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Misao Yamamura

2016-08-12T02:33:03Z

Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

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| name = Misao Yamamura
| japanese-name = 山村ミサオ (Yamamura Misao)
| english-name = Inspector Magnum
| image = Misao Yamamura Profile.jpg
| age = Unknown
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Misae Yamamura]] (grandmother)<ref name=Tobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref>
| occupation = Gunma Prefecture Police Inspector
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicous_Uncle_Case|File 136]] Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Episode 96]]
| appearances = {{:Misao Yamamura Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 27]]
| japanese-voice = [[Toshio Furukawa]]
| english-voice = [[Kent Williams]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Misao Yamamura|山村ミサオ|Yamamura Misao}}''', also known as '''Detective Magnum''' in the English dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Misao is a detective and police officer from the Gunma district who covers multiple divisions, including robbery cases, escorting criminals, traffic observation, and homicide cases. Later on in the series, Yamamura is finally promoted to an Inspector role, much to the chagrin of Conan and especially Kogoro.

== Background ==
Yamamura was born and grew up in the Gunma Prefecture. He became a police detective because he was a fan of [[Yukiko Kudo]]'s television show in which she played a police woman, ''Dangerous Policewoman Story''.<ref name=Misao>[[Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!|Episode 96: Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!]]</ref> Yamamura, before being promoted to Inspector, was considered a rookie detective. <ref name=Misao>[[Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!|Episode 96: Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!]]</ref> In his first case, he mentioned that the only reason why he was put on the case was because everyone else in his precinct had a cold.<ref name=Misao /> His reputation grows after Conan knocks him out to solve a case, which gives him more assignments. Yamamura has a grandmother, named [[Misae Yamamura]],<ref name=Tobacco /> who sometimes gets indirectly involved in Yamamura's cases.<ref name=Witch />

[[Image:Inspector Yamamura's Badge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Inspector Yamamura shows off his badge to Kogoro, Conan, and Ran.]]
The reaction of most characters when they see Yamamura is complete bewilderment; Kogoro even notes that he cannot believe that this is the only detective from the Gunma prefecture that can help him out during a murder case.<ref name=Curry /> Misao also does other work in the department, including robbery cases, as well as covering traffic observations.<ref name=Contact>[[Contact with the Black Organization|Episode 309-311: Contact with the Black Organization]]</ref> He also has escorted criminals to different places.<ref name=Mitsuhiko>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289-290: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>

In time, Yamamura was finally named [[Police Organization|an inspector]], which he proudly showed off to Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. However, this annoyed Kogoro, who still called Yamamura "Yamamura-kei'''ji'''" (''Officer'' Yamamura) instead of "Yamamura-"kei'''bu'''" (''Inspector'' Yamamura); Conan expressed worry about the future of Gunma police with Yamamura in charge of other detectives, while Ran appeared to be the only one in support of Yamamura's new promotion.<ref name=Witch>[[A Witch Yelling in the Fog|Episode 545-546: A Witch Yelling in the Fog]]</ref>
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== Personality ==
[[Image:Misao_scared.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Misao is terrified.]]For being a detective, Yamamura makes many unnecessary mistakes, including not noticing completely obvious clues, and even feels fear at the sight of blood or a dead body. He is also incredibly naive and superstitious, fully believing that a "curse" was left by ghosts in a case, to the point of being scared.<ref name=Window /> He even messes up in trying to escort a criminal to a forest, deserting his own post because he wanted to buy himself some lunch.<ref name=Mitsuhiko /> He also does not act in good conduct, publicly fawning over Yukiko Kudo when he found out who she was.<ref name=Misao /> Misao also once got heavily distracted by a portable television that he brought during a case because he had wanted to watch a romantic drama that was airing at the time of an investigation.<ref name=Sonoko>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 466-467: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref> And when it comes to Gunma, Misao doesn't even fully know the whole area, and has to be corrected by locals on certain things.<ref name=Snowman>[[Snowman That Cannot Be Smashed|Episode 457-458: Snowman That Cannot Be Smashed]]</ref>

However, even though he is a little clueless, Yamamura still knows the basics of his work and what to do in a crisis. For instance, he often writes in his notebook every piece of information he has been given about the case - even if that does not prevent him from forgetting what he has written,<ref>[[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|Episode 481-482: Mountain Witch's Cutlery]] where he forgets a name before realizing he had noted it in his notebook.</ref>. He is also very supportive, and always wants to lend a helping hand in solving a case. He is not completely lost during murder cases, figuring it out when Conan has to resort to giving out hand signs to him due to losing his voice from a cold.<ref name=Curry>[[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|Episode 331-332: The Suspicious Spicy Curry]]</ref> Also, Misao is very handy in helping catch a criminal, having been used by Conan to help confront a criminal that was trying to proclaim their innocence.<ref name=Suspect /> He also helped catch another criminal, mostly through instructions Conan, pretending to be Kogoro, left for him on his cell phone as a text message.<ref name=Window>[[The Sealed Western-Style Window|Episode 446-447: The Sealed Western-Style Window]]</ref> He even tried giving Kogoro credit for the case, showing that unlike Kogoro, he can be modest.<ref name=Window /> However, Conan indicated in the text message that "Kogoro" wanted Misao to take all of the credit.<ref name=Window />

[[Image:Misao and Conan.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Conan whispers to Misao an observation at a murder case.]]

[[Image:Misao's Cell.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Yamamura's cell phone.]]
Whenever Yamamura is involved in catching a criminal, he tends to become very excited. He noted that it felt like a "movie" when he had to shoot one of the runaway robbers in a bank robbery case.<ref name=Contact /> He is extremely excited to be involved in helping [[Eri Kisaki]] and Conan catch the real killer in another case to the point of acting like a little kid after the killer was arrested, talking about how he acted and looked when confronting the killer.<ref name=Suspect /> His child-like reactions also manifest on the opposite end of the spectrum. One time when Yamamura decides that he is a bad police officer after making two big blunders during one case, it became up to Conan, Haibara, and the Detective Boys do their best to cheer him up so that he could feel better and lend them a hand in finding [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]].<ref name=Mitsuhiko /> Still, he is quite conscious of the importance of his role in society and his profession, making him in morale - if not in skill - a true police officer.<ref name=Mitsuhiko />
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==Appellations==
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Yamamura Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Misae Yamamura|Misao|Grandma (''Obāchan'')}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Suzuki-san}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|-|Master of Karate (''Karate no Tatsujin'')}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|Osaka-accented kid}}

{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')<ref name="m13" />}}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|136-138]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ===

=== Murderer Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Murderer_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|265-266]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|199-200]]) ===

=== Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|308-310]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|243-244]]) ===

=== Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Disappearing_Mitsuhiko_Case|358-360]], Anime: [[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest|289-290]]) ===

=== Meeting with Vodka (Manga: [[Volume_37#Meeting_with_Vodka|382]], Anime: [[Contact with the Black Organization|310]]) ===

=== Suspicious Curry Case (Manga: [[Volume_40#Suspicious_Curry_Case|408-409]], Anime: [[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|331-332]]) ===

=== Cigarette Message Case (Manga: [[Volume_46#Cigarette_Message_Case|469]], Anime: [[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|375]]) ===

=== Locked Car Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_49#Locked_Car_Murder_Case|509-510]], Anime: [[Two People Who Can't Return|429-430]]) ===
Misao is the Gunma officer sent for the case because he knew Kogoro. He brings a camera and is excited by the idea of having an opportunity to record "Sleeping Kogoro" to show it to his Gunma co-workers. Nevertheless, he is not very helpful with resolving the case. He becomes disappointed at the end of the episode, realizing that he stopped his recording to save some battery and forgot to resume it later. He even asks Kogoro to repeat the deduction show so that he can get all of it on film.

=== Sealed Window Case (Manga: [[Volume_51#Sealed_Window_Case|531-532]], Anime: [[The Sealed Western-Style Window|446-447]]) ===

=== Sonoko's Handkerchief Case (Manga: [[Volume_52#Sonoko's_Handkerchief_Case|542-543]], Anime: [[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|457-458]]) ===
Misao is the officer sent for this case, and brings a portable TV with him so that he will not miss his favorite drama, "The Maple Leaves of Winter". This drama relates to the case, so he tries to make the suspects confess that they like the movie, without success. He later appears to arrest the culprits, but only after they have already been defeated by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]].

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case (Manga: [[Volume_54#Unsmashable_Snowman_Case|557-558]], Anime: [[The Unsmashable Snowman|466-467]]) ===
Misao is sent for what seems to be a snowboard accident, and appears not to know the case's location very well, despite it being in Gunma. He first explains the victim's death as the result of a curse, and is then deeply convinced by the thesis of an accident; as a result, Conan tranquilizes him to expose the truth.

=== Onibaba Legend Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_56#Onibaba_Legend_Murder_Case|580-581]], Anime: [[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|481-482]]) ===
In front of the events of the case, Misao first declares that the culprit is a member of the house - a correct conclusion - and wishes to proceed to a thorough investigation; however, realizing that none of the suspects could have committed the crime, he later concludes that the culprit is an outsider having used a trick. Misao is also surprised to encounter Agasa so frequently at crime scenes, and advices Conan to be exorcised of his habit of attracting crimes.

=== Silver Witch Case (Manga: [[Volume_63#Silver_Witch_Case|661-663]], Anime: [[The Witch Enshrouded by Fog|545-546]]) ===

=== Kappa Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_69#Kappa_Murder_Case|720-721]], Anime: [[The Dream the Kappa Saw|600-601]]) ===

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_70#Demon_Dog_Murder_Case|737-740]], Anime: [[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|611-613]]) ===

=== Cabin Trap (Manga: [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|816-817]], Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret|699-700]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume_79#Vampire's_Mansion|836-839]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|713-715]]) ===

=== Bumper Brawn (Manga: [[Volume_81#Bumper_Brawn|860-861]], Anime: [[The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku|744-745]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|910-913]], Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|934-935]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-Canon Plot Overview ==

==== Movie 13: [[The Raven Chaser]] ====
One of the murders of the case having happened on the Gunma border, Misao is called onto the investigation. He behaves as he always does, is immediately despised by [[Kansuke Yamato]], and is even disrespectful towards [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]. Misao is one of the few inspectors (with Sango) to follow Kogoro's whimsical theory about the murder, and he is eventually the only one to come with him when he leaves the headquarters on his own, saying he is going to catch the culprit. He still plays a role in the movie, by hearing Vermouth dialing her Boss' phone number; the tune unconsciously makes him whistle the ''[[Nanatsu no Ko]]'' song, leading Conan to suspect that a member of the Organization infiltrated the meeting.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Kogoro Mouri====
Misao met [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] from the [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|case]]. He is a very big fan of him, to the point of fawning over him, acting as if he was Mouri's biggest fan, and often being the only one to approve and follow his more bizarre deductions. He considers that they are partners and that, when on a case together, they have a 100% chance to catch the criminal; however, Kogoro does not approve of the "partner" appellation.<ref name=Eisuke1st /> Misao is very disappointed when he cannot film Kogoro during his "sleeping" form, musing that he wanted to show the other detectives at the Gunma Police Department.<ref name=Imposter>[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Episode 243-244: Kogoro Mouri's Imposter]]</ref> However, when he finally does get to film Kogoro's sleeping deduction, he leaves the camera on pause during the whole deduction, showing off his carelessness.<ref name=Eisuke1st>[[The Two Who Can't Return Anymore|Episode 429-430: The Two Who Can't Return Anymore]]</ref> He even cries heavily when he thinks that Kogoro has killed himself, not knowing that it was merely an imposter that looked like him.<ref name=Imposter /> However, this does not mean that Kogoro doesn't fall victim to Misao's bad deductions; the first time that Misao meets him, he announces that Kogoro is the killer without barely any evidence at all.<ref name=Suspect>[[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|Episode 199-200: Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]</ref> Although Kogoro does not like his detective skills, he considers Yamamura a friend on a purely personal level, especially when both detectives drink together.<ref name=Imposter />

====Misae Yamamura====
[[File:Misao_and_Misae_Yamamura.png|thumb|right|Misao and his grandmother]]

[[Misae Yamamura]] is Misao Yamamura's grandmother. She lives in the Tottori prefecture, and he often talks about calling or visiting her. They seem to have the same interests: she recommended a romantic drama to Misao which later captivated him.<ref>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 466-467: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief</ref>

====Goro Otaki====
[[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] met Yamamura in the Vampire's Mansion case.<ref>[[Volume 79#File 836 - Ghost Photography|Volume 79, File 836: "Ghost Photography"]]</ref>

== Name origin ==
Yamamura's name comes from mystery writer [[wikipedia:ja:山村美紗|Misa Yamamura]].
In the english Funimation Dub is surname is a reference to detective series Magnum P.I.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "Before" Appearance (Episode 200)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_Middle.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 467)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "After" Appearance (Episode 744)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|''Not Given''|يامورا Yamora}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|操 Cāo|山村 Shāncūn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|''Not given''|Magnum}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|영일 Young Il|정 Jung}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|''Not given''|Espinoza}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มิซาโอะ|ยามามูระ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Misao|Yamamura}}
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== Trivia ==

* His last name Yamamura (山村) translates as “mountain village”. His first name Misao (ミサオ) may have the meaning 'chastity, fidelity', but since it is written with purely phonetic Katakana, no definite meaning can be assigned to it.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Yamamura family]]

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Sumiko Kobayashi

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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

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| name = Sumiko Kobayashi
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|小林澄子}} (Kobayashi Sumiko)
| english-name = Liz Faulkner
| image = Sumiko Kobayashi Profile.jpg
| age = 26
| birth in date =
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Teitan Elementary School teacher
| nicknames = Kobayashi-sensei (formerly) Oni-baba ("old demon hag") That Ranpo-maniac
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_16#School_Mystery_Case|File 154]] Anime: [[The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case|Episode 112]]
| appearances = {{:Sumiko Kobayashi Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 50]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Kobayashi]] (Episode 112) [[Yuko Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Stephanie Young]]
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'''{{nihongo|Sumiko Kobayashi|小林澄子|Kobayashi Sumiko}}''', also known as '''Liz Faulkner''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the homeroom teacher of [[Conan Edogawa]] and the girlfriend of [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]. She is also the self-appointed (and somewhat unwelcome) "manager" of the [[Detective Boys]].

== Background ==
Sumiko Kobayashi attended Teitan Elementary and was in the 18th graduating class, two classes above [[Kazunobu Chiba]]. She became the new class teacher of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] after their previous teacher had married and retired. Her harsh behavior towards her charges had earned her the nickname "oni-baba" (hag) amongst her students.

One night, the Detective Boys came into the school to investigate strange occurrences involving busts from art class and an anatomy model from the sick room, which had been mysteriously moved around, and the unexplained absence of the vice principal. The busts and the model had actually been used by Sumiko for a rehearsal for the next parent-teacher conference. Sumiko is in fact very fond of children, but her kindness had caused her to have very little control over her class at her previous school, resulting in a disastrous parent-teacher conference. To fix this, she had forced herself to be strict and harsh when she transferred to Teitan Elementary, but after the Detective Boys discovered her nicer side, she decided to be herself again and has become very popular with her students ever since.<ref>Manga Chapter 155: Is Someone There?</ref>

On one occasion, she accompanied Conan and the Detective Boys to an interview which became a murder investigation as they found the reporter slain. After witnessing Conan in action, she announced her desire to join the Detective Boys and become their manager - a decision which was immediately vetoed<ref>Manga Chapter 517: The Detective Boys</ref> and is commonly neglected in the field.<ref>Manga Chapter 691: Conan vs. The Detective Boys</ref>

As it turned out later, when Sumiko was still a small child, she had confronted two no-good juveniles attempting to steal mangas from a bookshop. When the culprits contemptuously shoved her aside, a young boy intervened on her behalf, cooly citing a paragraph from Japanese law concerning theft. As a sign of gratitude, Sumiko bought her rescuer a drink ornamented with a circle of sakura flowers made from the straw wrapper, as a symbol of goodness and justice (referring to the sakura shaped Japanese police badges). It would not be until many years later that she would encounter him again as a member of the police force, under the name of [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]].<ref>Manga Chapters 687-689: Sakura Girl Case</ref>

Shiratori recognized Sumiko on first sight, and it turned out he had held deep feelings for her all these years. However, he wanted to win properly Sumiko's affection first and then tell her about what he viewed as the hand of fate, so he kept silent about their first encounter and banned the Detective Kids from helping him in any way. This scheme backfired when she found out that she had a dead lookalike in the police department whom Shiratori had once pursued romantically (unbeknownst to her, that was because Shiratori mistook her for Sumiko)...

Thinking that Shiratori considered her a mere replacement for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]], Sumiko was understandably hurt and started distancing herself from him, even after Shiratori personally explained their common past to her - a move which came at a bad time, because she had become an unwitting (and the sole) witness to a murder and the murderer would therefore try everything to silence her. And for worse, Sumiko's own memories of their encounter were much more vague than Shiratori's own. so she thought Sato was his "girl of destiny".<ref>Manga Chapters 707: The Sakura Girl is...?</ref> When the culprit was apprehended and Shiratori subdued him with words, Sumiko did indeed remember Shiratori as her childhood savior/friend, and the relationship was reaffirmed.<ref>Manga Chapters 708: The Sakura in Full Bloom</ref>

== Personality ==
Sumiko is very kind and fond of children, considering them the most wonderful thing in the world. Sumiko is also quite timid and sensitive, not to mention that she suffers from serious stagefright. Even though she has appointed herself the manager of the Detective Boys, the kids often leave her out of case or ignore her warnings. She was also quite hurt when she believed [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Inspector Shiratori]] was only interested in her because of her resemblance to [[Miwako Sato]] - a resemblance so striking it even fooled Sato's close associates [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] and [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]].<ref>Manga Chapter 706: Kobayashi-sensei's Misunderstanding</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 707: The Sakura Girl is...</ref>

In contrast of Sumiko's physical resemblance to Sato, however, the two women have almost entirely different personality traits: While Sato is reckless, outspoken, daring, and impulsive, Sumiko is more gentle, softspoken, cautious, and careful in any given situation.

Sumiko loves mystery novels, particularly the works of [[Edogawa Rampo]]. Because of this, [[Ai Haibara]] suggests that she and Shiratori would work well together because Sumiko would enjoy hearing about cases from him.<ref>Manga Chapter 690: The Haunted Warehouse</ref>

==Appellations==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei|Edogawa-kun This grown-up kid Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Mouri-san Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')}}
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{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei|Kojima-kun}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Kobayashi-sensei Sensei}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Miwako (first time, by mistake)}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Kobayashi-sensei Sato-san (first time, by mistake)}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Kobayashi-sensei|Sato Miwako-san Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
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== Plot overview ==

===School Mystery Case (Manga: [[Volume 16#School Mystery Case|154-155]]; Anime: [[The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case|110]])===

In her first appearance, Sumiko was known by the students of Class 1-B, including Conan and the Detective Boys, as a strict, mean teacher, who was always disciplining her class, never showing any kindness. Her initial personality led to her students nicknaming her "Old Demon Hag". Then, one night, the [[Detective Boys]] decided to figure out why many dolls were missing one after another. Conan deduces the one behind the "kidnappings" was Sumiko herself, which relieved the children. Sumiko finally revealed the reason behind her "dictator-like" teaching was that, in the past, two of her students fought at a parent-teacher conference, because of her lack in discipline. She would come at Teitan Elementary at night to practice for the next parent-teacher conference, so there would be no more fights. However, with some suggestions from the Detective Boys, she changed her teaching style and became more well liked.

===Missing Older Brother Case (Manga: [[Volume 18#Missing Older Brother Case|176]]; Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|129]])===

She introduces a new student of Class 1-B, [[Ai Haibara]].

===Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 24#Hotel Party Murder Case|241]]; Anime: [[Reunion with the Black Organization|177]])===

===Genta's Shadow Case (Manga: [[Volume 30#Genta's Shadow Case|303]]; Anime: [[Boy Genta's Misfortune|242]])===

===Missing Classmate Case (Manga: [[Volume 49#Missing Classmate Case|505]]; Anime: [[Super Secret of the Road to School|427]])===

===Magazine Interview Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Magazine Interview Case|515-517]]; Anime: [[Information Gathered About the Detective Boys|435-436]])===

Sumiko agrees to give the Detective Boys a ride to a writer's home, since he wanted to do a report on them for their involvement in complicated cases. However, the gang didn't expect a dead writer. When [[Inspector Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi]] arrive at the scene, both believe that Sumiko is Sato because, without her glasses on, she bears a scary resemblance to the officer. Soon Conan tries to prove the Detective Boy's skills in catching the criminal, however, he also had to conceal his vast intelligence, so his secret wouldn't be questioned by Sumiko. Conan and his friends manage to drop hints on who the real culprit is which leads to his arrestment.

After the case, Sumiko dubbed herself the "manager" of the group, wanting to solve and capture "bad guys" along with them.

===Kobayashi-sensei's Mystery (Manga: [[Volume 53#Kobayashi-sensei's Mystery|548-549]]; Anime: [[Class 1-B's Great Operation!|460]])===

She devised a riddle for the students to deduce without the aid of Conan, so some new students would feel more welcome.

===Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: [[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|570-573]]; Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|472-473]])===

Sumiko, along with Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Haibara, and Genta, listen to Conan's story of how Shinichi (himself) and Ran as children had their first "coded mystery".

===Paper Airplane Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Paper Airplane Case|638-640]]; Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|510-511]])===

===Sakura Girl Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Sakura Girl Case|687-689]]; Anime: [[Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom|568-569]])===

During another one of the kids' cases, Sumiko is called to pick up the children by Megure. However, Shiratori (who had learned about Sumiko's existence few minutes before and was wondering if she was "the girl" from his past, since the other non-Sato candidate turned out to be the culprit of the case) offered that she should take them home in his car, while holding her hand in a romantic style.

===Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Haunted Warehouse Case|690-691]]; Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|571-572]])===

Over the next few days, he has made constant visits to where she works, warning her of any and all danger in the vicinity, which sparks Sumiko developing a crush on him, unaware of their actual history.

===Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Purse Snatcher Murder Case|705-708]]; Anime: [[Kobayashi-sensei's Love|583-585]])===

Later, Shiratori again warns Sumiko of a vicious, serial purse thief, who might be a woman, who's still at large. During the conversation, the latter asks why Shiratori kept calling her, and he simply replied, "Because I worry about you". The Detective Boys soon arrive and ask her if they want to come to a festival with her and she agrees. Soon, she loses sight of the children and as she's trying to find her way around, she becomes a witness of a murder. She was able to see the culprit's silhouette and hear their voice.

The next day, Sumiko goes to the police station, with the kids to testify what she saw. She meets [[Yumi Miyamoto]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba]], who confuse her with Sato until Shiratori clears up the misunderstanding and escorts Sumiko to a conference so they can discuss the case in more detail. While on her way back from the restroom, she sees Sato from afar and is initially ''very'' happy and giddy at the thought of a woman who looks like her... but then she learns of Shiratori's former interest in Sato. This leads her to suspect that Shiratori only liked her because of her physical traits to the female officer, and depresses her greatly.

From then on Sumiko begins to treat Shiratori harshly and, after seeing that the three main suspects weren't the criminal, she coldly tells Shiratori not to bother her anymore and leaves. The next day at school school, he tells her the real reason why he liked her, but she dismisses it, as she believes Sato was "the girl of destiny" and cannot remember their supposed "meeting". However, while working late at night, she was almost killed by the criminal in order to silence her, but is saved by Shiratori, the Detective Boys and Sato.

Sumiko then finally remembers Shiratori, after he calls out the culprit in almost exactly the way he called out the shoplifters to help her. Shiratori then confesses he was always in love with her and Sumiko blushes and replies, "Yes.". Later, she makes a special bento for Shiratori, signifying that the two are now a couple.

===White Day Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 69#White Day Murder Case|725]]; Anime: [[White Day of Betrayal|608]])===

===The VHS of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]]; Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]])===

===Painmobile (Manga: [[Volume 75#Painmobile|791]]; Anime: [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|660]])===

===Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: [[Volume 84#Elementary Teacher Assault|891]]; Anime: [[The Scarlet Prologue|779]])===

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===
==== Ninzaburo Shiratori ====
{{main|Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi}}
As a child, Sumiko instantly became Shiratori's true love, and was the very reason why he entered the police force. They had confronted a bunch of shoplifters together as children; Shiratori had prevented her from getting hurt and also stopped the theft, and as thanks she gave him a cup of cola with a band made of straw wrappers, shaped like the ''sakura'' blossoms that look like the symbol of the Japanese Police.

For quite a while Shiratori believed that [[Miwako Sato]] was the girl he had loved since childhood and changed his life forever (due to her resemblance with the "girl of destiny"), hence he was interested in her. At the beginning of a case that revealed parts of Shiratori's past, he realized Sato wasn't his true love, and even if she was, she had chosen [[Wataru Takagi]] over him. Even worse, at the end of the said case, Shiratori was left depressed and exhausted, since another woman who could have been his long-lost love actually turned out to be the culprit. However, Ayumi cheered him up by saying the exact same lines that the girl from his past said and by making the same design on the wristband she gave him. Shiratori desperately asked who taught her that, and Ayumi told him it was her school teacher, Sumiko. Then, at that exact moment, Sumiko came to pick up the Detective Boys upon [[Juzo Megure]]'s request.

When Shiratori laid his eyes on Sumiko, he instantly recognized her as his true "woman of destiny", and their relationship began to spark. He would always warn her of any dangers nearby where she worked or lived, which caused Sumiko to develop romantic feelings. In fact, his concern over her, constant visits, and kindness towards her, often caused her to blush deeply.

When Sumiko became a witness in a murder investigation, she learned of her resemblance to Detective Sato. And after hearing about Shiratori's former crush on her from other policemen, she thought that the only reason he was so interested in her was because of her striking resemblance to Sato. This left her not only shocked, but also hurt, thinking Shiratori didn't have feelings for her. This wasn't helped by Shiratori not having told her about their shared past, as he was waiting for the right moment to do so.

Not knowing the real reason why Shiratori liked her, Sumiko began to act coldly and harshly towards him. Even when he confessed his true feelings to her and told her about their meeting, she brushed it off, thinking Shiratori confused her with Detective Sato. However, it was all cleared up by the end of the case, when he not only saved her from the culprit, but also coolly recited a law the same way he did as a child in that book store, which finally reminded her of their first meeting. Shiratori romantically confessed to her, which made her blush. She replied with a quick and simple "Yes".

Afterwards, the two began dating, and Sumiko started giving Shiratori bentos every morning for his "energy demanding" work. On White Day, Shiratori was seen with many presents inside his car for her. Later on, she was shown with all the delicious sweets Shiratori had brought for her, at her house, happily not knowing where to begin.

==== Detective Boys ====
Sumiko Kobayashi is the current teacher of the class that the Detective Boys are in. She also proclaims herself to be their manager, much to the children's chagrin.

== Name origin ==
Kobayashi-sensei is named after a friend of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s and a junior detective character created by [[Edogawa Rampo]].
== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sumiko_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Sumiko's "Before" Appearance (Episode 112)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sumiko Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Sumiko's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 472)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sumiko_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Sumiko's "After" Appearance (Episode 624)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

{{cquote|Because the sakura is the symbol of police officers! Determined, kind, and dignified. It's a flower of justice!|Child Kobayashi tells a young Shiratori why she gave him a sakura petal straw wrapper after he helped her stand up to some shoplifters.}}

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|澄子 Sumiko|小林 Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|سوميكو Sumiko|كوبا Koba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Liz|Faulkner}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|은주 Eun Joo|김 Kim}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ซึมิโกะ Sumiko|โคบายาชิ Kobayashi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sumiko|Kobayashi}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
*In her first appearance, Sumiko was seen as a brunette, but now is seen with blueish black hair.

*Despite huge differences in personalities, Sumiko and [[Miwako Sato]], have some similarities:
#Their boyfriends are policemen.
#They have strikingly similar appearances and similar haircuts.
#Both are friends with the [[Detective Boys]].
#Both have become acquainted with [[Kogoro Mouri]] in a murder case.
#They were both love interests of Shiratori; however, Sumiko was his real love.
#Both have helped solve a case with hints.
#They have had difficult starts to their relationships. Sato had to overcome her trauma over Matsuda's death before properly accepting Takagi's affections, Sumiko doubted Shiratori's feelings after finding out about Sato and couldn't remember what made him fall for her in the first place.
#Both are fond of children.
*Her first name Sumiko (澄子) is written with the characters for 'clear/lucid' and 'child'. Her last name Kobayashi (小林) means 'small grove'.

==Gallery==

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]
* [[Detective Boys]]
* [[Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi]]

== References ==
<references />

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi Sumiko}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:School staff]]
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
[[de:Sumiko Kobayashi]]

Naeko Miike

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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

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| japanese-name = 三池苗子 (Miike Naeko)
| english-name =
| image = Naeko_Miike_Profile.jpg
| age = 24<ref>[[Volume 71|Volume 71, File 741, Page 9]]: Naeko was in the same grade as Chiba (who's about 24-25).</ref><ref>[[Volume 80|Volume 80, File 848, Page 11]]: Naeko says that she is one year older than Sakurako, who is exactly 23.</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department patrol officer
| aliases =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 71#File 741 - The VHS of Memory|File 741]] Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|Episode 624]]
| appearances = {{:Naeko Miike Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 75]]
| japanese-voice = [[Rie Tanaka]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Naeko Miike|三池苗子|Miike Naeko}}''' is a character in the anime and manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the love interest of [[Kazunobu Chiba]].

== Background ==
Naeko Miike is [[Kazunobu Chiba]]'s childhood friend. They both attended [[Teitan Elementary]] together where they both joined the school broadcasting commitee (although Naeko only joined because Chiba did). She then moved after her sixth grade summer. She works in the traffic department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District directly under [[Yumi Miyamoto]].

== Personality ==
Naeko is an extremely hardworking girl who bears great dedication to her work. However, she also possesses the notable trait of being very shy, which has ruined many of her chances to confess to Kazunobu Chiba about her true identity as his former classmate as well as her feelings for him. A running gag consists of Naeko always hiding her face and blushing heavily when she sees Kazunobu Chiba. She also has a friendly streak, in which she befriended her senior, Yumi Miyamoto, soon after she recently transferred to the latter's Division as well as Miwako Sato a short time after that. It is implied that she is quite observant, as shown when she noted and told Sato that Wataru Takagi was quite popular amongst women (though withholding the information from Sato herself that Takagi's popularity did not come close to matching the level of Sato's own impact around men).

