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Phones in Detective Conan

2013-11-05T10:35:26Z

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== Sony Xperia ==
*[[Conan Edogawa]]
*[[Masumi Sera]]

== LG Prada ==
*[[Ai Haibara]]
[[File:Zero-RawsDetectiveConan-702YTV1280x720x264AACmp4_snapshot_1931_20130721_003940_zps2139edf0.jpg|400px]]
== iPhone ==
===iPhone 4/4S===
*[[Gin]]
*[[Tooru Amuro]]
=== iPhone 3G/3GS ===
*[[Vermouth]]<ref>It was proven that [[Vermouth]] is/was using an iPhone in the [[Sherry's soliloquy]] released on 2011-12-09 (私もiPhoneになるのかしら？「哀」だけに･･･ ''I wonder if I'll have an iPhone, too? Since I'm "Ai"…'') and 2011-12-17 (私の哀Phoneベルモットが持ってるじゃない！キ―――ッ！！ ''Vermouth has my "Ai"Phone! Argh!'')</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Culture]]

== References ==
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Akako Koizumi

2013-11-05T10:30:38Z

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| japanese-name = 小泉紅子 (Koizumi Akako)
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| age = 17
| gender = Female
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| occupation = Ekoda High School Student Witch
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| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 6 Anime: OVA 1
| appearances = {{:Akako Koizumi Appearances}}
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| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]] (Episode 219 and OVA 1) [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] (Magic Kaito Special)
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'''{{nihongo|Akako Koizumi|小泉紅子|Koizumi Akako}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:St198.png|left|thumb|200px|Akako laughing.]]Akako is a witch that practices black magic, including a spell which makes all men adore and love her, except for Kaito Kuroba, who she knows is Kaitou Kid (yet he constantly denies it). Hence, she wants to have Kaitou Kid fall for her naturally, but never succeeds in doing so. Even though she has slightly evil intentions, she does care for Kaito in a way that could possibly be more than just to make him fall for her, as she's often tried to help him in her own little ways. Akako claims to have the spirit of Lucifer, and if she cries, she will lose her powers.
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== Personality ==
In ''Magic Kaito'', Akako is very vain and proud of her beauty. She likes to be center of attention and laughs in a unique way. "Ohohoho!" is common to hear when near Akako.

==Appellations==
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| [[File:Kaito Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaito Kuroba]] || Akako-chan ''(first appearance only)'' Akako || Kuroba-kun Kaito ''(inner thoughts)''
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| [[File:Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Aoko Nakamori]] || Akako-chan || Nakamori-san
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== Appearance==
Akako is a beautiful girl, and all of the boys except Kaito adore her, but she can be very vain. Akako has red-purple-ish hair and eyes.

== Plot overview ==
[[File:Vlcsnap-2013-10-10-17h53m14s35.png|right|200px|thumb|Akako adored by all her male classmates.]]
Akako enrolls Ekoda High School, becoming a classmate of [[Kaito Kuroba]] and [[Aoko Nakamori]]. On Saint Valentine's Day, all the boys want chocolate from her, but Kaito: knowing that the only one in the world who can resist her is [[Kaitou Kid]], Akako realizes that her classmate is the phantom thief. She then uses a voodoo to attract Kid and win his heart using magic, but she fails and the thief runs away.

During a school trip to the snow mountains, after telling Aoko that she likes Kaito, Akako forces him to ski with her. She attaches a magic sticker on the boy's back, casting a spell by which (according to her) Kaito will fall in love with her, but she fails again and Kaito ends up skiing with Aoko.
[[File:Mkspecial4.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Akako waits Kid on the Tokyo Sky Tree to kill him.]]
Akako then decides that she has to kill Kaito: after his death, it will be true that all men love her. She gives a cursed necklace to [[Ginzo Nakamori]], but the inspector is unable to kill Kaitou Kid, who runs away. Akako waits for him on Touto Tower, but her feelings for Kaito prevents her from killing him.

When [[Saguru Hakuba]] suspects that Kaito is Kid, Akako disguises herself as Kaitou Kid to protect her friend's secret and fend off [[Spider]] as well in which she fails to do so with Spider but is able to trick the police and Hakuba that Kaito is not Kaitou Kid. Later on, she tries to use her magic to prevent the police and [[Shinichi Kudo]] from arresting Kid, but her assistant stops her before using her powers publicly. Kaitou Kid still manages to escape.
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== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
==== Kaito Kuroba/Kaitou Kid ====
[[File:Displeased with Akako.png|thumb|right|200px|Kaito and Akako.]]
Akako likes [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], as she said to Aoko during the [[Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve]] episode, but she also hates him because he's the only man in the world who doesn't adore her. Akako knows Kaito's identity as Kaitou Kid: her crystal ball has told her that only Kid can resist her, and when Kaito refuses her Saint Valentine chocolate, she figures out the truth. She tries many times to kill Kid, but sets aside her project as her feelings for Kuroba grow. Akako starts protecting him, advising Kaito to be careful during robberies, but the boy always denies being Kaitou Kid.

==== Aoko Nakamori ====
Akako sees [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]] as a rival for Kaito's affections.

== Name origin ==
The name "Akako" means "red child". This contrasts with [[Aoko Nakamori]]'s first name, which means "blue child".

== Trivia ==
* Akako's anime voice actress for appearance in ''Detective Conan'', [[Megumi Hayashibara]], also provides the voice for [[Ai Haibara]], and with the similarities between ''Magic Kaito'' and ''Detective Conan'' this serves to reinforce the love triangle theme revolving around the central character.
* In both the manga and anime version, the three cobras attached to Akako's headband and magical costume are able to adjust their emotional expressions by themselves to match with Akako's.<ref>'''Manga''' (must pay close attention):
*[[Magic Kaito Volume 1#The_Scarlet_Temptress|Volume 1, Chapter 6]]
*[[Magic Kaito Volume 2#Stay_Away_From_Him|Volume 2, Chapter 1]] (Headband only)
*[[Magic_Kaito_Volume_2#Would_You_Grow_Up|Volume 2, Chapter 4]]
'''Anime''':
*[[A Witch Sheds No Tears]]
*[[Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve]] (Headband only)
*[[Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!|OVA 1]]</ref>

== Gallery ==
<div class="left">[[File:MK9 213.png|250px|thumb|left|Akako as Kaitou Kid]]</div>
<div class="left">[[File:Akako Koizumi (OVA).jpg|167px|thumb|left|Akako in her Egyptian-looking magic outfit from an OVA]]</div>
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
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Episode 717

2013-10-31T07:03:20Z

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Episode 716

2013-10-31T07:03:18Z

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2013-10-31T07:02:20Z

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2013-10-31T07:02:00Z

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2013-10-31T07:01:13Z

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2013-10-31T07:00:45Z

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2013-10-27T04:56:13Z

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2013-10-12T12:15:57Z

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'''Latest information'''
* Latest episode: October 12, 2013: '''[[Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion|Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (Part 2)]]''' 
* Latest manga chapter: October 2, 2013: '''[[Manga#Chapters not yet included in a Volume|File 874: Red Past]]''' 
* Latest Kid special: December 29, 2012: '''[[Tears of Love for the Dark Knight]]'''
'''Song information'''
* The 36th Detective Conan opening is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[B'z]]''' and is titled '''"[[Q&A]]"'''.
* The 45th Detective Conan ending is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[Chicago Poodle]]''' and is titled '''"[[Kimi no Egao ga Nani Yori mo Suki Datta]]"'''.
* The 37th Detective Conan opening has been announced. It will be sung by '''[[VALSHE]]''' and is titled '''"[[Butterfly Core]]"'''.
'''Other'''
* [[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]] is set to be released in Japan on December 7, 2013.
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Episode 715

2013-10-06T01:49:53Z

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Episode 714

2013-10-06T01:49:30Z

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Episode 713

2013-10-06T01:49:18Z

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2013-09-22T09:22:21Z

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'''Latest information'''
* Latest episode: September 21, 2013: '''[[Everyone Saw|Everyone Saw (Part 1)]]''' 
* Latest manga chapter: September 4, 2013: '''[[Manga#Chapters not yet included in a Volume|File 871: Red Badge]]''' 
* Latest Kid special: December 29, 2012: '''[[Tears of Love for the Dark Knight]]'''
'''Song information'''
* The 36th Detective Conan opening is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[B'z]]''' and is titled '''"[[Q&A]]"'''.
* The 45th Detective Conan ending is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[Chicago Poodle]]''' and is titled '''"[[Kimi no Egao ga Nani Yori mo Suki Datta]]"'''.
'''Other'''
* The 17th Detective Conan movie entitled '''"[[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]]"''' has been released in Japanese theaters as of April 20, 2013.
* A new movie featuring a crossover with Lupin III has been announced and is set to be released in Japanese theaters in December 2013.
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2013-09-22T09:18:11Z

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2013-09-22T09:13:54Z

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2013-09-08T11:23:01Z

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'''Latest information'''
* Latest episode: September 7, 2013: '''[[The Man Who Fell Slowly]]''' 
* Latest manga chapter: August 28, 2013: '''[[Manga#Chapters not yet included in a Volume|File 870: When a Wish Comes True...]]''' 
* Latest Kid special: December 29, 2012: '''[[Tears of Love for the Dark Knight]]'''
'''Song information'''
* The 36th Detective Conan opening is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[B'z]]''' and is titled '''"[[Q&A]]"'''.
* The 45th Detective Conan ending is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[Chicago Poodle]]''' and is titled '''"[[Kimi no Egao ga Nani Yori mo Suki Datta]]"'''.
'''Other'''
* The 17th Detective Conan movie entitled '''"[[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]]"''' has been released in Japanese theaters as of April 20, 2013.
* A new movie featuring a crossover with Lupin III has been announced and is set to be released in Japanese theaters in December 2013.
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Episode 712

2013-09-08T11:21:35Z

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'''Latest information'''
* Latest episode: August 31, 2013: '''[[The Framed Great Detective]]''' 
* Latest manga chapter: August 7, 2013: '''[[Manga#Chapters not yet included in a Volume|File 868: Lucky Cat]]''' 
* Latest Kid special: December 29, 2012: '''[[Tears of Love for the Dark Knight]]'''
'''Song information'''
* The 36th Detective Conan opening is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[B'z]]''' and is titled '''"[[Q&A]]"'''.
* The 45th Detective Conan ending is now being used in the anime. It is sung by '''[[Chicago Poodle]]''' and is titled '''"[[Kimi no Egao ga Nani Yori mo Suki Datta]]"'''.
'''Other'''
* The 17th Detective Conan movie entitled '''"[[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]]"''' has been released in Japanese theaters as of April 20, 2013.
* A new movie featuring a crossover with Lupin III has been announced and is set to be released in Japanese theaters in December 2013.
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Episode 711

2013-09-02T01:29:23Z

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2013-09-02T01:28:30Z

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2013-08-17T11:12:09Z

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List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri

2013-08-15T07:05:15Z

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This is a list of criminal cases which [[Kogoro Mouri]] has solved - or at least made vital contributions to - with little to (rarely) no direct intervention or assistance from [[Conan]], fulfilling his role not as a proxy or stand-in but as an active and capable investigator.
==Manga/TV episodes==

===[[Volume 9#Kogoro's Class Reunion|Volume 9, File 084-086: ''Kogoro's Class Reunion'']]===
(TV Title: 27-28, ''[[Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case]], Parts 1 and 2'')

With Conan drawing his attention to the facts that the victim was wearing an overly large yukata and that the estimated time of death was faked by accelerated rigor mortis through physical exertion just prior to her death, Kogoro is able to expose the culprit by himself.

===[[Volume 17#Scuba Diving Case|Volume 17, Files 163-165: ''Scuba Diving Case'']]===
(TV Title: 114-115, ''[[Scuba Diving Murder Case]], Parts 1 and 2'')

While he is once more used by Conan as a front to solve the murder attempt case at hand, Kogoro is able to figure out by himself that his wife Eri has actually lost her wedding band (instead of just taking it off, as she claimed), and recovers it for her.

===[[Volume 37#Kogoro's Choice|Volume 37, Files 374-376: ''Kogoro's Choice'']]===
(TV Title: 305-306, ''[[The Unseen Suspect]], Parts 1 and 2'')

Upon thoroughly checking the crime scene, Kogoro immediately deduces who the actual murderer is, requiring only slight directions from Conan to counter the claims of the suspect's daughter, who tries to protect her father, regarding important clues about the murder weapon.

===[[Volume 51#Cat Sitting Case|Volume 51, Files 528-529: ''Cat Sitting Case'']]===
(TV Title: 445, ''[[Secret of the Russian Blue]]'')

By surreptitiously leaving cat treats in strategic places for Goro to lead Kogoro to important clues, Conan allows Kogoro to gradually able to piece the clues together by himself and unravel the true meaning of the message his client asked him to decipher.

===[[Volume 62#Judo Champion Case|Volume 62, Files 643-645: ''Judo Champion Case'']]===
(TV Title: 528, ''[[Might Over Mystery]], Parts 1 and 2'')

Kogoro deduces on his own that the call from the murderer's husband was actually just a recording to fake her alibi, and has faked a recording of a Mahjong session to help his wife stumble upon that clue.

===[[Volume 68#Eri's Birthday Murder Case|Volume 68, File 709-711: ''Eri's Birthday Murder Case'']]===
(TV Title: 589-590, ''[[The Worst Birthday]], Parts 1 and 2'')

Conan initiates a little accident with a serving wagon and some sauce, making Kogoro finally realize that the culprit used model cars to move the heavy bed in order to hide and later re-reveal the corpse of his victim.

===[[Volume 70#Demon Dog Murder Case|Volume 70, File 734-740: ''Demon Dog Murder Case'']]===
(TV Title: 612-613, ''[[Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog]], Parts 1 and 2'')

Upon hearing about the fact that several of the heirs in that case had changed their names, Kogoro deduces quite aptly their actual birth names on his own, even though he ultimately comes to the wrong conclusion regarding the culprit's identity.

===[[Volume 71|Volume 71, File 748: ''The Other A'']]===
(TV Title: 619, ''[[Holmes' Revelation|Holmes' Revelation (Code Break)]]'')

By marking and connecting the locations where they found the clues on a map of London, Kogoro manages to reveal the place where Sabara Hades intends to strike (even though his idea of Hades using bombs tied to balloons is a little bit far-fetched).

===[[Volume 74#East vs. West|Volume 74, File 779: ''East vs. West'']]===
(TV Title: 651, ''[[Conan vs. Heiji, The Deduction Showdown Between the Detective of the East and West]]'')

While not directly involved in the ongoing murder investigation, Mouri contributes to the case by having himself, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] order the same dishes the three suspects have been consuming to verify their testimonies, leading to Conan solving the case ahead of [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]].

===[[Volume 78#Tennis_Meetup|Volume 78, File 825-827: ''Tennis Meetup'']]===
(TV Title: TBD)

[[Conan]] was unable to tranquilize [[Kogoro]] because of [[Bourbon]]'s appearance, therefore he chose to hint him so he could solve the case by himself.

==TV only episodes==

===Episode 53: ''[[The Mystery Weapon Murder Case]]''===
After Conan has cracked the case and drawn Kogoro's attention to the way the victim was murdered, Kogoro works out the details of the crime quite well by himself.

===Episode 150-151: ''[[The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case]], Parts 1 and 2''===
After Conan has roused his suspicions, Kogoro works out the identity of the culprit and the details of the crime, which included a murder plot against the perpetrator turned against its conceivers, out on his own, with Conan adding only one - but highly important - detail.

===Episode 260: ''[[The Shaking Restaurant]]''===
While he did not solve the actual murder, Kogoro was able to deduce the trick for the original murder plot.

===Episode 283: ''[[The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden]]''===
Again, Kogoro was able to figure out the original murder plot but Conan was the one who found the actual murderer.

===Episode 540-541: ''[[The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective]], Parts 1 and 2''===
In short order and independently from Conan, Kogoro realizes that he has become the victim of a carefully arranged deception, with the culprit having disguised himself as his prospective victim to gain an alibi. Conan refrains from interfering directly, limiting himself to drawing clues to a piece of vital evidence.

==OVAs==

===OVA 05: ''[[The Target is Kogoro!! The Detective Boys' Secret Report]]''===
While Kogoro's intellectual and deductive skills are initially not in hard demand here, he demonstrates true professionalism when his observation turns into a kidnapping and blackmail case, with some support from the [[Detective Boys]].

==Movies==

===Movie 09: ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]''===
Because of one of the culprits' striking similarity with his wife [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]], Kogoro works all the harder to prove her innocence, only to discover her true guilt in the matter. He is only temporarily stumped off when he fails to produce a crucial piece of evidence at the time of his first revelation attempt. This is also the first case which he solves without direct promptings from Conan.

===Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''===
By chance, Kogoro is able to deduce the location for the last planned murder from the star constellation of the Big Dipper and Polaris quite independently, if a bit belatedly, from Conan for the joint police commission.

==Live Action Dramas==
===Drama Special II: ''[[Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization]]''===
Kogoro manages to save [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s life from [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] when he notices that the hotel has left the lights on in a select number of suites, to illuminate the Kanji "Suzu" (as in Suzuki) on its front. Shinichi turned off the light on top of the second Kanji syllable, thereby inadvertently marking his refuge.

== See also ==

* [[Kogoro Mouri]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]
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Karasuma Group

2013-08-14T12:37:51Z

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{{InfoBox BlackOrganization
| name = Black Organization
| japanese-name = 黒の組織 (Kuro no soshiki)
| english-name = Black Organization
| image = Black Organization Profile.jpg
| boss = [[The Boss of the Black Organization|"Ano kata"]]
| members = [[Gin]] [[Vodka]] [[Vermouth]] [[Korn]] [[Chianti]] [[Bourbon]]
| deceased-members = [[Atsushi Miyano]] [[Elena Miyano]] [[Akemi Miyano]] [[Tequila]] [[Pisco]] [[Calvados]] [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] [[Ethan Hondou]] [[Arrack]] (Conan Special) [[Yoshiaki Hara]] ([[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]) [[Irish]] ([[The Raven Chaser|Movie 13]])
| former-members = [[Sherry]] ([[Ai Haibara]]) [[Rye]] ([[Shuichi Akai]]) [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] [[Generic]] (Conan Special)
| undercover-agents = [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]
| aliases = The men in black
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes|Chapter 1]] Anime: [[Roller_Coaster_Murder_Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Black Organization Appearances}}
| footnotes =
}}
The {{nihongo|'''Black Organization'''|黒の組織|kuro no soshiki}} serves as the main antagonist in the series. It is a secret syndicate that commits a number of crimes for various reasons which range from blackmail to robberies to assassinations. The members of the organization are given code names based on alcoholic beverages. The [[The Boss of the Black Organization|leader of the Black Organization]] is unseen and unheard of and is known only through text messages. Their boss's phone number follows the tune of the children song {{nihongo| '''[[Nanatsu no Ko]]'''|七つの子 |lit. Seven children}}; the number is #969#6261. The true name of the Black Organization is unknown. The first members to appear were [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]], who were responsible for [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s transformation in the first place.

== Members ==

=== Current ===

*'''[[The Boss of the Black Organization|The boss]]''': The leader of the Black Organization. The boss's identity, gender, age, and location are all unknown. He/She is respectfully referred to as "that person" (ano kata) by lower ranked members of the Black Organization.
*'''[[Gin]]''': A high ranking Black Organization executive official who seems to specialize in coordinating deals and assassinations. He is one of the most frequently reoccurring Black Organization characters. He is shown to be intelligent and very acute, and his long silver hair and sweeping trench coat give him a distinctive appearance. He forced the drug [[APTX 4869]] on Shinichi, and his favorite car is the Porsche 356A.
*'''[[Vodka]]''': Gin's secretary<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237. Vodka's position is 全体監視役秘書係 which roughly translates to General Oversight division secretary</ref> and assistant, he is another frequently reoccurring Black Organization character. He wears a hat and sunglasses at all times. He is less intelligent compared to his boss Gin whom he often is seen working with.
*'''[[Vermouth]]''' (Sharon Vineyard/Chris Vineyard): A mysterious actress from America with exceptional disguise and voice changing abilities that allow her to pose as anyone. Like Gin, she is a Black Organization executive member.<ref>Conan Drill</ref> She is hated by a number of the members of the Black Organization, but due to the fact that she is their boss' favorite, she is untouchable and they are unable to do anything to her. It is unknown where her loyalty lies, as she often protects Conan and calls him a "silver bullet", implying that she believes him to be capable of bringing down the Black Organization. She also does not seem to age.
*'''[[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]''': Operates under alias of Rena Mizunashi, a TV reporter. Her true name is Hidemi Hondou. Like her deceased father, she is actually a member of the [[CIA]] who infiltrated the Black Organization. Her brother, [[Eisuke Hondou]], was not aware of this since Hidemi pretended not to know him after she went undercover.
*'''[[Chianti]]''': A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. She has a fiery and impatient personality. She loathes Vermouth.
*'''[[Korn]]''': A professional sniper who has been seen to take orders from Gin. His speech is characterized by short phrases with many pauses.
*'''[[Tooru Amuro|Bourbon]]''': A newly established organization member who has great deduction and intelligence gathering skills. His public name is Tooru Amuro. Kir said he has recently been dispatched to search for [[Ai Haibara|Sherry]]. Gin has said that Bourbon hates [[Shuichi Akai]] much more than he does and that he is a man who follows his own rules, much like Vermouth.

