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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 = 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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|[[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]]||[[Conan Edogawa]]||Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu-san'')||
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|[[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]]||[[Ran Mouri]]||Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')||Ran-san
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|[[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]]||[[Sonoko Suzuki]]||||Suzuki-san
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== Plot overview ==

=== Anime/Manga ===

==== 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]]) ====

== 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=Japan|Japanese|ミサオ Misao|山村 Yamamura}}
{{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 ==

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

==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 = 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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|[[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]]||[[Conan Edogawa]]||Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu-san'')||
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|[[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]]||[[Ran Mouri]]||Inspector Yamamura (''Yamamura-keibu'') Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')||Ran-san
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|[[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]]||[[Sonoko Suzuki]]||||Suzuki-san
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== Plot overview ==

=== Anime/Manga ===

==== 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]]) ====

== 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==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ミサオ Misao|山村 Yamamura}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|山村 Shāncūn|操 Cāo}}
{{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}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==

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

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Sleeping detectives]]
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Kazuha Toyama

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kazuha Toyama
| japanese-name = 遠山和葉 (Tōyama Kazuha)
| english-name = Kirsten Thomas
| image = Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD57>Conan Drill page 57</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD57/>
| occupation = High School Student
| relatives = [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (father) Mother (unnamed)<ref>[[Volume 66#File 693 - The Charm Recovery Operation!|Volume 66, File 693: "The Charm Recovery Operation!", Page 4]] - Kazuha's mother is mentioned for the first time.</ref>
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|File 185]] Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|Episode 118]]
| appearances = {{:Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 19]]
| japanese-voice = [[Yuko Miyamura]]
| english-voice = [[Gwendolyn Lau]]
| drama-actor = [[Rei Okamoto]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kazuha Toyama|遠山和葉|Tōyama Kazuha}}''', also known as '''Kirsten Thomas''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is character in the manga and anime ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Heiji Hattori]].

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

At one time in their youth, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking themselves together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>

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

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

She also has a marked belief in spirits, good-luck charms, and other superstitions. Right from her first experience, she displayed her belief in the importance of hers and Heiji's omamori, charms which Kazuha made to protect her and Heiji from harm. And indeed, during the same case, Heiji lent Conan his omamori, and the metal inside the charm stopped a knife blade that would have killed Conan.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8</ref> On subsequent cases, Kazuha is quick to attribute mysterious shadows and strange events to ghosts and other malignant spirits, which usually sends Ran into a panic as well, though she herself does not possess a morbid fear of ghosts as much as Ran does.

==Appearance==
Kazuha has dark brown hair which she keeps up as a neck-length pony tail, and often uses ribbons of different colors (mostly yellow or orange) to secure her hair. She also has green eyes, fair skin, and a fairly slim and curvaceous build, not unlike Ran herself. Kazuha's way of dressing ranges from shirt and jeans to (though rarely) dresses.

== Abilities ==

Despite her fearfulness, Kazuha is also a 2-dan in aikido, and has exhibited her skills in taking down several criminals, including [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]].<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5-8</ref> Kazuha also seems to be more intelligent than Ran, as shown in [[Which One's Deduction Show| Episode Which One's Deduction Show]] when [[Heiji]] gave a clue about the code which Kazuha understood while Ran couldn't.

==Appellations==
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Kazuha!! style="width:200px;"|What Kazuha calls them
|-
| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Kazuha Kazuha-chan (polite) || Heiji
|-
| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || || Kudo-kun
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Kazuha-chan Neechan Kazuha ||Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Kazuha-chan || Ran-chan
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Kazuha || Uncle Kogoro
|-
| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Kazuha-chan || Sonoko-chan
|-
| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || The girl with the ponytail ||
</tab>
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Kazuha!! style="width:200px;"|What Kazuha calls them
|-
| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure]] || Kazuha-kun ||
|-
|[[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]]||[[Wataru Takagi]]||||Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')
|-
|[[File:Kansuke Yamato 60px.jpg]]||[[Kansuke Yamato]]||-||Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref> Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="file910" />
|-
|[[File:Yui Uehara 60px.jpg]]||[[Yui Uehara]]||Kazuha-chan||Yui-san
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
{{main|Kazuha Toyama Appearances}}
=== Introduction ===
Soon after [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] made Conan/Shinichi's acquaintance, he invited [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] to Osaka. Several times throughout the day Ran felt herself being watched by a pair of malevolent eyes. At lunchtime that day, a girl sat down and, to Conan's horror and Ran's bafflement, addressed Ran as "Kudo." She warned "Kudo" to stay away from Heiji, who soon returned and sets her right. Heiji introduced her as his childhood friend Kazuha and introduced Ran as Kudo's girlfriend- which Ran hotly denied -, whereupon Ran asked them if they are together, which Kazuha and Heiji hotly denied in turn.<ref name="SerialKillerofNaniwa">Manga Volume 19: Chapters 5 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref>

=== Subsequent appearances ===
[[image:408_Kaz_saves_Conan.JPG|thumb|right|180px| Kazuha saves Conan from Heiji's jealous rage, which she unknowingly caused by flirting with another man.]]Since her introduction, Kazuha has accompanied Heiji in the majority of his appearances. The two frequently visit Tokyo and stay at the Mouri residence, and Kazuha accompanies Heiji on several cases. Because of this, she has from time to time been in great danger. She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.<ref name="Spider Mansion">Manga Volume 25: Chapters 4-8 (Spider Mansion Case)</ref> Later, in the Mermaid Island case, Heiji nearly fell off a cliff during his investigation. Kazuha saved him, but overbalanced and fell off the cliff herself. Heiji jumped after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and a jutting branch with his right. However, the branch began to bend, so Kazuha stabbed Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji did not let go, and managed to save the both of them.<ref name="The Mermaid Weeps Again">Manga Volume 28: Chapters 6-10 </ref> He still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.<ref name="Heiji's First Standalone Case">Manga Volume 31: Chapters 8-10</ref> In a later case, Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together - which earned him an enraged slap in the face.<ref name="Hattori Heiji in Grave Danger">Manga Volume 38: Chapters 8-10</ref>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Heiji Hattori ====
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Heiji's relationship with Kazuha is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love and has not yet realized he has actual feelings for Kazuha. However, it has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: "Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you." Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have a interest in him In on of the mangas Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Ran had done so with Shinichi, but is unlucky because by telling him, Heiji ran off to tease Shinichi for it. She one time even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case that they accidently both fell off a cliff, and when they were both hanging on the branch Heiji was holding was breaking so to prevent him falling she stabbed him hand with an arrow of love to force him to let her fall, however he still held on despite a wounded and bloody hand. Also, they have the same situation as Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have the same background as them. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police's daughter, like Ran is a police's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, Crossroad in the Ancient Capital, that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time.

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

==== Shinichi Kudo ====
Kazuha respects [[Shinichi]] as a great detective like Heiji. Sometimes she refers to Shinichi as a better detective than Heiji, to Heiji's annoyance.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Kazuha placed 16th in the poll with 40 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Kazuha placed 7th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kazuha placed 11th overall with 203 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

*She ranked 9th in the Super Digest Book 70+ "Characters you want to go on a date with" poll, with 123 votes.

*She ranked 4th in the Super Digest Book 60+ "Cutest Detective Conan characters" poll, with 263 votes.

== Name origin ==
The name 'Toyama' comes from Edo period "police detective" [[wikipedia:Tōyama Kagemoto|Kagetomo Toyama]], aka [[wikipedia:Tōyama no Kin-san|Toyama no Kin-san]], while Kazuha comes from one of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s assistants.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kazuha's "Before" Appearance (Episode 118)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Kazuha's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 408)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kazuha_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kazuha's "After" Appearance (Episode 611)]]
|}

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

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|和葉　Kazuha|遠山 Tōyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kirsten|Thomas}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|和叶　Héyè|远山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|和葉　Héyè|遠山 Yuǎnshān}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|كازوها Kazoha | توياما Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|가영 Ka Young|서 Suh}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Kazuha|Toyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คาซึฮะ|โทยามะ}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
* The kanji for Kazuha's first name mean 'Japanese Leaf.' Her last name, Toyama, means 'distant mountain.'
* Besides[[ Eri Kisaki]], Kazuha almost always keeps her hair in a ponytail.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Kazuha10yrs.png|Kazuha in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9
</gallery>

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

== References ==
<references/>

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[[de:Kazuha Toyama]]

Makoto Kyogoku

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Makoto Kyogoku
| japanese-name = 京極真 (Kyōgoku Makoto)
| english-name =
| image = Makoto Kyogoku Profile.jpg
| age = 18<ref name=CD55>Conan drill page 55 listed 16-18 as the age range</ref>
| gender = Male
| Height = 184cm
| weight = 79kg
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD55/>
| relatives =
| occupation = Student Karate Club Captain Karate Champion
| nicknames = "The Prince of Kicks"
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 22|File 219]] Anime: [[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153]]
| appearances = {{:Makoto Kyogoku Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 25]]
| japanese-voice = [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]
| english-voice =
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Makoto Kyogoku|京極真|Kyōgoku Makoto}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Makoto is [[Sonoko Suzuki]]'s long distance boyfriend.

== Background ==
Makoto attended Haido High School, where he was a prominent member, and eventually the captain, of his karate team and became known as "The Prince of Kicks". He noticed [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] cheering on her friend [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] during a martial arts tournament, and became interested in her.<ref name=Summer>[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Episode 153-154: Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story]]</ref>

Some time later, he worked in his family's inn as a waiter, where he encountered Sonoko again, this time in company of Ran and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]].<ref name=Summer /> Soon, however, Sonoko was stalked by a crazed serial killer who suspected her of having taken a picture of him at his latest murder (which she hadn't) and therefore wanted to both silence her as a potential witness and kill her because he hated brown headed girls in general. Makoto saved her just in the nick of time, earning her affection, but his constant participation in martial arts competitions and a studying period overseas prevented them from seeing each other often enough.<ref name=Summer /> Sonoko always does her best to maintain contact with him, though, including sending him little trinkets and gifts that she makes herself, and Makoto has stayed loyal to her. He usually gets caught up in one of Sonoko's silly romantic schemes. His fighting skills have proven to be incredibly handy for Conan, having saved Conan, Sonoko, and Ran from being in dangerous peril many times.

== Personality ==
As a master martial artist, Makoto is usually cool and collected, especially in crisis situations, and also a keen observer. The only thing which does throw him off is his affection for Sonoko, for whom he will go great lengths, even forsake an important tournament just to meet her. However, Makoto's bashfulness around her, his dedication to his fighting skills and some competitive impulse keep him jumping from one obligation to the other, so their relationship is rendered a bit difficult.
But at a point, Sonoko introduces Makoto to her parents and they eventually approve of him.

As a comic relief, Makoto always bears a plaster above his left brow as a mark for his fighting competitiveness.

== Abilities and skills==
===Martial arts===
[[File:Poor Criminals.png|250px|thumb|right|Makoto Kyogoku sending various criminals flying from the ground (notice the height).]]
Makoto is depicted as one of the most powerful teenage martial artists throughout the whole series. In reference to his incredible ability, he is nicknamed the "Prince of Kicks". He has acquired championships in some international Karate tournaments.<ref>[[The Revival of the Dying Message|Episode 173: "The Revival of the Dying Message"]]</ref><ref>[[White Day of Betrayal|Episode 609: "White Day of Betrayal"]]</ref> Makoto also had a 400 win streak from matches around the world that was broken only when he skipped a tournament to be introduced to Sonoko's parents and lost by default.<ref name=862p2>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 1 (862), pg 2: "Iron Wall"]]</ref>

Makoto's extraordinary might is carried over into real life combat against criminals carrying weapons and firearms.<ref name=Valentine /><ref name=Red /> As a show of his ability, Makoto was surrounded by 11 men armed with BB pistols. Despite wearing a gasmask that limited his field of view, he caught all the BBs they fired and knocked out all 11 men.<ref name=862p11>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 1 (862), pg 11: "Iron Wall"]]</ref> In another case, his unarmed combat skills send a huge group of gangsters armed with swords to the ground with no injuries suffered on his person, despite the latters' vastly superior numbers.<ref name=Red /> Even his kick alone can break the enemy's sword into two.<ref name=V52>[[Volume 52|Volume 52, File 543: "Superman"]]</ref> The people who have suffered from his attacks are usually depicted with severe injuries, such as bleeding or loosing some teeth. Many often pass out or become unable to move.<ref name=V52 />

===Strength===
[[File:bowling.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Makoto accidentally throws a bowling ball.]]

Makoto is shown to be able to throw a bowling ball all the way to the end of its lane (and smashing a hole into its headboard) when he tries to play bowling with Sonoko.<ref name=V81>[[Volume 81|Volume 81, File 859: "Jeet Kune Do vs Karate"]]</ref>

===Keen Mind===
Makoto is shown to have an astute mind due to his extensive training, being able to identify Kaitou Kid disguised as Sonoko because of a difference in finger lengths. This is possible because he can take full dimensions of a person he meets in moments. It is a habit of analyzing his opponents physical features with a glance.

===Agility===
As a skilled and well-trained martial artist, Makoto is fast and agile. His observational skills and quick reaction time enable him to dodge a bullet<ref name=Valentine /> and block sword slashes.<ref name=Red />

===Stamina and pain tolerance===
Makoto seems completely immune to pain, dismissing a knife sticking in his arm as nothing too significant.<ref name=Summer />

== Plot overview ==
====Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Manga: [[Volume 22#Sonoko's Camera Case|219-221]], Anime: [[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|153-154]])====
====The Revival of the Dying Message (Manga: [[Volume 25|243-245]], Anime: [[Episode 172|172-173]]) ====
Sonoko bought a new handphone just for Makoto.
====The Battle Game Trap (Manga: [[Volume 27#Arcade Murder Case|271-273]], Anime: [[The Battle Game Trap|226-227]])====
====Megure's Sealed Secret (Manga: [[Volume 28#Girl Clubbing Case|284-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]])====
====Murderous Pottery Class (Manga: [[Volume 30#Pottery Class Case|305-307]], Anime: [[The Murderous Pottery Class|228-229]])====
Makoto mistook Sonoko's handmade clay cup as a flower vase.
====Bloody Valentine (Manga: [[Volume 33#Valentine Chocolate Case|331-334]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266-268]])====
Sonoko messaged Makoto about making chocolate for someone that she likes. Makoto became jealous, and so hetraveled through a snowstorm just to see who Sonoko's lover was. He gets caught up in a murder case and is wrongly suspected, but manages to rescue Ran and Sonoko from being shot by the real culprits. Sonoko reveals that the one she made the chocolate for, and the one she likes, was Makoto all along.

====The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (Manga: [[Volume 36|369]]-[[Volume 37|373]], Anime: [[Episode 304|304]]) ====
====The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Manga: [[Volume 40|407-409]], Anime: [[Episode 331|331]]) ====
====Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Manga: [[Volume 52|541-543]], Anime: [[Episode 457|457-458]]) ====
Makoto was confused about Sonoko's letter and decided to camp in that forest until the day of the meeting comes.

====The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Manga: [[Volume 68|716-718]], Anime: [[Episode 592|592]]) ====
====White Day of Betrayal (Manga: [[Volume 69|725-727]], Anime: [[Episode 608|608-609]]) ====
[[File:744-1.png|thumb|Makoto challenging Sera for a fight]]
[[File:747-1.png|thumb|Makoto whispering to blushing Sonoko]]

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.

====Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Manga: [[Volume 73|768-770]], Anime: [[Episode 646|646-647]]) ====

====Tennis Club Meeting (Manga: [[Volume 78|825-827]], Anime: [[Conan Inside the Locked Room|705]])====
Makoto is learning tennis and hopes that he would be able to play with Sonoko someday. Upon seeing his video message, Sonoko immediately brings Ran, Kogoro, Conan and a special coach along to practise with her.

====Jeet Kune Do vs. Karate (Manga: [[Volume 81|859-861]], Anime: [[The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku|744-745]])====

Makoto mistook Sera as a guy flirting with Sonoko and Sonoko did not interrupt their fight as she wanted to see it for herself. He was suspected to be a murder of a murdering case happened later on.

====Twin Bets (Manga: [[Volume 81|862-864]]), Anime: [[Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku|746-747]])====

Makoto managed to uncover Kid's disguise as Sonoko. Upon asking him, he blushed shyly and said that it was because Kid's ring finger is longer than his index finger, unlike Sonoko.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Makoto's family ====

Not much is known about Makoto's family except for that Makoto's father owns the Kawaraya Inn that Conan, Ran, and Sonoko stayed at in Izu. During the summer, Makoto occasionally helps at the hotel and works as a waiter at the Nagisa Sea Shop restaurant located on the nearby beach.<ref name=Summer /> In [[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]] Makoto mentions that his younger sister requested that he tape "The Maple Leaves of Winter" for her.<ref>[[Volume 52#File 543 - Superman|Volume 52, File 543 "Superman", page 17]]: "実はあのドラマ、妹に頼まれてビデオに録っていたんですが…" ("Actually, my sister asked me to record that drama for her.")</ref>

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
{{main|Sonoko Suzuki and Makoto Kyogoku}}

Sonoko originally met [[Makoto Kyogoku]] while vacationing, where he was a waiter at a restaurant and worked at his family's inn in his spare time. At first, neither she, Conan, nor Ran recognized him, because he wore glasses to hide his features. After he later protects her from getting killed by a crazed serial killer, Sonoko and Makoto entertain a long distance relationship while Makoto goes to study abroad, which is additionally hampered by the fact that he tends to be a little bashful around her.<ref name=Summer />
[[Image:Sonoko Presents Her Chocolate to Makoto.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Sonoko presenting the chocolate she made to Makoto.]]

Makoto often saves Sonoko from dangerous peril, like in a snow lodge,<ref name=Valentine>[[The Truth Behind Valentine's|Episode 266-268: The Truth Behind Valentine's]]</ref> and in a forest.<ref name=Red>[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Episode 457-458: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]]</ref> Sonoko loves to use some kind of concocted scheme to get Makoto to come to her, usually in some romantic way, to create a romantic and dreamy experience for her.<ref name=Red /> This, however, doesn't always end in success, but he sometimes does stumble through her little schemes.<ref name=Valentine /><ref name=Red /> He often warns her of the way she is dressed, because he believes that guys will try to come after her because of it.<ref name=Summer /><ref name=Valentine />
[[Image:Sonoko Gives Makoto Her Chocolate.jpg|250px|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=Megure>[[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=Pottery>[[The Murderous Pottery Class|Episode 228-229: The Murderous Pottery Class]]</ref> Sonoko keeps a photo of Makoto in her bag, and uses it as a good luck charm for when she takes exams.<ref name=Photo>[[Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304: Trembling Metropolitan Police Headquarters 12 Million Hostages]]</ref> She has also made him a 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=Valentine /> When he finds out that indeed, she made him the chocolate, he gets very embarrassed himself.<ref name=Valentine />

Although long distance relationships can be hard to be in, and despite her constant flirting with any other attractive boy she stumbles upon, Sonoko has generally 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. Makoto also stays faithful to Sonoko.
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==Character popularity==
*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. Makoto placed 18th overall with 67 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

==Name origin==
Makoto's name presumably comes from Natsuhiko Kyogoku [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuhiko_Kyogoku], the author of mystery novels such as Ubume no Natsu and Mōryō no Hako.
The name presumably comes from [[Wikipedia:Kyokushin|Kyokushin]] (極真), too.