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|Nae-chan|Sakurako}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Miike Naeko|Chiba-kun Chiba Kazunobu (in her thoughts)}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Naeko Freshman-chan (''Shinjin-chan'')|Yumi-san Assistant Inspector Yumi Miyamoto (''Miyamoto Yumi-keibu-ho'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Takagi-san}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Miike-chan Anata|Sato-san}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Miike-kun}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Miike Naeko-san Officer Naeko Miike-san (''Miike Naeko-fukei-san'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Policewoman-san (''Fukei-san'')}}
|}
</tab>
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|Policewoman-san with slant eyes (''tsurime no fukei-san'')|-}}

{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda-san Haneda-meijin Boyfriend-san (''Kareshi-san'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Naeko-san}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==

===Video Letter of First Love (Manga: [[Volume 71|741-742]]; Anime: [[Episode 624|624]])===
When Naeko moved away, Chiba wrote down his feelings in a love letter. Naeko wrote her response on the side of a VHS in the committee storage room, hoping Chiba's sweating habit would cause the message "I like you, too" to show up on his hands after grabbing the tape. Unfortunately, Chiba couldn't find the right tape and never got the message.

On the day of his elementary school reunion, Chiba returned to the school and searched for the tape again. With the help of Conan and the Detective Boys he finally finds the message and heads for the reunion. Unfortunately Naeko doesn't show, and he hears from a former classmate that she said she is "now with the one she loved". Depressed, Chiba immediately leaves and finds a lady traffic cop giving him a ticket. When the officer offers to forget about the ticket since he is a fellow officer, Chiba scolds her for offering to ignore Chiba's illegal parking. Chiba leaves with the ticket, but then wonders how the girl knew he was a detective. The officer turns out to be Naeko, who has just been transferred to the police headquarters in Tokyo (working under Yumi) and looks forward to working with the one she loves.

=== The Joint Investigation with First Love (Manga: [[Volume 75|790-792]]; Anime: [[Episode 659|659-660]]) ===
Naeko makes her second appearence during a case involving threats that were placed in cars along with Yumi. Ironically, one of the victims happens to be Chiba himself. Naeko hides behind Yumi and continues to blush in front of him. However, Chiba remains oblivious to the fact that she is his childhood first love. She is forced into investigating the car cases with Chiba as Ayumi's, Mitsuhiko's and Genta's plan to get them to confess their love to each other. Soon after, a crash occurs and they find a man on the floor with another threat in the person's car. While everybody is investigating the current act of vandalism, Naeko helps out by giving information on the other cases. Meanwhile, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta continue to get Chiba to realize who Naeko really is, but he gets distracted by Conan, who keeps finding more evidence and Yumi who won't allow Chiba to steal her latest friend from her. Chiba comes close to finding out when a gust of wind blows Naeko's hat off, but is interrupted. Naeko feels like he doesn't remember her at all and calls him a dummy. Naeko continues to help with the investigation and they are able to find the culprit. Soon after Naeko takes Chiba home when Chiba remembers that he's seen her before. Naeko, thinking that he realizes she's his first love, is about to say that Chiba is correct when he says that it was from the time where she gave him a parking ticket. Naeko becomes embarrassed that she assumed wrong, but Chiba reveals to himself that he has a feeling who Naeko really is.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]; Anime: [[Episode 681|681]]) ===
[[File:681-2.png|thumb]]

Naeko is first shown with Yumi in the Police Car where they meet Takagi, in which she guesses that he is going on a date with Sato to a hot spring for one night, and expresses surprise when Takagi denies so in a serious manner. Later at the police station, she teases Sato about the possibility of Takagi traveling to meet Sato's parents to ask for her hand, and introduces herself to Sato again when the latter forgets her name (much to her dismay). She voices out that she does not believe Takagi is committing a love affair when the trio discusses the reason behind his visit as he clearly stated that it was not a date and asks about Wataru Date when Yumi and Sato mentions the deceased police officer, to which she also considers the possibility Takagi visiting Date's parents. When the discussion hits the final result that Takagi can only be visiting a woman, Naeko remarks on Takagi's popularity with women, slightly sparking Sato's ire.

===UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 89|942-944]]; Anime: TBA)===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== [[Kazunobu Chiba]] ====
Chiba and Naeko were childhood friends and attended Teitan Elementary together were they both joined the school broadcasting committee (although Naeko only joined because Chiba did). When Naeko was to move away, Chiba wrote down his feelings in a love letter. Naeko wrote her response on the side of a VHS in the committee storage room, hoping Chiba's sweating habit would cause the message "I like you, too" to show up on his hands after grabbing the tape. Unfortunately, Chiba couldn't find the right tape and never got the message.

On the day of his elementary school reunion, Chiba returned to the school and searched for the tape again. With the help of Conan and the Detective Boys he finally finds the message and heads for the reunion. Unfortunately Naeko doesn't show, and he hears from a former classmate that she said she is "now with the one she loved". Depressed, Chiba immediately leaves and finds a lady traffic cop giving him a ticket. When the officer offers to forget about the ticket since he is a fellow officer, Chiba scolds her for offering to ignore Chiba's illegal parking. Chiba leaves with the ticket, but then wonders how the girl knew he was a police officer. The officer turns out to be Naeko, who has just been transferred to the police headquarters in Tokyo (working under Yumi) and looks forward to working with the one she loves. Despite this, Chiba is unable to identify Naeko as his childhood love, and Naeko has taken to hiding away in embarrassment upon seeing Chiba, though it is shown that Chiba has a slight feeling that he knows Naeko from before, even remembering that Naeko had spent a lot of time together with Sakurako when they were young.

==== [[Sakurako Yonehara]] ====
[[File:exboyfriend8765.jpg|right|thumb]]
Sakurako is Naeko's childhood friend and former neighbor. They are presumably close even back in their childhood days as Chiba, upon recognizing Sakurako, recalls that the latter always had Naeko by her side. Sakurako has also given Naeko the nickname "Nae-chan", and called her for help when she discovered a corpse at the house she was working at, showing that the two has kept in contact throughout the years.

==== [[Yumi Miyamoto]] ====
[[File:Yuminaekof04f3fdbb6fd5266b38c0b81aa18972bd5073607.jpg|right|thumb]]
Yumi is Naeko's senior at work, and even though she cares for her subordinate, she does everything she could to keep Miike away from Chiba, because if those two dates, Yumi will be the only single one among her friends.
== Character popularity ==

* Naeko ranked 9th in the Digest Book 60+'s "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 71 votes.

== Name origin ==
Her name is a reference to the Japanese novel and TV series, Mikeneko (Calico Cat) Holmes.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==

* Her last name Miike (三池) means 'three ponds'. Her first name Naeko (苗子) is written with the characters for 'seedling' and 'child'.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike]]

== References ==
<references />

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miike Naeko}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[de:Naeko Miike]]

Naeko Miike

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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

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| japanese-name = 三池苗子 (Miike Naeko)
| english-name =
| image = Naeko_Miike_Profile.jpg
| age = 24<ref>[[Volume 71|Volume 71, File 741, Page 9]]: Naeko was in the same grade as Chiba (who's about 24-25).</ref><ref>[[Volume 80|Volume 80, File 848, Page 11]]: Naeko says that she is one year older than Sakurako, who is exactly 23.</ref>
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| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department patrol officer
| aliases =
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| appearances = {{:Naeko Miike Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 75]]
| japanese-voice = [[Rie Tanaka]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Naeko Miike|三池苗子|Miike Naeko}}''' is a character in the anime and manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the love interest of [[Kazunobu Chiba]].

== Background ==
Naeko Miike is [[Kazunobu Chiba]]'s childhood friend. They both attended [[Teitan Elementary]] together where they both joined the school broadcasting commitee (although Naeko only joined because Chiba did). She then moved after her sixth grade summer. She works in the traffic department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District directly under [[Yumi Miyamoto]].

== Personality ==
Naeko is an extremely hardworking girl who bears great dedication to her work. However, she also possesses the notable trait of being very shy, which has ruined many of her chances to confess to Kazunobu Chiba about her true identity as his former classmate as well as her feelings for him. A running gag consists of Naeko always hiding her face and blushing heavily when she sees Kazunobu Chiba. She also has a friendly streak, in which she befriended her senior, Yumi Miyamoto, soon after she recently transferred to the latter's Division as well as Miwako Sato a short time after that. It is implied that she is quite observant, as shown when she noted and told Sato that Wataru Takagi was quite popular amongst women (though withholding the information from Sato herself that Takagi's popularity did not come close to matching the level of Sato's own impact around men).

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|Nae-chan|Sakurako}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Miike Naeko|Chiba-kun Chiba Kazunobu (in her thoughts)}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Naeko Freshman-chan (''Shinjin-chan'')|Yumi-san Assistant Inspector Yumi Miyamoto (''Miyamoto Yumi-keibu-ho'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Takagi-san}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Miike-chan Anata|Sato-san}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Miike-kun}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Miike Naeko-san Officer Naeko Miike-san (''Miike Naeko-fukei-san'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Policewoman-san (''Fukei-san'')}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Naeko}}
{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|Policewoman-san with slant eyes (''tsurime no fukei-san'')|-}}

{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda-san Haneda-meijin Boyfriend-san (''Kareshi-san'')}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Naeko-san}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==

===Video Letter of First Love (Manga: [[Volume 71|741-742]]; Anime: [[Episode 624|624]])===
When Naeko moved away, Chiba wrote down his feelings in a love letter. Naeko wrote her response on the side of a VHS in the committee storage room, hoping Chiba's sweating habit would cause the message "I like you, too" to show up on his hands after grabbing the tape. Unfortunately, Chiba couldn't find the right tape and never got the message.

On the day of his elementary school reunion, Chiba returned to the school and searched for the tape again. With the help of Conan and the Detective Boys he finally finds the message and heads for the reunion. Unfortunately Naeko doesn't show, and he hears from a former classmate that she said she is "now with the one she loved". Depressed, Chiba immediately leaves and finds a lady traffic cop giving him a ticket. When the officer offers to forget about the ticket since he is a fellow officer, Chiba scolds her for offering to ignore Chiba's illegal parking. Chiba leaves with the ticket, but then wonders how the girl knew he was a detective. The officer turns out to be Naeko, who has just been transferred to the police headquarters in Tokyo (working under Yumi) and looks forward to working with the one she loves.

=== The Joint Investigation with First Love (Manga: [[Volume 75|790-792]]; Anime: [[Episode 659|659-660]]) ===
Naeko makes her second appearence during a case involving threats that were placed in cars along with Yumi. Ironically, one of the victims happens to be Chiba himself. Naeko hides behind Yumi and continues to blush in front of him. However, Chiba remains oblivious to the fact that she is his childhood first love. She is forced into investigating the car cases with Chiba as Ayumi's, Mitsuhiko's and Genta's plan to get them to confess their love to each other. Soon after, a crash occurs and they find a man on the floor with another threat in the person's car. While everybody is investigating the current act of vandalism, Naeko helps out by giving information on the other cases. Meanwhile, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta continue to get Chiba to realize who Naeko really is, but he gets distracted by Conan, who keeps finding more evidence and Yumi who won't allow Chiba to steal her latest friend from her. Chiba comes close to finding out when a gust of wind blows Naeko's hat off, but is interrupted. Naeko feels like he doesn't remember her at all and calls him a dummy. Naeko continues to help with the investigation and they are able to find the culprit. Soon after Naeko takes Chiba home when Chiba remembers that he's seen her before. Naeko, thinking that he realizes she's his first love, is about to say that Chiba is correct when he says that it was from the time where she gave him a parking ticket. Naeko becomes embarrassed that she assumed wrong, but Chiba reveals to himself that he has a feeling who Naeko really is.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]; Anime: [[Episode 681|681]]) ===
[[File:681-2.png|thumb]]

Naeko is first shown with Yumi in the Police Car where they meet Takagi, in which she guesses that he is going on a date with Sato to a hot spring for one night, and expresses surprise when Takagi denies so in a serious manner. Later at the police station, she teases Sato about the possibility of Takagi traveling to meet Sato's parents to ask for her hand, and introduces herself to Sato again when the latter forgets her name (much to her dismay). She voices out that she does not believe Takagi is committing a love affair when the trio discusses the reason behind his visit as he clearly stated that it was not a date and asks about Wataru Date when Yumi and Sato mentions the deceased police officer, to which she also considers the possibility Takagi visiting Date's parents. When the discussion hits the final result that Takagi can only be visiting a woman, Naeko remarks on Takagi's popularity with women, slightly sparking Sato's ire.

===UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 89|942-944]]; Anime: TBA)===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== [[Kazunobu Chiba]] ====
Chiba and Naeko were childhood friends and attended Teitan Elementary together were they both joined the school broadcasting committee (although Naeko only joined because Chiba did). When Naeko was to move away, Chiba wrote down his feelings in a love letter. Naeko wrote her response on the side of a VHS in the committee storage room, hoping Chiba's sweating habit would cause the message "I like you, too" to show up on his hands after grabbing the tape. Unfortunately, Chiba couldn't find the right tape and never got the message.

On the day of his elementary school reunion, Chiba returned to the school and searched for the tape again. With the help of Conan and the Detective Boys he finally finds the message and heads for the reunion. Unfortunately Naeko doesn't show, and he hears from a former classmate that she said she is "now with the one she loved". Depressed, Chiba immediately leaves and finds a lady traffic cop giving him a ticket. When the officer offers to forget about the ticket since he is a fellow officer, Chiba scolds her for offering to ignore Chiba's illegal parking. Chiba leaves with the ticket, but then wonders how the girl knew he was a police officer. The officer turns out to be Naeko, who has just been transferred to the police headquarters in Tokyo (working under Yumi) and looks forward to working with the one she loves. Despite this, Chiba is unable to identify Naeko as his childhood love, and Naeko has taken to hiding away in embarrassment upon seeing Chiba, though it is shown that Chiba has a slight feeling that he knows Naeko from before, even remembering that Naeko had spent a lot of time together with Sakurako when they were young.

==== [[Sakurako Yonehara]] ====
[[File:exboyfriend8765.jpg|right|thumb]]
Sakurako is Naeko's childhood friend and former neighbor. They are presumably close even back in their childhood days as Chiba, upon recognizing Sakurako, recalls that the latter always had Naeko by her side. Sakurako has also given Naeko the nickname "Nae-chan", and called her for help when she discovered a corpse at the house she was working at, showing that the two has kept in contact throughout the years.

==== [[Yumi Miyamoto]] ====
[[File:Yuminaekof04f3fdbb6fd5266b38c0b81aa18972bd5073607.jpg|right|thumb]]
Yumi is Naeko's senior at work, and even though she cares for her subordinate, she does everything she could to keep Miike away from Chiba, because if those two dates, Yumi will be the only single one among her friends.
== Character popularity ==

* Naeko ranked 9th in the Digest Book 60+'s "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 71 votes.

== Name origin ==
Her name is a reference to the Japanese novel and TV series, Mikeneko (Calico Cat) Holmes.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==

* her last name Miike (三池) means 'three ponds'. Her first name Naeko (苗子) is written with the characters for 'seedling' and 'child'.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike]]

== References ==
<references />

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miike Naeko}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[de:Naeko Miike]]

The Significant Music Box

2016-08-06T00:01:21Z

Irfan Bey: /* Part 1 */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 194-195
| image = TV Episode 194-195.jpg
| title = The Significant Music Box
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 意味深なオルゴール (Imishin na Orugōru)
| rating = 19.3% 18.9%
| Manga case number = #74
| season = [[Season 8|8]]
| manga = [[Volume 26#Music Box Case|Volume 26: Files 8-10 (261-263)]]
| airdate = June 12, 2000 (Part 1) June 19, 2000 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]
| suspects = Kazuko Ogata, Shiro Ogata, and Tsuneo Ogata
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = "Haru yo Koi" (Part 1) Electric fan (Part 2)
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as [[Shinichi Kudo]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as [[Ai Haibara]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) [[Nariko Fujieda]] as Haruna Yuki [[Masayuki Omoro]] as Tsuneo Ogata [[Hiroko Suzuki]] as Kazuko Ogata [[Katsuyuki Konishi]] as Minoru Ogata [[Daisuke Namikawa]] as Shiro Ogata [[Isshin Chiba]] as Policeman A [[Hiroyuki Yokoo]] as Policeman B [[Takayuki Inoue]] as Driver
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = 194 [[Hiroshi Kurimoto]] 195 [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| storyboard = 194 [[Hiroshi Kurimoto]] 195 [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| producer = 194 [[Hiroshi Kurimoto]] 195 [[Nana Harada]]
| animation-director = 194 [[Masayuki Hiraoka]] 195 [[Masatomo Sudo]]
| opening-song = Mysterious Eyes
| closing-song = Secret of my heart
| prev-episode = The Desperate Revival
| next-episode = The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation
| footnotes =
}}

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==

=== Situation ===

==== Part 1 ====

A girl named Haruna Yuki asks Kogoro to search for a man named Shuugo whom she texts with on her pager. She explains that Shuugo sent her a musical box to help pay for her tuition but she could not bring herself to sell something valuable and wants to return it. Conan notices the music box plays the song "Haru Yo Koi" (春よ来い, lit. "Come Dear Spring") and missed three notes "La, Do, La". After tracing the number on the pager, they visit the Ogata family who reveals that Shuugo was an elderly man who had recently died.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP194-195 Case 1.jpg
| location = Ogata household
| victim = Minoru Ogata
| suspects = Kazuko Ogata, Shiro Ogata, and Tsuneo Ogata
| description = During the night, Ran and Haruna witness a shadow of an elderly man fly by, a Koto falls on top of one of the Ogata family members and injures him, and Haruna receives a threatening message on her pager.}}

==== Part 2 ====
The police had check outside of the house and they were no footprints around the house.
Conan investigates and realizes how the pranks were done and who is attempting to scare Haruna away.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuki|Haruna Yuki.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife
* First lady of Ogata family}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shiro Ogata.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Second son of the Ogata family
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family
* Shuugo and Haruna's son}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Eldest son of the Ogata family
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|EP194-195_Shugo.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Haruna's husband
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother
* Former first lady of Ogata family}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
The Ogata family reveals that Shuugo hid stamps worth a fortune somewhere in the house and they suspect Haruna is there to take it from them. They allow Kogoro, Ran, Conan, and Haruna to spend the night at their household. Conan concludes that one of the Ogata family members wants to scare Haruna away.

After tranquilizing Kogoro, Conan reveals that the shadow was created with the use of black paper tapped to a window. When a moving car light flashes through the window, it creates the shadow of a flying figure. As for the Koto, Conan explains that the Koto was suspended through a very long string which was released by the culprit; As evidence, Conan reveals that a hairpin was found at the door where the string was and the one who opened the door was '''Kazuko Ogata'''. Kazuko confesses and explains that she did not want Haruna to have the stamps since her family is currently in need of the money. Conan reveals that the missing music notes reveal the location of the stamps. Conan explains that the missing notes in Solfège are La, Do, La, but in Iroha its I-Ha-I which is referring to Spirit tablet (位牌, Ihai?). A few days after the case, Shiro Ogata reveals that he is in a relationship with Haruna and thanks Kogoro for solving the case.
</spoiler>

== BGM listing ==
===Part 1===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|謎解き（その２）|Nazotoki (Sono 2)|Riddle Solution (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|城が燃えている|Shiro ga Moete Iru|The Castle Burns|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|昼下がりの天使たち（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)|Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|春よ来い|Haru yo, Koi|Come, Dear Spring|}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|犯人のアジト（忍び込みver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|ジングルベル|Jinguru Beru|Jingle Bells|}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|犯人のアジト（忍び込みver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|小さな巨人|Chiisana Kyojin|A Small Great Person|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|古城の探索|Kojō no Tansaku|Exploration of the Old Castle|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|新一の名推理|Shin'ichi no Meisuiri|Shinichi's Great Deduction|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|真相究明|Shinsō Kyūmei|Investigating the Truth|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|沈む夕陽|Shizumu Yūhi|Depressing Sunset|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|何かが起きる…|Nanika ga Okiru...|Something Happened...|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{EndTable}}

===Part 2===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|謎解き（その２）|Nazotoki (Sono 2)|Riddle Solution (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|犯人のアジト（忍び込みver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|蘭のテーマ（涙ver.）|Ran no Tēma (Namida ver.)|Ran's Theme (Tearful ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|捜査開始|Sōsa Kaishi|The Investigation Begins|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|ターゲットサスペンスＣ|Tāgetto Sasupensu C|Target Suspense C|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|真相究明|Shinsō Kyūmei|Investigating the Truth|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|尋問|Jinmon|Interrogation|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|西の名探偵|Nishi no Meitantei|The Great Detective of the West|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|コナンの勝利（夜空ver.）|Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)|Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|対決のテーマ（落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|それいけコナン（ミディアム・テンポver.）|Soreike Konan (Midiamu・Tenpo ver.)|Let's Go Conan (Medium Tempo ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery perrow=5>
</gallery>

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|La Boîte à musique|The Music Box}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Die geheimnisvolle Spieluhr|The Mysterious Music Box}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==

* [[Season 8]]

{{Season 8}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Masayuki Hiraoka]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Masatomo Sudo]]

Juzo Megure

2016-08-02T04:00:18Z

Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Juzo Megure
| japanese-name = 目暮十三 (Megure Jūzō)
| english-name = Joseph Meguire
| image = Juzo Megure Profile.jpg
| age = Early/mid 40s
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Midori Megure]] (wife)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Inspector
| nicknames = Inspector Inspector-dono ([[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Juzo Megure Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 4]]
| japanese-voice = [[Chafurin]]
| english-voice = [[Mark Stoddard]]
| drama-actor = [[Masahiko Nishimura]] (1st) [[Masato Ibu]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Juzo Megure|目暮十三|Megure Jūzō}}''' (also known as '''Joseph Meguire''' in the Funimation dub), commonly referred to as '''Inspector Megure''', is a Police Inspector (Rank 6) in Division 1 of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref> in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Shortly after Megure had come to the police force, he was involved in a case in which he would meet his future wife, [[Midori Megure|Midori]]. As a result of the case, he has taken to wearing a hat in public in order to hide a scar which he gained and his own self-consciousness about how he came to his marriage.<ref>Manga Chapter 286: An Unexpected Motive</ref> Megure was also a good friend of star detective story novelist [[Yusaku Kudo]], and would in the past consult him about one case or another. On many such occasions, Yusaku would take his son [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] with him, who would pick up his father's investigative skills and eventually become a detective in his own right.<ref>Manga Chapter 204: The Initial Call</ref>

Megure is almost always there on the scene when a murder occurs, always interviewing the suspects, and acting as the commanding officer of the group of police he brings along with him, among them [[Wataru Takagi]], [[Miwako Sato]], [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], and [[Kazunobu Chiba]]. Megure and [[Kogoro Mouri]] were former co-officers in the district.<ref>Manga Chapters 570-573: Shinichi's Childhood Adventure</ref>

== Personality ==
Megure is a capable veteran officer who cares much for his underlings, but he is prone to occasional shouting fits whenever something does not go right or when his temper gets the better of him. He also has little patience for fools, but tends to be a bit too conservative, limiting his ability for flexible thinking.

After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] solved their first mutual case for him, he has regularly consulted him in difficult cases and considered him a great help.<ref>Manga Chapter 207: Hidden Within The Depth Of The Heart</ref> In stark contrast to this, he tends not to think much of [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]], usually thinking of them as a nuisance until they solve the ongoing case for him. Likewise, from their common police days, he has no high regard for [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and he thinks that he may actually be under some kind of jinx, since wherever Kogoro shows up, there is always some murder case nearby (a fact which actually conforms to Conan, which in later cases he seems to have realized).

In some anime originals, Megure has the habit of trying to tell the culprit about the morals of doing wrong, which he rarely does in the manga series.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Kudo-kun Shinichi-kun}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector (''Keibu'')|Ran-kun}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector-dono (''Keibu-dono'') Assistant Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu-ho''; past)<ref>[[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|Episode 690]]</ref>|Mouri-kun (usually) Mouri Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref>Episode 558: [[The Interrogation Room]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Inspector (''Keibu'') Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="ep18">[[a June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18: A June Bride Murder Case]]</ref>|Sonoko-kun<ref name="ep18" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Megure}}
{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Megure|Managing Officer Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-kanrikan'') Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18" />}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Café Detective (''Kissaten Tantei'')<ref name="file937">[[volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Heizo Hattori|-|Hattori Heizo-san}}

{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Megure Raccoon dog Megure (''Megure-no-tanuki'')|Nakamori-kun}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Takagi-kun (usually) Takagi}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')|Sato-kun Sato<ref name="sdb80-119">Detective Conan 80 + Super Digest Book - p119</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')|Chiba-kun Chiba}}

{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')|Yumi-kun}}

{{appellations|Naeko Miike|-|Miike-kun}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|-|Shiratori-kun}}

{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Officer Tome|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Tome-san}}

{{appellations|James Black|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')|James-san}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|-|Jodie-sensei}}

{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'') Assistant Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu-ho'')|Attorney Kisaki (''Kisaki-bengoshi'') Eri-san Kisaki-san}}

{{appellations|Detective Horita|-|Horita-kun<ref name="ep397">[[hot, Bitter, Sweet Soup|Episode 397: Hot, Bitter, Sweet Soup]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Detective Sogawa|Inspector Megure<ref>[[Beckoning Cat from Right to Left|Episode 486: Beckoning Cat from Right to Left]]</ref>|file=Detective Sogawa.jpg}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Megure}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')<ref name="file948">[[Volume 89#Kohji Haneda's Death Case|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>|Agasa-san}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Celebrities">
{{appellations/head|Megure}}
{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Your boyfriend (''kimi no kareshi''; talking to [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]])}}

{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo Ryusuke-san}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Okino Yoko-san Yoko-san Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Minami Takayama|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref>[[The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case|Episode 82]]</ref>|file=Minami Takayama anime.jpg}}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Megure}}
{{appellations|Gin|-|Men in Black (collective)}}

{{appellations|Vodka|-|Men in Black (collective)}}

{{appellations|Shigehiko Nomiguchi|-|The Honorable Nomiguchi (''Nomiguchi-giin'')}}

{{Appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}

{{appellations|Pisco|-|Chairman Masuyama (''Masuyama-kaichō'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Megure}}
{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|-|Sakurako-san Yonehara-san Housemaid-san (''Kaseifu-san'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="m13" />|Hattori-kun Heiji-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|-|Kazuha-kun}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|-|High School Girl Detective (''Joshikōsei Tantei'')<ref name="file937" />}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
Megure appears in a majority of the episodes. He is always involved in questioning suspects, although his deductive powers are not as well-developed as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] or [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]].

==Non-Canon Plot Overview==
Megure appears in all the movies.

== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family and Friends ===

==== Midori Megure ====
[[Midori Megure|Midori]] is Megure's wife. During a case along time ago, she insisted on being a decoy for a serial killer. This is explained in Episode 217-218. Juzo jumped in front of the car to save her. While she was hit, he only hit his head. This is explained why he never takes off his hat, which is to hide the scar. She survived and later they were married.

=== Yusaku Kudo ===
Megure is on very friendly terms with [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] and respects his deductive powers, so much so that he sometimes looks to him for guidance on tough cases.

==== Shinichi Kudo ====
[[Shinichi Kudo]] is respected and seen as a helpful guide on cases by Megure. Their working relationship began with [[The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case|Shinichi's first solo case aboard an airplane to New York City]]. Shinichi's habit of helping the police likely comes from his father, [[Yusaku Kudo]], whom Megure also respects. Megure often comments how cases would be much easier if "Kudo-kun" was still around. Conan often pretends that Shinichi tells him the truth to cases by phone so that Megure is more accepting of Conan's deductions.

====Conan Edogawa====
[[File:Megure_and_Conan_Relationship.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Megure waffles between treating Conan like a child and a detective.]]

Megure tends to treat Conan as a nuisance, and does not think much of him. Unlike Takagi and Sato, he does not notice as much as others the tips and hints Conan drops regularly.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
In episode 218, Juzo shielded Sonoko from a serial killer. The serial killer was going to kill Sonoko with a iron club until Juzo shielded her at last second. The killer was arrested and Juzo went to the hospital. Sonoko, Ran, Conan, Kogoro and the Superintendent went to visit him.

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
[[Kogoro Mouri]] and Megure used to work together in the past before Kogoro left the police force. Megure found Kogoro's work behavior and poor deductions irritating. Now that Kogoro has become the "Sleeping Kogoro", Megure's respect for him has increased somewhat. It is a running gag that Megure refers to Kogoro as a shinigami or a 'death-god', because of the sheer number of murder cases that Kogoro coincidentally has come by. Now whenever Kogoro and Megure work together, the inspector always impatiently awaits [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|Kogoro's characteristic "Hynaaa~" sound and dance]] that marks the beginning of the [[Conan Edogawa|sleeping detective's]] deduction.

=== Law Enforcement ===
==== Wataru Takagi ====
Megure and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] usually work together to work on murder cases.

==== Miwako Sato ====
[[Miwako Sato|Miwako]] and Juzo have been shown to have a father-daughter relationship, probably because Sato's father had died at a young age.

==== Kiyonaga Matsumoto ====
[[Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Superintendent Matsumoto]] is Megure's superior.

== 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. Megure placed 24th in the poll with 17 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>

== Name origin ==
[[File:Detective 5.jpg|thumb|right|Maigret was featured by Gosho Aoyama in the fifth volume.]]
"Juzo Megure" comes from '''[[Wikipedia:Jules Maigret|Jules Maigret]]''', a fictional Paris police detective created by the writer Georges Simenon. Maigret and Megure physically resemble one another as well, both are stocky and somewhat overweight. Megure's first name "Juzo" has also been used as a pun on thirteen, the Japanese numeral.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Megure_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megure's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Megure Middle.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Megure's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 449)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Megure_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megure's "After" Appearance (Episode 549)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Juzo Megure MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Megure's Appearance in Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 6)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Megure's scar has yet to be seen, because even when he was hospitalized, he either had his hat or had a bandage that wrapped the whole top of his head.
* Megure does not know how to work with computers well. He doesn't know the most basic jargon nor the proper way to turn one on or off.<ref name=379p>Manga Volume 37, File 7, :"Footsteps of Darkness 3"</ref>
* His last name Megure (目暮) is written with the characters for 'eye' and 'to get dark'. His first name Jūzō (十三) literally means 'thirteen'.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|دوزو Dozo|ميغوري Migori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Juzo|Megré}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|十三 Shisan|目暮 Mumu}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Joseph|Meguire}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Juzo|Megure/Maigret<ref>In the Manga</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|롬보/한석 Lom Bo/Han Seok |골 Gol<ref>His name changed in Movie 2, because of the issue with the number-name pairing.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จูโซ|เมงูเระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Juzo|Megure}}
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== Gallery ==
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File:Juzo Megure -10.PNG|Juzo Megure 10 years ago
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Megure family]]
* [[Juzo Megure Appearances]]

== References ==
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{{Characters}}
{{Police}}

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[[de:Juzo Megure]]

Miwako Sato

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Miwako Sato
| japanese-name = 佐藤美和子 (Satō Miwako)
| english-name = Detective Saimone
| image = Miwako Sato Profile.jpg
| age = ~28<ref>Detective Conan Drill: The Dechipherment of Conan Page 29. Miwako's age is written as '''推定'''28歳 (presumably 28 years old).</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = April (unknown date)<ref>[[Volume 44#File 450 - From Heaven to Hell|Volume 44, File 450 "From Heaven to Hell", page 2]]: "佐藤さんの誕生日は'''四月'''だし、..." ("Sato-san's birthday was in '''April'''...") ''(The reference to April was not translated in English Volume 44.)''</ref>
| relatives = [[Masayoshi Sato]] (father, deceased) [[Mrs. Sato|Mother]] (unnamed)
| occupation = Police Detective (Assistant Inspector)
| nicknames = Sato ([[Juzo Megure|Megure]] Sato-san ([[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]), [[Kazunobu Chiba]], [[Naeko Miike|Naeko]] Miwako ([[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]] Miwako-san ([[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_19#Stadium_Bomber_Case|File 190]] Anime: [[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130]]
| appearances = {{:Miwako Sato Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 21]]
| japanese-voice = [[Atsuko Yuya]]
| english-voice = [[Kate Oxley]]
| drama-actor = [[Natsuhi Ueno]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Miwako Sato|佐藤美和子|Satō Miwako}}''', also known as '''Detective Saimone''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a police assistant inspector and detective in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[Image:Miwako and her father.png|thumb|left|150px|Miwako and her last moment with her father]] Eighteen years ago, when she was still at elementary school, Miwako lost her father, [[Masayoshi Sato]], in a traffic accident as he was about to deliver a bank robber to the police - an event that marked her life. She eventually became a police officer on her own and now works alongside [[Inspector Megure]], [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], [[Kazunobu Chiba]], and especially [[Wataru Takagi]] in the Tokyo police district.