=== Deceased ===
*'''[[Tequila]]''': An agent with the same rank as Vodka who seemed to primarily deal with programmers. He was a giant man who spoke with an Osakan accent. He was unintentionally killed in explosion in Episode 54 and Manga Volume 12.
*'''[[Pisco]]''': An elderly executive agent who was also the chairman of a car company. He was killed by Gin in Episode 178 after being caught on camera performing an assassination. He discovered Haibara was Sherry, but was unable to inform anyone before he was killed.
*'''[[Calvados]]''': A sniper infatuated with Vermouth who shot himself after being crippled by [[Shuichi Akai]] in Episode 345.
*'''[[Akemi Miyano]]''': Shiho Miyano's older sister and Shuichi Akai's girlfriend. She was a low ranking member of the organization and completed a billion yen robbery as part of an agreement to release herself and her sister from the organization. The organization reneged on the deal and she was killed by Gin in Episode 128 and in Manga Volume 2.
*'''[[Atsushi Miyano]]''': Haibara's father and Elena's husband. He headed the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both he and Elena died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young.
*'''[[Elena Miyano]]''': Haibara's mother and Atsushi's wife. She was of British origin and was known within the organization as "Hell's Angel". She worked the APTX 4869 project before Shiho Miyano took over. Both she and Atsushi died for some reason which Pisco called an accident while Shiho was young. She left some mysterious tapes for Shiho.
*'''[[Rikumichi Kusuda]]''': An agent sent to infiltrate Haido Central Hospital to discover the whereabouts of Kir. He killed himself when Akai was hot on his trail. (Episode 498)
*'''[[Ethan Hondou]]''': A CIA agent who infiltrated the Black Organization. He committed suicide to protect his daughter [[Hidemi Hondou]] from being uncovered as a CIA agent.
*'''[[Yoshiaki Hara]]''': A movie only agent killed by Gin in ''[[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5]]''
*'''[[Irish]]''': A movie only agent killed by Chianti in ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''.
*'''[[Arrack]]''': A non-[[canon]] [[Detective Conan Special|special manga]] agent who committed suicide from Conan Special: Volume 26.

=== Former ===

*'''[[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]]''' (Ai Haibara/Shiho Miyano): A high ranking biochemist who worked on [[APTX 4869]]. She boycotted her work after her sister was killed and was awaiting execution. She escaped when she took an APTX 4869 she had smuggled in with her and shrunk to her 6~7 year old body. She has been living with Professor Agasa and has been working on an antidote to the APTX 4869.
*'''[[Shuichi Akai|Rye]]''': The codename of Shuichi Akai, he was an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Black Organization. His allegiance was discovered and he was rejected by the organization. His prowess led the organization to view him as the FBI's trump card.
*'''[[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]''': A serial killer whom was slated to be the original test subject for the APTX drug before he escaped. Later escaped and is now in custody for murders he has committed, mostly in fear of the Black Organization sending agents after him.
*'''[[Generic]]''': a non-[[canon]] [[Detective Conan Special|special manga]] agent who is an old friend of Sherry who considers her as his sister. He used the Apoptoxin medicine to shrink his own body and entered the school where Haibara is. He lost his memory due to his own memory removal gas in Conan Special: Volume 26.

== Organization structure and divisions ==
There are many divisions in the Black Organization which are roughly grouped into three categories: Internal Division (内部活動部隊), External Division (外部活動部隊), and General Oversight (全体監視役). The external division is composed of agents who primarily deal with people outside the Organization. The known internal division agents are focused on in-house research and development. General oversight takes a managerial and coordinating role. The divisions are unrelated to relative ranking among members.<ref name=CD237>Conan Drill page 237</ref> (e.g Vermouth is higher ranking than Vodka.)


{| width="1000" align="center" style="clear:both;"
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! style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#222222;"|Boss
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| align="center"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Anokata 60px.jpg]] || [[The Boss of the Black Organization|The boss]]
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| colspan="2" |
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="margin: 3px 0; border: 0px;"
! colspan="2" style="color: #FFFFFF; background:#555555;"|General Oversight
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| align="center" width="50%" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Gin 60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]]
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| align="center" width="50%" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]]
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|}
|-

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" style="border: 0px; margin-top: 3px;"
! colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #777799;"|Internal Division || colspan="5" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #779977;"|External Division || colspan="1" style="color: #FFFFFF; background: #907040;"|Unknown
|-
! rowspan="2" width="16%"|Drug Development || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Software Development || rowspan="2" width="28%"|Reconnaissance || colspan="2" width="14%"|Operations || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Fundraising || rowspan="2" width="14%"|Unknown
|-
! style="color: #000000; background: #FFE0E0;"|Assassination || style="color: #000000; background: #E0E0FF;"|Robbery
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| style="vertical-align: top;" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Shiho Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]] ''(escaped)''
|-
| [[File:Atsushi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Atsushi Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Elena Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Elena Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Tequila 60px.jpg]] || [[Tequila]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Yoshiaki Hara 60px.jpg]] || [[Yoshiaki Hara]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]]
|-
| [[File:Tooru Amuro 60px.jpg]] || [[Tooru Amuro|Bourbon]]
|-
| [[File:Hidemi Hondou 60px.jpg]] || [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]]<ref>Kir's division in the Black Organization has not been revealed, but it is likely she is in the Reconnaissance division because: 1)Her newscaster position is the type of job a reconnaissance division person would have. 2) She met with Vermouth many times while Vermouth was disguised as Araide 3) She discovered Bourbon's mission despite being mistrusted, and not even high rankers like Gin knew about it. If Kir was part of recon, she would be more likely to know.</ref> (Incertae sedis)
|-
| [[File:Rikumichi Kusuda 60px.jpg]] || [[Rikumichi Kusuda|Rikumichi Kusuda]] ''(deceased)''
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| [[File:Irish 60px.jpg]] || [[Irish]]* ''(deceased)''
|}

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{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Chianti 60px.jpg]] || [[Chianti]]
|-
| [[File:Korn 60px.jpg]] || [[Korn]]
|-
| [[File:Kichiro Numabuchi 60px.jpg]] || [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi|Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] ''(arrested)''
|-
| [[File:Calvados 60px.jpg]] || [[Calvados]] ''(deceased)''
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] ''(deceased)''
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| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Pisco 60px.jpg]] || [[Pisco]] ''(deceased)''
|}
| style="vertical-align: top"|
{| class="wikitable noborder" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px;"
| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai|Rye]] ''(former)''
|-
| [[File:Ethan Hondou 60px.jpg]] || [[Ethan Hondou]] ''(deceased)''
|-
| [[File:Generic 60px.jpg]] || [[Generic]]* ''(former)''
|-
| [[File:Arrack 60px.jpg]] || [[Arrack]]* ''(deceased)''
|}
|}
|}

'''*''' ''These characters are not considered to be [[canon]].''

==Rank==

Agents who excel at their work and make their way up the ranks are given alcohol codenames. Even within codenamed agents there are further rank divisions. One advantage that comes with being higher ranked is access to more informational files; lower rank agents have to request to see certain materials from higher ranking agents.<ref name=824p16>Manga Volume 78, File 7 (824), Page 16: "Mystery Train: Final Destination"</ref>

===Executive agents===
The "Executive"<ref>Manga [[Volume 58]], File 2 (599), pg 9: "Akai's past". "Executive" is a term used by the FBI to describe the agents who are high ranking like Gin and is not necessarily the term the Organization itself uses to refer to that top level.</ref> agents are the highest ranked codenamed agents within the Black Organization under the boss. They can command many other codenamed agents and have access to more information than lower ranked agents. Even for other executive agents, killing one without express orders from the boss would result in a loss of standing.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, page 14: Pisco tells Gin this</ref> 
*[[Gin]]
*[[Vermouth]]: Also the boss' favorite
*[[Pisco]]<ref name=CD239>[[:File:ConanDrill239.jpg|Conan Drill page 239]]</ref>

===Codenamed agents===
Agents who have excelled beyond the rank and file member enough earn recognition and an alcohol codename.

'''Work(ed) under Gin'''
*[[Vodka]]: Tequila and Vodka are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
*[[Tequila]]: Vodka and Tequila are approximately the same rank<ref name=CD239>Conan Drill page 239</ref>
*[[Chianti]]
*[[Korn]]
*[[Rye]]

'''Work(ed) under Vermouth'''
*[[Calvados]]

'''General'''
*[[Sherry]]: Known to be highly ranked but it has not been stated if she was an executive agent.
*[[Kir]]
*[[Tooru Amuro|Bourbon]]
*[[Irish]] (movie only)

===Non codenamed agents===
*[[Akemi Miyano]]
*[[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]]
*[[Ethan Hondou]]
*[[Rikumichi Kusuda]]
*[[Yoshiaki Hara]] (movie only)

===Unknown if codenamed===
*[[Atsushi Miyano]]
*[[Elena Miyano]]

== Modus operandi==
The Black Organization commits crimes such as illegal deals<ref>Manga [[Volume 4]], Files 4-6: Shinkansen Bomb Case</ref>, blackmail<ref>Manga [[Volume 1]], File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"</ref>, robberies<ref>Manga [[Volume 2]], Files 4-7: "Masami Hirota Case"</ref>, and contract assassinations{{Citation needed}} to raise money for research.<ref>The Miyano parents went to work for the Black Organization because they [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|received funding after being unable to find a sponsor]] that would pay for them to research their theories. Tequila bribed [[Black_Organization#Hideaki Nakajima|Hideaki Nakajima]] with a large amount of money for the world's best programmers. [[Black_Organization#Suguru Itakura|Suguru Itakura]] was offered a large sum of money to complete his program</ref> The organization operates like a hybrid of a business and a mafia group. The Black Organization recruits outside talent and cultivates clients and sponsors by sending high ranking members like Gin to business meetings, but they also use mafia-like tactics to intimidate desirable civilians into making deals with them.<ref>e.g. Suguru Itakura</ref> Besides their financially motivated crimes, the organization engages in other stereotypical criminal activities like bribery, spying, and eliminating threats or former partners who are deemed useless or a risk.

=== Customs ===
[[Image:Generic BOs.png|thumb|225px|right|Agents dress in black]]
The organization is highly secretive, and tries to eliminate anyone who has knowledge of their existence and threatens to expose their inner workings, including members who have become a liability, such as [[Akemi Miyano]]. They will dispose of even senior members like [[Pisco]] without hesitation to protect their secrets. Remaining unknown seems to be a higher priority than even research as Ai Haibara thought Conan would be killed before he could be “studied”.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 7: "The girl made of lies" - "If I reported your condition to the organization, it's very likely you would have been terminated before I could do something useful." Haibara, explaining that Kudo would have been killed by the Black Organization anyway even though he was an "interesting specimen."</ref> The organization often destroys evidence via fire or explosion<ref>List of examples: the shinkansen bomb case, destruction of the Daiko Building's cocktail bar where meetings took place, destruction of the pharmaceutical company building Shiho worked at, Vermouth's assassination of Jodie's father and subsequent burning down of the house</ref> and Haibara warns that they will not hesitate to kill family and friends of a target to protect the secret of their existence.

The organization has several practices that resemble those of stereotypical secret societies.<ref>[[Conan Drill]], Black Organization Section, pgs 250-252. Among the sources of inspiration for the Black Org, the [[Wikipedia:Freemasons|Freemasons]] (フリーメイソン), the [[Wikipedia:KKK|KKK]], and others that were not translated are mentioned for their secret-society-like aspects.</ref> The Black Organization members all tend to wear black outfits, which Akemi says is intentional and supposed to resemble crows. For an as of yet unrevealed reason, nearly all the Black Organization's members (with the exception of the [[The Boss of the Black Organization|boss]]) use code names based on alcoholic drinks: hard liquors for men and wine or wine-based cocktails for women. Also it would appear the organization is also fond using detective fiction and classic literature in their project names and passwords. Examples include the APTX 4869 pun on Sherlock Holmes, the computer password Shelling Ford- a prototype name for Sherlock Holmes, a computer virus called Night Baron named after a character from mystery writer [[Yusaku Kudo]]’s novels, and mission codenames relating to the novel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''].

=== Criminal techniques ===
The Black Organization conducts its crimes in ways that are difficult to trace back to them. Handguns and sniping, fire and bombs, and poisons seem to be their preferred techniques. Sometimes the organization attempts to disguise their murders as accidents or suicides. To this end, [[APTX 4869]] was deployed as a poison because it is forensically difficult to detect. If they are unable to disguise a murder as something else, they will usually attempt to destroy any evidence using fire or explosives to make it difficult to investigate. Sometimes they will time their crimes so the blame will fall on another party instead, confusing the investigation. If a meeting place or asset of theirs is compromised, the Black Organization typically thoroughly destroys it before it can be investigated properly.

=== Locations and hideouts ===
The Black Organization seems to have hideouts,<ref name=383p11>Manga [[Volume 38]], File 1 (383), pg 11: "The New Weapon!"</ref> but none of them have been revealed so far. In line with their secretive existence, the Black Organization prefers to meet in places that are isolated or where they can slip away easily. Several operatives occupy public positions like famous actress (Vermouth), television announcer (Kir), or company chairman (Pisco) which gives the Black Organization connections to circles of the rich and famous and access to otherwise unavailable locations. So far, the Black Organization have met clients at a dim restaurant, a Shinkansen's dining car, a crowded wake, a train station under construction, and in an isolated area of an amusement park. The Black Organization often conducts business and meetings at the shipping yard.<ref>Akemi's murder, Showdown with Vermouth, planning for the Domon assassination?, Kir's call to Akai.</ref> Not very many member's abodes have been shown, but they range in extravagance from Kir's relatively plain apartment to Vermouth's lavish penthouse in a tall building.

=== Personnel characteristics ===
Individually, the organization's higher ranking members are typically intelligent and often multitalented. So far, at least all senior members are shown to carry guns and wear body armor under their clothing when out. Many agents, even those outside the assassination divisions, are skilled at using firearms. Disguise is a particularly common skill. Both [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]] were shown to be resistant to Conan's tranquilizer needle<ref>Manga Chapter 242: The White World</ref> and knockout gas<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>and subsequently both readily shot themselves in order to continue to stay awake. This may show that they have trained themselves to resist knockout effects to prevent capture and cope with pain.


==History==
The Black Organization’s main research project, of which [[APTX 4869]] is a part, has been around for at least half a century.<ref>Haibara thinks thinking to herself… "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century." (file 189, but see the ep 130/131 for a better translation) APTX 4869 is the only known connection between the org and Shinichi so Haibara must be referring to the APTX project.</ref><ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9</ref> The Black Organization has historical ties to America before the current storyline. Evidence for this is the involvement of the FBI and CIA in counter operations. Also, Jodie mentions that her father in the FBI was investigating Vermouth as Sharon Vineyard 20 years ago.<ref>Chapter 433</ref>


==Goal and research==
As of now, the Black Organization's main purpose and goal still remain unknown. What is known is that they are recruiting talent in biochemistry and computer science and funding research using the proceeds from their crime. Currently, the only sources of information Conan can rely on to learn the true intentions behind the Black Organization are former agent [[Sherry]], the CIA's undercover member Kir, and Black Organization related cases.

=== APTX 4869 and Biochemistry ===
[[File:Bloody_Disk_Manga.png|thumb|100px|right|[[The Desperate Revival|The disk of APTX 4869 data that Haibara lied about losing.]]]]
:''See also: [[APTX 4869]]''
The Black Organization has a long history of biochemistry research. Thirty years before Conan was shrunk, they recruited [[Atsushi Miyano]] and [[Elena Miyano]] to work on research for them. Eventually, the two scientists developed a project they called [[APTX 4869#Silver_Bullet|Silver Bullet]]. Not long after the two died in what some members of the Organization called an accident and their daughter, [[Shiho Miyano]], took over research on the [[APTX 4869]] project. Although APTX 4869 was being developed for another, still secret, purpose, the Organization is using the incomplete prototype as an untraceable, lethal poison.

The Organization's project data for APTX 4869 contains important secrets. [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|One disk Haibara and Conan tried to retrieve]] had real names, addresses, and codenames of agents, and the name of the person/people who invested money for the research.<ref>Manga [[Volume 19]], File 1, pg 16: "Why..."</ref> Haibara made a copy of some of the APTX 4869 data when [[Reunion with the Black Organization|she was locked in a room with Pisco's computer]], but then lied to Conan about losing it.<ref>In [[The Desperate Revival|Episode 188]] (File 251), Haibara has the bloody disk of copied APTX 4869 data from [[Reunion with the Black Organization]]. She had lied to Conan about losing it.</ref>

=== Computer research and viruses ===
Another part of the Organization's research requires the skills of world class programmers. It is known the Black Organization has involvement with computer viruses (Night Baron); however, the main purpose of their computer science research may be something other than virii and related to their biochemistry research. [[List_of_Black_Organization_related_characters#Hideaki_Nakajima|Hideaki Nakajima]] made an exchange with Tequila in the [[Game Company Murder Case]], giving Tequila a list of some of the world's most highly skilled programmers in exchange for a large amount of money. Vermouth and Tequila also blackmailed a famous CG graphic designer/games system engineer named [[Suguru Itakura]] to complete a particular “system software” Itakura had stopped developing because of bad eyesight. Whatever it is, it prompted the coerced programmer Suguru Itakura to say that he didn’t want to complete his program “for the sake of humanity”.<ref> Manga chapter 380, pg 12</ref>

===Quotes===
{{cquote|Kudo-kun... You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century.|Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref>}}

{{cquote|We can be both of God and Devil, since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time...|Vermouth<ref name=380p13>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 13: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>}}

{{cquote|You can’t rush things. Humans can never go against the stream of time. If man forcibly tries to change that there will be punishment.|Haibara<ref>Manga Volume 20, File 1. Repeated in Volume 37, File 8, pg 17: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>}}

{{cquote|No, I can't finish it... I won't. That program must not be completed, not for the sake of my vision but for humanity.|December 22nd journal entry from Itakura's diary<ref name=380p11>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 11: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref>}}

===Speculation about the Black Organization's goal===
====Immortality/anti aging====
[[File:Mermaid_case_guestbook_scene_manga.PNG|thumb|right|Shiho Miyano's name is in a guestbook logging past contestants for the immortality arrows]]
One possibility is that the Black Organization's research, especially [[APTX 4869]] development, is trying to create a therapy which will cause immortality, stall or reverse the effects of aging, or extend a human's lifespan.

Shiho Miyano said that, in developing APTX 4869, she didn't intend to create a poison,<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, page 9</ref> which suggests that APTX 4869 was originally developed with a different goal in mind. It probably was just a useful side effect that the current prototype kills while leaving no trace in the victim’s body, and was thus employed as a poison - a usage which Haibara detests.<ref>Manga Volume 18, File 9, pg 9</ref> Additionally, APTX 4869 is nicknamed the "''incomplete'' detective" by the Black Organization, which means its true purpose has not yet been achieved.

The de-aging effect that occurred when Shinichi and Haibara took APTX 4869 probably indicates the main intent of the drug's development. After [[Pisco]] saw Haibara shrink back to her child form, he commented that he was impressed she had developed the drug to that point, implying that de-aging is in the right direction.<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 11, pg 9</ref> Supporting this is Haibara’s line, "Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already part of a project the Black Organization has been working on already for half a century."<ref>Manga Volume 19, File 9: Chapter 191: Episode 130-131</ref> APTX 4869 is the only known intersection between Shinichi and the Black Organization; meaning that Shinichi's de-aging made him relevant to the Black Organization's project.

According to Haibara’s description about APTX 4869<ref>Manga Volume 24, File 10</ref>, the drug activates [[wikipedia:telomerase|telomerase]], an enzyme which can increase the number of times a cell can divide, and therefore affect a cell's lifespan and “reproductive potential”. The goal of this might be to revert all non-neural cells to a "youthful", high reproductive potential state.