== Quotes ==
==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| ماكاتو Makato|''Not given''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Makoto|Kyogoku}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|真　Zhēn|京極 Jīngjí}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|真　Zhēn|京极 Jīngjí}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|경구 Kyung Goo|오 Oh}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มาโคโตะ|เคียวโกขุ}}
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== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Makoto Before.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Makoto's "Before" Appearance (Episode 154)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Makoto Middle.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Makoto's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 268)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Makoto After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Makoto's "After" Appearance (Episode 745)]]
|}

== Trivia ==

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

== References ==
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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 diverted the attention of Sonoko's target, Sonoko would feel jealous and disappointed.<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 patters, 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, Sonoko, like [[Kogoro Mouri]], completely buys 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 when she doesn't.<ref name=e356>[[Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk|Episode 356: Kaito Kid's Miracle Midair Walk]]</ref>

==Appellations==
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Sonoko !! style="width:200px;"|What Sonoko calls them
|-
| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Sonoko || Shinichi-kun Kudo-kun
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Sonoko-neechan || Conan-kun Brat in the glasses Chibi-chan (Lovely little boy) Little Nose Bleeder [Because Conan Saw Ran's Naked Body] (Once/At The Episode Tragedy of The Red Woman)
|-
| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Sonoko Sonoko-chan (childhood) Sonoko-oneesan (OVA 8) || Ran Ran-chan (childhood)
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Sonoko-kun || Ojisama
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Sonoko !! style="width:200px;"|What Sonoko calls them
|-
| [[File:Makoto Kyogoku 60px.jpg]] || [[Makoto Kyogoku]] || Sonoko-san || Makoto-san
|-
| [[File:Jirokichi Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] || Sonoko || Uncle Jirokichi (Jirokichi-ojisama) Uncle (Ojisama)
|-
| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Sonoko-chan || Kazuha-chan
|-
| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Sonoko-chan || Sera-san Sensei (once) Sera-chan
{{appellations|Zengo Goto|-|Bodyguard}}
{{appellations|Ski Lodge Murder Case{{!}}Akiko Yonehara|file=Akiko Yonehara.jpg|Suzuki-san|Sensei}}
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Sonoko !! style="width:200px;"|What Sonoko calls them
|-
| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure]] || || Inspector (''Keibu'')
|-
| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Sonoko-san || Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')
|-
| [[File:Yui Uehara 60px.jpg]] || [[Yui Uehara]] || Sonoko-chan ||
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Sonoko !! style="width:200px;"|What Sonoko calls them
|-
|[[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]]||[[Genta Kojima]]||Sonoko-neechan||
|}
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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 he turns around, shocking them with his face and eye contact 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, to be 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 give chase 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 in bandages. Conan suspects that Ran saw something that made her a target, and the culprit is one of the people staying there. When Conan solves the case. Kogoro isn't there to be put to sleep, so he decides to solve the case by Ran. When he shoots the anesthetic needle, however, Sonoko end 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 of 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 teases 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 also to dinner as well. However, due to being nervous, 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 before he escapes. The stoic and somewhat unfriendly [[Makoto Kyogoku|high school student]] that 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 his car broke 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 and misunderstood.

The next day, Michiwaki, Ran and Conan go eat at a restaurant while Sonoko tries to doze in the car. Suddenly, the car starts rolling toward the nearby cliff edge, and Sonoko barely escapes with her life. However, there is not evidence pointing toward a 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 champion she's seen in competitions before; Makoto confesses awkwardly that he loves Sonoko, to Sonoko's surprise and delight. Though Makoto is often traveling for tounaments, 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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===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]])===
[[File: Sonoko witch.png|thumb|right|175px|Sonoko as a witch]]
[[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.

===The Culprit is Sonoko (Anime: [[The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court|602]])===
[[File: Sonoko602.png|thumb|left|Is Sonoko the culprit?]]
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.

===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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== 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 ====
Sera appear and Ran, Sonoko, Sera sometimes goes home together. She always joke Sera about her chest

===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. Her love for Kid and Makoto are the same level.

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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.

==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| سوكو 　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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Subaru Okiya

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{{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]].}}

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Subaru Okiya
| japanese-name = 沖矢昴 (Okiya Subaru)
| english-name =
| image = Subaru Okiya Profile.jpg
| age = 27
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Graduate student
| aliases =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|File 622]] Anime: [[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|Episode 509]]
| appearances = {{:Subaru Okiya appearances}}
| cases-solved = 2
| keyhole = [[Volume 60]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryotaro Okiayu]]
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'''{{nihongo|Subaru Okiya|沖矢昴|Okiya Subaru}}''' claims to be engineering student, and currently resides in [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s house next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. From his first appearance, he was strongly hinted to be the [[Black Organization]] member Bourbon—however, [[Rei Furuya|Tooru Amuro]] was revealed to be Bourbon.<ref>Manga Chapter 823</ref> Okiya is in fact '''[[Shuichi Akai]]''' in disguise after [[Akai's fake death technique|faking]] his death with the help of [[Conan Edogawa]] and CIA Agent [[Hidemi Hondou]].

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

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

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

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

===Black Organization aura===

Okiya emits what Haibara describes as the aura of the [[Black Organization]] when he is intently focused on another person<ref>Red, White, and Yellow case</ref> or is acting as an aggressor.<ref>Ikkaku Rock, 252 case</ref> Haibara only gets the feeling from him transiently.
[[File:Okiya knocks away a knife.gif|thumb|192px|left|Okiya knocks a knife out of a hostage taker's hands]]

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

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

=== Hacking ===
Okiya hacked into Kogoro's computer to see what cases he had received from his website. Later he hacked into Haibara's iPhone and saw the message that Vermouth had sent her.

=== Cooking ===
Okiya Subaru is a good cook,<ref>Manga [[Volume 66]], File 7 (692): "The secret of the warehouse"</ref> although he describes his own cooking skills modestly<ref>Manga [[Volume 64]], File 1 (664): "Ikkaku rock"</ref>. He often uses cooking as an excuse to gain access to Agasa's house, or get involved in cases with Haibara, Conan, and the Detective Boys.<ref>Ikkaku rock (Manga: [[Volume 64#Ikkaku Rock Case|664-666]], Anime: [[Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish|542-543]]- He promised to cook the Detective Boys fish Haunted Warehouse (Manga: [[Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case|691]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]]) - he was able to gain access to Agasa's while Haibara was out by cooking food for the Professor Communications Code (Manga: [[Volume 72|755]], Anime: [[Emergency Situation 252|623]]) - His coverup for spying on Agasa's was that he wanted to bring over some extra curry Murder at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: [[Volume 76|798-800]], Anime: [[Detectives' Nocturne|672-674]]) - Okiya probably heard via listening devices Conan had been kidnapped but Agasa's car was in for repairs, so he brought over some cream stew as an excuse to get involved</ref> Stews and soups seem to be his specialty. 

== Appellations ==
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Subaru-san || Conan-kun Detective Kudo Shinichi-kun (once)
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Subaru-san<ref>Chapter 801</ref> || Princess Haibara-san Smart Girl (once)
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Subaru-oniisan ||
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Subaru-san ||
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| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]]||[[Jodie Starling]]||Shuu||-
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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || || Shinichi-kun "Kinichi-kun"<ref>After Ran intentionally told him the wring name of Shinichi</ref>
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || || Yukiko-san
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| [[File:Yusaku Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yusaku Kudo]] || That FBI agent || Kudo Yusaku-shi<ref name="file898">[[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref>
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== Plot overview ==
=== Timeline ===
:''Main article: [[Shuichi Akai timeline#Subaru Okiya|Shuichi Akai timeline]]

==Relationships analysis==


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

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

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

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

===Rei Furuya===
They have not directly met, though Okiya has seen Tooru Amuro many times. In most instances, Okiya is the one to notice Amuro but avoids Amuro seeing him for some reason. During the thirteen red shirts case, both Okiya and Amuro (as [[Scar Akai]]) are present with the hostages. When Okiya is about to send his deductions about the bomber's identity to Kogoro's phone, he sees Amuro, and before Amuro can see him, disappears from the area. During the Conan Edogawa kidnapping case, Subaru leans out the door to shoot at the tires of the car Conan's in, but Amuro's car passes by him, prompting Okiya to close the door to avoid Amuro. At the end of the Bell Train Mystery arc, Okiya is shown observing Amuro and Vermouth from a distance with a smirk, opening one of his eyes which looks like Akai's and giving a strong hint that he is Akai. If it is true then based on what has been said about Akai and Amuro's relation, it's likely he sees Amuro as an enemy, though not to the extent that Amuro views him.

===Masumi Sera===
[[Masumi Sera]] is Shuichi Akai's younger sister. To avoid disclosing his identity, Okiya tried to avoid acting conspicuously in front of her.

===Yukiko Kudo===
[[File:Yukiko subaru.jpg|125px|right|thumb|Yukiko teaching Subaru]]
[[Yukiko Kudo]] taught Subaru disguising and cooking.
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==Hints that Okiya was Akai ==
====Pre-Bell Tree Express====
:''For the former theory, please see [[Okiya is Akai Theory]]''

[[Image:Okiya_Akai_Face_Compare.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Okiya and Akai have similar faces]]
*Okiya and Akai have similar appearance and habits. 
*Okiya and Akai are both left handed.<ref>'''Examples of Akai's left handedness''' 
*Akai prepares to attack one of the bus jackers with his left hand. (289)
* Akai's handgun in is his left waist-high pocket meaning it must be drawn with his left hand. (354)
* Akai's handling of the rifle indicates a left handed preference. He holds it with a left handed style grip, puts the rifle over his left shoulder while keeping his finger on the trigger, and pumps the rifle in a flashy way using only his left hand. (434)
* Akai uses his left eye to look through the scope with his left index finger on the trigger and his right hand stabilizing which is the same way Gin, who is known to be left-handed, is holding his rifle. (504)
* Akai uses his left hand to pull back a curtain. (599)
* Akai uses his left hand to pull out can of coffee, open it one handed, and pick the can up when he drops it. (600)
* In episode 552, a photo of Akai is used for the "next Conan hint" which is left-handed.

'''Examples of Okiya's left handedness''' 
* Okiya is brushing his teeth with his left hand. (638)
* Okiya rips a paper out of his notebook and writes on it with his left hand. (639)
* Okiya pushes up his glasses with left hand. (640)
* Okiya is holding his glass of bourbon with his left hand. (640)
* Okiya knocks away a knife using his left hand. (666)
* Okiya is using his left hand to hold the spatula while stir-frying onions. (691)
* Okiya is holding Conan's glasses in his left hand. (755)</ref>
*Conan, who knew Okiya was Akai and was therefore an ally, uncharacteristically broke with his normal untrusting tendencies by allowing Okiya to be close to Haibara despite multiple warnings from her. Not only did Conan continue to brush off her warnings, he came up with excuses as to why he trusted Okiya. One such excuse, "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!" was an obvious lie as there was an entire murder case where all the suspects were Holmes fans<ref name=Holmes_case>Manga Volume 12 Files 7-10, Volume 13 File 1: Holmes Freak Murder Case</ref> and the Black Organization has used Sherlock references before.<ref name=The_Bullet>Manga Volume 24 File 10 Page 11: "The Bullet from the Past". The password for the APTX data in "Reunion With the Black Corps"M was “Sherringford” – one of the names Sir Arthur C. Doyle considered for his protagonist before choosing “Sherlock Holmes,” a likely indication that someone in the Black Organization is a fan of the detective.</ref>
*Ran felt like she has seen Okiya from somewhere.<ref name=Ran_Recognize>Manga Volume 61 File 8 Page 13: Paper Airplane</ref> Ran has met Akai three times that she can remember: once in New York City,<ref name=NY_Case>Manga Volume 35 File 4 Page 2: Title Golden Apple</ref> in a restaurant,<ref name=Sato>Manga Volume 33 File 1 Page 14: Sato's Engagement Bet</ref> and another time after the "Dark Footprint" arc.<ref name=White_Snow>Manga Volume 37 File 8 Page 1: White Snow, Black Shadow</ref> Akai had frightened and deliberately intimidated her in their first meeting<ref name=NY_Case/>, so she felt uncomfortable and decided she shouldn't talk about Shinichi with Okiya.
*Haibara began suspecting Okiya to be [[Dai Moroboshi]]. During a car chase, Okiya said the line "Don't make that kind of face"<ref name="800pg11">Volume 76, File 5, page 11, Chap 800: "Online Client"</ref> which caused Haibara to remember that Dai Moroboshi said something similar to that in the past.<ref name="802pg10">Volume 76, File 7, page 10, Chap 802: "Don't make that kind of face..."</ref> Okiya triggering Haibara's Black Organization sense also fit with this as Dai had been in the Black Organization. She even tries removing his scarf while he is sleeping but he blocks her and says "beyond here...is my area".
*Okiya and Akai use similar expressions. Okiya at one point admonishes Haibara "not to make that kind of face."<ref name="800pg11">Volume 76, File 5, page 11, Chap 800: "Online Client"</ref> Akai has used that line twice before, once to Conan in Clash of Red and Black<ref name="602pg15">Volume 58, File 5, page 15, Chap 602: "Clash of Red and Black"</ref> and once as Moroboshi Dai in Haibara's past.<ref name="802pg10">Volume 76, File 7, page 10, Chap 802: "Don't make that kind of face..."</ref> Both Akai and Okiya refer to the Black Organization members as wolves.<ref name="599pg6">Volume 58, File 2, Page 6, Chap 599</ref><ref name="704pg16">Volume 67, File 8, page 16, Chap 704</ref>
*Okiya was often shown drinking bourbon, which Camel had earlier stated was Akai's favorite alcoholic drink.<ref name=The_Fated>Manga Volume 65 File 3 Pages 3-4: The Fated Individual</ref>
*In the "Red, White and Yellow" case,<ref name=622p8>Manga Volume 60 File 3 Page 8: Red, White and Yellow</ref> Conan recognized the address Okiya was staying at despite never having met Okiya before.
* In the Thirteen Red Shirts case, Okiya keeps out of [[Scar Akai]]'s sight. Scar Akai at this time was Tooru Amuro who has a major grudge against Akai. Later, Okiya mocks the Black Organization who were mistakenly waiting for Scar Akai to appear. Okiya also knocks Jodie down, preventing her from chasing Scar Akai and keeping her out of sight of the Black Organization sniper that Okiya had spotted earlier. After apologizing, he tells her, "The division of fault is 50/50. You also bear some of the blame for neglecting to pay attention to your surroundings." As he blocked her from chasing the fake Akai, one can surmise that Okiya's intention may have been to hint that he was the Akai she was looking for. Eventually, this phrase led to Jodie realizing that Subaru was Akai, since Camel noted this was a phrase he frequently used.
*On the Bell Tree Express, when Okiya returned the unconscious Masumi Sera to her room, Sera whispered 'Shuu-nii' (-nii being the [[Wikipedia:Japanese_honorific#Familial_honorifics|Japanese honorific]] for older brother) in her sleep and Okiya smiled, implying that he is her brother, Shuichi Akai. Okiya was also revealed to be collaborating with Yukiko and Conan.
*"Subaru Okiya", "Dai Moroboshi", and "Shuichi Akai" are all references to Mobile Suit Gundam character Char Aznable. The “Akai” (meaning red) part of Akai’s name refers to Mobile Suit Gundam character Char Aznable’s nickname “Red comet.” “Shuichi” is a reference to the voice actor of Char Aznable, Ikeda Shuichi (who incidentally became Akai’s voice actor too). Dai Moroboshi, the alias Akai used while he was undercover in the Black Organization, comes from part of Char's real name, Casval Rem Deikun, with "Dei" pronounced as "Dai" (ダイ) in Japanese. In Moroboshi (諸星), the first kanji can be broken up into 言者 which when pronounced as げんしゃ (gensha) sounds very similar to the word for "phenomenon" (genshou). The second character (星) means "star". Moroboshi, read as "Star phenomenon" references falling stars or maybe comets. “Subaru Okiya” is a pun on Char Aznable’s real name which is キャスバル “Kyasubaru” (romanized as 'Casval').<ref name=Char_Aznable>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_Aznable</ref>
*When Okiya was introduced in the, "Red, White, Yellow and the Detective Boys" case, he was given the nick-name "Red Guy" (akai hito) by Kaito Sugiura, hinting at his identity as Shuichi Akai

====Post-Bell Tree Express====
* The real scarless Shuichi Akai who distracted Bourbon with a grenade appeared wearing Okiya's clothes and Masumi's hat, which was last seen in Masumi's room while Okiya was laying her down.
* When Okiya put Masumi in her cabin, Okiya reacted when Masumi said Shuu-nii (Brother Shuu) in her sleep.
* When Akai appears (Manga: [[Volume_85#Scarlet Showdown|894-897]]) behind [[Jodie Starling]] while they were in pursuit by [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]'s men and [[Yusaku Kudo]] is disguised as Okiya as Conan instructed.
*In the movie ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]'', it is revealed that Subaru is in secret communication with [[James Black]]. In addition, he surreptitiously leaves a bouquet of flowers in Masumi's hospital room after she is shot. As the movie closes, he speaks with James and after hanging up he responds with "Roger," but is voiced by Shuichi Ikeda as opposed to Ryotaro Okiayu.

=== Hints that Okiya was not Bourbon or another character===
====Pre-Bell Tree Express====
*Okiya knew about Conan's tracking glasses and the detective badges.<ref name=X>Chapter 755 page 14: Communications Code</ref> Conan has never used the tracking glasses in front of Okiya before. Bourbon or a third party would not be privy to Conan's gadgets. The mechanism to operate Conan's glasses isn't obvious, so only someone who knows about their existence beforehand could recognize the glasses at Agasa's and figure out how to activate the tracking function. Shuichi Akai could have heard about the glasses in several ways. The first source is when [[James Black]] was kidnapped while he had [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]'s detective badge. Conan used the badge to track down James Black. James was waiting to meet with Akai before he was kidnapped and drove away with Akai after he was rescued. Akai could have also heard about the tracking function from Jodie when Conan chased after Kir to prevent an assassination. Finally, Akai may also know about them from when Haibara borrowed the glasses to find Conan at the shipping yards at the climax of the Vermouth arc. He was present at the time and would have seen Haibara wearing them even though she has never worn glasses when Akai had seen her previously.
*Okiya was unlikely to be loyal to the Black Organization because he did not take action against Haibara after meeting her, even when she was alone or vulnerable. Bourbon's stated mission was to look for Sherry. Conan trusted Okiya around Haibara, ignored her warnings about him, and allowed Okiya to live in his house close to her despite supposedly meeting just that afternoon. Okiya also mocked the Black Organization in the Thirteen Red Shirts case.
*Okiya had "the scent" of the Black Organization, which meant he was not one of Conan's other allies who has no history in the Black Organization. So far, Haibara has been correct about everyone who has "Black Organization smell"; although she sometimes does not detect certain Black Organization agents, she has never had a false positive.

