day find out that Conan and [[Shinichi Kudo]] are really one and the same person. However, there is speculation amongst fans that Akai already knows Conan's secret, due to the fact that he figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of [[APTX 4869]].

== 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. Akai placed 12th in the poll with 53 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Akai placed 7th overall with 415 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
Akai's name comes from the [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whose nickname was the "'''Red (Akai)''' Comet", and Char's voice actor [[Shuichi Ikeda|'''Shuichi''' Ikeda]] (who is also Akai's voice actor). Additionally, his alias, Dai Moroboshi, comes from Char's real name, Casval Rem '''Deikun''' (sounds like '''Dai-kun''' in Japanese). '''Moroboshi''' can also mean ''falling star'', another possible allusion to ''Red Comet''.<ref>In Moroboshi (諸星), the first kanji can be broken up into 言者 which when pronounced as げんしゃ (gensho) sounds very similar to the word for "phenomenon" (genshou). The second character (星) means "star". Moroboshi, read as "Star phenomenon" references falling stars or maybe comets. </ref>

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|"The fear of death is worse than the death itself."}}

== Trivia ==
*Akai's voice actor, [[Shuichi Ikeda]], is the real-life husband of [[Akemi Miyano]]'s voice actress, [[Sakiko Tamagawa]].
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
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| name = Subaru Okiya
| japanese-name = 沖矢昴 (Okiya Subaru)
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| image = Subaru Okiya Profile.jpg
| age = 27
| gender = Male
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| first-appearance = Manga: File 622 Anime: Episode 509
| appearances = {{:Subaru Okiya appearances}}
| cases-solved = 2
| keyhole = [[Volume 60]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryotaro Okiayu]]
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'''{{nihongo|Subaru Okiya|沖矢昴|Okiya Subaru}}''' is an engineering student who currently resides in [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s house next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. It is strongly hinted that he is the [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]] although another popular [[Okiya is Akai Theory|theory]] is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] disguised after [[Akai faked his death theory|faking his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou]]'s help.

== Background ==
[[Image:Okiya Keyhole larger60.jpg‎|thumb|left|125px|[[Gosho Aoyama]]'s colored drawing of Subaru Okiya in the keyhole for [[Volume 60]].]]
Okiya is a graduate student attending Tokyo University to earn a doctorate degree in engineering. He originally lived at a boarding house, where the landlord's son nicknamed him "Red Man," after a firetruck, because he frequently saw him watering the plants. After the boarding house burned down in the [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|Red, White, and Yellow Arson Case]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] suggested he move into [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house, explaining to Agasa and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] that someone living in the house would help to hide his (Shinichi's) disappearance. When Haibara protested, Conan cheerfully responded that someone who loves Sherlock Holmes cannot be a bad person - much to Haibara's consternation.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Nevertheless, Conan decided to keep from Subaru which persons - specifically [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] - were closely connected to Shinichi.<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref>

Okiya is left-handed and greatly admires the deductive power of [[Sherlock Holmes]]. He is also an excellent detective as he was able to solve several mysteries including the paper airplane case<ref name=Paper_Airplane>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8-10: Paper Airplane</ref>, the Ikkaku Rock case <ref name=Ikkaku_Rock>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 2-4: Ikkaku rock</ref>, and the 13 red shirts mystery.<ref name=Red_Shirts>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 5-8: 13 Red Shirts case</ref> He is also shown to be calm in crisis situations and quite skilled at hand to hand combat, capable of knocking a knife out of someone's hand <ref name=Speech></ref> and easily KOing a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref> Okiya also knows how to enable the tracking function of Conan's glasses and that they track the detective boy's badges despite the fact Conan has never used the glasses in front of Okiya.<ref name=252_Rescue/>
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== Personality ==
Okiya is generally shown to be quiet and reserved, often seeming unfazed by normally stressful situations, such as when Ran attacked him while he was brushing his teeth, believing he had broken into Shinichi's house<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8: Paper Airplane</ref>, or when a murderer grabbed Ayumi as a hostage.<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> He often tends to behave in a friendly and modest manner, smiling and rubbing the back of his head whenever someone compliments him or says anything about him. He enjoys cooking and seems ready and willing to help with various tasks. He doesn't mind interacting with the [[Detective Boys]], is always polite to them, and listens to their theories during cases.

Okiya becomes more serious while working on cases and enjoys revealing the truth to others similar to Conan. Sometimes he speaks mysteriously, leaving the meaning and intentions of what he said open to interpretation. Okiya has a more menacing side seen whenever he takes to the offensive or is intently focusing on something. In this frame of mind, Okiya triggers Haibara's Black Organization sense.

==Attributes==
[[File:Haibara doesn't like Okiya.PNG|thumb|right|Haibara senses the Black Organization aura from Okiya.]]
===Intelligence===
Okiya is an intelligent character with observation and case solving abilities comparable to Conan's. On his first meeting with Sonoko and Ran, he correctly deduces they had been to the restaurant "Wonder Burger" and what they had to eat while they were there.<ref name="638p">Manga Chapter 638</ref> He tends to hold back to allow Conan or others to present their conclusions rather than take center stage himself.<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case, Ikkaku Rock, Red Shirts case.</ref>

===Black Organization aura===

Okiya emits what Haibara describes as the aura of the [[Black Organization]] when he is intently focused on another person<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case</ref> or is acting as an aggressor.<ref>Ikkaku Rock, 252 case</ref> Haibara only gets the feeling from him transiently.
[[File:Okiya knocks away a knife.PNG|thumb|left|Okiya knocks a knife out of a hostage taker's hands]]

===Hand to hand combat===
Okiya demonstrates he is skilled in hand to hand combat when he knocks away the knife a culprit had been using to hold Ayumi hostage with one hand and rescues her from the culprit's grasp in the same quick movement.<ref>Manga Chapter 666: Thirst For Blood</ref> He also easily KOs a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing, although he later comes up with the excuse that he found the kidnapper passed out near the stairs, most likely from losing his footing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref>

Okiya is also shown to possess great physical resilience: Upon [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|their first encounter]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], mistaking Okiya for a burglar, kicked him straight in the jaw, but unlike her many other victims, that blow failed to knock him out instantly.{{clear}}

== Plot overview ==
===Red, white, and yellow arson case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622-624]], Anime: [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]-[[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]])===
[[Image:Okiya burnt apartment.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya standing in front of the remains of his burnt apartment talking with [[Inspector Yuminaga]].]]
After school, [[Conan]] receives a phone call from [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] who tells him that the Black Organization has activated a new member codenamed [[Bourbon]]. Meanwhile, the [[Detective Boys]] receive a request from their classmate, Kaito Suigiura, to investigate the actions of a strange man at his father's apartment building which is close to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house<ref>Based on the Japanese address system, the houses are very close. Okiya's previous apartment was at Beika city district 2 #23A. Agasa's address is Beika city district 2 #22. Shinichi's house address is Beika city district 2 21B. Basically, Okiya's apartment is going to be across in the adjacent block of houses across a little street. The Okiya's apt isn't marked on [http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/images/8/8d/Conandrillmap.jpg the map of Beika city], but it should be on the same chunk of buildings that Shinichi's and Agasa's house are (i.e. not separated by a major road as that would change the city district number i.e Mouri agency is city district 5).</ref> The next day the Detective Boys find that the apartment has been burned down. Subaru Okiya first appeared as one of the suspects in this arson case. When [[Inspector Yuminaga]] introduces the detective boys to the suspects, Okiya gives [[Ai Haibara]] the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization, although she isn't sure who is responsible at the time and the feeling of pressure unexpectedly disappears.

The revelation that Kaito Suigiura's diary describes a suspicious "yellow" tenant who had argued with the landlord the night the apartment was burnt down leads to the police to question the three suspects about their alibis at the time of the arson as well as their favorite color. Subaru Okiya's alibi was that he was driving alone that night long the verdant Teimuzu river to clear his head after submitting a paper to his professor. Although he likes the greenery of plants, Okiya declared that his favorite is black, "because it covers things inside me that I don't want known", although he hates the color for the same reason.

Conan and Subaru Okiya seem to hit it off when Okiya recognizes Conan quote a line from Sir AC Doyle's "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches". After Conan solves the case, Okiya asks to meet Professor Agasa. After introducing himself, Okiya asks Professor Agasa if he could stay for at his house until he finds another place to live, offering to help Agasa with his research in the spare time. Agasa consents, as long as Haibara also agrees, but Haibara strongly refuses. Conan chimes in offering Shinichi's house, saying that Shinichi has gone missing all of a sudden and Conan will tell Shinichi later that Okiya moved in. Conan overrules Haibara's concerns that the Org may find out through Okiya that Shinichi is still alive by simply saying, "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!" Conan gives Okiya the key along with the request to take care of the place while he (Shinichi) is gone and Okiya agrees.

===Sports Car Arson Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Sports Car Arson Case|635-637]], Anime: [[The Blue Spark of Hate|524-525]])===
Conan and Agasa are quick to view Okiya as a resource, seen in the Rolls Royce explosion case where Agasa suggests calling Okiya to bring gasoline when his beetle runs out in a remote location, and later in the same case where Conan secretly asks for his help to set up a trap to trick the culprit into confessing. Okiya secretly watches Conan's plan to trick the culprit into confessing in action.

===Paper airplane case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Paper Airplane Case|638-640]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]]-[[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|511]])===
[[Image:Episode 510-Okiya-Ran.jpg‎|thumb|right|[[Ran Mouri]] greets Subaru Okiya with a kick to the face after mistaking him for a robber.]]

Ran and Sonoko visit Shinichi's house to clean up unaware that Okiya is living there, and they confront him thinking he is a thief. Okiya fails to explain fast enough and winds up on the receiving end of Ran's karate kick. Conan calls Ran to explain that Okiya has been living in the house after the fire and warns her not to talk about Shinichi in front of him. After the two girls apologize, Okiya correctly deduces they had been to "Welcome Burger" earlier. Okiya makes a strong impression on Sonoko, while Ran thinks "he looks like someone" and she had met him before.

[[Image:Paper airplane okiya.jpg‎|thumb|left|Subaru Okiya figuring out the paper airplane message.]]
Sonoko then concocts a deduction battle between Okiya and Shinichi to see who can solve the mystery of the paper airplane first. Shinichi and Subaru prove to be equally skilled although neither know they are competing against one another. During the detective showdown, Okiya overhears Sonoko talking about Shinichi's deductions and asks this Shinichi is also the landlord of the house. Ran, thinking of Conan's warning not to talk about Shinichi to Okiya, interrupts Sonoko to say they are consulting one "Kinichi" and that the landlord Shinichi has no special deduction ability. Okiya easily sees through the lie and reveals he had looked around the house but found no personally identifying items. Sonoko and Ran leave to find another paper airplane and Okiya is left to ponder over the landlord.

The deduction battle continues with Okiya and Conan matching each others' deductions perfectly. With the case solved, Okiya suggests that he will leave calling the police up to Ran and Sonoko because they have police acquaintances, revealing he knows something of the backgrounds of the girls and their connections. When the pair leaves, Okiya celebrates the successful resolution of the case with a Sherlock Holmes story and a glass of bourbon.

===Ikkaku rock (Manga: [[Volume 64#Ikkaku Rock Case|664-666]], Anime: [[Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish|542-543]])===
[[Image:Okiya rescues Haibara.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya stops [[Ai Haibara]] from slipping off a dock.]]
Okiya's next appearance occurs when he comes at the request of Professor Agasa to pick up the detective boys who had gone fishing. Haibara is again suspicious of him, but Conan brushes her feeling aside. Okiya stops Haibara from slipping and offers to cook the Detective boy's fish. When the Detective Boys stop at an island called Ikkaku Rock, Okiya Subaru takes a group photo. The gang stumble into onto a dead woman who appeared to have gotten lost and died on accident, but Okiya and Conan quickly recognize that she was deliberately abandoned to die. When Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo]] tried to prevent the Detective Boys from questioning the suspects, Okiya stepped in, pointing out that sometimes a child's perspective can be the hint that unlocks the truth and, "Weren't there a number of cases that were solved as a result of some hint from these children?" revealing he knows about the Detective Boys' many prior successes.<ref name=665p13>Manga Volume 64, File 2, pg 13: "Mackerel, Carp, Sea Bream, Flounder"</ref> Indeed, with such a hint from Mitsuhiko and Haibara, Conan and Okiya simultaneously realize who the culprit is. After they took turns explaining the case, the culprit pulled out a knife and grabbed [[Ayumi Yoshida]] as a hostage. Conan didn't have any gadgets to help him. At that moment, Haibara felt a menacing aura from Okiya, and he slowly approached the criminal, saying he couldn't escape and even if he did, could he bear the pressure and loneliness of hiding in fear of someone uncovering his identity? The provoked criminal removed the knife from Ayumi's neck and lunged at Okiya. In one effortless movement, Okiya knocked the criminal's knife away and took Ayumi from his grasp. Despite his rescue, the malicious pressure Okiya emitted and his words left a strong impression on Haibara who is certain he is one of the Black Organization members.

===A Dangerous Couple (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]])===
Later, Haibara, who had gone with Professor Agasa on a trip because she did not want to be alone while Okiya was around, demanded that Conan find some excuse to kick Okiya out of Shinichi's house. She explained to Conan that she thinks Conan is keeping him around and using her as bait in order to spy on him. Conan replies that he thinks Okiya is a good man and as for using Haibara as bait, "I-Idiot, you think I would do that!?"<ref name=680p5>Manga Volume 65, File 6, pg 5: "A Dangerous Couple"</ref>

=== Haunted Warehouse (Manga: [[Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case|691]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]])===
Conan calls Agasa and finds out he invited Subaru Okiya over to cook because Haibara was out. Agasa says Okiya is a pretty good cook.

===Thirteen Red Shirts Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578]]-[[The Red Shaking Target|581]])===
[[Image:Okiya Jodie.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya knocks [[Jodie Starling]] over to prevent her from catching up with [[Scar Akai]].]]
[[Jodie Starling]] visits the [[Setting#Beika Department Store|Beika Department Store]], the origin of [[Scar Akai]]'s cap, to look for clues about him. Okiya follows her there. Subaru Okiya, along with Scar Akai and Conan, is then trapped on one of the department store floors by a bomber demanding to find the sender of thirteen red shirts. Meanwhile the [[Black Organization]] has heard that someone who looks like Akai appeared at the department store. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] park outside the department store with the snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]] to wait for scar Akai.

Back on the bombed floor, Subaru Okiya takes an interest in the red shirts case. He solves the flag semaphore message and deduces it has to do with an incident in the mountains. Okiya then sees Scar Akai in the crowd and ducks away before scar Akai could spot him. Okiya goes to the windows out front and spies [[Gin]]'s Porsche and [[Chianti]] who has set up in a hotel across the street.

Conan tranquilizes [[Kogoro Mouri]] to begin his deduction show just as Kogoro receives an anonymous text message containing a mostly complete solution to the case from Scar Akai. After the case is over, [[Andre Camel]] reveals to Jodie the Black Organization are waiting outside with a sniper. Jodie rushes after scar Akai to stop him from being killed, but is prevented from reaching him by Okiya who knocks her over.