Besides APTX 4869, [[Vermouth#Non-aging|Vermouth's unnatural youth]] is another indicator that the Black Organization may be involved in research towards extending lifespan, halting aging, or rejuvenating the body. In addition, Shiho Miyano’s name was on the raffle list for the immortality arrows in the mermaid case in Fukui.<ref>Chapters 279-283</ref>
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====Raising the dead====
There is a possibility that the Black Organization may be trying to develop a method to revive the dead. Suguru Itakura's diary contained a quote by one of the Black Organization's agents, most likely Vermouth: "We can be both God and Devil since we are trying to raise the dead against the stream of time" <ref name=380p13/> The original purpose of APTX 4869 might be to raise the dead. [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and Conan later wondered if the line meant that the Black Organization was trying to create zombies.<ref name=380p16>Manga Volume 37, File 8, pg 16: "White Snow, Black Shadow"</ref> Once when Conan asked Haibara directly what APTX 4869 was meant to do she replied, "It's a nostrum to raise the dead. I wonder if that answer is satisfactory?"<ref name=384p8>Manga Volume 32, File 8, page 8: "The Old Picture"</ref> It may be her comment was a bluff intended to provoke Conan into revealing what he had been up to rather than a serious statement of the purpose of the drug.

== Known Black Organization targets and contacts ==
{{main|List of Black Organization related characters}}
The Black Organization has involved many non-members in its plots, as collaborators or as targets. Additionally, many characters are friends or acquaintances with members of the Black Organization, often without realizing it. For a full list of major and minor characters who have been involved with the Black Organization, please see the '''[[List of Black Organization related characters|list of Black Organization related characters]]'''.

== Plot timeline ==
{{main|Black Organization timeline}}

== Manga to anime differences ==
{{main|List of differences between the manga and anime}}
The first season of Detective Conan rarely featured the Black Organization because the anime writers wanted to downplay their presence.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/case-closed/mystery-mastermind/episode/336019/trivia.html#notes Episode trivia on TV.com]</ref> Two of the episodes at least, were altered heavily in light of this:

*'''Episode 5, [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case]]:''' The episode replaces the two men who shrunk Conan with lookalikes unrelated to the Black Organization. In the manga version of this case, Conan runs into the real pair and learns their code names (Gin/Vodka in the Japanese Version, Melkior and Kaspar in the English Version). Their replacement creates a continuity error in '''Episode 54, [[Game Company Murder Case]]'''. Conan recognizes their code names when Tequila speaks to them, yet Conan never learned their code names in the anime version of events.

*'''Episode 13, [[The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case]]:''' At the end of the episode, Masami Hirota meets with the criminal in charge the recent murders. She survives a gunshot wound thanks to Conan. In the manga version, which is in [[Volume 2]], the masterminds are Gin and Vodka. Masami is actually [[Akemi Miyano]], and stole the money to buy her sister out of the organization. Upon refusal to give the money's location to Gin, he shoots her. Conan arrives shortly after, and tries to help Akemi. He gives her his real name, and before dying she tells Conan the location of the money and that the organization who killed her wears black like crows. The anime had to do a similar story in Episode 128, '''[[The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case]]''', in order to repair the storyline because Akemi's death is what prompted [[Shiho Miyano]] to defect from the Organization.

==Relation to the Organization from Magic Kaito==
:''See also: [[Magic Kaito Organization]]''
It is questionable if the Detective Conan's Black Organization and [[Magic Kaito]]'s [[Magic_Kaito_Organization|unnamed organization]] are the same organization. The member of the magic Kaito organization that claimed responsibility for killing [[Toichi]] eight years ago is referred to as "[[Snake]]"<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=140 }}</ref>, a nickname that doesn't fit in with the codenames of the Black Organization, suggesting they are two separate groups. This though may not be the case if Snake refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_wine Snake Wine], but because [[Kaitou Kid]]'s origins have yet to be reexplained within the Detective Conan story, this is only speculation.

Additionally the members of the Magic Kaito Organization are looking for a magical gem called [[Pandora]]. The magical nature of Magic Kaito and its organization's search does not mesh with the non-magical setting of Detective Conan.

==Trivia==
*In the English dub, "Case Closed", [[Gin]] is renamed "Melkior" and [[Vodka]] is renamed "Kaspar". In the English manga, these are explained as specific brands of the relevant drinks.

*Members seem to get along fairly well most of the time. [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] have a particularly close rapport. [[Gin]] is annoyed by [[Vermouth]]'s teasing, but when on business they seem to get along alright. [[Chianti]] holds a hateful grudge against [[Vermouth]] because she believes [[Vermouth]] led [[Calvados]] to his death, indicating that [[Chianti]] has some sort of relationship with the deceased agent. [[Korn]] appears to be anti-social.

*[[Vermouth]] is the only living member of the organization who learned that Ai Haibara is Shiho Miyano and Conan Edogawa is [[Shinichi Kudo]]. Pisco also knew Haibara's identity, and unlike Vermouth, would've revealed it to [[Gin]] if he hadn't been murdered by him first. Conan told [[Akemi Miyano]] his real name as she died.

*According to the Black Organization only the "Silver Bullet" can defeat/kill them, Vermouth believes that Conan/Shinichi is their "Silver Bullet". However everyone else thinks Akai is their greatest threat.

*So far, the youngest member known to still be in the Black Organization is [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] at age 27. [[Shiho Miyano|Sherry]] was 18 when she defected, and her sister, Akemi Miyano, was in her mid twenties when she was killed by Gin.

*[[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]] indicates that the organization has numerous members. Later [[Clash of Red and Black|episode 502]] shows that these members can include old members in their 70's or 80's. Episode 557 also shows that the organization has access to a large quantity of weapons and sends a large amount of its members depending on the mission.

*Episodes 462-465 marks the first 4-part episode dealing with the Black Organization without it being aired as a special (However, international airings outside Japan have separated each 2 hour special dealing with the Black Organization into six separate parts).

*Episodes 491-504 marks the longest Black Organization arc to ever air, consisting of more than ten parts.

*During the course of the series, almost every member had some kind of individual contact with Conan/Shinichi; [[Gin]] in the episode 1, manga chapter 33 on the bullet train, and episode 178 when Conan shoots him with his needle while hiding, [[Vodka]] in manga chapter 33 on the bullet train and during the course of episodes 309-311, [[Vermouth]] in episode 345 and while she was disguised as Araide, [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] in episode 425, [[Akemi Miyano]] in manga chapters 13-16/episode 128, [[Pisco]] in episode 178, [[Tequila]] in episode 54, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] in episode 118 and briefly in 290, and [[Rikumichi Kusuda]] in episodes 496-497.

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]
* [[APTX 4869]]
* [[Nanatsu no ko]]

==In other languages==
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Black Organization}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Organització Negra}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa|Organisasi Hitam}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Die Schwarze Organisation}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|L’Organisation des Hommes en Noir}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|L'Organizzazione degli Uomini in Nero }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|La Organización de los Hombres de Negro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Tổ chức Áo đen}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|المنظمة السوداء Al-Munadhdhama As-Sawda'}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Musta Organisaatio}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|องค์กรชุดดำ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|黑衣组织 Hēi'yī Zǔzhī}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|검은조직 Geom-eunjojig}}
{{EndTable}}

== References ==

<references/>

{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Black Organization|*]]

[[de:Organisation]]

Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes

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{{InfoBox Gadget
| name = Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes
| japanese-name = キック力増強シューズ
| romaji-name = Kikku-ryoku Zōkyō Shūzu
| image = Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Profile.jpg
| creator = [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]
| user = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 2|Volume 2 - File 1]] Anime: [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|Episode 5]]
| appearances = {{:Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Appearances}}
| prev-gadget = Voice-Changing Bowtie
| next-gadget = Glasses Modification (Microphone)
| next-gadget-link = Microphone
| footnotes =
}}
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes is the second gadget created by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] for [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]].

== Description ==

According to Agasa, these shoes use electricity and magnetic fields to stimulate Conan's feet muscles allowing him to kick objects with tremendous power.

Prior to receiving the [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt]], Conan needed to find objects nearby an area in order to kick them at criminals. Some times he was lucky enough to come across a soccer ball, but most times he'd end up kicking soup cans and most anything imaginable. This was proven to be a problem once when Conan couldn't find anything to kick at a criminal but a head of lettuce which exploded upon him kicking it.<ref>[[Volume 6|Volume 6, File 8: Moving Corpse Mystery]]</ref>

== Usage ==

''Under Construction''

{| class="wikitable"
! Source || Used to
|-
| [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|Episode 5]] || Kick a soon-to-explode briefcase out of harm's way
|-
| [[Once-A-Month Present Threat Case|Episode 7]] || Kick a soccer ball at the culprit's hand to disarm him.
|-
| [[Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case|Episode 11]] || Kick a helmet at the culprit's head.
|}

== References ==

<references/>

== See also ==

* [[Gadgets]]

[[Category:Gadgets]]
{{Gadgets}}

Criminal Tracking Glasses

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{{InfoBox Gadget
| name = Criminal Tracking Glasses
| japanese-name = 犯人追跡メガネ
| romaji-name = Hannin Tsuiseki Megane
| image = Criminal Tracking Glasses Profile.jpg
| creator = [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]
| user = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 2|Volume 2 - File 4]] Anime: [[The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case|Episode 13]]
| appearances = {{:Criminal Tracking Glasses Appearances}}
| prev-gadget = Turbo Engine Skateboard
| next-gadget = Elasticity Suspenders
| footnotes =
}}
The Criminal Tracking Glasses is the eighth gadget created by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] for [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]].

== Description ==
[[Image:Criminaltrackingglassesdisplay.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A close-up of the display as seen in [[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]].]]
These glasses use radar, enabling Conan to track down criminals and locate his transmitters within a 20km radius. The glasses can also be used to track down the location of the [[Detective Boys Badge|Detective Boys badges]].

To activate the radar on the glasses, Conan presses a small button on the left-hand side. Pressing this button extends an antenna and turns the main screen on, displayed on the left lens with North, South, East, and West compass directions at the edges. Locations of transmitters (or the Detective Boys badges) appear as dots on the screen.

To go along with the glasses, Agasa gave Conan small sticker-like transmitters that resemble the yellow button on Conan's jacket, allowing Conan to hide the transmitter in plain sight and still have it handy when he needs it.

Recently, Agasa has also added a [[Telescopic Lenses|night-vision & zoom feature]] for the glasses as well.<ref>[[Countdown to Heaven|Movie 5: Countdown to Heaven]]</ref>

== Unique uses ==
* In [[Reunion with the Black Organization]] Conan loans [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] the Criminal Tracking Glasses to disguise her face and help put her mind at ease.
* During [[The Desperate Revival]], Conan uses the sticker transmitters on rocks in the cave he and the Detective Boys wander into and then leaves the Criminal Tracking Glasses on the ground. When Haibara discovers them later and widens the radar's view she discovers that the transmitters on the rocks form the number "110", the emergency telephone number for the police in Japan.

== See also ==
* [[Gadgets]]

[[Category:Gadgets]]
{{Gadgets}}

Detective Boys Badge

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{{InfoBox Gadget
| name = Detective Boys Badge
| japanese-name = 少年探偵団バッジ
| romaji-name = Shōnen Tantei-dan Bajji
| image = Detective Boys Badge Profile.jpg
| creator = [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]
| user = [[Detective Boys]]
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 6|Volume 6 - File 6]] Anime: [[Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case|Episode 12]]
| appearances = {{:Detective Boys Badge Appearances}}
| prev-gadget = Portable Bentou Box Fax
| next-gadget = Turbo Engine Skateboard
| footnotes =
}}
Detective Boys Badge is the sixth gadget created by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] for the [[Detective Boys]].

== Description ==

Agasa created these badges for Conan and the rest of the Detective Boys group to use in order to communicate with each other from a distance, much like a set of walkie-talkies. The badges also give out a signal that can be located using the [[Criminal Tracking Glasses]].

== Unique uses ==
* The badges were sometimes used for critical reasons such as revealing the culprit of a case.
* During [[The Desperate Revival]] the Detective Boys throw their badges to the ground while trapped in a cave to startle bats into flying into the men who were chasing them.

== See also ==

* [[Gadgets]]

[[Category:Gadgets]]
{{Gadgets}}
{{Detective Boys}}

Rei Furuya

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Tooru Amuro
| japanese-name = 安室透 (Amuro Tōru)
| english-name =
| image = Tooru_Amuro_Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Detective Café Poirot worker
| nicknames =
| aliases = Bourbon
| 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|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}}, known by his codename {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Baabon}}, is a member of the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering. He hates [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason. Amuro 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==
Amuro'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|Amuro and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the Detectives's Nocturne Case.]]
Amuro 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. He is also manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

[[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/> It is also seen that Amuro has taken a serious interest in young [[Conan]] for reasons unknown, since there is no evidence that leads to him knowing Conan's real identity. However, it can be inferred that Amuro is beginning to unravel the mystery behind the "Sleeping [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]".
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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 ===
Amuro is a good detective with excellent information gathering skills. Although, since Amuro 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 Amuro was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref>

=== Driving ===
Amuro 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 ===
Amuro 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 recieved a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Amuro "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 ===
Amuro 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 ===
Amuro 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> Amuro 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 Amuro was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/>

== 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 Amuro !! style="width:200px;"|What Amuro calls them
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Amuro-san Bourbon || Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Amuro-san || Ran-san
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Amuro-kun || Mouri-sensei, Sensei
|}
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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 Amuro !! style="width:200px;"|What Amuro calls them
|-
| [[File:Vermouth_60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Bourbon || Vermouth
|-
| [[File:Gin_60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]] || ??? ||
|-
| [[File:Vodka_60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]] || Bourbon || ???
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Amuro !! style="width:200px;"|What Amuro calls them
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] || Amuro-san{{citation needed}} || Professor Agasa
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || || That man<ref name=824p5/> Akai<ref name=824p16/>
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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. Amuro 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> Amuro 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 Amuro 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]]) ===
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, Amuro 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. [[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]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|220px|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|right|220px|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|left|220px|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|right|220px|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|left|220px|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|right|220px|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|220px|left|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|right|thumb|220px|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]])===
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]])===
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.

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]])===
Conan suspects that the couple who approached him and Jodie was in fact Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise. He decides to call Haibara to confirm whether she has felt the members of the Black Organization lately, not knowing that Amuro is watching him closely from a corner nearby.

== 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 Amuro offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Amuro as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Amuro 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, Amuro 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, Amuro doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Amuro was testing Kogoro. Later, Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro worked for a "good" organization like the FBI. It is more sensible that Amuro was trying to protect Date from any potential repercussions associated with joining the Black Organization which deeply mistrusts police officers.
* Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro, the detective Sanji Haruoka order to the waiter (Amuro 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 Amuro being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Amuro 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. 
* Amuro 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 Amuro met and Amuro 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.
* Amuro 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]].
* Amuro's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.

==Relationships analysis==
===Family & Friends===
====Wataru Date====
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Tooru Amuro were friends in the police academy; Amuro was the top ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Amuro went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Amuro asked him where he was and chided Amuro to communicate once in a while. Amuro was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.

====Conan Edogawa====
Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro. After the events of the Bell Tree Express, dealing with Amuro 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, Amuro has decided to investigate Conan. Amuro 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.

====Kogoro Mouri====
[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|Amuro wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]]

===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/>
====Vermouth====
[[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), and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

====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 Amuro seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Amuro has a rivalry with Akai. 

====Shiho Miyano====
Amuro 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. Amuro says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Amuro 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 Amuro's pursuing [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Mazda_RX-7_2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

===Others===
====Masumi Sera====
Amuro 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. Amuro sees Sera again after the previous case, and notices that she looks similiar to Shuichi Akai. To confirm his theory, Amuro 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 Amuro 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 [[wikipedia:Tōru_Furuya|'''Touru''' 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.

==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==
===Tooru Amuro===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
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===Bourbon===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Baabon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์บอน}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon }}
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== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Amuro's RX-7]]
* Amuro 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>
*Amuro [[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, Amuro'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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Ran Mouri

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

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

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

After Shinichi's disappearance, Ran met [[Conan Edogawa]], who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (really an excuse because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain. Ran is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone have led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. Early on, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions have lead her to trust his intentions.

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be, and rescues Conan from trouble on occasion. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus—unlike her friend Sonoko—absolutely no fan of anything related to the horror genre.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref> She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is typically unaware of her attractiveness, and usually remains oblivious when men try to flirt with her, often to Sonoko's exasperation. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi. Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings because she suddenly becomes self conscious.

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

==Appearance==
Ran is a light-skinned girl of average height. She is slender in frame, yet sports an athletic and fairly curvaceous built. She has big blue eyes and dark brown hair. Her hair is straight and hip-length tucked behind her ears with short wavy bangs over her forehead. What was originally a wave in her bangs has evolved into a stylized triangular point as the manga has progressed.

== Abilities ==
Ran's most notable ability is her great prowess in martial arts; she is skilled enough in karate to win regional tournaments at the high-school level. Ran is the captain and ace of the karate team of Teitan High School.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> She is also well-trained in Judo by her father. Her deceptive strength and skill have been seen repeatedly, both from her ability to effortlessly smash stone and other very sturdy objects and also take out various assailants. In the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', Conan states that Ran has an unusual amount of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref> Despite her prowess, she may not always be able to fight if scared too much.<ref name="m2" /> In the fourth movie (''[[Captured in Her Eyes]]''), Ran also was unable to fight due to suffering of amnesia at the time, but as soon as she recovered her memories she also got the use of her abilities back and incapacitated the culprit who was about to kill her and Conan.<ref name="m4">[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref>

Ran is also very skilled in running a household, including sewing and cooking. She is musically talented, noted to be a very good singer and able to memorize and transcrive the notes for the song ''Come Spring'', and she can also play the piano well. She also is astonishingly lucky at gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance, including poker.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Ran is also considered very beautiful as many men become infatuated with her as noted by Sonoko (much to Sonoko's annoyance); Ran was once even offered a modeling job. Ran also has a very good memory for history, and has used her knowledge to contribute to a case investigation more than once.

==Appellations==
In the Detective Conan Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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<tab title="Protagonists">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Ran Ran-neechan (forgetting he is not in Conan form) || Shinichi Deduction Freak ''(Suiri Otaku)'' Mystery Geek Deduction Nut Detective Maniac
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Ran-neechan Ran (in thoughts) || Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Ran Ran-chan (once) || Dad or father ''(Otou-san)''
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Ran-oneesan || Ayumi-chan
|-
| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Ran-neechan || Genta-kun
|-
| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Ran-san || Mitsuhiko-kun
|-
| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency Ran-San (once) || Ai-chan
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends and relatives">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg]] || [[Eri Kisaki]] || Ran || Mom or mother ''(Okaa-san)''
|-
| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Ran-kun || Professor ''(Hakase)'' Professor Agasa ''(Agasa-hakase)''
|-
| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Ran || Sonoko
|-
| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Neechan Ran-san || Hattori-kun
|-
| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Ran-chan || Kazuha-chan
|-
| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Ran-chan Ran-kun Ran || Sera-san Masumi-chan ''(File 778)''
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Police">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] || Ran-kun || Inspector
|-
| [[File:Sango Yokomizo 60px.jpg]] || [[Sango Yokomizo]] || Ran-san || Inspector
|-
| [[File:Jugo Yokomizo 60px.jpg]] || [[Jugo Yokomizo]] || Ran-san || Inspector
|-
| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Ran-san || Detective Takagi ''(Takagi-keiji)''
|-
| [[File:Miwako Sato 60px.jpg]] || [[Miwako Sato]] || Ran-chan || Detective Sato ''(Sato-keiji)''
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Angel || Sharon<ref>[[Volume 35|Volume 35, File 353, Page 6]]</ref>
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{| class="chartable cells-centered" style="margin: 0px;"
! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
|-
| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Ran ||Kaitou Kid
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

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

The first time Ran suspects Conan is [[episode 7]]. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him.

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

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

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

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

During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to Heiji, openly revealed the fingerprint matching during the "Murder, Shinichi Kudo" case. Kazuha gave a likely, but not to Conan or Heiji, explanation on how Shinichi's fingerprints got onto the handcuff's piece of chain. However, for some reason Ran talked directly to Conan, which he pointed out that she is talking to the wrong person. Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ran and Sonoko]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic /> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke />

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

====Tomoaki Araide====
[[Tomoaki Araide]] and Ran Mouri became friends while Araide was acting as a temporary basketball coach in place of a teacher who broke his leg. During "The Unseen Angle of the Darkness" Conan wrongly came to the conclusion that Ran was attracted to Araide. In truth she wanted to borrow his sweater in order to knit a similarly patterned one for Shinichi. Some anime-original features play with the idea that Araide is interested in Ran, most notably in the OVA story [[The Stranger from Ten Years Later]] where he proposed to her.
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

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

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

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

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

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "After" Appearance (Episode 625)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.|[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 247]], talking to Noboru Shimojo<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be more happy.}}

== Trivia ==
* Her first phone (the pink one) was given by [[Shinichi Kudo]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appears (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* On her phone, there is a blissful sea cucumber key-ring.

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

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

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri family]]
* [[Ran Mouri Appearances]]

== References ==
<references/>

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

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

Detective Conan

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Xap: Apologies, I made the edit from a previous revision instead of the latest revision accidently. I'll be more careful next time.