====Post-Bell Tree Express====

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

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

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

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

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

==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|昴 Mǎo|沖矢 Chōngshǐ}}
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==Gallery==

; Movie 18 - Dimensional Sniper

<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
Image:subaru movie18-1.png|Subaru aiming with CheyTac Intervention M-200
Image:subaru movie18-2.png|Ditto, close up
Image:subaru movie18-3.png|Sniper scope's crosshair
Image:subaru movie19-4.png|Subaru turning off his voice changer
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Subaru Okiya is left handed.<ref>* Okiya is brushing his teeth with his left hand. (638)
* Okiya rips a paper out of his notebook and writes on it with his left hand. (639)
* Okiya pushes up his glasses with left hand. (640)
* Okiya is holding his glass of bourbon with his left hand. (640)
* Okiya knocks away a knife using his left hand. (666)
* Okiya is using his left hand to hold the spatula while stir-frying onions. (691)
* Okiya is holding Conan's glasses in his left hand. (755)
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* Okiya likes to drive on [[Setting#Teimuzu River|Namiki road by the Teimuzu River]] because the green trees and foliage are calming. He also likes to water plants for this reason.<ref name=623p7>Manga Volume 60, File 4, Page 7: Kuroshiro-kun</ref>
* Okiya's favorite color is black.<ref name=623p7/>
* Okiya's [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Subaru_360|Subaru 360]] is depicted as white in the manga version. In anime version, the car is colored red, which could be a hint about his real identity as Shuichi Akai.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Shuichi Akai]]
* [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]

== References ==
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Kaito Kuroba

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kaito Kuroba
| japanese-name = 黒羽快斗 (Kuroba Kaito)
| english-name = Kaito Kuroba<ref>Case Closed [[Volume 55]] File 9: Sunset</ref>
| image = Kaito Kuroba Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17<ref>Kaito's age is never stated in the manga, but due to his high school grade he is between 16-17 and likely celebrated a birthday behind the scenes. The anime [[Episode 219]] places his age as 17, but the intro-box ages are in violation of manga canon (Shinichi is aged at 17 also, when he should be 16 due to the clock tower case occurring pre-canon). The upcoming [[Magic Kaito#TV series|Magic Kaito anime]] also places his age as 17, according to the anime's website.</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = 174 cm (5'8.5")
| weight = 58 kg (128 lbs)
| date-of-birth = June 21<ref name= birthday>The date is only given as June in the manga chapter "[[Magic Kaito Volume 4#Golden Eye|Golden Eye (Part 1)]]", while the full date is given in few entries of the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory ([http://www.gamf.jp/1177.html 1][http://www.gamf.jp/1450.html 2][http://www.gamf.jp/1463.html 3][http://www.gamf.jp/1714.html 4]) and a [https://twitter.com/gamf_staff/status/480247632237826050 Twitter entry].</ref>
| relatives = [[Toichi Kuroba]] (father, deceased) [[Chikage Kuroba]] (mother)
| occupation = Ekoda High School Student
| nicknames =
| aliases = Kaitou Kid Phantom Thief Kid 1412 Kaitou 1412
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1 Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159]] Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 76]]
| appearances = {{:Kaito Kuroba Appearances}}Magic Kaito Manga: [[Kaito Kuroba Appearances|32]] Magic Kaito 1412: [[Kaito Kuroba Appearances|17]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
| english-voice = [[Jerry Jewell]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Kaito Kuroba|黒羽快斗|Kuroba Kaito}}''' is the main character in the manga franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', and a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is the current '''[[Kaitou Kid]]''' and the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Aoko Nakamori]].

== Background ==
Kaito is a second-year student at Ekoda High School Class 2-B alongside his childhood friend [[Aoko Nakamori]], the witch [[Akako Koizumi]], and transfer student detective [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Kaito discovers [[Toichi Kuroba|his father]]'s identity as the original [[Kaitou Kid]] after eight years following his death thanks to a secret room inside his house as well as talking with his father's attendant and friend, [[Konosuke Jii]]. Wanting to pick up where Jii left off, Kaito continues to be Kaitou Kid in an effort to lure out [[Magic Kaito Organization|his father's murderers]] by making Kid a world-famous thief once again.

== Personality and Skills==
[[File:vlcsnap-2013-10-10-17h54m48s62.png|thumb|left|Kaito rejects Akako because of her arrogance.]]
According to Hakuba's analysis during his search for Kaitou Kid's identity, Kaito is 174 cm (5' 8.5") tall, weighs 58 kg (128 lbs), has an IQ of 400, and is blood type 'B'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=86-87 }}</ref>

Kaito as his normal self seems to be rather popular in school although he tends to get in trouble with the ladies, particularly Aoko, for flipping up their skirts or peeking on them in the locker room. He is a compulsive trickster who loves to demonstrate his magic tricks and share them with others, and hates to see people upset. Kaito seems to be quite good at many things, including skiing,<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Let Go of Him |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref> but (much to Aoko's amusement) cannot ice skate<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=The Great Detective Appears!! |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=36 }}</ref> or play billiards.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Hustler vs. Magician |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref>

Although he hasn't demonstrated it while in full costume, Kaito has an extreme fear of fish (ichthyophobia) to the point where he freaks out upon seeing Aoko wear fish-print underwear one day.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Hustler vs. Magician |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=158 }}</ref> In OVA 10, while in the process of escaping Trap Island, a fish flops into his escape rowboat and he panics.<ref>OVA 10: Kid in Trap Island</ref>

In some episodes and chapters, it is shown that Kaito is ambidextrous. He is sometimes shown using his left hand, but his right hand is dominant for tricks that require one hand only.

==Appellations==
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Kaito!! style="width:200px;"|What Kaito calls them
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| [[File:Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Aoko Nakamori]] || Kaito Bakaito ''(insult)'' || Aoko Ahoko ''(insult)''
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| [[File:Ginzo Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Ginzo Nakamori]] || Kaito-kun || Inspector Nakamori ''(Nakamori-keibu)'' Inspector "(Keibu)"
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| [[File:Akako Koizumi 60px.jpg]] || [[Akako Koizumi]] || Kuroba-kun Kuroba Kaito ''(inner thoughts)'' || Akako-chan ''(first appearance only)'' Akako
|-
| [[File:Saguru Hakuba 60px.jpg]] || [[Saguru Hakuba]] || Kuroba-kun || Hakuba Bastard Hakuba (''Hakuba no yarou'')
|-
| [[File:Konosuke Jii 60px.jpg]] || [[Konosuke Jii]] || Young Master Kaito (''Kaito-botchama'') Young Master (''Botchama'') || Jii-chan
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| [[File:Toichi Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Toichi Kuroba]] || Kaito || Dad ''(Oyaji)''
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| [[File:Chikage Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Chikage Kuroba]] || Kaito || Mom ''(Kaa-san)'' Ex-Phantom-Lady (''Moto-Phantom-Lady'')
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| [[File:Keiko Momoi 60px.jpg]] || [[Keiko Momoi]] || Kaito-kun || Keiko
|-
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Kaito!! style="width:200px;"|What Kaito calls them
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kid<ref>[[Volume 70#Ryoma's Gunbelt Case|File 732 (Volume 70)]]</ref> Magician Under the Moonlight-san (''Gekka no Kijutsushi-san'')<ref name="file634">[[Volume 61#Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail|File 634 (Volume 61)]]</ref>|Boy (''Bozu'') Detective-kun (''Tantei-kun'') Great Detective (''Meitantei'') Mr. Heisei Sherlock Holmes (''Heisei no Sherlock Holmes-san'')}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Shinichi<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|-}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|That high school student (''Ano kōkōsei'')<ref name="file159">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 159 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|-}}
{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Little boy (''Boku'')<ref name="file573">[[Volume 55#Shinichi's Childhood Adventure|File 573 (Volume 55)]]</ref>|Old lady (''Obasan'')<ref name="file573" />}}
{{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|-|Old man Suzuki (''Suzuki-no-jiisan'')}}
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== Plot overview ==
{{main|Kaito Kuroba Appearances}}

===Magic Kaito===
The day after the Kaitou Kid makes his return after an eight-year hiatus, Kaito stumbles through a trap door in his room and discovers that his father, [[Toichi Kuroba]], was the original Kaitou Kid. Kaito dons his father's costume to discover the identity of the new Kaitou Kid, revealed to be his father's old assistant [[Konosuke Jii]]. Jii tells Kaito that Toichi had been murdered eight years ago, and that he had dressed as the Kid and staged the heist in order to lure Toichi's killers.

So Kaito adopts the mantle of the Kid, having proven that he is more skilled than the aging and serious Jii. As the Kaitou Kid, Kaito stages several high-profile jewel heists with the intention of smoking out his father's killers (although he seems to be enjoying himself in the process). It isn't until the ''Blue Birthday'' heist that the murderers appear and reveal that they are searching for the doublet red-coloured gem [[Pandora]], said to shed tears of immortality during the passing of a particular comet. Upon realizing [[Magic Kaito Organization|the organization's]] aim and that his father was killed for his refusal to aid them in retrieving Pandora, Kaito vows as Kaitou Kid to find the Pandora gem first and destroy it.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Blue Birthday |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=144 }}</ref>

===Detective Conan===
Since then, he has appeared in several Detective Conan cases. [[File:Vlcsnap-2013-12-08-20h39m58s203.png|200px|thumb|right| A young Kaito Kuroba offers Yukiko Kudo a flower.]]If his target is a gem, he always holds it up to the moonlight, presumably to check if it's the Pandora gem, before returning it, even if Conan seemingly has him cornered.

In other instances, Kid has staged heists when people such as [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] have called him out, or when criminals have used the Kaitou Kid's name to deflect blame from themselves, as in the Sunset Mansion case or the Seiran case. He also appeared in the Ryoma case to expose several counterfeiters who were pretending to possess items that another thief called the Phantom Lady had stolen years ago. At that time, Kid implied that he may be a family relation of the 'Phantom Lady'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Detective Conan |volume=70 |chapter=74 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo }}</ref>

A young Kaito also appeared in a flashback during which Conan recalled a riddle that he and Ran had tried to solve when they were in first grade. It turned out that the 'riddler' had been the original Kaitou Kid, [[Toichi Kuroba]], who seemed to be a friend of [[Yusaku Kudo]].

In chapter 824, Kid had played a significant role in main Detective Conan plot by disguising as Sherry under Conan's request. Their plan successfully tricked the Black Organization into believing she is dead.

In [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]], it's revealed that Kaito knew Conan's real identity of Shinichi Kudo. He helped Conan who was thrown out of the airship and they worked together to get back. Kaito has disguised himself as Shinichi three times, in [[The Last Wizard of the Century]], in [[Magician of the Silver Sky]], and in [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]] which led Sato and Takagi to suspect that Shinichi was Kaitou Kid. The two later share their suspicion with Heiji to which he responded with an 'Are you kidding me?' face.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
[[Image:vlcsnap-2013-09-21-03h04m55s93.png|250px|thumb|right|Kaito and Aoko.]]
==== Aoko Nakamori ====
{{main|Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori}}
Kaito and [[Aoko Nakamori]] have been best friends since they were little and first met at the clock tower.<ref>[http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/The_Gathering_of_the_Detectives!_Shinichi_Kudo_vs._Kaitou_Kid "Episode 219: The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid"]</ref> They are portrayed as a similar pairing to [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Ran Mouri]] (including how the characters are drawn) and [[Heiji Hattori]] and [[Kazuha Toyama]], except much sillier. Kaito often teases Aoko by flipping her skirt. However, it has been seen that Kaito is quite protective of Aoko and doesn't appear to want her to go on a date with [[Saguru Hakuba]]. Aoko was somewhat suspicious that Kaito was actually Kaitou Kid, and in order to prove his innocence, she brought him along to a movie when a heist had been scheduled. She handcuffed him to the seat, but Kaito managed to escape and pull off the heist, thus veering Aoko's suspicions away from him. The two appear to have feelings for each other, but neither has admitted it as of yet.

In the last chapter of ''[[Yaiba]]'' a scene set after a three years timeskip has [[Keiko Momoi]] telling [[Sayaka Mine]] that Kuroba and Nakamori are a couple now, while [[List of minor Magic Kaito characters#Notable minor characters|Keiko's friend]] confirms having seen them together.
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==== Akako Koizumi ====
[[File:Displeased_with_Akako.png|thumb|right|250px|Kaito wishes he was with Aoko instead.]]
Since [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]]'s first appearance in Volume 1, she's attempted to get Kaito to fall head over heels for her using whatever means necessary, including using a voodoo doll and hurting him in the process. Akako's obsession with Kaito comes from Kaitou Kid, whom she realizes is Kaito, being the only man on Earth able to resist her. Despite Akako injuring Kaito during their first confrontation, Kaito as Kid behaves like a complete gentleman and encourages Akako to be herself in order to get someone to like her instead of forcing them through witchcraft.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=1 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-05-15 |isbn=4-09-122081-9 |chapter=The Scarlet Temptress |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 180}}</ref> Akako grows to have great concern for Kaito as evidenced by her warning Kaito<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122083-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 93-95}}</ref> against going to a heist and later assisting Kaitou Kid to escape safely from the heist that she had foreseen him being captured at.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122083-5 |chapter=Akako's Delivery Service |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 100-103}}</ref> In Volume 2, Akako openly states she likes Kaito in front of Aoko.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=2 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1988-11-15 |isbn=4-09-122082-7 |chapter=Let Go of Him |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 11}}</ref>
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==== Saguru Hakuba ====
[[File:2013_7_6_19_58_14.png|thumb|right]]
The relationship between [[Saguru Hakuba|Hakuba]] and Kaito is a rather tense one; since Hakuba convinced himself early on that Kaito was instead Kid, and during the first few volumes he's constantly throwing out offhand comments that show his suspicion. However, later on in the manga, we have a small scene where Hakuba calls Kaito from Paris in order to give him some information on 'Chat Noir', a dangerous, fellow gem thief trying to outshine Kid.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=4 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Golden Eye Part 1 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= 18}}</ref> Though Kaito continues to vehemently deny being Kid, Hakuba gives him the information anyways, ending the conversation with, "Do your best at least. I don't want to see you lose to anyone before I capture you myself". Whether or not that was his actual motive, or if he was merely concerned for Kaito's well being, is unknown.
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=== Others ===
==== Conan Edogawa ====
{{Main|Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba}}
[[File:名侦探柯南-515-DVD003348.jpg|thumb|right]]
In the manga, Kid and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] are rivals. Ever since Kaito met Conan, Kaito always seems to be anticipating Conan's appearance at his heists. Conan makes the heists more interesting for Kaito, while Conan views Kaito's heists as entertainment.

Before being shrunk, Shinichi had encountered Kaitou Kid once during the Clock Tower heist, though they did not meet face-to-face. In their next encounter, however, after Shinichi had become Conan, Kid disguised himself as Ran in order to steal the Suzuki Black Star pearl. When Conan cornered him on the Suzuki cruise ship, Kid suggested that he'd stolen all of Ran's clothes to impersonate her, and left her naked on the deck. While this ended up being a bluff, Conan was shocked and infuriated. In subsequent encounters between Kid and Conan, Conan displays a much more intense desire to capture Kid.

Since then, Conan is usually a serious threat to Kid's plans and stops Kid often enough from escaping with the jewel that Conan has gained reputation in the press as Kid's "natural enemy". In several instances Conan appears to be able to 'sense' Kid's presence; knowing Kid is close by often causes Conan to behave far more frenetically. Appropriately, Kid seems to find Conan dangerous enough to warrant specific measures to keep the boy distracted. Conan does not seem to like Kid, saying once "He's only a thief that uses magic".<ref>Anime Episode 515: Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic</ref> However, if necessary, the two can put their rivalry aside (for a little while) and work together.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces]]</ref> Conan has something of a gentleman's agreement with Kaitou Kid that he won't look for the thief outside of heists. In several instances, beginning with the "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Residence" case, when Kid does Conan/Shinichi a favor, such as saving Genta's life in the aforementioned case, Conan reciprocates by halting his investigation just shy of capturing Kid, thereby allowing him to escape mostly unhindered. This exchange of favors can sometimes become a bit unbalanced; Conan was perfectly willing to force Kaitou Kid against his will into facing a member of the [[Black Organization]] at gunpoint in a carriage filled with explosives.<ref>Manga [[Volume 78]], File 7 (824): "Mystery Train (Final Destination)"</ref>

In the movies, Kid becomes aware that Conan is Shinichi after he once overheard Conan talking to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] and displaying too much criminal knowledge for a 7-year-old.<ref>Movie 03: ''[[The Last Wizard of the Century]]''</ref> As a result, he ends up using Shinichi's identity to either further his own goals and challenge Conan at the same time, or to pay back a favor Conan has done him. Since movies cannot be considered [[canon]], it's unclear whether Kid knows Conan is Shinichi in the official manga. There is also some speculations on Conan figuring out that Kid isn't just stealing randomly. At the end of the OVA 4: Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother, Conan had turned with a serious face when he remembered a phrase that Kid had said, "Next time, I'll help myself to the Jewel of Destiny." In movie 14, Conan asked for Kid to disguise as him for a while.
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==== Heiji Hattori ====
Kaito and [[Heiji Hattori]] have never canonically met, although Heiji faced up against the Kid in Movie 3, and interacted with a disguised Kaito during Movie 10. They were also involved in the same cases in OVA 6 and Movie 14, but never directly interacted.

==== Lupin III ====
In [[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]], while they never directly meet face-to-face with each other, Kaitou Kid and [[Lupin III]] had made their first encounter in the beginning of the film. Kaito Kuroba, while being in his citizen guise, was among the many people present to see the heists of Lupin, who was masquerading as Kaitou Kid, with a valuable diamond. Fujiko Mine claimed if Lupin was unable to save her, by stealing the Cherry Sapphire, she can always ask Kaitou Kid for help. By the end of the film where Lupin was in Japan, in contrary to how Conan had thought he had left, Lupin had tried to steal another valuable jewel only to find it already to be stolen and replaced by a small note left by Kaitou Kid; the act was most likely to return the favor for Lupin’s temporary identity theft, for using Kid’s identity, with the diamond heist. As Lupin was being chased, by [[Inspector Zenigata]] who didn’t believe Lupin didn’t steal the jewel, he had declared his rivalry with Kaitou Kid.

== People who know Kaitou Kid's real identity ==
{{main|List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity}}

==Name origin==
The characters in Kuroba (黒羽) mean "black feather". Kaito's given name (快斗) has different kanji than the word 'kaitou' (怪盗), which means 'phantom thief,' although they intentionally sound alike.

== Character popularity ==
*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. Kaito/Kaitou Kid placed 2nd out of 10 with 18.99% of the votes cast.<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. Kaitou Kid/Kaito Kuroba placed 2nd overall with 1,696 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>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-20h53m04s237.png|thumb|left|x150px|Kaito's "1997" Appearance in Detective Conan (Episode 76)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kaito Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x150px|Kaito's "2001" Appearance in Detective Conan (Episode 219)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-17-01h27m23s176.png|thumb|left|x150px|Kaito's "2010" Appearance in Detective Conan (Movie 14)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:704 Kaito.jpg|thumb|left|x150px|Kaito's "2013" Appearance in Detective Conan (Episode 704)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:vlcsnap-2013-11-05-18h09m59s176.png|thumb|left|x200px|Kaito's "Before" Appearance in Magic Kaito Special (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:vlcsnap-2013-11-02-21h00m37s127.png|thumb|left|x200px|Kaito's "After" Appearance in Magic Kaito Special (Episode 12)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kaito Kuroba MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Kaito's Appearance in Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 5)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|I'm Kuroba Kaito. Nice to meet you!.}}

{{cquote|Aoko: You're so cold.. Like ice cream.
Kaito: But ice cream, is sweet.}}

{{cquote|That's not it Aoko. It's not like I want to make fun of the inspector nor do I enjoy stealing. I just want to find the truth, the culprits who murdered my father eight years ago and take revenge for him. In order to do that, I need to become Kaito Kid and I cannot afford to give up!}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|快斗 Kaito|黒羽 Kuroba}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|快斗 Kuàidòu|黒羽 Hēiyǔ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Kaito|Kuroba}}
{{endTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[image:Kaito Lupin.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Kaito Lupin]]
* A prototype version of Kaito appears in Aoyama's "{{nihongo|Nonchalant Lupin|さりげなくルパン|Sarigenaku Rupan}}" short story. In this version, Kaito is named {{nihongo|Kaito Lupin|流犯快斗|Rupan Kaito}}.
* The name 'Kuroba' is a transliteration of 'clover.' A four-leaf clover also appears on the tag of Kid's monocle.
* Gosho Aoyama gave Kaito the same height and weight measurements that he had in 1990<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito Treasured Edition |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=2011-11-21 |isbn=978-4-09-941727-7 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page=197 "怪盗キッドの身長１７４ｃｍ、体重５８ｋｇってーのは、もちろんこの当時のオレの身長と体重！"}}</ref>, as well as his own blood type.
* Kaito and Gosho Aoyama also have the same birthday, June 21.<ref name= birthday/>
* Kaito, along with [[Shinichi Kudo]], [[Heiji Hattori]], and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans.
* In both the Japanese and English dub, Kaito shares the same voice actor as that of Shinichi Kudo. Kaito and Shinichi already resemble each other so closely that in the Black Star case, Ran sees Kaito in the street and mistakes him for Shinichi. In Movie 8, Kaito disguises himself as Shinichi and without the use of a mask succeeds in completely fooling everyone except for Ran.
* In Spanish, he doesn't share his voice with Shinichi, but with Hattori. However, this isn't much of a problem since he can perfectly mimic voices.
* Although Kaito's and Shinichi's teenaged-selves share the same voice actor, Kappei Yamaguchi, two different voice actors portray them as children: young Kaito is still voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi, while Conan and young Shinichi are voiced by [[Minami Takayama]].