To prevent Scar Akai from being shot, Conan stirs the crowd up by lying that the store is giving out 10,000 yen gift cards. Okiya confronts Conan, who is surprised to see him, and introduces himself to Kogoro Mouri. He reveals that he was trapped on the bombed floor and tells Conan he was in the area because he visited the [[Scar Akai#Teito Bank Heist|Teito bank]] and followed Conan when he saw Conan enter the Beika Dept store. He leaves Conan with the mysterious quote:

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 pg 16|Subaru Okiya}}

===Communications Code (Manga: [[Volume 72|755]]), (Anime: [[Emergency Situation 252|623]])===
[[Image:Glasses File755 014.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya with [[Conan]]'s [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]].]]
Okiya comes to rescue Conan and the detective boys who had been trapped by kidnappers in a building. Okiya thought they had encountered trouble when he noticed that no lights came on at Agasa's house after dark, and when he went over to inspect, the front door was unlocked, nobody was there, and two suspicious phone calls arrived. Okiya uses a spare pair of Conan's tracking glasses in order to find the detective boys, proving he knows about the function of Conan's tracking glasses and that they lock onto the detective badges.<ref name=755p14>Chapter 755 page 14: Communications Code</ref> Conan has never used the tracking glasses in front of Okiya before. Okiya KO's one of the kidnappers, but tells the detective boys that the robber fell down the stairs. When Haibara questions why he had been paying so much attention to Agasa's house, Okiya tells her he wanted to give them some extra curry he had made for lunch.

===Ayumi Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 74|775-776]])===
[[Masumi Sera]] stops [[Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko]] outside of Agasa's house to ask them if they are acquaintances of Professor Agasa's. The topic of [[Shinichi]] comes up when she talks to the two detective boys about the [[Masumi_Sera#Kogoro_Detective_Agency_Hostage_Crisis_.28Manga_771-774.29|prior hostage case]]. Sera asks who is living in the Kudo house now because she saw the curtains shift slightly. The detective boys tell her that Subaru Okiya has been staying there since his apartment burnt down.
[[Image:Okiya776.png|thumb|left|Subaru hearing Conan's conversation.]]
Sera cryptically comments with a smirk on her face, "And here I thought that someone had just settled in without permission...But it seems I was just getting worked up over nothing..." while looking up at where Okiya Subaru is hiding and secretly observing the conversation.

Later, after Genta ruins Agasa's curry, Okiya secretly follows the detective boys on an errand to buy new ingredients. He tails the detective boys rather closely; Haibara, who is wearing a hat, seems determined not to acknowledge his presence. He stops and looks over his shoulder to watch a car that parked on a side street. The car pulls out of sight and Okiya turns away and continues on, but soon enough car reverses back into its former position. Okiya is later seen in the grocery store, and he worriedly watches Conan and Haibara dash out of the grocery store after hearing that Sera saw Haibara's reflection in Agasa's glasses in an online video. Okiya follows the detective boys back and listens into Conan's conversation at Agasa's via an earpiece while watching on the professor's house from one of the Kudo household's upper story windows.

===Murder at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: 798-800)===
Okiya appears at Haibara and Agasa's house and goes with them in [[Vehicles#Subaru 360|his car]] to save Conan who had been kidnapped. During the chase, Okiya uses the phrase "Don't make that kind of face", to reassure Haibara that he will definitely catch up to Conan. When he pulls up behind the suspect's car, he leans out the driver's side and puts his hand in his jacket, likely to pull out a handgun to shoot out the suspect's tires. Okiya aborts this plan when [[Tooru Amuro]] pulls up alongside him and they look at one another. Amuro and [[Sera]] successfully stop the kidnapper and Okiya drives away without delaying at the scene.

===Don't make that kind of face (Manga: 802)===
In chapter 802, Haibara hears the same "Don't make that kind of face" phrase from Conan, causing her to remember both the statement that Okiya made in chapter 800, and Akai making the same statement while under the Dai Moroboshi persona about protecting her sister. After this Haibara begins referring to Okiya using his given name "Subaru".

===Ski trip delay (Manga: 809-811)===
Haibara and Conan are late for a ski trip with professor Agasa and the detective boys because Haibara forgot something at Agasa's house. Unable to rouse the drunk sleeping Kogoro into getting a rental car, Haibara suggests calling Okiya for a ride. Conan is surprised at Haibara's change of heart regarding Okiya. On the way to the ski site, Okiya suggests he might join in because he feels he has been getting out of shape. Haibara directly questions Okiya about why he needs to stay in shape. Okiya comments, "Well, in a way... I ''do'' want to look good for the ladies." A murder case happens, interrupting the trip. After Conan runs off to question the suspects with Takagi, Subaru examines the body and gives his thoughts. Haibara suggests that he is rather knowledgeable about murders. Okiya gently corrects her, saying his interest is derived from his love of Holmes, and that he likes solving puzzles.

"Because of that promise I made her".

Subaru said: "Beyond here is my area....and not your territory...Adults get cold...They're not outdoor creatures, after all..."

===Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Manga: 812-814)===
Ran, Sonoko, and Sera go to Shinichi's house to find pictures of a ten year old crime scene similar to a case they just stumbled upon earlier. Sera enters the bathroom looking for Conan and encounters Subaru brushing his teeth with his neck uncovered. Sera becomes suspicious of him. She also wonders if he has invited a woman over when she finds a woman's hair tie. While the three girls are trying to solve the case, they decide to call Shinichi, and Conan is obligated to go to the bathroom and take the call. Subaru notices this and realizes he is going to play the Shinichi Kudo role. Rather than disturbing him, Subaru sends a message to Shinichi via Ran, telling him the name "Kumogakure Saizou", a clue to solve the case. After revealing the truth, Conan runs out from the bathroom, but he does not realize that Subaru had been watching him. Subaru points out Conan left his bowtie on his cellphone and then teases him by pretending to address Conan as Shinichi Kudo before suddenly switching topics.

===Cabin Trap (Manga: 815-817)===
When Amuro sneaks into the Mouri Detective Agency to illicitly view the material Kogoro's clients have sent him, which includes a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] sent by [[Mitsuhiko]], Amuro notices someone hacking Kogoro's computer. After Amuro notices this, there is a cut to Shinichi Kudo's house showing Okiya sitting by three monitors with a glass of bourbon and an ashtray full of cigarettes.

===Junction (Manga: 821)===

It is revealed that Vermouth and Bourbon are on the train, and that they have located Sherry and notified Gin and Vodka about this. Subaru is seen in a room with a woman who looks like Vermouth, but the top part of her face is hidden by her hat. Haibara receives a text message from Vermouth asking, "Are you ready?". Haibara locks herself in her bathroom and prepares to take the drug, presumably to turn herself into Sherry to protect her alternate identity. However, before she can consume the drug, Subaru enters, states "Just as expected of sisters, I can read all your moves." He is holding up a cell phone as he speaks, "Now, can I have you step this way...into our area?" However Haibara quickly runs past him, trying to escape.

==Relationships analysis==
Subaru has met [[Conan]], [[Haibara]], [[Mitsuhiko]], [[Ayumi]], [[Genta]], [[Inspector Yuminaga]], [[Professor Agasa]], [[Ran]], [[Sonoko]],<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref> [[Jugo Yokomizo]], [[Kogoro]], [[Jodie Starling]], [[Scar Akai]]<ref>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>, [[Wataru Takagi]] and [[Masumi Sera]].

===Conan Edogawa===
[[Conan]] trusts Okiya for the most part, and they maintain an amicable relationship. Conan easily lends Okiya the keys to his house.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Conan also trusts Okiya to help in cases that put him in close contact with both [[Ai Haibara]] and him, like switching out the gasoline in a container for water to solve a case,<ref name=Crackle>Manga Volume 61 File 7: Crackle</ref> or calling him to pick up everyone when [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]’s car broke down.<ref name=Burn>Manga Volume 61 File 5: Burn</ref> Okiya respects Conan and his intelligence and they both can solve cases at about the same level. Conan tells Haibara he is trustworthy because he is a fellow [[Sherlock Holmes]] fan, much to her annoyance. Subaru is one of the few [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|characters who knows Conan is Shinichi]] after confirming [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|his earlier suspicions]] by [[Volume_77#Cold_Case|listening to Conan]] make a phone call as Shinichi.

===Hiroshi Agasa===
Okiya and [[Agasa]] maintain a good relationship with one another. The professor often asks him for favors, like picking the detective boys up from a fishing trip. Agasa also lets Okiya come over and cook from time to time and he will make Agasa food to return the favor, like stir-fried onions and curry. Agasa also seems well informed about when Okiya has free time and is available for favors or when he is on the road.

===Ai Haibara===
[[Ai Haibara]] doesn't trust Okiya because he gives her the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization. She hides from him behind Conan when they meet in person and avoids being alone in Agasa's house when he is around. On his part, Okiya is kind to Haibara and seems to look out for her.

Haibara's opinion changes, however, in File 800 after Okiya consoles her when Conan is being abducted by a culprit in a crime. It is revealed afterwards that this is because what he said was similar to what Shuichi Akai had once told her when he was Akemi Miyano's lover (Haibara's sister). Because of this, Haibara gains trust in Okiya and starts calling him by his name.<ref> Chapters 800-803:When Objects Collide </ref>

==Identity==
Okiya's allegiances, goals, and true identity -if he has one- have not been officially revealed.

=== Bourbon ===
[[Image:800px-Episode 581-6.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya smirking after telling [[Conan]] that he saw [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Setting#Beika department store|Beika department store]].]]
As mentioned above, it is frequently hinted that he may be [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]]. Okiya is intelligent and observant, much like [[Hidemi Hondou]] describes Bourbon. In both the Paper Airplane Case and the Department Store Bomber case he is shown to be exactly on par with Conan.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] Files 8-10 (Paper Airplane Case)</ref><ref name=Bomber>Manga Chapter 702: The Bomber's Aim</ref> Okiya is also shown to be drinking [[wikipedia:Maker's Mark|Maker's Mark]] brand bourbon after the [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|Paper Plane Case]].<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 10: Rescue</ref>

In chapter 821 it is shown to Sherry, that Okiya is Bourbon

During the Department Store Bomber Case, Okiya notices [[Scar Akai]], but when Scar Akai turns to look in his direction, he has suddenly moved out of sight to the back of the crowd, hiding his face and smiling.<ref name=Bomber></ref> He also smiles when he sees [[Chianti]] in the building across the street, aiming at the store entrance.<ref>Manga Chapter 703: The Truth Within the Snow Storm</ref>

Haibara has told Conan that Okiya definitely gives her the dreaded feeling she gets from the Black Organization,<ref>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 1: Ikkaku Rock</ref> and she became certain he was with them during the Ikkaku Rock Case, where he gave a speech to the culprit about how impossible it is to ever truly escape anything, a speech she felt was intended for her<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> When Haibara asks why Conan would allow someone as suspicious as him live in the Kudo house, he jokingly answers "No one who likes Holmes can be bad",<ref name=Neighbor></ref> but Haibara thinks Conan's real reason is to observe Okiya for suspicious activity.<ref>Manga [[Volume 65]] File 6: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

[[Ran Mouri|Ran]] also feels uneasy around him and thinks he looks familiar.<ref name=Ran>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 9: Message</ref> At Shinichi's request, Ran goes out of her way to refrain from talking to Okiya about him during the Paper Airplane Case, although Okiya seems to realize anyway who the mystery loving classmate Ran is talking about is Shinichi.

In chapter 800, Vermouth is seen talking to Bourbon over the phone, and congratulates him/her of gaining "their" trust. At the time Subaru Okiya, Tooru Amuro, and Masumi Sera were also talking on the phone.<ref name=Ran></ref>

In chapter 813, Okiya makes a comment about a rumor he has heard of Shinichi losing his life during a case, information that could possibly point to him being Bourbon based on the fact that most of the world believes him to simply to have disappeared, while the members of the [[Black Organization]] believe him to be dead due to the effects of the drug Shinichi was forced to take. <ref>Manga Chapter 813: Kinichi-Kun</ref> However, it should be noted there are some people who have no known connection to the Black Organization and believe Shinichi to be dead. <ref>Manga Volume 15 Chapter 1: The reporter mentioned a rumor about Shinichi that claims he had died due to working a dangerous case.
Okiya said he had a promise to "her", the promise may be the promise to Vermouth mentioned in Chapter 818. </ref>

===Shuichi Akai===
{{Main|Okiya is Akai Theory}}
[[Image:Okiya_Akai_Face_Compare.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Okiya and Akai have similar faces.]]
Besides Bourbon, another popular theory is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] who had [[Akai faked his death theory|faked his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou|Rena Mizunashi]]'s help. Except for the hair and the glasses, Okiya and Akai look very similar and have similar builds. The glasses Okiya is wearing may be an incorrect prescription, forcing him to squint on purpose similar to what happened with Genta’s dad.<ref>Manga Chapters 658-660: Boar Scroll Case</ref> Okiya is also left-handed like Shuichi Akai.

In the manga canon, Akai and Okiya are in the same place. therefore different people.

Conan appears to instantly trust Subaru Okiya, uncharacteristically ignoring Haibara's bad reaction to him. He also doesn't mind that Okiya is around Haibara, letting him stay at Shinichi's house next door and even suggesting to her to call him when Agasa's beetle broke down. The reason "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!"<ref>Manga Chapter 624: A New Neighbor</ref> Conan gives Haibara as to why he trusts Okiya makes no sense, since the Holmes Freak Murder case<ref> Manga Chapters 117-120: Holmes Freak Murder Case</ref> involved only Sherlock fans and the password to the [[APTX 4869|APTX]] data was Sherringford, an indication someone in the Black Organization may be also be a Holmes fan.

Conan also seemed to know about Okiya’s address before ever meeting him.<ref> Manga Chapter 622: Red, White and Yellow</ref> Ran also feels she recognizes Okiya from somewhere.<ref> Manga Chapter 638: Paper Airplane</ref> Ran has met Akai three times prior to meeting Okiya.<ref> Manga Chapter 329: Sato's Odds</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 353-354: Golden Apple Case 4 & 5</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 379-380: Footsteps of Darkness</ref>. Finally, Okiya Subaru is a pun on "Char Aznable", which is also the source of "Shuichi Akai" and his alias "Dai Moroboshi" as well.

In File 800, Subaru Okiya, along with Haibara, goes to rescue Conan who gets kidnapped by the culprit in a crime. When Haibara becomes visibly anxious about the situation, Okiya says, "Don't make that kind of face, I won't let them get away." Haibara is consoled by these words and gains new-found trust in Okiya. In File 802, Haibara's changed opinion is revealed in her flashback that a similar quote was spoken by Shuichi when he was Akemi Miyano's lover.<ref>Manga Chapters 800-802: When Objects Collide</ref>
The theory that Okiya is Akai requires that [[Scar Akai|the Akai with the scar]] is a different character in disguise, [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory|possibly Bourbon]], because both Subaru and Scar Akai both appear in the same crowd at the same time.<ref>Manga Chapters 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>

===Third Party===
Some amount of fans have also been making third party theories; theories in which Subaru is neither Akai nor Bourbon, but someone else entirely. These theories include, but are not limited to Okiya being part of Interpol, CIA, or one of Akai's unknown connections.