'''{{nihongo|Detective Conan|名探偵コナン|Meitantei Konan, lit. Great Detective Conan}}''' is a Japanese detective [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Gosho Aoyama]]. It has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology ''[[Magazines#Weekly Shōnen Sunday|Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' since 1994 and has been collected in seventy-four [[Glossary|Tankōbon]] volumes as of December 14th, 2011.

The manga has been adapted into an anime series by the animation studio [[Studios#TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], directed by [[Kenji Kodama]] and [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]], and is broadcast in Japan on [[TV Networks#Nippon Television Network Corporation|Nippon Television]], [[TV Networks#Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]] and [[TV Networks#Animax|Animax]]. The series debuted on January 8th, 1996 and has since broadcast 586 episodes as of September 4th, 2010. The series has seen high levels of popularity in both manga and anime formats in Japan since its reception, and has also been adapted into fifteen [[Glossary|Golden Week]] movies, with the first released on April 17th, 1997 and since then followed with a movie released each year. Ten of the movies held a top 10 box office position in the year they were screened. In addition, five [[OVAs#Magic_Files|Magic Files]] related to the movies and twelve [[OVAs|Original Video Animations]] have been released.

==Story summary==
[[Image:Conan Edogawa Profile.jpg|thumb|125px|Conan Edogawa]]
The story follows the adventures of [[Shinichi Kudo]] (also known as Jimmy Kudo in Case Closed), a young detective prodigy who was inadvertently shrunk into a child's body due to a [[APTX 4869|poison]] he was force-fed by members of a [[Black Organization|criminal syndicate]]. Neighbor and family friend [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] strongly suggested Shinichi hide his identity to prevent them from killing him and the people he cares about, so Shinichi takes the name [[Conan Edogawa]]. He goes to live with his childhood friend [[Ran Mouri]] and her father, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and tries to use Kogoro's detective agency as a way to find the people who shrank him — without letting Ran figure out who he really is.
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==Case Closed==
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| episode = 130
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Detective Conan is known as "Case Closed" in North America. The name "''Case Closed''" results from concerns of copyright conflict of the name ''Detective Conan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-05/funimation-renames-conan|accessdate=2008-08-18|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2007-10-09|title=FUNimation renames Conan}}</ref>

[[Viz Media]] licensed the manga series under the name for English-language publication in North America and released forty-seven volumes as of July 9th, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Case-Closed-Vol-Gosho-Aoyama/dp/1421536137/|accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]||date=2013-07-09|title=Case Closed Volume 47}}</ref> Print edition for the manga cover of volume 48 is completed and set, the volume is scheduled for October 8, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Case-Closed-Vol-Gosho-Aoyama/dp/1421536145/|accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]||date=2013-10-08|title=Case Closed Volume 48}}</ref>, volume 49, for January 14, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Case-Closed-Vol-Gosho-Aoyama/dp/1421555069/|accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]||date=2014-01-14|title=Case Closed Volume 49}}</ref> and volume 50, for April 8, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Case-Closed-Vol-Gosho-Aoyama/dp/1421555077/|accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Amazon.com|Amazon.com]]||date=2014-04-08|title=Case Closed Volume 50}}</ref>

Because Victor Gollancz Ltd canceled publication of Detective Conan after 15 volumes in UK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Case-Closed-v-15-Gosho-Aoyama/9780575080805|accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Victor Gollancz Ltd.|Gollancz Manga]]||date=2007-11-28|title=The Latest Volume of "British" Case Closed }}</ref> Viz Media continues to handle UK's distribution with the American edition. [[Funimation Entertainment]] licensed the anime series for North American broadcast under the name ''Case Closed''. The character names were also adapted into English ones with some names different between the two. Fifty episodes of the English dubbed series aired on [[TV Networks#Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network]] as part of their [[TV Networks#Adult Swim|Adult Swim]] programming block on May 24th, 2004 until January 2005 and were discontinued due to low ratings.<ref name="Adult Swim Anime Plans">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-01-22/adult-swim-anime-plans|title=Adult Swim Anime Plans|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=July 9, 2013}}</ref> In Canada, Case Closed premiered on channel [[TV Networks#YTV|YTV]], 22 episodes were broadcasted between April 7th, 2006 and September 2nd, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060513201806/http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/case_closed/index.asp |archivedate=2006-05-13|url=http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/case_closed/index.asp |accessdate=July 9, 2013 |title=Case Closed – Anime on YTV |publisher=[[Wikipedia:YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] |date=2006-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2006-08-26 |accessdate=July 9, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia: Anime News Network|Anime News network]]|date=2006-08-26|title= "The Click August 26th – September 1st"}}</ref>. A separate English adaptation of the series by Animax Asia premiered in the Philippines on January 18th, 2006, under the name Detective Conan.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070619171955/http://www.animax-asia.com/synopsis/default.asp?pid=39 |archivedate=2007-06-19 |url=http://www.animax-asia.com/synopsis/default.asp?pid=39 |accessdate=July 9, 2013 |title=''Detective Conan'' on Animax Asia |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Animax Asia|Animax Asia]]}}</ref> Because Animax were unable to obtain further TV broadcast rights, their version comprised 52 episodes.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5ukP7rxnE |archivedate=December 5, 2010 |url=http://www.spena.tv/animax-asia/animax-web-live-chat/animax-faq.php |accessdate=July 10, 2013|title=Animax FAQ |publisher=[[Wikipedia:AXN Asia|AXN Asia]] }}</ref> The series continued with reruns until August 7, 2006, when it was removed from the station.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060521193247/http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-m-200605-ph.pdf |archivedate=2006-05-23 |url=http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-m-200605-ph.pdf
|accessdate=July 10, 2013 |title=Animax Philippines schedule (May 2006) |publisher=Animax Asia}}</ref> Funimation also released DVDs of their dubbed series beginning August 24th, 2004.<ref name="CC 53-55">{{cite web |url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-2-Deadly-Illusions/e/704400078125 |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Barnes & Noble|Barnes & Noble|]] |title=Case Closed 2: Deadly Illusions}}</ref> Initially, the releases were done in single DVDs and future episodes were released in seasonal boxes; as of 2009, they have released 130 episodes dubbed in English.<ref name="Season5DVDs">{{cite web |url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-Season-Five/e/704400078019 |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |title=Case Closed Season 5 Box Set |publisher=Barnes & Noble }}</ref> The seasonal boxes were later re-released in redesigned boxes entitled Viridian edition.<ref name="Viridian 1">{{cite web |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1294026591531301 |archivedate=2011-01-02 |url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/eQAiGT=mg8PhoBNYOs/browse/item/83416/4/0/0 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:The Right Stuf International|The Right Stuf International]] |title=Case Closed Season 1 DVD Box Set (Hyb) – Viridian Collection}}</ref><ref name="Viridian 5">{{cite web |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1294026591531308 |archivedate=2011-01-02 |url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/6qNjiVXHxUpjHmH3t-/browse/item/86129/4/0/0 |publisher=The Right Stuf International |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |title=Case Closed Season 5 DVD Box Set (Hyb) – Viridian Collection}}</ref> The first six films were released on Region 1 DVD in North America between October 3rd 2006 and February 16th 2010, and sold very well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-The-Time-Bombed-Skyscraper-The-Movie/Kenji-Kodama/e/704400077906 |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |publisher=Barnes & Noble |title=Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper - The Movie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XbEbP-mbXRAGqDd86t/browse/item/85841/4/0/0 |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |publisher=The Right Stuf International |title=Case Closed Movie 6: The Phantom of Baker Street DVD (Hyb)}}</ref>

As a part of its syndication with the Funimation Channel, Colours TV aired Case Closed at the night-time progamming block, premiering on June 19th 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1294026591531231|title=FUNimation Channel debuts|publisher=ICv2.com|accessdate=July 14, 2013}}</ref> Till 2012, no more than 130 episodes (episodes 1-123 Japanese version) have been dubbed in English. Detective Conan is later broadcasted in North America on NHK's cable network TV Japan.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5w75YU42F |archivedate=January 29, 2011 |url=http://www.tvjapan.net/en/subcategory/anime.html |title=TV Japan Cartoon/Anime |publisher=[[Wikipedia:NHK|NHK]] |accessdate=July 14, 2013}}</ref> Though anime wasn't so popular in North America, the manga enjoys high success. The first volume appeared trice in the top ten best sellers, right after its premiere, the same volume has also appeared on the ranking list conducted by Diamond Comic Distributors in late 2004. Later manga volumes have appeared on the ''[[wikipedia:New York Times Manga Best Sellers|New York Times Manga Best Sellers]]'' lists at various times. Volume 41 broke the record making it to the top 5 in sales rank during the week ending on January 14th, 2012. The manga continues to be released in North America, though it trails the Japanese publishing by about 30 volumes.

S. California's UTB, United Television Broadcasting's free digital television station began to re-broadcast already dubbed Case Closed's episodes on August 21st, 2011. The next two-episode block was scheduled for Saturday, August 27th, followed by two more episodes on Sunday, August 28th. The episodes were broadcasted at 6:30 a.m and repeated at 10:30 a.m the same day. A one-episode block also aired at 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays as well.

Incidentally, the catchphrase for [[Masumi Sera]] is 'Case Closed' (whether it's intended as a reference or coincidental is unspecified).

As of 2013, only one Case Closed branded videogame was released, which was Case Closed: The mirapolis investigation, which was a Nintendo Wii exclusive title and released only in Japan and Europe. It features the English voice cast from the Anime for the english version, and has minor changes in script. It is so far the only English DC Game.

As of April 2013, Funimation was renewed the Case Closed licence "For Future Use". Additionally on April 2nd 2013, Funimation announced Starting April 16th 2013 seasons 1-5 would be made available digitally through many online vendors, starting with Itunes, Playstation Network and Xbox Live. Season 1 will be available april 16th, season 2 and 3 in may, and Season 4 and 5 in June. Movie release dates have not been announced, however a hint shown in the description hints at a possible new season. Each episode will be 99 cents a piece. [http://caseclosedfans.blogspot.com/2013/04/case-closed-returns.html Source]

==Critical reception==

The series has been well received in Japan, with the anime adaptation ranking in the top twenty in [[Magazines#Animage|Animage]]'s polls between 1996 until 2000, where it dropped below the top twenty. In the Japanese TV anime ranking, Detective Conan often ranked the top six. It has even been used as a mascot to promote citizens to follow the law. The English adaption has not been as equally popular as in Japan, and has been criticized for the name changes.

The manga is a huge success and it is continued to be published. It won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2000. Some of its volumes appear on the lists of best-selling manga.

The series is successful in Asia and Europe, where some countries translated most of the episodes and volumes. Due to the high popularity DC is re-broadcasting in many countries after the original premieres.

Although popular in many other countries, Case Closed was not as successful in the US, most likely due to poor advertising, name changes, and script changes. Due to this, the "Case Closed" version was cancelled at only 130 episodes. However, the manga is still released by VIZ media, and Funimation is continuing to dub movies.

== Demographic ==

Even though Detective Conan is a [[Glossary#Shōnen|Shōnen]], its audience is composed of a substantial proportion of female viewers and readers. The series also seems to attract all ages.

== Appearances in other media ==
Besides his anime and manga appearances, Conan is the protagonist for all the movies and the video games based on the Case Closed series. Several anime and games have parodied, lampooned or otherwise mentioned him or the series. Some of them include: [[wikipedia:Yakitate!! Japan|Yakitate!! Japan]],<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitate!!_Japan Yakitate!! Japan]!! Japan'' Anime Episode # 48</ref> [[wikipedia:Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]],<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat_(manga) Black Cat]'' Anime Episodes # 13 & 14</ref> [[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]],<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyasha Inuyasha]'' Anime Episode 128 ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtYO1nZpEFg#t=5m38s briefly about one second])</ref> [[wikipedia:Hayate the Combat Butler|Hayate the Combat Butler]],<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayate_the_Combat_Butler Hayate no Gotoku]''# 30</ref> [[wikipedia:Proposal Daisakusen|Proposal Daisakusen]],<ref> ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposal_Daisakusen Proposal Daisakusen]'' Episode # 10 </ref> [[wikipedia:Sonic X|Sonic X]],<ref> ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_X Sonic X]'' Episode # 39 </ref> [[wikipedia:Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|Kenichi the Mighties Disciple]]<ref> ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi:_The_Mightiest_Disciple Kenichi: The Mighties Disciple]''</ref>, [[wikipedia:Angelic Layer|Angelic Layer]]<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelic_Layer Angelic Layer]'' Episode 22</ref>, and [[wikipedia:Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]<ref>'''Trucy''': "This Summer: A Legal Eagles Production of 'Case Closed'." ...Looks like a poster for a different show. '''Apollo''': ...One I wouldn't mind seeing real soon. ''(Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney)''</ref> In case of Inuyasha, Detective Conan features Conan reading Inuyasha manga first in [[Kogoro_Mouri,_Suspect|Episode 200]] (aired July 24, 2000). Later, [[Shinichi]] and [[Ran]] made their [[wikipedia:cameo appearance|cameo appearance]] in Inuyasha episode 128 (aired October 13, 2003).

Conan has also been used as a character to promote people to follow the law in Japan, due to the popularity of the series.
<div class="left">[[File:Future_Detective_Conan_the_Great.png|250px|thumb|right|Detective Conan cameo in Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]</div>
<div class="left">[[File:DCinInuyasha.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Detective Conan in Inuyasha episode 128]]</div>
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==In other languages==
{{BeginTable OtherLang|notes=1}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|名探偵コナン Meitantei Konan|Lit. "Renowned Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=US|English|Case Closed|Due to copyright issues, however packaging and door closing scenes still mentions "Detective Conan" title.}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|المحقق كونان Al-Muhaqqiq Kunan |Sometimes called المتحري كونان {{Bracket|Al-Mutaharrii Kunan|(Investigator Konan)}} }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Detectiu Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Simplified Chinese|名侦探柯南 Mingzhentan Kenan|Lit. "Renowned Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|名偵探柯南 Mingchent’an k’onan|Lit. "Renowned Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Détective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O detective Conan|The Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Detektiv Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=India|Hindi|Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Hungary|Hungarian|Conan, a detektív|Conan the detective| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Indonesia|Detektif Conan|Dêtektif Konan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Detektif Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|명탐정 코난 Myeongtamjeong Konan|Lit. "Renowned Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Detektyw Conan|Detective Tsonan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Russia|Russia|Детектив Конан |Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish/Spanish Latin|Detective Conan| }}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Mästerdetektiven Conan|Lit. "The Master-Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Denmark|Danish|Mesterdetektiven Conan|Lit. "The Master-Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Norway|Norwegian|Mesterdetektiven Conan|Lit. "The Master-Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ยอดนักสืบจิ๋วโคนัน {{Bracket|Yodnakseubjew Conan|()}}|Lit. "little super detective Conan". Sometimes called ยอดนักสืบรุ่นจิ๋วโคนัน Yodnakseub Roonjew Conan}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Thám tử lừng danh Conan|Lit. "Renowned Detective Conan"}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Salapoliisi Conan|Detective Conan}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Czech Republic|Czech|Detektiv Conan| }}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Detective Conan in France]]
* [[Detective Conan in Spain]]
* [[Detective Conan in Italy]]
* [[Detective Conan in Germany]]
* [[Detective Conan in the Arab World]]
* [[Detective Conan in the Philippines]]
* [[Detective Conan in Korea]]
* [[Detective Conan in Thailand]]

== References ==

<references/>
{{OtherLang}}
[[Category:General Information|*]]
[[de:Detektiv Conan‏‎]]

Detective Conan

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Episode 708

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The Jet-Black Mystery Train

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| episode = 701-704
| image = TV Episode 701-704.jpg
| title = The Jet-Black Mystery Train
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 漆黒の特急 (Shikkoku no Mystery Train)
| season = [[Season 22|22]]
| manga = [[Volume 78|Volume 78: Files 1-7 (818-824)]]
| airdate = July 13, 2013 (Departure) July 20, 2013 (Tunnel) July 27, 2013 (Intersection) August 3, 2013 (Destination)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Gin]] [[Vodka]] [[Vermouth]] [[Shuichi Akai]] [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Sonoko Suzuki]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kaitou Kid]] [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] [[Masumi Sera]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Scar Akai]] [[Tooru Amuro]] [[Subaru Okiya]] [[Shiho Miyano]] [[Elena Miyano]] [[Suguru Itakura]] [[Yukiko Kudo]] [[Konosuke Jii]]
| suspects = Satoru Andou, Mari Idenami, Taisaku Noto, Natsue Komino, and Hiruka Sumitomo
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = The Conductor's Testimony (Departure) The gap of the chain lock (Tunnel) The Ultimate Cast (Intersection) Special Coach (Destination)
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
| storyboard = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
| producer = 701 [[Akira Yoshimura]] 702 [[Takanori Yano]] 703 [[Tomomi Ikeda]], [[Taichi Shinko]] (asst.), [[Aoi Yoshii]] (asst.) 704 [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| animation-director = 701 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Nobuyuki Iwai]] 702 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Masanori Hashimoto]], [[Akio Kawamura]] 703 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Miho Tanaka]], [[Kenichi Otomo]], [[Yui Ushinohama]] (asst.) 704 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Hideyuki Motohashi]]
| opening-song = Q&A
| closing-song = Hitomi no Melody
| prev-episode = The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret
| next-episode = Conan Inside the Locked Room
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (background)}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid}}
{{Char|Jirokichi Suzuki}}
{{Char|Masumi Sera}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Scar Akai}}
{{Char|Tooru Amuro}}
{{Char|Subaru Okiya}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (voice)}}
{{Char|Suguru Itakura|display=Suguru Itakura (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Konosuke Jii}}}}

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

== Case ==

=== Situation ===
==== Departure ====
[[Vermouth]] is on the phone with [[Gin]]. Vermouth passes on the information that [[Bourbon]] came across, which that [[Sherry]] was hiding in Gunma and was going to travel on the Bell Tree Express, a train own by Suzuki family which hosts a special mystery onboard. Vermouth recalls her encounter with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and her promise to let Sherry go. She justifies the upcoming attack on Sherry as Bourbon's job and asks Gin not to interfere before the train reaches its destination.

At the Bell Tree Express, Conan, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], and the Detective Boys including [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] prepare to board the train. Haibara still has a cold and has her cold mask on to hide her identity on the platform. The Detective Boys learn that the train usually runs only once a year, but this year will be different because [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] plans to run it a month later in another attempt to lure out [[Kaitou Kid]]. Sonoko also plans to place her love letter to Kid in the train car so he can receive it. Suddenly [[Masumi Sera]] shows up, and she says she is interested in the deduction quiz that will take place in the train. Haibara notices her and cover herself with her jacket's hood.

Next, the group witnesses the arrival of more passengers. Satoru Andou of 8C is the first to arrive, and he is traveling with a client's picture with a solid gold frame. Taisaku Noto (8A) and Mari Idenami (8E) show their familiarity with the conductor. Natsue Komino (8D), an old lady in a wheelchair, is accompanied by her maid Hiruka Sumitomo. And lastly, the angry Etsuto Murobashi appears (7B), and he accosts the conductor to demand his usual room in car 8. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] (8B) introduces himself to the group after adjusting his mustache into the style of Hercule Poirot, explaining to him that his daughter, Ran, is a friend of the owner of the train, so he got a room on the luxury car. The passengers show shock reaction upon hearing his name.

In Agasa's room, 6B, Conan and the Detective Boys are chatting. Someone knocks on their door. They find a mystery card lying there, telling them they have received the role of detective that will investigate the murder which will occur in room 7B. The group (excluding Agasa) goes to 7B and witnesses a supposed murder incident. A masked man with hood shoots Etsuto Murobashi. They run after the murderer, but he gets away.

Later, they run into a train conductor, and learn that the quiz is suppose to happen an hour later. Conan, with a shocked expression, runs back to 7B only to found out that Ran, Sonoko, and Sera are there instead, and to complicate thing further, Ran's group tell them they're in 8B. It seems that after the murder happened, Car 7 disappear into thin air.

Meanwhile, Haibara, who's slightly behind Conan group, follows them half-heartly, show a strong reaction when Scar Akai leaves one of the rooms. But Scar Akai, who is dressed in a formal outfit, does not notice her and walks in the opposite direction. Haibara catches a glimpse of him.