== Gallery ==
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File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-04-20h32m55s176.png|Kaito uses a simple dark clothing scheme before heists to avoid calling attention to himself. Pursuers expecting the dramatic white of Kid's uniform are thrown off when Kaito switches to black.<ref>[[Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic]]</ref> <ref>[[Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure]]</ref>
File:Untitled.png|Kaito 10 years ago.<ref>[[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure]]</ref>
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kaitou Kid]]
* [[Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori]]
* [[Kaito Kuroba Appearances]]
* [[Kaitou Kid Appearances]]
* [[Kuroba family]]
* This fan-made [http://www.mischif.net/1412/kid.htm Kaitou Kid reference page].

== References ==
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Saguru Hakuba

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| name = Saguru Hakuba
| japanese-name = 白馬探 (Hakuba Saguru)
| english-name =
| image = Saguru Hakuba Profile.jpg
| age = 17
| gender = Male
| height = 180 cm (5'11")
| weight = 65 kg (143 lbs)
| date-of-birth = August 29th
| relatives = Superintendent General Hakuba (first name not given; father) Grandfather (unnamed)
| occupation = Ekoda High School Student Detective
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 15 Manga: File 299 Anime: Episode 219
| appearances = {{:Saguru Hakuba Appearances}} Magic Kaito Manga: [[Saguru Hakuba Appearances|10]] Magic Kaito 1412: [[Saguru Hakuba Appearances|2]]
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 30]]
| japanese-voice = [[Akira Ishida]] [[Mamoru Miyano]] (Magic Kaito 1412)
| english-voice =
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Saguru Hakuba|白馬探|Hakuba Saguru}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', who has made multiple appearances in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Hakuba is another teenage detective, just like [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]]. However, he does a lot of his work in England, as well as Japan, and claims to have handled more cases than Heiji. In the Magic Kaito manga and 1412 anime franchise, his main goal is to capture the master thief, [[Kaitou Kid]] but in the Magic Kaito anime specials franchise, Hakuba's main goal is to capture the assassin, [[Spider]] and using Kaitou Kid as a bait.

== Personality ==
[[File:Hakuba as Sherlock Holmes.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Saguru Hakuba as Sherlock Holmes.]]
As a detective, Hakuba takes great interest in learning culprit's motives, asking "How come you did that?" Hakuba also pays a great deal of attention to time, carrying a pocket watch that only loses 0.001 seconds per year. In cases, Hakuba tends to note the time to the second. He is even more extreme in his earliest appearances; he notes during the ''Adam's Smile'' painting heist that Kaitou Kid is a minute and 13.02 seconds late.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=Volume 3|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=The Great Detective Appears!!|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|page=}}</ref> During his first appearances in Magic Kaito, Hakuba is seen often wearing an Inverness cape and a deerstalker, much like the stereotypical portrait of [[Sherlock Holmes]]. In later appearances he has given up this look opting for a suit instead.

His speech is usually formal and polite, like his attire; for example, he uses the more humble pronoun 'boku' to refer to himself during the Detective Koushien case, while Heiji uses 'ore,' which is a cockier and less polite way of referring to oneself. However, Hakuba displays a distinct sense of arrogance himself, particularly during his earlier appearances. He displays an arrogant assurance in his ability to capture the [[Kaitou Kid]], and conveys a superior attitude towards Inspector Nakamori's men in volume 3 of [[Magic Kaito]]. In the Detective Koushien case in Detective Conan, he frequently mocked Heiji, calling him rash and hotheaded and repeatedly expressed his disappointment in Heiji's seeming incompetence, and despite being clearly defeated by Heiji's deduction, he showed no such regrets or humility. Kaito describes his tone as sugary yet obnoxious.<ref>Magic Kaito Volume 4, File 5, pg 5: "Golden Eye 1"</ref>.

Hakuba also appears to be something of a flirt. He kissed Aoko's hand and tried to sweet-talk her into going on a date with him, <ref name="Vol3Chp3" /> And during the Detective Koushien he was particularly attentive to the [[Natsuki Koshimizu|female detective]] present, even promising that he would "solve the case for her." However, it's possible that in both of those cases his actions were at least partly intended to irritate Kaito and Heiji, respectively.

== Appearance and Skills ==
Saguru Hakuba has brown-blonde hair; his eye color is usually blue in the manga, but brown in the anime. According to Hakuba's own introduction to [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]], Hakuba is 180 cm tall (5'11"), weighs 65 kg (143 lbs), was born on August 29th under the Virgo zodiac, and is blood type 'A'.<ref name="Vol3Chp3">{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=Volume 3|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=Kaitou Under Scrutiny|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|page=}}</ref>

In the Twilight Mansion case, he showed himself to be skilled at billiards, and to have at least basic knowledge of falconry.

He also seems to have an eidetic memory, just as Shinichi, Heiji and Kaito have proven themselves to have, and is capable of remembering long strings of data, particularly (in Hakuba's case) precise times down to the millisecond.

==Appellations==
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{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Saguru !! style="width:200px;"|What Saguru calls them
|-
| [[File:Kaito Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaito Kuroba]] || Hakuba || Kuroba-kun
|-
| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] ||Bastard Hakuba ''(Hakuba no yaro)'' Hakuba (anime only) Detective-san (''Tantei-san'') || Kaitou Kid Kid Kid the Phantom Thief<ref name="file299">[[Volume 30#Kaitou Kid and the Murder|File 299 (Volume 30)]]</ref>
|-
| [[File:Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Aoko Nakamori]] || Hakuba-kun || Aoko-kun Young Lady ''(Ojousan)''
|-
| [[File:Hakuba's Housekeeper 60px.jpg]] || [[Hakuba's Housekeeper]] || Young Master Saguru ''(Saguru-bocchama)'' Young Master ''(Bocchama)'' || Nanny ''(Baaya)''
|-
| [[File:Keiko Momoi 60px.jpg]] || [[Keiko Momoi]] || Hakuba-kun || ???
|-
| [[File:Ginzo Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Ginzo Nakamori]] || Hakuba-kun || Inspector Nakamori ''(Nakamori-keibu)''
|}
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== Plot overview ==
''Main Article: [[Saguru Hakuba Appearances]]''

=== In Magic Kaito ===
[[File:MK9_16.png|thumb|right|Hakuba plans to confront Kaito Kid]]
Prior to arriving in Japan, Hakuba spent time as a detective in England and attended London Bridge High School. According to Hakuba's father, Saguru is most interested in meeting the infamous [[Kaitou Kid]] and is taken to the ''Adam's Smile'' painting heist. Hakuba fails to capture Kid but begins collecting clues as to Kid's true identity.

In the anime special adaptation of Hakuba's introduction, [[The Splendid Rivals]], the circumstances of Hakuba's and Kaito's meeting have been altered. The target is a purple gem in the eye of the ''Bronze Statue''. It is revealed that Hakuba has no interest in capturing Kaitou Kid, but rather, [[Spider]] who is part of the mysterious organization that Kaito is after. Hakuba humiliates the police and he figures out where Kaitou Kid was hiding. He nearly captures the thief with sleeping gas, but Kaitou Kid takes his gas mask so Hakuba is taken down by his own trick. Kaitou Kid then disguises as Hakuba to get close to the gem, but the scheme is quickly figured out when the police finds Hakuba's sleeping body. Later, Hakuba forces himself to wake up when Kaitou Kid is caught in Spider's illusion. Hakuba saves him by spraying him with water. After both Spider and Kaitou Kid escape, Hakuba falls asleep once more. Much to Kaito's dismay, Hakuba transfers into Ekoda High School Class 2-B and continues his mission to unmask Kid. He is now the classmate of [[Kaito Kuroba]], [[Aoko Nakamori]], [[Akako Koizumi]], and [[Keiko Momoi]].

In the special [[The Secret of the Red Tear]] Hakuba appears briefly in class, reading a book that mentions Spider. He is shocked by Akako's beauty and is seen blushing.

Although Magic Kaito is no longer frequently continued, Hakuba has made several appearances in the cases that have come out alongside Detective Conan. He telephoned Kaito from Paris to give him information on the thief known as Chat Noir, and also appeared in the Dark Knight arc, where he arrived too late to stop Kid's theft but correctly deduced his methods and kept up with Kaito in uncovering the identity of the mysterious 'Nightmare.'

=== In Detective Conan ===
Saguru Hakuba's first appearance in Detective Conan was in the Twilight Palace case, where he was one of six detectives invited to investigate a murder that had been committed 40 years ago in an old mansion. During the case it is revealed Hakuba has a pet hawk named Watson whom he got in England. <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|date=2009-07-21|isbn=1-4215-2198-9|title=Case Closed|volume=Volume 30|publisher=Viz Media|chapter=File 4: Condemnation|language=English|location=San Francisco|page=67}}</ref>

[[image:479_Heiji_and_Saguru.JPG|250px|right|thumb| Heiji and Saguru didn't get along during the Detective Koushien.]]
His second, and only other canonical appearance, was in the [[Volume 54#Detective Koshien Case|Detective Koshien Case]]. Although he initially believed that he was to represent the 'east' in a contest between four high school detectives, in fact the competition had been arranged by a woman seeking a detective 'with a strange accent' who had incorrectly accused her friend of committing a murder. Thinking that Hakuba's Japanese might be accented due to his time in Britain, she invited him, as well as [[Heiji Hattori]], who is well known for his strong Kansai accent.

During the Detective Koshien case, it was stated that Hakuba had returned to England sometime before the case, and had returned to Japan specifically to compete in the Koshien, thus explaining his absence from the Kaitou Kid heists in Detective Conan.

[[File:Hawk_Watson.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Saguru Hakuba's pet hawk '''Watson'''.]]

Hakuba appeared in [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|'''Episode 219''': The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]. During the Kid case, set some time before [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was shrunk, Kaito thinks to himself that the heist will be much easier without Hakuba around, as he has apparently returned to England. Kid was therefore not expecting a challenge, so when the officers trick him into revealing himself and successfully locate him in the ventilation shafts, Kid wonders aloud who, if not Hakuba, could be helping the police.

Hakuba also made a cameo of sorts in the tenth Detective Conan movie, ''[[The Private Eyes' Requiem]]''. Claiming that someone dear to him had been captured by the theme park, he assisted Conan and Heiji in their investigations that day but later disappeared after they were separated by attackers. It is later revealed that 'Hakuba' was actually Kaitou Kid in disguise.
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== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
{{main|Hakuba Family}}
Hakuba's father is the Metropolitan Police chief in Japan. His mother is British. His family also apparently runs a research laboratory in Japan. His father appeared only once in Magic Kaito, when he asked [[Ginzo Nakamori|Inspector Nakamori]] to look after Hakuba.

In subsequent appearances in both manga series, Hakuba's sole caretaker seems to be a [[Saguru's Housekeeper|housekeeper]] whom he refers to as 'baaya'<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=Volume 4|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=Dark Knight (Part 1)|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|page=}}</ref> or 'governess' in the English translation.<ref name="Twilight">{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|date=2009-07-21|isbn=1-4215-2198-9|title=Case Closed|volume=Volume 30|publisher=Viz Media|chapter=File 6: Murder|language=English|location=San Francisco|page=96}}</ref>

==== Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid ====
[[File:MK9 166.png|thumb|left|200px|Hakuba confronts Kaito.]]
The relationship between Hakuba and [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]] is a rather tense one; Hakuba convinced himself early on that Kaito was indeed Kid, and during the first few volumes he's constantly throwing out offhand comments that show his suspicion. However, later on in the manga, we have a small scene where Hakuba calls Kaito from Paris in order to give him some information on 'Chat Noir', a dangerous, fellow gem thief trying to outshine Kid.<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=Volume 4|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=Golden Eye Part 1|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|page=18}}</ref> Though Kaito continues to vehemently deny being Kid, Hakuba gives him the information anyways, ending the conversation with, "Do your best at least. I don't want to see you lose to anyone before I capture you myself". Whether that was his actual motive, or if he was merely concerned for Kaito's well being, or a mix of both, is unknown.
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==== Aoko Nakamori ====
[[File:MK9 139.png|thumb|right|200px|Hakuba and Aoko.]]
Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, Hakuba seems to flirt with [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]] after Kaito turns down Aoko's offer to go to the Prince Prince concert. Hakuba and Kaito then make a bet that if Hakuba manages to catch Kid then Hakuba will go to the concert with Aoko, and if he fails to capture the thief, Kaito will go instead. When interviewed before the heist, Hakuba notes "Tonight's battle has a special meaning to me".<ref name="Vol3Chp3" /> However, Hakuba seems to only be doing this to irritate Kaito, and although initially surprised to have Hakuba want to go to the concert with her, Aoko wants Hakuba to fail during the heist so she can go with Kaito instead.

==== Akako Koizumi ====
In [[The Secret of the Red Tear]], Hakuba is shown blushing at [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]]'s beauty. Aoko notices and teases him, which he quickly tries to deny. Akako looks delighted. Also in [[The Witch, the Detective, and the Phantom Thief]], Hakuba is shown blushing when Akako comes and drags Kaito away and he thinks that she is out of his league.

===Other===
====Ginzo Nakamori====
Despite Inspector Nakamori's years of experience with Kaitou Kid heists, Hakuba displays little respect towards him. He is quick to point out that the Inspector has amassed little concrete data on Kaitou Kid over the years, and will not hesitate to order the Inspector and his men around despite technically having no authority to do so.

====Spider====
Hakuba and [[Spider]] are both enemies.

== 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. Hakuba placed 10th in the poll with 57 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. Hakuba placed 9th 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>

== Name origin ==
The kanji reading for 探 (Saguru) means "to search" and the reading for 白馬 (Hakuba) means "white horse". Like most Magic Kaito main characters, the name references a color; in this case Hakuba's white opposes [[Kaito_Kuroba#Name_origin|Kuroba's black]]. As a nod to the family name, the Hakuba family seems to use the horse as its emblem. Saguru has a horse on his pocket-watch and the Hakuba laboratory has a horse on its facade as well. His name may also be a homage to Sherlock Holmes, as their names share the same initials.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Saguru Before.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Hakuba's "Before" Appearance in Detective Conan (Episode 219)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Saguru After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Hakuba's "After" Appearance in Detective Conan (Episode 479)]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:MK12 09.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Hakuba's Appearance in Magic Kaito Special]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Saguru Hakuba MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Hakuba's Appearance in Magic Kaito 1412 (Episode 4)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|How come you did that?}}
{{cquote|The truth will always come to light|Hakuba's catchphrase in Magic Kaito 1412}}

== Trivia ==
*Saguru, along with Shinichi, Heiji and [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans.
*Hakuba's eyes are blue in his manga appearances, but brown in the anime.
*In the tenth Detective Conan movie it was stated that Hakuba had been studying Criminal Science in London.
*Hakuba wasn't given an English name in Case Closed. In Volume 30, the Twilight Mansion case and his only translated American appearance to date, he was simply referred to by his original name, like the other one-shot detectives in the case.
*In [[Magic Kaito]], Saguru acquires a strand of the Kid's hair and runs a genetic scan on it, determining that the Kid is a fifteen-to-seventeen year old male with a higher-than-average IQ. He then runs this information against a database of Tokyo teenagers and comes up with a list of possible Kaitou Kids, at the top of which was Kaito Kuroba's name. However, it's interesting to wonder whether [[Shinichi Kudo]], another sixteen-year-old Tokyo resident with a similar build and above-average intelligence, made Saguru's list, but the search included only teenagers with blood type B, and it has never actually been stated what Shinichi's is (although Kogoro Mouri mentions that Conan's blood type is rare<ref name="j10">Episode 189</ref>) Type B is not a common blood type<ref name="k11">See population breakdown by country here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABO_blood_group_system#ABO_and_Rh_distribution_by_country</ref>, so it is possible that this is Shinichi's type.

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|探 Tàn|白马 Báimǎ}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hakuba's Housekeeper]]
* [[Hakuba family]]
* [[Saguru Hakuba Appearances]]
* [[List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity]]
* This fan-made [http://www.mischif.net/1412/kid.htm Kaitou Kid reference page].

== References ==
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Heiji Hattori

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Heiji Hattori
| japanese-name = 服部平次 (Hattori Heiji)
| english-name = Harley Hartwell
| image = Heiji Hattori Profile.jpg
| age = 17<ref name=CD56>Conan drill page 56</ref>
| gender = Male
| height =
| weight =
| date-of-birth = Unknown date<ref name=CD56/> in July or August<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdetektivconan-wiki.com%2Fwiki%2FInterview_mit_Gosho_Aoyama&act=url Interview with Gosho Aoyama at Comic Salon in Erlangen, July 22, 2006]</ref>
| occupation = High School Student Detective
| relatives = [[Heizo Hattori]] (father) [[Shizuka Hattori]] (mother)
| nicknames = Hei-chan ([[Goro Otaki|Otaki]]) "The Great Detective of the West" Detective Freak ([[Kazuha]]) Dark skinned man ([[Conan]]) Osaka boy ([[Kogoro]]) Detective boy
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_10#Great_Detective_of_the_West|File 92]] Anime: [[Diplomat Murder Case|Episode 48]]
| appearances = {{:Heiji Hattori Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 1000+ (Including the cases of lost cats when Heiji was a kid.)<ref>[[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|Episode 479: Three Days with Heiji Hattori]]; [[Volume 54|Volume 54, File 563, page 3: "The Detective Koshien"]]</ref>
| keyhole = [[Volume 10]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryo Horikawa]]
| english-voice = [[Kevin M. Connolly]]
| drama-actor = [[Tori Matsuzaka]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Heiji Hattori|服部平次|Hattori Heiji}}''', also known as '''Harley Hartwell''' in the Funimation dub, is an Osakan high school detective in the manga and anime series ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Kazuha Toyama]]. Originally a rival to [[Shinichi Kudo]], Heiji has since [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|found out]] [[Conan]]'s true identity and the two often team up to work on cases. He was the first person to find out Conan's true identity himself.

== Background ==
[[File:Cuffed.png|thumb|left|Heiji and Kazuha cuffed together as children]]
Heiji is a high school detective, and the son of [[Heizo Hattori]], chief of the Osaka Police Department, and his wife [[Shizuka Hattori]]. Heiji wants to be a detective like his father, and he is also very skilled in kendo and has become a favored tournament contender for his school.