Sato first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] during a blackmail case against Nichiuri TV.<ref>Manga Chapter 190: The 56 Thousand Hostages</ref> In a subsequent case which dealt with a cunning murder of a banker's wife by her husband, she became impressed with Conan's intellect and deductionary ability and has since come to trust his judgements implicitly.<ref>Manga Chapter 210: An Unexpected Rival</ref> Eventually, the case of her father's death was also resolved with [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]'s help, which helped fanning the spark of affection she was feeling for him at the time.<ref>Manga Chapter 269: Time's Up</ref>

Sato's first love interest was [[Jinpei Matsuda]], whom she only got to know briefly due to his death in a bomb explosion. Although she denied it at first, she finally acknowledged her feelings for Takagi, which made him the outcast among the other jealous police officers who were interested in her, especially [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]], at first (although he supports their relationship now). Nonetheless, for a very long time, each time they were about to take their relationship to the very next step, something got in the way (mostly in the shape of Miwako's best friend, [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]]), until Sato and Takagi - mostly undisturbed (thanks to the help of Conan and the Detective Boys for creating a makeshift reason for the interlopers to leave) - shared their very first kiss when Takagi was hospitalized in the course of a hard case.<ref>Manga Chapter 673: The Common Pattern</ref>Then had their second kiss (and third) when Takagi survived a bombing accident.<ref>Episode 683: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love(Enter The Scene)</ref>

== Personality ==
Sato is considered one of the most dangerous members of the police, being not at all afraid to get tangled with dangerous men in fights, which she almost always wins. However, she does have a softer personality, in which she is very friendly with the [[Detective Boys]], and especially [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], whom she considers is a big help in difficult cases. When in action, however, Sato can be quite reckless and daring, which has earned her the title 'The Silver Witch' among car racers on Mount Fuyuna due to her driving style.<ref>Manga Chapter 663: The True Identity of the Witch</ref>

Her favorite hobbies are going to the karaoke, attending all-you-can-eat offers, and going out to eat ramen.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Sato Sato-kun|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Sato-san Lieutenant Miwako Sato (''Sato Miwako-keibu-ho'')<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Satoko-san<ref name="file930">[[volume 88#A Killer in Ramen Ogura|File 930 (Volume88)]]</ref>|Takagi-kun (usually) Takagi Wataru (rare) Sergeant Wataru Takagi<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Takao-kun<ref name="file930" />}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Sato-san Miwako-san Sato<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>|Shiratori-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Sato-san|Chiba-kun}}

{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Miwako|Yumi}}

{{appellations|Naeko Miike|Sato-san|Miike-chan<ref name="file946">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 946 (Volume 89)]]</ref> ''Anata''<ref>[[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|Episode 681]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|Anta<ref>[[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304]]</ref>|Matsuda-kun}}

{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Sato-san}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|-|Date-san}}

{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|-|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545: Konjiki (Volume 53)]]</ref> Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="file545" />}}

{{appellations|Koichi Zenigata|This girl (''kono nēchan''; talking to [[Lupin III]])|Inspector (''Keibu'') Inspector Zenigata (''Zenigata-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Detective Sogawa|Sato-san|file=Detective Sogawa.jpg}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Miwako}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Kudo-kun}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Ran-chan}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Mouri-san}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Miwako}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Ayumi-chan}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Mitsuhiko-kun}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Agasa-san<ref name="m13" /> Professor (''Hakase'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Sato Miwako-san Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Kobayashi-sensei}}
|}
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<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Miwako}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Hattori-kun}}

{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Taiko Meijin<ref name="file946" /> Haneda Shukichi<ref name="file946" /> Your boyfriend (''kareshi''; talking to [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]]<ref name="file945">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 945 (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Lupin III{{!}}Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|Girl (''Onēchan'')|Lupin Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'') My first love (''Watashi no Hatsukoi'')}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==

=== Stadium Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 19|189]]-[[Volume 20|191]]; Anime: [[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|130-131]]) ===
Miwako's first appearance was in Episode 130, and in manga File 190, where she is seen trying to arrest the culprit's accomplice along with other police officers, but failed.

=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21|208-210]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===

This case is the very beginning of the long and enduring love story between Miwako Sato and her fellow police officer, [[Wataru Takagi]].

One night, Sato and her best friend [[Yumi Miyamoto]] from the traffic department have a drink together. In her drunken state, Sato unknowingly reveals to Yumi the person that she has feelings for. However, when she wakes up, she doesn't remember the exact details of what she has told her friend. The next day, Sato arrives at the Police Headquarters and meets up with detective [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], who is talking to the [[Detective Boys]] at the time. She asks Takagi who the children are, only to be mistaken by them that she is his girlfriend. However, both of them deny this. She also wonders if Takagi has heard anything from Yumi, without knowing that her friend has already told the police officer about what happened the previous night, saying that the person whom Sato likes is "someone from the first investigation division".

Later, the bank manager from a recent bank robbery case comes to see the police. During his phone call to his wife, everyone hears her sudden scream. Sato immediately drives Takagi, Conan and the manager to their house, only to discover the wife's stabbed body instead. The person to be in charge of this murder case is Inspector [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], a police officer who has just been promoted recently. Sato sarcastically congratulates Shiratori on his rapid promotion, and jokingly comments that he may as well consider her "a possible wedding match", without knowing that this statement has raised a major misunderstanding from Takagi, who thinks that she really has affection for the new police inspector.

With the help from Conan, the trick and the identity of the killer are uncovered, and the case goes to an end. When all is done, Shiratori invites Sato to have dinner with him at a restaurant that he knows, but she turns down the offer, saying that French cuisine isn't her favorite. She instead invites Takagi to go out and eat ramen together. Just as the misunderstanding earlier is about to be cleared and Takagi finally has the chance to be with Sato, a drunken [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] suddenly appears and suggests to them to go out for a drink with him at a bar. Sato immediately approves of the idea despite the other invitation to Takagi, thus raising another serious misconception: Detective Sato has special feelings for Inspector Megure.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27|267-269]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30|296-298]]; Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240-241]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32|328]]-[[Volume 33|330]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===
[[File:Miwako picking randomly.jpg|thumb|right| Sato randomly picks up a file.]]
In these episodes, Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are explored. Sato chose randomly and incidentally landed on Shiratori for her omiai (arranged date). Meanwhile, Sato realized her feelings for Takagi. Before she and Shiratori can kiss, Conan stopped them with Takagi and [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide's]] help.

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|366-368]]; Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|369]]-[[Volume 37|373]]; Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
During this case, Sato was having many flash backs of her former crush, Jinpei Matsuda, who was killed during a bombing incident. When the bombing started to involve more familiar police officers (including Shiratori), she became very worried for Takagi. When Takagi and Conan were trapped in an elevator with a mercury lever bomb, Takagi told Sato that he and Conan would have to remain and die with the bomb to get the name of the location of a much bigger bomb. She tried to force her way through police to get to Takagi, but failed. However, the bomb was disabled by Conan at the last second. Later after apprehending the bomber, she chased and attempted to kill him, being fully taken in with the impulse of revenge. At the last moment before she would have killed him, Takagi tackled Sato and even smacked her in the face to make her regain her senses. Takagi and Sato then almost kissed, but the arrival of Inspector Megure broke the moment.

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40|404-406]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44|450-452]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|484-486]]; Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50|511-514]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52|535-537]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56|576-578]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

[[File:Takagi and Miwako about to kiss.jpg|thumb|right| Miwako and Takagi about to kiss.]]
=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60|625-627]]; Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|530-531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]]; Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

Sato and Takagi had agreed on going out to a spa as soon as a difficult case (involving a serial killer whose cases are about to caducate) that they were working on (alongside Megure, Shiratori and Matsumoto) was resolved. Takagi gets very fired up and decides to work harder than usual; their seniors, however, see it as a terrible signal since officers who behave like that often end up dying in the line of duty, which greatly worries Sato. This bad omen almost becomes true when Takagi ends up being shot, with only a mahjong tile he carried in his pocket saving him from death. Sato is greatly relieved when he survives, and they ''finally'' can share a kiss.
[[File:683-6.png|thumb|left|Sato jumps from a helicopter to save Takagi]]
=== The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]-[[Volume 77|808]]; Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

Takagi is kidnapped by a mysterious man who mistakes him to be [[Wataru Date]] (a deceased police officer and Takagi's former mentor) who had made the kidnapper's daughter commit suicide. He is bandaged on a plank of wood and there is a bomb under it. Sato saves Takagi from getting killed by the bomb, and the duo kiss again.
[[File:748-1.png|thumb|Embarrassed Sato]]
===Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Manga: [[Volume 82|869-871]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]])===

Sato hesitates when thinking about that she's expecting but has lost. Naeko, Takagi and Yumi believe that her period is late... and since Takagi is now her lover as well as her partner, this means she might be pregnant. The thing Sato was actually missing was her red badge which is given to all officers in the 1st Division. The whole pregnancy situation was a huge misunderstanding.
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===List of disguises used===
{{main|Disguise}}
Sato has used many disguises over the course of the series with her preference being a simple disguise with wig and sun glasses. However, she is also capable of disguising as other individual if given enough time. These are the known ones used so far.
<gallery perrow="6">
File:Satodisguise217.jpg|Female Civilian<ref>[[Megure's_Sealed_Secret|217-218]]</ref>
File:Satodisguise242.jpg|Mall Shopper<ref>[[Boy_Genta's_Misfortune|Episode 242]]</ref>
File:Rei_Masudo.jpg|Rei Masudo<ref>[[Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_-_Fake_Wedding|Episode 449]]</ref>
File:Sumiko_Kobayashi_Profile.jpg|Sumiko Kobayashi<ref>[[Kobayashi-sensei's_Love|Episode 583-585]]</ref>
File:File930-Satoko manga.jpg|''Satoko''<ref>[[Volume_88#A_Killer_in_Ramen_Ogura|A Killer in Ramen Ogura]]</ref>
</gallery>

==Non-Canon Plot Overview==
==== Captured in Her Eyes ([[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4]]) ====
During ''Captured in Her Eyes'', Miwako was a target of a serial killer. She thought she was safe, but when she and Ran went to the bathroom, a blackout in the hotel occurred. A gunman then came into the bathroom, and she jumped on Ran to protect her. However, she was shot several times and put into a coma. This incident caused a large deal of grief for Ran and Takagi, even going as far as to make Ran completely lose her memories. She was given by doctors a 50% chance at surviving due to one bullet stopping extremely close to her heart. Luckily, she survived.

== Relationship analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Wataru Takagi ====
{{main|Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato}}
[[Image:Episode 535 - Sato and Takagi kiss.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sato and Takagi sharing their first kiss]]
Since their first meeting, Takagi was revealed to have strong romantic feelings towards her, but it was unknown if Sato felt the same way as she was shown to be quite oblivious to his feelings for her. However as time went on, their relationship slowly grew and they soon became more closer towards each other as Takagi learned more of her past, including the death of her father. Eventually, Sato finally realized her true feelings for [[Takagi]] when she was nearly force to marry Shiratori. Their relationship gradually develops as the series continues. However their relationship became threatened when Sato revealed she still hadn't completely gotten over the death of her former love, Jinpei Matsuda. However, after finally confronting the man who killed him and after being comforted by Takagi, Sato was finally able to move on with her life and renew her relationship with Takagi. At present, Takagi and Sato are very much in love, having kissed at least thrice.
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==== Yumi Miyamoto ====
[[Image:Miwako and Yumi.png|thumb|right|150px|Miwako and Yumi chatting]]Yumi is Miwako's best friend in the headquarter. They are seen together a lot, and Yumi always teases Miwako about her relationship with Takagi. She often tries to bring the two closer together, much to the chagrin of Sato and Takagi. They have been friends for at least 10 years.
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==== Inspector Megure ====
[[Image:Inspector Megure and Miwako Sato.png|thumb|right|150px|Inspector Megure with Miwako Sato]]Inspector Megure is like a father figure to Miwako as she said to Takagi in one of the episodes (although Takagi mistook it as a love interest at first).
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==== Conan Edogawa ====
Miwako seems to admire Conan and consider him an equal (quite surprisingly), like Takagi, usually telling Conan information that is actually forbidden to be leaked to normal citizens.
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==== Ninzaburo Shiratori ====
Although Shiratori, initially, had a crush on Sato and attempted to marry her, she views him only as a friend. It is later revealed that the main reason Shiratori had a crush on her was because he believed her to be the "girl of destiny" who changed his life, but later it turned out that the said girl was [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], who bears an extreme physical similarity to Sato. Once this is revealed, Shiratori stops chasing after Sato's affections, and has become very friendly to her.

==== Miwako Sato's mother ====

== 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. Sato placed 13th in the poll with 50 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. Sato placed 14th overall with 107 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

*She ranked 7th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 80 votes.

== Name origin ==

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Miwako's "Before" Appearance (Episode 146)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Miwako's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 402)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Miwako's "After" Appearance (Episode 661)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|But kid, remember one thing... The word "justice" isn't a word you can involve in any occasion... it's something we must hold secretly in our heart.|To [[Genta]]}}

== Gallery ==
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File:Miwako as a child.png|Miwako Sato as a child (18 years ago.)
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
[[File:Satos FD.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sato's RX-7]]
* Sato drives a [[Cars#Miwako_Sato|red series 6 Mazda (Ẽfini) RX-7]]. It used to be white, but she painted it red so it would be more visible in the fog.
* Sato has a habit of shrieking while drifting without pulling the handbrake, as she feels that shrieking helps make it easier. But she finds it embarrassing, though. This habit caused the "Mountain Witch" story to happen, as people reported the the witch would drift using a white FD and scream really loud.
* Sato is a fan of [[Lupin III]] and has stated that he was her first love.
* Sato dislikes any shiny and expensive jewelry. This fact was used by Yumi to trick some of Sato's admirers to buy expensive jewels for her that Yumi herself finds nice. However, Sato currently wears a ring that Takagi had bought for her, not realizing that he intended it to be an engagement ring.
* A running gag in the series is how whenever she and Takagi go on a date, they are stalked by other police detectives who have crushes on her. Previously, this 'Miwako Sato's Line of Defence' was led by Inspector Shiratori.
* A script Error in the English Dub of [[Movie 4]]: [[Captured in Her Eyes]] referred that Sato died from the shot in the restroom (which, in fact, she does not and remained critically injured in hospital until her fate is known at the end of the film). This creates continuity error, as beyond that point, others characters in the Dubbing version continued to make reference that she died until the news of her recovery reaches the policemen at the end of the film.
* Sato is bad at drawing.
* Sato, Takagi and Yumi are the only Police Officers to take Conan seriously, usually treating him as an equal.
* Her last name Satō (佐藤) is written with the characters for 'help' and 'wisteria'. Written with different characters, Satō (砂糖) can also mean sugar. In a flashback showing the first encountering of her and Takagi, he uses this as a pun and refers to her as 'Inspector Sugar'.
* Her first name Miwako (美和子) is written with the characters for 'beautiful', 'peace' and 'child'.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Sato family]]
* [[Miwako Sato Appearances]]
* [[Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato]]

== References ==
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Miwako Sato

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Miwako Sato
| japanese-name = 佐藤美和子 (Satō Miwako)
| english-name = Detective Saimone
| image = Miwako Sato Profile.jpg
| age = ~28<ref>Detective Conan Drill: The Dechipherment of Conan Page 29. Miwako's age is written as '''推定'''28歳 (presumably 28 years old).</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = April (unknown date)<ref>[[Volume 44#File 450 - From Heaven to Hell|Volume 44, File 450 "From Heaven to Hell", page 2]]: "佐藤さんの誕生日は'''四月'''だし、..." ("Sato-san's birthday was in '''April'''...") ''(The reference to April was not translated in English Volume 44.)''</ref>
| relatives = [[Masayoshi Sato]] (father, deceased) [[Mrs. Sato|Mother]] (unnamed)
| occupation = Police Detective (Assistant Inspector)
| nicknames = Sato ([[Juzo Megure|Megure]] Sato-san ([[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]), [[Kazunobu Chiba]], [[Naeko Miike|Naeko]] Miwako ([[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]] Miwako-san ([[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_19#Stadium_Bomber_Case|File 190]] Anime: [[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130]]
| appearances = {{:Miwako Sato Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 21]]
| japanese-voice = [[Atsuko Yuya]]
| english-voice = [[Kate Oxley]]
| drama-actor = [[Natsuhi Ueno]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Miwako Sato|佐藤美和子|Satō Miwako}}''', also known as '''Detective Saimone''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a police assistant inspector and detective in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[Image:Miwako and her father.png|thumb|left|150px|Miwako and her last moment with her father]] Eighteen years ago, when she was still at elementary school, Miwako lost her father, [[Masayoshi Sato]], in a traffic accident as he was about to deliver a bank robber to the police - an event that marked her life. She eventually became a police officer on her own and now works alongside [[Inspector Megure]], [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], [[Kazunobu Chiba]], and especially [[Wataru Takagi]] in the Tokyo police district.

Sato first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] during a blackmail case against Nichiuri TV.<ref>Manga Chapter 190: The 56 Thousand Hostages</ref> In a subsequent case which dealt with a cunning murder of a banker's wife by her husband, she became impressed with Conan's intellect and deductionary ability and has since come to trust his judgements implicitly.<ref>Manga Chapter 210: An Unexpected Rival</ref> Eventually, the case of her father's death was also resolved with [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]'s help, which helped fanning the spark of affection she was feeling for him at the time.<ref>Manga Chapter 269: Time's Up</ref>

Sato's first love interest was [[Jinpei Matsuda]], whom she only got to know briefly due to his death in a bomb explosion. Although she denied it at first, she finally acknowledged her feelings for Takagi, which made him the outcast among the other jealous police officers who were interested in her, especially [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]], at first (although he supports their relationship now). Nonetheless, for a very long time, each time they were about to take their relationship to the very next step, something got in the way (mostly in the shape of Miwako's best friend, [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]]), until Sato and Takagi - mostly undisturbed (thanks to the help of Conan and the Detective Boys for creating a makeshift reason for the interlopers to leave) - shared their very first kiss when Takagi was hospitalized in the course of a hard case.<ref>Manga Chapter 673: The Common Pattern</ref>Then had their second kiss (and third) when Takagi survived a bombing accident.<ref>Episode 683: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love(Enter The Scene)</ref>

== Personality ==
Sato is considered one of the most dangerous members of the police, being not at all afraid to get tangled with dangerous men in fights, which she almost always wins. However, she does have a softer personality, in which she is very friendly with the [[Detective Boys]], and especially [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], whom she considers is a big help in difficult cases. When in action, however, Sato can be quite reckless and daring, which has earned her the title 'The Silver Witch' among car racers on Mount Fuyuna due to her driving style.<ref>Manga Chapter 663: The True Identity of the Witch</ref>

Her favorite hobbies are going to the karaoke, attending all-you-can-eat offers, and going out to eat ramen.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Sato Sato-kun|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Sato-san Lieutenant Miwako Sato (''Sato Miwako-keibu-ho'')<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Satoko-san<ref name="file930">[[volume 88#A Killer in Ramen Ogura|File 930 (Volume88)]]</ref>|Takagi-kun (usually) Takagi Wataru (rare) Sergeant Wataru Takagi<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Takao-kun<ref name="file930" />}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Sato-san Miwako-san Sato<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>|Shiratori-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Sato-san|Chiba-kun}}

{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Miwako|Yumi}}

{{appellations|Naeko Miike|Sato-san|Miike-chan<ref name="file946">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 946 (Volume 89)]]</ref> ''Anata''<ref>[[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|Episode 681]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|Anta<ref>[[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304]]</ref>|Matsuda-kun}}

{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Sato-san}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|-|Date-san}}

{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|-|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545: Konjiki (Volume 53)]]</ref> Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="file545" />}}

{{appellations|Koichi Zenigata|This girl (''kono nēchan''; talking to [[Lupin III]])|Inspector (''Keibu'') Inspector Zenigata (''Zenigata-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Detective Sogawa|Sato-san|file=Detective Sogawa.jpg}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Kudo-kun}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Ran-chan}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Mouri-san}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Miwako}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Ayumi-chan}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Mitsuhiko-kun}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Agasa-san<ref name="m13" /> Professor (''Hakase'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Sato Miwako-san Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Kobayashi-sensei}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Miwako}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')|Hattori-kun}}

{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Taiko Meijin<ref name="file946" /> Haneda Shukichi<ref name="file946" /> Your boyfriend (''kareshi''; talking to [[Yumi Miyamoto|Yumi]]<ref name="file945">[[Volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 945 (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Lupin III{{!}}Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|Girl (''Onēchan'')|Lupin Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'') My first love (''Watashi no Hatsukoi'')}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Stadium Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 19|189]]-[[Volume 20|191]]; Anime: [[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|130-131]]) ===
Miwako's first appearance was in Episode 130, and in manga File 190, where she is seen trying to arrest the culprit's accomplice along with other police officers, but failed.

=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21|208-210]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===

This case is the very beginning of the long and enduring love story between Miwako Sato and her fellow police officer, [[Wataru Takagi]].

One night, Sato and her best friend [[Yumi Miyamoto]] from the traffic department have a drink together. In her drunken state, Sato unknowingly reveals to Yumi the person that she has feelings for. However, when she wakes up, she doesn't remember the exact details of what she has told her friend. The next day, Sato arrives at the Police Headquarters and meets up with detective [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], who is talking to the [[Detective Boys]] at the time. She asks Takagi who the children are, only to be mistaken by them that she is his girlfriend. However, both of them deny this. She also wonders if Takagi has heard anything from Yumi, without knowing that her friend has already told the police officer about what happened the previous night, saying that the person whom Sato likes is "someone from the first investigation division".

Later, the bank manager from a recent bank robbery case comes to see the police. During his phone call to his wife, everyone hears her sudden scream. Sato immediately drives Takagi, Conan and the manager to their house, only to discover the wife's stabbed body instead. The person to be in charge of this murder case is Inspector [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], a police officer who has just been promoted recently. Sato sarcastically congratulates Shiratori on his rapid promotion, and jokingly comments that he may as well consider her "a possible wedding match", without knowing that this statement has raised a major misunderstanding from Takagi, who thinks that she really has affection for the new police inspector.

With the help from Conan, the trick and the identity of the killer are uncovered, and the case goes to an end. When all is done, Shiratori invites Sato to have dinner with him at a restaurant that he knows, but she turns down the offer, saying that French cuisine isn't her favorite. She instead invites Takagi to go out and eat ramen together. Just as the misunderstanding earlier is about to be cleared and Takagi finally has the chance to be with Sato, a drunken [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] suddenly appears and suggests to them to go out for a drink with him at a bar. Sato immediately approves of the idea despite the other invitation to Takagi, thus raising another serious misconception: Detective Sato has special feelings for Inspector Megure.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27|267-269]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30|296-298]]; Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240-241]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32|328]]-[[Volume 33|330]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===
[[File:Miwako picking randomly.jpg|thumb|right| Sato randomly picks up a file.]]
In these episodes, Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are explored. Sato chose randomly and incidentally landed on Shiratori for her omiai (arranged date). Meanwhile, Sato realized her feelings for Takagi. Before she and Shiratori can kiss, Conan stopped them with Takagi and [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide's]] help.

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|366-368]]; Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|369]]-[[Volume 37|373]]; Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
During this case, Sato was having many flash backs of her former crush, Jinpei Matsuda, who was killed during a bombing incident. When the bombing started to involve more familiar police officers (including Shiratori), she became very worried for Takagi. When Takagi and Conan were trapped in an elevator with a mercury lever bomb, Takagi told Sato that he and Conan would have to remain and die with the bomb to get the name of the location of a much bigger bomb. She tried to force her way through police to get to Takagi, but failed. However, the bomb was disabled by Conan at the last second. Later after apprehending the bomber, she chased and attempted to kill him, being fully taken in with the impulse of revenge. At the last moment before she would have killed him, Takagi tackled Sato and even smacked her in the face to make her regain her senses. Takagi and Sato then almost kissed, but the arrival of Inspector Megure broke the moment.

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40|404-406]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44|450-452]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|484-486]]; Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50|511-514]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52|535-537]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56|576-578]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

[[File:Takagi and Miwako about to kiss.jpg|thumb|right| Miwako and Takagi about to kiss.]]
=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60|625-627]]; Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|530-531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]]; Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

Sato and Takagi had agreed on going out to a spa as soon as a difficult case (involving a serial killer whose cases are about to caducate) that they were working on (alongside Megure, Shiratori and Matsumoto) was resolved. Takagi gets very fired up and decides to work harder than usual; their seniors, however, see it as a terrible signal since officers who behave like that often end up dying in the line of duty, which greatly worries Sato. This bad omen almost becomes true when Takagi ends up being shot, with only a mahjong tile he carried in his pocket saving him from death. Sato is greatly relieved when he survives, and they ''finally'' can share a kiss.
[[File:683-6.png|thumb|left|Sato jumps from a helicopter to save Takagi]]
=== The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]-[[Volume 77|808]]; Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

Takagi is kidnapped by a mysterious man who mistakes him to be [[Wataru Date]] (a deceased police officer and Takagi's former mentor) who had made the kidnapper's daughter commit suicide. He is bandaged on a plank of wood and there is a bomb under it. Sato saves Takagi from getting killed by the bomb, and the duo kiss again.
[[File:748-1.png|thumb|Embarrassed Sato]]
===Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Manga: [[Volume 82|869-871]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]])===

Sato hesitates when thinking about that she's expecting but has lost. Naeko, Takagi and Yumi believe that her period is late... and since Takagi is now her lover as well as her partner, this means she might be pregnant. The thing Sato was actually missing was her red badge which is given to all officers in the 1st Division. The whole pregnancy situation was a huge misunderstanding.
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===List of disguises used===
{{main|Disguise}}
Sato has used many disguises over the course of the series with her preference being a simple disguise with wig and sun glasses. However, she is also capable of disguising as other individual if given enough time. These are the known ones used so far.
<gallery perrow="6">
File:Satodisguise217.jpg|Female Civilian<ref>[[Megure's_Sealed_Secret|217-218]]</ref>
File:Satodisguise242.jpg|Mall Shopper<ref>[[Boy_Genta's_Misfortune|Episode 242]]</ref>
File:Rei_Masudo.jpg|Rei Masudo<ref>[[Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_-_Fake_Wedding|Episode 449]]</ref>
File:Sumiko_Kobayashi_Profile.jpg|Sumiko Kobayashi<ref>[[Kobayashi-sensei's_Love|Episode 583-585]]</ref>
File:File930-Satoko manga.jpg|''Satoko''<ref>[[Volume_88#A_Killer_in_Ramen_Ogura|A Killer in Ramen Ogura]]</ref>
</gallery>

==Non-Canon Plot Overview==
==== Captured in Her Eyes ([[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4]]) ====
During ''Captured in Her Eyes'', Miwako was a target of a serial killer. She thought she was safe, but when she and Ran went to the bathroom, a blackout in the hotel occurred. A gunman then came into the bathroom, and she jumped on Ran to protect her. However, she was shot several times and put into a coma. This incident caused a large deal of grief for Ran and Takagi, even going as far as to make Ran completely lose her memories. She was given by doctors a 50% chance at surviving due to one bullet stopping extremely close to her heart. Luckily, she survived.

== Relationship analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Wataru Takagi ====
{{main|Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato}}
[[Image:Episode 535 - Sato and Takagi kiss.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sato and Takagi sharing their first kiss]]
Since their first meeting, Takagi was revealed to have strong romantic feelings towards her, but it was unknown if Sato felt the same way as she was shown to be quite oblivious to his feelings for her. However as time went on, their relationship slowly grew and they soon became more closer towards each other as Takagi learned more of her past, including the death of her father. Eventually, Sato finally realized her true feelings for [[Takagi]] when she was nearly force to marry Shiratori. Their relationship gradually develops as the series continues. However their relationship became threatened when Sato revealed she still hadn't completely gotten over the death of her former love, Jinpei Matsuda. However, after finally confronting the man who killed him and after being comforted by Takagi, Sato was finally able to move on with her life and renew her relationship with Takagi. At present, Takagi and Sato are very much in love, having kissed at least thrice.
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==== Yumi Miyamoto ====
[[Image:Miwako and Yumi.png|thumb|right|150px|Miwako and Yumi chatting]]Yumi is Miwako's best friend in the headquarter. They are seen together a lot, and Yumi always teases Miwako about her relationship with Takagi. She often tries to bring the two closer together, much to the chagrin of Sato and Takagi. They have been friends for at least 10 years.
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==== Inspector Megure ====
[[Image:Inspector Megure and Miwako Sato.png|thumb|right|150px|Inspector Megure with Miwako Sato]]Inspector Megure is like a father figure to Miwako as she said to Takagi in one of the episodes (although Takagi mistook it as a love interest at first).
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==== Conan Edogawa ====
Miwako seems to admire Conan and consider him an equal (quite surprisingly), like Takagi, usually telling Conan information that is actually forbidden to be leaked to normal citizens.
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==== Ninzaburo Shiratori ====
Although Shiratori, initially, had a crush on Sato and attempted to marry her, she views him only as a friend. It is later revealed that the main reason Shiratori had a crush on her was because he believed her to be the "girl of destiny" who changed his life, but later it turned out that the said girl was [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], who bears an extreme physical similarity to Sato. Once this is revealed, Shiratori stops chasing after Sato's affections, and has become very friendly to her.