Conan tries to convince the train conductor that something was wrong with the mystery murder that took place to no avail, nevertheless, they learn more about the nature of the train. Passengers can ring a bell which turns on a light above their door to summon the carriage attendant who sits in the hall. Additionally, each car has no indication of its number inside, only from outside can one tell the car number, a feature added by Jirokichi Suzuki to make the train more mysterious. Meanwhile, Haibara recalls her encounter with Scar Akai a moment ago. She thinks he has the "feeling" of Dai Moroboshi but doesn't understand why he has a burn mark.
Conan then recalls seeing Sera holding a card when they first ran into Ran's cabin. They go back to 7B and confront the girls with the correct conclusion: everything happened in 7B all along and the girls had lied that the room was 8B. Ran's party received the role of accomplices (assigned by the card that Sera held) They temporarily switched their room from 8B to 7B with Murobashi (who will wait in Ran's room, 8B) while the incident happened as part of the trick. As the Detective Boys followed Conan into the room, Sera notices that Haibara is with the group, and she says she wants to have a word with Haibara as well. Haibara starts to look scared, but the conversation is cut short because Scar Akai had been lurking outside the door. Sera demands to know who was there, but Scar Akai hides himself before Sera sees him.
After the trick is revealed, they return to Ran's original room, 8B, to inform Murobashi that their trick got exposed. They try to open the door, but it is chained shut and Murobashi is "sleeping" on the couch. Just then, Sera and Conan notice the gunpowder smell and break the chain link to open the door. They found Etsuto Murobashi was killed in a sealed room!

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP701-704_Case_1.jpg
| location = Bell-tree express Car 8 - Cabin B
| victim = Etsuto Murobashi
| cause-death = Gunshot wound to the temple
| suspects = Satoru Andou, Mari Idenami, Taisaku Noto, Natsue Komino, and Hiruka Sumitomo
| description =
}}

==== Tunnel ====
Conan and Sera explain the reason why Murobashi's case could not be a suicide. Conan then receives a message from an unknown sender and tells the Detective Boys to go back to their room with Ran, and shouts angrily when they don't comply. Haibara thinks about the "ominous feeling" inside her, as well as Conan's tense behavior, as she clinging to Ran and wonders what is going on. Immediately, Scar Akai walks past and glares at Haibara which frightens her. Tooru Amuro also appears right behind Scar Akai, and he explains to Ran how he got a train ticket from online bidding. This happens in the hallway, and the door nearest to the conversation is cracked open so that Subaru Okiya can watch them silently. Okiya is also accompanied by a woman resembling Vermouth with a hat pulled low over her face, who is seemingly busy with her cellphone. He says to her that, "Heaven is siding with us".
Jirokichi Suzuki, who waits at Nagoya station, orders the train to head there without stopping, so he can capture the murderer himself. Without any other choice, Kogoro, Conan, and Sera go to interrogate the passengers. Ran, Sonoko, Agasa, and the Detective Boys return to their room. Mitsuhiko brings up the subject of the woman who saved them from the fire in the last case. It is revealed that Mitsuhuko had sent a video recording of the woman to Kogoro, so Kogoro could find and thank her. Kogoro also thought of uploading the video to the internet. The woman is actually Shiho Miyano. This causes Haibara to panic and think her ominous feeling is due to Black Organzation members on the train.
Jirokichi calls a meeting with the Nagoya Police directing them to restore his and their honor by capturing the murderer post haste. Gin and Vodka watch the pep rally from behind a column on the Nagoya platform. Gin receives an text from Vermouth that Sherry is indeed boarded the train. Conan receives another unknown message. When Sera asks about and tries to look at the message, Conan quickly hides it and says he is just looking up the article on the past case that involves the victim and the passengers. Haibara also receives a message from an unknown address who claim to be Vermouth, asking, "Are you ready?" Haibara makes an excuse to go out. Ran notices her strange behavior and tries but fails to follow her. Alone, Haibara recalls the tape left by her mother, Elena Miyano, which talks about Haibara's parents starting a drug project that will require them to leave Shiho and Akemi behind, a project they call "Silver Bullet". Haibara then regrets that she misunderstood and that the drug was something that shouldn't have been made. She looks at the antidote to APTX 4869 that she is holding and decides to take it so that she can avoid involving those with her in the Black Organization's plot to capture or kill her. Before she can take it, Okiya confronts Haibara, commenting that he can predict the "sisters" without fail, and invites her to "enter our area". Haibara runs away from him instead, thinking she can't be killed while in a shrunken state.

==== Intersection ====
Conan is still investigating the case. He asks the suspects to be filmed while running. Sera leaves the group, intending to take the recordings to the Detective Boys to ask them which looks most like the masked suspect they chased earlier. On the way, Amuro notices her from a room and contacts someone with his cellphone. Scar Akai then walks past the mysterious woman who had come with Okiya. The woman says something to Scar Akai as he passes which startles him. But before he can follow her, Sera confronts him and asks, "Who are you?" Scar Akai smiles and tells Sera, "you haven't changed a bit." and he reveals his face to her. Sera, surprised and confused, responds with "Shuu-nii". (nii is Japanese suffix to call an older brother). She questions Scar Akai, stating that she heard that Akai had died. Sera and Scar Akai's confrontation ends abruptly when Scar Akai knocks Sera unconscious with a taser. Scar Akai then replies that Sera's response was the one he wanted to hear.
''Check the resolution to see the rest''

==== Destination ====
''Check the resolution to see the rest''

===People===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Satoru Andou|Satoru Andou.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin C}}
{{People|Mari Idenami|Mari Idenami.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin E}}
{{People|Taisaku Noto|Taisaku Noto.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin A}}
{{People|Natsue Komino|Natsue Komino.jpg|
* 75 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin D}}
{{People|Hiruka Sumitomo|Hiruka Sumitomo.jpg|
* 37 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin D}}
{{People|Etsuto Murobashi|Etsuto Murobashi.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 39 years old
* Car 7 - Cabin B}}
{{People|Mysterious Woman|Bell Tree Express woman.jpg|
* Mysterious woman accompanying Subaru Okiya}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
The culprit is '''Satoru Andou'''.

====Evidence====
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 4.png|Satoru Andou boards with a large and heavy suitcase. This contains the folding mirror he uses for the trick.
File:701 6.png|Satoru Andou was the assistant of Etsuto Murobashi earlier.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 7.png|Once the train entered a tunnel, the attendant heard a prerecorded call bell sound and went to room 8A because their call light was burnt out. Satoru Andou had snuck onto the train earlier and broken the light.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 3.png|While the attendant spoke with Taisaku Noto in 8A, the still living Murobashi leaned out to see where the attendant was and sent a message to Satoru Andou to come.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 6.png|The attendant then rushed to see Mari Idenami in 8E because pushed the call bell when she heard a watch alarm in her room. Mari Idenami later finds a watch had been hidden in her room and timed to go off when the train entered the tunnel.
File:Mystery Train Anime Clue 1.png|When the attendant answers the door to 8E, down the hall is a mirror image of the attendant and the open door.
File:701 11.png|Etsuto Murobashi is holding a silenced handgun. Satoru Andou intended it to look like a suicide, but did not realize it is too awkward to hold a silenced handgun to one's head at the temple.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 5.png|Across from Etsuto Murobashi is a single gunshot hole in the couch. Sera could see it by looking in the door. Satoru Andou asked Murobashi to fire this shot so his gun would look used.
File:Mystery Train Anime Clue 2.png|The door to room 8B has six links, rather than five like the rest of the rooms, meaning it could be locked from the outside.
</gallery>

====Conclusion====
Amuro opens the large suitcase Andou brought with him and reveals it is a folding mirror that fits the door, with a blob of brown paint placed to hide the number of the door. Andou confesses to the crime.

====Motive====
Satoru Andou wanted retribution against Etsuto Murobashi because his wife was killed in the fire that Etsuto Murobashi set in order to steal valuable artworks from the mansion unnoticed. Initially Andou was going to force Murobashi to confess to the rest of the passengers, but Murobashi gleefully recalling his exciting escape from the fire enraged Andou.

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While the deduction show still continues, Scar Akai enters the room belonging to the mysterious lady and throws her luggage out the window. The mysterious woman appears at the door and tells Scar Akai that the dress in the luggage was her favorite. The mysterious woman reveals herself to be [[Yukiko Kudo]] by naming Scar Akai as her old friend, "[[Sharon Vineyard|Sharon]]". Scar Akai rips his mask off and confirms Yukiko's deduction that she is none other than '''Vermouth'''.

Yukiko boasts to Vermouth that they got a hold of Vermouth's weak points, which is Vermouth that doesn't want anyone, including her partner on the train, to know that Conan and Haibara shrunk from the [[APTX 4869]]. Also, Vermouth had ordered software from CG programmer, [[Suguru Itakura]] that probably is related to the de-aging. Yukiko also showed her surprise that Vermouth had a fight with Itakura on the film set even though Sharon is known for her consideration for the staff. Vermouth responds to Yukiko's boast by saying she is the one who saw through Yukiko's team's plan. Vermouth deducts that they will try to fake Shiho Miyano's death so the Black Organization will let go of her for good. Vermouth explains then that Haibara can't be shown dead in her child body because it will cause the Detective Boys to panic and cry, which would bring the Black Organization's attention to them as Sherry's acquaintances. But if Haibara dies in her original body (played by Yukiko with makeup) and those who know her secret keep quiet about that, then the Detective Boys will be none the wiser. This scene will also result in heavily checking the passengers' belongings upon disembarkment and the Black Organization won't be able to take "Sherry's" body away to confirm her identity. Vermouth tells Yukiko that's not only Yukiko's luggage that she disposed of, but the bullet-proof vest with blood contraption that she hid in the basin closet as well. Yukiko say the two are even because even Vermouth sees though her plan but hasn't found Haibara. Vermouth reveals her trick to smoke Haibara out by detonating mutilple smoke bombs she placed earlier. (The bombs can be seen under the attendent's seat and also in the crime scene.)

At the deduction scene, Amuro is the first to notice the smoke, concludes the train is on fire and tells everyone to evacuate to the front of the train. The suspects, who are pyrophobics after surviving the mansion fire incident, become panicked and run. But Conan has to wake up Kogoro and urges Komino and Sumitomo of room D to hurry up and leave. Next, Vermouth correctly deduces that Haibara won't escape the fire to the front like everyone else, but will go in the opposite direction. Then Haibara is shown, now in her original body, running through the smoke past the victim's room (7B). A voice from behind states that Shiho is "as expected of Hell's Angel's daughter" that she is "very much alike". The voice belongs to '''Tooru Amuro''', who introduces himself to Shiho with his codename, [[Bourbon]].

Ran meets Kogoro and asks him where Haibara and Sera are (she assumes he'd know because they should pass his deduction site at some point), but Kogoro doesn't know. The train conductor tries to calm the passengers down from panic about the fire and tells them that the staff has yet to know the full details on the situation but will try to find out as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to predict Sherry's movement that she will head to the back of train and be killed by the Organization in a silent fashion, rather than involving her friends. Conan then phones Yukiko to inform her that he can't find Haibara anywhere. Vermouth grabs Yukiko's phone away and impersonates her on the phone, telling Conan that Haibara probably escaped to the front like everyone else. Vermouth then receives a message from Bourbon confirming that Sherry is indeed in carriage 8. She then boasts to Yukiko that's it's her team that has the advantage.

In carriage 8, Bourbon tells Sherry he has met her parents and sister. Sherry says she has heard about him and knows he is a rival to Moroboshi Dai, [[Akemi]]'s lover. Bourbon says Dai was an FBI mole, as he suspected. When he heard that Dai/Akai was dead, he didn't believe it at first and enlists Vermouth's help to disguise himself as Akai, hanging around people who knew Akai to observe their reactions. However, this time he had Vermouth disguise as Akai in place of him. He comes to the conclusion that Akai is really dead.

At the Nagoya train station, Gin comments that the presence of the Jirokichi and Aichi police only make the explosion seem like an attempt on their lives, which covers the Black Orgainzation's intention. He then becomes surprised when Vodka informs him Vermouth was asking for more explosives for the plan, without telling him the purpose.

Bourbon, meanwhile, reveals his plan to take Sherry back to the Black Organization alive. He'll have her step inside the storage hold, knock her out, bomb the carriage link to seperate the storage hold form the rest of the train, then have a helicopter on his side take her away. Sherry refuses cooperate, stating that the storage hold is full of explosives, causing Bourbon to realize that Vermouth had altered the plan, wanting to kill Sherry from the start. Sherry steps away behind the door, while a mysterious figure appears behind Bourbon, obscured by smoke. Bourbon asks if the figure is Vermouth; the mysterious figure throws a hand grenade at him. Bourbon, surprised at this, asks who the person is. The figure is revealed to the readers (but not to Bourbon) that he has Shuichi Akai's face, without the scar, and dresses in an outfit like those of Okiya Subaru's, wearing Sera's hat. The grenade explodes, interruping their one-sided conversation. The storage hold is seperated from the train, and seconds later, it explodes, triggered by Vermouth's cellphone.

Vermouth explains to Yukiko she purposefully detonated the second bomb having heard the first one (which confirmed that the storage hold was separated from the train), making sure the explosion wouldn't cause the train to derail. Vermouth leaves the room while Yukiko begins frantically calling for Haibara, but she stops immediately after Vermouth is out of sight. Bourbon is left wondering who the figure was, but he seems to have an idea.

The train stops and the passengers disembark. Vermouth phones Gin about the situation, in which Bourbon claims he saw Sherry die in the explosion; Gin shows doubt about Sherry's survival. Gin points out that Vermouth wanted an explosion on the train so the train couldn't reach its destination at Nagoya (where Gin was waiting). Vermouth tells him they have to be questioned, along with other passengers and that he should be satisfied enough hearing that Sherry is dead. Vermouth hangs up and overhears the Detective Boys talk to Agasa (who has Haibara sleeping on his back) about how they found Haibara in room 7B. What happened was that Haibara got dizzy after taking the drug for her cold and decided to rest there. The room was empty due to it being a crime scene. Vermouth realizes Yukiko's team figured that Haibara would go there, so they waited for her there. Conan's phone call to Yukiko was just an act to keep Vermouth in Yukiko's room while they took Haibara to saftey. But Vermouth can't figure out who the woman who was supposedly killed in front of Bourbon is.

Vermouth then figured out Kaitou Kid's involvement after overhearing Sonoko voice her frustration to Ran that Kaitou Kid won't be able to board the train after the explosion. Vermouth also overheard Conan on the phone with Kaitou Kid, apologizing to him for draging him into a situation with guns and bombs. Kaitou Kid is shown leaving the exploding train on his hang-glider, the gadget Conan deduced Kid would hide in the storage room in the first place. It is revealed in a flashback that Conan had deduced Kid's identity. Kid disguised as '''Hiruka Sumitomo''' (the maid) and had his accomplice disguised as '''Natsue Komino''' (The wheelchair lady). His accomplice, heavily hinted to be [[Konosuke Jii]], can't mimic the voice of the lady, and relies on Kid to voice both of them. He just mouths the words (similar to when Conan solves case as Agasa). So when Conan has Sumitomo run in the corridor, Komino can't speak. Conan has the advantage of being short (looking from below) and saw through Jii's act easily, as well as their reaction about the fire, which wouldn't match the reaction of a pyrophobic.

Conan brings up the point that he purposefully overlooked Kid's actions to avoid being involved with the case as leverage to ask Kid for help. Conan shows him a video of Shiho Miyano and has Kid disguise as her. Conan tells him to be careful because guns and explosives are involved. Conan finishes his conversation by asking Kid to return his cellphone to the detective agency. Kid, annoyed, comments that Conan should be in debt to him for helping, rather than the other way around.

Because of the explosion, the train is brought to an early stop and the passengers disembark so they can be questioned by the police at the station. Konosuke Jii, Kaitou Kid's assistant, has removed his old woman disguise because he is unable to speak without Kid to assist him. Sera tries to figure out what's going on as Ran return her hat which she found in the corridor. Bourbon watches them silently and then asks Vermouth to give him the files from before and after Akai's death one more time. Vermouth agrees and Bourbon thinks he must reopen his investigation from "square one". Lastly, Subaru Okiya, watching Vermouth and Bourbon from behind, opens one of his eyes for the first time to reveal his Shuichi Akai-like eyes.
</spoiler>

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
===Character background revelations===
*[[Tooru Amuro]] is revealed to be the Black Organization member [[Bourbon]].
*[[Scar Akai]] is revealed to be a disguise used by Bourbon and [[Vermouth]] to impersonate [[Shuichi Akai]] to ensure that the real Akai is dead by judging the reactions of Akai's sister and close friends. Bourbon had been using the disguise prior to boarding the train, but he had Vermouth take the role because she can imitate Akai's voice and block Masumi Sera from interfering.
*[[Masumi Sera]] is [[Shuichi Akai]]'s younger sister.
*[[Subaru Okiya]] is an ally of Conan's and his heavily hinted to be the real [[Shuichi Akai]]. The man who looks like Akai who drops the grenade is wearing Subaru's clothes and had taken Masumi's hat which had been in her room when Okiya returned Sera.

===Important event summaries===
*Vermouth reports to Gin that [[Shiho Miyano]] has been killed. Although she later realizes she had been tricked, Vermouth keeps this discovery a secret.
*Yukiko deduces that Vermouth has some vital reason to hide from the rest of the Black Organization that Shiho and Conan have deaged due to [[APTX 4869]]. She also confirms that Vermouth was involved in trying to force [[Suguru Itakura]] to finish a special project he had stopped.
*Yukiko wins the bet she made with Vermouth, with the stakes being that Vermouth had to give up on hunting Shiho completely.
*Bourbon, who had earlier concluded Akai was truly dead, begins to second-guess his deductions. He asks Vermouth for detailed information from before and after Akai's death so he can begin from square one.
*Conan discovers Tooru Amuro is Bourbon, which Bourbon does not realize.
*[[Elena Miyano|Elena]] and [[Atsushi Miyano]] had worked on a project for the Black Organization called [[Silver Bullet (drug)|Silver Bullet]] which ultimately caused them to leave Shiho and Akemi. Shiho realizes that she should have never tried to complete the project. This solves the mystery of what Elena said on the final part of the tape left for Shiho's 18th birthday.
*[[Kaitou Kid]]'s heist has been postponed because the Belltree Express where [[Jirokichi Suzuki]]'s challenge would have been issued is under investigation. Kaitou Kid now considers Conan to be in his debt.
</spoiler>

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Belltree Express Mystery Train Pass Ring.png|Mystery Train Pass Ring
File:The_Raven_Express.jpg|Mystery Train
File:gin&vodka.png|[[Gin]] hears [[Vermouth]]'s report that [[Sherry]] will board the Belltree Express train to Nagoya.
File:701_1.png|Gin is pleased that he will get an opportunity to kill Sherry once more.
File:701_2.png|Vermouth regrets that she is breaking her promise to her "[[Silver Bullet]]" to leave [[Haibara]] alone, but [[Bourbon]] forced the issue.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
[[File:704 coloring error.png|thumb|right|Coloring error from episode 704.]]
*In Episode 704, there is a single frame coloring error in the scene where Vermouth speaks to Yukiko. The black in Vermouth's eyes and eyebrows is omitted.

== See also ==
* [[Season 22]]
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The Jet-Black Mystery Train

2013-08-11T05:30:57Z

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{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 701-704
| image = TV Episode 701-704.jpg
| title = The Jet-Black Mystery Train
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 漆黒の特急 (Shikkoku no Mystery Train)
| season = [[Season 22|22]]
| manga = [[Volume 78|Volume 78: Files 1-7 (818-824)]]
| airdate = July 13, 2013 (Departure) July 20, 2013 (Tunnel) July 27, 2013 (Intersection) August 3, 2013 (Destination)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Gin]] [[Vodka]] [[Vermouth]] [[Shuichi Akai]] [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Sonoko Suzuki]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kaitou Kid]] [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] [[Masumi Sera]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Scar Akai]] [[Tooru Amuro]] [[Subaru Okiya]] [[Shiho Miyano]] [[Elena Miyano]] [[Suguru Itakura]] [[Yukiko Kudo]] [[Konosuke Jii]]
| suspects = Satoru Andou, Mari Idenami, Taisaku Noto, Natsue Komino, and Hiruka Sumitomo
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = The Conductor's Testimony (Departure) The gap of the chain lock (Tunnel) The Ultimate Cast (Intersection) Special Coach (Destination)
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| screenplay =
| organizer = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
| storyboard = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
| producer = 701 [[Akira Yoshimura]] 702 [[Takanori Yano]] 703 [[Tomomi Ikeda]], [[Taichi Shinko]] (asst.), [[Aoi Yoshii]] (asst.) 704 [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| animation-director = 701 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Nobuyuki Iwai]] 702 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Masanori Hashimoto]], [[Akio Kawamura]] 703 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Miho Tanaka]], [[Kenichi Otomo]], [[Yui Ushinohama]] (asst.) 704 [[Masatomo Sudo]] (supervisor), [[Seiji Muta]] (supervisor), [[Hideyuki Motohashi]]
| opening-song = Q&A
| closing-song = Hitomi no Melody
| prev-episode = The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret
| next-episode = Conan Inside the Locked Room
| footnotes =
}}
== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (background)}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid}}
{{Char|Jirokichi Suzuki}}
{{Char|Masumi Sera}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Scar Akai}}
{{Char|Tooru Amuro}}
{{Char|Subaru Okiya}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (voice)}}
{{Char|Suguru Itakura|display=Suguru Itakura (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Konosuke Jii}}}}

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

== Case ==

=== Situation ===
==== Departure ====
[[Vermouth]] is on the phone with [[Gin]]. Vermouth passes on the information that [[Bourbon]] came across, which that [[Sherry]] was hiding in Gunma and was going to travel on the Bell Tree Express, a train own by Suzuki family which hosts a special mystery onboard. Vermouth recalls her encounter with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and her promise to let Sherry go. She justifies the upcoming attack on Sherry as Bourbon's job and asks Gin not to interfere before the train reaches its destination.