== Name origin ==
Okiya's name comes from Ca'''sval''' (sounds like Kya'''subaru''' in Japanese) Rem Deikun, the real name of [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whom [[Shuichi Akai]] is also named after.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|If I had to choose, I'd say black because it is a color that covers things inside me that I don't want known. Well, I hate the color black for the same reason as well.|File 623 page 7|Subaru Okiya responding to [[Inspector Yuminaga]]'s question about what is his favorite color.}}

{{cquote|0.12%... That would be the probability that a criminal will succeed in escaping. That's about 1 in every 1000 people; however, of those that fall under the devil's influence, many grow tired of leading a false life and living in fear. If we eliminate those who eventually surrender to the police and those that opt for suicide, the amount that do successfully escape amounts to nearly zero. Are you prepared to endure the feelings of loneliness and pressure as a result of your actions?|File 666 page 14|Subaru Okiya speaking off the top of his head trying to provoke a culprit holding [[Ayumi]] hostage into turning his knife on him instead. It worked.}}

{{cquote|Although... I would like to serve that lot some hot and bitter coffee... that lot waiting so anxiously in the heat for their prey...|File 703 page 5|Subaru Okiya talking to a waitress about the [[Black Organization]] staking out the [[Setting#Beika Department store|Beika Department store]].}}

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 page 16|Subaru Okiya talking to Conan about his encounter with [[Scar Akai]].}}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Haibara examines Okiya's curry.JPG‎|thumb|right|[[Haibara]] serves the extra curry Okiya made to the Detective Boys.]]
* Okiya describes his own cooking skills modestly<ref>Manga Chapter 664</ref>, but Agasa says he in an excellent cook.<ref>Manga Chapter 692</ref>
* Subaru Okiya is left handed.<ref>* Okiya is brushing his teeth with his left hand. (638)
* Okiya rips a paper out of his notebook and writes on it with his left hand. (639)
* Okiya pushes up his glasses with left hand. (640)
* Okiya is holding his glass of bourbon with his left hand. (640)
* Okiya knocks away a knife using his left hand. (666)
* Okiya is using his left hand to hold the spatula while stir-frying onions. (691)
* Okiya is holding Conan's glasses in his left hand. (755)
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* Okiya likes to drive on [[Setting#Teimuzu River|Namiki road by the Teimuzu River]] because the green trees and foliage are calming. He also likes to water plants for this reason.<ref name=623p7>Manga Volume 60, File 4, Page 7: Kuroshiro-kun</ref>
* Okiya's favorite color is black.<ref name=623p7/>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shuichi Akai]]
* [[Bourbon]]

== References ==
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| name = Subaru Okiya
| japanese-name = 沖矢昴 (Okiya Subaru)
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| age = 27
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| first-appearance = Manga: File 622 Anime: Episode 509
| appearances = {{:Subaru Okiya appearances}}
| cases-solved = 2
| keyhole = [[Volume 60]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryotaro Okiayu]]
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'''{{nihongo|Subaru Okiya|沖矢昴|Okiya Subaru}}''' is an engineering student who currently resides in [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s house next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. It is strongly hinted that he is the [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]] although another popular [[Okiya is Akai Theory|theory]] is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] disguised after [[Akai faked his death theory|faking his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou]]'s help.

== Background ==
[[Image:Okiya Keyhole larger60.jpg‎|thumb|left|125px|[[Gosho Aoyama]]'s colored drawing of Subaru Okiya in the keyhole for [[Volume 60]].]]
Okiya is a graduate student attending Tokyo University to earn a doctorate degree in engineering. He originally lived at a boarding house, where the landlord's son nicknamed him "Red Man," after a firetruck, because he frequently saw him watering the plants. After the boarding house burned down in the [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|Red, White, and Yellow Arson Case]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] suggested he move into [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house, explaining to Agasa and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] that someone living in the house would help to hide his (Shinichi's) disappearance. When Haibara protested, Conan cheerfully responded that someone who loves Sherlock Holmes cannot be a bad person - much to Haibara's consternation.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Nevertheless, Conan decided to keep from Subaru which persons - specifically [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] - were closely connected to Shinichi.<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref>

Okiya is left-handed and greatly admires the deductive power of [[Sherlock Holmes]]. He is also an excellent detective as he was able to solve several mysteries including the paper airplane case<ref name=Paper_Airplane>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8-10: Paper Airplane</ref>, the Ikkaku Rock case <ref name=Ikkaku_Rock>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 2-4: Ikkaku rock</ref>, and the 13 red shirts mystery.<ref name=Red_Shirts>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 5-8: 13 Red Shirts case</ref> He is also shown to be calm in crisis situations and quite skilled at hand to hand combat, capable of knocking a knife out of someone's hand <ref name=Speech></ref> and easily KOing a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref> Okiya also knows how to enable the tracking function of Conan's glasses and that they track the detective boy's badges despite the fact Conan has never used the glasses in front of Okiya.<ref name=252_Rescue/>
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== Personality ==
Okiya is generally shown to be quiet and reserved, often seeming unfazed by normally stressful situations, such as when Ran attacked him while he was brushing his teeth, believing he had broken into Shinichi's house<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8: Paper Airplane</ref>, or when a murderer grabbed Ayumi as a hostage.<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> He often tends to behave in a friendly and modest manner, smiling and rubbing the back of his head whenever someone compliments him or says anything about him. He enjoys cooking and seems ready and willing to help with various tasks. He doesn't mind interacting with the [[Detective Boys]], is always polite to them, and listens to their theories during cases.

Okiya becomes more serious while working on cases and enjoys revealing the truth to others similar to Conan. Sometimes he speaks mysteriously, leaving the meaning and intentions of what he said open to interpretation. Okiya has a more menacing side seen whenever he takes to the offensive or is intently focusing on something. In this frame of mind, Okiya triggers Haibara's Black Organization sense.

==Attributes==
[[File:Haibara doesn't like Okiya.PNG|thumb|right|Haibara senses the Black Organization aura from Okiya.]]
===Intelligence===
Okiya is an intelligent character with observation and case solving abilities comparable to Conan's. On his first meeting with Sonoko and Ran, he correctly deduces they had been to the restaurant "Wonder Burger" and what they had to eat while they were there.<ref name="638p">Manga Chapter 638</ref> He tends to hold back to allow Conan or others to present their conclusions rather than take center stage himself.<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case, Ikkaku Rock, Red Shirts case.</ref>

===Black Organization aura===

Okiya emits what Haibara describes as the aura of the [[Black Organization]] when he is intently focused on another person<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case</ref> or is acting as an aggressor.<ref>Ikkaku Rock, 252 case</ref> Haibara only gets the feeling from him transiently.
[[File:Okiya knocks away a knife.PNG|thumb|left|Okiya knocks a knife out of a hostage taker's hands]]

===Hand to hand combat===
Okiya demonstrates he is skilled in hand to hand combat when he knocks away the knife a culprit had been using to hold Ayumi hostage with one hand and rescues her from the culprit's grasp in the same quick movement.<ref>Manga Chapter 666: Thirst For Blood</ref> He also easily KOs a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing, although he later comes up with the excuse that he found the kidnapper passed out near the stairs, most likely from losing his footing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref>

Okiya is also shown to possess great physical resilience: Upon [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|their first encounter]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], mistaking Okiya for a burglar, kicked him straight in the jaw, but unlike her many other victims, that blow failed to knock him out instantly.{{clear}}

== Plot overview ==
===Red, white, and yellow arson case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622-624]], Anime: [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]-[[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]])===
[[Image:Okiya burnt apartment.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya standing in front of the remains of his burnt apartment talking with [[Inspector Yuminaga]].]]
After school, [[Conan]] receives a phone call from [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] who tells him that the Black Organization has activated a new member codenamed [[Bourbon]]. Meanwhile, the [[Detective Boys]] receive a request from their classmate, Kaito Suigiura, to investigate the actions of a strange man at his father's apartment building which is close to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house<ref>Based on the Japanese address system, the houses are very close. Okiya's previous apartment was at Beika city district 2 #23A. Agasa's address is Beika city district 2 #22. Shinichi's house address is Beika city district 2 21B. Basically, Okiya's apartment is going to be across in the adjacent block of houses across a little street. The Okiya's apt isn't marked on [http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/images/8/8d/Conandrillmap.jpg the map of Beika city], but it should be on the same chunk of buildings that Shinichi's and Agasa's house are (i.e. not separated by a major road as that would change the city district number i.e Mouri agency is city district 5).</ref> The next day the Detective Boys find that the apartment has been burned down. Subaru Okiya first appeared as one of the suspects in this arson case. When [[Inspector Yuminaga]] introduces the detective boys to the suspects, Okiya gives [[Ai Haibara]] the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization, although she isn't sure who is responsible at the time and the feeling of pressure unexpectedly disappears.

The revelation that Kaito Suigiura's diary describes a suspicious "yellow" tenant who had argued with the landlord the night the apartment was burnt down leads to the police to question the three suspects about their alibis at the time of the arson as well as their favorite color. Subaru Okiya's alibi was that he was driving alone that night long the verdant Teimuzu river to clear his head after submitting a paper to his professor. Although he likes the greenery of plants, Okiya declared that his favorite is black, "because it covers things inside me that I don't want known", although he hates the color for the same reason.

Conan and Subaru Okiya seem to hit it off when Okiya recognizes Conan quote a line from Sir AC Doyle's "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches". After Conan solves the case, Okiya asks to meet Professor Agasa. After introducing himself, Okiya asks Professor Agasa if he could stay for at his house until he finds another place to live, offering to help Agasa with his research in the spare time. Agasa consents, as long as Haibara also agrees, but Haibara strongly refuses. Conan chimes in offering Shinichi's house, saying that Shinichi has gone missing all of a sudden and Conan will tell Shinichi later that Okiya moved in. Conan overrules Haibara's concerns that the Org may find out through Okiya that Shinichi is still alive by simply saying, "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!" Conan gives Okiya the key along with the request to take care of the place while he (Shinichi) is gone and Okiya agrees.

===Sports Car Arson Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Sports Car Arson Case|635-637]], Anime: [[The Blue Spark of Hate|524-525]])===
Conan and Agasa are quick to view Okiya as a resource, seen in the Rolls Royce explosion case where Agasa suggests calling Okiya to bring gasoline when his beetle runs out in a remote location, and later in the same case where Conan secretly asks for his help to set up a trap to trick the culprit into confessing. Okiya secretly watches Conan's plan to trick the culprit into confessing in action.

===Paper airplane case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Paper Airplane Case|638-640]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]]-[[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|511]])===
[[Image:Episode 510-Okiya-Ran.jpg‎|thumb|right|[[Ran Mouri]] greets Subaru Okiya with a kick to the face after mistaking him for a robber.]]

Ran and Sonoko visit Shinichi's house to clean up unaware that Okiya is living there, and they confront him thinking he is a thief. Okiya fails to explain fast enough and winds up on the receiving end of Ran's karate kick. Conan calls Ran to explain that Okiya has been living in the house after the fire and warns her not to talk about Shinichi in front of him. After the two girls apologize, Okiya correctly deduces they had been to "Welcome Burger" earlier. Okiya makes a strong impression on Sonoko, while Ran thinks "he looks like someone" and she had met him before.

[[Image:Paper airplane okiya.jpg‎|thumb|left|Subaru Okiya figuring out the paper airplane message.]]
Sonoko then concocts a deduction battle between Okiya and Shinichi to see who can solve the mystery of the paper airplane first. Shinichi and Subaru prove to be equally skilled although neither know they are competing against one another. During the detective showdown, Okiya overhears Sonoko talking about Shinichi's deductions and asks this Shinichi is also the landlord of the house. Ran, thinking of Conan's warning not to talk about Shinichi to Okiya, interrupts Sonoko to say they are consulting one "Kinichi" and that the landlord Shinichi has no special deduction ability. Okiya easily sees through the lie and reveals he had looked around the house but found no personally identifying items. Sonoko and Ran leave to find another paper airplane and Okiya is left to ponder over the landlord.

The deduction battle continues with Okiya and Conan matching each others' deductions perfectly. With the case solved, Okiya suggests that he will leave calling the police up to Ran and Sonoko because they have police acquaintances, revealing he knows something of the backgrounds of the girls and their connections. When the pair leaves, Okiya celebrates the successful resolution of the case with a Sherlock Holmes story and a glass of bourbon.

===Ikkaku rock (Manga: [[Volume 64#Ikkaku Rock Case|664-666]], Anime: [[Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish|542-543]])===
[[Image:Okiya rescues Haibara.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya stops [[Ai Haibara]] from slipping off a dock.]]
Okiya's next appearance occurs when he comes at the request of Professor Agasa to pick up the detective boys who had gone fishing. Haibara is again suspicious of him, but Conan brushes her feeling aside. Okiya stops Haibara from slipping and offers to cook the Detective boy's fish. When the Detective Boys stop at an island called Ikkaku Rock, Okiya Subaru takes a group photo. The gang stumble into onto a dead woman who appeared to have gotten lost and died on accident, but Okiya and Conan quickly recognize that she was deliberately abandoned to die. When Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo]] tried to prevent the Detective Boys from questioning the suspects, Okiya stepped in, pointing out that sometimes a child's perspective can be the hint that unlocks the truth and, "Weren't there a number of cases that were solved as a result of some hint from these children?" revealing he knows about the Detective Boys' many prior successes.<ref name=665p13>Manga Volume 64, File 2, pg 13: "Mackerel, Carp, Sea Bream, Flounder"</ref> Indeed, with such a hint from Mitsuhiko and Haibara, Conan and Okiya simultaneously realize who the culprit is. After they took turns explaining the case, the culprit pulled out a knife and grabbed [[Ayumi Yoshida]] as a hostage. Conan didn't have any gadgets to help him. At that moment, Haibara felt a menacing aura from Okiya, and he slowly approached the criminal, saying he couldn't escape and even if he did, could he bear the pressure and loneliness of hiding in fear of someone uncovering his identity? The provoked criminal removed the knife from Ayumi's neck and lunged at Okiya. In one effortless movement, Okiya knocked the criminal's knife away and took Ayumi from his grasp. Despite his rescue, the malicious pressure Okiya emitted and his words left a strong impression on Haibara who is certain he is one of the Black Organization members.

===A Dangerous Couple (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]])===
Later, Haibara, who had gone with Professor Agasa on a trip because she did not want to be alone while Okiya was around, demanded that Conan find some excuse to kick Okiya out of Shinichi's house. She explained to Conan that she thinks Conan is keeping him around and using her as bait in order to spy on him. Conan replies that he thinks Okiya is a good man and as for using Haibara as bait, "I-Idiot, you think I would do that!?"<ref name=680p5>Manga Volume 65, File 6, pg 5: "A Dangerous Couple"</ref>

=== Haunted Warehouse (Manga: [[Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case|691]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]])===
Conan calls Agasa and finds out he invited Subaru Okiya over to cook because Haibara was out. Agasa says Okiya is a pretty good cook.

===Thirteen Red Shirts Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578]]-[[The Red Shaking Target|581]])===
[[Image:Okiya Jodie.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya knocks [[Jodie Starling]] over to prevent her from catching up with [[Scar Akai]].]]
[[Jodie Starling]] visits the [[Setting#Beika Department Store|Beika Department Store]], the origin of [[Scar Akai]]'s cap, to look for clues about him. Okiya follows her there. Subaru Okiya, along with Scar Akai and Conan, is then trapped on one of the department store floors by a bomber demanding to find the sender of thirteen red shirts. Meanwhile the [[Black Organization]] has heard that someone who looks like Akai appeared at the department store. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] park outside the department store with the snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]] to wait for scar Akai.