==== Miwako Sato's mother ====

== 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. Sato placed 13th in the poll with 50 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. Sato placed 14th overall with 107 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

*She ranked 7th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 80 votes.

== Name origin ==

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Miwako's "Before" Appearance (Episode 146)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Miwako's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 402)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Miwako_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Miwako's "After" Appearance (Episode 661)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|But kid, remember one thing... The word "justice" isn't a word you can involve in any occasion... it's something we must hold secretly in our heart.|To [[Genta]]}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Miwako as a child.png|Miwako Sato as a child (18 years ago.)
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
[[File:Satos FD.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Sato's RX-7]]
* Sato drives a [[Cars#Miwako_Sato|red series 6 Mazda (Ẽfini) RX-7]]. It used to be white, but she painted it red so it would be more visible in the fog.
* Sato has a habit of shrieking while drifting without pulling the handbrake, as she feels that shrieking helps make it easier. But she finds it embarrassing, though. This habit caused the "Mountain Witch" story to happen, as people reported the the witch would drift using a white FD and scream really loud.
* Sato is a fan of [[Lupin III]] and has stated that he was her first love.
* Sato dislikes any shiny and expensive jewelry. This fact was used by Yumi to trick some of Sato's admirers to buy expensive jewels for her that Yumi herself finds nice. However, Sato currently wears a ring that Takagi had bought for her, not realizing that he intended it to be an engagement ring.
* A running gag in the series is how whenever she and Takagi go on a date, they are stalked by other police detectives who have crushes on her. Previously, this 'Miwako Sato's Line of Defence' was led by Inspector Shiratori.
* A script Error in the English Dub of [[Movie 4]]: [[Captured in Her Eyes]] referred that Sato died from the shot in the restroom (which, in fact, she does not and remained critically injured in hospital until her fate is known at the end of the film). This creates continuity error, as beyond that point, others characters in the Dubbing version continued to make reference that she died until the news of her recovery reaches the policemen at the end of the film.
* Sato is bad at drawing.
* Sato, Takagi and Yumi are the only Police Officers to take Conan seriously, usually treating him as an equal.
* Her last name Sato (佐藤) is written with the characters for 'help' and 'wisteria'. Written with different characters, Sato (砂糖) can also mean sugar. In a flashback showing the first encountering of her and Takagi, he uses this as a pun and refers to her as 'Inspector Sugar'.
* Her first name Miwako (美和子) is written with the characters for 'beautiful', 'peace' and 'child'.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Sato family]]
* [[Miwako Sato Appearances]]
* [[Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato]]

== References ==
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Misao Yamamura

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Misao Yamamura
| japanese-name = 山村ミサオ (Yamamura Misao)
| english-name = Inspector Magnum
| image = Misao Yamamura Profile.jpg
| age = Unknown
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Misae Yamamura]] (grandmother)<ref name=Tobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref>
| occupation = Gunma Prefecture Police Inspector
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicous_Uncle_Case|File 136]] Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Episode 96]]
| appearances = {{:Misao Yamamura Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 27]]
| japanese-voice = [[Toshio Furukawa]]
| english-voice = [[Kent Williams]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Misao Yamamura|山村ミサオ|Yamamura Misao}}''', also known as '''Detective Magnum''' in the English dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Misao is a detective and police officer from the Gunma district who covers multiple divisions, including robbery cases, escorting criminals, traffic observation, and homicide cases. Later on in the series, Yamamura is finally promoted to an Inspector role, much to the chagrin of Conan and especially Kogoro.

== Background ==
Yamaura was born and grew up in the Gunma Prefecture. He became a police detective because he was a fan of [[Yukiko Kudo]]'s television show in which she played a police woman, ''Dangerous Policewoman Story''.<ref name=Misao>[[Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!|Episode 96: Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!]]</ref> Yamamura, before being promoted to Inspector, was considered a rookie detective. <ref name=Misao>[[Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!|Episode 96: Caught Up With the Great Detective! Two Murder Cases!]]</ref> In his first case, he mentioned that the only reason why he was put on the case was because everyone else in his precinct had a cold.<ref name=Misao /> His reputation grows after Conan knocks him out to solve a case, which gives him more assignments. Yamamura has a grandmother, named [[Misae Yamamura]],<ref name=Tobacco /> who sometimes gets indirectly involved in Yamamura's cases.<ref name=Witch />

[[Image:Inspector Yamamura's Badge.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Inspector Yamamura shows off his badge to Kogoro, Conan, and Ran.]]
The reaction of most characters when they see Yamamura is complete bewilderment; Kogoro even notes that he cannot believe that this is the only detective from the Gunma prefecture that can help him out during a murder case.<ref name=Curry /> Misao also does other work in the department, including robbery cases, as well as covering traffic observations.<ref name=Contact>[[Contact with the Black Organization|Episode 309-311: Contact with the Black Organization]]</ref> He also has escorted criminals to different places.<ref name=Mitsuhiko>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289-290: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>

In time, Yamamura was finally named [[Police Organization|an inspector]], which he proudly showed off to Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. However, this annoyed Kogoro, who still called Yamamura "Yamamura-kei'''ji'''" (''Officer'' Yamamura) instead of "Yamamura-"kei'''bu'''" (''Inspector'' Yamamura); Conan expressed worry about the future of Gunma police with Yamamura in charge of other detectives, while Ran appeared to be the only one in support of Yamamura's new promotion.<ref name=Witch>[[A Witch Yelling in the Fog|Episode 545-546: A Witch Yelling in the Fog]]</ref>
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== Personality ==
[[Image:Misao_scared.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Misao is terrified.]]For being a detective, Yamamura makes many unnecessary mistakes, including not noticing completely obvious clues, and even feels fear at the sight of blood or a dead body. He is also incredibly naive and superstitious, fully believing that a "curse" was left by ghosts in a case, to the point of being scared.<ref name=Window /> He even messes up in trying to escort a criminal to a forest, deserting his own post because he wanted to buy himself some lunch.<ref name=Mitsuhiko /> He also does not act in good conduct, publicly fawning over Yukiko Kudo when he found out who she was.<ref name=Misao /> Misao also once got heavily distracted by a portable television that he brought during a case because he had wanted to watch a romantic drama that was airing at the time of an investigation.<ref name=Sonoko>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 466-467: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref> And when it comes to Gunma, Misao doesn't even fully know the whole area, and has to be corrected by locals on certain things.<ref name=Snowman>[[Snowman That Cannot Be Smashed|Episode 457-458: Snowman That Cannot Be Smashed]]</ref>

However, even though he is a little clueless, Yamamura still knows the basics of his work and what to do in a crisis. For instance, he often writes in his notebook every piece of information he has been given about the case - even if that does not prevent him from forgetting what he has written,<ref>[[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|Episode 481-482: Mountain Witch's Cutlery]] where he forgets a name before realizing he had noted it in his notebook.</ref>. He is also very supportive, and always wants to lend a helping hand in solving a case. He is not completely lost during murder cases, figuring it out when Conan has to resort to giving out hand signs to him due to losing his voice from a cold.<ref name=Curry>[[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|Episode 331-332: The Suspicious Spicy Curry]]</ref> Also, Misao is very handy in helping catch a criminal, having been used by Conan to help confront a criminal that was trying to proclaim their innocence.<ref name=Suspect /> He also helped catch another criminal, mostly through instructions Conan, pretending to be Kogoro, left for him on his cell phone as a text message.<ref name=Window>[[The Sealed Western-Style Window|Episode 446-447: The Sealed Western-Style Window]]</ref> He even tried giving Kogoro credit for the case, showing that unlike Kogoro, he can be modest.<ref name=Window /> However, Conan indicated in the text message that "Kogoro" wanted Misao to take all of the credit.<ref name=Window />

[[Image:Misao and Conan.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Conan whispers to Misao an observation at a murder case.]]

[[Image:Misao's Cell.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Yamamura's cell phone.]]
Whenever Yamamura is involved in catching a criminal, he tends to become very excited. He noted that it felt like a "movie" when he had to shoot one of the runaway robbers in a bank robbery case.<ref name=Contact /> He is extremely excited to be involved in helping [[Eri Kisaki]] and Conan catch the real killer in another case to the point of acting like a little kid after the killer was arrested, talking about how he acted and looked when confronting the killer.<ref name=Suspect /> His child-like reactions also manifest on the opposite end of the spectrum. One time when Yamamura decides that he is a bad police officer after making two big blunders during one case, it became up to Conan, Haibara, and the Detective Boys do their best to cheer him up so that he could feel better and lend them a hand in finding [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]].<ref name=Mitsuhiko /> Still, he is quite conscious of the importance of his role in society and his profession, making him in morale - if not in skill - a true police officer.<ref name=Mitsuhiko />
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==Appellations==
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Yamamura Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Misae Yamamura|Misao|Grandma (''Obāchan'')}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Suzuki-san}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|-|Master of Karate (''Karate no Tatsujin'')}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|Osaka-accented kid}}

{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')<ref name="m13" />}}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|136-138]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]]) ===

=== Murderer Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Murderer_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|265-266]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|199-200]]) ===

=== Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|308-310]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|243-244]]) ===

=== Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Disappearing_Mitsuhiko_Case|358-360]], Anime: [[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest|289-290]]) ===

=== Meeting with Vodka (Manga: [[Volume_37#Meeting_with_Vodka|382]], Anime: [[Contact with the Black Organization|310]]) ===

=== Suspicious Curry Case (Manga: [[Volume_40#Suspicious_Curry_Case|408-409]], Anime: [[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|331-332]]) ===

=== Cigarette Message Case (Manga: [[Volume_46#Cigarette_Message_Case|469]], Anime: [[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|375]]) ===

=== Locked Car Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_49#Locked_Car_Murder_Case|509-510]], Anime: [[Two People Who Can't Return|429-430]]) ===
Misao is the Gunma officer sent for the case because he knew Kogoro. He brings a camera and is excited by the idea of having an opportunity to record "Sleeping Kogoro" to show it to his Gunma co-workers. Nevertheless, he is not very helpful with resolving the case. He becomes disappointed at the end of the episode, realizing that he stopped his recording to save some battery and forgot to resume it later. He even asks Kogoro to repeat the deduction show so that he can get all of it on film.

=== Sealed Window Case (Manga: [[Volume_51#Sealed_Window_Case|531-532]], Anime: [[The Sealed Western-Style Window|446-447]]) ===

=== Sonoko's Handkerchief Case (Manga: [[Volume_52#Sonoko's_Handkerchief_Case|542-543]], Anime: [[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|457-458]]) ===
Misao is the officer sent for this case, and brings a portable TV with him so that he will not miss his favorite drama, "The Maple Leaves of Winter". This drama relates to the case, so he tries to make the suspects confess that they like the movie, without success. He later appears to arrest the culprits, but only after they have already been defeated by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]].

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case (Manga: [[Volume_54#Unsmashable_Snowman_Case|557-558]], Anime: [[The Unsmashable Snowman|466-467]]) ===
Misao is sent for what seems to be a snowboard accident, and appears not to know the case's location very well, despite it being in Gunma. He first explains the victim's death as the result of a curse, and is then deeply convinced by the thesis of an accident; as a result, Conan tranquilizes him to expose the truth.

=== Onibaba Legend Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_56#Onibaba_Legend_Murder_Case|580-581]], Anime: [[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|481-482]]) ===
In front of the events of the case, Misao first declares that the culprit is a member of the house - a correct conclusion - and wishes to proceed to a thorough investigation; however, realizing that none of the suspects could have committed the crime, he later concludes that the culprit is an outsider having used a trick. Misao is also surprised to encounter Agasa so frequently at crime scenes, and advices Conan to be exorcised of his habit of attracting crimes.

=== Silver Witch Case (Manga: [[Volume_63#Silver_Witch_Case|661-663]], Anime: [[The Witch Enshrouded by Fog|545-546]]) ===

=== Kappa Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_69#Kappa_Murder_Case|720-721]], Anime: [[The Dream the Kappa Saw|600-601]]) ===

=== Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_70#Demon_Dog_Murder_Case|737-740]], Anime: [[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|611-613]]) ===

=== Cabin Trap (Manga: [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|816-817]], Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret|699-700]]) ===

=== Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume_79#Vampire's_Mansion|836-839]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|713-715]]) ===

=== Bumper Brawn (Manga: [[Volume_81#Bumper_Brawn|860-861]], Anime: [[The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku|744-745]]) ===

=== Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|910-913]], Anime: [[The Kamaitachi Inn|808-809]]) ===

=== Zombie Movie Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_88#Zombie Movie Murder Case|934-935]], Anime: TBA) ===

== Non-Canon Plot Overview ==

==== Movie 13: [[The Raven Chaser]] ====
One of the murders of the case having happened on the Gunma border, Misao is called onto the investigation. He behaves as he always does, is immediately despised by [[Kansuke Yamato]], and is even disrespectful towards [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]. Misao is one of the few inspectors (with Sango) to follow Kogoro's whimsical theory about the murder, and he is eventually the only one to come with him when he leaves the headquarters on his own, saying he is going to catch the culprit. He still plays a role in the movie, by hearing Vermouth dialing her Boss' phone number; the tune unconsciously makes him whistle the ''[[Nanatsu no Ko]]'' song, leading Conan to suspect that a member of the Organization infiltrated the meeting.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Kogoro Mouri====
Misao met [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] from the [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|case]]. He is a very big fan of him, to the point of fawning over him, acting as if he was Mouri's biggest fan, and often being the only one to approve and follow his more bizarre deductions. He considers that they are partners and that, when on a case together, they have a 100% chance to catch the criminal; however, Kogoro does not approve of the "partner" appellation.<ref name=Eisuke1st /> Misao is very disappointed when he cannot film Kogoro during his "sleeping" form, musing that he wanted to show the other detectives at the Gunma Police Department.<ref name=Imposter>[[Kogoro Mouri's Imposter|Episode 243-244: Kogoro Mouri's Imposter]]</ref> However, when he finally does get to film Kogoro's sleeping deduction, he leaves the camera on pause during the whole deduction, showing off his carelessness.<ref name=Eisuke1st>[[The Two Who Can't Return Anymore|Episode 429-430: The Two Who Can't Return Anymore]]</ref> He even cries heavily when he thinks that Kogoro has killed himself, not knowing that it was merely an imposter that looked like him.<ref name=Imposter /> However, this does not mean that Kogoro doesn't fall victim to Misao's bad deductions; the first time that Misao meets him, he announces that Kogoro is the killer without barely any evidence at all.<ref name=Suspect>[[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|Episode 199-200: Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]</ref> Although Kogoro does not like his detective skills, he considers Yamamura a friend on a purely personal level, especially when both detectives drink together.<ref name=Imposter />

====Misae Yamamura====
[[File:Misao_and_Misae_Yamamura.png|thumb|right|Misao and his grandmother]]

[[Misae Yamamura]] is Misao Yamamura's grandmother. She lives in the Tottori prefecture, and he often talks about calling or visiting her. They seem to have the same interests: she recommended a romantic drama to Misao which later captivated him.<ref>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 466-467: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief</ref>

====Goro Otaki====
[[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] met Yamamura in the Vampire's Mansion case.<ref>[[Volume 79#File 836 - Ghost Photography|Volume 79, File 836: "Ghost Photography"]]</ref>

== Name origin ==
Yamamura's name comes from mystery writer [[wikipedia:ja:山村美紗|Misa Yamamura]].
In the english Funimation Dub is surname is a reference to detective series Magnum P.I.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "Before" Appearance (Episode 200)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_Middle.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 467)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Misao_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Misao's "After" Appearance (Episode 744)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|操 Cāo|山村 Shāncūn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|''Not given''|Magnum}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|''Not given''|Espinoza}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Misao|Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not Given''| يامورا Yamora}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|영일 Young Il|정 Jung}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มิซาโอะ|ยามามูระ}}
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== Trivia ==

* His last name Yamamura (山村) translates as “mountain village”.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Yamamura family]]

==References==
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Wataru Takagi

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{{hatnote|For Takagi disambiguation see [[Takagi]].}}
{{hatnote|For Wataru disambiguation see [[Wataru]].}}

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Wataru Takagi
| japanese-name = 高木渉 (Takagi Wataru)
| english-name = Harry Wilder
| image = Wataru Takagi Profile.jpg
| age = ~26<ref>[[Volume 36|Volume 36, File 10, Page 6: "Red Trap"]]; Takagi says that Miwako is 2 years older than him (彼女は二つ年上で先輩なんだから...) In Conan Drill page 29, Sato is assumed to be about 28.</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Unnamed nephew <ref>[[The Eleventh Striker|The Eleventh Striker]]</ref>
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Detective
| nicknames = Takagi-kun ([[Miwako Sato|Sato]]) Takagi-niisan ([[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_18#Actor.27s_Apartment_Case|File 171]] Anime: [[On Location, TV Drama Murder Case|Episode 21]]
| appearances = {{:Wataru Takagi Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 20]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]]
| english-voice = [[Doug Burks]]
| drama-actor = [[Yuichi Tsuchiya]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Wataru Takagi|高木渉|Takagi Wataru}}''' is a police sergeant and detective from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo Metropolitan Police District]]'s Criminal Investigation First Division.

== Background ==
Wataru Takagi is a newcomer to the Tokyo Police Criminal Investigations Division 1, having transferred after the bomber case about three years ago but by the time [[Shinichi Kudo]] first established his reputation as a detective, about two years ago.<ref>Manga Chapters 204-207: Shinichi's First Case, and Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref> His mentor was a senior agent called Date, who died one year before the present timeline. He first met Shinichi's alter ego [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] during the investigation of the murder of actress Isami Nagakura, accompanying [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] and helping to expose the trick with the identical rooms.<ref>Manga Chapters 171-172: Actor's Appartment Case</ref>

Ever since his joining the force, Takagi (like so many of his other colleagues) has harbored romantic feelings for [[Miwako Sato]]. While Sato appeared to have taken a liking to him as well, Takagi was easily discouraged by the way she dealt with other male colleagues, including their superior Inspector Megure (though in that case it was more a daughterly affection to a father figure, since Sato's father had died when she was very young).<ref>Manga Chapter 233: Countdown</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 269: Time's Up</ref> In time, thanks to several severe incidents - and despite the interference of the other officers in the department, chiefly [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] -, their professional relationship grew more personal,<ref>Manga Chapters 267-269: Sato's Father Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 369-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 404-406: Missing Ring Case</ref> and finally Sato and Takagi shared their first kiss after he had been hospitalized in the course of a difficult case<ref>Episode 683: The Life-Threating Broadcast of Love (entering the scene)</ref> and kissed the second (and third!) time in Episode 683 when he almost died in a bomb accident.

== Personality ==
While he is initially self-conscious and bumbling, Takagi is a dedicated member of the Tokyo Police Force and shows promise as a good officer as the series progresses. He is one of the few officers who trusts [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s judgments the most, listening to him at case scenes to find important evidence and sometimes even letting Conan take the lead in their investigation (the case with [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] handcuffed to the wrong suspect in the bathroom being a good example).<ref>Manga Chapter 232: Finding Evidence</ref>

Takagi has a strong intuition and sense of justice, and is very honorable. He has a strong drive to protect others, partially based in his profession as an officer, and partially based on a self-sacrificing trait in his personality. He is always very polite, even when alarmed, and defers to the judgment of his partner Miwako Sato not only because she is his senior, but because he truly respects her. 

His hobbies are playing the maracas<ref>Manga Chapter 620: The Vanished Blunt Weapon</ref> and following the international wrestling scene, being a fan of wrestlers such as [[wikipedia:Bruiser Brody|Bruiser Brody]] and [[wikipedia:Keiji Mutoh|Keiji Mutoh]], and recognizing a move that Ran does as the "Shining Wizard," a finishing move of Mutoh's.<ref>Manga Chapter 388: Wolf's Shadow</ref> In summary, his hobbies involve a lot of martial arts and sports.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Takagi-kun Takagi Wataru Takao-kun<ref name="file930">[[volume 88#A Killer in Ramen Ogura|File 930 (Volume88)]]</ref>|Sato-san Satoko-san<ref name="file930" />}}

{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|-|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Takagi-kun Detective-san (''Keiji-san'')|Yumi-san}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Takagi-kun Takagi<ref name="ep791" />|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Naeko Miike|Takagi-san<ref name="sdb80-113">Detective Conan Super Digest Book 80+ Page 113</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Takagi-san|Chiba}}

{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Takagi Takagi Wataru|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Takagi-san}}

{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Takagi-kun}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|Takagi|Date-san}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Amuro-san<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)</ref> Amuro Tooru-san<ref name="file955" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>[[Froth, Steam, and Smoke|Episode 684: Froth, Steam, and Smoke (Part 1)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|-|Andre Camel-san}}

{{Appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Takagi<ref name="ep791">[[Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs]]</ref> Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>Episode 558: [[The Interrogation Room]]</ref>|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Kudo-kun}}
|}
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<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="file475">[[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|File 475 (Volume 46)]]</ref>|Ai-chan}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="file475" />|Agasa-san}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Takagi|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Mitsuhiko-kun}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Takagi-niisan}}
|}
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<tab title="Thieves">
{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{Appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid Kid}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'')}}
|}
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<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Hattori-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|-|Manager Ogura (''Ogura-tencho'')<ref name="ep645">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 645]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|-|Sakurako-san}}

{{appellations|Sayo Ohashi|-|Ohashi-san<ref name="ep645" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>[[Volume 86#Poolside Case|File 905 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Sera-kun}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Yoko-san Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo Ryusuke}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Hondou Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Genji Kojima|-|Genta-kun's dad (''Genta-kun no otōsan'')}}

{{appellations|Suguru Itakura|-|Itakura Suguru-san<ref>[[Episode 307]]</ref>}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Actor's Apartment Case (Manga: [[Volume 17|170]]-[[Volume 18|172]]; Anime: [[The Historical Actor Murder Case|102-103]]) ===
Takagi makes his debut in the Manga series.

=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21|208-210]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===

This is the first case to show detective Takagi’s romantic affection for a female police officer, [[Miwako Sato]].

Initially, Takagi is tasked with the mission of recording the [[Detective Boys]]' testimonies regarding the events at the [[The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case|Blue Castle]]. Just as they're about to begin, the children notice his untidy clothing and wonder if he doesn't have a girlfriend. [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] offers to introduce to him his cousin's granddaughter, but Takagi awkwardly declines, stating that he has already had someone that he likes, right before detective [[Miwako Sato]] enters the room. Takagi keeps blushing, and his unnatural manner in front of Sato makes the Detective Boys think that she is really his girlfriend. However, both of them denies that this is true. Takagi wonders why Sato didn't go to assist [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] in the bank robbery case, and learns that the bank manager, together with his wife, will arrive at the Police Headquarter. Sato asks Takagi whether he has heard anything from her friend Yumi. He silently recalls Yumi's words, about what Sato told her when she was drunk, that the person she likes is someone from the first investigation division, who may very well be Takagi himself.

The bank manager, Keizo Masuo, comes by himself and decides to call his wife. During the phone call, Takagi and the others suddenly hear the wife's scream. He, Sato, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and Keizo rush to Keizo's house and find his wife's dead body. The person to be in charge of this murder case is Inspector [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], a police officer who has just been promoted recently. When Sato sarcastically suggests that Shiratori may as well consider her "a possible wedding match", Takagi misunderstands and begins to suspect that the person whom Sato said she has feelings for is none other than Shiratori. He keeps thinking of unreal scenarios with Shiratori and Sato being together, and isn't able to fully concentrate on the case.

Later, with the help from Conan, the trick and the identity of the killer are uncovered, and the case goes to an end. After turning down the invitation of Shiratori, Sato invites Takagi to go out and have ramen for dinner, to which he accepts happily. Unexpectedly, a drunken Megure comes up and asks them to go for a drink with him at the bar, and Sato immediately approves of the idea despite the invitation to Takagi earlier. Because of this, Takagi suddenly suspects that Sato's love interest is in fact Inspector Megure, and declines the offer.

The case ends with a depressed Takagi lying on the table and being unable to do anything, even though he still hasn't taken the Detective Boys' testimonies yet.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27|267-269]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30|296-298]]; Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240-241]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32|328]]-[[Volume 33|330]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|366-368]]; Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|369]]-[[Volume 37|373]]; Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40|404-406]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44|450-452]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|484-486]]; Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50|511-514]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52|535-537]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Genta's Shot (Manga: [[Volume 55|567-569]]; Anime: [[Genta's Certain Kill Shot|477]]) ===

In the anime, episode 477, at 11:50, Takagi is heard speaking numbers in French. In one of the Japanese Audio/English subtitles, his words are translated as "einz, zwei, drei," which is German, but he is actually saying "un, deux, trois." The victim was German, and Agasa says that when the dying victim (who spoke German, English and Japanese) was asked who the culprit was, he answered in his native tongue. Megure then turns to Takagi, who starts counting in French. Agasa then corrects him, saying "That's French," and then proceeds to count from one to eleven in German, solving the case. (This exchange does not take place in the manga.) This could suggest that Takagi is bilingual in French and Japanese (or at least took French in school).

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56|576-578]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60|625-627]]; Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|530-531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]]; Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

=== The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]-[[Volume 77|808]]; Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===
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Takagi is kidnapped by a mystery man misunderstanding he is [[Wataru Date]] who made his daughter commit suicide. Police officers including [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Superintendent Matsumoto]] and [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] find their way to save Takagi with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s help. [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] saves Takagi on time before the bomb under him exploded.
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==Non-Canon Plot Overview==
=== Prior to Manga Appearances ===
Takagi was originally introduced as an [[Anime]] only character to assist [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] as well as [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] with the solutions to cases. He was inserted into both Manga canon episodes as well as TV originals. He appeared in 23 episodes spanning 20 cases before the [[The_Historical_Actor_Murder_Case|Anime adaptation]] of his [[Volume_18#Actor.27s_Apartment_Case|first official Manga appearance]] aired.

=== On Location, TV Drama Murder Case (Anime: [[Episode 21|21]])===
Takagi's first appearance in the [[Anime]] series.

=== TV Station Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_11#TV_Station_Murder_Case|102-104]], Anime: [[Episode 31|31]])===
The first Manga canon episode to feature Takagi despite him still being an Anime Original character at the time.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
[[File:Episode 535 - Sato and Takagi kiss.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sato and Takagi]]
==== Miwako Sato ====
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His affection for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] is a driving force of his character development. While his insecurity and comical outside interference regularly get in the way, he slowly manages to win her heart through his dedication, honesty and sincerity - traits Sato had also admired in her late colleague [[Jinpei Matsuda]]. Sato finally kisses Takagi after he has been severely wounded while protecting others.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Takagi has come the closest of any of the Division One members to finding out [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s true identity. In the Tokyo Tower Bomber Case, while they waited for the elevator bomb's clock to run down to give the final clue to stop the greater crime, [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], as Conan, told Takagi that he would answer Takagi's questions about his real identity "on the other side." Takagi has also come to acknowledge Conan's sharp mind and intellect, taking Conan's observations seriously and even allowing him to accompany him to question suspects, most notably during the New Scar and the Whistling Man Case where he has the rest of the Detective Boys remain in the car.

==== Detective Chiba ====
Takagi and [[Detective Chiba|Chiba]] always work together on murder cases. Chiba is also the only male officer in their department who has had no obsessive crush on Sato, and in fact supported Takagi in his romantic endeavors on several occasions.

==== Wataru Date ====
[[Wataru Date|Date]] was Takagi's mentor and close friend who passed away in a traffic accident. As the pronunciation of his name was the same as Wataru Takagi's, Takagi and Date were nicknamed "the Wataru brothers" (ワタル・ブラザーズ).

==== Other ====
In the 16th movie, "The Eleventh Striker," Takagi mentions that he saw a football (soccer) game with his nephew, but does not give a name. This implies that he has at least one sibling.

== 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. Takagi placed 14th in the poll with 46 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Takagi placed 10th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Takagi placed 10th overall with 226 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>

*He ranked 9th in the SDB 80+'s poll "Characters you want to marry the most", with 446 votes.

== Name origin ==
Takagi is named after his voice actor: he was originally a nameless character. In [[Night Road Murder Case|Episode 66]], when Megure asks Takagi to check the bloodstains on the roof, his voice actor [[Chafurin]] adlibbed the name "Wataru Takagi" by accident during the recording session.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "Before" Appearance (Episode 26)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_Second_Look.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 147)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Takagi's "After" Appearance (Episode 760)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|It doesn't matter whether it's a petty or a major crime, all crimes are unforgivable!{{citation needed}}}}
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|渉 Wataru|高木 Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harry|Wilder/Takagi<ref>In the manga</ref>| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Wataru|Takagi|In the anime, Takagi is pronunced like "Takaji"}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Takagi|Wataru| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''| تاكاجي　Takaji| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|涉 She|高木 Gaomu}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|형선 Hyung Sun|신 Shin| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|วาตารุ Wa-ta-ru|ทาคางิ Ta-ka-ngi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ватару|Такаги| }}
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== Trivia ==
*Despite debuting in [[On Location, TV Drama Murder Case]] it isn't until the [[Karaoke Box Murder Case]] that Takagi is credited and referred to by that name.
*Takagi's appearance seems to have changed. His old hairstyle included a spikier fringe compared to the current one as well as a darker skin tone.
*Takagi drives a [[Cars|Nissan Skyline]],[[Cars|Nissan Datsan 510]].
*The name of the voice actor of Takagi is Wataru Takagi also.
* “Takagi” (高木) means “tall tree”, his first name “Wataru” (渉) means “to cross”.

== See also ==
* [[Wataru Takagi Appearances]]
* [[Characters]]
* [[Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato]]

== References ==
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Ninzaburo Shiratori

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| name = Ninzaburo Shiratori
| japanese-name = 白鳥任三郎 (Shiratori Ninzaburō)
| english-name = Nicholas Santos (anime/manga)
| image = Ninzaburo Shiratori Profile.jpg
| age = ~28<ref>Interview with [[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]] January 2015. Q10: 佐藤警部補と宮本警部補、白鳥警部の年齢を教えてください。
A: たぶんみんな28？オレのイメージ。由美と美和子は絶対同い年。 
Q10: Please tell us the age of [[Miwako Sato|Assistant Inspector Sato]], [[Yumi Miyamoto|Assistant Inspector Miyamoto]] and Inspector Shiratori. 
A: They’re probably all 28? That’s my image. Yumi and Miwako are absolutely the same age.</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Sara Shiratori (younger sister) Kotaro Haretsuki (brother-in-law)
| occupation = Police Inspector
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case|File 209]] Anime: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 23]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] ([[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movies 1]]~[[Captured in Her Eyes|4]], Episode 146~157) [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] (Episode 205~present)
| english-voice = [[Eric Vale]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ninzaburo Shiratori|白鳥任三郎|Shiratori Ninzaburō}}''', also known as '''Nicholas Santos''' in the [[Funimation]] dub and the English version of the manga, is a character on the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. He is the boyfriend of [[Sumiko Kobayashi]].