At the Bell Tree Express, Conan, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], and the Detective Boys including [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] prepare to board the train. Haibara still has a cold and has her cold mask on to hide her identity on the platform. The Detective Boys learn that the train usually runs only once a year, but this year will be different because [[Jirokichi Suzuki]] plans to run it a month later in another attempt to lure out [[Kaitou Kid]]. Sonoko also plans to place her love letter to Kid in the train car so he can receive it. Suddenly [[Masumi Sera]] shows up, and she says she is interested in the deduction quiz that will take place in the train. Haibara notices her and cover herself with her jacket's hood.

Next, the group witnesses the arrival of more passengers. Satoru Andou of 8C is the first to arrive, and he is traveling with a client's picture with a solid gold frame. Taisaku Noto (8A) and Mari Idenami (8E) show their familiarity with the conductor. Natsue Komino (8D), an old lady in a wheelchair, is accompanied by her maid Hiruka Sumitomo. And lastly, the angry Etsuto Murobashi appears (7B), and he accosts the conductor to demand his usual room in car 8. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] (8B) introduces himself to the group after adjusting his mustache into the style of Hercule Poirot, explaining to him that his daughter, Ran, is a friend of the owner of the train, so he got a room on the luxury car. The passengers show shock reaction upon hearing his name.

In Agasa's room, 6B, Conan and the Detective Boys are chatting. Someone knocks on their door. They find a mystery card lying there, telling them they have received the role of detective that will investigate the murder which will occur in room 7B. The group (excluding Agasa) goes to 7B and witnesses a supposed murder incident. A masked man with hood shoots Etsuto Murobashi. They run after the murderer, but he gets away.

Later, they run into a train conductor, and learn that the quiz is suppose to happen an hour later. Conan, with a shocked expression, runs back to 7B only to found out that Ran, Sonoko, and Sera are there instead, and to complicate thing further, Ran's group tell them they're in 8B. It seems that after the murder happened, Car 7 disappear into thin air.

Meanwhile, Haibara, who's slightly behind Conan group, follows them half-heartly, show a strong reaction when Scar Akai leaves one of the rooms. But Scar Akai, who is dressed in a formal outfit, does not notice her and walks in the opposite direction. Haibara catches a glimpse of him.

Conan tries to convince the train conductor that something was wrong with the mystery murder that took place to no avail, nevertheless, they learn more about the nature of the train. Passengers can ring a bell which turns on a light above their door to summon the carriage attendant who sits in the hall. Additionally, each car has no indication of its number inside, only from outside can one tell the car number, a feature added by Jirokichi Suzuki to make the train more mysterious. Meanwhile, Haibara recalls her encounter with Scar Akai a moment ago. She thinks he has the "feeling" of Dai Moroboshi but doesn't understand why he has a burn mark.
Conan then recalls seeing Sera holding a card when they first ran into Ran's cabin. They go back to 7B and confront the girls with the correct conclusion: everything happened in 7B all along and the girls had lied that the room was 8B. Ran's party received the role of accomplices (assigned by the card that Sera held) They temporarily switched their room from 8B to 7B with Murobashi (who will wait in Ran's room, 8B) while the incident happened as part of the trick. As the Detective Boys followed Conan into the room, Sera notices that Haibara is with the group, and she says she wants to have a word with Haibara as well. Haibara starts to look scared, but the conversation is cut short because Scar Akai had been lurking outside the door. Sera demands to know who was there, but Scar Akai hides himself before Sera sees him.
After the trick is revealed, they return to Ran's original room, 8B, to inform Murobashi that their trick got exposed. They try to open the door, but it is chained shut and Murobashi is "sleeping" on the couch. Just then, Sera and Conan notice the gunpowder smell and break the chain link to open the door. They found Etsuto Murobashi was killed in a sealed room!

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP701-704_Case_1.jpg
| location = Bell-tree express Car 8 - Cabin B
| victim = Etsuto Murobashi
| cause-death = Gunshot wound to the temple
| suspects = Satoru Andou, Mari Idenami, Taisaku Noto, Natsue Komino, and Hiruka Sumitomo
| description =
}}

==== Tunnel ====
Conan and Sera explain the reason why Murobashi's case could not be a suicide. Conan then receives a message from an unknown sender and tells the Detective Boys to go back to their room with Ran, and shouts angrily when they don't comply. Haibara thinks about the "ominous feeling" inside her, as well as Conan's tense behavior, as she clinging to Ran and wonders what is going on. Immediately, Scar Akai walks past and glares at Haibara which frightens her. Tooru Amuro also appears right behind Scar Akai, and he explains to Ran how he got a train ticket from online bidding. This happens in the hallway, and the door nearest to the conversation is cracked open so that Subaru Okiya can watch them silently. Okiya is also accompanied by a woman resembling Vermouth with a hat pulled low over her face, who is seemingly busy with her cellphone. He says to her that, "Heaven is siding with us".
Jirokichi Suzuki, who waits at Nagoya station, orders the train to head there without stopping, so he can capture the murderer himself. Without any other choice, Kogoro, Conan, and Sera go to interrogate the passengers. Ran, Sonoko, Agasa, and the Detective Boys return to their room. Mitsuhiko brings up the subject of the woman who saved them from the fire in the last case. It is revealed that Mitsuhuko had sent a video recording of the woman to Kogoro, so Kogoro could find and thank her. Kogoro also thought of uploading the video to the internet. The woman is actually Shiho Miyano. This causes Haibara to panic and think her ominous feeling is due to Black Organzation members on the train.
Jirokichi calls a meeting with the Nagoya Police directing them to restore his and their honor by capturing the murderer post haste. Gin and Vodka watch the pep rally from behind a column on the Nagoya platform. Gin receives an text from Vermouth that Sherry is indeed boarded the train. Conan receives another unknown message. When Sera asks about and tries to look at the message, Conan quickly hides it and says he is just looking up the article on the past case that involves the victim and the passengers. Haibara also receives a message from an unknown address who claim to be Vermouth, asking, "Are you ready?" Haibara makes an excuse to go out. Ran notices her strange behavior and tries but fails to follow her. Alone, Haibara recalls the tape left by her mother, Elena Miyano, which talks about Haibara's parents starting a drug project that will require them to leave Shiho and Akemi behind, a project they call "Silver Bullet". Haibara then regrets that she misunderstood and that the drug was something that shouldn't have been made. She looks at the antidote to APTX 4869 that she is holding and decides to take it so that she can avoid involving those with her in the Black Organization's plot to capture or kill her. Before she can take it, Okiya confronts Haibara, commenting that he can predict the "sisters" without fail, and invites her to "enter our area". Haibara runs away from him instead, thinking she can't be killed while in a shrunken state.

==== Intersection ====
Conan is still investigating the case. He asks the suspects to be filmed while running. Sera leaves the group, intending to take the recordings to the Detective Boys to ask them which looks most like the masked suspect they chased earlier. On the way, Amuro notices her from a room and contacts someone with his cellphone. Scar Akai then walks past the mysterious woman who had come with Okiya. The woman says something to Scar Akai as he passes which startles him. But before he can follow her, Sera confronts him and asks, "Who are you?" Scar Akai smiles and tells Sera, "you haven't changed a bit." and he reveals his face to her. Sera, surprised and confused, responds with "Shuu-nii". (nii is Japanese suffix to call an older brother). She questions Scar Akai, stating that she heard that Akai had died. Sera and Scar Akai's confrontation ends abruptly when Scar Akai knocks Sera unconscious with a taser. Scar Akai then replies that Sera's response was the one he wanted to hear.
''Check the resolution to see the rest''

==== Destination ====
''Check the resolution to see the rest''

===People===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Satoru Andou|Satoru Andou.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin C}}
{{People|Mari Idenami|Mari Idenami.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin E}}
{{People|Taisaku Noto|Taisaku Noto.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin A}}
{{People|Natsue Komino|Natsue Komino.jpg|
* 75 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin D}}
{{People|Hiruka Sumitomo|Hiruka Sumitomo.jpg|
* 37 years old
* Car 8 - Cabin D}}
{{People|Etsuto Murobashi|Etsuto Murobashi.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 39 years old
* Car 7 - Cabin B}}
{{People|Mysterious Woman|Bell Tree Express woman.jpg|
* Mysterious woman accompanying Subaru Okiya}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
The culprit is '''Satoru Andou'''.

====Evidence====
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 4.png|Satoru Andou boards with a large and heavy suitcase. This contains the folding mirror he uses for the trick.
File:701 6.png|Satoru Andou was the assistant of Etsuto Murobashi earlier.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 7.png|Once the train entered a tunnel, the attendant heard a prerecorded call bell sound and went to room 8A because their call light was burnt out. Satoru Andou had snuck onto the train earlier and broken the light.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 3.png|While the attendant spoke with Taisaku Noto in 8A, the still living Murobashi leaned out to see where the attendant was and sent a message to Satoru Andou to come.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 6.png|The attendant then rushed to see Mari Idenami in 8E because pushed the call bell when she heard a watch alarm in her room. Mari Idenami later finds a watch had been hidden in her room and timed to go off when the train entered the tunnel.
File:Mystery Train Anime Clue 1.png|When the attendant answers the door to 8E, down the hall is a mirror image of the attendant and the open door.
File:701 11.png|Etsuto Murobashi is holding a silenced handgun. Satoru Andou intended it to look like a suicide, but did not realize it is too awkward to hold a silenced handgun to one's head at the temple.
Image:Mystery Train Anime Clue 5.png|Across from Etsuto Murobashi is a single gunshot hole in the couch. Sera could see it by looking in the door. Satoru Andou asked Murobashi to fire this shot so his gun would look used.
File:Mystery Train Anime Clue 2.png|The door to room 8B has six links, rather than five like the rest of the rooms, meaning it could be locked from the outside.
</gallery>

====Conclusion====
Amuro opens the large suitcase Andou brought with him and reveals it is a folding mirror that fits the door, with a blob of brown paint placed to hide the number of the door. Andou confesses to the crime.

====Motive====
Satoru Andou wanted retribution against Etsuto Murobashi because his wife was killed in the fire that Etsuto Murobashi set in order to steal valuable artworks from the mansion unnoticed. Initially Andou was going to force Murobashi to confess to the rest of the passengers, but Murobashi gleefully recalling his exciting escape from the fire enraged Andou.

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While the deduction show still continues, Scar Akai enters the room belonging to the mysterious lady and throws her luggage out the window. The mysterious woman appears at the door and tells Scar Akai that the dress in the luggage was her favorite. The mysterious woman reveals herself to be [[Yukiko Kudo]] by naming Scar Akai as her old friend, "[[Sharon Vineyard|Sharon]]". Scar Akai rips his mask off and confirms Yukiko's deduction that she is none other than '''Vermouth'''.

Yukiko boasts to Vermouth that they got a hold of Vermouth's weak points, which is Vermouth that doesn't want anyone, including her partner on the train, to know that Conan and Haibara shrunk from the [[APTX 4869]]. Also, Vermouth had ordered software from CG programmer, [[Suguru Itakura]] that probably is related to the de-aging. Yukiko also showed her surprise that Vermouth had a fight with Itakura on the film set even though Sharon is known for her consideration for the staff. Vermouth responds to Yukiko's boast by saying she is the one who saw through Yukiko's team's plan. Vermouth deducts that they will try to fake Shiho Miyano's death so the Black Organization will let go of her for good. Vermouth explains then that Haibara can't be shown dead in her child body because it will cause the Detective Boys to panic and cry, which would bring the Black Organization's attention to them as Sherry's acquaintances. But if Haibara dies in her original body (played by Yukiko with makeup) and those who know her secret keep quiet about that, then the Detective Boys will be none the wiser. This scene will also result in heavily checking the passengers' belongings upon disembarkment and the Black Organization won't be able to take "Sherry's" body away to confirm her identity. Vermouth tells Yukiko that's not only Yukiko's luggage that she disposed of, but the bullet-proof vest with blood contraption that she hid in the basin closet as well. Yukiko say the two are even because even Vermouth sees though her plan but hasn't found Haibara. Vermouth reveals her trick to smoke Haibara out by detonating mutilple smoke bombs she placed earlier. (The bombs can be seen under the attendent's seat and also in the crime scene.)

At the deduction scene, Amuro is the first to notice the smoke, concludes the train is on fire and tells everyone to evacuate to the front of the train. The suspects, who are pyrophobics after surviving the mansion fire incident, become panicked and run. But Conan has to wake up Kogoro and urges Komino and Sumitomo of room D to hurry up and leave. Next, Vermouth correctly deduces that Haibara won't escape the fire to the front like everyone else, but will go in the opposite direction. Then Haibara is shown, now in her original body, running through the smoke past the victim's room (7B). A voice from behind states that Shiho is "as expected of Hell's Angel's daughter" that she is "very much alike". The voice belongs to '''Tooru Amuro''', who introduces himself to Shiho with his codename, [[Bourbon]].

Ran meets Kogoro and asks him where Haibara and Sera are (she assumes he'd know because they should pass his deduction site at some point), but Kogoro doesn't know. The train conductor tries to calm the passengers down from panic about the fire and tells them that the staff has yet to know the full details on the situation but will try to find out as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to predict Sherry's movement that she will head to the back of train and be killed by the Organization in a silent fashion, rather than involving her friends. Conan then phones Yukiko to inform her that he can't find Haibara anywhere. Vermouth grabs Yukiko's phone away and impersonates her on the phone, telling Conan that Haibara probably escaped to the front like everyone else. Vermouth then receives a message from Bourbon confirming that Sherry is indeed in carriage 8. She then boasts to Yukiko that's it's her team that has the advantage.

In carriage 8, Bourbon tells Sherry he has met her parents and sister. Sherry says she has heard about him and knows he is a rival to Moroboshi Dai, [[Akemi]]'s lover. Bourbon says Dai was an FBI mole, as he suspected. When he heard that Dai/Akai was dead, he didn't believe it at first and enlists Vermouth's help to disguise himself as Akai, hanging around people who knew Akai to observe their reactions. However, this time he had Vermouth disguise as Akai in place of him. He comes to the conclusion that Akai is really dead.

At the Nagoya train station, Gin comments that the presence of the Jirokichi and Aichi police only make the explosion seem like an attempt on their lives, which covers the Black Orgainzation's intention. He then becomes surprised when Vodka informs him Vermouth was asking for more explosives for the plan, without telling him the purpose.

Bourbon, meanwhile, reveals his plan to take Sherry back to the Black Organization alive. He'll have her step inside the storage hold, knock her out, bomb the carriage link to seperate the storage hold form the rest of the train, then have a helicopter on his side take her away. Sherry refuses cooperate, stating that the storage hold is full of explosives, causing Bourbon to realize that Vermouth had altered the plan, wanting to kill Sherry from the start. Sherry steps away behind the door, while a mysterious figure appears behind Bourbon, obscured by smoke. Bourbon asks if the figure is Vermouth; the mysterious figure throws a hand grenade at him. Bourbon, surprised at this, asks who the person is. The figure is revealed to the readers (but not to Bourbon) that he has Shuichi Akai's face, without the scar, and dresses in an outfit like those of Okiya Subaru's, wearing Sera's hat. The grenade explodes, interruping their one-sided conversation. The storage hold is seperated from the train, and seconds later, it explodes, triggered by Vermouth's cellphone.

Vermouth explains to Yukiko she purposefully detonated the second bomb having heard the first one (which confirmed that the storage hold was separated from the train), making sure the explosion wouldn't cause the train to derail. Vermouth leaves the room while Yukiko begins frantically calling for Haibara, but she stops immediately after Vermouth is out of sight. Bourbon is left wondering who the figure was, but he seems to have an idea.

The train stops and the passengers disembark. Vermouth phones Gin about the situation, in which Bourbon claims he saw Sherry die in the explosion; Gin shows doubt about Sherry's survival. Gin points out that Vermouth wanted an explosion on the train so the train couldn't reach its destination at Nagoya (where Gin was waiting). Vermouth tells him they have to be questioned, along with other passengers and that he should be satisfied enough hearing that Sherry is dead. Vermouth hangs up and overhears the Detective Boys talk to Agasa (who has Haibara sleeping on his back) about how they found Haibara in room 7B. What happened was that Haibara got dizzy after taking the drug for her cold and decided to rest there. The room was empty due to it being a crime scene. Vermouth realizes Yukiko's team figured that Haibara would go there, so they waited for her there. Conan's phone call to Yukiko was just an act to keep Vermouth in Yukiko's room while they took Haibara to saftey. But Vermouth can't figure out who the woman who was supposedly killed in front of Bourbon is.

Vermouth then figured out Kaitou Kid's involvement after overhearing Sonoko voice her frustration to Ran that Kaitou Kid won't be able to board the train after the explosion. Vermouth also overheard Conan on the phone with Kaitou Kid, apologizing to him for draging him into a situation with guns and bombs. Kaitou Kid is shown leaving the exploding train on his hang-glider, the gadget Conan deduced Kid would hide in the storage room in the first place. It is revealed in a flashback that Conan had deduced Kid's identity. Kid disguised as '''Hiruka Sumitomo''' (the maid) and had his accomplice disguised as '''Natsue Komino''' (The wheelchair lady). His accomplice, heavily hinted to be [[Konosuke Jii]], can't mimic the voice of the lady, and relies on Kid to voice both of them. He just mouths the words (similar to when Conan solves case as Agasa). So when Conan has Sumitomo run in the corridor, Komino can't speak. Conan has the advantage of being short (looking from below) and saw through Jii's act easily, as well as their reaction about the fire, which wouldn't match the reaction of a pyrophobic.

Conan brings up the point that he purposefully overlooked Kid's actions to avoid being involved with the case as leverage to ask Kid for help. Conan shows him a video of Shiho Miyano and has Kid disguise as her. Conan tells him to be careful because guns and explosives are involved. Conan finishes his conversation by asking Kid to return his cellphone to the detective agency. Kid, annoyed, comments that Conan should be in debt to him for helping, rather than the other way around.

Because of the explosion, the train is brought to an early stop and the passengers disembark so they can be questioned by the police at the station. Konosuke Jii, Kaitou Kid's assistant, has removed his old woman disguise because he is unable to speak without Kid to assist him. Sera tries to figure out what's going on as Ran return her hat which she found in the corridor. Bourbon watches them silently and then asks Vermouth to give him the files from before and after Akai's death one more time. Vermouth agrees and Bourbon thinks he must reopen his investigation from "square one". Lastly, Subaru Okiya, watching Vermouth and Bourbon from behind, opens one of his eyes for the first time to reveal his Shuichi Akai-like eyes.
</spoiler>

== Resolution ==
<spoiler>
===Character background revelations===
*[[Tooru Amuro]] is revealed to be the Black Organization member [[Bourbon]].
*[[Scar Akai]] is revealed to be a disguise used by Bourbon and [[Vermouth]] to impersonate [[Shuichi Akai]] to ensure that the real Akai is dead by judging the reactions of Akai's sister and close friends. Bourbon had been using the disguise prior to boarding the train, but he had Vermouth take the role because she can imitate Akai's voice and block Masumi Sera from interfering.
*[[Masumi Sera]] is [[Shuichi Akai]]'s younger sister.
*[[Subaru Okiya]] is an ally of Conan's and his heavily hinted to be the real [[Shuichi Akai]]. The man who looks like Akai who drops the grenade is wearing Subaru's clothes and had taken Masumi's hat which had been in her room when Okiya returned Sera.

===Important event summaries===
*Vermouth reports to Gin that [[Shiho Miyano]] has been killed. Although she later realizes she had been tricked, Vermouth keeps this discovery a secret.
*Yukiko deduces that Vermouth has some vital reason to hide from the rest of the Black Organization that Shiho and Conan have deaged due to [[APTX 4869]]. She also confirms that Vermouth was involved in trying to force [[Suguru Itakura]] to finish a special project he had stopped.
*Yukiko wins the bet she made with Vermouth, with the stakes being that Vermouth had to give up on hunting Shiho completely.
*Bourbon, who had earlier concluded Akai was truly dead, begins to second-guess his deductions. He asks Vermouth for detailed information from before and after Akai's death so he can begin from square one.
*Conan discovers Tooru Amuro is Bourbon, which Bourbon does not realize.
*[[Elena Miyano|Elena]] and [[Atsushi Miyano]] had worked on a project for the Black Organization called [[Silver Bullet]] which ultimately caused them to leave Shiho and Akemi. Shiho realizes that she should have never tried to complete the project. This solves the mystery of what Elena said on the final part of the tape left for Shiho's 18th birthday.
*[[Kaitou Kid]]'s heist has been postponed because the Belltree Express where [[Jirokichi Suzuki]]'s challenge would have been issued is under investigation. Kaitou Kid now considers Conan to be in his debt.
</spoiler>

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Belltree Express Mystery Train Pass Ring.png|Mystery Train Pass Ring
File:The_Raven_Express.jpg|Mystery Train
File:gin&vodka.png|[[Gin]] hears [[Vermouth]]'s report that [[Sherry]] will board the Belltree Express train to Nagoya.
File:701_1.png|Gin is pleased that he will get an opportunity to kill Sherry once more.
File:701_2.png|Vermouth regrets that she is breaking her promise to her "[[Silver Bullet]]" to leave [[Haibara]] alone, but [[Bourbon]] forced the issue.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
[[File:704 coloring error.png|thumb|right|Coloring error from episode 704.]]
*In Episode 704, there is a single frame coloring error in the scene where Vermouth speaks to Yukiko. The black in Vermouth's eyes and eyebrows is omitted.