Back on the bombed floor, Subaru Okiya takes an interest in the red shirts case. He solves the flag semaphore message and deduces it has to do with an incident in the mountains. Okiya then sees Scar Akai in the crowd and ducks away before scar Akai could spot him. Okiya goes to the windows out front and spies [[Gin]]'s Porsche and [[Chianti]] who has set up in a hotel across the street.

Conan tranquilizes [[Kogoro Mouri]] to begin his deduction show just as Kogoro receives an anonymous text message containing a mostly complete solution to the case from Scar Akai. After the case is over, [[Andre Camel]] reveals to Jodie the Black Organization are waiting outside with a sniper. Jodie rushes after scar Akai to stop him from being killed, but is prevented from reaching him by Okiya who knocks her over.

To prevent Scar Akai from being shot, Conan stirs the crowd up by lying that the store is giving out 10,000 yen gift cards. Okiya confronts Conan, who is surprised to see him, and introduces himself to Kogoro Mouri. He reveals that he was trapped on the bombed floor and tells Conan he was in the area because he visited the [[Scar Akai#Teito Bank Heist|Teito bank]] and followed Conan when he saw Conan enter the Beika Dept store. He leaves Conan with the mysterious quote:

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 pg 16|Subaru Okiya}}

===Communications Code (Manga: [[Volume 72|755]]), (Anime: [[Emergency Situation 252|623]])===
[[Image:Glasses File755 014.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya with [[Conan]]'s [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]].]]
Okiya comes to rescue Conan and the detective boys who had been trapped by kidnappers in a building. Okiya thought they had encountered trouble when he noticed that no lights came on at Agasa's house after dark, and when he went over to inspect, the front door was unlocked, nobody was there, and two suspicious phone calls arrived. Okiya uses a spare pair of Conan's tracking glasses in order to find the detective boys, proving he knows about the function of Conan's tracking glasses and that they lock onto the detective badges.<ref name=755p14>Chapter 755 page 14: Communications Code</ref> Conan has never used the tracking glasses in front of Okiya before. Okiya KO's one of the kidnappers, but tells the detective boys that the robber fell down the stairs. When Haibara questions why he had been paying so much attention to Agasa's house, Okiya tells her he wanted to give them some extra curry he had made for lunch.

===Ayumi Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 74|775-776]])===
[[Masumi Sera]] stops [[Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko]] outside of Agasa's house to ask them if they are acquaintances of Professor Agasa's. The topic of [[Shinichi]] comes up when she talks to the two detective boys about the [[Masumi_Sera#Kogoro_Detective_Agency_Hostage_Crisis_.28Manga_771-774.29|prior hostage case]]. Sera asks who is living in the Kudo house now because she saw the curtains shift slightly. The detective boys tell her that Subaru Okiya has been staying there since his apartment burnt down.
[[Image:Okiya776.png|thumb|left|Subaru hearing Conan's conversation.]]
Sera cryptically comments with a smirk on her face, "And here I thought that someone had just settled in without permission...But it seems I was just getting worked up over nothing..." while looking up at where Okiya Subaru is hiding and secretly observing the conversation.

Later, after Genta ruins Agasa's curry, Okiya secretly follows the detective boys on an errand to buy new ingredients. He tails the detective boys rather closely; Haibara, who is wearing a hat, seems determined not to acknowledge his presence. He stops and looks over his shoulder to watch a car that parked on a side street. The car pulls out of sight and Okiya turns away and continues on, but soon enough car reverses back into its former position. Okiya is later seen in the grocery store, and he worriedly watches Conan and Haibara dash out of the grocery store after hearing that Sera saw Haibara's reflection in Agasa's glasses in an online video. Okiya follows the detective boys back and listens into Conan's conversation at Agasa's via an earpiece while watching on the professor's house from one of the Kudo household's upper story windows.

===Murder at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: 798-800)===
Okiya appears at Haibara and Agasa's house and goes with them in [[Vehicles#Subaru 360|his car]] to save Conan who had been kidnapped. During the chase, Okiya uses the phrase "Don't make that kind of face", to reassure Haibara that he will definitely catch up to Conan. When he pulls up behind the suspect's car, he leans out the driver's side and puts his hand in his jacket, likely to pull out a handgun to shoot out the suspect's tires. Okiya aborts this plan when [[Tooru Amuro]] pulls up alongside him and they look at one another. Amuro and [[Sera]] successfully stop the kidnapper and Okiya drives away without delaying at the scene.

===Don't make that kind of face (Manga: 802)===
In chapter 802, Haibara hears the same "Don't make that kind of face" phrase from Conan, causing her to remember both the statement that Okiya made in chapter 800, and Akai making the same statement while under the Dai Moroboshi persona about protecting her sister. After this Haibara begins referring to Okiya using his given name "Subaru".

===Ski trip delay (Manga: 809-811)===
Haibara and Conan are late for a ski trip with professor Agasa and the detective boys because Haibara forgot something at Agasa's house. Unable to rouse the drunk sleeping Kogoro into getting a rental car, Haibara suggests calling Okiya for a ride. Conan is surprised at Haibara's change of heart regarding Okiya. On the way to the ski site, Okiya suggests he might join in because he feels he has been getting out of shape. Haibara directly questions Okiya about why he needs to stay in shape. Okiya comments, "Well, in a way... I ''do'' want to look good for the ladies." A murder case happens, interrupting the trip. After Conan runs off to question the suspects with Takagi, Subaru examines the body and gives his thoughts. Haibara suggests that he is rather knowledgeable about murders. Okiya gently corrects her, saying his interest is derived from his love of Holmes, and that he likes solving puzzles.

"Because of that promise I made her".

Subaru said: "Beyond here is my area....and not your territory...Adults get cold...They're not outdoor creatures, after all..."

===Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Manga: 812-814)===
Ran, Sonoko, and Sera go to Shinichi's house to find pictures of a ten year old crime scene similar to a case they just stumbled upon earlier. Sera enters the bathroom looking for Conan and encounters Subaru brushing his teeth with his neck uncovered. Sera becomes suspicious of him. She also wonders if he has invited a woman over when she finds a woman's hair tie. While the three girls are trying to solve the case, they decide to call Shinichi, and Conan is obligated to go to the bathroom and take the call. Subaru notices this and realizes he is going to play the Shinichi Kudo role. Rather than disturbing him, Subaru sends a message to Shinichi via Ran, telling him the name "Kumogakure Saizou", a clue to solve the case. After revealing the truth, Conan runs out from the bathroom, but he does not realize that Subaru had been watching him. Subaru points out Conan left his bowtie on his cellphone and then teases him by pretending to address Conan as Shinichi Kudo before suddenly switching topics.

===Cabin Trap (Manga: 815-817)===
When Amuro sneaks into the Mouri Detective Agency to illicitly view the material Kogoro's clients have sent him, which includes a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] sent by [[Mitsuhiko]], Amuro notices someone hacking Kogoro's computer. After Amuro notices this, there is a cut to Shinichi Kudo's house showing Okiya sitting by three monitors with a glass of bourbon and an ashtray full of cigarettes.

===Junction (Manga: 821)===

It is revealed that Vermouth and Bourbon are on the train, and that they have located Sherry and notified Gin and Vodka about this. Subaru is seen in a room with a woman who looks like Vermouth, but the top part of her face is hidden by her hat. Haibara receives a text message from Vermouth asking, "Are you ready?". Haibara locks herself in her bathroom and prepares to take the drug, presumably to turn herself into Sherry to protect her alternate identity. However, before she can consume the drug, Subaru enters, states "Just as expected of sisters, I can read all your moves." He is holding up a cell phone as he speaks, "Now, can I have you step this way...into our area?" However Haibara quickly runs past him, trying to escape.

==Relationships analysis==
Subaru has met [[Conan]], [[Haibara]], [[Mitsuhiko]], [[Ayumi]], [[Genta]], [[Inspector Yuminaga]], [[Professor Agasa]], [[Ran]], [[Sonoko]],<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref> [[Jugo Yokomizo]], [[Kogoro]], [[Jodie Starling]], [[Scar Akai]]<ref>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>, [[Wataru Takagi]] and [[Masumi Sera]].

===Conan Edogawa===
[[Conan]] trusts Okiya for the most part, and they maintain an amicable relationship. Conan easily lends Okiya the keys to his house.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Conan also trusts Okiya to help in cases that put him in close contact with both [[Ai Haibara]] and him, like switching out the gasoline in a container for water to solve a case,<ref name=Crackle>Manga Volume 61 File 7: Crackle</ref> or calling him to pick up everyone when [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]’s car broke down.<ref name=Burn>Manga Volume 61 File 5: Burn</ref> Okiya respects Conan and his intelligence and they both can solve cases at about the same level. Conan tells Haibara he is trustworthy because he is a fellow [[Sherlock Holmes]] fan, much to her annoyance. Subaru is one of the few [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|characters who knows Conan is Shinichi]] after confirming [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|his earlier suspicions]] by [[Volume_77#Cold_Case|listening to Conan]] make a phone call as Shinichi.

===Hiroshi Agasa===
Okiya and [[Agasa]] maintain a good relationship with one another. The professor often asks him for favors, like picking the detective boys up from a fishing trip. Agasa also lets Okiya come over and cook from time to time and he will make Agasa food to return the favor, like stir-fried onions and curry. Agasa also seems well informed about when Okiya has free time and is available for favors or when he is on the road.

===Ai Haibara===
[[Ai Haibara]] doesn't trust Okiya because he gives her the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization. She hides from him behind Conan when they meet in person and avoids being alone in Agasa's house when he is around. On his part, Okiya is kind to Haibara and seems to look out for her.

Haibara's opinion changes, however, in File 800 after Okiya consoles her when Conan is being abducted by a culprit in a crime. It is revealed afterwards that this is because what he said was similar to what Shuichi Akai had once told her when he was Akemi Miyano's lover (Haibara's sister). Because of this, Haibara gains trust in Okiya and starts calling him by his name.<ref> Chapters 800-803:When Objects Collide </ref>

==Identity==
Okiya's allegiances, goals, and true identity -if he has one- have not been officially revealed.

=== Bourbon ===
[[Image:800px-Episode 581-6.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya smirking after telling [[Conan]] that he saw [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Setting#Beika department store|Beika department store]].]]
As mentioned above, it is frequently hinted that he may be [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]]. Okiya is intelligent and observant, much like [[Hidemi Hondou]] describes Bourbon. In both the Paper Airplane Case and the Department Store Bomber case he is shown to be exactly on par with Conan.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] Files 8-10 (Paper Airplane Case)</ref><ref name=Bomber>Manga Chapter 702: The Bomber's Aim</ref> Okiya is also shown to be drinking [[wikipedia:Maker's Mark|Maker's Mark]] brand bourbon after the [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|Paper Plane Case]].<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 10: Rescue</ref>

In chapter 821 it is shown to Sherry, that Okiya is Bourbon

During the Department Store Bomber Case, Okiya notices [[Scar Akai]], but when Scar Akai turns to look in his direction, he has suddenly moved out of sight to the back of the crowd, hiding his face and smiling.<ref name=Bomber></ref> He also smiles when he sees [[Chianti]] in the building across the street, aiming at the store entrance.<ref>Manga Chapter 703: The Truth Within the Snow Storm</ref>

Haibara has told Conan that Okiya definitely gives her the dreaded feeling she gets from the Black Organization,<ref>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 1: Ikkaku Rock</ref> and she became certain he was with them during the Ikkaku Rock Case, where he gave a speech to the culprit about how impossible it is to ever truly escape anything, a speech she felt was intended for her<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> When Haibara asks why Conan would allow someone as suspicious as him live in the Kudo house, he jokingly answers "No one who likes Holmes can be bad",<ref name=Neighbor></ref> but Haibara thinks Conan's real reason is to observe Okiya for suspicious activity.<ref>Manga [[Volume 65]] File 6: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

[[Ran Mouri|Ran]] also feels uneasy around him and thinks he looks familiar.<ref name=Ran>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 9: Message</ref> At Shinichi's request, Ran goes out of her way to refrain from talking to Okiya about him during the Paper Airplane Case, although Okiya seems to realize anyway who the mystery loving classmate Ran is talking about is Shinichi.

In chapter 800, Vermouth is seen talking to Bourbon over the phone, and congratulates him/her of gaining "their" trust. At the time Subaru Okiya, Tooru Amuro, and Masumi Sera were also talking on the phone.<ref name=Ran></ref>

In chapter 813, Okiya makes a comment about a rumor he has heard of Shinichi losing his life during a case, information that could possibly point to him being Bourbon based on the fact that most of the world believes him to simply to have disappeared, while the members of the [[Black Organization]] believe him to be dead due to the effects of the drug Shinichi was forced to take. <ref>Manga Chapter 813: Kinichi-Kun</ref> However, it should be noted there are some people who have no known connection to the Black Organization and believe Shinichi to be dead. <ref>Manga Volume 15 Chapter 1: The reporter mentioned a rumor about Shinichi that claims he had died due to working a dangerous case.
Okiya said he had a promise to "her", the promise may be the promise to Vermouth mentioned in Chapter 818. </ref>

===Shuichi Akai===
{{Main|Okiya is Akai Theory}}
[[Image:Okiya_Akai_Face_Compare.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Okiya and Akai have similar faces.]]
Besides Bourbon, another popular theory is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] who had [[Akai faked his death theory|faked his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou|Rena Mizunashi]]'s help. Except for the hair and the glasses, Okiya and Akai look very similar and have similar builds. The glasses Okiya is wearing may be an incorrect prescription, forcing him to squint on purpose similar to what happened with Genta’s dad.<ref>Manga Chapters 658-660: Boar Scroll Case</ref> Okiya is also left-handed like Shuichi Akai.

Conan appears to instantly trust Subaru Okiya, uncharacteristically ignoring Haibara's bad reaction to him. He also doesn't mind that Okiya is around Haibara, letting him stay at Shinichi's house next door and even suggesting to her to call him when Agasa's beetle broke down. The reason "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!"<ref>Manga Chapter 624: A New Neighbor</ref> Conan gives Haibara as to why he trusts Okiya makes no sense, since the Holmes Freak Murder case<ref> Manga Chapters 117-120: Holmes Freak Murder Case</ref> involved only Sherlock fans and the password to the [[APTX 4869|APTX]] data was Sherringford, an indication someone in the Black Organization may be also be a Holmes fan.

Conan also seemed to know about Okiya’s address before ever meeting him.<ref> Manga Chapter 622: Red, White and Yellow</ref> Ran also feels she recognizes Okiya from somewhere.<ref> Manga Chapter 638: Paper Airplane</ref> Ran has met Akai three times prior to meeting Okiya.<ref> Manga Chapter 329: Sato's Odds</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 353-354: Golden Apple Case 4 & 5</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 379-380: Footsteps of Darkness</ref>. Finally, Okiya Subaru is a pun on "Char Aznable", which is also the source of "Shuichi Akai" and his alias "Dai Moroboshi" as well.