== Background ==
[[File:Shiratori Young.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shiratori as a child.]]
Shiratori's debut was in the first movie, ''[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]'', acting as a member of Megure's police force.<ref name=Time>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]</ref> At first, Shiratori only appeared in movie roles, playing key roles in the first three Detective Conan movies. At some point, Shiratori later became a full-fledged inspector.<ref name=Shira>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 146: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story]]</ref>

As a child, Shiratori studied diligently to one day become a lawyer, and had even memorized some laws by heart. One day, he witnessed a young girl confronting two juveniles trying to steal mangas from a bookstore. When the two offenders had pushed the girl to the floor for her protests, and seemed about to hurt her, Shiratori had stepped forward to recite the provisions made in the Japanese Law to punish stealing. This somewhat unnerved the juveniles and attracted the attention of the store owner and the other customers, causing the offenders to hastily get away. To thank him for helping her out, the girl bought him a drink and made a sakura petal pattern from the straw wrapper, saying that the sakura was the symbol of courage for the Japanese police (due to the distinct form of the Japanese police badge), and Shiratori had acted with courage just like them. It was because of this incident that Shiratori decided to become a cop rather than a lawyer, and also started to consider the girl to be his childhood love.<ref name=Sakura>Manga Chapter 689: Blooming Sakura</ref>

Shiratori later joined the Tokyo Metropolian Police Department and worked alongside [[Inspector Megure]], often acting as an extra officer or pair of eyes, though he later became an inspector of his own. When [[Miwako Sato]] joined the department, Shiratori believed that he had found his childhood love again, and as a result both he and his younger colleague [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] considered each other rivals for Sato's affections. Shiratori would often try to show off in front of Takagi by asking Sato on a date, but she always rejected him, much to his dismay. However, he has since come to date [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], a teacher at Teitan Elementary School (where [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], along with the other Detective Boys, studies), whom he finally discovered to be his true love.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Inspector Shiratori's Badge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Inspector Shiratori shows his badge.]]
Shiratori comes from a wealthy family. Because of his background, Shiratori acts much more conceited than his one-time rival for [[Miwako Sato]]'s affections, [[Wataru Takagi]]. His favorite hobbies include studying architecture, cooking, and collecting wine, including his favorite ''Romane Conti''. Shiratori tends to do well in cases when faced with topics pertinent to his upper class tastes,<ref>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]] He easily detects, once hinted by Conan, a lack of symmetry in architectural constructions related to a case.</ref> especially in cases involving wine.<ref>[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]] Shiratori is also able to establish the rarity of wine labels.</ref> When he was introduced in the [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|first movie]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] treated him as a suspect and [[Kogoro Mouri]] accused him of being the bomber because of his knowledge of skyscrapers and buildings.

As a police officer, Shiratori is fairly average, on par with Sato or Megure. He is calmer on the case than Takagi or Sato. Shiratori, like Sato and Takagi, believes that Conan has a lot of intelligence for a boy his age, but unlike Takagi and Sato, he usually tends not to care much for Conan's opinion. He often feels that Conan gets in the way, though Conan always proves otherwise. However, unlike Kogoro, Shiratori will take notice and suspect something if Conan points something quite interesting. In his initial manga appearances, Shiratori was incredibly cocky when battling for Sato's affections, but has since become more modest with his girlfriend Sumiko at his side.

In pursuit of love, Shiratori has a one track mind and is willing to abuse his police powers to achieve his desire. He even became the leader of a secret police group which protected Miwako Sato from the affections of other police officers like Takagi. Shiratori fixated on Sato because he believed she was the childhood crush who completely changed his life at a chance meeting in a bookstore. Shiratori is crushed when Sato chooses Takagi in the end, and can't truly give up his feelings for her. He later discovers that [[Sumiko Kobayashi]] is the true girl from his childhood memories. Once the realization sets in, Shiratori's Sato complex dissolves and he develops an affection for Sumiko that soon blossoms into mutual love. Meeting Sumiko has also helped cure his arrogance to a large degree.

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==Appellations==
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{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Shiratori-kun}}

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{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Shiratori-san|Chiba-kun}}

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{{appellations|Officer Tome|-|Tome-san<ref>[[Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery]] (Part 1)</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo Shinichi-kun<ref name="m1">Movie 1: ''[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]''</ref>}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')|Ran-chan}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Shiratori<ref name="m13" /> Detective Shiratori (''Shiratori-keiji'')<ref name="m1" />|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Kobayashi-sensei Kobayashi Sumiko-sensei}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Agasa-san}}
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{{Appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}
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== Plot overview ==

=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Treadmill Murder Case|209-210]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===
Shiratori here is shown to be newly promoted to the post of Inspector. The episode also shows that Takagi is to become Shiratori's foremost rival for Sato's love, as she turned down his invitation to dinner at a French restaurant in favour of going out with Takagi for having ramen.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Innocent Suspect Case|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Sato's Father Case|267-269]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|288]]; Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|328]]-[[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|330]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===
Shiratori tries to take Sato's hand in marriage. He fails, due to the combined efforts of Takagi, Dr. [[Tomoaki Araide]] and Conan.

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Parade Bomber Case|366-368]]; Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Serial Bomber Case|369-371]]; Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
* Shiratori is seen, first in a flashback 3 years before the date of the case, working with Megure, [[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Sato in locating and defusing a bomb. Matsuda dies in the incident.
* Shiratori and Takagi converse outside a restaurant about Sato's love for Matsuda, and the former jokes that they'll have to die on duty too to gain her affections. As Shiratori gets in his car to go back home after they meet with Sato and the [[Detective Boys]], he sees the bomber's message on a paper stuck in his car. Just as he rushes out, the bomb fitted in his car explodes, and he narrowly escapes death. Lying critically injured, he gives Sato the paper and asks her to use the message to catch the culprit and get over the horrors of the past (referring to Matsuda's death). He is then taken to the hospital.

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40#Missing Ring Case|404-406]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi's Last Case|450]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Jewel Robber's Suicide Case|485-486]]; Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52#Fake Wedding Case|535-537]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56#Sato's Ring Case|576]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Hammer Man Case|627]]; Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64#Whistling Killer Case|671-673]]; Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

=== Sakura Girl Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Sakura Girl Case|687-689]], Anime: [[Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom|568-569]])===
At the police headquarters, Shiratori feels disheartened to see the friendliness and intimacy between [[Miwako Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi]]. However, he decides to enjoy his off-day fully, and goes to watch a movie. There, he meets the [[Detective Boys]], and when the conversation shifts towards Shiratori's feelings towards Sato, he narrates an incident from his early life.
Once, when Shiratori was in primary school, he had seen a girl of roughly the same age as him accuse two teenage boys of stealing mangas from the book store they were in. When the girl was pushed to the floor by them, Shiratori had stepped in to protect her and prevent the theft, by reciting the provisions of the Japanese Law against stealing, thus unnerving them and attracting the attention of the store owner. Later, the girl had brought Shiratori a cup of cola decorated with a sakura petal design (made of straw wrappers) out of gratitude, saying that the sakura was the symbol of the Japanese Police (due to the shape of their badge) and the "flower of justice".

From that day, he considers the girl his first love and 'girl of destiny', and due to her uncanny resemblance to Sato, he believes her to be the same person.

At the cinema hall, Shiratori and the Detective Boys meet a woman named Nami Kasakura, who also makes sakura designs, and Shiratori thinks that she might actually be ''that'' girl. Later, however, Shiratori himself has to reluctantly prove that she is the murderer of her boyfriend, leaving him devastated. To lift his spirits, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] gifts him a wrapper-made sakura bracelet, and makes the same statement as the 'girl of destiny' about the Japanese Police. As Shiratori frantically asks her who taught her that, and Ayumi says it was their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], Sumiko appears to take the children home. Shiratori grabs Sumiko's hand romantically, and offers to give all of them a ride home, causing her to blush.

=== Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Haunted Warehouse Case|690]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|571]])===

=== Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Purse Snatcher Murder Case|705-708]], Anime: [[Kobayashi-sensei's Love|583-585]])===

=== White Day Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 69#White Day Murder Case|725]], Anime: [[White Day of Betrayal|608]])===

=== The VHS of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]])===

=== Painmobile (Manga: [[Volume 75#Painmobile|791]], Anime: [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|660]])===

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76#Overnight Deadline|805-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]])===

=== UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 89#UFO Sighting Murder Case|943]], Anime: TBA)===

==Non-Canon Plot overview==

=== Movie 1: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]] ===
Shiratori's first appearance is as a suspect in a bombing epidemic. He was later brought over to the manga.

===Movie 2: [[The Fourteenth Target]]===
Shiratori here is shown to be Inspector [[Juzo Megure]]'s close aide, as he assists him throughout the case. He knows that he too is on the murderer's hit-list. He is the one who tells [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] about the incident when her father, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], had given her mother, [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]], a bullet graze in her thigh while she was being held hostage by the culprit (this was actually intentional, as Kogoro wanted to injure and move Eri out of more harm's way; Shiratori realised this later too). Shiratori is also shown to help an injured Megure to swim to safety, as well as resuscitate the writer accompanying them, who couldn't swim. However, his lack of marksmanship skills is also pointed at here.

===Movie 4: [[Captured in Her Eyes]]===
Shiratori is one of the very few officers who are allowed information on the background of the murders of police officers occurring in the area (even Kogoro is kept in the dark initially). Here, however, Shiratori does not seem to be averse to Sato and Takagi's relationship.

==Relationships analysis==
=== Family & Friends ===
{{main|Shiratori family}}

==== Miwako Sato ====
Shiratori used to show affection for [[Miwako Sato]], whom he believed to be his first love interest from his childhood days. He would often ask her out on dinner dates but always end up being turned down, much to his dismay.<ref name=Shira /> He also knows that Takagi also has feelings for Sato, and often will put down Takagi while in front of her, by showing off how he is wealthy and wants to take her to fancy dinner dates.<ref name=Shira /> However, Sato does not feel the same way for him, and always turns him down. In later episodes, Shiratori is the leader of a police force that is mostly hellbent on getting Takagi and Sato to break up, especially when Sato and Takagi begin to move further in their relationship. Shiratori once even tries to sabotage a date at [[Tropical Land]] that Sato and Takagi are having, have the police lie to Megure that they are working, so that they can secretly pretend to be staff members of Tropical Land, and try to ruin the date.

In another situation, Shiratori almost marries Sato, through an arranged marriage set up by Shiratori's family and Sato's mother. However, thanks to an ultimatum set up by Sato, Takagi is about to stop the marriage, with the help of Conan and [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide]], before Sato and Shiratori can kiss.

Shiratori's strong infatuation for Sato came from a childhood memory of his first love who looked remarkably like her. However, after solving a case with the [[Detective Boys]], he meets his actual true love: [[Sumiko Kobayashi]]. Since then, Shiratori has become a friend towards Sato and fully supports her relationship with [[Wataru Takagi]].

==== Sumiko Kobayashi ====
{{main|Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi}}
After learning that [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]] is his first love<ref name=Sakura/>, through an investigation with the Detective Boys where he himself solved the crime, Shiratori has been frequently phoning her and visiting her at the elementary school under the guise of warning her of dangerous activity in the area.<ref name=Kobayashi>Manga Chapter 690: Haunted Warehouse</ref> He has also resigned from his "position" as Chief Executive of Miwako Sato's Line of Defense, telling the other officers to let Takagi and Sato be.<ref name=Kobayashi2>Manga Chapter 705: Kobayashi-sensei's Love</ref>

During the investigation of the Loan Shark Murder Case, Sumiko is brought to the police station as a witness and learns that she resembles Sato, and that Shiratori used to be in love with her (Sato).<ref>Manga Chapter 706: Kobayashi-sensei's Misunderstanding</ref> This upsets her, thinking that Shiratori is affectionate of her only because she resembles Sato, and she behaves coldly and harshly towards Shiratori, even claiming to not remember their first meeting<ref name=Sakura/> when he tries to confess his feelings to her (she remembers the incident, but perhaps she doesn't believe that Shiratori is the same person), saying that it must have been Sato he met instead.<ref>Manga Chapter 707: The Sakura Girl is...</ref> However, after saving her from the culprit, Shiratori recites the provisions of the Japanese Law - just like he had done in the book store years ago - to quash the murderer's justification of his actions, causing Sumiko to remember him as the same person. Finally, Shiratori confesses his true feelings to Sumiko, and the two of them begin dating. Sumiko would often often present home-made bentos to Shiratori.<ref>Manga Chapter 708: The Sakura in Full Bloom</ref>

====Juzo Megure====
[[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and Shiratori share a fairly close relationship, and the later is frequently seen assisting Megure in investigations. The bond between them is evident in [[Movie 2]]:[[The Fourteenth Target]], where Shiratori helps an injured Megure in swimming and escaping the flood, after the underwater restaurant they were in, is made to collapse by the murderer.

== 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. Shiratori placed 22nd in the poll with 22 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
His name comes from '''Ninzaburo''' Furuhata, a fictional police detective from a drama of the same name, and Yuri '''Shiratori''', a voice actress and singer.{{citation needed}}

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ninzaburo_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Ninzaburo's "Before" Appearance (Episode 146)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ninzaburo Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Ninzaburo's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 449)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ninzaburo_After.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ninzaburo's "After" Appearance (Episode 569)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

{{cquote|Since long before these children were born... I have been... In love with you.|Shiratori, confessing his love for Kobayashi-sensei.}}
{{cquote|Criminal Law, Article #36. An act unavoidably performed to protect the rights of oneself or any other person against imminent and unlawful infringement is not punishable. An act exceeding the limits of self-defense may lead to the punishment being reduced or may exculpate the offender in light of circumstances. These are the provisions of self-defense. At the time of the crime, you used a bladed weapon with the intent to kill. So none of these circumstances apply. Not to mention, turning a bat which fulfills dreams into a weapon to silence people earns you no right to talk about dreams at all.|Shiratori teaching a murderer about the law and unknowingly causing Kobayashi-sensei to remember him.}}

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Nicholas|Santos}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''| شيراتوري/شيرا Shira/Shiratori<ref>In the Film, he was referred as Shira</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|동훈 Dong Hoon|백 Baek}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|นินซาบุโร่|ชิราโทริ}}
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== Trivia ==

* Unlike many of the characters, Shiratori strongly believes in destiny or fate.
* Originally, he was created for the movies, but became a permanent character in the manga and anime.
* According to [[16 Suspects!?|OVA 2]], Shiratori owns a big villa in Karuizawa.
* His family background was changed for the English dubbed version of [[Movie 2]]: [[The Fourteenth Target]] in order to give him a connection to the number 3 and hence put him on 3rd position of the murderer's hit-list. In the dub, Shiratori is the youngest of three brothers, each of whom were born at a separation of three years. In the original Japanese version, those brothers do not exist and Shiratori represents number 3 because the middle kanji of his first name, Ninzaburo, is the kanji for the number three (任'''三'''郎 ).
* Shiratori, who normally appears about once every ten cases or so, once had an unusually large gap between appearances. The bounds of this gap are [[Volume 77|File 808: The Late Grave Visit]] to [[Volume 89|File 942: Chiba's Difficult Case ]] (134 files) in the manga, and [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|Episode 683: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love]] to [[Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery|Episode 804: Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery]] (121 episodes) in the anime.
* “Shiratori” (白鳥) literally means “white bird”.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shiratori family]]
* [[Sumiko Kobayashi]]
* [[Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi]]

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Sonoko Suzuki

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Sonoko Suzuki
| japanese-name = 鈴木園子 (Suzuki Sonoko)
| english-name = Serena Sebastian
| image = Sonoko Suzuki Profile.jpg
| age = 17
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| occupation = Teitan High School Student
| relatives = [[Shiro Suzuki]] (father) [[Tomoko Suzuki]] (mother) [[Ayako Suzuki]] (older sister) [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] (uncle)
| nicknames = Deduction Queen Sonoko Annoying Sonoko ([[Genta Kojima|Genta]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_5#Bandaged_Man_Case|File 40]] Anime: [[Valentine Murder Case|Episode 6]]
| appearances = {{: Sonoko Suzuki Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 8]]
| japanese-voice = [[Naoko Matsui]]
| english-voice = [[Laura Bailey]]
| drama-actor = [[Mayuko Iwasa]] (1st) [[Sayaka Akimoto]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Sonoko Suzuki|鈴木園子|Suzuki Sonoko}}''', known in the Funimation English dub as '''Serena Sebastian''', is a character from the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Sonoko is [[Ran Mouri]]'s best friend and is the girlfriend of [[Makoto Kyogoku]], with whom she currently is in a long-distance relationship. [[Conan Edogawa]] sometimes has to knock her out with his stun gun watch to use her as his mouthpiece. Because of this, Sonoko has claimed to be a great high school detective in her own right, "Deduction Queen Sonoko".

== Background ==
Sonoko is the daughter of Tomoko and Shiro Suzuki, heads of the extremely wealthy family and large company. Sonoko has an older sister, [[Ayako Suzuki|Ayako]], and an uncle named [[Jirokichi Suzuki|Jirokichi]], who is often involved in trying to capture the [[Kaitou Kid]]. Sonoko and Ran have been close friends since before Junior High School.

== Personality ==
[[File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-04-20h34m41s202.png|right|225px|thumb|Sonoko is rather expressive.]]
At the series' start, Sonoko's primary interest was in boys and in trying to snag the "perfect boy". She often tried multiple avenues to attract a boyfriend, including dressing up specifically to attract a boy, making a boy chocolates,<ref name=e6>[[Valentine Murder Case|Episode 6: Valentine Murder Case]]</ref> trying to impress a boy while wearing a bikini,<ref name=e72>[[The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case|Episode 72: The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case]]</ref> or going to various events that young guys were going to attend.<ref name=e84-85>[[Ski Lodge Murder Case|Episode 84-85: Ski Lodge Murder Case]]</ref> Whenever Ran's company diverts the attention of Sonoko's target, Sonoko feels jealous and disappointed (although this has never affected their friendship).<ref name=e34-35>[[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case|Episode 34-35: Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case]]</ref> However, this changed when Sonoko met and began dating [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Although Sonoko is still easily attracted to other men,<ref>[[Volume 61#Paper Airplane Case|Manga Chapter 638: Paper Airplane]]</ref> she is loyal to Makoto and tries to act the way she thinks a girlfriend should, including making him gifts<ref name=e228-229 /> and planning romantic rendezvous.<ref name=e457-458>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 457-458: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref>

Sonoko loves to go on big vacations, like expensive ski trips,<ref name=e84-85 /> and loves to buy fancy clothes and items.<ref name=e217-218 /> She also loves to go to festivals where sugary sweets are on display, often picking up gigantic plates filled with various cakes.<ref name=e368>[[The Candy House the Witch Lives In|Episode 368: The Candy House the Witch Lives In]]</ref> She has even used [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] for the sole purpose of having a children's discount on food.<ref name=e547-548>[[Two Days with the Culprit|Episode 547-548: Two Days with the Culprit]]</ref> She is also a big fan of the band LEX,<ref name=e42>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> and various other people in pop music, including [[Two-Mix]].<ref name=e81-82>[[The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case|Episode 81-82: The Kidnapping of a Popular Artist Case]]</ref>

Conan has had to use Sonoko sometimes when he needs to do a deduction show. At first he struggled to mimic Sonoko's mannerisms and feminine speech patterns, but now he is better at it.<ref name=e79>[[The Bank Heist Murder Case|Episode 79: The Bank Heist Murder Case]]</ref> However, because he has had to use Sonoko so often for a deduction, she, like [[Kogoro Mouri]], has completely bought into her whole "sleeping" person, calling herself the best detective in [[Setting#Teitan High School|Teitan High School]], and a "Deduction Queen."<ref name=e79 /> This makes Conan sometimes regret using her to solve a case, though he does admire her courage in certain situations. Sonoko is sometimes able to solve little things on her own, and can figure things out when she is provided some assistance by Conan, such as when Conan was sick and had to communicate to Sonoko, Kogoro, and [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]] in charades and sign language.<ref name=e331-332>[[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|Episode 331-332: The Suspicious Spicy Curry]]</ref>

Like many other people, Sonoko is a big fan of the [[Kaitou Kid]], due to his style, charm and daring exploits. She keeps cheering him on in trying to steal something, even when that 'something' is a rare treasure of the Suzuki family. She wishes to meet Kid up close (and have it develop into something more), and sometimes almost gets her wish, but is very disappointed at the ultimate failure.<ref name=e356>[[Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk|Episode 356: Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk]]</ref>

==Appellations==
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Sonoko|Shinichi-kun Kudo-kun<ref>[[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Sonoko-nēchan|Conan-kun Brat in the glasses (''megane no gakincho'') Lovely little boy (''chibi-chan'') Little Nose Bleeder (once)<ref>[[The Tragedy of the Red Woman]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Sonoko Sonoko-chan (childhood) Sonoko-onēsan<ref>OVA 8</ref>|Ran Ran-chan (childhood)}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Sonoko-kun Sonoko-ojōsama (once)|Ojisama}}
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{{appellations|Shiro Suzuki|-|Papa<ref name="file157">{{appear file|vol=16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|157|Annihilation (Volume 16)}}</ref>}}

{{appellations|Tomoko Suzuki|Sonoko<ref name="file862">{{appear file|vol=82#Twin Bets|862|Iron Wall (Volume 82)}}</ref>|Mama<ref name="file159">{{appear file|vol=16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|159|Finale (Volume 16)}}</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ayako Suzuki|-|Aneki<ref name="file157" />}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|Sonoko-san|Makoto-san Kyogoku Makoto-san<ref name="file859">[[volume 81#Bumper Brawn|File 859: Jeet Kune Do vs. Karate (Volume 81)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|Sonoko|Uncle Jirokichi (Jirokichi-ojisama) Uncle (Ojisama)}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Sonoko-chan|Kazuha-chan}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Sonoko-chan Sonoko-kun|Sera-san Sensei (once) Sera Masumi-san<ref name="file859" /> Sera-chan}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|-|Subaru-san<ref>[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Zengo Goto|-|Bodyguard}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Sonoko-san|Amuro-san This good looking guy (''Kono ikemen''; first time)}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Sonoko-kun<ref name="ep18">[[a June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18: A June Bride Murder Case]]</ref>|Inspector (''Keibu'') Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Sonoko-san|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Yui Uehara|Sonoko-chan}}

{{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Sonoko-ojōsama<ref name="file862" />}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|-|Shu-nii<ref>''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|-|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18" /> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18" /> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18" /> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18" />}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Sonoko}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Sonoko-nēchan}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Sonoko-san}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Sonoko-onēsan}}
|}
</tab>
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{{appellations/head|Sonoko}}
{{appellations|Osamu Kenzaki|-|Kenzaki-san<ref name="file846">[[Volume 80#Our Territory|File 846: The Magic Lock (Volume 80)]]</ref>}}
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== Appearance ==
When not in the Teitan High School uniform, Sonoko often wears a bandanna holding back her fringe, a skirt, and a cute shirt. Her clothes often show more skin compared to Ran, mostly for the purpose of attracting guys. In [[Countdown to Heaven]], she temporarily changes her hairstyle to a perm.

== Plot overview ==
===Deduction Queen Sonoko (Manga: [[Volume 5#Bandaged Man Case|40-44]], Anime: [[Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case|34-35]])===
[[File: Sonoko35.png|thumb|left|Deduction Queen Sonoko appears!]]
Conan and Ran visit Sonoko's mountain villa to see the autumn leaves and meet up with some old friends. On the way to the front they see a strange bandaged man in a dark cloak crossing the bridge. When they see him turn around, they are shocked at his face, as he quickly makes a retreat around the side of the house. Everything seems fine as Ran tries to find her room, accidentally walking in on the men also staying the house. When everyone is asked about the bandaged man he is brushed off as possibly a crazy man with nothing better to do. However, he is taken far more seriously when Ran is attacked in the woods, but the attacker is scared off by Conan, and later one of the women is seen being carried off by him from the windows. Conan and the other men chase him and find her dismembered body in the woods.

Everyone decides that it's best to go to bed for the night, when he strikes again, this time trying to kill Ran in her sleep. Conan saves Ran by waking her up to defend herself, but when the bandaged man retreats Conan wonders why Ran is a target. Everyone decides to stay up for the night and keep together to throw off the murderous man. Conan suspects that Ran saw something that made her a target, and the culprit is one of the people staying there. Despite having solved the case, Conan cannot present the solution, since his usual mouthpiece Kogoro isn't there to be put to sleep. So, he decides to solve the case through Ran. When he shoots the anaesthetic needle, however, Sonoko ends up in the way and she falls asleep. Left with no choice, Conan reveals the killer via Sonoko. While Sonoko doesn't remember making the deductions, she is very proud at having "solved" the case.
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===An Important Date (Manga: [[Volume 11#Coffee Shop Case|105-107]], Anime: [[Coffee Shop Murder Case|32]])===
At the end of the case, Conan asks Ran if she was meeting Shiro Wakaoji, a young man who was in the coffee shop with plans to take advantage of a "naive" teenage girl he met while skiing, despite his already having a girlfriend. She says no, but Shiro tries to flirt with her just before Sonoko announces her presence—Sonoko was his intended date, but she overheard Conan revealing Shiro's intentions. She slaps Shiro and storms away.

===Makoto's Introduction (Manga: [[Volume 22#Sonoko's Camera Case|219-221]], Anime: [[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|153-154]])===
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan go to Izu, where Sonoko's schemes to get a boyfriend. At the beach, Sonoko takes a picture of Ran fixing her bathing suit and threatens to send the picture to Shinichi (since she likes teasing Ran and Shinichi frequently about being an "old married couple"). Sonoko also laments about her lack of a love life, just before a college student, Michiwaki, asks her out to lunch. Ecstatic at the romantic attention, she agrees to lunch and then to dinner as well. However, due to nervousness, she has Ran and Conan come along for lunch. During the meal, Michiwaki tells a story that young brunette girls have been found murdered in the woods not far from the restaurant, once a year ago and once much more recently, but he offers to keep Sonoko safe.

[[File: EP153-154b_Case.jpg|thumb|right|The serial killer tries to kill Sonoko...]]
Later, Sonoko is attacked when she interrupts a suspicious figure searching her belongings, and bites him in self-defense before he escapes. The stoic and somewhat unfriendly high school student, [[Makoto Kyogoku]], who is working at the ''ryokan'' moves the group to another room. Ran thinks she has seen him somewhere before but cannot remember where. Michiwaki arrives muddy and wet and Conan suspects him of attacking Sonoko, but he does not have a bite mark on his arm. Makoto has a bandaged bicep and falls under suspicion but Sonoko says he wasn't the attacker because the attacker was hairy. Michiwaki, Sonoko, Ran, and Conan decide to have dinner at the ''ryokan'' because Michiwaki says that his car has broken down. Conan speculates that Sonoko's attacker was looking for the photographs she was taking during the trip, but cannot figure out why. Conan does not think there are any incriminating photos, but perhaps the murderer overheard Sonoko talking about the photographs (about sending them to Shinichi) and misunderstood.

The next day, Michiwaki, Ran and Conan go to eat at a restaurant while Sonoko tries to have a light sleep in the car. Suddenly, the car starts rolling towards the nearby cliff edge, and Sonoko barely escapes with her life. However, there is no evidence pointing towards the culprit. Ran and Conan go to report the incident while Michiwaki keeps Sonoko company. When alone on a walk in the forest, Michiwaki reveals that he is the serial killer and Sonoko is his target. Before he can hurt her, Makoto appears and saves her with an impressive martial arts display. Ran realizes that Makoto is a martial arts champion she has seen in competitions before. Makoto confesses awkwardly that he loves Sonoko, to Sonoko's surprise and delight. Though Makoto is often travelling for tournaments, he and Sonoko maintain a long-distance relationship.

===Jodie's Introduction (Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|271-273]], Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|226-227]])===
[[File: Sonoko227.png|thumb|right|Sonoko thinks about Makoto]]
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are at the arcade taking sticker photos, which Ran realizes Sonoko suggested because Sonoko wants to put a sticker with her face on a letter to Makoto. Sonoko blushes but doesn't deny it. Soon after, they encounter their High School English teacher, Jodie Saintemillion, who is an avid gamer. Jodie introduces Ran to a virtual reality fighting game which uses mechanics to simulate a real fight. Ran loses to a gamer named Kengo Bito who taunts her for losing before going on to fight against his rival, Takayasu Shimizu. The battle is projected on a large screen, showing Bito's avatar overwhelming Shimizu's until just before the final blow. At the strange behavior, spectators check on Bito and discover that he is dead.

The police investigate and after reviewing the security camera's footage, they limit the suspects down to four people. When Conan deduces the culprit, he uses Sonoko again as he mouthpiece to expose the murderer. On the way home, Jodie says that Sonoko was like Kate Martin, and Ran says Sonoko was just like Shinichi. Ran and Sonoko part with Jodie on good terms.

===Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|284-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]])===
Ran and Sonoko shop for a sweater that Sonoko wants to buy for Makoto; Ran scold Sonoko when she realizes Sonoko wants to pass the sweater off as hand-knitted by her. Ran sends Sonoko ahead to join Kogoro and Conan at a pasta shop, where they had coincidentally encountered the police investigating serial attacks on Japanese women following the "ganguro" fashion with darkly tanned skin, bleached hair, turtlenecks, miniskirts and high platform boots. Ran gets turned around and ends up in the parking lot, where she discovers a fourth victim, dead.

[[File: Sonoko218.png|thumb|right|Sonoko... saved!?]]
During the investigation, Sonoko and Ran point out that the victims are wearing a jacket that wasn't theirs, and Conan realizes the victims were attacked just after leaving somewhere warm—their cars. Sonoko leaves to put her shopping in the car and then use the toilet, attracting the attention of someone in the crowd. It turns out the culprit blames the victim wearing platform shoes while driving on the death of his son, and he is attacking any woman who drives with platform shoes. Sonoko is wearing platform shoes, and when she leaves the department store toilet the culprit is waiting to attack her. Sonoko screams and runs away, but manages to knock off the hat and scarf hiding his face, leaving him determined to kill her so she can't identify him. As Sonoko runs, her ankle twists under her and she falls. When the murderer attacks her, however, Inspector Megure arrives in the nick of time to protect her and confront the culprit. Megure was injured while protecting Sonoko, and at the hospital, Superintendent Matsumoto tells Ran and Sonoko the story of a girl Megure knew who impersonated a serial killer's victims and was gravely injured. Sonoko and Ran are moved to tears, thinking that the girl died, but it turns out that she survived and is now Megure's wife.