== See also ==
* [[Season 22]]
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Episode 707

2013-08-11T02:51:49Z

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Episode 706

2013-08-11T02:51:18Z

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Bourbon Figures It Out

2013-08-11T02:50:34Z

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Episode 705

2013-08-11T02:49:58Z

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Ai Haibara

2013-07-14T13:20:22Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = 灰原哀 (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies and anime) Anita Hailey (manga and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.jpg
| age = Estimated to be 18 <ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref><ref>Stated to be 7 in OVA 11</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = [[Shiho Miyano]] (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|File 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|File 176]] (1st full appearance) Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]]
| drama-actor = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai Haibara) [[Yu Kashii]] (Shiho Miyano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|[[Shiho Miyano]]|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the inventor of the [[APTX 4869]] poison that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of the poison herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan]].

== Background ==
=== Shiho Miyano ===
{{main|Shiho Miyano}}
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|right|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]] Shiho Miyano and her older sister, [[Akemi Miyano]], were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Her English mother, [[Elena Miyano]], and her Japanese father, [[Atsushi Miyano]], were both scientists working for the Black Organization on an important secret project. While Haibara was young, both her parents died in what was claimed to be an accident. While Akemi lived a normal life, the highly intelligent Haibara was groomed to take over her parents' research. A child prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, and then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project, "Silver Bullet".<ref>Manga [[Volume 38]], Files 2-4 (384-386)</ref>. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Black Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s girlfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. (Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past") According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time. Furthermore this took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> She was given the codename "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.

Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. She discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. While researching its effects, Shiho noticed that one of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying, though she did not report that effect. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started human trials, using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Black Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found to confirm his dead. Shiho and her team searched Shinichi's house twice after he had been shrunk to confirm his death for the Black Organization. She began to suspect Shinichi's transformation after the second search, when she found that his clothes from primary school had gone missing. Shiho then confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

[[Image:Shiho_taking_APTX4869.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Shiho swallowed the [[APTX 4869]]]]
Shiho was unhappy that the Black Organization's was using the incomplete APTX 4869 for murder, as that was not the drug's intended purpose. When Shiho received word that her sister Akemi had been killed, but was given no explanation why, she decided to boycott her research until the Black Organization gave her an adequate explanation. Instead, the Organization confined her in a small room to await her execution. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrank into a six or seven year old girl. In her new, smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he might be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Shinichi's house, where she was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> In fact, as it turned out later, Agasa was acquaintances with her parents—especially her father—even though he didn't know at that time that they had children or were part of the Black Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>
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=== Ai Haibara ===
[[Image:Haibara_founded_infront_of_Kudo's_house.JPG|thumb|right|245px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]
To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Professor Agasa create her alias ''Ai Haibara'' (known as Anita Hailey—recently Vi Graythorn—in the English dub). As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]] in which they investigate the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she reveals her true identity to Conan and the fact that she had developed the [[APTX 4869]].<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref> At first stunned, then outraged, Conan protests her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time passes, he accepts Haibara as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times. Haibara also joins the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her teammates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends.

Haibara has begun working on [[Prototype Antidote|an antidote]] for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Conan also eventually succeeds in persuading [[Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Haibara in peace, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Haibara until that time.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

Vermouth breaks her promise when the Black Organization member [[Bourbon]], who had been assigned to look for Sherry, discovers a video of Shiho taken while Haibara was using a [[temporary antidote]] to rescue the detective boys. When the Black Organization attempts to kill or capture her aboard a train, a counterplan devised by Conan, [[Subaru Okiya]], [[Yukiko Kudo]], and [[Kaitou Kid]] results in an explosion that preserves Shiho's secret identity and makes all the Black Organization members besides Vermouth believe she is dead.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Haibara asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]
Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic, cold attitude, and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara, she speaks and acts older than she is supposed to be, which results in the Detective Boys referring to her as "cool". Despite her jaded demeanor, she can be kind and caring, though usually more to animals than people. Haibara tends to be quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She considers Conan and the Detective Boys the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>

Shiho is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''[[Countdown to Heaven]]'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]]. She tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions which usually result in gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret. However, whenever Conan is reckless in regards to keeping his identity from Ran, Haibara is the one who plans ahead in order to keep him from being revealed.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Haibara herself is a fan of [[Culture#Soccer|Big Osaka]] in general and of the player [[List of minor recurring manga characters#Celebrities|Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned a "black organization" (Noir Tokyo) after the team had betrayed him and had remained an outcast in public opinion for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref> Because she occasionally works overnight on the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

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

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|150px|Haibara reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]Haibara seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. For instance, in one of the cases, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance. <ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref> She is also seen with a Prada cell phone case in the Mystery Train case. Haibara reads 'ComCom' magazine (a name similar to Japan's 'CanCam' fashion magazine) during a soccer game in the Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case. <ref>[[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130: The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case]]</ref> In OVA 11, the Detective Boys wrongly began to suspect Haibara was a child model from America, due to her looks and knowledge of fashion and makeup.
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== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Haibara by her name suffixed with ''-san'' (due to her personality), and some with ''-chan'' (due to her agreement), a lot of the characters have different ways of calling her due to their different relationships. The following is a list of the different appellations for Haibara (and the ones Haibara gives in return) encountered in the series.

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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Haibara || Kudo-kun
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| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Haibara Haibara-san(once) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once)<ref>[[A Dangerous Party of Two|Episode 557: A Dangerous Party of Two]]</ref> || Edogawa-kun (around others) Kudo-kun (in private) Great Detective-san (Meitantei-san) (once) Sherlock Holmes of the modern world<ref>[[The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code|Episode 411: The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Part I)]]</ref> A pervert little brat<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> Death magnet Corpse magnet
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Ai-chan || Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency
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| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || || Kogoro-san
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| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Haibara-san (formerly) Ai-chan || Yoshida-san (usually) Ayumi-chan (twice)<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi|episode 140]]</ref><ref>''Detective Conan'' [[A Secret Order From London|OVA 11]]</ref>
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| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Haibara || Kojima-kun
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Haibara-san || Tsuburaya-kun Mitsuhiko-kun (once)<ref> [[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|episode 481]]</ref>
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| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] || Shiho || Onee-san
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| [[File:Elena Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Elena Miyano]] || Shiho || Okaa-san (Mother)
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| [[File:Atsushi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Atsushi Miyano]] || ??? || Otou-san (Father)
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| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Haibara-san Ai-chan (Chapter 823) || ???
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] || Ai-kun || Professor (Hakase)
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || That little girl (in Japanese "nee-chan" = "older sister") || Osaka friend
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Ai-chan || ???
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| [[File:Subaru Okiya 60px.jpg]] || [[Subaru Okiya]] || Princess (Episode 684) || Subaru-san (Chapter 801)
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| [[File:Gin 60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]] || Sherry || Gin
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| [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]] || ??? || Vodka
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| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Sherry That girl Special Lady (Chapter 823) || Vermouth
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| [[File:Pisco 60px.jpg]] || [[Pisco]] || Shiho-chan || Pisco
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| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] || ??? || Inspector Megure (Megure-keibu)
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| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Ai-chan || Takagi-keiji
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| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || "Little red hiding hood" Brown haired girl Sherry || Jodie-sensei
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| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || That brown haired girl || Moroboshi Dai That Akai person<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[Clash of Red and Black|episode 501]]</ref>
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| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Young lady || Kid (in her thoughts) Mr. Magician in the Moonlight (once)
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== Plot overview ==
=== Introduction of Ai Haibara ===
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives but Conan fails to realize it's at Agasa's home (Tokyo blocks are not numbered in sequential order and Conan has never had reason to learn Agasa's mailing address due to their being neighbors).

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

On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she is a former member of the Black Organization, with the code name "Sherry". She actually betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869, which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she once accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister, and the disc is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|right|150px|Haibara cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]] Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to discover that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirakura; Shirakura after bludgeoning Hirota to death and tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made, subsequently dragging the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirakura's fingerprints should be found on the tape. After seeing Conan's amazing display of logic after she had given up on the case herself, Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Conan finally makes the connection that the "Masami Hirota" who Gin killed was actually Shiho's sister, and sympathy for Haibara's attitude stirs in him. The disc is taken into police custody, but once it is released to them Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk—only to have [[Night Baron|a virus]] delete all the data.

=== Reunion with the Black Organization ===
[[image:Sherry-getting-shot.png|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]
In Episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Haibara is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar by the Black Orgnization member [[Pisco]], but she escapes before Gin and Vodka arrive by drinking [[baijiu]] to turn back into an adult. Gin anticipates her actions and intercepts her on the roof. Gin shoots her repeatedly, hoping he can force her to explain how she escaped from the Organization. Conan prevents Gin from killing her by shooting the man with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilizer wristwatch]]. Conan tells Haibara to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but Conan gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills Haibara, but Conan rescues her after tricking Pisco into accidentally causing a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before Pisco's able to tell him the truth that Shiho Miyano has deaged into a young girl. Worried that the Organization is after her, Haibara decides to leave the city. Conan anticipates that Gin will predict her next move as leaving Tokyo, so it will be better if she does the unexpected and remains in Beika. Unknown to Conan or Haibara, [[Vermouth]] saw Haibara at the party and uses her expert disguise skills to get closer to Haibara and Conan in order to confirm Haibara's identity as Sherry and then kill her.

=== The Desperate Revival ===
Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, because Ran said she knew Conan's blood type for a blood transfusion. While Conan is in the hospital contemplating admitting his identity to her, Haibara enters and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found out about her due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Black Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had in her child identity. However, when she pulls the trigger a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point: both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation, in order to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.

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

At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara knocks him out using the sleeping needle. She then switches Shinichi into Conan's clothes after the antidote runs out.

=== Busjacking incident ===
Vermouth, disguised as [[Tomoaki Araide]], boards a bus that Haibara, Agasa, and the Detective Boys are riding to a ski resort. Whatever plan Vermouth might have had is completely interrupted by the bus being hijacked by random criminals and the presence of two FBI agents that have been tracking her: [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Shuichi Akai]]. Haibara detects Vermouth's presence on the bus. She becomes so afraid that the Detective Boys, Conan, and Agasa will be killed that she decides suicide is the best option to escape. Only Conan's quick thinking saves her, and he asks her to not run away.

=== Showdown with Vermouth ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] Vermouth finally launches her plan to kill Shiho. She prepares a distraction to lure Conan away so that Haibara is alone at Agasa's. Taking advantage of the fact that Haibara has practically become ill from fear, she calls as Dr. Araide to tell Haibara she is taking her to the hospital because she has been unwell for so long. The eavesdropping FBI agent [[Jodie Starling]] arrives first to protect Haibara and starts driving her towards the shipping yard where the FBI have laid a trap for Vermouth.

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

Before Vermouth can come up with another plan, the other FBI agent, [[Shuichi Akai]] arrives and forces Vermouth to flee with Conan as a hostage. Vermouth dials [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization to lie to him about why she was injured. Conan overhears the number and threatens to give it to the police for analysis unless Vermouth promises that she will give up on trying to kill Haibara. Vermouth consents and escapes.

=== Pandora's box ===
In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's full number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Wikipedia:Pandora's Box|Pandora's Box]]". Conan then thinks he can get Detective Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to, but then Haibara warns that if he does, Detective Takagi will be killed.

=== FBI versus the Black Organization ===

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== Bourbon, Subaru Okiya, Masumi Sera, and Tooru Amuro ===
Not long after Akai's death, Conan hears fresh intel from the [[FBI]] that a new [[Black Organization]] agent called [[Bourbon]] is looking for Shiho, which Conan keeps secret from Haibara. As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in Kudo's house since Okiya's apartment was burnt to the ground. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Although Okiya is trusted by Conan and Agasa and kind to Haibara, she remains frightened of him. Later, some of his actions lead her to believe he might be someone she knows and she comes to trust him more, even attempting to uncover his identity when she thought he was asleep.

Meanwhile American high school detective [[Masumi Sera]] and detective [[Tooru Amuro]] also begin hanging around. Sera is unusually interested in Haibara<ref>Manga Chapter 775-777: Target On Tape</ref> and Conan; although more aggressive in scrutinizing Conan, Sera also secretly collected pictures of Haibara (which Sera later deleted) and kept trying to meet with her after they kept coincidentally missing on another. Because of this, Haibara becomes suspicious of Sera although Sera does not give her the sort of fear the Black Organization inspires. Haibara never directly meets Amuro; the closest she gets is when he drives by her while she rides in Okiya's car during a car chase.

Later, when Haibara is forced to revert to Shiho using a [[temporary antidote]], a video of her as an adult is sent to the Mouri Detective Agency by Mitsuhiko which Sera, Okiya, and Amuro find out about. Because of this, Haibara is later targeted by a plot concocted by Vermouth and Bourbon aboard the Bell Tree Express Train. Bourbon is revealed to be Amuro and Haibara learns that he knew her parents. Bourbon was hoping to capture Shiho alive, but Vermouth's modifications to his plan which were designed to kill her led to Shiho supposedly being blown up on the train. The Shiho Vermouth and Bourbon thought was killed was really [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise, Conan having forced him into the plan. Because of this, all of the Black Organization besides Vermouth think Shiho is now dead, and Vermouth is unable to reveal the truth to the rest of them without also compromising Conan, Haibara and their deaged condition against her wishes.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Conan Edogawa====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Both are de-aged by APTX and have almost equal levels of intelligence, which makes Haibara and [[Conan]] close confidants and more sympathetic to one other than most other characters. Conan is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down over her sister's death. Ai Haibara seems to have possible romantic feelings for [[Conan]]/[[Shinichi]], although she never truly admits to it. Haibara expresses a lot of interest in Conan's personality, intelligence, and sense of justice. If Conan is in danger she is willing to throw away her life to save him, overriding fears and concerns for her own safety that would ordinarily paralyze her. Similarly, Conan has saved Haibara's life more than once when she would have sacrificed herself for his and the [[Detective Boys]]' safety. Haibara also often enjoys teasing Conan which Conan takes in good stride. Conan is oblivious of Haibara's feelings and sometimes finds it difficult to deal with her sarcasm and impudent, cold nature. Although close on many matters, they still don't fully trust one another with information about the Black Organization out of concern for the safety and feelings of the other.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
{{main|Agasa family}}
The relationship between Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite their actual ages, Haibara often acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occassions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There have also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Haibara seems most comfortable about acting herself with Professor Agasa; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in.

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

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

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

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
Out of the Detective Boys, Haibara is the closest with [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Haibara seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref>

[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
Haibara's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops romantic feelings for her, and Haibara is fully aware of this. Haibara uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

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

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

==== Tooru Amuro ====
[[Tooru Amuro|Amuro]] knew Haibara's parents and sister, but they didn't know each other.

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

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Haibara placed 4th in the poll with 686 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, ''[[Quarter of Silence]]'', the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Haibara placed 4th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Haibara placed 3rd overall with 1,592 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai Haibara's name comes from [[wikipedia:Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski|'''V.I.''' Warshawski]] (V.I. upside down = "Ai"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow). Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots.

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

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "Before" Appearance (Episode 129)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|You can't complain about time going by... If anyone tries to change it... Life will punish them.|[[Volume 20|File 191, Page 11: "The Eyes From Far Away"]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa! |[[Volume 23|File 222, Page 7: "The Last Movie"]]}}
{{cquote|Even this loyal mirror won't... Reflect your true form.|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 23|File 223, Page 14: "The True in the Mirror"]]}}
{{cquote|You'll protect me, right?|Talking to Conan<ref>Anime Chapter 280: The Hooligan's Labyrinth Part 2</ref>}}
{{cquote|I will pass!|When the Detective Boys want to play detectives or treasure hunters}}

===Quotes about Ai===

== Trivia ==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.
* Haibara is an animal lover.
* Haibara strongly dislikes getting shocked by static electricity. She used to have some accessories to dissipate the charge, but she seems to have given up on them after Shinichi taught her a good strategy to avoid being shocked.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]], Files 5-7 (635-637), Anime [[Episode 525]]</ref>

==In other languages==
===Ai Haibara===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀Ai|灰原Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيبارا 　Hibara| <ref>In the Arabic version, Ai Haibara was just simply referred as Hibara.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ|ไฮบาระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ай|Хайбара}}
{{EndTable}}

===Shiho Miyano===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保Shiho |宮野Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ|มิยาโนะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Шихо|Мияно}}
{{EndTable}}

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

== Gallery ==
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File:Haibara.jpg
File:Haibara Ai Profile.jpg
File:AiHaibaraProfile.jpg
File:AiSuds.jpg
File:200526142537303.JPG
File:Ai OAV 11.jpg
File:Sherry.jpg
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Miyano family]]
* [[Agasa family]]
* [[APTX4869]]
* [[Antidote (Prototype)]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Sherry's soliloquy]]

== References ==
<references />
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
{{Black Organization}}

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Ai Haibara
| japanese-name = 灰原哀 (Haibara Ai)
| english-name = Vi Graythorn (movies and anime) Anita Hailey (manga and game)
| image = Ai Haibara Profile.jpg
| age = Estimated to be 18 <ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref><ref>Stated to be 7 in OVA 11</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (older sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) (by [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| aliases = [[Shiho Miyano]] (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|File 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|File 176]] (1st full appearance) Anime: [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Episode 129]]
| appearances = {{:Ai Haibara Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 18]]
| japanese-voice = [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
| english-voice = [[Brina Palencia]]
| drama-actor = [[Kyoka Shibata]] (Ai Haibara) [[Yu Kashii]] (Shiho Miyano)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Ai Haibara|灰原哀|Haibara Ai}}''', real name '''{{nihongo|[[Shiho Miyano]]|宮野志保|Miyano Shiho}}''', is the inventor of the [[APTX 4869]] poison that shrunk [[Shinichi Kudo]] into [[Conan Edogawa]], and a victim of the poison herself. Formerly '''{{nihongo|Sherry|シェリー}}''' of the [[Black Organization]], she is on the run from them and lives with [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]. [[List of characters who know Conan's identity|She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan]].

== Background ==
=== Shiho Miyano ===
{{main|Shiho Miyano}}
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|right|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]] Shiho Miyano and her older sister, [[Akemi Miyano]], were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Her English mother, [[Elena Miyano]], and her Japanese father, [[Atsushi Miyano]], were both scientists working for the Black Organization on an important secret project. While Haibara was young, both her parents died in what was claimed to be an accident. While Akemi lived a normal life, the highly intelligent Haibara was groomed to take over her parents' research. A child prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, and then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project, "Silver Bullet".<ref>Manga [[Volume 38]], Files 2-4 (384-386)</ref>. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Black Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization five years ago. He did so by becoming Akemi’s girlfriend in order to get close to Shiho and use her influence to get in. (Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past") According to the FBI’s description, Shiho was “a scientist for them” at the time. Furthermore this took place in Japan since everyone was speaking Japanese, Akemi lived in Japan, and the FBI bust two years prior to the current timeline was in Japan (607 pg 8). If Shiho is 18 now, she would be 13 at the time Akai started infiltrating the Black Organization and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> She was given the codename "Sherry", after the alcoholic drink.

Shiho was about 18 years old when she developed the experimental test compound [[APTX 4869]]. She discovered that it could be used as a poison to kill without leaving any traces of itself in a body. While researching its effects, Shiho noticed that one of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying, though she did not report that effect. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started human trials, using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Black Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found to confirm his dead. Shiho and her team searched Shinichi's house twice after he had been shrunk to confirm his death for the Black Organization. She began to suspect Shinichi's transformation after the second search, when she found that his clothes from primary school had gone missing. Shiho then confirmed him as deceased so the organization would not look into the matter further and kill him after all.