In File 800, Subaru Okiya, along with Haibara, goes to rescue Conan who gets kidnapped by the culprit in a crime. When Haibara becomes visibly anxious about the situation, Okiya says, "Don't make that kind of face, I won't let them get away." Haibara is consoled by these words and gains new-found trust in Okiya. In File 802, Haibara's changed opinion is revealed in her flashback that a similar quote was spoken by Shuichi when he was Akemi Miyano's lover.<ref>Manga Chapters 800-802: When Objects Collide</ref>
The theory that Okiya is Akai requires that [[Scar Akai|the Akai with the scar]] is a different character in disguise, [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory|possibly Bourbon]], because both Subaru and Scar Akai both appear in the same crowd at the same time.<ref>Manga Chapters 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>

===Third Party===
Some amount of fans have also been making third party theories; theories in which Subaru is neither Akai nor Bourbon, but someone else entirely. These theories include, but are not limited to Okiya being part of Interpol, CIA, or one of Akai's unknown connections.

== Name origin ==
Okiya's name comes from Ca'''sval''' (sounds like Kya'''subaru''' in Japanese) Rem Deikun, the real name of [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whom [[Shuichi Akai]] is also named after.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|If I had to choose, I'd say black because it is a color that covers things inside me that I don't want known. Well, I hate the color black for the same reason as well.|File 623 page 7|Subaru Okiya responding to [[Inspector Yuminaga]]'s question about what is his favorite color.}}

{{cquote|0.12%... That would be the probability that a criminal will succeed in escaping. That's about 1 in every 1000 people; however, of those that fall under the devil's influence, many grow tired of leading a false life and living in fear. If we eliminate those who eventually surrender to the police and those that opt for suicide, the amount that do successfully escape amounts to nearly zero. Are you prepared to endure the feelings of loneliness and pressure as a result of your actions?|File 666 page 14|Subaru Okiya speaking off the top of his head trying to provoke a culprit holding [[Ayumi]] hostage into turning his knife on him instead. It worked.}}

{{cquote|Although... I would like to serve that lot some hot and bitter coffee... that lot waiting so anxiously in the heat for their prey...|File 703 page 5|Subaru Okiya talking to a waitress about the [[Black Organization]] staking out the [[Setting#Beika Department store|Beika Department store]].}}

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 page 16|Subaru Okiya talking to Conan about his encounter with [[Scar Akai]].}}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Haibara examines Okiya's curry.JPG‎|thumb|right|[[Haibara]] serves the extra curry Okiya made to the Detective Boys.]]
* Okiya describes his own cooking skills modestly<ref>Manga Chapter 664</ref>, but Agasa says he in an excellent cook.<ref>Manga Chapter 692</ref>
* Subaru Okiya is left handed.<ref>* Okiya is brushing his teeth with his left hand. (638)
* Okiya rips a paper out of his notebook and writes on it with his left hand. (639)
* Okiya pushes up his glasses with left hand. (640)
* Okiya is holding his glass of bourbon with his left hand. (640)
* Okiya knocks away a knife using his left hand. (666)
* Okiya is using his left hand to hold the spatula while stir-frying onions. (691)
* Okiya is holding Conan's glasses in his left hand. (755)
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* Okiya likes to drive on [[Setting#Teimuzu River|Namiki road by the Teimuzu River]] because the green trees and foliage are calming. He also likes to water plants for this reason.<ref name=623p7>Manga Volume 60, File 4, Page 7: Kuroshiro-kun</ref>
* Okiya's favorite color is black.<ref name=623p7/>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shuichi Akai]]
* [[Bourbon]]

== References ==
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'''{{nihongo|Subaru Okiya|沖矢昴|Okiya Subaru}}''' is an engineering student who currently resides in [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s house next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. It is strongly hinted that he is the [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]] although another popular [[Okiya is Akai Theory|theory]] is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] disguised after [[Akai faked his death theory|faking his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou]]'s help.

== Background ==
[[Image:Okiya Keyhole larger60.jpg‎|thumb|left|125px|[[Gosho Aoyama]]'s colored drawing of Subaru Okiya in the keyhole for [[Volume 60]].]]
Okiya is a graduate student attending Tokyo University to earn a doctorate degree in engineering. He originally lived at a boarding house, where the landlord's son nicknamed him "Red Man," after a firetruck, because he frequently saw him watering the plants. After the boarding house burned down in the [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|Red, White, and Yellow Arson Case]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] suggested he move into [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house, explaining to Agasa and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] that someone living in the house would help to hide his (Shinichi's) disappearance. When Haibara protested, Conan cheerfully responded that someone who loves Sherlock Holmes cannot be a bad person - much to Haibara's consternation.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Nevertheless, Conan decided to keep from Subaru which persons - specifically [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] - were closely connected to Shinichi.<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref>

Okiya is left-handed and greatly admires the deductive power of [[Sherlock Holmes]]. He is also an excellent detective as he was able to solve several mysteries including the paper airplane case<ref name=Paper_Airplane>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8-10: Paper Airplane</ref>, the Ikkaku Rock case <ref name=Ikkaku_Rock>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 2-4: Ikkaku rock</ref>, and the 13 red shirts mystery.<ref name=Red_Shirts>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 5-8: 13 Red Shirts case</ref> He is also shown to be calm in crisis situations and quite skilled at hand to hand combat, capable of knocking a knife out of someone's hand <ref name=Speech></ref> and easily KOing a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref> Okiya also knows how to enable the tracking function of Conan's glasses and that they track the detective boy's badges despite the fact Conan has never used the glasses in front of Okiya.<ref name=252_Rescue/>
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== Personality ==
Okiya is generally shown to be quiet and reserved, often seeming unfazed by normally stressful situations, such as when Ran attacked him while he was brushing his teeth, believing he had broken into Shinichi's house<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 8: Paper Airplane</ref>, or when a murderer grabbed Ayumi as a hostage.<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> He often tends to behave in a friendly and modest manner, smiling and rubbing the back of his head whenever someone compliments him or says anything about him. He enjoys cooking and seems ready and willing to help with various tasks. He doesn't mind interacting with the [[Detective Boys]], is always polite to them, and listens to their theories during cases.

Okiya becomes more serious while working on cases and enjoys revealing the truth to others similar to Conan. Sometimes he speaks mysteriously, leaving the meaning and intentions of what he said open to interpretation. Okiya has a more menacing side seen whenever he takes to the offensive or is intently focusing on something. In this frame of mind, Okiya triggers Haibara's Black Organization sense.

==Attributes==
[[File:Haibara doesn't like Okiya.PNG|thumb|right|Haibara senses the Black Organization aura from Okiya.]]
===Intelligence===
Okiya is an intelligent character with observation and case solving abilities comparable to Conan's. On his first meeting with Sonoko and Ran, he correctly deduces they had been to the restaurant "Wonder Burger" and what they had to eat while they were there.<ref name="638p">Manga Chapter 638</ref> He tends to hold back to allow Conan or others to present their conclusions rather than take center stage himself.<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case, Ikkaku Rock, Red Shirts case.</ref>

===Black Organization aura===

Okiya emits what Haibara describes as the aura of the [[Black Organization]] when he is intently focused on another person<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case</ref> or is acting as an aggressor.<ref>Ikkaku Rock, 252 case</ref> Haibara only gets the feeling from him transiently.
[[File:Okiya knocks away a knife.PNG|thumb|left|Okiya knocks a knife out of a hostage taker's hands]]

===Hand to hand combat===
Okiya demonstrates he is skilled in hand to hand combat when he knocks away the knife a culprit had been using to hold Ayumi hostage with one hand and rescues her from the culprit's grasp in the same quick movement.<ref>Manga Chapter 666: Thirst For Blood</ref> He also easily KOs a kidnapper without so much as ruffling his clothing, although he later comes up with the excuse that he found the kidnapper passed out near the stairs, most likely from losing his footing.<ref name=252_Rescue>Manga file 755: "Communications Code"</ref>

Okiya is also shown to possess great physical resilience: Upon [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|their first encounter]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], mistaking Okiya for a burglar, kicked him straight in the jaw, but unlike her many other victims, that blow failed to knock him out instantly.{{clear}}

== Plot overview ==
===Red, white, and yellow arson case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622-624]], Anime: [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]-[[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]])===
[[Image:Okiya burnt apartment.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya standing in front of the remains of his burnt apartment talking with [[Inspector Yuminaga]].]]
After school, [[Conan]] receives a phone call from [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] who tells him that the Black Organization has activated a new member codenamed [[Bourbon]]. Meanwhile, the [[Detective Boys]] receive a request from their classmate, Kaito Suigiura, to investigate the actions of a strange man at his father's apartment building which is close to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house<ref>Based on the Japanese address system, the houses are very close. Okiya's previous apartment was at Beika city district 2 #23A. Agasa's address is Beika city district 2 #22. Shinichi's house address is Beika city district 2 21B. Basically, Okiya's apartment is going to be across in the adjacent block of houses across a little street. The Okiya's apt isn't marked on [http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/images/8/8d/Conandrillmap.jpg the map of Beika city], but it should be on the same chunk of buildings that Shinichi's and Agasa's house are (i.e. not separated by a major road as that would change the city district number i.e Mouri agency is city district 5).</ref> The next day the Detective Boys find that the apartment has been burned down. Subaru Okiya first appeared as one of the suspects in this arson case. When [[Inspector Yuminaga]] introduces the detective boys to the suspects, Okiya gives [[Ai Haibara]] the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization, although she isn't sure who is responsible at the time and the feeling of pressure unexpectedly disappears.

The revelation that Kaito Suigiura's diary describes a suspicious "yellow" tenant who had argued with the landlord the night the apartment was burnt down leads to the police to question the three suspects about their alibis at the time of the arson as well as their favorite color. Subaru Okiya's alibi was that he was driving alone that night long the verdant Teimuzu river to clear his head after submitting a paper to his professor. Although he likes the greenery of plants, Okiya declared that his favorite is black, "because it covers things inside me that I don't want known", although he hates the color for the same reason.

Conan and Subaru Okiya seem to hit it off when Okiya recognizes Conan quote a line from Sir AC Doyle's "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches". After Conan solves the case, Okiya asks to meet Professor Agasa. After introducing himself, Okiya asks Professor Agasa if he could stay for at his house until he finds another place to live, offering to help Agasa with his research in the spare time. Agasa consents, as long as Haibara also agrees, but Haibara strongly refuses. Conan chimes in offering Shinichi's house, saying that Shinichi has gone missing all of a sudden and Conan will tell Shinichi later that Okiya moved in. Conan overrules Haibara's concerns that the Org may find out through Okiya that Shinichi is still alive by simply saying, "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!" Conan gives Okiya the key along with the request to take care of the place while he (Shinichi) is gone and Okiya agrees.

===Sports Car Arson Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Sports Car Arson Case|635-637]], Anime: [[The Blue Spark of Hate|524-525]])===
Conan and Agasa are quick to view Okiya as a resource, seen in the Rolls Royce explosion case where Agasa suggests calling Okiya to bring gasoline when his beetle runs out in a remote location, and later in the same case where Conan secretly asks for his help to set up a trap to trick the culprit into confessing. Okiya secretly watches Conan's plan to trick the culprit into confessing in action.

===Paper airplane case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Paper Airplane Case|638-640]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510]]-[[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|511]])===
[[Image:Episode 510-Okiya-Ran.jpg‎|thumb|right|[[Ran Mouri]] greets Subaru Okiya with a kick to the face after mistaking him for a robber.]]

Ran and Sonoko visit Shinichi's house to clean up unaware that Okiya is living there, and they confront him thinking he is a thief. Okiya fails to explain fast enough and winds up on the receiving end of Ran's karate kick. Conan calls Ran to explain that Okiya has been living in the house after the fire and warns her not to talk about Shinichi in front of him. After the two girls apologize, Okiya correctly deduces they had been to "Welcome Burger" earlier. Okiya makes a strong impression on Sonoko, while Ran thinks "he looks like someone" and she had met him before.

[[Image:Paper airplane okiya.jpg‎|thumb|left|Subaru Okiya figuring out the paper airplane message.]]
Sonoko then concocts a deduction battle between Okiya and Shinichi to see who can solve the mystery of the paper airplane first. Shinichi and Subaru prove to be equally skilled although neither know they are competing against one another. During the detective showdown, Okiya overhears Sonoko talking about Shinichi's deductions and asks this Shinichi is also the landlord of the house. Ran, thinking of Conan's warning not to talk about Shinichi to Okiya, interrupts Sonoko to say they are consulting one "Kinichi" and that the landlord Shinichi has no special deduction ability. Okiya easily sees through the lie and reveals he had looked around the house but found no personally identifying items. Sonoko and Ran leave to find another paper airplane and Okiya is left to ponder over the landlord.

The deduction battle continues with Okiya and Conan matching each others' deductions perfectly. With the case solved, Okiya suggests that he will leave calling the police up to Ran and Sonoko because they have police acquaintances, revealing he knows something of the backgrounds of the girls and their connections. When the pair leaves, Okiya celebrates the successful resolution of the case with a Sherlock Holmes story and a glass of bourbon.

===Ikkaku rock (Manga: [[Volume 64#Ikkaku Rock Case|664-666]], Anime: [[Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish|542-543]])===
[[Image:Okiya rescues Haibara.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya stops [[Ai Haibara]] from slipping off a dock.]]
Okiya's next appearance occurs when he comes at the request of Professor Agasa to pick up the detective boys who had gone fishing. Haibara is again suspicious of him, but Conan brushes her feeling aside. Okiya stops Haibara from slipping and offers to cook the Detective boy's fish. When the Detective Boys stop at an island called Ikkaku Rock, Okiya Subaru takes a group photo. The gang stumble into onto a dead woman who appeared to have gotten lost and died on accident, but Okiya and Conan quickly recognize that she was deliberately abandoned to die. When Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo]] tried to prevent the Detective Boys from questioning the suspects, Okiya stepped in, pointing out that sometimes a child's perspective can be the hint that unlocks the truth and, "Weren't there a number of cases that were solved as a result of some hint from these children?" revealing he knows about the Detective Boys' many prior successes.<ref name=665p13>Manga Volume 64, File 2, pg 13: "Mackerel, Carp, Sea Bream, Flounder"</ref> Indeed, with such a hint from Mitsuhiko and Haibara, Conan and Okiya simultaneously realize who the culprit is. After they took turns explaining the case, the culprit pulled out a knife and grabbed [[Ayumi Yoshida]] as a hostage. Conan didn't have any gadgets to help him. At that moment, Haibara felt a menacing aura from Okiya, and he slowly approached the criminal, saying he couldn't escape and even if he did, could he bear the pressure and loneliness of hiding in fear of someone uncovering his identity? The provoked criminal removed the knife from Ayumi's neck and lunged at Okiya. In one effortless movement, Okiya knocked the criminal's knife away and took Ayumi from his grasp. Despite his rescue, the malicious pressure Okiya emitted and his words left a strong impression on Haibara who is certain he is one of the Black Organization members.