At one time during their childhood, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking himself and his friend [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name=StabbetWallet>Manga Volume 19: Files 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref>

In the news, Heiji has been publicly declared the "Great Detective of the West", while [[Shinichi Kudo]] is the "Great Detective of the East". As a result, Heiji showed up unannounced at the Mouri Detective Agency looking for Kudo, seeking to challenge his rival to a showdown of wits. (In fact, they had such a contest before, three years previously, during a skiing trip in the Yamagata prefecture, although they never learned about each other's identities at that time.<ref>Manga Chapters 518-522: Yuki-Onna Murder Case</ref>) Heiji was soundly defeated in the following case after [[Conan Edogawa]] temporarily turned back into Shinichi, but he gained a lot of respect for Shinichi in the process.<ref>Manga Chapters 092-096: The Great Detective Of The West</ref>.

During their second encounter, Conan knocked Heiji out to solve the on-going case, but during his final presentation of the facts, Heiji awoke prematurely and discovered Conan's secret, and in the end managed to blackmail Conan into revealing all. <ref>Manga Chapters 121: The Holmes Freak Case: The Revelation</ref> Ever since that revelation, Heiji has been helping Conan in hiding his secret identity, though he constantly slips up by calling him "Kudo" in front of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and Kazuha.

Heiji and Conan most often congenially team up to solve assorted cases. Heiji has also helped Conan investigate the [[Black Organization]] on several occasions, such as when the two investigated [[Jodie Starling]] <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=34 |publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 2-7 |language=English }}</ref>, or when Heiji investigated [[Eisuke Hondou]] on his own and then told Conan his findings<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=56 | chapter=Files 7 |language=Japanese}}</ref>. He's also helped cover for Conan during several of the brief instances where Conan regained his true adolescent age, and has even disguised himself as Shinichi on several occasions in order to protect his identity, even though he is not very good at it (mostly owing to his distinctive Kansai dialect). When not working on a case, he regularly attempts to invite Conan to take in the sights and culinary delights of Osaka, which he considers more wholesome than Tokyo's.
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== Personality ==
Even while solving a case, Heiji tends to be lighthearted and good-humored, preferring to work through it with a grin on his face. He is a big fan of baseball, and is most of the time shown wearing an Osaka cap, to support the local Osaka baseball team. He usually wears his cap with its visor pointed backward, but if he feels challenged, he turns the visor forward.

Heiji is known for his pride as an Osaka citizen and for his thick Osakan accent, which has been pointed out and sometimes made fun numerous times. However, Heiji holds his head high and is always one to brag about the greatness of Osaka, especially when Conan comes to visit.

Despite him knowing the value and necessity of remaining calm in the face of a crime, Heiji tends to be impulsive at times, which tends to cloud his judgment a little. This was discussed directly in the "Detective Koushien" case, when [[Saguru Hakuba]] accused Heiji of being a poor detective for disrupting a crime scene in his rush to see if the victim could still be saved. Heiji, however, solved the case in the end, and reminded Saguru that the detective's first job is to prevent death if he can. Heiji is also known to be extremely protective of those he values as close friends, and tries hard to keep them out of harm. There are several instances where Hattori tells Kazuha to wait for him or leaves her behind in order to keep her from being involved in cases, simply because he's afraid of her getting hurt.<ref>Manga Volume 59, File 6, pg 6: Armored Warrior</ref><ref>Manga Volume 59, File 7, pg 11: Art of War</ref><ref name=653p3>Manga Volume 63, File 1, page 3: My Deduction</ref>

Furthermore, he's pretty much always watching Shinichi's back, and does whatever he can to not only keep Shinichi safe, but to keep his identity under cover. However, on one occasion Heiji advised Conan to tell the truth, when Ran had convinced herself that Conan was Shinichi and thus willingly gave him blood after being shot.

Although he is very competitive when it comes to detective cases, when a case gets hot, he and Shinichi work effectively together. During Shinichi's first return to his high school during the play performance, Heiji let him take the lead role in the investigations, saying it was because they were in Tokyo, Shinichi's turf.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Case Closed |volume=26 |publisher=Viz Media chapter=Files 1-7 |language=English }}</ref>

Although he frequently mocks Kazuha for her superstitions and enthusiasm for good-luck charms, Heiji has several times revealed that he puts more trust in them than he would admit. He once dreamed of Shinichi being murdered, and out subsequently insisted that Conan wear his omamori, the good luck charm Kazuha gave him. The omamori ended up saving Shinichi's life by deflecting a knife blow, but Heiji, without his usual protection, was shot in the stomach.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=19 | chapter=Files 5-8 |language=Japanese}}</ref> In another case, Ran hung a teruterubozu, a charm that's supposed to ensure good weather, in the window so that Conan would have good weather for his field trip the next day. Heiji, however, got up in the middle of the night to take down the teruterubozu so that Conan's field trip would be rained out and he could accompany Heiji on an investigation of the The Red Horse Among The Flames.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Meitantei Conan |volume=39 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

== Appellations ==

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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Hattori || Kudo
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Hattori ''(alone)'' Heiji-niichan Heiji-kun (joke) Dark skinned man ''(Once)'' || Kudo ''(alone/accidentally)'' Conan-kun Kid
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Hattori-kun Heiji-kun Heiji-niisan ''(Brother Heiji)'' || Neechan ''(Sister / Miss)'' Ran-san
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| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Osaka brat Detective boy || Occhan ''(Uncle, casual)''
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Heiji-oniichan ||
|-
| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Heiji-san ||
|-
| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Heiji-san||
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Osaka friend || That little girl That big sister
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Heiji Detective Freak || Kazuha Kazuha-chan ''(polite)''
|-
| [[File:Heizo Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heizo Hattori]] || Heiji || Dad ''(Oyaji)''
|-
| [[File:Shizuka Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Shizuka Hattori]] || Heiji || Mom ''(Okan)'' Old lady ''(Oba-han)''
|-
| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Heiji-kun || Professor
|-
| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Hattori-kun ||
|-
| [[File:Goro Otaki 60px.jpg]] || [[Goro Otaki]] || Hei-chan || Otaki-han
|-
| [[File:Masumi_Sera_60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Hattori-kun || Girl
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|[[File:Sakurako Yonehara 60px.jpg]]||[[Sakurako Yonehara]]||Hattori-kun||
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| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure]] || Hattori-kun Heiji-kun || Inspector Megure
|-
| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Heiji-kun ||
|-
| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || Cool Kid's friend (''Cool Kid no tomodachi'') Hattori-kun || Ms. Jodie
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|-
|[[File:Kansuke Yamato 60px.jpg]]||[[Kansuke Yamato]]||The detective kid from Osaka (''Osaka no tantei bozu'')||That one-eyed police detective Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')
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== Appearance ==
[[File:vlcsnap-2013-09-20-15h27m58s194.png|thumb|right|Heiji talks about his skin color in Movie 7.]]
Heiji has dark brown, spiky hair and dark brown skin which he claims is inherited from his grandfather. His eyes are blue in the manga (like every character). Initially, his eyes appeared dark green, but are now blue<ref>[[Episode 710]]</ref>. He speaks with a strong Kansai Ben accent, which is typical of the Osaka region. Since Heiji is so strongly accustomed to this accent, his lingual habit can be a disadvantage at times, especially when he has to impersonate someone who uses standard Japanese.<ref>[[Volume 26# School Play Case|Manga Chapter 256: ''Concealed Truth'']]</ref><ref>OVA 06: ''[[Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid!]]''</ref>

He has a scar behind the left ear from being hit during an Oyodo competition.
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He has also been shown to be popular with girls due to his good looks, position as kendo captain at his high school, and his fame as a high school detective. For example, in episode 263 when several girls tried to flirt with him but he had switched his gear with another team member to make a last minute call to Conan to visit his match. This was shown in Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Killer where several girls came to ask for an autograph and in ova 9, he was referred to as a lady killer.

== Skills ==

=== Detective skills ===
Heiji's detective skills are same as [[Shinichi]]'s. Because of his skills, Heiji has acquired his nick name "The Great Detective Of The West". Like Shinichi, he has a keen eye for details, and can spot any unusual aspects in a case that most people tend to ignore or not take into account and has extraordinarily broad and deep knowledge of many subjects and trivia that help him solve cases. He repeatedly demonstrates the ability to recall every detail of an investigation, and may have a photographic memory to manage such perfect recall so consistently. Heiji's fastidious attention to detail allows him to notice minor inconsistencies in crime scenes and suspect testimony. However, unlike Shinichi, Heiji seem to be more competitive and hot-blooded while solving a case, which sometimes leads him into making a wrong deduction [[Diplomat Murder Case| i.e. the case in his first appearance.]]

=== Eidetic memory ===
Like the other 'geniuses' of Detective Conan, Heiji has shown himself to have an eidetic memory, capable of remembering complex letter and number sequences at only a glance, such as when he was able to solve a code in his head during the "Heiji and Kazuha in Grave Danger" arc, and even reproduce another message using the same code to text to Conan.

=== Athletic Ability ===
As Shinichi is to soccer, so is Heiji to kendo. He's the fifth position, or taisho, and captain of his high school Kendo team. Heiji may disable criminals using an improvised bokken similar to how Shinichi uses his soccer skills.

Heiji is also very nimble. He can jump higher than a bookshelf, and balance perfectly on a katana. This is shown in episode 263 of the anime, when Kotegawa tries to kill him.

===Others===
Heiji is also a capable motorcycle rider. He also speaks fluent English. During Episode 291, Heiji has shown to have the ability to deduce a woman's swimsuit without actually looking at it.

== Plot overview ==

[[image:190_heiji_as_shinichi.JPG|thumb|right|180px| Heiji attempting to disguise himself as Shinichi to alleviate Ran's suspicions.]]

===Great Detective of the West (Manga: [[Volume_10#Great_Detective_of_the_West|92-96]], Anime: [[Diplomat Murder Case|48-49]])===

One day, Conan (using his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice-Changer Tie]] to imitate [[Shinichi Kudo|his old voice]]) calls [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to tell her once again that he is all right and that he is still stuck with the 'special case' when Ran hangs up on him as someone has just entered the detective agency. Coming home, Conan finds to his surprise that the 'customer' is a youth who keeps demanding to see Shinichi Kudo. When Ran mentions that Shinichi has just called, without asking about Ran's state, the youth deduces that Shinichi must actually be nearby, watching Ran from afar. He then introduces himself as high school detective Heiji Hattori and presents a gift, a bottle of [[baijiu]], of which he gives Conan a swig. Just then, Kimie Tsujimura, the wife of a known diplomat, enters [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s office to ask him to investigate the girlfriend of her son. In order to be inconspicuous, Kogoro takes Ran and Conan along, and Heiji, hoping to flush out Shinichi, tags along as well. What is originally meant to be a simple investigation job turns out to be a murder case, as they find Kimie's husband slain at his desk.

===Holmes Freak Case (Manga: [[Volume_12#Holmes_Freak_Case|117-121]], Anime: [[Holmes Freak Murder Case|57-58]])===

After this first case, it only takes one more run-in with Conan to get Heiji thinking about the similarities between Conan and Shinichi. It is on the "[[Holmes Freak Murder Case]]" that Heiji, despite professing a preference for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen Ellery Queen], exercises the Holmesian axiom: "When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." In addition, after Conan had [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|knocked him out]] to use him as his mouthpiece to present his evidence, Heiji receives a clout on the head from [[Kogoro Mouri]], which wakes him up again, and from the corner of his eye he spies Conan standing behind him and using his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]] to mimick his voice; he thus discovers Conan's secret, which forces Conan to explain his situation.

===Bond of Fire Case (Manga: [[Volume_15#Bond_of_Fire_Case|150-153]], Anime: [[Distinguished Family's Consecutive Accidental Death Case|77-78]])===

On their third case together, Conan was initially irritated to see Heiji, but they quickly formed a strong team. Together they cornered the murderer and even took steps to preventing the suicide she had planned. When she realizes that she won't be able to kill herself she weeps piteously, causing Heiji to whisper to Conan, "perhaps we should have let her die." Conan replies that "a detective who corners a murderer with logic and then lets them commit suicide is no better than a murderer."

===Mystery Writer Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Mystery_Writer_Case|183]], Anime: [[The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case|117]])===
Heiji calls Conan having deciphered the text in the first new chapter, and with this information Conan manages to solve the rest of the hidden riddles.

===Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|185-188]], Anime: [[The Naniwa Serial Murder Case|118]])===

Heiji invites Conan (and [[Kogoro Mouri]] and [[Ran Mouri]], because otherwise it'd look suspicious) to Osaka. It is revealed by [[Kazuha Toyama]] (in her first appearance) that Heiji has been talking about 'Kudo' so often that Kazuha thought 'Kudo' was his new Tokyo girlfriend. Heiji suggests that the reason he invited Conan to Osaka is because he has been worried about Conan's safety; he has had dreams of Conan being murdered. On a case together in Osaka, Heiji gives Conan his omamori, which ends up saving his life by deflecting a knife thrust. However, without it Heiji is injured while trying to prevent the murderer from committing suicide. In the ambulance, he reveals to Conan that he has taken to heart Conan's admonishment.

===Wedding Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Wedding_Murder_Case|211-214]], Anime: [[The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case|141-142]])===

Heiji and Kazuha visit Tokyo accompanied by Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. They run into Heiji's father's friend and are invited to their mansion. There a murder occurs and his father's friend is found dead in a locked room. It seems he was dragged to another room after being stabbed in the heart. Continuing the investigation, Heiji proclaims the butler was the murderer and he is taken away, screaming his innocence. Late that night, an unknown man takes the murder weapon and tries to place it in a bag, but is caught by Heiji and Conan who reveal that they placed the blame on the butler to lure out the true culprit. The culprit is revealed to be Kikuhito Morizono. He reveals that he murdered the man because he tried to cancel the wedding and take his love away from him.

===Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|225-230]], Anime: [[The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case|174]])===

In this episode, Heiji meets up once again with Conan and the gang on an overnight cruise in Tokyo. Unfortunately, instead of being able to spend a relaxing day on board, a serial murder case is created, leaving Heiji and Conan to work together to solve it. After they gather much of the evidence of the murder cases, Heiji and Conan share their deductions with each other only to find that, once again, their deductions are different. Heiji tries to beat Conan to the truth and goes off on his own to investigate. When he happens to come across the final piece of evidence that disproves both his and Conan's deductions, he is attacked and thrown overboard into the ocean. Later, Conan realizes that he's missing and is extremely concerned.

===Spider Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Spider_Mansion_Case|246-250]], Anime: [[Tottori Spider Mansion Demon|166-168]])===

Kogoro and Heiji are hired to solve a murder case in a mansion supposedly haunted by a spider demon. Heiji and Kazuha, on their way to the mansion, find one of the residents who is also lost: an American named Robert Taylor who is a photographer. The three are picked up by Kogoro and co. in a truck. Apparently, the spider god's victims are always found hanged. During their stay, they find a hanged man surrounded by web-like strings. The case continues, and Conan and Heiji investigate further in the case. Conan and Heiji cooperate to reveal the murderer's identity and his trick.

===The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume_26|254-258]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|189-192]])===

Ran is cast in a school play. While discussing the play with her friends backstage, Conan shows up wearing a face mask due to a cold. During a romantic scene, a man in the audience falls dead, seemingly by potassium cyanide, as revealed by a young man in the audience who appears to be Shinichi Kudo. This is quickly debunked, as Kazuha recognizes Heiji in disguise, and the real Shinichi has shown up anyway. Heiji originally planned on disguising as Shinichi in order to clear Ran's suspicions that Conan and Shinichi were one and the same, and was unaware that Shinichi would take the antidote with Haibara present in disguise as Conan.

===Old Photograph Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Old_Photograph_Murder_Case|278]], Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|221]])===

A woman named Shizuka Ikenami asks Kogoro to help find a man named Shiro Shibata so she could retrieve an old photograph; Conan realizes that the Ikenami is lying to Kogoro when she introduces herself for unknown reasons. After Conan solved the case, Heiji and Kazuha arrive and reveal that Shizuka Ikenami is actually Heiji's mother. Shizuka confesses and tells Kogoro that she wanted to see what kind of person he was since Heiji was injured the last time he stayed over.

===Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|279-283]], Anime: [[And Then There Were No Mermaids|222-224]])===

Heiji along with Conan, Ran, and Kogoro visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Kogoro asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on the island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating, three murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff. Kazuha attempts to save Heiji by stabbing him with an arrow so that he would let go of her and save himself, but Heiji persists and ends up saving both Kazuha and himself in the end.

===K3 Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#K3_Murder_Case|293-295]], Anime: [[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|238-239]])===

At the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan is on the phone talking to Heiji about the restaurant's opening party. Heiji's parents got invited but they both got colds and were unable to attend. Heiji decides to invite Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to come to the party. Three famous athletes from America are going to be there also. Once Heiji told Conan who the three athletes are, Conan accepts the invitation. Suddenly, the news reporter named Ed McCay who was invited to the K3 Restaurant asks that isn't Japan the home of many scandals, and mentions that K stands for "kitanai" meaning filth. Heiji wonders who he is and Kogoro knows that Ed McCay's famous in America. He's a reporter that specializes in exposing famous athletes' scandals. He exposes the athletes taking illegal drugs, playing fixed games, and having affairs. Ed McCay later gets murdered, but Heiji and Conan solves the case.

===Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_30#Police_Escort_Murder_Case|296]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240]])===

===Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Naniwa_Swordsman_Case|314-316]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]])===

Heiji invites Conan to his kendo tournament but a drunk man named Atsushi Tarumi is found dead in the storage room. Heiji comes to investigate only to find that the body had somehow been moved to the shower room without anyone noticing. While Heiji was investigating, Kazuha suddenly appears asking Heiji to come back and take part in tournament and told him that Shinichi (Actually Conan, with whom Heiji was talking using the name "Kudo") would solve this case before him, which made Heiji jealous and he told Kazuha to not to tell anything about this case to Kudo. After a thorough investigation, Heiji reveals the culprit before Shinichi. However, in the end Heiji's high school lost the tournament because of Heiji's absence, but he seemed to be happy because he won his duel against Kudo. After the culprit is arrested, Heiji and Conan explore the town.

===Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Tiger_Scroll_Case|317-321]], Anime: [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|263]])===

===Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Flying_Neighbor_Case|341-343]], Anime: [[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|277-278]])===

While at Agasa's house, Conan recalls his last meeting with the Black Organization. Conan deduces that another Black Organization member must have been at the hotel party. This is when he finally singles out Chris Vineyard as his suspect. Heiji came to Tokyo to help Conan out with the case. Heiji suspects Jodie-sensei of being a possible Black Organization member, and although Conan seems reluctant to support this idea, they pay Jodie-sensei a visit at her apartment. They find out here that her full name is "Jodie Saintemillion". After Jodie agrees to go out for a while with Heiji and Conan, the man living next door to Jodie falls dead outside from over 30 stories coincidentally as the three step outside. After the police arrive, it seems likely that the man committed suicide. However, Conan and Heiji have their doubts. Heiji immediately destroys the theory of suicide by showing that the man who fell from his apartment attempted to grab onto a curtain to save his life. Conan and Heiji reveal the truth by showing how the room was switched around so that when the man was drunken he would expect to be stepping out onto the balcony, but instead would wind up falling. After they solve the case, Heiji asks Jodie who she is. In reply, Jodie asks Heiji the same question. When Conan and Heiji leave, they concur that Jodie is suspicious but innocuous. The ending scene shows that she's already on to them in that Jodie's already knows Heiji's name and has pictures of Kudo during the time he regressed back to his former self in the Desperate Revival arc.