===Murderous Pottery Class (Manga: [[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|305-307]], Anime: [[The Murderous Pottery Class|228-229]])===
[[File: Sonoko228.png|thumb|left|Sonoko looking at Ran's vessel.]]
Sonoko shows off to Ran what she made in pottery class, a small cup for her with Makoto's name on it and a large cup for Makoto with her name on it. Her purpose is to have Makato think of her every time he drinks from it, so that he can't forget her and fall in love with another woman. She invites Ran to join the pottery class as well, and Ran thinks of Shinichi and accepts. As Ran works on her project, Sonoko tries to have Ran confess what she's written on the cup, but Ran refuses. Meanwhile, Conan sneaks in to spy on them, but gets caught. Sonoko keeps teasing Ran as they continue working, until a strange crash leads Ran to investigate—but not before warning off Sonoko from checking on Ran's project. A murder has occurred, and Conan investigates to discover the culprit. On finding the truth, he uses "Deduction Queen Sonoko" to reveal the killer.

A few days later, Sonoko shows Ran a picture that Makoto sent her—to Sonoko's embarrassment, Makoto mistook her cup for a vase, and sent her a picture showing off the flowers he'd put in it.
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[[File: Sonoko witch.png|thumb|right|175px|Sonoko as a witch]]
===Bloody Valentine (Manga: [[Volume 33#Valentine Chocolate Case|331-334]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266-268]])===

===Halloween Party (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]])===
[[Kogoro Mouri]] receives an invitation to a Halloween cruise; the Halloween cruise is famous for hiring guests to star in a horror film. Sonoko lends her makeup skills tu turn Kogoro into a vampire. Because Ran hates horror-themed things, Sonoko ends up going to party as Kogoro's guest, dressed as a witch. During the cruise, the party members are divided into groups; team "Devil" consists of Kogoro, Sonoko, and people disguised as a werewolf, a mummy, a medusa and an invisible man. During the party, the host is murdered by a crossbow arrow with a card identifying team devil attached. Sonoko investigates with Kogoro and both suspect the mummy, who has no card, but later it is revealed to have been a trick. Sonoko is shocked when the invisible man turns out to be Shinichi, who solves the case, although he is later revealed to have actually been [[Heiji Hattori]] in disguise.

===Jodie's Truth (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]], Anime: [[Find the Buttocks' Mark!|346]])===
Sonoko joins Ran in visiting Jodie at the hospital. She tells Jodie she is very surprised that Jodie is a FBI agent. Later, Sonoko also talks with Ran about what Ran did during the Halloween cruise, and about Jodie's photos.

===Dark Photograph (Manga: [[Volume 56#Missing Photo Case|582]], Anime: [[Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph|484]])===
At the beginning of the case, Sonoko is walking with Ran and Conan to return home after school. She complains about the heat and says she should emulate Eisuke, who disappears after school.

===White Day of Betrayal (Manga: [[Volume 69|725-727]], Anime: [[Episode 608|608-609]]) ===
Makoto won the competition for Sonoko's white day present. Although she was happy at first, at the end of the episode, she was seen asking Makoto whether he was planning to give anything else.

===Twin Bets (Manga: [[Volume 81|862-864]])===
Sonoko made a bet with Kaitou Kid but asked him to promise her not to hurt Makoto as he has an upcoming tournament.
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==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

[[File: Sonoko602.png|thumb|left|Is Sonoko the culprit?]]
===The Culprit is Sonoko (Anime: [[The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court|602]])===
Sonoko and Ran play tennis while Conan watches. Sonoko likes Takao Goto, the tennis club vice-captain, but suddenly Goto dies. Inspector Yamamura investigates, and accuses Sonoko of being the culprit despite the other three suspects. Conan discovers the truth and uses Sonoko to solve the case, proving her innocence. After Sonoko wakes back up, Ran expresses her relief and Sonoko is upset with Yamamura for suspecting her.
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== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends===
{{main|Suzuki family}}

==== Ran Mouri ====
[[File:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sonoko hugging Ran]]
Sonoko and [[Ran]] have been best friends ever since they were little.<ref name=MF3>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko is often there to help Ran whenever she is bullied by other school children, more often there than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was.<ref name=MF3 /> They were often shown hanging out with each others on the way home after school. Sonoko usually invites Ran to join her on trips, family events (such as [[Jirokichi Suzuki|Jirokichi's]] [[Kaitou Kid|Kid]] heists), other trips or activities<ref>The Bell Tree Express.</ref>, or simply just go shopping together. Sonoko once said to a murderer what she thought about friendship: "So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?"<ref name=e576>[[The Alibi of the Black Dress|Episode 576: "The Alibi of the Black Dress"]]</ref>

Meanwhile, even though Ran knows that Sonoko has a lot of money, she always makes sure that money never gets involved in their friendship. Ran once chose to not go on a ski vacation with Sonoko because she didn't have the money to pay for her own trip, when she knew that Sonoko would pay for her to go if asked.<ref name=e329-330>[[Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money|Episode 329-330: Friendship Can't Be Bought With Money]]</ref> This, along with other things, has helped strengthen the bond between both Ran and Sonoko.

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|the man of her own]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got the attentions from boys.<ref>[[Volume_22#File_219_-_Go_On.2C_Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref>. However, this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Whenever [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is near at Sonoko, she gets annoyed. She thinks of him as a brat who knows a lot of weird stuff. Conan finds her annoying in turn, especially when she teases Ran about her relationship with Shinichi.

==== Makoto Kyogoku ====
Sonoko originally met [[Makoto Kyogoku]] while on a vacation, when he worked at his father's hotel in his spare time.<ref name=e153-154>[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153-154: Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story]]</ref> At first, neither she, Conan, nor Ran recognized him, because he wore glasses to hide his features. He later saves her when he takes a knife in the arm for her, to protect her from getting killed by a crazed serial killer.<ref name=e153-154 /> This is when Ran finally realizes that he is the famous karate champion. After defeating the killer, he confesses his feelings for her, which leaves Sonoko dumbfounded and flustered.<ref name=e153-154 /> According to Makoto, he originally met Sonoko during one of Ran's tournaments, and loved how feisty and firey she was in trying to cheer her friend on.<ref name=e153-154 /> After this, Sonoko and Makoto begin a long distance relationship.<ref name=e153-154 />
[[Image:Sonoko Presents Her Chocolate to Makoto.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Sonoko presenting the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Makoto often saves Sonoko from dangerous peril, like in a snow lodge,<ref name=e266-268>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> and in a forest.<ref name=e457-458 /> Sonoko loves to plot romantic rendezvous with Makoto,<ref name=e457-458 />; he tries to go along, though things don't always go the way Sonoko imagines they will.<ref name=e266-268 /><ref name=e457-458 /> He often warns her against dressing to revealingly, afraid she'll attract predatory men as a result.<ref name=e153-154 /><ref name=e266-268 />
[[Image:Sonoko Gives Makoto Her Chocolate.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Sonoko gives the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Sonoko often wants to show Makoto that her feelings for him are stronger than he thinks, planning simple ideas to make him feel special. However, these often go in awry, as she either cannot make what she had planned to make, like when she promised to make him a home-made sweater, but had to resort to buying one in a mall,<ref name=e217-218>[[Megure's Locked Away Secret|Episode 217-218: Megure's Locked Away Secret]]</ref> or Makoto has no idea what she gave him is, like when he believed that the pottery she sent him was supposed to be for flowers.<ref name=e228-229>[[The Murderous Pottery Class|Episode 228-229: The Murderous Pottery Class]]</ref> Sonoko keeps a photo of Makoto in her purse, and uses it as a good luck charm for when she takes exams.<ref name=e304>[[Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304: Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages]]</ref> She has also made him Valentine's chocolate, trying to make him feel jealous by not saying who it was for, thus forcing him to visit her in a snow lodge to ask her what was going on.<ref name=e266-268 /> When he finds out that indeed, she made him the chocolate, he gets very embarrassed himself.<ref name=e266-268 />

Although long distance relationships can be hard to be in, Sonoko has stayed faithful to Makoto, other than dreaming of meeting up with the Kaitou Kid, though this is mostly to see him up close more than anything else.

==== Heiji Hattori ====
While having a conversation with Ran and Kazuha, Sonoko once jokingly stated that she was interested in Heiji.<ref>[[Volume 26]], File 255, Page 7</ref>

==== Kazuha ====
Sonoko and Kazuha have met each other only a few times in the anime. Despite this, they have a friendly relationship. In movie 10, Sonoko seemed to be pleased after seeing Kazuha at the Wonder Land, she even offered her to come with her and Ran.

==== Masumi Sera ====
Sonoko and Ran are good friends with [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]], and they are often seen returning home together after school. Sonoko has a habit of teasing Masumi about her "flat chest". However, she does acknowledge Masumi's popularity in school due to her deductive abilities and her prowess in martial arts.

===Others===

====Kaito Kid====
[[File:701 4.png|thumb|Sonoko is really impressed with Kaitou Kid]]

Sonoko thinks that [[Kaitou Kid]] is a really cool guy because of his quick and versatile actions when he is doing his thievery.

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== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Sonoko placed 7th in the poll with 86 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>

== Name origin ==
Sonoko Suzuki may have gotten her surname from Shinichi Suzuki, a famous violinist.{{citation needed}}

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sonoko_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sonoko's "Before" Appearance (Episode 6)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sonoko Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Sonoko's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 362)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Sonoko_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sonoko's "After" Appearance (Episode 627)]]
|}
{|
| [[File:sonoko magic kaito 1412 episode 11.png|thumb|x200px|Sonoko's Appearance in Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 11)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Are you an idiot? So what if friendship is unreliable and fragile! That way when you communicate with your heart, you can feel the warmth inside. If it were as hard as some chattering iron plate, you wouldn’t feel the warmth, y’know?|Sonoko to Shodo.<ref name=e576 />}}

== Trivia ==
* Sonoko has been shown to be very aggressive. For example when Genta called her "Auntie Sonoko", she punched him extremely hard, and when she was interrupted by a soccer ball, she threw it back at the kicker, causing him to fall back.
* The first Latin American Spanish dub (until Episode 123) was very inconsistent regarding Sonoko's name. She was usually called Sarita, but she has also been called Susana, Anabela, Sonia and others. The new dub retains the original names, so the inconsistency is now gone.
* “Sonoko” (園子) is written with the characters for “garden” and “child”.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|園子　Sonoko|鈴木 Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|园子　Yuánzǐ|铃木 Língmù}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Serena|Sebastian}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| سونوكو 　Soko|''Suzuki سوزوكي''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|보라 Bo Ra|정 Jung}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Sonoko|Suzuki}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โซโนโกะ Sonoko|ซึซึกิ Suzuki}}
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==Gallery==
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File:Sonoko10yrs.png|Sonoko in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Suzuki family]]
* [[Sonoko Suzuki and Makoto Kyogoku]]

== References ==
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Ran Mouri

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ran Mouri
| japanese-name = 毛利蘭 (Mōri Ran)
| english-name = Rachel Moore
| image = Ran Mouri Profile.jpg
| age = Manga: 16<ref name="Goshodayinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__st__20__p__245256#entry245256|date=2012-01-05|accessdate=2012-01-05|publisher=|title=Translating Interviews - Let's Talk with Gosho Aoyama-sensei Day}}</ref> Anime: 17<ref>Episode 678: Ran claims she is 17 when talking to the film crew</ref>
| gender = Female
| height = {{Bracket|160 cm|5'3"}}<ref name="CD44">Conan Drill Page 44</ref>
| weight = Unknown<ref name="CD44" />
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name="Goshodayinterview"/><ref>Conan Drill page 44 "生年月日不明" - translates to "birthday unknown"</ref><ref>Note: Movie 1 shows Ran looking at a horoscope for Taurus with the dates listed between April 20 and May 20 and remarking that she and Shinichi share May's lucky color red.</ref><ref>The live action drama uses October 1st as Ran's birthday; however, the drama is not [[canon]] and Ran stated in the manga that her birthday is a ways away from Eri's October 10th birthday in Manga [[Volume 68]], File 2, pg 3</ref>
| relatives = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (father) [[Eri Kisaki]] (mother)
| occupation = Teitan High School student
| nicknames = Ran-neechan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ran-kun ([[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], [[Juzo Megure|Megure]]) Ran-chan ([[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]) Angel ([[Vermouth]])
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ran Mouri Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 3 (on her own)
| keyhole = [[Volume 2]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wakana Yamazaki]]
| english-voice = [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]]
| drama-actor = [[Tomoka Kurokawa]] (1st) [[Shiori Kutsuna]] (2nd)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ran Mouri|毛利蘭|Mōri Ran}}''', also known as '''Rachel Moore''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a main protagonist in the manga and anime series, ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Shinichi Kudo]] and the daughter of [[Kogoro Mouri]].

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

Over a year before the series' start, Ran and Shinichi visited Shinichi's parents in New York. They met [[Yukiko Kudo]], his mother, and her actress friend, [[Sharon Vineyard]] (also known as Vermouth, a member of the [[Black Organization]]). Later that evening, Vermouth - disguised as a serial killer to do BO work - was saved from death by Ran and Shinichi, who encountered her on their way back from a show-turned-murder case. Vermouth would have fallen to her death, but Ran caught her arm and Shinichi helped her pull Vermouth to safety. Due to this, Vermouth gave Ran and Shinichi the nicknames "Angel" and "Cool Guy", respectively.<ref>[[Volume 34#File 350 - Golden Apple 1|Volumes 34-35, Files 350-354: "Golden Apple 1"]]</ref> Vermouth later showed hesitance to kill Ran and later [[Conan Edogawa]] (Shinichi's childhood form) as well,<ref name="e345" /> but whether or not it was because of any emotional attachment is unclear. It was during this trip that Ran realized her feelings of love for Shinichi.

After Shinichi's disappearance while on a trip to [[Tropical Land]] Amusement Park with her, Ran met Conan, who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages (helped by his friends like [[Ai Haibara]] and even [[Kaito Kid]]) to find a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
[[File:773-1.png|thumb|Ran is mad at Shinichi for losing her phone.]]
[[File:773-2.png|thumb|"Why would you make me say that?!"]]

Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. She has a very overwhelming personality, quickly able to intimidate people when angered. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (which is actually useless because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return as of now), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back, despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain. Ran is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone have led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. She is also not above using martial arts as a subtle threat to keep people, including her father, in line. In earlier stories, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions (in the [[Holmes' Revelation]] Arc) have led her to trust his intentions.

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be, and has rescued Conan from trouble on many occasions. She has remained bold, steady, confident and calm in many situations that would usually cause others to remain frozen in fear, such as being threatened by a gun <ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]</ref> or surrounded by flames <ref>[[Movie 5]]</ref>. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus — unlike her friend Sonoko — absolutely no fan of anything related to the horror genre.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref> She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is typically unaware of her own attractiveness, and usually remains oblivious when men try to flirt with her, often to Sonoko's exasperation, who believes her wait for Shinichi to be hopeless. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi. Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings because she suddenly becomes self-conscious.

Ran is very self-sufficient for her age, since her father Kogoro is often drunk, slovenly, and fiscally irresponsible. She handles many of the Mouri household's financial affairs and all the cooking and housework. She also ensures Kogoro doesn't slack off on his job, is on his best behaviour for client meetings, and she often greets and provides refreshments for potential clients. She also appreciates fine art. Ran is noted by both Shinichi and [[Shuichi Akai]] as one who "cries a lot". <ref> Manga file: "Ran's Tears"</ref>

Ran also likes to rush wherever she goes, believing both her name and nature to be like the word "Run" from English. She even said to Shinichi, "My name is Ran! I was born to run!"

==Appearance==
Ran is a light-skinned girl of average height. She is slender in frame, yet sports an athletic and curvaceous build. She has big bluish-purple eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length, tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs has evolved into a stylized triangular point as the manga has progressed. Ran is also very beautiful, as described by many characters throughout the series. Many men have become infatuated with her in the series, as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance). [[Eisuke Hondou]] had openly confessed before Conan that he was in love with Ran (though the statement's truth is somewhat doubted). Ran was once even offered a [[An Elevator Murder Case|modeling job]].

== Abilities ==
[[File:691-16.png|thumb|Ran beats up a gangster]]

=== Martial arts ===
Ran's most notable ability is her great prowess in martial arts; she is a black-belt in karate as well as team captain and ace of her high school team with enough skill to win regional tournaments in her age group.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her skills are also shown comparable to [[Makoto Kyogoku]], a world-class martial artist (and Sonoko's boyfriend), able to effectively attack in perfect sync with him.<ref>[[Volume 33#File 334 - Bloody Valentine 4|Volume 33, File 334: - "Bloody Valentine 4"]]</ref> She is also well-trained in Judo by her father, showing similar proficiency in his signature one-armed shoulder throw. Her deceptive strength and skill have been seen repeatedly, both from her ability to effortlessly smash stone and other very sturdy objects and with noticeable dexterity and agility also take out various and multiple assailants, most with just a single hit. From watching Shinichi play soccer over the years, Ran has also developed similar flexibility and accuracy in her kicks.<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> Despite her prowess, she may not always be able to fight if scared too much.<ref name="m2" /> Ran was also unable to fight due to suffering from amnesia in [[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]].

=== Physical prowess ===
Despite her slender frame, Ran has considerable raw strength, as seen from prying open a powerless elevator door, and holding up a much-larger Vermouth when she almost fell to her death in the 'Shinichi Kudo's NY Adventure' arc. She is also shown to be remarkably fast, able to quickly react to and knock away falling pipes and likewise dodge a bullet up-close while on guard. Her strikes have also shown similar speed, able to swat down a bee with a single kick. Conan states that Ran has an unusual amount of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>

=== Intelligence ===
Ran is quite intelligent. She was able to solve a few cases on her own, and has been shown to be a better detective than several characters such as Sonoko on a number of occasions. Shinichi/Conan has even acknowledged that Ran is a skillful detective<ref name="e196">[[The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation|Episode 196: The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation]]</ref>. Ran also has a very good memory and attention to detail, having used both to contribute to investigations more than once. If Shinichi/Conan had not gone through extreme lengths to fool her, she would have been the first to deduce that Conan and Shinichi are the same person.

=== Other skills ===
Ran is also very skilled in running a household, including sewing and cooking. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and she can also play the piano well. She also speaks adequate English. She also has astonishing luck and good instincts when it comes to gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance; she has never been known to lose.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Likewise, Ran has shown very alert senses in darkness, able to notice an attacker with a weapon and strike to protect herself.<ref>File 041 - The First Victim!</ref> She was also shown to be very fast when needed, such as dodging a bullet in [[The Raven Chaser|Movie 13: The Raven Chaser]].

==Appellations==
In the ''Detective Conan'' Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}|
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Ran Ran-nēchan (forgetting he is not in Conan form)|Shinichi Shinichi-kun (childhood) Deduction Freak (''Suiri Otaku'') Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac}}

{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Ran-nēchan Ran (in thoughts)|Conan-kun Edogawa Conan<ref>[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]</ref> My Boyfriend (once)<ref>[[The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case|Episode: 149 The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Ran Ran-chan (drunk)|Dad (''Otōsan'') Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Ran-onēsan|Ayumi-chan}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Ran-nēchan|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Ran-san|Mitsuhiko-kun}}

{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-san (once)|Ai-chan}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends and relatives">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Ran|Mom or mother (''Okāsan'')}}

{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Ran-chan|Shinichi's mom (''Shinichi no okāsan'')}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Ran-chan Mouri Ran Ran-kun<ref name="14f8">[[Volume 14]], File 8</ref>|Shinichi's dad (''Shinichi no otōsan'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Ran-kun|Professor (''Hakase'') Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}

{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ran Ran-chan (childhood)|Sonoko Sonoko-chan (childhood)}}

{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Nēchan Ran-san Ran-chan|Hattori-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Ran-chan|Kazuha-chan}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|Ran-san Mouri-san<ref>[[Clash of Red and Black|Episode 491]]</ref>|Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Ran-chan Ran-kun Ran|Sera-san Sera Masumi-chan<ref>File 778</ref> Sera-chan}}

{{appellations|Kazumi Tsukamoto|Mouri<ref>''Conan Shinbun 2''</ref>}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|-|Kyogoku-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Ran}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Ran-kun|Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Ran-san<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne|Episode 674]]</ref>|Amuro-san}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|''Omae''|FBI person (''FBI no hito'') Your brother (''oniisan''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])}}

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{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Ran-san|Inspector}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Ran-san|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Ran-chan|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Ran-san|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Ran-san|Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'' ) Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'')}}

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{{appellations|Naeko Miike|-|Naeko-san}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Ran-san|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Ginshiro Toyama|-|Kazuha-chan's father (''Kazuha-chan no otōsan'')}}

{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|-|Ayanokoji-san}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===

In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is actually Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always manages to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are one and the same.

[[File:007-1.png|right|thumb|Episode 007]]
====Monthly Presents Case (Manga: [[Volume 3|026-029]], Anime: [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|007]])====
The first time Ran suspects Conan is [[episode 7]]. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

[[File:096-1.png|thumb|left|Episode 096]]
====Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume 14|131-134]], Anime: [[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|96]])====
[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him.

[[File:191-1.png|right|thumb|Episode 191]]

==== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 26|256-257]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|191]])====
Despite apologizing to Conan for doubting him, Ran does not lose her suspicions, but keeps them to herself for awhile.<ref>[[Volume 26|Volume 26, File 254: "An Infatuated Heart"]]</ref> [[The Desperate Revival|When Conan is critically injured]] and requires a blood donation, Ran donates her blood without hesitation, knowing she and Shinichi share the same rare blood type. Since this act proves Ran's suspicions are correct, with the help of [[Ai Haibara]], Conan manages to fool Ran by allowing Shinichi to appear before her while Conan (Ai Haibara in disguise) is present.

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

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

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

[[File:574-1.png|right|thumb|Episode 574]]
====Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume 66|694-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|574]])====
During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], who openly revealed the fingerprint matching during the "Murderer, Shinichi Kudo" case. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] gave a likely (but not to Conan or Heiji) explanation on how Shinichi's fingerprints got onto the handcuff's piece of chain. However, for some reason Ran talked directly to Conan, which he pointed out that she is talking to the wrong person. Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

[[File:691-13.png|left|thumb|Episode 691]]

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

==Non-Canon Plot overview==
====Movie 3: [[The Last Wizard of the Century]]====
[[File:Movie3.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

In Movie 3 when the two ladies telling their birthdays , it happened to be May 3rd and May 5th . And [[Conan]] tell them that his birthday is one day apart from their birthday. [[Ran]] is shocked that [[Conan]]'s birthday is May 4th, having the same birthdate of Shinichi. We can say that Ran's doubt about Conan's identity . But when he realize that Conan can't be Shinichi, it saddens her face thinking about Shinichi.
When Scorpion is about to shot Ran, Conan hurriedly pushes Ran to avoid the bullet and run after Scorpion . Ran was stopping Conan but Conan didn't listen . Shock on Ran's face was shown.
In Mouri's house, while Ran is healing the bird that fell when Scorpion shot [[Kid]], Conan appeared.Ran's doubt about Conan seems rising again, Ran tells Conan "Thanks for saving me back then.....You're just so cool ,Conan-kun.....Like Shinichi... But you weren't him right?Isn't that right Conan-kun " After Ran said those words, Conan realize that he needs to say the truth . But when he's about to say the truth, Kid appeared as [[Shinichi]].

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== Relationships analysis ==

=== Family & Friends ===
==== Shinichi Kudo ====
{{main|Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri}}
[[Image:Shinichi and Ran.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Shinichi and Ran]]
[[Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri have been friends ever since childhood.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|Episode 472-473: Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure]]</ref> As teenagers, their closeness has developed into romantic feelings for each other. Ran recalls that she realized she loved Shinichi during their trip to New York together.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> However, when Shinichi vanishes and Conan appears, her regard for Shinichi is mostly subsumed by her worry for his well-being. Conan tries to call her using his bowtie to impersonate his usual voice in order to allay her fears, but his long absence with no explanation other than a "tough case to solve" leaves her worried and hurt that even the times he does briefly appear, he vanishes before anything meaningful can be said. Shinichi also loves Ran and hates to see her hurt either emotionally or physically. Even as Conan he is very protective of her. For a long time, Shinichi has said nothing of his feelings so that his absence won't hurt Ran worse than it already does; he also wishes to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. Currently, she appears to have consciously accepted that Shinichi is ''not'' Conan, although she seems to know his identity subconsciously.

[[File:Shinichi Confesses.jpg|thumb|225px|[[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] reveals his feelings for Ran.]]
Ran and Shinichi have shared many romantic moments, such as when Shinichi bought Ran a pair of red gloves for Christmas,<ref name=Karaoke>[[Karaoke Box Murder Case|Episode 42: Karaoke Box Murder Case]]</ref> or when he pretended that as Shinichi, while she was asleep he ate the Valentine's Day chocolate that she had made for him.<ref>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> In London, Ran's distress at Shinichi's seeming coldness to her care for him led Shinichi to confess his feelings for her—an act that left Ran so stunned that she didn't say anything about her own feelings in return. Sonoko speculates that Ran's omission will make Shinichi move on, but Conan is well aware of Ran's feelings already. Shinichi and Ran also appear to share a close empathic link due to their strong feelings for each other, making them almost impossibly aware of when the other is in extreme danger, and often able to sense the other's worried thoughts.<ref>[[Volume_36#File_372_-_The_Most_in_This_World...|Volume 36, File 372: "The Most in This World..."]] and [[Volume_37#File_373_-_Bye_Bye| Volume 37, File 373: "Bye-Bye"]]</ref>

==== Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki ====
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Ran remains close to both [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] even though they have been separated for ten years. Her constant hope is that they finally get together again, and on occasion she even plays (re-)matchmaker by arranging not-so-accidental meetings between them. However, while possible, any reunion has so far been constantly hampered by their mutual stubbornness as well as the occasional criminal incident taking place in the immediate vicinity.

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

==== Heiji Hattori ====
[[Heiji]] acts brotherly toward Ran, at several occasions, he often called her "sister" (neechan in Japanese). Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side. Despite this, they have become very good friends.

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ran and Sonoko]]
[[File:691-6.png|thumb|left|Sonoko likes to tease Ran]]

[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic /> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke />

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

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

Before meeting [[Makoto Kyogoku|her boyfriend]], Sonoko was sometimes envious that Ran always got more attention from boys,<ref>[[Volume_22#File_219_-_Go_On.2C_Sonoko.21|Volume 22, File 219, Page 4.]]</ref> but this didn't affect the deep friendship between them.

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

=== Detective Boys ===
==== Ai Haibara ====
[[Image:Ran saves Ai aspect ratio fixed.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ran saved Ai Haibara as she was about to be shot by [[Vermouth]] and [[Calvados]].]]
There are instances where [[Haibara]] will caution Conan from actions that involve Ran, though it's assumed this is due merely to the fact that she wants to keep her identity hidden. At one point, she was very cold and distant towards Ran, just like she was to most other people. Ran believed that it was because that Haibara had hated her.<ref>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, after hearing Ran speak about the nature of justice to a criminal, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran and they slowly became friends.

Haibara considers Ran to resemble her older sister, Akemi Miyano, so she takes special interest in protecting her. These feelings began after Ran jumped through a slew of bullets from [[Calvados]] (and later [[Vermouth]]), to save Haibara and hold her down to the ground to shield her from the gunfire.<ref name="e345">[[Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon|Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match With the Black Organization; Two Mysteries of the Night of the Full Moon]]</ref> Haibara is reminded of Akemi, and begins to treat Ran with more personal investment. When at a later point Haibara learns that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization are lurking about, Haibara begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, immediately thinking of her own sister's death, and wanting to keep Ran safe.<ref>[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!]]</ref>

=== Black Organization ===
[[Image:Ran saves Vermouth.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Ran saved Vermouth (who was disguising as a serial killer) back in New York]]
==== Vermouth ====
Ran was a fan of the actress [[Sharon Vineyard]] and is currently unaware about Sharon's double-life as Chris Vineyard and Vermouth. Vermouth has a great deal of respect for Ran and protects her from the Organization's activities because Ran unknowingly saved a disguised Vermouth from falling to her death during the Golden Apple case (even though she was about to kill Ran).<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Episode 286-288: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]]</ref> Vermouth's codename for Ran is "Angel".

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

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

====Subaru Okiya====
[[File:691-4.png|thumb|Ran apologizing to Subaru]]

Ran lied to [[Subaru]] about Shinichi's fact because she felt something terrible will happen to Shinichi if she doing so. She makes Subaru confuses about Shinichi and "Kinichi" but later in [[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case]], Ran apologizes to Subaru for lying him and tell the truth. In this episode, Subaru finds out that Conan is Shinichi.

====Unknown child====
Before Ran walks home after the murder case at the pool in Hotel Hyde Pride is solved, she turns around and sees Masumi talking to the child. Ran thinks she has seen that child before.
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Ran placed 5th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Ran placed 6th overall with 612 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

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

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

*''Its possible that Ran actually knows Conan is Shinichi, and is simply hiding it.''

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

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

== Name origin ==
Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of [[Maurice Leblanc|Maurice Leblanc]] (from ''Mouri''su Rubu''ran'', according to Aoyama).

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 1996 (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 1996 ep32.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 1996 (Episode 32)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 1997 ep57.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 1997 (Episode 57)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 1998 ep100.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 1998 (Episode 100)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 1999 ep136.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 1999 (Opening 5)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2000 ep194.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2000 (Opening 7)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2001 ep217.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2001 (Episode 217)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2002 ep263.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2002 (Episode 263)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2003 ep323.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2003 (Episode 323)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2004.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2004]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_suspecting_Conan.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2005 (Episode 398)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2006.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2006]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2007.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2007]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2009.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2009]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2010.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2010]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2011 (Episode 625)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:ran 2012.png|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2012 (Episode 646)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_Mouri_Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2013 (Opening 36)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran 2014.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Ran's Appearance in 2014 (Episode 740)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran Mouri MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's Appearance in Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 10)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be more happy.}}
{{cquote|If you have faith and wait, he'll definitely come back. A lover will never betray you.}}
{{cquote|People can really change. When they're far away from each other, their hearts will change. It's so cruel that the only thing I can do is wait.}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ran's cellphone strap.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ran's cellphone strap.]]
* Her second phone (the pink one) was presented by Shinichi after he accidentally made Ran lose her phone during the [[Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appear (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* She keeps a blissful sea cucumber key-ring on her phone, which she demanded from Shinichi as a penalty for causing her to lose her previous phone. Ran didn't actually expect him to buy it, but he did. This made Ran wonder if Shinichi was already in love with her at that time.
* Ran is one of the few characters who use old-fashioned cellphones, instead of trendy smartphones.
* There is a pun relating to the name "Ran" in the 'Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case', where Ran told Shinichi that she liked to run because of her name (Ran=past tense of 'run').
* Ran (蘭) literally means “orchid”.