===A Dangerous Couple (Manga: [[Volume 65#Dangerous Couple Case|680]], Anime: [[A Dangerous Party of Two|557]])===
Later, Haibara, who had gone with Professor Agasa on a trip because she did not want to be alone while Okiya was around, demanded that Conan find some excuse to kick Okiya out of Shinichi's house. She explained to Conan that she thinks Conan is keeping him around and using her as bait in order to spy on him. Conan replies that he thinks Okiya is a good man and as for using Haibara as bait, "I-Idiot, you think I would do that!?"<ref name=680p5>Manga Volume 65, File 6, pg 5: "A Dangerous Couple"</ref>

=== Haunted Warehouse (Manga: [[Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case|691]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]])===
Conan calls Agasa and finds out he invited Subaru Okiya over to cook because Haibara was out. Agasa says Okiya is a pretty good cook.

===Thirteen Red Shirts Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Department Store Bomber Case|700-704]], Anime: [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|578]]-[[The Red Shaking Target|581]])===
[[Image:Okiya Jodie.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya knocks [[Jodie Starling]] over to prevent her from catching up with [[Scar Akai]].]]
[[Jodie Starling]] visits the [[Setting#Beika Department Store|Beika Department Store]], the origin of [[Scar Akai]]'s cap, to look for clues about him. Okiya follows her there. Subaru Okiya, along with Scar Akai and Conan, is then trapped on one of the department store floors by a bomber demanding to find the sender of thirteen red shirts. Meanwhile the [[Black Organization]] has heard that someone who looks like Akai appeared at the department store. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] park outside the department store with the snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]] to wait for scar Akai.

Back on the bombed floor, Subaru Okiya takes an interest in the red shirts case. He solves the flag semaphore message and deduces it has to do with an incident in the mountains. Okiya then sees Scar Akai in the crowd and ducks away before scar Akai could spot him. Okiya goes to the windows out front and spies [[Gin]]'s Porsche and [[Chianti]] who has set up in a hotel across the street.

Conan tranquilizes [[Kogoro Mouri]] to begin his deduction show just as Kogoro receives an anonymous text message containing a mostly complete solution to the case from Scar Akai. After the case is over, [[Andre Camel]] reveals to Jodie the Black Organization are waiting outside with a sniper. Jodie rushes after scar Akai to stop him from being killed, but is prevented from reaching him by Okiya who knocks her over.

To prevent Scar Akai from being shot, Conan stirs the crowd up by lying that the store is giving out 10,000 yen gift cards. Okiya confronts Conan, who is surprised to see him, and introduces himself to Kogoro Mouri. He reveals that he was trapped on the bombed floor and tells Conan he was in the area because he visited the [[Scar Akai#Teito Bank Heist|Teito bank]] and followed Conan when he saw Conan enter the Beika Dept store. He leaves Conan with the mysterious quote:

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 pg 16|Subaru Okiya}}

===Communications Code (Manga: [[Volume 72|755]]), (Anime: [[Emergency Situation 252|623]])===
[[Image:Glasses File755 014.jpg|thumb|right|Subaru Okiya with [[Conan]]'s [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]].]]
Okiya comes to rescue Conan and the detective boys who had been trapped by kidnappers in a building. Okiya thought they had encountered trouble when he noticed that no lights came on at Agasa's house after dark, and when he went over to inspect, the front door was unlocked, nobody was there, and two suspicious phone calls arrived. Okiya uses a spare pair of Conan's tracking glasses in order to find the detective boys, proving he knows about the function of Conan's tracking glasses and that they lock onto the detective badges.<ref name=755p14>Chapter 755 page 14: Communications Code</ref> Conan has never used the tracking glasses in front of Okiya before. Okiya KO's one of the kidnappers, but tells the detective boys that the robber fell down the stairs. When Haibara questions why he had been paying so much attention to Agasa's house, Okiya tells her he wanted to give them some extra curry he had made for lunch.

===Ayumi Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 74|775-776]])===
[[Masumi Sera]] stops [[Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko]] outside of Agasa's house to ask them if they are acquaintances of Professor Agasa's. The topic of [[Shinichi]] comes up when she talks to the two detective boys about the [[Masumi_Sera#Kogoro_Detective_Agency_Hostage_Crisis_.28Manga_771-774.29|prior hostage case]]. Sera asks who is living in the Kudo house now because she saw the curtains shift slightly. The detective boys tell her that Subaru Okiya has been staying there since his apartment burnt down.
[[Image:Okiya776.png|thumb|left|Subaru hearing Conan's conversation.]]
Sera cryptically comments with a smirk on her face, "And here I thought that someone had just settled in without permission...But it seems I was just getting worked up over nothing..." while looking up at where Okiya Subaru is hiding and secretly observing the conversation.

Later, after Genta ruins Agasa's curry, Okiya secretly follows the detective boys on an errand to buy new ingredients. He tails the detective boys rather closely; Haibara, who is wearing a hat, seems determined not to acknowledge his presence. He stops and looks over his shoulder to watch a car that parked on a side street. The car pulls out of sight and Okiya turns away and continues on, but soon enough car reverses back into its former position. Okiya is later seen in the grocery store, and he worriedly watches Conan and Haibara dash out of the grocery store after hearing that Sera saw Haibara's reflection in Agasa's glasses in an online video. Okiya follows the detective boys back and listens into Conan's conversation at Agasa's via an earpiece while watching on the professor's house from one of the Kudo household's upper story windows.

===Murder at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: 798-800)===
Okiya appears at Haibara and Agasa's house and goes with them in [[Vehicles#Subaru 360|his car]] to save Conan who had been kidnapped. During the chase, Okiya uses the phrase "Don't make that kind of face", to reassure Haibara that he will definitely catch up to Conan. When he pulls up behind the suspect's car, he leans out the driver's side and puts his hand in his jacket, likely to pull out a handgun to shoot out the suspect's tires. Okiya aborts this plan when [[Tooru Amuro]] pulls up alongside him and they look at one another. Amuro and [[Sera]] successfully stop the kidnapper and Okiya drives away without delaying at the scene.

===Don't make that kind of face (Manga: 802)===
In chapter 802, Haibara hears the same "Don't make that kind of face" phrase from Conan, causing her to remember both the statement that Okiya made in chapter 800, and Akai making the same statement while under the Dai Moroboshi persona about protecting her sister. After this Haibara begins referring to Okiya using his given name "Subaru".

===Ski trip delay (Manga: 809-811)===
Haibara and Conan are late for a ski trip with professor Agasa and the detective boys because Haibara forgot something at Agasa's house. Unable to rouse the drunk sleeping Kogoro into getting a rental car, Haibara suggests calling Okiya for a ride. Conan is surprised at Haibara's change of heart regarding Okiya. On the way to the ski site, Okiya suggests he might join in because he feels he has been getting out of shape. Haibara directly questions Okiya about why he needs to stay in shape. Okiya comments, "Well, in a way... I ''do'' want to look good for the ladies." A murder case happens, interrupting the trip. After Conan runs off to question the suspects with Takagi, Subaru examines the body and gives his thoughts. Haibara suggests that he is rather knowledgeable about murders. Okiya gently corrects her, saying his interest is derived from his love of Holmes, and that he likes solving puzzles.

"Because of that promise I made her".

Subaru said: "Beyond here is my area....and not your territory...Adults get cold...They're not outdoor creatures, after all..."

===Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Manga: 812-814)===
Ran, Sonoko, and Sera go to Shinichi's house to find pictures of a ten year old crime scene similar to a case they just stumbled upon earlier. Sera enters the bathroom looking for Conan and encounters Subaru brushing his teeth with his neck uncovered. Sera becomes suspicious of him. She also wonders if he has invited a woman over when she finds a woman's hair tie. While the three girls are trying to solve the case, they decide to call Shinichi, and Conan is obligated to go to the bathroom and take the call. Subaru notices this and realizes he is going to play the Shinichi Kudo role. Rather than disturbing him, Subaru sends a message to Shinichi via Ran, telling him the name "Kumogakure Saizou", a clue to solve the case. After revealing the truth, Conan runs out from the bathroom, but he does not realize that Subaru had been watching him. Subaru points out Conan left his bowtie on his cellphone and then teases him by pretending to address Conan as Shinichi Kudo before suddenly switching topics.

===Cabin Trap (Manga: 815-817)===
When Amuro sneaks into the Mouri Detective Agency to illicitly view the material Kogoro's clients have sent him, which includes a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] sent by [[Mitsuhiko]], Amuro notices someone hacking Kogoro's computer. After Amuro notices this, there is a cut to Shinichi Kudo's house showing Okiya sitting by three monitors with a glass of bourbon and an ashtray full of cigarettes.

===Junction (Manga: 821)===

It is revealed that Vermouth and Bourbon are on the train, and that they have located Sherry and notified Gin and Vodka about this. Subaru is seen in a room with a woman who looks like Vermouth, but the top part of her face is hidden by her hat. Haibara receives a text message from Vermouth asking, "Are you ready?". Haibara locks herself in her bathroom and prepares to take the drug, presumably to turn herself into Sherry to protect her alternate identity. However, before she can consume the drug, Subaru enters, states "Just as expected of sisters, I can read all your moves." He is holding up a cell phone as he speaks, "Now, can I have you step this way...into our area?" However Haibara quickly runs past him, trying to escape.

==Relationships analysis==
Subaru has met [[Conan]], [[Haibara]], [[Mitsuhiko]], [[Ayumi]], [[Genta]], [[Inspector Yuminaga]], [[Professor Agasa]], [[Ran]], [[Sonoko]],<ref>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 638 - Paper Airplane</ref> [[Jugo Yokomizo]], [[Kogoro]], [[Jodie Starling]], [[Scar Akai]]<ref>Manga [[Volume 67]] File 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>, [[Wataru Takagi]] and [[Masumi Sera]].

===Conan Edogawa===
[[Conan]] trusts Okiya for the most part, and they maintain an amicable relationship. Conan easily lends Okiya the keys to his house.<ref name=Neighbor>Manga [[Volume 60]] File 5: The New Neighbor</ref> Conan also trusts Okiya to help in cases that put him in close contact with both [[Ai Haibara]] and him, like switching out the gasoline in a container for water to solve a case,<ref name=Crackle>Manga Volume 61 File 7: Crackle</ref> or calling him to pick up everyone when [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]’s car broke down.<ref name=Burn>Manga Volume 61 File 5: Burn</ref> Okiya respects Conan and his intelligence and they both can solve cases at about the same level. Conan tells Haibara he is trustworthy because he is a fellow [[Sherlock Holmes]] fan, much to her annoyance. Subaru is one of the few [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|characters who knows Conan is Shinichi]] after confirming [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|his earlier suspicions]] by [[Volume_77#Cold_Case|listening to Conan]] make a phone call as Shinichi.

===Hiroshi Agasa===
Okiya and [[Agasa]] maintain a good relationship with one another. The professor often asks him for favors, like picking the detective boys up from a fishing trip. Agasa also lets Okiya come over and cook from time to time and he will make Agasa food to return the favor, like stir-fried onions and curry. Agasa also seems well informed about when Okiya has free time and is available for favors or when he is on the road.

===Ai Haibara===
[[Ai Haibara]] doesn't trust Okiya because he gives her the chills which she only gets from those who have been in the Black Organization. She hides from him behind Conan when they meet in person and avoids being alone in Agasa's house when he is around. On his part, Okiya is kind to Haibara and seems to look out for her.

Haibara's opinion changes, however, in File 800 after Okiya consoles her when Conan is being abducted by a culprit in a crime. It is revealed afterwards that this is because what he said was similar to what Shuichi Akai had once told her when he was Akemi Miyano's lover (Haibara's sister). Because of this, Haibara gains trust in Okiya and starts calling him by his name.<ref> Chapters 800-803:When Objects Collide </ref>

==Identity==
Okiya's allegiances, goals, and true identity -if he has one- have not been officially revealed.

=== Bourbon ===
[[Image:800px-Episode 581-6.jpg‎|thumb|right|Okiya smirking after telling [[Conan]] that he saw [[Scar Akai]] at the [[Setting#Beika department store|Beika department store]].]]
As mentioned above, it is frequently hinted that he may be [[Black Organization]] member [[Bourbon]]. Okiya is intelligent and observant, much like [[Hidemi Hondou]] describes Bourbon. In both the Paper Airplane Case and the Department Store Bomber case he is shown to be exactly on par with Conan.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] Files 8-10 (Paper Airplane Case)</ref><ref name=Bomber>Manga Chapter 702: The Bomber's Aim</ref> Okiya is also shown to be drinking [[wikipedia:Maker's Mark|Maker's Mark]] brand bourbon after the [[Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya|Paper Plane Case]].<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 10: Rescue</ref>

In chapeter 821 it is shown to Sherry, that Okiya is Bourbon

During the Department Store Bomber Case, Okiya notices [[Scar Akai]], but when Scar Akai turns to look in his direction, he has suddenly moved out of sight to the back of the crowd, hiding his face and smiling.<ref name=Bomber></ref> He also smiles when he sees [[Chianti]] in the building across the street, aiming at the store entrance.<ref>Manga Chapter 703: The Truth Within the Snow Storm</ref>

Haibara has told Conan that Okiya definitely gives her the dreaded feeling she gets from the Black Organization,<ref>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 1: Ikkaku Rock</ref> and she became certain he was with them during the Ikkaku Rock Case, where he gave a speech to the culprit about how impossible it is to ever truly escape anything, a speech she felt was intended for her<ref name=Speech>Manga [[Volume 64]] File 3: Thirst for Blood</ref> When Haibara asks why Conan would allow someone as suspicious as him live in the Kudo house, he jokingly answers "No one who likes Holmes can be bad",<ref name=Neighbor></ref> but Haibara thinks Conan's real reason is to observe Okiya for suspicious activity.<ref>Manga [[Volume 65]] File 6: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

[[Ran Mouri|Ran]] also feels uneasy around him and thinks he looks familiar.<ref name=Ran>Manga [[Volume 61]] File 9: Message</ref> At Shinichi's request, Ran goes out of her way to refrain from talking to Okiya about him during the Paper Airplane Case, although Okiya seems to realize anyway who the mystery loving classmate Ran is talking about is Shinichi.

In chapter 800, Vermouth is seen talking to Bourbon over the phone, and congratulates him/her of gaining "their" trust. At the time Subaru Okiya, Tooru Amuro, and Masumi Sera were also talking on the phone.<ref name=Ran></ref>

In chapter 813, Okiya makes a comment about a rumor he has heard of Shinichi losing his life during a case, information that could possibly point to him being Bourbon based on the fact that most of the world believes him to simply to have disappeared, while the members of the [[Black Organization]] believe him to be dead due to the effects of the drug Shinichi was forced to take. <ref>Manga Chapter 813: Kinichi-Kun</ref> However, it should be noted there are some people who have no known connection to the Black Organization and believe Shinichi to be dead. <ref>Manga Volume 15 Chapter 1: The reporter mentioned a rumor about Shinichi that claims he had died due to working a dangerous case.
Okiya said he had a promise to "her", the promise may be the promise to Vermouth mentioned in Chapter 818. </ref>

===Shuichi Akai===
{{Main|Okiya is Akai Theory}}
[[Image:Okiya_Akai_Face_Compare.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Okiya and Akai have similar faces.]]
Besides Bourbon, another popular theory is that Okiya is [[Shuichi Akai]] who had [[Akai faked his death theory|faked his death]] with [[Hidemi Hondou|Rena Mizunashi]]'s help. Except for the hair and the glasses, Okiya and Akai look very similar and have similar builds. The glasses Okiya is wearing may be an incorrect prescription, forcing him to squint on purpose similar to what happened with Genta’s dad.<ref>Manga Chapters 658-660: Boar Scroll Case</ref> Okiya is also left-handed like Shuichi Akai.