===Mysterious Words Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Mysterious_Words_Case|361-365]], Anime: [[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|291-293]])===

===Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation (Manga: [[Volume_38#Heiji_Hattori's_Desperate_Situation|390-392]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori's Desperate Situation!|323-324]])===

Heiji, Kazuha and a man named Kasukawa are held hostage in an attic of someone's home. Meanwhile, Conan, Ran, and Kogoro are tired of waiting for the two and begin searching for them based on clues from the last phone call. They investigate Detective Kasukawa's home and discover evidence that Heiji had been there. Conan finds a memo which discloses Kenbashi City, Ito Residence. They investigate those with the surname Ito but are unable to find information about Heiji. Meanwhile, it is revealed Heiji is held hostage by Misari Ito, an attorney who is the head of a tax evasion group. Ito demands Heiji to solve a code made by Kasukawa which contains a seven-digit-code to a safe box containing evidence of her scandal. While held at gunpoint, Heiji sends a modified version of the code to Kogoro and asks him to solve it. Conan manages to solve the code, realizing that K, Q, and J stand for King, Queen, and Jack and replaces them with numbers accordingly. When Heiji receives the code back from Kogoro, he tells Misari he will tell her the seven digits and they head to the bank. Conan realizes the last three digits are actually letters and realizes what Heiji is trying to tell him and replies a modified code. Heiji tells Misari Ito he will tell her the seven digits and they head to the bank. Heiji reveals that the numbers, if placed in a 3 by 3 diagram, will create a diagram of a dice with the 1's representing the dots on a dice. Heiji reveals that the code he sent Kogoro had the letters LIB meaning Libra which is referring to the scales Libra and the attorney badge Ito has; He explains that the code "Kogoro" replied with means to "Lure One of them Out". At Ito's home, Conan knocks out the two kidnappers and frees Kazuha. The police arrive later and apprehends the criminals.

===Red Horse Case (Manga: [[Volume_39#Red_Horse_Case|393-397]], Anime: [[The Red Horse within the Flames|325-327]])===
While Heiji and Kazuha were having dinner over at Detective Mori's place, Detective Mori start to mention about the serial cases that have been occurring. At every crime scene, there would be a horse being engulf in flame as the house being burn down. Humorously, all the case that appear to be cause be a serial killer was rather not a serial at all. It was all to lessen the suspect on the culprit true intention of murder. Throughout their conversation together, Heiji invited Detective Mori and Conan to assist him in a new case that he wish to solve. They keep a close watch on the house that ask of their assist even after the one who request them decline the service. They remain for a long time until Ran call and hurry them home for dinner. Just as they left, the house was strike up in flame also with the red horse. The woman who ask them for help was burnt to death. The case have trigger the eager in the two young detectives and so forth they shall find the murder in this incident.

===Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|429-434]], Anime: [[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|345]])===

===Heiji vs. Kazuha (Manga: [[Volume_43#Heiji_vs._Kazuha|441-444]], Anime: [[Which One's Deduction Show|381-382]])===
Heiji want to go watch Koushien while Kazuha want to go see the Takarazuha. In order to settle the dispute over which one they should go to, Detective Mori came up with an idea. They split up into two group of Heiji and Conan against Kazuha, Ran, and Detective Mori, to see who can solve the case of the murder President first.

===Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume_43#Koshien_Bomber_Case|445-449]], Anime: [[Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon|383]])===

===Magician Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_47#Magician_Murder_Case|487-490]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|406-408]])===

===Yuki-Onna Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_50#Yuki-Onna_Murder_Case|518-522]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope|490]])===
Through a phone call between Heiji and Shinichi, Heiji mention that he have came across another young detective in the past that was of more brilliant than him. A flashback then occur to reveal what have happen before. It was on a middle school trip among many different schools when a crime happen. A famous actor was murder, but was told to be of a suicide just like four years ago. Heiji and Shinichi both set out to solve the case only to know that the other person was ahead of them by second in figuring things out. The two detective unknowingly solve the same case and stumble upon the same conclusion without knowing who the other person is. At the end of the episode it is reveal that the totally awesome detective that Heiji have come upon is none other than Kudo.

===Phantom Corpse Case (Manga: [[Volume_54#Phantom_Corpse_Case|559-561]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]])===

===Detective Koshien Case (Manga: [[Volume_54#Phantom_Corpse_Case|562-566]], Anime: [[Three Days with Heiji Hattori|479]])===

===Missing Photo Case (Manga: [[Volume_56#Missing_Photo_Case|582]], Anime: [[Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph|484]])===

===Billing Fraud Case (Manga: [[Volume_56#Billing_Fraud_Case|585]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|491]])===

===Furinkazan Case (Manga: [[Volume_59#Furinkazan_Case|613-618]], Anime: [[Furinkazan|516-517]])===

===Murderer Shinichi Kudo Case (Manga: [[Volume_62#Murderer_Shinichi_Kudo_Case|646-651]], Anime: [[Murderer, Shinichi Kudo|521-522]])===

===Highway Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_62#Highway_Murder_Case|652-654]], Anime: [[What She Truly Wants to Ask|523]])===

===Sushi Bar Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_63#Sushi_Bar_Murder_Case|655]], Anime: [[The Blue Spark of Hate|524]])===

===Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: [[Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case|692]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|572]])===

===Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [[Volume_66#Kazuha's_Charm_Case|693-695]], Anime: [[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm|573-574]])===

===Demon Dog Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_70#Demon_Dog_Murder_Case|734-740]], Anime: [[The Victim is Shinichi Kudo|610]][[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog|-613]])===

===East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume_74#East_vs._West|778-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]])===

===Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume_74#Eye_for_an_Eye|781-786]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|652-655]])===

===Unexpected Murder (Manga: [[Volume_79#Unexpected_Murder|831-833]], Anime: [[Everyone Saw|710-711]])===

===Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [[Volume_79#Vampire's_Mansion|834-840]], Anime: [[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|712-715]])===

===Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume_83#Drug_Trading_Case|879-881]], Anime: [[Conan and Heiji, Code of Love|763-764]])===

===Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_86#Kamaitachi_Murder_Case|909-912]], Anime: TBA)===

===Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_86#KKawanakajima_Murder_Case|913]], Anime: TBA)===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Kazuha Toyama ====
{{main|Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama}}
Heiji's relationship with [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close through the years. Their relationship is identified as a romantic one by other characters and fans alike, even though they claim that they don't have that sort of relationship or feelings for each other. Heiji is clueless when it comes to love and has not yet realized he has actual feelings for Kazuha. However, it has been shown that he becomes visibly jealous when he sees Kazuha with other guys, becoming distracted throughout the whole case. At one point, after a certain case, while looking at Kazuha, his thoughts read: 'Fool. You're too naive. I promise you, as long as you're with me, I'll never let anyone hurt you.'. Kazuha knows she has feelings for Heiji, as she shows this by being protective and chasing off other women that might have a interest in him In on of the mangas Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings after finding out that Shinichi had done so with Ran, but is unlucky because by telling him, Heiji ran off to tease Conan(Shinichi) for it. She one time even attempted to sacrifice herself to save Heiji during a case in which accidentally both fell off a cliff. When the branch that Heiji was holding and both of them were hanging on to was breaking, she stabbed his hand with an arrow of love to prevent him from falling and force him to let her fall; however, he still held on despite the wound. Also, they have a similar situation to Ran and Shinichi, being childhood friends that have romantic feelings for each other and have similar backgrounds. Heiji is a teenage detective and she is a police detective's daughter, like Ran is a detective's daughter and Shinichi is a teenage detective. They are even called the 'Ran and Shinichi of Osaka' by fans of the series, since they're so similar. Although they are constantly fighting, they both are very close friends. It is also shown in the seventh movie, ''[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]'', that Kazuha is Heiji's first love, though he didn't know it was her at the time. In the most recent case, Heiji 'confessed' to Kazuha when she was taken away by some suspicious men. However, when Kazuha questioned him about it, he claimed that she was wrong and there is no evidence that he actually confessed to her.

==== Shinichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa ====
[[Image:Heiji teasing Conan.jpg|thumb|right|Heiji enjoys teasing Conan.]]
Heiji acts rather brotherly towards [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], even going so far as to pretend to be him on various occasions so that no one figures out that Shinichi and Conan are the same person. Of course, this might also be to make up for all the times Heiji calls him Kudo, which has nearly given Shinichi away multiple times. Heiji is concerned for Shinichi when he gets into trouble and life-or-death situations. They are as close as real brothers, both being detectives who have romantic feelings for their childhood friends. When they're caught solving a case together, it's not unusual for their minds to move in sync; because of this and several other factors, they maintain a sort of friendly rivalry with each other. However, they are both all business when a case gets serious. Heiji has, on several occasions, declared himself to be Shinichi's best friend.
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==== Ran Mouri ====
Heiji and [[Ran]] are very good friends, bonding after Heiji's many trips to Tokyo because he "misses Conan". Ran respects Heiji as a very skilled detective who reminds her of Shinichi, but whenever Heiji and Kazuha run into an argument, Ran seems to take Kazuha's side.

Since Heiji knows that Ran is Shinichi's Girlfriend, he tends to tease Shinichi about her quite often and will give him advice on his romantic relationship with her. Since it's practically identical with his relationship with Kazuha (Even though they aren't on the same level as Shinichi & Ran's romantic relationship).

Heiji almost views Ran as a sister, as he will tease her from time to time and he'll help explain things to her during cases along with Kazuha.

==== Heizo Hattori ====
Heiji wants to become a detective, and his [[Heizo Hattori|father]] is very supportive of this, helping him solve tough cases. However, his father prefers a "tough love" approach, though mostly for the sole purpose of using Heiji to lure out a suspect.

==== Shizuka Hattori ====
[[Shizuka Hattori|Shizuka]] is Heiji's mother and he sometimes calls her an "old lady".

==== Kogoro Mouri ====
[[Kogoro]] respects him a little as a detective, but due to Heiji being the better detective, he seem to get annoyed whenever Heiji is with him while solving cases.

==== Goro Otaki ====
[[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] and Heiji are very good friends.

==== Juzo Megure ====
Usually Megure gets a little annoyed whenever Heiji runs into a case he is handling. He often tells Kogoro to not to lose to an outsider like Heiji. Despite this, Megure respects Heiji as a very skilled detective, and he has even declared Heiji as a better detective than Shinichi.

== Injuries ==
Heiji has been shown to receive the most amount of injuries out of the characters in the franchise, not including the numerous times Conan has been hit by [[Kogoro Mouri|Mouri]]. His so far are:

'''[[Volume 10|Volume 10, File 2-6]]''':
Heiji and Conan's head collide, raising bumps.

'''[[Volume 12|Volume 12, File 7-10]]''':
Heiji and Conan's head collide, raising bumps.

'''[[Volume 19|Volume 19, File 8]]''':
Shot in the belly by Detective Sakata.

'''[[Volume 23|Volume 23, File 4-9]]''':
Hit over the head and tossed overboard into the ocean.

'''[[Volume 25|Volume 25, File 4-8]]''':
Kazuha slaps Heiji after he bursts into her room demanding she take her clothes off, then attempts to assist her in doing so.

'''[[Volume 28|Volume 28, File 6-10]]''':
Right hand stabbed by Kazuha with an arrow while dangling off a cliff.

'''[[Volume 31|Volume 31, File 8]]''':
Kazuha nails him on the back of the head with something, raising a bump.

'''[[Volume 31|Volume 31, File 8]] (mentioned)''':
Scar behind the left ear from last year's Oyodo competition. Given to him by Okita when he was unable to stop Okita's 5-step attack. The match was stopped because his neck wouldn't stop bleeding until a doctor tended to it.

'''[[Volume 31|Volume 31, File 10]]''':
Shallow cut to left cheek with a katana by Takashi Kotegawa.

'''[[Volume 31|Volume 31, File 11]]/[[Volume 32|Volume 32, File 1]]''':
Heiji's father punches him in the face, sends him flying.

'''[[Volume 38|Volume 38, File 8-10]]''':
Handcuffed behind his back in an attic, beaten with fists and feet, face shoved into the floor, gun pointed at his head repeatedly.

'''[[Volume 83|Volume 83, File 9]]''':
Beaten up in a fist fight with narcotics agents.

'''[[Volume 86|Volume 86, File 5]]'''
Hand sliced by the Kamaitachi.

'''[[Movie 3]]''':
Heiji crashes his motorcycle, sprains something, most likely a leg.

'''[[Movie 7]]''':
Slice on his forehead and voluntarily took a cut to the left shoulder with a poisoned dagger.

'''[[Movie 10]]''':
Shot in the arm and leg.

'''[[Movie 17]]''':
Shot in the arm while saving Kazuha

== 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. Heiji placed 6th in the poll with 261 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>

*Heiji placed 3rd in the results of a poll ranking the top 3 "ikemen" ("good-looking men") of the series aired during the promotional special for [[The Lost Ship in the Sky]].<ref>The Lost Ship in the Sky Special Edition Blu-ray</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. Heiji placed 3rd out of 10 with 10.79% of the votes cast.<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. Heiji placed 5th overall with 956 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>

*Heiji ranked 5th in the Digest Book 50+ poll "Best Detective Conan characters", with 268 votes.

*Heiji ranked 2nd in the Digest Book 70+ poll "Characters you want to go on a date with", with 368 votes.

*Heiji ranked 3rd in the Digest Book 80+ poll "Characters you want to marry", with 843 votes.

== Name origin ==
Heiji's name comes from fictional Edo period police detective '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Zenigata Heiji|Zenigata Heiji]]|銭形平次}}''' and famous samurai and ninja '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzou]]|服部半蔵}}'''. His surname also stems from Inspector Hattori, a police officer who often cooperates with Detective Shunsaku Kudo of the TV Drama [[wikipedia:ja:探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari (Detective Tales)]].

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Heiji's "Before" Appearance (Episode 48)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Heiji's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 479)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Heiji_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Heiji's "After" Appearance (Episode 763)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Humans are suspicious and jealous creatures. When they see something perfect, they wanna find a flaw.}}

{{cquote|Life is limited, that's why it's so precious. Since there's a limit, we try our best to live.}}

{{cquote|Not good... detective suits me better.|Heiji and Conan forced to chop up vegetables}}

{{cquote|Whatcha doin' to MY Kazuha!!?|Heiji's 'confession' to Kazuha upon strangling the suspect}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|平次　Heiji|服部 Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harley|Hartwell}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|Spanish Latin America|Alfredo|Adame}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Heiji|Hattori / Hatsutori (in Volume 10)}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Heiji|Hattori (Anime) / Hatsutori (Manga)}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic| هيجي Hijii |هاتوري Hatori }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|인성 In Sung|하 Ha}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|平次 Píngcì|服部 Fúbù }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|平次 Píngcì|服部 Fúbù }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เฮย์จิ Heiji|ฮัตโตริHattori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Хейджи|Хаттори}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Hungary|Hungarian|Heiji|Hattori}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
*Heiji has become somewhat infamous for the amount of injuries he has sustained throughout the series. A fan-compiled full list can be found [http://www.mischif.net/ahou/injuries.htm here]. As the link is now dead, a new list can be found on this page under "[[Heiji Hattori#Injuries|Injuries]]".
*Heiji, along with [[Shinichi Kudo]], [[Kaito Kuroba]], and [[Saguru Hakuba]], are sometimes referred to as 'The Four Geniuses' or 'The Gosho Boys' by fans.
*In OVA 9, Heiji and Kazuha are asked, "When are you two getting married?" However, this can be dismissed as it was all part of Conan's dream.
*Heiji's favorite author is Ellery Queen.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Heiji10yrs.png|Heiji in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Hattori family]]
* [[Heiji Hattori Appearances]]
* [[Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama]]
* "[http://www.mischif.net/ahou/ Ahou Calling]", a fan-made Heiji Hattori reference site.

==References==
<references/>

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Rei Furuya

2015-10-15T11:17:58Z

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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]].}}

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Rei Furuya
| japanese-name = 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 Japanese Secret Police Agent
| nicknames = Zero (Childhood nickname) Rei-kun (Childhood nickname) Zero no nii-chan ([[Conan]])
| aliases = Bourbon Tooru Amuro
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Tooru Amuro Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
| cases-solved =
| 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 Security Police 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 parents who died when Shiho was young suggesting that he has some involvement 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 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 ==
[[Image: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 ==
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Rei!! style="width:200px;"|What Rei calls them
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Amuro-san Bourbon Amuro no nii-chan<ref>Manga [[Volume 82]], File 5, pg 7</ref> Zero no nii-chan<ref>[[Volume 84|Volume 84, File 890, Page 6]]</ref> || Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Amuro-san Detective-san (''Tantei-san'')<ref name="file820">[[volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref> || Ran-san
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Amuro-kun || Mouri-sensei Sensei Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|This good-looking guy (''Kono ikemen''; first time)<ref name="file820" />|-}}
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture!! style="width:125px;"|Name!! style="width:200px;"|What they call Rei!! style="width:200px;"|What Rei calls them
{{appellations|The Boss of the Black Organization{{!}}The Boss|file=The Boss of the Black Organization 60px.jpg|-|Boss}}
|-
| [[File:Vermouth_60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Bourbon || Vermouth
|-
| [[File:Gin_60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]] || ??? ||
|-
| [[File:Vodka_60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]] || Bourbon || ???
|-
| [[File:Elena_Miyano_60px.jpg]] || [[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>}}
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || 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" /> Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'') That man<ref name=824p5/>
|-
|[[File:Subaru Okiya 60px.jpg]]||[[Subaru Okiya]]||That man (''Ano otoko'')<ref name="file898" />||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|File 898 (Volume 85)]]</ref> Bourbon<ref name="file898" />|-}}
{{appellations|Andre Camel|Amuro Tooru<ref name="file898" />|-}}
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Amuro-kun{{citation needed}} || Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'')
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|[[File:Yusaku Kudo 60px.jpg]]||[[Yusaku Kudo]]||-||Kudo Yusaku<ref name="file895" />
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==Mission==
Bourbon's primary mission was to search for the escaped scientist [[Shiho Miyano]], which the [[CIA]] spy [[Kir]] heard about and informed the [[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 [[Anokata|the boss's]] permission to verify Akai's death. He approached the FBI as [[Scar Akai|an Akai 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 Akai 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 Akai's death again.<ref name=824p16/> Bourbon has also decided to continue as Kogoro's apprentice because he noticed [[Conan]] is the real brains behind "Sleeping Kogoro" and is curious.<ref name=827p16/>

== Plot overview ==

=== On the move (Manga: [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|622]], Anime: [[Conan_vs._Double_Code_Mystery|509]])===
CIA infiltrator [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] manages to sneak away from the people watching her and report to [[Jodie Starling]] that a newly activated member called Bourbon has been dispatched to look for [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]] and that he is very good at deduction and intelligence gathering. Jodie passes this information onto [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. After hearing that Bourbon is on the move, Conan looks concerned, but doesn't tell [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] about him.<ref name=622p6>Manga Volume 60, File 3, Page 6: "Red, White and Yellow"</ref>

=== Scar Akai ===
:''For the chronology of Scar Akai, please see [[Scar_Akai#Plot_overview|Scar Akai's timeline]]''[[File:Scar Akai.jpg|right]]
Before Bourbon appeared as Tooru Amuro, he disguised as [[Scar Akai|Akai 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. Bourbon 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 unknown.
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=== Amuro's Introduction (Manga: [[Volume 75|793-795]], Anime: [[Wedding Eve|667-668]]) ===
[[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|left|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]

Rei (under the alias Tooru Amuro) is hired by to-be-bride Hatsune Kamon to investigate whether her to-be-husband, Raita Banba, is cheating on her. As part of the investigation, Rei tells Kamon to have their pre-wedding celebration at the restaurant, Ristorante Sundayrino, where he works as a waiter. He purposefully drops some cake on Banba's pants trying to make Banba too embarrassed to approach women later. Banba complains about Amuro's "mistake", but Kamon tells Amuro it's alright to protect him. Banba later gets drunk, and Amuro has to point out his phone is ringing.