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==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|蘭 Ran |毛利 Mōri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Rachel|Moore}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|Claudia|Guzmán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|ران 　Ran|موري Mori }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|미란 Miran|유 Yoo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|兰 Lán|毛利 Máolì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|蘭 Lán|毛利 Máolì}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|รัน rạn|โมริ Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ран|Мори}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Pre-gradeschool Shinichi and Ran.PNG|Ran and Shinichi before grade school
File:Ran_in_10_years.png|Ran in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri family]]
* [[Ran Mouri Appearances]]
* [[Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mouri Ran}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:High school students]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]

[[de:Ran Mori]]
{{Characters}}

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = Unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| occupation = Teitan Elementary School student Detective Boys member
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister) Mother (unnamed) Father (unnamed)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#Scary_Building_Case|File 17]] Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Episode 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the English dub and manga, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya is a student in [[Teitan Elementary]] when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] joins his class as [[Conan Edogawa]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] have the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuade Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko expresses his skepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuades' him to tag along as well. As it turns out, the ghost story is a cover-up for an old homicide case.

Soon after, the accidental acquisition of a treasure map leads Ayumi, Genta, Mistuhiko and Conan on a hunt for a cache of stolen Italian gold coins, during which Conan saves them from getting killed by the mafia members who are also after the gold. After the case is resolved, Mitsuhiko joins Genta and Ayumi in forming the nucleus of an amateur detective group, the [[Detective Boys]].<ref>Manga Chapter 39: Code Sheet Case: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref>

Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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==Personality==
[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing by his parents, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref>

It has been shown at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historic and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said [[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about marrying Ai]]how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".<ref name="ep377">[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]</ref>

[[File:Mitsuhiko explains a riddle.png|thumb|left|150px|Mitsuhiko explaining a riddle.]]
One of his other qualities is that he tends to be proactive in many situations and thinks ahead to possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> He has often been shown as shrewder and more quick-witted than Genta and Ayumi, sometimes leading the investigation when Conan and Haibara aren't present.

Despite the preciousness of his intelligence, Mitsuhiko remains an elementary school child, and enjoys activities of his age, such as making a snowman or treasure hunting. As a consequence, he is best friends with Genta and Ayumi.

Mitsuhiko has a dislike for carrots, and will always eat them last (if ever) if he can help it.
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==Plot overview==
===[[The Desperate Revival|Episode 188-189: The Great Revival]]===
After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern.

===[[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|Episode 212-213: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]]===
* Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara sprains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method that Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys.
* This is the case where Mitsuhiko develops romantic feelings for Haibara.

===[[Class 1-B's Great Operation!|Episode 460: Class 1-B's Great Operation]]===

===[[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest|Episode 289-290: Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest]]===
The Detective Boys realize that Mitsuhiko has been missing from his home for specific periods of time, and follow his trail to a forest in Gunma. Mitsuhiko, having heard Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, wanted to please them by bringing them some. However, having caught a firefly, he realizes that he can't answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing it. He is eventually caught by the escaped serial killer [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] who was also hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurt Mitsuhiko, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara.

===[[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|Episode 481-482: The Mountain Witch's Cutlery]]===
During the night, Mitsuhiko catches sight of the owner of the house sharpening a cleaver with a fiendish face; a vision which leaves him terrified. It later becomes an essential element of incrimination against the owner during the police investigation.

==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

== Appellations ==
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{{Appellations|Conan Edogawa|Mitsuhiko|Conan-kun}}

{{Appellations|Ran Mouri|Mitsuhiko-kun|Ran-san}}

{{Appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Mouri Kogoro-san}}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{Appellations|Genta Kojima|Mitsuhiko|Genta-kun}}

{{Appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Mitsuhiko-kun|Ayumi-chan}}

{{Appellations|Ai Haibara|Tsuburaya-kun|Haibara-san Ai-chan (once)}}

{{Appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Mitsuhiko-kun|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'') Professor (''Hakase'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends & relatives">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{Appellations|Asami Tsuburaya|Mit-chan}}

{{Appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Sonoko-san}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|-|Azusa-san}}

{{Appellations|Subaru Okiya|-|Subaru-san Okiya Subaru-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{Appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}

{{Appellations|Miwako Sato|Mitsuhiko-kun|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}

{{Appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|-|Yumi-san<ref name="file900">[[Volume 85#Shogi Tournament|File 900 (Volume 85)]]</ref>}}

{{Appellations|Wataru Date|-|Detective Date (''Date-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|-|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file712">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 712]]</ref>}}

{{Appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|-|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|-|Detective-san (''Keiji-san'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Celebrities">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda Shukichi<ref name="file849">[[volume 80#Yumi's Love Story|File 849: Taiko's Optimal Move (Volume 80)]]</ref> Taiko Meijin<ref name="file947">[[volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 947: Motto (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Hideo Akagi|-|Hide}}

{{appellations|Naoki Uemura|file=Naoki Uemura.jpg|-|Naoki}}

{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo-senshu}}

{{appellations|Minami Takayama|-|Minami-san|file=Minami Takayama anime.jpg}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Thieves">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid Kid}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko}}
{{appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}

{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Relationship analysis ==
=== Detective Boys ===

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Her crush on Conan and tendency to innocently flirt with him leads to feelings of annoyance or disappointment on Mitsuhiko's part. According to [[Movie 5]], Mitsuhiko seems to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten, and according to [[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|Magic File 2]], they have been friends since at least preschool.

[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Ai Haibara ====
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
After [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] joins the Detective Boys, Mitsuhiko develops a crush on her due to her intelligence and competence. To date, Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him and uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also admires his intelligence and courage during missions. In some episodes, she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Mitsuhiko's relationship with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is a bit of a two-faced matter. While he generally admires Conan for his intelligence, courage and expertise, he tends to become very jealous of him whenever Ayumi has set her romantic intentions on Conan. He also suffers from being less shrewd and dexterous than him in front of Haibara.<ref>[[Volume 28|Manga Volume 28, Case 274: The Shrunken Target]], page 11</ref>

==== Genta Kojima ====
Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] are generally on very good terms with each other, and are mutually jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi decides to give him romantic attention. However, the two do not feel rivalry with each other, likely because Ayumi sees them both as friends.<ref>Anime episode 418: ''[[Home of Beika's Grenier]]''</ref>

=== Family&Friends ===
==== Hiroshi Agasa ====

== 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. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 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>

== Name origin ==
Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.
== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Mitsuhiko's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Mitsuhiko's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 427)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Mitsuhiko's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
*Between episodes [[Episode 425|425]]~[[Episode 436|436]] Mitsuhiko's voice actor [[Ikue Otani]] went on maternity leave and was replaced by [[Ai Orikasa]].<ref>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg45241#msg45241</ref>
*Mitsuhiko’s family name “Tsuburaya” (円谷) means “round valley”. “Mitsuhiko” (光彦) is written with the characters for “light” and “lad, boy”.

==In other languages==

{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|光彦 Mitsuhiko|円谷　Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Mitch|Tennison/Tsuburaya<ref>In the Manga</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|Spanish Latin America|Jorgito| - - - }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malaysia|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|ميتسو　Mitso|''تسوبورايا''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|세모 Sae Mo|박 Park}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|光彦 Guāngyàn|圆谷 Yuángǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|光彥 Guāngyàn|圓谷 Yuángǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มิซึฮิโกะ|ซึบุรายะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Detective boys parents.jpg|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his mother.
File:Mit10yrs.png|Mitsuhiko in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Appearances]]
* [[Tsuburaya family]]
* [[Detective Boys]]

== References ==
<references />

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Elementary school students]]
[[Category:Detective Boys]]

[[de:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}

Azusa Enomoto

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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Azusa Enomoto
| japanese-name = 榎本梓 (Enomoto Azusa)
| english-name =
| image = Azusa Enomoto Profile.jpg
| age = 23
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Sugihito Enomoto (older brother)
| occupation = Café Poirot worker
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_43#Forgotten_Cellphone_Case|File 438]] Anime: [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|Episode 152]]
| appearances = {{:Azusa Enomoto Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 43]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Mikiko Enomoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Azusa Enomoto|榎本梓|Enomoto Azusa}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise, ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Azusa is a kind and young worker at the Café Poirot, the coffee shop that is directly under the Mouri Detective Agency. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] often goes there for a quick coffee break. Azusa sometimes gives Kogoro a case to solve, mostly involving missing cell phones and cell phone messages.

== Personality ==
She has a kind personality.

== Appellations ==
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<tab title="Mouri Detective Agency">
{{appellations/head|Azusa}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Azusa-chan|Mouri-san}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Azusa-san|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Azusa-nēchan|Conan-kun}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends & relatives">
{{appellations/head|Azusa}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Azusa-san|-}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Azusa-san|-}}
{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|Azusa-chan|Master}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==

===Forgotten Cell Phone Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Forgotten Cell Phone Case|438-440]]; Anime: [[The Forgotten Cell Phone|350-351]])===

===Cellphone SOS Case (Manga: [[Volume 51#Cellphone SOS Case|523-524]]; Anime: [[The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail|438]])===

===Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553]]; Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]])===

===Genta's Shoot Case (Manga: [[Volume 15#Genta's Shoot Case|569]]; Anime: [[Genta's Certain Kill Shot|477]])===

===The Fugitive (Manga: [[Volume 57#The Fugitive|594]]; Anime: [[Fugitive: Kogoro Mouri]])===

===Azusa's Brother Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Azusa's Brother Case|641-642]]; Anime: [[A Present from the True Culprit|526]])===

===Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki (Manga: [[Volume 64#Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki|674]]; Anime: [[Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe|537]])===

===Following Holmes (Manga: [[Volume 71#Following Holmes|743]]; Anime: [[Holmes' Revelation|616]])===

===Delivery Service (Manga: [[Volume 80#Delivery Service|841-843]]; Anime: [[Sweet and Cold Delivery Service|722-723]])===

===Taii's Owner (Manga: [[Volume 82#Taii's Owner|855-856]]; Anime: [[The Beckoning Calico Cat Case|751]])===

===Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|897]]; Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|783]])===

===Girls Band Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|936]]; Anime: TBA)===

===Bourbon's Mission (Manga: [[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|954-]]; Anime: TBA)===
[[Vermouth]] had disguised as her.

==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

===The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case (Anime: [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|152]])===
Azusa's introduction into the [[Anime]].

===The Deduction That Was Too Good (Anime: [[The Deduction That Was Too Good|207]])===
Azusa's second appearance in which she even provided assistance in helping Conan solve the case.

===The Client Full of Lies (Part 1) (Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|220]])===
Azusa was inserted into this [[Manga]] canon episode despite still being an anime original character.

== Relationships analysis ==
===Family & Friends===

====Kogoro, Ran and Conan====
Azusa has been on good terms with the 3. All 3 live in the 2 floors above her workplace at the Cafe.

====Sugihito Enomoto====
Her older brother [[Sugihito Enomoto|Sugihito]], aged 27, was introduced in [[episode 526]]. He was a suspect in a murder case, however with all her thoughts she believed her brother was not the killer. Later she goes to find him at a warehouse, but is attacked and knocked out. The real killer then tells Sugihito that if he wants his sister to survive, he must write out a final confession and then hang himself. Before he is forced to do so, Detective Sato arrests the real killer and Sugihito is proven innocent.

==== Rei Furuya ====

== Name origin ==
She and her voice actress share the same family name "Enomoto".

== Quotes ==

=== Different looks ===
Azusa is a character that has gone through numerous significant changes. Her first appearance look was only used once, as a throw-away character in [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case]] at the end, still working in Café Poirot, which also looked different.<ref name=Old>[[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|Episode 152: The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case]]</ref> However, after this appearance, the character received a big makeover, as did the Café. This version of the character was used in two different episodes, and in one she even provided assistance in helping Conan solve the case.<ref name=Other>[[The Deduction That Was Too Good|Episode 207: The Deduction That Was Too Good]]</ref> in the other appearance, she appeared in the new look Café, asking for orders from Conan, Ran, Kogoro, and [[Shizuka Hattori]].<ref name=Shizuka>[[The Client Full of Lies|Episode 220: The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)]]</ref> After these appearances, Azusa received one last final makeover, as did the Café, in a look that is still used today.<ref name=Cell>[[The Forgotten Cell Phone|Episodes 350 and 351: The Forgotten Cell Phone (Parts 1 and 2)]]</ref> <ref name = Cell2>[[The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail|Episode 438 : The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail]]</ref>The voice actress has not changed throughout all of her appearances, voiced by [[Mikiko Enomoto]].

{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Azusa - 1st Version.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Azusa's "Before" Appearance. Also note the appearance of Café Poirot.]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Azusa - 2nd Version.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Azusa's "Middle" Appearance]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Azusa Enomoto Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Azusa's "After" Appearance]]
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== Trivia ==
*In the anime TV series, Azusa's appearance has changed drastically from her first episode, where she was unnamed. She has had three different looks, all different, but with the same voice actress.
*Her last name Enomoto (榎本) is written with the Kanji for “hackberry” and “origin”. Azusa (梓) stands for “catalpa tree”.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
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Rei Furuya

2016-04-18T08:29:45Z

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{{FeaturedArticle|December 17, 2011}}

{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
{{hatnote|"Furuya" and "Tooru" redirect here. For the voice actor ([[seiyū]]), see [[Tohru Furuya]].}}

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
| english-name =
| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division Agent<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames =Zero ([[Scotch]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 5 (1 as Scar Akai)
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division]] agent working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. Rei poses as a private detective who first appeared as a waiter while helping a client with a case, and later becomes a waiter at Café Poirot and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

==Background==
Rei's past within the [[Black Organization]] is unknown, but it seems he has been tied to them for a while. He knew [[Shiho Miyano]]'s (now Ai Haibara) parents who died when Shiho was young suggesting that he has some involvement with the Organization since he was a teenager.<ref name=824p5>Manga Volume 78, File 7 (824), Page 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> He was the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi) who was [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s lover at the time.<ref name=824p5/> He had suspected Dai Moroboshi was a spy for the FBI which turned out to be the case.<ref name=824p5/>

Soon after Shuichi Akai's (fake) death, [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] called [[Jodie Starling]] to report that a new member of the Black Organization called Bourbon had been dispatched. Kir said that Bourbon's target was the escaped scientist Shiho Miyano and that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4>Manga Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White and Yellow"</ref> Later Tooru Amuro appears as a free-lance private detective who also maintains employment on the side that may aid in investigation, like his part-time job as a waiter at Ristorante Sundayrino. After his introductory case, Amuro begins working part-time at [[Setting#Cafe Poirot|Café Poirot]]. He is currently [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro_Personality.jpg|thumb|right|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies offguard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car in order to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect destroy his exonerating evidence in order to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the wellbeing others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]], but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, although a reason for this hatred is not given.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|125px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
He has dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has dyed blond hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he actually needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he dresses mostly casually and sometimes wears outfits with only a little black. This may be because he is undercover and is trying to blend in.
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== Abilities ==
=== Deduction and intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information gathering skills. Although, since Rei is undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he hasn't shown his real deduction skills, which is his specialty in the Black Organization. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high speed car chase in order to stop it with a controlled collision.

=== Tennis ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He offered to tutor [[Sonoko]] who had surpassed her teammates and friends.

=== First aid ===
When Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref>

=== Lockpicking ===
Rei seems to carry lockpicks with him and was able to lockpick a door fairly quickly. He claimed he learned it from a friend in a security company.<ref name=825p15>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 15: "Special Coach"</ref> Japan's law prohibits possession of any lock picking tools and carries a penalty of one year imprisonment or a 500,000 yen fine.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Japan Possession of Lock-picking Tools Act
|url=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E6%AE%8A%E9%96%8B%E9%8C%A0%E7%94%A8%E5%85%B7%E3%81%AE%E6%89%80%E6%8C%81%E3%81%AE%E7%A6%81%E6%AD%A2%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B}}</ref>

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/>

== Appellations ==
<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5, pg 7</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref>[[Volume 84|Volume 84, File 890, Page 6]]</ref>|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Guy (''Tantei-no-niichan'')}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa||Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Scotch|Furuya<ref name="file954">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Zero (although the kanji for Rei was used, the special reading was Zero)<ref name="file954" />|Scotch<ref name="file937">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai|Your brother]]'s friend (''kimi no ani no yūjin''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Amuro-kun<ref name="m20" /> Bourbon<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/> Your brother (''Kimi no ani''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />|Okiya-san<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru-san<ref name="file895">[[Volume 85|File 895 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898">[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Bourbon<ref name="file898" />|FBI}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898" /> Bourbon|German (''Deutsch-kei'')}}

{{appellations|James Black|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Amuro-kun Café Detective (''Kissaten Tantei'')<ref name="file937" />|}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|-|My friend}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|-|Matsuda<ref name="m20" />}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Bourbon|Kir}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Amuro-san<ref name="file955" /> Amuro Tooru-san<ref name="file955" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|The Boss of the Black Organization{{!}}The Boss|file=The Boss of the Black Organization 60px.jpg|-|Boss}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Bourbon|Vermouth}}

{{appellations|Vodka|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Elena Miyano|Rei-kun|Hell Angel}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Pisco|-|Pisco<ref name="85f2">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|Volume 85, File 2]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Curaçao|Bourbon<ref name="m20">Movie 20: ''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''</ref>|That woman (''ano onna'')|file=M20 odd eyes woman 60px.jpg}}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Amuro-san<ref name="file936" /> This good-looking guy (''kono ikemen''; first time)<ref name="file820" />|Sonoko-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo Yusaku<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Okino Yoko-san<ref name="file936" /> Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Amuro-san|Azusa-san<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Amuro-san<ref name="file937" />}}

{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master}}
</tabs>

==Mission==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[Anokata|boss]]'s permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai|an Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] that Sherry supposedly planted.)

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
=== Childhood ===
When Rei was a child he got in fights with other children. When this happened he would get bandaged up by [[Elena Miyano]]. At one point she told him that she had to move far away and would not be able to bandage him up again. As a child Rei had the nickname "Zero".

=== National Police Association ===

=== Black Organization ===
==== With Scotch ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] (Rye), Rei Furuya (Bourbon), and [[Scotch]] were all members of the [[Black Organization]] at a point four years ago. Between four years ago and two years ago, Shuichi was found by Rei, standing over Scotch's dead body holding a smoking gun. Ever since then Rei has blamed Shuichi and has sought out to kill him.

==== Scar Akai ====
{{main|Scar Akai}}[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right]]
Before Rei Furuya appeared as Tooru Amuro, he disguised as [[Scar Akai|Shuichi with a large burn]] with [[Vermouth]]'s help. In this disguise, he approached the close friends of [[Shuichi Akai]] to gauge whether he was truly dead. Rei first used the disguise to approach [[Jodie Starling]] at [[Teito Bank]], then [[Andre Camel]] at [[Beika Department Store]], he also sends Kogoro a text message on his deduction of the current case using a borrowed phone from a bystander. Whether he did this out of concern for the hostages or his own well being is not mentioned.
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==== Tooru Amuro ====
[[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]
After that Rei Furuya appeared as a private investigator on a case, where he runs into Kogoro and Conan. Through this interaction he became Kogoro's apprentice and monitored his actions by working at the Poirot Cafe below the Detective Agency. During this monitoring, he saw a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] with a Mystery Train Pass ring, resulting in a [[Black Organization]] attack in an attempt to kill her on the train. Later, through information gathered from Jodie, Takagi, and Camel, he managed to discover the truth behind Shuichi Akai's death. Now that he knows that knows he is alive, he wishes to kill Shuichi himself as a way of getting revenge for Shuichi killing [[Scotch]].
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==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

=== Episode 813: [[The Shadow Sneaking Up on Amuro]] ===
This episode will be a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== Movie 20: [[The Darkest Nightmare]] ===

== Hints that Tooru Amuro was Bourbon ==
* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 793, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka order to the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai, is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video prior to the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either were interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.


=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar_Akai.jpg|right]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume_76#Domestic_Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar_Akai_is_Bourbon_Theory#Bourbon.27s_investigation-_He_suspects_Kir_is_a_traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.
=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass a number of assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.

==Relationships analysis==
===Family & Friends===
====Wataru Date====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.

==== Jinpei Matsuda ====

====Conan Edogawa====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well. He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the Teito Bank, and as Rei helped Conan get out of a kidnapping situation and doctored him when Conan took a racket to the head. Before knowing he was Bourbon, Conan was generally friendly towards Rei. After the events of the Bell Tree Express, dealing with Rei hanging around has become awkward for Conan especially because he worries for Ran's safety around a member of the Black Organization.

Although his mission concerning Sherry is over, Rei has decided to investigate Conan. Rei seems to know that Conan is using Mouri Kogoro as a puppet for his deductions. He also overheard a conversation between Jodie and Conan about how Conan helped the FBI fight the Black Organization while [[Kir]] was at Haido Central Hospital.

During the Teacher Assault Case, Conan indirectly asks Rei if he is undercover in the Black Organization, whispering, "You are an enemy, right? Of the bad guys..." unaware that Rei was wearing a wire at the time, monitored by Vermouth. To throw off suspicion, Rei assures Conan in a very threatening manner that Conan was mistaken. After the Scarlet Showdown, however, Conan approaches Rei in Poirot Cafe and calls him a liar. Rei returns the favor, the two of them exchanging knowing smiles.

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiating whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.

===Black Organization===
====Shuichi Akai====
Rei despises [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason and believes he is the only one capable of killing him.<ref name=703p3/> In file 897, it's strongly hinted that Rei hates Shuichi because of some event involving a certain "he" whom Rei knows; however, no further clarification is made.<ref>[[Volume 85]], File 897, Page 10: "Scarlet Truth" Akai: "Also, about him, I regret what happened, even now..." ''(Translation: Zenthisoror - DCTP)''</ref> Later, they forgive each other and form an alliance because they have the same targets.

====Vermouth====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]

[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another, and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his future plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made an unknown promise to Vermouth (possibly being to not harm Conan or maybe not to leak her secret to the other members of the Black Organization ) , and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship to the Boss/Anokata, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization Vermouth threaten to kill him if he decide to reveal it to the organization although decide not to after he told her that her secret will be leak to the organization if he dies.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun."

====Gin====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

====Akemi Miyano====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai.

====Shiho Miyano====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was her alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Mazda_RX-7_2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

===Others===
====Masumi Sera====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Scotch while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a base guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when Conan gets kidnapped by a murderer they cross each other's path again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders "Why is she here" and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. In order to confirm his theory, Rei once again disguised himself as [[Scar Akai]] in order to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead and just like Jodie and Camel before her, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During another case, Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with a man called Scotch taught her several notes of base guitar. Another man wearing a hat that blocked his face had approached them. Masumi believes that this man must have been Rei, however each time she asks him if they have met, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

==Speculation==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn´t like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy, and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi´s Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his own safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru_Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

==Quotes==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

===Specific===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

===Quotes about Rei===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو|امورو}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์บอน}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Bourbon/Babon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearence in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and “Tōru” (透) means “transparent”.

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==See also==
*[[Characters]]
*[[Public Security Bureau]]
*[[Black Organization]]
*[[Shuichi Akai]]
*[[Subaru Okiya]]
*[[Scar Akai]]
*[[wikipedia:Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (Alcohol)

== References ==
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{{Black Organization}}
{{Public Security Bureau}}
{{police}}
{{Characters}}

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Rei Furuya

2016-04-18T08:28:52Z

Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

{{FeaturedArticle|December 17, 2011}}

{{SpoilerWarningArticle|This article contains significant '''[[Glossary#Spoiler|spoilers]]''' about major events concerning this person. It is likely you will be spoiled if you have not read all the manga released to date. To find out what pages will be safe for you to read, please consult our [[Glossary#Spoiler|wiki spoiler policy]].}}
{{hatnote|"Furuya" and "Tooru" redirect here. For the voice actor ([[seiyū]]), see [[Tohru Furuya]].}}

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
| english-name =
| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division Agent<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames =Zero ([[Scotch]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 5 (1 as Scar Akai)
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref>
}}
{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division]] agent working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. Rei poses as a private detective who first appeared as a waiter while helping a client with a case, and later becomes a waiter at Café Poirot and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

==Background==
Rei's past within the [[Black Organization]] is unknown, but it seems he has been tied to them for a while. He knew [[Shiho Miyano]]'s (now Ai Haibara) parents who died when Shiho was young suggesting that he has some involvement with the Organization since he was a teenager.<ref name=824p5>Manga Volume 78, File 7 (824), Page 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> He was the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi) who was [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s lover at the time.<ref name=824p5/> He had suspected Dai Moroboshi was a spy for the FBI which turned out to be the case.<ref name=824p5/>

Soon after Shuichi Akai's (fake) death, [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] called [[Jodie Starling]] to report that a new member of the Black Organization called Bourbon had been dispatched. Kir said that Bourbon's target was the escaped scientist Shiho Miyano and that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4>Manga Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White and Yellow"</ref> Later Tooru Amuro appears as a free-lance private detective who also maintains employment on the side that may aid in investigation, like his part-time job as a waiter at Ristorante Sundayrino. After his introductory case, Amuro begins working part-time at [[Setting#Cafe Poirot|Café Poirot]]. He is currently [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro_Personality.jpg|thumb|right|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies offguard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car in order to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect destroy his exonerating evidence in order to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the wellbeing others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]], but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, although a reason for this hatred is not given.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|125px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
He has dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has dyed blond hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he actually needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he dresses mostly casually and sometimes wears outfits with only a little black. This may be because he is undercover and is trying to blend in.
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== Abilities ==
=== Deduction and intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information gathering skills. Although, since Rei is undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he hasn't shown his real deduction skills, which is his specialty in the Black Organization. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high speed car chase in order to stop it with a controlled collision.

=== Tennis ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He offered to tutor [[Sonoko]] who had surpassed her teammates and friends.

=== First aid ===
When Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref>

=== Lockpicking ===
Rei seems to carry lockpicks with him and was able to lockpick a door fairly quickly. He claimed he learned it from a friend in a security company.<ref name=825p15>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 15: "Special Coach"</ref> Japan's law prohibits possession of any lock picking tools and carries a penalty of one year imprisonment or a 500,000 yen fine.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Japan Possession of Lock-picking Tools Act
|url=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E6%AE%8A%E9%96%8B%E9%8C%A0%E7%94%A8%E5%85%B7%E3%81%AE%E6%89%80%E6%8C%81%E3%81%AE%E7%A6%81%E6%AD%A2%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B}}</ref>

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/>

== Appellations ==
<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5, pg 7</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref>[[Volume 84|Volume 84, File 890, Page 6]]</ref>|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Guy (''Tantei-no-niichan'')}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa||Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Scotch|Furuya<ref name="file954">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Zero (although the kanji for Rei was used, the special reading was Zero)<ref name="file954" />|Scotch<ref name="file937">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai|Your brother]]'s friend (''kimi no ani no yūjin''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Amuro-kun<ref name="m20" /> Bourbon<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/> Your brother (''Kimi no ani''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />|Okiya-san<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru-san<ref name="file895">[[Volume 85|File 895 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898">[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Bourbon<ref name="file898" />|FBI}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898" /> Bourbon|German (''Deutsch-kei'')}}

{{appellations|James Black|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Amuro-kun Café Detective (''Kissaten Tantei'')<ref name="file937" />|}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|-|My friend}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|-|Matsuda<ref name="m20" />}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Bourbon|Kir}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Amuro-san<ref name="file955" /> Amuro Tooru-san<ref name="file955" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|The Boss of the Black Organization{{!}}The Boss|file=The Boss of the Black Organization 60px.jpg|-|Boss}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Bourbon|Vermouth}}

{{appellations|Vodka|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Elena Miyano|Rei-kun|Hell Angel}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Pisco|-|Pisco<ref name="85f2">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|Volume 85, File 2]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Curaçao|Bourbon<ref name="m20">Movie 20: ''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''</ref>|That woman (''ano onna'')|file=M20 odd eyes woman 60px.jpg}}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Amuro-san<ref name="file936" /> This good-looking guy (''kono ikemen''; first time)<ref name="file820" />|Sonoko-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo Yusaku<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Okino Yoko-san<ref name="file936" /> Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Amuro-san|Azusa-san<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Amuro-san<ref name="file937" />}}

{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master}}
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==Mission==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[Anokata|boss]]'s permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai|an Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] that Sherry supposedly planted.)

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
=== Childhood ===
When Rei was a child he got in fights with other children. When this happened he would get bandaged up by [[Elena Miyano]]. At one point she told him that she had to move far away and would not be able to bandage him up again. As a child Rei had the nickname "Zero".

=== National Police Association ===

=== Black Organization ===
==== With Scotch ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] (Rye), Rei Furuya (Bourbon), and [[Scotch]] were all members of the [[Black Organization]] at a point four years ago. Between four years ago and two years ago, Shuichi was found by Rei, standing over Scotch's dead body holding a smoking gun. Ever since then Rei has blamed Shuichi and has sought out to kill him.

==== Scar Akai ====
{{main|Scar Akai}}[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right]]
Before Rei Furuya appeared as Tooru Amuro, he disguised as [[Scar Akai|Shuichi with a large burn]] with [[Vermouth]]'s help. In this disguise, he approached the close friends of [[Shuichi Akai]] to gauge whether he was truly dead. Rei first used the disguise to approach [[Jodie Starling]] at [[Teito Bank]], then [[Andre Camel]] at [[Beika Department Store]], he also sends Kogoro a text message on his deduction of the current case using a borrowed phone from a bystander. Whether he did this out of concern for the hostages or his own well being is not mentioned.
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==== Tooru Amuro ====
[[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]
After that Rei Furuya appeared as a private investigator on a case, where he runs into Kogoro and Conan. Through this interaction he became Kogoro's apprentice and monitored his actions by working at the Poirot Cafe below the Detective Agency. During this monitoring, he saw a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] with a Mystery Train Pass ring, resulting in a [[Black Organization]] attack in an attempt to kill her on the train. Later, through information gathered from Jodie, Takagi, and Camel, he managed to discover the truth behind Shuichi Akai's death. Now that he knows that knows he is alive, he wishes to kill Shuichi himself as a way of getting revenge for Shuichi killing [[Scotch]].
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==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

=== Episode 813: [[The Shadow Sneaking Up on Amuro]] ===
This episode will be a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== Movie 20: [[The Darkest Nightmare]] ===

== Hints that Tooru Amuro was Bourbon ==
* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 793, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka order to the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai, is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video prior to the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either were interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.


=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar_Akai.jpg|right]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume_76#Domestic_Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar_Akai_is_Bourbon_Theory#Bourbon.27s_investigation-_He_suspects_Kir_is_a_traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.
=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass a number of assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.