Conan appears to instantly trust Subaru Okiya, uncharacteristically ignoring Haibara's bad reaction to him. He also doesn't mind that Okiya is around Haibara, letting him stay at Shinichi's house next door and even suggesting to her to call him when Agasa's beetle broke down. The reason "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!"<ref>Manga Chapter 624: A New Neighbor</ref> Conan gives Haibara as to why he trusts Okiya makes no sense, since the Holmes Freak Murder case<ref> Manga Chapters 117-120: Holmes Freak Murder Case</ref> involved only Sherlock fans and the password to the [[APTX 4869|APTX]] data was Sherringford, an indication someone in the Black Organization may be also be a Holmes fan.

Conan also seemed to know about Okiya’s address before ever meeting him.<ref> Manga Chapter 622: Red, White and Yellow</ref> Ran also feels she recognizes Okiya from somewhere.<ref> Manga Chapter 638: Paper Airplane</ref> Ran has met Akai three times prior to meeting Okiya.<ref> Manga Chapter 329: Sato's Odds</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 353-354: Golden Apple Case 4 & 5</ref><ref> Manga Chapters 379-380: Footsteps of Darkness</ref>. Finally, Okiya Subaru is a pun on "Char Aznable", which is also the source of "Shuichi Akai" and his alias "Dai Moroboshi" as well.

In File 800, Subaru Okiya, along with Haibara, goes to rescue Conan who gets kidnapped by the culprit in a crime. When Haibara becomes visibly anxious about the situation, Okiya says, "Don't make that kind of face, I won't let them get away." Haibara is consoled by these words and gains new-found trust in Okiya. In File 802, Haibara's changed opinion is revealed in her flashback that a similar quote was spoken by Shuichi when he was Akemi Miyano's lover.<ref>Manga Chapters 800-802: When Objects Collide</ref>
The theory that Okiya is Akai requires that [[Scar Akai|the Akai with the scar]] is a different character in disguise, [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory|possibly Bourbon]], because both Subaru and Scar Akai both appear in the same crowd at the same time.<ref>Manga Chapters 700-704: Department Store Bomber Case</ref>

===Third Party===
Some amount of fans have also been making third party theories; theories in which Subaru is neither Akai nor Bourbon, but someone else entirely. These theories include, but are not limited to Okiya being part of Interpol, CIA, or one of Akai's unknown connections.

== Name origin ==
Okiya's name comes from Ca'''sval''' (sounds like Kya'''subaru''' in Japanese) Rem Deikun, the real name of [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whom [[Shuichi Akai]] is also named after.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|If I had to choose, I'd say black because it is a color that covers things inside me that I don't want known. Well, I hate the color black for the same reason as well.|File 623 page 7|Subaru Okiya responding to [[Inspector Yuminaga]]'s question about what is his favorite color.}}

{{cquote|0.12%... That would be the probability that a criminal will succeed in escaping. That's about 1 in every 1000 people; however, of those that fall under the devil's influence, many grow tired of leading a false life and living in fear. If we eliminate those who eventually surrender to the police and those that opt for suicide, the amount that do successfully escape amounts to nearly zero. Are you prepared to endure the feelings of loneliness and pressure as a result of your actions?|File 666 page 14|Subaru Okiya speaking off the top of his head trying to provoke a culprit holding [[Ayumi]] hostage into turning his knife on him instead. It worked.}}

{{cquote|Although... I would like to serve that lot some hot and bitter coffee... that lot waiting so anxiously in the heat for their prey...|File 703 page 5|Subaru Okiya talking to a waitress about the [[Black Organization]] staking out the [[Setting#Beika Department store|Beika Department store]].}}

{{cquote|Remember how there was a robbery at that bank? There was someone I knew in the footage from that robbery, so I was trying to find out if they use that bank. If that person uses it, they must live nearby. I was hoping to run into them.... Well, coincidentally they were also on this floor, but it turned out to be a look-alike, so I didn't say anything. I know that person from a long time ago, so there is no way I would mistake them with a look-alike.|File 704 page 16|Subaru Okiya talking to Conan about his encounter with [[Scar Akai]].}}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Haibara examines Okiya's curry.JPG‎|thumb|right|[[Haibara]] serves the extra curry Okiya made to the Detective Boys.]]
* Okiya describes his own cooking skills modestly<ref>Manga Chapter 664</ref>, but Agasa says he in an excellent cook.<ref>Manga Chapter 692</ref>
* Subaru Okiya is left handed.<ref>* Okiya is brushing his teeth with his left hand. (638)
* Okiya rips a paper out of his notebook and writes on it with his left hand. (639)
* Okiya pushes up his glasses with left hand. (640)
* Okiya is holding his glass of bourbon with his left hand. (640)
* Okiya knocks away a knife using his left hand. (666)
* Okiya is using his left hand to hold the spatula while stir-frying onions. (691)
* Okiya is holding Conan's glasses in his left hand. (755)
</ref>
* Okiya likes to drive on [[Setting#Teimuzu River|Namiki road by the Teimuzu River]] because the green trees and foliage are calming. He also likes to water plants for this reason.<ref name=623p7>Manga Volume 60, File 4, Page 7: Kuroshiro-kun</ref>
* Okiya's favorite color is black.<ref name=623p7/>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shuichi Akai]]
* [[Bourbon]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Okiya Subaru}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Subaru Okiya]]
{{Characters}}

Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-02-03T01:10:55Z

Eimzy: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 642-643
| image = TV Episode 642-643.jpg
| title = Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits
| english-title =
| japanese-title = カルタ取り危機一髪 (Karuta Tori Kiki Ippatsu)
| season = [[Season 20|20]]
| manga = [[Volume 72|Volume 72: Files 8-10]]
| airdate = January 7, 2012 (Part 1) January 14, 2012 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wataru Takagi]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]]
| director = [[Koujin Ochi]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| storyboard = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| producer = 642 [[Shigeru Yamazaki]] 643 [[Kouichirou Kuroda]]
| animation-director = 642 [[Akio Kawamura]], [[Masanori Hashimoto]] 643 [[Michitaka Yamamoto]], [[Katsumi Hashimoto]]
| opening-song = Miss Mystery
| closing-song = Your Best Friend
| prev-episode = The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches
| next-episode = Ramen So Good, It's to Die For
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
}}

== Plot ==

=== Part 1 ===
Waking up with a fever, Conan reluctantly stays in bed while Haibara and the Detective Boys begin to play Karuta Cards. Mitsuhiko video calls to check why Conan is not with them. Suddenly, the door bell and repetitive knocks are at the front of Ayumi's apartment. A strange boy with slanted eyes, widows peek, and glasses stands panting and begging for help. "Naturally," his "parents" come and pick him up from the door step and tell the detective boys it was only a prank and not to worry about it. Still video chatting, Conan explains that it was not a prank and that they should call Takagi. Conan hangs up and rest in bed. The Detective Boys are debating weather to listen to Conan or not because of his cold. In the end, Haibara and the Detective Boys walk around the building and ask the neighbors about the Urafune family. But all it leads up to going to the condo itself.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Kidnapping
| image = EP642-643_Case.jpg
| location = Condo
| victim = Masao Urafune and Mrs. Urafune
| cause-death =
| suspects = Man and the woman
| description =
}}

To come up with an excuse, Haibara says that they want to play with Masao, and push their way in to the apartment. Genta needs to use the restroom but it seems to be occupied, so Masao's "mom" tells him that he can use the back one. Slowly the Karuta game progresses, and so does the atmosphere in the room.~Eimzy

=== Part 2 ===
By the time Masao picks his card, Genta just so happens to want the same one, nevertheless Masao is completely reluctant to give '''his''' card away. While the Detective Boys find that strange, Haibara takes notes on his behavior of their new companion. And as the game continues, the "Mother" reads the cards aloud reluctantly. With the cards gathered and in place Masao says, "Mommy, restroom!" She replies, "It cant be helped. I'll go with you." Leaving his final clue, Masao says, "Bring my towel! I can't go without it!" You know, the towel (ta o ru) with a horsehair crab (Ke ga ni) from Lake Suwa (su wa ko).~Eimzy

== People ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masao Urafune|Masao Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Boy}}
{{People|Man|EP642-643 Man Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Woman|EP642-643 Woman Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Mrs. Urafune|Mrs. Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Masao Urafune's mother}}
{{People|Ueno|Ueno.jpg|
* Witness}}
{{People|Otsuka|Otsuka.jpg|
* Witness
* Hates Masao Urafune}}
{{EndBox}}

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
After a while of thinking, Haibara figures it out, and announces that Conan was right and describes why to the Detective Boys. Little do they know that their is a cell phone that is listing to their every word that the "mom" left behind. Masao's fake parents congratulate the kids for figuring most of it out, then brutally tell them that they stop there. At that moment, the post office man rings and tells them they need to bring up a package, the adults agree and tell the kids to hush. When the door opens, they hear a struggle and a fall. Masao's fake dad walks over to the door and is hit with a soccer ball. Takagi, takes orders from Conan, who claims to have already known from the beginning the whole situation. Including the tax evasion status.

The two kidnappers, were trying to destroy evidence pertaining to tax evasion. The sender of that registered mail was the previous resident of Masao's apartment. The one named Uemura, who was a former employee of the Isobe Corporation, now is under suspicion of tax evasion. The contents of the registered mail were probably whistleblower documents, or account books with evidence of tax evasion. Also, it was sent not to long ago to producer at Nichiuri TV named Hida. The employee planned to move from here and go into hiding. But that producer ended up in a car accident, and couldn't receive the registered the mail due to being hospitalized. Since the post office holds on to the mail for more or less ten days...you calculated the time of its return. And plotted to pose as Uemura who had lived here before, and snatch away the registered mail. Uemura is either confined somewhere else, or has been murdered. They also made it look like the accident with the TV producer. In the end, Conan saves the day and ends the case with everyone else catching his cold.~E
</spoiler>

== See also ==
* [[Season 20]]

[[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]][[Category:Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Katsumi Hashimoto]]

Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-02-03T01:10:20Z

Eimzy: /* Part 2 */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 642-643
| image = TV Episode 642-643.jpg
| title = Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits
| english-title =
| japanese-title = カルタ取り危機一髪 (Karuta Tori Kiki Ippatsu)
| season = [[Season 20|20]]
| manga = [[Volume 72|Volume 72: Files 8-10]]
| airdate = January 7, 2012 (Part 1) January 14, 2012 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wataru Takagi]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]]
| director = [[Koujin Ochi]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| storyboard = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| producer = 642 [[Shigeru Yamazaki]] 643 [[Kouichirou Kuroda]]
| animation-director = 642 [[Akio Kawamura]], [[Masanori Hashimoto]] 643 [[Michitaka Yamamoto]], [[Katsumi Hashimoto]]
| opening-song = Miss Mystery
| closing-song = Your Best Friend
| prev-episode = The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches
| next-episode = Ramen So Good, It's to Die For
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
}}

== Plot ==

=== Part 1 ===
Waking up with a fever, Conan reluctantly stays in bed while Haibara and the Detective Boys begin to play Karuta Cards. Mitsuhiko video calls to check why Conan is not with them. Suddenly, the door bell and repetitive knocks are at the front of Ayumi's apartment. A strange boy with slanted eyes, widows peek, and glasses stands panting and begging for help. "Naturally," his "parents" come and pick him up from the door step and tell the detective boys it was only a prank and not to worry about it. Still video chatting, Conan explains that it was not a prank and that they should call Takagi. Conan hangs up and rest in bed. The Detective Boys are debating weather to listen to Conan or not because of his cold. In the end, Haibara and the Detective Boys walk around the building and ask the neighbors about the Urafune family. But all it leads up to going to the condo itself.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Kidnapping
| image = EP642-643_Case.jpg
| location = Condo
| victim = Masao Urafune and Mrs. Urafune
| cause-death =
| suspects = Man and the woman
| description =
}}

To come up with an excuse, Haibara says that they want to play with Masao, and push their way in to the apartment. Genta needs to use the restroom but it seems to be occupied, so Masao's "mom" tells him that he can use the back one. Slowly the Karuta game progresses, and so does the atmosphere in the room.~Eimzy

=== Part 2 ===
By the time Masao picks his card, Genta just so happens to want the same one, nevertheless Masao is completely reluctant to give '''his''' card away. While the Detective Boys find that strange, Haibara takes notes on his behavior of their new companion. And as the game continues, the "Mother" reads the cards aloud reluctantly. With the cards gathered and in place Masao says, "Mommy, restroom!" She replies, "It cant be helped. I'll go with you." Leaving his final clue, Masao says, "Bring my towel! I can't go without it!" You know, the towel (ta o ru) with a horsehair crab (Ke ga ni) from Lake Suwa (su wa ko).~Eimzy

== People ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masao Urafune|Masao Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Boy}}
{{People|Man|EP642-643 Man Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Woman|EP642-643 Woman Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Mrs. Urafune|Mrs. Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Masao Urafune's mother}}
{{People|Ueno|Ueno.jpg|
* Witness}}
{{People|Otsuka|Otsuka.jpg|
* Witness
* Hates Masao Urafune}}
{{EndBox}}

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
After a while of thinking, Haibara figures it out, and announces that Conan was right and describes why to the Detective Boys. Little do they know that their is a cell phone that is listing to their every word that the "mom" left behind. Masao's fake parents congratulate the kids for figuring most of it out, then brutally tell them that they stop there. At that moment, the post office man rings and tells them they need to bring up a package, the adults agree and tell the kids to hush. When the door opens, they hear a struggle and a fall. Masao's fake dad walks over to the door and is hit with a soccer ball. Takagi, takes orders from Conan, who claims to have already known from the beginning the whole situation. Including the tax evasion status.