Banba goes to the bathroom to meet the person who called him, the detective Sanji Haruka, who Banba hired to find out if Kamon was cheating on him. Sanji had been following the wife and discovered her meeting with Amuro, so Sanji mistakenly reports Kamon is having an affair with Amuro. Sanji confirms Amuro has a matching voice by asking Amuro to repeat his order, a bourbon on the rocks.

Banba is furious at Amuro and begins to harass him; like shouldering him and knocking Amuro over in front of the other waiters. Later Kamon dies in a car fire that is ruled an arson, and Banba accuses Amuro of starting it because he is Kamon's lover. Amuro denies this and says that Banba may have been trying to disguise wounds he received while fighting with Kamon by tripping Amuro. Amuro then takes off his glasses and reveals himself to be a private detective hired by Kamon, not her lover.

[[File:Enthusiastic apprentice.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro becomes Kogoro's apprentice]]
After Amuro correctly gives his deduction that Sanji was a detective hired by Banba, Kogoro accuses Amuro of driving Kamon to suicide by telling her about her husband's shameless flirting, but Amuro denies contacting Kamon by phone. Amuro accuses Banba of being the murderer, which antagonizes Banba into to rushing him. Amuro dodges and trips Banba and asks Kogoro to hold Banba's legs. From the condition of the bottom of Banba's shoes and Amuro's detailed background investigation of Banba and Kamon, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is able to deduce that Kamon's death was really a suicide. Amuro continues to accuse Banba after more DNA evidence comes in, but Conan prevents his arrest by using [[Kogoro#Detective_Skills|Sleeping Kogoro]] to ask Banba a critical question that reveals he never stepped outside. Amuro challenges Kogoro's deduction, suggesting that maybe Banba used a [[Shuichi Akai|knit cap]] and [[Scar Akai|long windbreaker]] to disguise himself, but Sleeping Kogoro counters by pointing out the condition of Banba's shoes. Defeated, Amuro demands Kogoro explain the matching DNA, which he does, revealing that Kamon and Banba are identical twins, but Kamon had a chromosomal abnormality that resulted in her being phenotypically female. Humbled, Amuro explains the abnormality condition to those present which [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] confirms.

One day later, Amuro has started work as a waiter at [[Setting#Cafe_Poirot|Café Poirot]] below [[Setting#The_Mouri_Detective_Agency|Mouri Detective Agency]]. He asks Kogoro if he can be Kogoro's apprentice and whispers some unheard amount of money per case that he is will pay if Kogoro brings Amuro along with him. The amount thrills Kogoro into accepting Amuro's offer immediately. Conan mentally moans about how yet another bothersome person has appeared.
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=== Murder at Mouri Detective Agency (Manga: [[Volume 76|796-800]], Anime: [[Detectives' Nocturne|671-674]]) ===
[[Image:Amuro_Sandwich.jpg|thumb|left|Amuro brings some sandwiches hoping to join Kogoro on a case.]]
While Kogoro and the gang are watching a news report on a recent bank robbery, Amuro stops by with sandwiches from the Poirot after finishing his part time job for the day. After commenting on the robbery, Amuro reveals that he wants the scoop on Kogoro's newest case request after deducing from Kogoro's appearance and habits that Kogoro had a case. Kogoro gets a text from the client requesting that Kogoro switch the meeting location to the [[Setting#Cafe_Columbo|Café Columbo]], and Amuro goes with them after changing out of his work clothes. At the Columbo, Kogoro explains to Amuro the request was to find the locker a key belongs to. The client fails to show, so Amuro, Kogoro, Conan, and Ran go back to the Detective Agency to make sure the client didn't actually turn up there instead. When Amuro arrives at the agency, he and Conan notice someone had broken in and appeared to have intercepted the client while they were out. Stepping outside, Amuro explains his deductions to the rest of the gang and that the culprit is hiding in the restroom.

[[File:Amuro796.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro and Conan heard the gunshot]]

Before Amuro can open the bathroom door, a gunshot rings out, and Conan rushes in to find a dead man who apparently committed suicide with a gun and a taped-up crying woman. The woman's story is that the now-dead guy was interrogating her about the key and locker and committed suicide when Kogoro returned early, but Amuro and Conan suspect she is lying and may have murdered the man.

Amuro questions the woman a little, and Megure comments to Kogoro about he has yet another detective hanging around him. Curious, Amuro asks about [[Masumi Sera|the other detective]] and hears she is a young girl. Amuro offers to drive the formerly tied up woman to her home after questioning was postponed until the next day. Conan, Ran and Kogoro come along for the ride. At the woman's house, Conan, Amuro, and Kogoro announce they need to use the restroom and go inside. Ran turns on her cellphone and immediately gets a call from Sera, who was worried after seeing the news of the murder. The call is full of static, and Amuro suddenly shuts Ran's phone and announces the place is bugged, which is interfering with the cellphone signal. Amuro gets out a bug detector and begins sweeping the house.
Ran, Amuro, and Kogoro find several bugs before coming across a large suitcase under a bed that is emitting a horrible smell. They opened the bugged suitcase and find a corpse inside.

[[File:Amuro674.png|thumb|left|Amuro sees Sera]]

Soon afterwards, it was revealed that the culprit was indeed the woman, who sent Kogoro a message claiming that she was having Conan in her hands. During the investigation, they have found out a video recording summary, which contains many news about the robbery, inside the TV. Amuro then quickly gave out the speculation that the apartment might actually belonged to one of the robbers instead. Ran didn't understand how a detective of such level of intelligence could willingly become her father's apprentice. However, Amuro modestly answered that Kogoro was just testing him, and that he still had got much to learn.

Later, they decided to check up the house's computer, which was protected with password. Amuro discovered that the password was hidden under the desk, but instead of revealing the fact directly, he chose to hint Kogoro and Ran about it. After having gained access to the computer,
they have all found out the identity of the third robber and her location, where Conan's kidnapper would most likely pay a visit. They followed the address and drive to that place, Sera approached them closely from behind. However, while still on the road, they suddenly learned that the third robber had been overwhelming both Conan and the killer, and they were in serious danger. Right after determining the exact car that those three were in, Amuro purposely crashed his own car into theirs in order to stop it. In the end, the robber was defeated by Sera, Conan was safe. Amuro, Sera, Okiya (who was driving Agasa and Haibara to the scene) were all shown to receive a mysterious call. Vermouth called Bourbon and commented that he had gained some trust<ref>It wasn't specified whose trust</ref> and that she expected him to keep his (unstated) promise to her.

=== Off Work (Manga: [[Volume 76|801]], Anime: [[Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter|675]]) ===
Amuro has a day off of work. After Amuro had his encounter with Sera in the previous case, he notices that she looks like Akai, so Amuro once again disguises himself as Akai to gauge her reaction. However, like Jodie and Camel before her, Sera was just as shocked by his appearence.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]-[[Volume 77|808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===
[[File:AmuroGraveyard.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro walks away from [[Wataru Date|Date]]'s grave.]]

Conan and the [[Detective Boys]] encounter Amuro who was coming from the police station due to the event of the [[Detectives' Nocturne|"Online Client"]] case. Because he had crashed his car into the car of the woman who kidnapped Conan, he was called to come there and finish some procedures so the police could determine whether his action had been overkill. He expresses his disappointment at not being able to meet [[Professor Agasa]] with them. He also states that he had another purpose for coming to the station, but when asked by Conan what it is, Amuro claims that it "has already disappeared".

Later, when [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] is still trapped, he reminisces of a time with his mentor [[Wataru Date]] and he said that Date was the top student at the police academy. However, Date rebutted this and told Takagi that he had always been number 2. He also said that neither his brains nor his brawn was anything compared to that guy who was like a gentleman. Later, it's revealed that the person whom Date was talking about is Amuro. He leaves a toothpick by Date's grave and watches Takagi and Sato pay their respects. Before leaving, he deletes a text message that Date sent him, while thinking "Rest in peace, my friend..."
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[[File:Amuro817.jpg|thumb|left|Amuro hacking Kogoro's PC]]

===Cabin Trap (Manga: [[Volume 77|815-817]], Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret|699-700]])===

Ran and Kogoro are being served by Amuro at the Poirot. Presumably in reponse to being asked about Conan's absence, Kogoro tells Amuro that Conan and the [[Detective Boys]] went camping in Gunma, and they will be sending pictures to Kogoro's computer later. When Sera calls Ran to ask about [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Volkswagen_Beetle|what sort of vehicle Agasa drives]], Amuro listens suspiciously. Late that night, Amuro furtively sneaks into the empty Mouri Detective Agency and logs onto Kogoro's website using the password Kogoro inadvertently told him [[Tooru_Amuro#Murder_at_Mouri_Detective_Agency_.28Manga:_796-800.29|in an earlier case]]. Instead of pictures from the Detective Boys' camping trip that he was expecting, he sees a video sent by someone (Mitsuhiko) that shows [[Shiho Miyano]] rescuing [[Ayumi]] from a cabin fire. He is shocked, and then he zooms in on her hand and notices she is wearing a pass ring for the Bell Tree Express mystery train. Amuro then notices that Kogoro's computer was being hacked [[Subaru Okiya|by someone]] and wonders who did it. Amuro passes over the information that Shiho appeared in Gunma and will be boarding the mystery train to Vermouth who will relay it to Gin.

===Mystery Train (Manga: [[Volume 78|820-824]], Anime: [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train |701-704]])===
[[File:AmuroBourbon.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro introduces himself as Bourbon.]]
Amuro appears on the train where he runs into Ran and the others. When asked what he is doing there, Amuro claims he won his tickets in an online auction and that he coincidentally met Kogoro in the dining cart where he learned of the case. When Masumi Sera runs off to find Scar Akai (Vermouth), Amuro is seen with his phone out contacting Vermouth that she was heading her way. He then comes when Conan (through Kogoro) starts his deduction on the murder culprit and reveals that three mirror plates were stuffed in a painting which was used for the locked room murder trick.

However, after the culprit confesses, Vermouth activated smoke canisters throughout the train in order to lure Ai Haibara (who supposedly transformed back to Shiho Miyano) out. After that is successful, Amuro introduces himself to her by calling himself Bourbon. He goes on to ask Shiho if she knows who he is to which she claims that he was a rival to her sister's love Dai Moroboshi (Shuichi Akai). Amuro starts to gloat saying that he knew Akai was FBI and that he couldn't believe that he was killed. He then says he decided to disguise as Akai in front of those close to him, although he asked Vermouth to disguise as him on the train. From that, he could only conclude that Akai really died. Putting Shiho at gunpoint, he tells her to go into the eighth cart so he can detach it with C4 explosives and bring her back to the organization. However, Shiho reveals that there are more C4 explosives in the train, when Amuro realizes that Vermouth put them there and that she plans to have Sherry killed. However, before he can do anything else, the real Akai (whom Amuro mistook as Vermouth) comes behind him and throws a grenade to detach the eighth cart. Amuro dodges the explosive relatively unscathed and the eighth cart explodes, but Shiho (who was really Kaitou Kid in disguise) is able to escape. Amuro then regroups with Vermouth and asks her to give him the files on before and after Akai's death. He thinks to himself that he'll have to start from square one, while Okiya, who is revealed to be Shuichi Akai watches on silently.
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===Tennis Club Meeting (Manga: [[Volume 78|825-827]], Anime: [[Conan Inside the Locked Room|705-706]])===
[[File:AmuroConan.jpg|thumb|left|Amuro suspects that Conan is "Sleeping Kogoro".]]
After the events of the Bell Tree express, Amuro went on sick leave which Conan took as a sign that he wasn't planning to return. However, to Conan's horror, Amuro had asked Kogoro if he and Sonoko wanted tennis lessons. He meets them at a tennis court and reveals he will be coming back to work at the Poirot next week. When a tennis racket accidentally slips from a player's hand, Amuro tries to warn Conan that it will hit him, but Conan is unable to dodge it in time. Conan is knocked unconscious, and Amuro rushes over and does everything to make sure Conan is assisted medically before a real doctor arrives to check Conan's condition. When Conan awakens, he finds out he was moved to the house of the person who hit him with the racket. After an apology, the group asks if Amuro, Sonoko, and the Mouris would like to play doubles tennis with them. Conan goes off to take a nap, but a loud noise wakes him up, and he discovers one of the players has been murdered and the body is locked in the room with him. Worried about the noise, Amuro picks the room's lock and tries to open the door, but Conan yells at him to stop as there is a beaten body next to it. When the police come to investigate, Amuro helps in the investigation. As Conan prepares to tranquilize Kogoro, Amuro, starting to get suspicious, bends down to examine Conan aiming his watch, which prevents Conan from using it. Conan is instead forced to give out hints to lead Kogoro and the police to the right answer. After the case is over, Amuro and Vermouth have a phone conversation. Vermouth asks why Amuro is still sticking around the Mouri Detective Agency when there is no need to because Sherry has been dealt with, and Amuro responds that he is interested by ''Sleeping Kogoro''. As he says this, he thinks of Conan instead, implying he suspects Conan is the real Sleeping Kogoro.
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===A Parcel for Kudo-Samakata (Manga: [[Volume 80|842-843]], Anime: [[Sweet and Cold Delivery Service|722-723]])===
[[File:AmuroPunch.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro punches the delivery man's chest.]]
The Detective Boys become trapped in a refrigerated delivery truck with a cat, a dead body, and two murderous workers. Unable to call for help and out of other options, Conan decides to try to get a message to Amuro using the cat and a doctored receipt. The receipt initially blew away, but after realizing it was from Conan, Amuro tracks it down using a specialized app on his phone that can simulate wind conditions between the buildings in Beika city. Amuro locates the delivery truck in his repaired [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Amuro.27s_Mazda_RX-7|Mazda RX-7]]. The Black Organization agent decides to pretend like he came by chance instead of decoding the message on the receipt, and asks the two delivery men to make way because the street is narrow. When the kids see him and cry for help, Amuro, playing dumb, asks why they are in that truck. One of the murderers then orders Amuro to get in the truck by threatening the safety of the children. Amuro immediately punches the man's chest so hard that he coughs up blood. The remaining kidnapper backs down and Amuro ties him up and tells Conan to call the police. The children then reveal that they are outside of Agasa's house, which Amuro takes interest in. Haibara manages to stay behind the other kids and goes unnoticed by Amuro, and Okiya watches the unfolding scene from Shinichi's house's window.

===A Shrine to Remember (Manga: [[Volume 80|850]]-[[Volume 81|852]], Anime: [[Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap|734]])===
Suspecting that they may hold more valuable information for his investigation, Amuro follows Conan and Jodie to a sakura viewing scenic spot and attempts to approach them using someone else's appearance. He, with Vermouth's assistance, impersonates a random man named [[List of Black Organization related characters|Touhei Benzaki]], after having knocked him unconscious. Unknowing to Amuro, the real Benzaki has just been pickpocketed by a female thief.

In front of Conan and Jodie, Amuro claims to be the husband of the woman who taped Jodie back in the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|bank robbery case]], where he was also one of the victims himself. He also says that he saw [[Scar Akai]] a few days back, to which both of them react strongly. Jodie immediately grabs Amuro's arm and questions him where did that happen, while he takes advantage of the chance and secretly plants an eavesdropping device inside the sleeve of her jacket. Suddenly, the female thief approaches them in an attempt to steal Jodie's money. She recognizes Benzaki's face and worries that he may figure out about her action, but Amuro pays no further attention to her. After that, he declares not remembering the place that he saw Scar Akai due to his cold; and during a conversation with Jodie, Amuro learns that [[Shuichi Akai]] likes drinking canned coffee and has dropped one back when the Organization was trying to [[Clash of Red and Black|attack]] Haido Central Hospital. Jodie also implies that she knows Scar Akai and the real Akai are not the same person. She hands to Amuro her phone number and asks him to contact her if he happens to recall anything.

[[File:Amuro'sMask.jpg|left|thumb|Amuro removes a Benzaki face latex mask.]]
Later, the female thief is murdered by one of her victims and Amuro (as Touhei Benzaki) unwillingly becomes one of the suspects. Through the eavesdropping device planted earlier, Amuro is able to listen to Jodie's conversations with Conan, where she mentions how Conan assisted the FBI in unmasking [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] as the spy from the Organization using his cellphone.

After the case is closed and the culprit gets arrested, Conan expresses his surprise at Benzaki not being able to recognize the thief the second time he met her, and wonders if he has bad eyesight. Amuro awkwardly evades the question by saying that he was there to buy a good-luck charm and not to see the flowers. Much to his luck, Vermouth, imitating the appearance of the woman who taped Jodie, walks towards them and answers that the good luck charm was for their baby. She pretends to have a [[wikipedia:Morning sickness|morning sickness]] in order to remove the eavesdropping device from Jodie and create an excuse for Amuro to leave the crime scene immediately. Amuro then returns the stolen purse to the real Benzaki and drives Vermouth away.

Inside the car, Amuro and Vermouth discuss about the case a little. She wonders whether he has got hold of something interesting from Jodie. Amuro states that he has learned a "surprising inside story", but won't share the details with Vermouth until he's got the proof. He only comments that Conan is a "terrifying man".

===Steamy Relations (Manga: [[Volume 81|856]], Anime: [[Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well|740]])===
[[File:AmuroWatching.jpg|right|thumb|Amuro observes Conan as he makes a phone call to Haibara.]]
Conan suspects that the couple who approached him and Jodie was in fact Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise. While panicking, Conan realizes that the slip in Bourbon and Vermouth's story that allowed him to recognize their lie might have been intentional, so that he would realize the truth, panic, and then make a critical mistake. Conan calms down and calls Haibara to confirm whether she has felt any members of the Black Organization lately, not knowing that Amuro is watching him closely from a corner nearby.

===Taii's Owner (Manga: [[Volume 82|865-868]], Anime: [[The Beckoning Calico Cat Case|751]])===
Amuro observes Conan solving a case involving the ownership of a rare cat. He mentions to Azusa that Conan intentionally made up a fact so that he could do his test on the suspects; Conan is like a cat hiding his claws.

===Tea Poisoning Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 84|888-890]], Anime: [[The Tense Tea Party|770-771]])===

[[File:Amuro'sChildhood.jpg|left|thumb|A conversation between Amuro and a woman who looks like Elena Miyano in his childhood.]]
Bourbon goes to [[Haido Central Hospital]] looking for information about what happened to the spy [[Rikumichi Kusuda]]. Unfortunately, Conan lies badly when Amuro asks him if he knew Rikumichi, and Amuro learns that Conan really did know Rikumichi. Later, a child saying "Zero" prompts Amuro to remember a conversation during his childhood between him and a woman who looks like [[Elena Miyano]]. {{cquote|I told you not to do that, didn't I? Fighting, of all things. The next time you get hurt I won't be able to treat you since I'm going to a far away place. Bye Bye, Rei-kun"|The woman who looks like Elena Miyano speaking to an injured child Amuro}} At the end of the case, Takagi tells Amuro that the police found the damaged car of Kusuda Rikumuchi with lots of blood but the owner was not found. 