==Relationships analysis==
===Family & Friends===
====Wataru Date====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.

==== Jinpei Matsuda ====

====Conan Edogawa====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well. He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the Teito Bank, and as Rei helped Conan get out of a kidnapping situation and doctored him when Conan took a racket to the head. Before knowing he was Bourbon, Conan was generally friendly towards Rei. After the events of the Bell Tree Express, dealing with Rei hanging around has become awkward for Conan especially because he worries for Ran's safety around a member of the Black Organization.

Although his mission concerning Sherry is over, Rei has decided to investigate Conan. Rei seems to know that Conan is using Mouri Kogoro as a puppet for his deductions. He also overheard a conversation between Jodie and Conan about how Conan helped the FBI fight the Black Organization while [[Kir]] was at Haido Central Hospital.

During the Teacher Assault Case, Conan indirectly asks Rei if he is undercover in the Black Organization, whispering, "You are an enemy, right? Of the bad guys..." unaware that Rei was wearing a wire at the time, monitored by Vermouth. To throw off suspicion, Rei assures Conan in a very threatening manner that Conan was mistaken. After the Scarlet Showdown, however, Conan approaches Rei in Poirot Cafe and calls him a liar. Rei returns the favor, the two of them exchanging knowing smiles.

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiating whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.

===Black Organization===
====Shuichi Akai====
Rei despises [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason and believes he is the only one capable of killing him.<ref name=703p3/> In file 897, it's strongly hinted that Rei hates Shuichi because of some event involving a certain "he" whom Rei knows; however, no further clarification is made.<ref>[[Volume 85]], File 897, Page 10: "Scarlet Truth" Akai: "Also, about him, I regret what happened, even now..." ''(Translation: Zenthisoror - DCTP)''</ref> Later, they forgive each other and form an alliance because they have the same targets.

====Vermouth====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]

[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another, and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his future plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made an unknown promise to Vermouth (possibly being to not harm Conan or maybe not to leak her secret to the other members of the Black Organization ) , and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship to the Boss/Anokata, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization Vermouth threaten to kill him if he decide to reveal it to the organization although decide not to after he told her that her secret will be leak to the organization if he dies.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun."

====Gin====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

====Akemi Miyano====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai.

====Shiho Miyano====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was her alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Mazda_RX-7_2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

===Others===
====Masumi Sera====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Scotch while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a base guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when Conan gets kidnapped by a murderer they cross each other's path again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders "Why is she here" and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. In order to confirm his theory, Rei once again disguised himself as [[Scar Akai]] in order to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead and just like Jodie and Camel before her, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During another case, Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with a man called Scotch taught her several notes of base guitar. Another man wearing a hat that blocked his face had approached them. Masumi believes that this man must have been Rei, however each time she asks him if they have met, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

==Speculation==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn´t like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy, and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi´s Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his own safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru_Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

==Quotes==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

===Specific===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

===Quotes about Rei===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو|امورو}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์บอน}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Bourbon/Babon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearence in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and “Tōru” means “transparent”.

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==See also==
*[[Characters]]
*[[Public Security Bureau]]
*[[Black Organization]]
*[[Shuichi Akai]]
*[[Subaru Okiya]]
*[[Scar Akai]]
*[[wikipedia:Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (Alcohol)

== References ==
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Irfan Bey: /* Trivia */

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| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|降谷零}} (Furuya Rei)
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| image = Rei Furuya Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division Agent<ref>[[:File:Postcard2016 40.jpg]]</ref>
| nicknames =Zero ([[Scotch]]) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero-no-niichan ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Rei Furuya Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved = 5 (1 as Scar Akai)
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| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Rei Furuya'''|降谷零|Furuya Rei}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}} and {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Bābon}}, is a [[Public Security Bureau|National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division]] agent working undercover in the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering and frequently works with [[Vermouth]]. Rei poses as a private detective who first appeared as a waiter while helping a client with a case, and later becomes a waiter at Café Poirot and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

==Background==
Rei's past within the [[Black Organization]] is unknown, but it seems he has been tied to them for a while. He knew [[Shiho Miyano]]'s (now Ai Haibara) parents who died when Shiho was young suggesting that he has some involvement with the Organization since he was a teenager.<ref name=824p5>Manga Volume 78, File 7 (824), Page 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> He was the rival of [[Shuichi Akai]] (alias Dai Moroboshi) who was [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s lover at the time.<ref name=824p5/> He had suspected Dai Moroboshi was a spy for the FBI which turned out to be the case.<ref name=824p5/>

Soon after Shuichi Akai's (fake) death, [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] called [[Jodie Starling]] to report that a new member of the Black Organization called Bourbon had been dispatched. Kir said that Bourbon's target was the escaped scientist Shiho Miyano and that Bourbon has excellent information gathering skills and keen insight.<ref name=622p4>Manga Volume 60, File 3, Page 4: "Red, White and Yellow"</ref> Later Tooru Amuro appears as a free-lance private detective who also maintains employment on the side that may aid in investigation, like his part-time job as a waiter at Ristorante Sundayrino. After his introductory case, Amuro begins working part-time at [[Setting#Cafe Poirot|Café Poirot]]. He is currently [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s apprentice.

== Personality ==
[[File:Amuro_Personality.jpg|thumb|right|Rei and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the [[Detectives' Nocturne]] Case.]]
Rei has a cheerful personality. He is also generous, bringing a plate of sandwiches for the detective agency bought with his money. In more serious situations, he seems to be patient, keeping calm even while others are abusing him. Although somewhat of a "cool type", he does not hide his emotions and is quite expressive. Like other detectives in ''[[Detective Conan]]'', he enjoys presenting his deductions about cases to others. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

Rei has a darker side. He is manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. He favors using psychological traps and catching his enemies offguard. Rei can also be extremely cruel in the pursuit of goals. He planned to run over and hospitalize an elementary school teacher with his car in order to lure out FBI agents, and he would have allowed a suspect destroy his exonerating evidence in order to test Kogoro. Rei alternates between going out of his way to care about the wellbeing others and ignoring them when it is inconvenient. As Scar Akai, he saved Conan at the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito bank heist]], but neglected to inform Ran and Kogoro later when he noticed that Conan might have been kidnapped by a murderer in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

[[Gin]] says Bourbon has a secretive personality like [[Vermouth]], and that no one can ever guess what he's up to or what he will do.<ref name=703p3/> [[Vodka]] says that Bourbon hates Shuichi Akai even more than Gin does, although a reason for this hatred is not given.<ref name=703p3/> Bourbon believes he is the only person capable of killing Akai.<ref name=703p3/> Gin said that if Bourbon found out Akai was alive, he would surely boast that his suspicion was correct.<ref name=703p3/> Gin and Bourbon probably don't get along and they don't seem to communicate with one another.<ref name=703p3/> 
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== Appearance ==
[[File:Low res Amuro colored.PNG|thumb|left|125px|Colored drawing by Gosho Aoyama]]
He has dark skin, lighter than, but closer to [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]]'s color and has dyed blond hair. He wears glasses at first, but it is unknown if he actually needs them because he was using them to conceal his identity at the time and takes them off midway through the case and has not had them on since. Unlike other Black Organization members, he dresses mostly casually and sometimes wears outfits with only a little black. This may be because he is undercover and is trying to blend in.
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== Abilities ==
=== Deduction and intelligence ===
Rei is a good detective with excellent information gathering skills. Although, since Rei is undercover as Kogoro's apprentice, he hasn't shown his real deduction skills, which is his specialty in the Black Organization. His friend, [[Wataru Date]], said Rei was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref>

=== Driving ===
Rei is a capable driver, capable of precisely swinging his car in front of another during a high speed car chase in order to stop it with a controlled collision.

=== Tennis ===
Rei is an excellent tennis player. He claimed he was a junior champion in middle school, but quit after he injured his shoulder.<ref name=825p7>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 7: "Special Coach"</ref> He offered to tutor [[Sonoko]] who had surpassed her teammates and friends.

=== First aid ===
When Conan received a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Rei "carried out the procedures pretty efficiently" before the doctor even arrived.<ref name=825p11>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 11: "Special Coach"</ref>

=== Lockpicking ===
Rei seems to carry lockpicks with him and was able to lockpick a door fairly quickly. He claimed he learned it from a friend in a security company.<ref name=825p15>Manga Volume 78, File 8 (825), pg 15: "Special Coach"</ref> Japan's law prohibits possession of any lock picking tools and carries a penalty of one year imprisonment or a 500,000 yen fine.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Japan Possession of Lock-picking Tools Act
|url=http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E6%AE%8A%E9%96%8B%E9%8C%A0%E7%94%A8%E5%85%B7%E3%81%AE%E6%89%80%E6%8C%81%E3%81%AE%E7%A6%81%E6%AD%A2%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B}}</ref>

=== Martial arts ===
Rei is good at boxing,<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__287218 青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY] (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013 安室はボクシングをしている。 (Amuro is doing boxing.)</ref> shown when a single punch to an attacker's gut causes him to spray blood from the mouth and collapse.<ref name=843p15>Manga [[Volume 80]], File 4 (843), pg 15: "A parcel for Kudo-samakata"</ref> Rei also likely knows some [[Wikipedia:Jujutsu|Jujutsu]] from his time in police academy; Jujutsu is routinely taught to Tokyo police officers to aid in suspect immobilization and arrest. [[Wataru Date]] said Rei was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/>

== Appellations ==
<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro-no-niichan<ref>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5, pg 7</ref> Zero-no-niichan<ref>[[Volume 84|Volume 84, File 890, Page 6]]</ref>|Conan-kun Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file843">[[volume 80#Delivery Service|File 843 (Volume 80]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref>|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Amuro-kun Tooru<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>|Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10" /> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Detective Guy (''Tantei-no-niichan'')}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa||Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Scotch|Furuya<ref name="file954">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 954: Sanction of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Zero (although the kanji for Rei was used, the special reading was Zero)<ref name="file954" />|Scotch<ref name="file937">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref> [[Shuichi Akai|Your brother]]'s friend (''kimi no ani no yūjin''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|Amuro-kun<ref name="m20" /> Bourbon<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />|Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref> Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/> Your brother (''Kimi no ani''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />|Okiya-san<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru<ref name="file955" /> Okiya Subaru-san<ref name="file895">[[Volume 85|File 895 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898">[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Bourbon<ref name="file898" />|FBI}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898" /> Bourbon|German (''Deutsch-kei'')}}

{{appellations|James Black|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Amuro-kun Café Detective (''Kissaten Tantei'')<ref name="file937" />|}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|-|My friend}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|-|Matsuda<ref name="m20" />}}

{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Bourbon|Kir}}

{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Amuro-san<ref name="file955" /> Amuro Tooru-san<ref name="file955" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|The Boss of the Black Organization{{!}}The Boss|file=The Boss of the Black Organization 60px.jpg|-|Boss}}

{{appellations|Vermouth|Bourbon|Vermouth}}

{{appellations|Vodka|Bourbon}}

{{appellations|Elena Miyano|Rei-kun|Hell Angel}}

{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Pisco|-|Pisco<ref name="85f2">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|Volume 85, File 2]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Curaçao|Bourbon<ref name="m20">Movie 20: ''[[The Darkest Nightmare]]''</ref>|That woman (''ano onna'')|file=M20 odd eyes woman 60px.jpg}}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Rei}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Amuro-san<ref name="file936" /> This good-looking guy (''kono ikemen''; first time)<ref name="file820" />|Sonoko-san}}

{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo Yusaku<ref name="file895" />}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Okino Yoko-san<ref name="file936" /> Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Amuro-san|Azusa-san<ref name="file936" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Amuro-san<ref name="file937" />}}

{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master}}
</tabs>

==Mission==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] spy [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] heard about and informed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] of. He also had a second secret mission fueled by his hunch that his archenemy Shuichi Akai should not have died so easily;<ref name=703p3>Manga [[Volume 67]], File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm"</ref> he received the [[Anokata|boss]]'s permission to verify Shuichi's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai|an Shuichi lookalike]] by using [[Vermouth]]'s disguise help hoping to see if Akai was truly dead.<ref name=824p7>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 7: "Final Destination"</ref> He later apprenticed himself to [[Kogoro Mouri]] because Bourbon suspected the detective may be connected to Sherry.<ref name=827p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 10 (827), pg 16: "The key to solving the mystery"</ref> (Kogoro was previously suspected of being linked to Sherry because the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracker]], [[microphone]], and gum combo Gin found on Kir's shoe after [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|the Ding Dong Dash case]] was the same style as the one Gin [[Reunion with the Black Organization|discovered in his car]] that Sherry supposedly planted.)

Currently, Bourbon thinks Shiho has been killed,<ref name=824p12>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 12: "Final Destination"</ref> and had come to believe Shuichi was dead as well until a suspicious man shrouded by smoke threw a grenade by him on the [[Volume_78#Mystery_Train|Mystery Express]].<ref name=824p16>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824), pg 16: "Final Destination"</ref> The sighting caused Bourbon to second guess himself and request that Vermouth show him the detailed files from before and after Shuichi's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Rei Furuya timeline}}
=== Childhood ===
When Rei was a child he got in fights with other children. When this happened he would get bandaged up by [[Elena Miyano]]. At one point she told him that she had to move far away and would not be able to bandage him up again. As a child Rei had the nickname "Zero".

=== National Police Association ===

=== Black Organization ===
==== With Scotch ====
[[Shuichi Akai]] (Rye), Rei Furuya (Bourbon), and [[Scotch]] were all members of the [[Black Organization]] at a point four years ago. Between four years ago and two years ago, Shuichi was found by Rei, standing over Scotch's dead body holding a smoking gun. Ever since then Rei has blamed Shuichi and has sought out to kill him.

==== Scar Akai ====
{{main|Scar Akai}}[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right]]
Before Rei Furuya appeared as Tooru Amuro, he disguised as [[Scar Akai|Shuichi with a large burn]] with [[Vermouth]]'s help. In this disguise, he approached the close friends of [[Shuichi Akai]] to gauge whether he was truly dead. Rei first used the disguise to approach [[Jodie Starling]] at [[Teito Bank]], then [[Andre Camel]] at [[Beika Department Store]], he also sends Kogoro a text message on his deduction of the current case using a borrowed phone from a bystander. Whether he did this out of concern for the hostages or his own well being is not mentioned.
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==== Tooru Amuro ====
[[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]
After that Rei Furuya appeared as a private investigator on a case, where he runs into Kogoro and Conan. Through this interaction he became Kogoro's apprentice and monitored his actions by working at the Poirot Cafe below the Detective Agency. During this monitoring, he saw a video of [[Shiho Miyano]] with a Mystery Train Pass ring, resulting in a [[Black Organization]] attack in an attempt to kill her on the train. Later, through information gathered from Jodie, Takagi, and Camel, he managed to discover the truth behind Shuichi Akai's death. Now that he knows that knows he is alive, he wishes to kill Shuichi himself as a way of getting revenge for Shuichi killing [[Scotch]].
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==Non-Canon Plot Overview==

=== Episode 813: [[The Shadow Sneaking Up on Amuro]] ===
This episode will be a pre-story to [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]]

=== Movie 20: [[The Darkest Nightmare]] ===

== Hints that Tooru Amuro was Bourbon ==
* The character Tooru Amuro is named after, Amuro Ray, is the mortal enemy of the character [[Shuichi Akai]] is named after, Char Aznable.
* He is a detective and very skilled at information gathering as Kir described.
* He is male as the codename Bourbon implies. The [[Black Organization]] codename pattern is that hard liquors are used for men's codenames, and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] used a male specific pronoun to refer to Bourbon in the [[Volume_67#Department_Store_Bomber_Case|Department Store Bomber Case]].<ref name=703p3elab>Manga Volume 67, File 7, page 3: "The Truth Amidst the Snowstorm" Kir uses the masculine only term "kare" (彼) to refer to Bourbon instead of a gender neutral term.</ref>
* He has a type of personality [[Gin]] would not like. Gin thinks Bourbon is irritating.<ref>Manga Volume 67, File 8, pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"</ref>
* When Rei offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Rei as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Rei would not be expected to have much money because he is young, lacks a formal agency, and works part time at restaurants in one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
* Unlike other detectives so far, Rei is a calculating type who chose avoidable courses of action (or non-action) that may have resulted in harm to others if things had gone slightly differently. In his introductory case, Rei doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Rei was testing Kogoro. Later, Rei noticed that Conan was alone with a murderer and considered that Conan might have been kidnapped, yet said nothing about it until others realized Conan and the murder suspect were gone.
* The timing of Bourbon's report to [[Vermouth]] about [[Volume_77#Cabin_Trap|Shiho's appearance at Gunma]] suggested Rei was Bourbon. The other two Bourbon suspects, [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]] and [[Masumi]], both had seen Haibara and were suspicious of her long before Bourbon reported Shiho to Vermouth, but the video from Gunma was the first time Rei had seen an image of Shiho or Haibara. Subaru had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Masumi had obtained a picture of Haibara via a reflection from Agasa's glasses in the [[Volume_74#Target_on_Tape|Ayumi kidnapping case]]. Both of them should have reported to Vermouth if they were Bourbon soon after their respective encounters.
* He completely cut off communication with his close friend [[Wataru Date]]. A complete cutoff would not be necessary if Rei worked for a non-secret organization like the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District. It is more sensible that Rei was trying to protect Date from any potential dangers associated with infiltrating the Black Organization as a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.
* In 793, the first case in which appears Rei, the detective Sanji Haruoka order to the waiter (Rei himself) to bring him the Bourbon with ice.
* Amuro is the most likely suspect of the three (Subaru, Masumi, Amuro) to be Bourbon via the process of elimination. Subaru Okiya is not Bourbon, as Conan, who is normally a very careful person, invites him to stay as his Shinichi's home. If Subaru was someone that Conan did not know, it would be very unlikely that Conan would let him live in the Kudo's house and near Haibara (Sherry). Masumi Sera who looks like Shuichi Akai, is most likely a relative of the FBI agent and thus not an enemy. She also knew Conan was Shinichi, and thus must have deduced that shrinking was possible. Despite knowing this, Haibara was not threatened until her adult form was captured on video prior to the mystery train case.
* Of the three major suspects, only Amuro isn't particularly interested in Conan at first. Instead he kisses up to Kogoro. There was no reason for a member of the Black Organization to care about Conan since all the blame for Conan's prior meddling has fallen on Sherry, Kogoro, the FBI, or an unknown person. The other two suspects, Subaru and Masumi, either were interested in or knew Conan's true identity from the outset.


=== Hints that Scar Akai was Tooru Amuro/Bourbon ===
[[File:Scar_Akai.jpg|right]]
:''For the former theory, please see [[Scar Akai is Bourbon Theory]]'' 
While [[Scar Akai]] was played by Vermouth during the last appearance on the train, Bourbon had been Scar Akai during the three earlier appearances at [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|Teito Bank]], [[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen|Beika Department Store]], and outside [[Volume_76#Domestic_Violence|Mouri Detective Agency]].<ref>Manga File 824, pg 5: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref> The evidence that Rei being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Rei was the only known Black Organization operative not seen at the same time time as Scar Akai. Gin began discussing Bourbon with Kir after seeing this Scar Akai. 
* Rei was absent from his job at the Poirot when Scar Akai appeared outside the detective agency where Masumi was walking with Ran. This also notable because this occurred right after Masumi and Rei met and Rei found out Masumi was friends with Ran.
* In Scar Akai's appearances at the Teito Bank case, the Beika Dept Store, and outside Mouri Detective Agency, he never spoke in front of anyone who would know Shuichi's real voice, suggesting that this Scar Akai could not imitate voices like Vermouth.
* Rei is right-handed like Scar Akai.
* He has the right body size, face shape, and height to disguise as Scar Akai.
* He has an interest in the Mouri Detective Agency which makes sense because [[Scar_Akai_is_Bourbon_Theory#Bourbon.27s_investigation-_He_suspects_Kir_is_a_traitor.|Scar Akai saw fit to keep Kogoro's cellphone number with him]].
* Rei's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.
=== Hints that Tooru Amuro was a NPA undercover agent ===
* Tooru attended police academy and was close friends with police officer [[Wataru Date]]. Amuro cut off contact with Date to protect him from the Black Organization's investigation while infiltrating. Tooru later paid his respects at the grave of detective Wataru Date.<ref>Manga Volume 77, File 808, Page 16: "The Late Grave Visit"</ref>
* Tooru reacted negatively to the presence of the FBI investigating illegally in Japan. He told them to "get out of his Japan" because they were infringing on his and the PSB's jurisdiction.

* Tooru was able to amass a number of assistants to help him capture the person he thought was Shuichi Akai despite not having the backing of the Black Organization with his plan. The assistants were members of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division.

==Relationships analysis==
===Family & Friends===
====Wataru Date====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Rei Furuya were friends in the police academy; Rei was the top ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Rei went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Rei asked him where he was and chided Rei to communicate once in a while. Rei was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.

==== Jinpei Matsuda ====

====Conan Edogawa====
Rei seems to respect [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s intelligence and also seems to look out for Conan as well. He wound up protecting Conan while disguised as [[Scar Akai]] at the Teito Bank, and as Rei helped Conan get out of a kidnapping situation and doctored him when Conan took a racket to the head. Before knowing he was Bourbon, Conan was generally friendly towards Rei. After the events of the Bell Tree Express, dealing with Rei hanging around has become awkward for Conan especially because he worries for Ran's safety around a member of the Black Organization.

Although his mission concerning Sherry is over, Rei has decided to investigate Conan. Rei seems to know that Conan is using Mouri Kogoro as a puppet for his deductions. He also overheard a conversation between Jodie and Conan about how Conan helped the FBI fight the Black Organization while [[Kir]] was at Haido Central Hospital.

During the Teacher Assault Case, Conan indirectly asks Rei if he is undercover in the Black Organization, whispering, "You are an enemy, right? Of the bad guys..." unaware that Rei was wearing a wire at the time, monitored by Vermouth. To throw off suspicion, Rei assures Conan in a very threatening manner that Conan was mistaken. After the Scarlet Showdown, however, Conan approaches Rei in Poirot Cafe and calls him a liar. Rei returns the favor, the two of them exchanging knowing smiles.

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]
Rei tends to act ingratiating whenever [[Kogoro Mouri]] is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.

===Black Organization===
====Shuichi Akai====
Rei despises [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason and believes he is the only one capable of killing him.<ref name=703p3/> In file 897, it's strongly hinted that Rei hates Shuichi because of some event involving a certain "he" whom Rei knows; however, no further clarification is made.<ref>[[Volume 85]], File 897, Page 10: "Scarlet Truth" Akai: "Also, about him, I regret what happened, even now..." ''(Translation: Zenthisoror - DCTP)''</ref> Later, they forgive each other and form an alliance because they have the same targets.

====Vermouth====
[[File:783-6.jpg|thumb|Vermouth threatens Bourbon for holding hostage a critical secret of hers as insurance.]]

[[Vermouth]] and Bourbon keep close contact with one another, and seem to be closer to one another than, say, Bourbon and Gin. Bourbon specializes in intelligence gathering, so he likely belongs to the same [[Black_Organization#Organization_structure_and_divisions|reconnaissance division of the Black Organization]] as Vermouth. While it is still uncertain whether Bourbon is working directly under Vermouth, she seems to keep track of his actions during his missions at times,<ref>[[Detectives' Nocturne]]</ref> and he also often informs her about his discoveries or his future plans.<ref>[[Volume 78|File 818]] (Bourbon was said to have told Vermouth about Sherry's video); [[Volume 78|File 827]] (Bourbon tells Vermouth that he is now interested in "Sleeping Kogoro")</ref> Vermouth helped Bourbon create a [[Scar Akai|disguise]] that looked like Akai so he can investigate his enemy's death. Later, she somehow helped him approach [[Kogoro]] because he suspected that the detective was in contact with [[Sherry]]. Bourbon made an unknown promise to Vermouth (possibly being to not harm Conan or maybe not to leak her secret to the other members of the Black Organization ) , and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]]. 

The two have shown to be working together, not unlike Gin and Vodka, though the bond and trust between them are somewhat lacking. In addition to Bourbon's promise to Vermouth, he is also aware of her secret relationship to the Boss/Anokata, as noted at the end of the Scarlet Showdown. Bourbon utilizes this information to enlist Vermouth's assistance in his investigations, arranging for her secret to be released to the other members of the Organization Vermouth threaten to kill him if he decide to reveal it to the organization although decide not to after he told her that her secret will be leak to the organization if he dies.

==== Elena Miyano ====
Rei was probably close with [[Elena Miyano]] as a child before she died. Elena would doctor Rei after he got into fights. She is also aware of his true name, calling him "Rei-kun."

====Gin====
[[Gin]] dislikes Bourbon's personality and finds him annoying for being secretive and always doing what he pleases. At the same time, Gin respects Bourbon's detective abilities. The two do not seem to be in contact with one another, as Gin has no idea what Bourbon is doing.

====Akemi Miyano====
[[Akemi Miyano]] and Rei seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Bourbon has a rivalry with Akai.

====Shiho Miyano====
Rei doesn't seem to have any hostility towards [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] unlike other Black Organization members. He attempted to capture the person he thought was her alive instead of trying to kill her, regretting he might have to resort to violence to do so. Rei says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Rei does not know Shiho is [[Ai Haibara|Ai]]. During a car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne‎]], Shiho gets a strong feeling that member of the Black Organization was behind her, but she doesn't seem to pinpoint it to Rei's pursuing [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Mazda_RX-7_2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

===Others===
====Masumi Sera====
Rei first saw [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] at a train station four years ago. He approached Scotch while he was teaching Masumi several notes on a base guitar. It is unknown whether he saw that she was connected to Shuichi at that time.

Much later when Conan gets kidnapped by a murderer they cross each other's path again. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders "Why is she here" and presumably notices that she looks similar to Shuichi Akai. The next day Rei takes the day off from his job at Poirot cafe. In order to confirm his theory, Rei once again disguised himself as [[Scar Akai]] in order to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Masumi sees him in the crowd ahead and just like Jodie and Camel before her, Masumi becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Masumi was chasing, but Masumi replies she thought it was someone she knew. Masumi silently appends in her mind that it would be impossible for the man she was chasing to be the person she thinks it was. While Rei watches her from a little ahead, confirming his suspicion that Masumi is related to Akai.

During another case, Masumi recalls a time that she saw her brother in a train station four years ago with a man called Scotch taught her several notes of base guitar. Another man wearing a hat that blocked his face had approached them. Masumi believes that this man must have been Rei, however each time she asks him if they have met, he avoids the question. When she announces aloud that her brother's name is [[Shuichi Akai]], Rei inwardly comments that her brother had killed Scotch.

==Speculation==
Gin has revealed that Bourbon is as secretive as Vermouth. Bourbon has shown a friendly relationship with Vermouth but not with other members so far. Bourbon even hid some details from Conan. It is possible that Bourbon, as well as Kir, is a member who doesn´t like the Organization. Date himself revealed that Bourbon was the best man at the police academy, and that Bourbon was a gentleman like Takagi, too. Besides, at the end of Takagi´s Kidnapping Case, Bourbon refers to Date as "my friend", which means he had no option but to cut all means of contact with him for his own safety.

== Name origin ==
Tooru Amuro has a [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] inspired name. He is named after the main protagonist [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|'''Amuro''' Ray]], and Amuro's voice actor [[Tohru_Furuya|'''Tohru''' Furuya]].<ref>Sherry's Soliloquy http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/2609-file-793-private-eye/page__view__findpost__p__207297</ref> Amuro is also played by Furuya in the animated series. His real name, Rei Furuya, shares the same source.

==Quotes==
=== General ===
{{cquote|''Well, a child's curiosity and a detective's spirit of inquiry... Do have much in common, after all...''|[[Volume 76|Volume 76, File 799, Page 14]]}}

===Specific===
{{cquote|''As Expected of [[Elena Miyano|Hell Angel's]] daughter... You look very much alike... Pleased to meet you... Bourbon... That's my codename...''|[[Volume 78|File 823]]|said to [[Kaitou Kid|the person]] whom he thought was [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]}}

===Quotes about Rei===
{{cquote|Gin: ''Heh, Always doing as he pleases... that bastard irritates me as usual'' 
Kir: ''Who do you mean?'' 
Gin: ''Like you said, one who you wish only existed in novels. A detective like Sherlock Holmes.''|[[Volume 67|Volume 67, File 8, Pages 13-14: "Silent Clash"]]}}
{{cquote|''Well, it seems you've gained some trust for the time being... You will abide by the promise you made to me, right, Bourbon?''|[[Volume 76|File 800, Pages 15-16: "When Objects Collide"]]|[[Vermouth]] spoke to him on the phone}}

== In other languages ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|零 Rei|降谷 Furuya}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|零 Líng|降谷 Jiànggǔ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เรย์|ฟุรุยะ}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Tooru Amuro ===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|透 Tòu|安室 Ānshì}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Touru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|تورو|امورو}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Tooru|Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Toru|Amuro}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|기준 Gi Jun|안 Ahn}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Bourbon ===
{{BeginTable OtherLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Bābon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|بوربون }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์บอน}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Bourbon/Babon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|버본 Bourbon}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Rei's RX-7]]
* Rei is a right-handed person.
* During an 2010 interview with [[Shuichi Ikeda]], Gosho Aoyama said it would be interesting if a character from the [[Black Organization]] was named after [[wikipedia:Amuro Ray|Amuro Ray]] because [[Shuichi Akai]] was named after [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]].<ref>http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page__view__findpost__p__235287</ref><ref>http://www.kudonet.info/</ref><ref>http://wnsgur5941.blog.me/80143064942</ref>
*Rei [[Vehicles in Detective Conan#Rei's Mazda RX-7|owns a white RX-7]], the same car as [[Miwako Sato]]. The RX-7 is a reference to the white<ref>The RX-78-2 Gundam itself used to be more white in the original animation, but late in production toy manufacturers requested for it to be more colorful. Although the animation was changed, the dialogue was not changed leading to many references to the original mostly white coloration. One example is Amuro's Zeon nickname the "White Devil".</ref> Gundam that the Mobile Suit Gundam character Amuro Ray piloted, the '''RX-7'''8-2.
* Technically, Rei's first appearence in the anime was in the new opening theme song during the Kaitou Kid special in August 2012.
* His last name “Furuya” (降谷) is written with the Kanji for “descent, precipitate” and “valley”. “Rei” (零) means “zero”. “Amuro” (安室) can be translated as “quiet room”, and
“Tōru” means “transparent”.

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==See also==
*[[Characters]]
*[[Public Security Bureau]]
*[[Black Organization]]
*[[Shuichi Akai]]
*[[Subaru Okiya]]
*[[Scar Akai]]
*[[wikipedia:Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (Alcohol)

== References ==
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