The two kidnappers, were trying to destroy evidence pertaining to tax evasion. The sender of that registered mail was the previous resident of Masao's apartment. The one named Uemura, who was a former employee of the Isobe Corporation, now is under suspicion of tax evasion. The contents of the registered mail were probably whistleblower documents, or account books with evidence of tax evasion. Also, it was sent not to long ago to producer at Nichiuri TV named Hida. The employee planned to move from here and go into hiding. But that producer ended up in a car accident, and couldn't receive the registered the mail due to being hospitalized. Since the post office holds on to the mail for more or less ten days...you calculated the time of its return. And plotted to pose as Uemura who had lived here before, and snatch away the registered mail. Uemura is either confined somewhere else, or has been murdered. They also made it look like the accident with the TV producer. In the end, Conan saves the day and ends the case with everyone else catching his cold.
</spoiler>

== See also ==
* [[Season 20]]

[[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]][[Category:Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Katsumi Hashimoto]]

Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-02-03T01:08:56Z

Eimzy: /* Part 1 */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 642-643
| image = TV Episode 642-643.jpg
| title = Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits
| english-title =
| japanese-title = カルタ取り危機一髪 (Karuta Tori Kiki Ippatsu)
| season = [[Season 20|20]]
| manga = [[Volume 72|Volume 72: Files 8-10]]
| airdate = January 7, 2012 (Part 1) January 14, 2012 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wataru Takagi]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]]
| director = [[Koujin Ochi]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| storyboard = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| producer = 642 [[Shigeru Yamazaki]] 643 [[Kouichirou Kuroda]]
| animation-director = 642 [[Akio Kawamura]], [[Masanori Hashimoto]] 643 [[Michitaka Yamamoto]], [[Katsumi Hashimoto]]
| opening-song = Miss Mystery
| closing-song = Your Best Friend
| prev-episode = The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches
| next-episode = Ramen So Good, It's to Die For
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
}}

== Plot ==

=== Part 1 ===
Waking up with a fever, Conan reluctantly stays in bed while Haibara and the Detective Boys begin to play Karuta Cards. Mitsuhiko video calls to check why Conan is not with them. Suddenly, the door bell and repetitive knocks are at the front of Ayumi's apartment. A strange boy with slanted eyes, widows peek, and glasses stands panting and begging for help. "Naturally," his "parents" come and pick him up from the door step and tell the detective boys it was only a prank and not to worry about it. Still video chatting, Conan explains that it was not a prank and that they should call Takagi. Conan hangs up and rest in bed. The Detective Boys are debating weather to listen to Conan or not because of his cold. In the end, Haibara and the Detective Boys walk around the building and ask the neighbors about the Urafune family. But all it leads up to going to the condo itself.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Kidnapping
| image = EP642-643_Case.jpg
| location = Condo
| victim = Masao Urafune and Mrs. Urafune
| cause-death =
| suspects = Man and the woman
| description =
}}

To come up with an excuse, Haibara says that they want to play with Masao, and push their way in to the apartment. Genta needs to use the restroom but it seems to be occupied, so Masao's "mom" tells him that he can use the back one. Slowly the Karuta game progresses, and so does the atmosphere in the room.~Eimzy

=== Part 2 ===
By the time Masao picks his card, Genta just so happens to want the same one, nevertheless Masao is completely reluctant to give '''his''' card away. While the Detective Boys find that strange, Haibara takes notes on his behavior of their new companion. And as the game continues, the "Mother" reads the cards aloud reluctantly. With the cards gathered and in place Masao says, "Mommy, restroom!" She replies, "It cant be helped. I'll go with you." Leaving his final clue, Masao says, "Bring my towel! I can't go without it!" You know, the towel (ta o ru) with a horsehair crab (Ke ga ni) from Lake Suwa (su wa ko).

== People ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masao Urafune|Masao Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Boy}}
{{People|Man|EP642-643 Man Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Woman|EP642-643 Woman Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Mrs. Urafune|Mrs. Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Masao Urafune's mother}}
{{People|Ueno|Ueno.jpg|
* Witness}}
{{People|Otsuka|Otsuka.jpg|
* Witness
* Hates Masao Urafune}}
{{EndBox}}

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
After a while of thinking, Haibara figures it out, and announces that Conan was right and describes why to the Detective Boys. Little do they know that their is a cell phone that is listing to their every word that the "mom" left behind. Masao's fake parents congratulate the kids for figuring most of it out, then brutally tell them that they stop there. At that moment, the post office man rings and tells them they need to bring up a package, the adults agree and tell the kids to hush. When the door opens, they hear a struggle and a fall. Masao's fake dad walks over to the door and is hit with a soccer ball. Takagi, takes orders from Conan, who claims to have already known from the beginning the whole situation. Including the tax evasion status.

The two kidnappers, were trying to destroy evidence pertaining to tax evasion. The sender of that registered mail was the previous resident of Masao's apartment. The one named Uemura, who was a former employee of the Isobe Corporation, now is under suspicion of tax evasion. The contents of the registered mail were probably whistleblower documents, or account books with evidence of tax evasion. Also, it was sent not to long ago to producer at Nichiuri TV named Hida. The employee planned to move from here and go into hiding. But that producer ended up in a car accident, and couldn't receive the registered the mail due to being hospitalized. Since the post office holds on to the mail for more or less ten days...you calculated the time of its return. And plotted to pose as Uemura who had lived here before, and snatch away the registered mail. Uemura is either confined somewhere else, or has been murdered. They also made it look like the accident with the TV producer. In the end, Conan saves the day and ends the case with everyone else catching his cold.
</spoiler>

== See also ==
* [[Season 20]]

[[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]][[Category:Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Katsumi Hashimoto]]

Heizo Hattori

2012-01-28T01:40:04Z

Eimzy: /* Relationships analysis */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Heizo Hattori
| japanese-name = 服部平蔵 (Hattori Heizou)
| english-name = Martin Hartwell
| image = Heizo Hattori Profile.jpg
| age = ?
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Heiji Hattori]] (son) [[Shizuka Hattori]] (wife)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 93 Anime: Episode 48
| appearances = {{:Heizo Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 15]]
| japanese-voice = [[Takehiro Koyama]]
| english-voice = [[Andrew T. Chandler]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Heizo Hattori|服部平蔵|Hattori Heizou}}''', known in the Funimation dub as '''Martin Hartwell''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Heizo is the highest ranking officer at the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters; he is Superintendent Supervisor (Rank 2).<ref name=PoliceRanks>Volume 10, File 3, Page 7; Chap 93; http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref> Heizo is the father of the high school detective [[Heiji Hattori]], and is sometimes very supportive of his son's desire to be a detective. Heizo has sometimes lent his son a hand in solving a tough case. Though he has a hard exterior, Heizo is very caring for his son, family, and friends. At the Osaka district, he is very close with [[Goro Otaki]] and [[Detective Toyama]]. It is due to his friendship with Detective Toyama that his son, Heiji, originally met Toyama's daughter, [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]. His wife is [[Shizuka Hattori]].

== Personality ==

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==
Wife:
-Name is Shizuka Hattori[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Shizuka_Hattori]
-Nationality is Caucasian
-Hobby is kendo
-Extra info: she is calm and collective, and completely supports Heiji in his decisions
Son:
-Name is Heiji Hattori[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Heiji_Hattori]
-Nationality is mixed
-Hobbies are kendo and Detective work
-Extra info: Although his father loves him to pieces, Heiji has the idea that his father favors Kudo over him. But as a result, Heiji has come to admire Kudo and be protective of him when times are hard. Heiji is also protective of Kazuha [and Ran (simply because Ran is what Kudo lives for.)] Throughout the series, Heiji has become Kudos closest friend.

== Name origin ==

Hanzo '''Hattori''' was a famous Japanese samurai, while '''Heizo''' Hasegawa is the main protagonist of "Onihei Hanakacho".

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Martin Heizo (manga)|Hartwell}}
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== Trivia ==

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hattori Family]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Male characters]]
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Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-01-24T03:24:40Z

Eimzy: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 642-643
| image = TV Episode 642-643.jpg
| title = Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits
| english-title =
| japanese-title = カルタ取り危機一髪 (Karuta Tori Kiki Ippatsu)
| season = [[Season 20|20]]
| manga = [[Volume 72|Volume 72: Files 8-10]]
| airdate = January 7, 2012 (Part 1) January 14, 2012 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wataru Takagi]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]]
| director = [[Koujin Ochi]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| storyboard = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| producer = 642 [[Shigeru Yamazaki]] 643 [[Kouichirou Kuroda]]
| animation-director = 642 [[Akio Kawamura]], [[Masanori Hashimoto]] 643 [[Michitaka Yamamoto]], [[Katsumi Hashimoto]]
| opening-song = Miss Mystery
| closing-song = Your Best Friend
| prev-episode = The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches
| next-episode = Ramen So Good, It's to Die For
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
}}

== Plot ==

=== Part 1 ===
Waking up with a fever, Conan reluctantly stays in bed while Haibara and the Detective Boys begin to play Karuta Cards. Mitsuhiko video calls to check why Conan is not with them. Suddenly, the door bell and repetitive knocks are at the front of Ayumi's apartment. A strange boy with slanted eyes, widows peek, and glasses stands panting and begging for help. "Naturally," his "parents" come and pick him up from the door step and tell the detective boys it was only a prank and not to worry about it. Still video chatting, Conan explains that it was not a prank and that they should call Takagi. Conan hangs up and rest in bed. The Detective Boys are debating weather to listen to Conan or not because of his cold. In the end, Haibara and the Detective Boys walk around the building and ask the neighbors about the Urafune family. But all it leads up to going to the condo itself.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Kidnapping
| image = EP642-643_Case.jpg
| location = Condo
| victim = Masao Urafune and Mrs. Urafune
| cause-death =
| suspects = Man and the woman
| description =
}}

To come up with an excuse, Haibara says that they want to play with Masao, and push their way in to the apartment. Genta needs to use the restroom but it seems to be occupied, so Masao's "mom" tells him that he can use the back one. Slowly the Karuta game progresses, and so does the atmosphere in the room...

=== Part 2 ===
By the time Masao picks his card, Genta just so happens to want the same one, nevertheless Masao is completely reluctant to give '''His''' card away. While the detective boys find that strange, Ai takes notes on his behavior of their new companion. And as the game continues, the "Mother" reads the cards aloud reluctantly. With the cards gathered and in place Masao says "Mommy,restroom!!" she replies "It cant be helped. I'll go with you." Leaving his final clue, Masao says "Bring my towel! I cant go without it!! You know, The towel(ta o ru) with a horsehair crab(Ke ga ni) from Lake Suwa(su wa ko)!!!. After a while of thinking, Ai figures it out, and announces that Conan was right and describes why to the detective boys. Little do they know that their is a cell phone that is listing to their every word that the "mom" left behind. The parents congratulate the kids for figuring most of it out, then Brutally tell them that they stop there. At that Moment, the post office man rings and tells them they need to bring up a package, The Adults agree and tell the kids to hush. When the door opens, you hear a struggle and a fall. The "dad" walks over to the door and is hit with a soccer ball. Takagi, takes orders from Conan, who claims to have already known from the beginning the whole situation. Including the tax evasion status.

== People ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masao Urafune|Masao Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Boy}}
{{People|Man|EP642-643 Man Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Woman|EP642-643 Woman Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Mrs. Urafune|Mrs. Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Masao Urafune's mother}}
{{People|Ueno|Ueno.jpg|
* Witness}}
{{People|Otsuka|Otsuka.jpg|
* Witness
* Hates Masao Urafune}}
{{EndBox}}

== Resolution ==
<spoiler> The two kidnappers, were trying to destroy evidence pertaining to tax evasion.The sender of that registered mail was the previous resident of Masao's Apartment. The one named Uemura, who was a former employee of the Isobe Corporation, now is under suspicion of tax evasion. The contents of the registered mail were probably whistleblower documents... OR account books with evidence of tax evasion. Also, it was sent not to long ago to producer at Nichiuri TV named Hida. The employee planned to move from here and go into hiding. But that producer ended up in a car accident, and couldn't receive the registered the mail due to being hospitalized. Since the post office holds on to the mail for more or less ten days... you calculated the time of its return. And plotted to pose as Uemura who had lived here before, and snatch away the registered mail. Uemura is either confined somewhere else, or has been murdered. They also made it look like the accident with the TV producer.~~ In the end Conan saves the day and ends the case with everyone else catching his cold.
</spoiler>

== See also ==
* [[Season 20]]

[[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]][[Category:Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Katsumi Hashimoto]]

Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-01-24T03:08:46Z

Eimzy: /* Part 2 */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 642-643
| image = TV Episode 642-643.jpg
| title = Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits
| english-title =
| japanese-title = カルタ取り危機一髪 (Karuta Tori Kiki Ippatsu)
| season = [[Season 20|20]]
| manga = [[Volume 72|Volume 72: Files 8-10]]
| airdate = January 7, 2012 (Part 1) January 14, 2012 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wataru Takagi]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]]
| director = [[Koujin Ochi]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| storyboard = [[Seiki Taichuu]]
| producer = 642 [[Shigeru Yamazaki]] 643 [[Kouichirou Kuroda]]
| animation-director = 642 [[Akio Kawamura]], [[Masanori Hashimoto]] 643 [[Michitaka Yamamoto]], [[Katsumi Hashimoto]]
| opening-song = Miss Mystery
| closing-song = Your Best Friend
| prev-episode = The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches
| next-episode = Ramen So Good, It's to Die For
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
}}

== Plot ==

=== Part 1 ===
Waking up with a fever, Conan reluctantly stays in bed while Haibara and the Detective Boys begin to play Karuta Cards. Mitsuhiko video calls to check why Conan is not with them. Suddenly, the door bell and repetitive knocks are at the front of Ayumi's apartment. A strange boy with slanted eyes, widows peek, and glasses stands panting and begging for help. "Naturally," his "parents" come and pick him up from the door step and tell the detective boys it was only a prank and not to worry about it. Still video chatting, Conan explains that it was not a prank and that they should call Takagi. Conan hangs up and rest in bed. The Detective Boys are debating weather to listen to Conan or not because of his cold. In the end, Haibara and the Detective Boys walk around the building and ask the neighbors about the Urafune family. But all it leads up to going to the condo itself.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Kidnapping
| image = EP642-643_Case.jpg
| location = Condo
| victim = Masao Urafune and Mrs. Urafune
| cause-death =
| suspects = Man and the woman
| description =
}}

To come up with an excuse, Haibara says that they want to play with Masao, and push their way in to the apartment. Genta needs to use the restroom but it seems to be occupied, so Masao's "mom" tells him that he can use the back one. Slowly the Karuta game progresses, and so does the atmosphere in the room...

=== Part 2 ===
By the time Masao picks his card, Genta just so happens to want the same one, nevertheless Masao is completely reluctant to give '''His''' card away. While the detective boys find that strange, Ai takes notes on his behavior of their new companion. And as the game continues, the "Mother" reads the cards aloud reluctantly. With the cards gathered and in place Masao says "Mommy,restroom!!" she replies "It cant be helped. I'll go with you." Leaving his final clue, Masao says "Bring my towel! I cant go without it!! You know, The towel(ta o ru) with a horsehair crab(Ke ga ni) from Lake Suwa(su wa ko)!!!. After a while of thinking, Ai figures it out, and announces that Conan was right and describes why to the detective boys. Little do they know that their is a cell phone that is listing to their every word that the "mom" left behind. The parents congratulate the kids for figuring most of it out, then Brutally tell them that they stop there. At that Moment, the post office man rings and tells them they need to bring up a package, The Adults agree and tell the kids to hush. When the door opens, you hear a struggle and a fall. The "dad" walks over to the door and is hit with a soccer ball. Takagi, takes orders from Conan, who claims to have already known from the beginning the whole situation. Including the tax evasion status.

== People ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masao Urafune|Masao Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Boy}}
{{People|Man|EP642-643 Man Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Woman|EP642-643 Woman Suspect.jpg|
* Suspect}}
{{People|Mrs. Urafune|Mrs. Urafune.jpg|
* Victim (kidnapped)
* Masao Urafune's mother}}
{{People|Ueno|Ueno.jpg|
* Witness}}
{{People|Otsuka|Otsuka.jpg|
* Witness
* Hates Masao Urafune}}
{{EndBox}}

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
</spoiler>

== See also ==
* [[Season 20]]

[[Category:Episodes]][[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]][[Category:Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]][[Category:Animation directed by Katsumi Hashimoto]]

Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits

2012-01-24T02:37:18Z

Eimzy: /* Part 1 */