=== Teacher Assault Case (Manga: [[Volume 84|891-893]], Anime: [[A Scarlet Return|779-780]])===

Amuro claimed that Conan has misunderstood about his intentions.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85|894-898]], Anime: [[A Scarlet Return|781-783]])===
[[File:AmuroAndSubaru.jpg|right|thumb|Amuro confronts Subaru at the Kudo's house.]]
[[File:783-3.jpg|thumb|left|Subaru reminisce the past between him and Rei]]

Bourbon, having deduced [[Akai faked his death theory|the trick]] that Shuichi Akai used to fake his death, confronts [[Subaru Okiya]] at the Kudo house, believing him to be Shuichi in disguise. His colleagues attempt to corner [[Jodie]] and [[Camel]] in Raiha Pass to make sure Akai wouldn't resist capture, only to be foiled by Akai himself who has been hiding in the back seat of the car Jodie and Camel are in. It was then explored that Bourbon's real name was Rei Furuya and he is a member of Japanese secret police infiltrating the [[Black Organization]]. His colleagues in this case also come from the same agency and [[Akai]]'s and Rei's hostility come from an incident involving an unspecified man, about whom Akai says he regrets.
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== 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.
* 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, [[Okiya]] and [[Sera]], 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. Okiya had met Haibara in person in his [[Volume_60#Red.2C_White.2C_and_Yellow_Case|first appearance case]] and multiple times afterward. Sera 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 Japanese Secret Police.
* Rei kept a bug detector with him - only Organization members have been shown to do this, while normal detectives like Conan do not.

* Also, through the process of elimination, it can be seen that Rei is actually Bourbon out of the three suspects. Masumi Sera, Shuichi's sister, can be seen as to not be Bourbon, as she looks like Shuichi Akai, and seems to think he is dead, so it can be concluded that she was not Bourbon. Also, 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).
* 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.

=== 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 Sera was walking with Ran. This also notable because this occurred right after Sera and Rei met and Rei found out Sera 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 Akai'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 Secret Police 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 Secret Police.

==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.

====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====
Bourbon 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 Akai 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 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 meets [[Masumi Sera|Sera]] when Conan gets kidnapped. After both of them save Conan, he becomes very surprised to see her and wonders why is she here. Next day, he does not have any work. Rei sees Sera again after the previous case, and notices that she looks similiar to Shuichi Akai. To confirm his theory, Rei once again disguised himself as [[Scar Akai]] to gauge her reaction. Suddenly, Sera sees him in the crowd ahead and just like Jodie and Camel before her, Sera becomes just as shocked by his appearance. She runs after him, but he disappears before she can catch him. Ran wonders who Sera was chasing, but Sera replies she thought it was someone she knew. Sera 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 Sera is related to Akai.

==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 [[Sherry]]}}

===Quotes about Amuro===
{{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 ===
{{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}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Amuro'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#Tooru_Amuro|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.
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==See also==
*[[Characters]]
*[[Black Organization]]
*[[Shuichi Akai]]
*[[Subaru Okiya]]
*[[Scar Akai]]
*[[wikipedia:Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] (Alcohol)

== References ==
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Shuichi Akai

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Shuichi Akai
| japanese-name = 赤井秀一 (Akai Shūichi)
| english-name =
| image = Shuichi Akai Profile.jpg
| age = More than 28<ref>[[Akai family's middle brother|His younger brother]]'s classmates, who appear in [[The Tragedy of the Red Woman|Episode 754-756]], are 28 or 29 years old.</ref> 27 as Subaru
| gender = Male

| relatives = [[Masumi Sera]] (younger sister) [[Akai family's middle brother|???]] (brother)
| occupation = FBI Agent
| nicknames = Shuu ([[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]) Dai-kun ([[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]) Akai-kun ([[James Black|James]]) Silver Bullet ([[The Boss of the Black Organization|The Boss]] & [[Vermouth]]) Shu-nii ([[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])
| aliases = Rye Dai Moroboshi [[Subaru Okiya]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|File 287]] Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 230]]
| appearances = {{:Shuichi Akai Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 37]]
| japanese-voice = [[Shuichi Ikeda]]
| english-voice =
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Shuichi Akai|赤井秀一|Akai Shūichi}}''' is an [[FBI]] agent and a major figure in the battle against the [[Black Organization]]. He once assumed the identity of '''{{nihongo|Dai Moroboshi|諸星大|Moroboshi Dai}}''' and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename '''{{nihongo|Rye|ライ}}'''. During this time he made enemies with [[Gin]] and became romantically involved with [[Akemi Miyano]].

== Background ==
[[File:Long haired Akai.PNG|thumb|160px|right|Shuichi as "Dai Moroboshi" during his infiltration of the Black Organization.]]
Shuichi Akai is an American of Japanese descent and member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment in Japan to capture [[Vermouth]]. His superior is [[James Black]] and his partner is [[Jodie Starling]].<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5</ref> He had infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Shuichi saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.<ref>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref> Later on, his cover in the Black Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague [[Andre Camel]], and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, [[Gin]] (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.<ref>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>

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

== Personality ==
Shuichi is a tenacious but stoic agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the [[Black Organization]] and earned him the nickname "[[Silver Bullet]]". He looks forward to opportunities to hunt the Black Organization down and get revenge for [[Akemi]]. While usually professional, he often acts independently of the FBI, and even his boss [[James Black]] has trouble getting ahold of him. Shuichi gets along well with Conan, who share many personality traits.

James Black says Shuichi is an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people and he has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.<ref name=502p13>Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"</ref> He doesn't often say what he is thinking. Shuichi has an unhealthy tendency to prioritize his missions above the emotional wellbeing of his friends, coworkers, family, and love interests.<ref>Shuichi's fake death, while preserving Kir and allowing her to pass info to the FBI, has caused significant dysfunction within the FBI who believe him to be truly dead. While Shuichi has been technically fulfilling the promise he made to look after Haibara's welfare as Okiya, he has executed it in such a way that Haibara was terrified of his presence and refused to be alone at the Agasa house when he was around.</ref> Conflict between his missions and the interests of those he cares about has lead to significant sorrow for him<ref>Shuichi didn't inform Akemi he was an FBI agent despite being in love because it might jeopardize his mission (and his relationship). Even though Akemi figured out Shuichi was an FBI agent and wished to leave the Organization and date him seriously, she kept it secret from him either because she was not sure how he would react, or because she thought it could cause him harm. Thus, the infiltration mission was the root cause of their secretkeeping which prevented them from coming up with an exit strategy for Akemi in case the mission failed. The following chain of events led to Akemi's death.</ref> and others.<ref>Shuichi's faked death to save Kir's mission and get her to pass information to the FBI as well demoralized the FBI, especially Jodie. Shuichi's infiltration mission required that he seduce Akemi even though he was dating Jodie at the time. When he fell in love with Akemi for real, Shuichi decided to break it off with Jodie. When justifying his decision to Jodie, he mentioned that he didn't want the onus of loving two women at once, but he also mentioned he thought the "sacrifice" was important to his mission to destroy the Black Organization. This implies that love was not the only factor in Shuichi's decision, he thought choosing Akemi over Jodie would help his mission -- perhaps because he was afraid he would be caught as a spy if anyone discovered his relationship with Akemi was fake. [http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=980&p=16431#p16431]</ref>

Shuichi prefers to plan secretly, and will readily trick his friends and coworkers, even injuring them, if helps the success of his missions.<ref>FBI vs Org, Shuichi didn't tell the rest of the FBI he would cover Kogoro's agency. In Red vs Black, the return Kir plan and the fake death plan were both kept secret from the FBI. He ordered Camel to remove by force if necessary anyone who interfered which resulted in Jodie being knocked out. He later told Kir to hit Camel for real to make her escape look authentic.</ref> Shuichi is often forgiven for these transgressions because his judgment is usually sound and his plans work out well.<ref>In FBI vs Org, Shuichi was forgiven for covering Kogoro without telling his boss and for making the decision on his own to let the Black Organization leave without much resistance because he thought it might lead to a dangerous firefight downtown. In Red vs Black, Shuichi was forgiven after being told off for hiding his secret plan to return Rena to the Org.</ref> Shuichi's secret plans, while strategically robust in the short term, often cause emotional problems for others that he does not fully appreciate.<ref>In particular, his faked death had a major impact on the FBI and [[Jodie Starling]]. [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] was able to take advantage of the emotional confusion surrounding his death to approach the FBI for his own ends. Jodie's sorrow has reduced her effectiveness and led her to blunder into dangerous situations.</ref>

Even though he means well, Shuichi is notably clumsy at trying to comfort and connect with others. As [[Subaru Okiya]], his technique to approach [[Ai Haibara]] leaves her terrified of him, and repeated contact only intensifies her loathing. Despite his social awkwardness, Shuichi is not unempathetic; he gives Jodie some hope by leaving her a message in his own handwriting, and leaves her a very roundabout hint about his identity after knocking her down even though he cannot reveal the truth to her yet.

== Appearance ==
Shuichi is a tall man of Japanese descent with short wavy hair. His trademark features, by which people close to him have identified him are his eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived. Other characters often describe him as evil eyed or having a sharp gaze. His eyes are blue in the manga (like every other character) and green in the anime. He and [[Masumi Sera]] presumably more closely resemble their mother then their father.
The second trademark feature is his knit cap, which he is always shown wearing. When he was younger he had a grey fedora which Masumi now wears herself. Up to one year ago, he had very long waist length hair, which he cut after the death of Akemi Miyano "to freshen up." Shuichi is left-handed. He is a heavy smoker and his favorite drink is bourbon.

His outfit is a grey jacket on top of a collared black shirt, black pants, shoes, and his trademark black knit cap.

== Abilities ==
=== Intelligence ===
[[File:783-5.jpg|thumb|Conan ft. Shuichi]]


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

=== Firearms and Sniping ===
[[File:A Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|Shuichi aiming with a Glock]]
Shuichi, is the most capable sniper shown so far, to the point of shooting a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away, which is a lot more than the range of Black Organization's professional snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]]. He also managed to get a shot on Gin from the same distance.<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref>
Shuichi is good at handling shotguns as well; he accurately shot Vermouth from the hip faster than she could aim at him with her subcompact pistol.
He is a sharpshooter with a handgun as well, capable of busting a moving car's tire from a speeding car with just a single shot.<ref>Manga Volume 85 File 4 Page 5</ref>

Shuichi uses Calvados' SPAS-12 shotgun to bring down Vermouth, an Arctic Warfare Magnum sniper rifle to shoot Gin, and Kusuda Rikumichi's Glock pistol to disable Rei's subordinates.

Akai is unusual in that he is "eye-bidextrous" while shooting. Like hands and feet, most individuals have a dominant eye they prefer to use when lining up a shot, but Shuichi is shown using both eyes at different times.<ref>Left eye for shooting Vermouth in New York, left eye for sniping Gin in Black Impact, Right eye for shooting Rei's subordinates' car in Scarlet Showdown.</ref>

=== Driving ===
Shuichi is a skilled driver. He can overtake many cars quickly in heavy traffic conditions and drift around a u-turn.<ref name=420p14>Manga Volume 41, File 7, page 14: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net" </ref> He drove a [[Cars|Chevrolet C1500]] which was later bombed by Rena.

=== Martial Arts ===
Shuichi is also a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant. Having extensive skill and knowledge of Jeet Kune Do, he taught his sister Sera much, who openly acknowledges him to still be much stronger than her.<ref>Episode 744</ref>

===Cooking===
[[File:783-4.jpg|thumb|Jodie and Camel are shocked to learn that Shuichi can cook]]
Shuichi learned how to cook thanks to [[Yukiko Kudo]].<ref>[[A Scarlet Return]]</ref>

===Disguise===
Shuichi is able to do a proper disguise thanks to Yukiko Kudo and equipment from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]].

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==Appellations==
<tabs jsId="nicknames">
<tab title="FBI">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Shuichi!! style="width:200px;"|What Shuichi calls them
|-
| [[File:James Black_ 60px.jpg]] || [[James Black]] || Akai-kun Moroboshi Dai Rye || James
|-
| [[File:Jodie Starling_60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || Shuu<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref> || Jodie
|-
| [[File:Andre Camel_60px.jpg]] || [[Andre Camel]] || Akai-san<ref name="file897" /> Akai-shan<ref name="file897" /> || Camel
|-
|[[File:Subaru Okiya 60px.jpg]]||[[Subaru Okiya]]||Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" />||-
|}
</tab>
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Shuichi!! style="width:200px;"|What Shuichi calls them
{{appellations|The Boss of the Black Organization{{!}}The Boss|file=The Boss of the Black Organization.jpg|Silver Bullet|???}}
|-
| [[File:Vermouth_60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi Silver Bullet || Vermouth Rotten Apple
|-
| [[File:Gin_60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]] || Akai Shuichi || Koibito (literally "lover", but the intended meaning is "old enemy")
|-
| [[File:Rei Furuya 60px.jpg]] || [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] || Akai<ref name="file897" /> Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /> Snoop dog of the FBI That man || Bourbon<ref name="file897" /> Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /> Zero<ref name="file897" /> Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /> Wolf<ref name="file897" />
|-
|[[File:Hidemi Hondou 60px.jpg]]||[[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]||Akai Shuichi||Mizunashi Rena
|-
|[[File:Rikumichi Kusuda 60px.jpg]]||[[Rikumichi Kusuda]]||Akai Shuichi||Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file897" />
</tab>
<tab title="Friends & relatives">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Shuichi!! style="width:200px;"|What Shuichi calls them
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa_60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Akai-san Oniisan<ref>[[Volume 81#Bumper Brawn|File 859 (Volume 81)]]</ref> Akai Shuichi || Boy (''Boya'')
|-
| [[File:Ai Haibara_60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Moroboshi Dai<ref>Manga File 802, pg 10: "Don't make that kind of face..."</ref> That Akai person || That brown-haired girl
|-
| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Shuu-nii || Masumi
|-
| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] || Dai-kun || ???
|}
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</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Timeline ===
{{main|Shuichi Akai timeline}}

== Speculation ==
=== Identity of Shuichi Akai's younger brother ===
{{main|Akai family's middle brother}}

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Akemi Miyano ====
Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano were lovers while he was infiltrating the [[Black Organization]]. Shuichi's original mission was to date Akemi Miyano in order to meet Shiho Miyano. Shuichi used Shiho's influence to gain rank in the Organization, intending to become trusted enough to meet with high level agents so the FBI could capture one for questioning. As [[James Black]] later recalls, although Shuichi's relationship with Akemi was merely a stepping stone, Shuichi actually fell in love with Akemi, and considered her his real girlfriend. Because of this he broke up with [[Jodie Starling]].

[[File:Akemi's Text Message.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.]]
Sometime later, Akemi develops the suspicion that Shuichi really wasn't who he claimed to be. After Shuichi's expulsion, he confirms that he is an FBI agent to her. To Shuichi's surprise, Akemi doesn't seemed surprised by this, so Shuichi asks her why she never said anything about her suspicions that she was being used by him before, and Akemi hints it is because she loves him. Initially, the Organization couldn't do anything about Akemi because they needed the loyalty of her sister, but two years later they decided that the risk of her contact with Shuichi was too much. They decided to create a situation where they could eliminate her by having her do a bank heist she was supposed to fail. Sometime near the day of the heist, Akemi sent Shuichi a long text message, asking him if he wants to be her real boyfriend when she is finally free from the Organization. After the heist, Akemi is killed by [[Gin]], and it is unknown how Shuichi responded if at all. Shuichi treasures her final text message, and keeps it in his phone many months after Akemi's death. The message also contains a P.S. which has not been revealed yet.

How Akemi and Shuichi met in the manga is unknown, but in the anime, Shuichi Akai originally met Akemi by an intentional accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he deliberately walked into the street in front of her in order to be hit by her.<ref>Episode 497</ref> Akemi was concerned, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi replied, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this they began dating.
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==== Jodie Starling ====
While Jodie and Shuichi's relationship had been viewed as mere colleagues, it is revealed later on in the series that Jodie and Shuichi had dated before about 5 years prior. However, after Shuichi infiltrated the Black Organization under the alias of Dai Moroboshi, he started dating Akemi Miyano in hopes of using her to attain information about the Black Organization. Despite this, Shuichi ended up falling in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with Jodie, stating that, "To be able to love two women at the same time…it’s not that handy a personality."<ref name="677p5">Manga [[Volume 65]], File 3 (677), pg 5: "The fated individual"</ref> In spite of the break-up, Jodie still held strong feelings for Shuichi which never wavered as time passed and took his apparent death at Kir's hands especially hard, to the point of being reduced to tears.

====James Black====
[[James Black]] is the boss of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents in Japan and therefore the boss of [[Akai]]. He was the only FBI agent to know that Shuichi was alive, but only because he saw the glue on Shuichi's fingers and would have otherwise also been kept in the dark.

====Andre Camel====
[[Andre Camel]] worked with [[Shuichi Akai]] before when he was an agent in the [[Black Organization]]. Camel was involved in the plan to capture Gin two years ago, but he gave away the plan of the FBI when he saw a member of the organization disguised as an old man. Because of this, Shuichi's identity became known to the Organization. However, Shuichi does not seem to bear a grudge against Camel but worked together well.

==== Ai Haibara ====
When Haibara first met Shuichi, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. Shuichi seems to know of Haibara's identity. Haibara knows him as Dai Moroboshi, her sister's boyfriend who betrayed the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 802</ref> Haibara should know Dai was a spy and FBI agent, after hearing an exchange between Bourbon and Kaitou Kid through a microphone<ref>Manga Chapter 824,[http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b40277b84692b54c491654534be7ccf/tumblr_mpc528w9hS1qfn9zio1_r1_500.png]</ref>, but she does not know him by the name Shuichi Akai. He made a promise with Akemi to look after Haibara's welfare.<ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], Files 3-5 (809-811)</ref>

==== Conan Edogawa ====
Shuichi and Conan get along well and are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Shuichi has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills and speaks to him professionally. He is also aware that [[Conan]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]] are really one and the same person <ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 813 p.16 and File 814 p.3 </ref>. There is further speculation amongst fans that Shuichi has figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of [[APTX 4869]].

==== Masumi Sera ====
[[Masumi Sera]] is [[Akai]]'s younger sister.

=== Black Organization ===

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

==== Bourbon ====
Shuichi Akai and [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] are stated to be enemies. It's been stated that Bourbon hated Shuichi more than Gin did. Bourbon believed himself to be the only one capable of killing Shuichi, and refused to believe that Shuichi was dead. Shuichi feels neutral toward Bourbon, saying that he is not someone that he wants as an enemy.

== 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. Shuichi placed 12th in the poll with 53 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|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. Shuichi placed 7th overall with 415 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Shuichi's "Before" Appearance (Episode 259)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi_Middle.jpeg|thumb|left|x200px|Shuichi's "Middle" Appearance (Episode 345)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:A Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Shuichi's "After" Appearance (Episode 783)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Fear of death is worse than death itself.|Said to Camel.<ref>[[Volume 58#File_602_-_Last_Resort|Volume 58, File 602, Page 13]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|Don't make that kind of face...}}
{{cquote|Don't get distracted by what's in front of you and pursue the wrong prey}}
{{cquote|The odds are 50/50 so we are on the same boat.}}

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

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|秀一 Shūichi|赤井 Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|秀一 Xiùyī|赤井 Chìjǐng}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|秀一 Xiùyī|赤井 Chìjǐng}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shuichi|Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italy|Shuichi, Suichi|Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shuichi|Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shuuichi|Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Shuichi|Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชูอิจิ|อากาอิ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|{{Bracket|شوتشي}} Shuchi|أكاي Akai}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|상윤 Sang Yoon|이 Lee}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Shuichi|Akai}}
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Subaru Okiya]]
* [[Scar Akai]]
* [[Masumi Sera]]
* [[Unknown child]]
* [[Akai family's middle brother]]
* [[Akai family]]
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Rei Furuya]]
* [[wikipedia:Rye whiskey|Rye]] (Alcohol)

== References ==
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