[[Image:Shiho_taking_APTX4869.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Shiho swallowed the [[APTX 4869]]]]
Shiho was unhappy that the Black Organization's was using the incomplete APTX 4869 for murder, as that was not the drug's intended purpose. When Shiho received word that her sister Akemi had been killed, but was given no explanation why, she decided to boycott her research until the Black Organization gave her an adequate explanation. Instead, the Organization confined her in a small room to await her execution. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrank into a six or seven year old girl. In her new, smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he might be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Shinichi's house, where she was found by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]], who eventually adopted her.<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> In fact, as it turned out later, Agasa was acquaintances with her parents—especially her father—even though he didn't know at that time that they had children or were part of the Black Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>
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=== Ai Haibara ===
[[Image:Haibara_founded_infront_of_Kudo's_house.JPG|thumb|right|245px|Haibara collapsed in front of Kudo's house.]]
To prevent the knowledge of her transfiguration from being discovered, Shiho and Professor Agasa create her alias ''Ai Haibara'' (known as Anita Hailey—recently Vi Graythorn—in the English dub). As Ai Haibara, she attends [[Teitan Elementary School]] with [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s shrunken form, [[Conan Edogawa]]. Following her first adventure with the [[Detective Boys]] in which they investigate the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she reveals her true identity to Conan and the fact that she had developed the [[APTX 4869]].<ref>Manga Chapter 178: Code Name Sherry</ref> At first stunned, then outraged, Conan protests her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time passes, he accepts Haibara as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times. Haibara also joins the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her teammates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends.

Haibara has begun working on [[Prototype Antidote|an antidote]] for the APTX 4869, but since most of the important data had been stored on computer files, which are now mostly destroyed, the work progresses slowly. Conan also eventually succeeds in persuading [[Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Haibara in peace, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Haibara until that time.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

Vermouth breaks her promise when the Black Organization member [[Bourbon]], who had been assigned to look for Sherry, discovers a video of Shiho taken while Haibara was using a [[temporary antidote]] to rescue the detective boys. When the Black Organization attempts to kill or capture her aboard a train, a counterplan devised by Conan, [[Subaru Okiya]], [[Yukiko Kudo]], and [[Kaitou Kid]] results in an explosion that preserves Shiho's secret identity and makes all the Black Organization members besides Vermouth believe she is dead.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Haibara asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]
Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic, cold attitude, and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara, she speaks and acts older than she is supposed to be, which results in the Detective Boys referring to her as "cool". Despite her jaded demeanor, she can be kind and caring, though usually more to animals than people. Haibara tends to be quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She considers Conan and the Detective Boys the first real friends she has ever had, and is even willing to sacrifice herself just to ensure their safety.<ref>Manga Chapters 289: Bus Hijacking Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 434: Rotten Apple Case</ref>

Shiho is generally a loner and misses her older sister, Akemi, greatly (in the film ''[[Countdown to Heaven]]'', she would call her sister's old apartment just to hear her voice on the voicemail). Her greatest fear is being caught by the [[Black Organization]], and she is especially terrified of [[Gin]] and [[Vermouth]]. She tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions which usually result in gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret. However, whenever Conan is reckless in regards to keeping his identity from Ran, Haibara is the one who plans ahead in order to keep him from being revealed.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Haibara herself is a fan of [[Culture#Soccer|Big Osaka]] in general and of the player [[List of minor recurring manga characters#Celebrities|Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned a "black organization" (Noir Tokyo) after the team had betrayed him and had remained an outcast in public opinion for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref> Because she occasionally works overnight on the antidote for the APTX 4869, she tends to be tired quite frequently, causing Conan to call her an "evil-eyed yawny girl" on one occasion.<ref>Manga Chapter 680: A Dangerous Couple</ref>

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

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|150px|Haibara reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]Haibara seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. For instance, in one of the cases, in order to expose the identity of the person who hid the phone cables to cut off communications with the outside world, she was asked by Conan to fake an unbearable appendix pain, which she agreed to after jokingly requesting for a Fusae Brand's wallet for her cooperation. She then started rolling on the floor and screaming for help. The culprit felt like he had no choice but to reveal the cable from his pockets and reconnect the phone to ask for an ambulance. <ref>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 374-375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco]]</ref> She is also seen with a Prada cell phone case in the Mystery Train case. Haibara reads 'ComCom' magazine (a name similar to Japan's 'CanCam' fashion magazine) during a soccer game in the Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case. <ref>[[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|Episode 130: The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case]]</ref> In OVA 11, the Detective Boys wrongly began to suspect Haibara was a child model from America, due to her looks and knowledge of fashion and makeup.
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== Appellations ==
Although most people will call Haibara by her name suffixed with ''-san'' (due to her personality), and some with ''-chan'' (due to her agreement), a lot of the characters have different ways of calling her due to their different relationships. The following is a list of the different appellations for Haibara (and the ones Haibara gives in return) encountered in the series.

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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Haibara !! style="width:450px;"|What Haibara calls them
|-
| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Haibara || Kudo-kun
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Haibara Haibara-san(once) The evil-eyed yawny girl (once)<ref>[[A Dangerous Party of Two|Episode 557: A Dangerous Party of Two]]</ref> || Edogawa-kun (around others) Kudo-kun (in private) Great Detective-san (Meitantei-san) (once) Sherlock Holmes of the modern world<ref>[[The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code|Episode 411: The Shinto Shrine Torii's Surprising Code (Part I)]]</ref> A pervert little brat<ref>[[Movie 16]]</ref> Death magnet Corpse magnet
|-
| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Ai-chan || Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || || Kogoro-san
|}
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<tab title="Detective Boys">
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Haibara !! style="width:200px;"|What Haibara calls them
|-
| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Haibara-san (formerly) Ai-chan || Yoshida-san (usually) Ayumi-chan (twice)<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[SOS! Messages from Ayumi|episode 140]]</ref><ref>''Detective Conan'' [[A Secret Order From London|OVA 11]]</ref>
|-
| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Haibara || Kojima-kun
|-
| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Haibara-san || Tsuburaya-kun Mitsuhiko-kun (once)<ref> [[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|episode 481]]</ref>
|-
| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || Herself || Haibara The girl of the black organisation (to Conan)
|}
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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 Haibara !! style="width:200px;"|What Haibara calls them
|-
| [[File:Akemi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Akemi Miyano]] || Shiho || Onee-san
|-
| [[File:Elena Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Elena Miyano]] || Shiho || Okaa-san (Mother)
|-
| [[File:Atsushi Miyano 60px.jpg]] || [[Atsushi Miyano]] || ??? || Otou-san (Father)
|-
| [[File:Yukiko Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Yukiko Kudo]] || Haibara-san Ai-chan (Chapter 823) || ???
|-
| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] || Ai-kun || Professor (Hakase)
|-
| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || That little girl (in Japanese "nee-chan" = "older sister") || Osaka friend
|-
| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Ai-chan || ???
|-
| [[File:Subaru Okiya 60px.jpg]] || [[Subaru Okiya]] || Princess (Episode 684) || Subaru-san (Chapter 801)
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Haibara !! style="width:200px;"|What Haibara calls them
|-
| [[File:Gin 60px.jpg]] || [[Gin]] || Sherry || Gin
|-
| [[File:Vodka 60px.jpg]] || [[Vodka]] || ??? || Vodka
|-
| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Sherry That girl Special Lady (Chapter 823) || Vermouth
|-
| [[File:Pisco 60px.jpg]] || [[Pisco]] || Shiho-chan || Pisco
|-
| [[File:Tooru Amuro 60px.jpg]] || [[Tooru Amuro]] || Hell's Angel's daughter || ???
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Haibara !! style="width:200px;"|What Haibara calls them
|-
| [[File:Juzo Megure 60px.jpg]] || [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] || ??? || Inspector Megure (Megure-keibu)
|-
| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Ai-chan || Takagi-keiji
|-
| [[File:Jodie Starling 60px.jpg]] || [[Jodie Starling]] || "Little red hiding hood" Brown haired girl Sherry || Jodie-sensei
|-
| [[File:Shuichi Akai 60px.jpg]] || [[Shuichi Akai]] || That brown haired girl || Moroboshi Dai That Akai person<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[Clash of Red and Black|episode 501]]</ref>
|-
| [[File:Kaitou Kid 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaitou Kid]] || Young lady || Kid (in her thoughts) Mr. Magician in the Moonlight (once)
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Introduction of Ai Haibara ===
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara. She acts rather cold and reserved when the Detective Boys try to befriend her, and Genta notices she's looking at Conan suspiciously. She tells them where she lives but Conan fails to realize it's at Agasa's home (Tokyo blocks are not numbered in sequential order and Conan has never had reason to learn Agasa's mailing address due to their being neighbors).

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

On the way home, Haibara reveals to Conan that she is a former member of the Black Organization, with the code name "Sherry". She actually betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869, which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she once accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister, and the disc is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|right|150px|Haibara cries on Conan after asking him why hadn't he helped her sister.]] Agasa takes Conan and Haibara there to retrieve the disk, only to discover that Hirota has been murdered. The suspects are Hirota's three students who visited that day. Conan reveals the culprit to be a man named Akira Shirakura; Shirakura after bludgeoning Hirota to death and tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made, subsequently dragging the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirakura's fingerprints should be found on the tape. After seeing Conan's amazing display of logic after she had given up on the case herself, Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Conan finally makes the connection that the "Masami Hirota" who Gin killed was actually Shiho's sister, and sympathy for Haibara's attitude stirs in him. The disc is taken into police custody, but once it is released to them Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk—only to have [[Night Baron|a virus]] delete all the data.

=== Reunion with the Black Organization ===
[[image:Sherry-getting-shot.png|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]
In Episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Haibara is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar by the Black Orgnization member [[Pisco]], but she escapes before Gin and Vodka arrive by drinking [[baijiu]] to turn back into an adult. Gin anticipates her actions and intercepts her on the roof. Gin shoots her repeatedly, hoping he can force her to explain how she escaped from the Organization. Conan prevents Gin from killing her by shooting the man with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilizer wristwatch]]. Conan tells Haibara to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but Conan gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills Haibara, but Conan rescues her after tricking Pisco into accidentally causing a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before Pisco's able to tell him the truth that Shiho Miyano has deaged into a young girl. Worried that the Organization is after her, Haibara decides to leave the city. Conan anticipates that Gin will predict her next move as leaving Tokyo, so it will be better if she does the unexpected and remains in Beika. Unknown to Conan or Haibara, [[Vermouth]] saw Haibara at the party and uses her expert disguise skills to get closer to Haibara and Conan in order to confirm Haibara's identity as Sherry and then kill her.

=== The Desperate Revival ===
Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, because Ran said she knew Conan's blood type for a blood transfusion. While Conan is in the hospital contemplating admitting his identity to her, Haibara enters and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found out about her due to an unknown agent being present at the Pisco incident. Because of this, Professor Agasa is held hostage and, in exchange for his life and a chance to return to the Black Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had in her child identity. However, when she pulls the trigger a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point: both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation, in order to prevent such a tragedy from occurring.

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

At the end of the Desperate Revival arc, the antidote begins to run out and Shinichi runs into the bathroom, where Haibara knocks him out using the sleeping needle. She then switches Shinichi into Conan's clothes after the antidote runs out.

=== Busjacking incident ===
Vermouth, disguised as [[Tomoaki Araide]], boards a bus that Haibara, Agasa, and the Detective Boys are riding to a ski resort. Whatever plan Vermouth might have had is completely interrupted by the bus being hijacked by random criminals and the presence of two FBI agents that have been tracking her: [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Shuichi Akai]]. Haibara detects Vermouth's presence on the bus. She becomes so afraid that the Detective Boys, Conan, and Agasa will be killed that she decides suicide is the best option to escape. Only Conan's quick thinking saves her, and he asks her to not run away.

=== Showdown with Vermouth ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] Vermouth finally launches her plan to kill Shiho. She prepares a distraction to lure Conan away so that Haibara is alone at Agasa's. Taking advantage of the fact that Haibara has practically become ill from fear, she calls as Dr. Araide to tell Haibara she is taking her to the hospital because she has been unwell for so long. The eavesdropping FBI agent [[Jodie Starling]] arrives first to protect Haibara and starts driving her towards the shipping yard where the FBI have laid a trap for Vermouth.

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

Before Vermouth can come up with another plan, the other FBI agent, [[Shuichi Akai]] arrives and forces Vermouth to flee with Conan as a hostage. Vermouth dials [[anokata|the boss]] of the Black Organization to lie to him about why she was injured. Conan overhears the number and threatens to give it to the police for analysis unless Vermouth promises that she will give up on trying to kill Haibara. Vermouth consents and escapes.

=== Pandora's box ===
In Episode 394, Conan figures out the boss's full number, but Haibara warns him not to call it because it is "[[Wikipedia:Pandora's Box|Pandora's Box]]". Conan then thinks he can get Detective Takagi to figure out who the number belongs to, but then Haibara warns that if he does, Detective Takagi will be killed.

=== FBI versus the Black Organization ===

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== Bourbon, Subaru Okiya, Masumi Sera, and Tooru Amuro ===
Not long after Akai's death, Conan hears fresh intel from the [[FBI]] that a new [[Black Organization]] agent called [[Bourbon]] is looking for Shiho, which Conan keeps secret from Haibara. As Conan and Haibara investigate a normal case, Haibara feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Subaru Okiya]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in Kudo's house since Okiya's apartment was burnt to the ground. Okiya appears in other cases later on, including at the Haido mall where the rest of the Black Organization gathered to chase a rumored sighting of a [[Scar Akai|scarred Shuichi Akai]]. Although Okiya is trusted by Conan and Agasa and kind to Haibara, she remains frightened of him. Later, some of his actions lead her to believe he might be someone she knows and she comes to trust him more, even attempting to uncover his identity when she thought he was asleep.

Meanwhile American high school detective [[Masumi Sera]] and detective [[Tooru Amuro]] also begin hanging around. Sera is unusually interested in Haibara<ref>Manga Chapter 775-777: Target On Tape</ref> and Conan; although more aggressive in scrutinizing Conan, Sera also secretly collected pictures of Haibara (which Sera later deleted) and kept trying to meet with her after they kept coincidentally missing on another. Because of this, Haibara becomes suspicious of Sera although Sera does not give her the sort of fear the Black Organization inspires. Haibara never directly meets Amuro; the closest she gets is when he drives by her while she rides in Okiya's car during a car chase.

Later, when Haibara is forced to revert to Shiho using a [[temporary antidote]], a video of her as an adult is sent to the Mouri Detective Agency by Mitsuhiko which Sera, Okiya, and Amuro find out about. Because of this, Haibara is later targeted by a plot concocted by Vermouth and Bourbon aboard the Bell Tree Express Train. Bourbon is revealed to be Amuro and Haibara learns that he knew her parents. Bourbon was hoping to capture Shiho alive, but Vermouth's modifications to his plan which were designed to kill her led to Shiho supposedly being blown up on the train. The Shiho Vermouth and Bourbon thought was killed was really [[Kaitou Kid]] in disguise, Conan having forced him into the plan. Because of this, all of the Black Organization besides Vermouth think Shiho is now dead, and Vermouth is unable to reveal the truth to the rest of them without also compromising Conan, Haibara and their deaged condition against her wishes.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family & Friends ===
====Conan Edogawa====
{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}
Both are de-aged by APTX and have almost equal levels of intelligence, which makes Haibara and [[Conan]] close confidants and more sympathetic to one other than most other characters. Conan is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down over her sister's death. Ai Haibara seems to have possible romantic feelings for [[Conan]]/[[Shinichi]], although she never truly admits to it. Haibara expresses a lot of interest in Conan's personality, intelligence, and sense of justice. If Conan is in danger she is willing to throw away her life to save him, overriding fears and concerns for her own safety that would ordinarily paralyze her. Similarly, Conan has saved Haibara's life more than once when she would have sacrificed herself for his and the [[Detective Boys]]' safety. Haibara also often enjoys teasing Conan which Conan takes in good stride. Conan is oblivious of Haibara's feelings and sometimes finds it difficult to deal with her sarcasm and impudent, cold nature. Although close on many matters, they still don't fully trust one another with information about the Black Organization out of concern for the safety and feelings of the other.

==== Hiroshi Agasa ====
{{main|Agasa family}}
The relationship between Haibara and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite their actual ages, Haibara often acts more like a mother to the professor, constantly reminding him to watch what he eats. On several occassions, she has removed fattening foods from his reach<ref name=Depths>[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref>, and is attempting to help get him into better shape. There have also been instances where she'll automatically step in front of Agasa in cases of danger.<ref name=Eyes>[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref> Out of all the people she's met, Haibara seems most comfortable about acting herself with Professor Agasa; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the Black Organization, and took her in.

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

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

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

==== Ayumi Yoshida ====
Out of the Detective Boys, Haibara is the closest with [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. At one time, Ayumi noticed that she called everyone by their first names except for Haibara and decided to try and call her "Ai-chan", but without success. At the end of a case which involved a shattered friendship, Haibara told Ayumi that it was okay for her to call her "Ai-chan". When Mitsuhiko and Genta tried to call her that, however, she told them that only Ayumi was allowed to call her by her first name.<ref name=Ai-chan>[[A Friendship That Can't Be Bought|Episode 329-330: A Friendship That Can't Be Bought]]</ref> On the whole, Haibara seems to see Ayumi as a little sister, even going so far as to physically shield her from danger.<ref name=starsandtobacco>[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|Episode 375: A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]</ref>

[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
==== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ====
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
Haibara's classmate and fellow detective [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops romantic feelings for her, and Haibara is fully aware of this. Haibara uses Mitsuhiko's feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.

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

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

==== Tooru Amuro ====
[[Tooru Amuro|Amuro]] knew Haibara's parents and sister, but they didn't know each other.

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

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Haibara placed 4th in the poll with 686 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 15th movie, ''[[Quarter of Silence]]'', the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Haibara placed 4th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

*In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Haibara placed 3rd overall with 1,592 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai Haibara's name comes from [[wikipedia:Cordelia Gray|Cordelia '''Gray''']] (the character 灰 in her name means "ash") and [[wikipedia:V.I. Warshawski|'''V.I.''' Warshawski]] (V.I. upside down = "Ai"). Although Agasa suggested she use the kanji 愛 (love) for "Ai", she preferred to use the kanji 哀 (sorrow). Her US FUNimation name, "Vi Graythorn", has similar roots.

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

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "Before" Appearance (Episode 129)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ai_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Haibara's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

=== General ===
{{cquote|You can't complain about time going by... If anyone tries to change it... Life will punish them.|[[Volume 20|File 191, Page 11: "The Eyes From Far Away"]]}}

=== Specific ===
{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa! |[[Volume 23|File 222, Page 7: "The Last Movie"]]}}
{{cquote|Even this loyal mirror won't... Reflect your true form.|Talking to Conan|[[Volume 23|File 223, Page 14: "The True in the Mirror"]]}}
{{cquote|You'll protect me, right?|Talking to Conan<ref>Anime Chapter 280: The Hooligan's Labyrinth Part 2</ref>}}
{{cquote|I will pass!|When the Detective Boys want to play detectives or treasure hunters}}

===Quotes about Ai===

== Trivia ==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the Black Organization recognized. To further confirm the pun, in the Spanish dub of the anime, her codename in the organization is "Jerez" rather than "Sherry" (in Spanish language, both the town and the wine share the name), although she was renamed later to "Sherry" again.
* Haibara is an animal lover.
* Haibara strongly dislikes getting shocked by static electricity. She used to have some accessories to dissipate the charge, but she seems to have given up on them after Shinichi taught her a good strategy to avoid being shocked.<ref>Manga [[Volume 61]], Files 5-7 (635-637), Anime [[Episode 525]]</ref>

==In other languages==
===Ai Haibara===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|哀Ai|灰原Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Anita/Vi|Hailey/Graythorn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic| هيبارا 　Hibara| <ref>In the Arabic version, Ai Haibara was just simply referred as Hibara.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|장미 Jang Mee|홍 Hong}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ไอ|ไฮบาระ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ai|Haibara}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ай|Хайбара}}
{{EndTable}}

===Shiho Miyano===
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|志保Shiho |宮野Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|시호 Shi Ho|안 Ahn}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ชิโฮ|มิยาโนะ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Shiho|Miyano}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Шихо|Мияно}}
{{EndTable}}

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

== Gallery ==
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</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Miyano family]]
* [[Agasa family]]
* [[APTX4869]]
* [[Antidote (Prototype)]]
* [[Black Organization]]
* [[Sherry's soliloquy]]

== References ==
<references />
{{Characters}}
{{Detective Boys}}
{{Black Organization}}

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Rei Furuya

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Tooru Amuro
| japanese-name = 安室透 (Amuro Tōru)
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| image = Tooru_Amuro_Profile.jpg
| age = 29
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
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| aliases = Bourbon
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_75#Private_Eye|File 793]] Anime: [[Wedding Eve|Episode 667]]
| appearances = {{:Tooru Amuro Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 76]]
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| japanese-voice = [[Tohru Furuya]]<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-11/gundam-tohru-furuya-to-play-detective-conan-tohru-amuro</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Tooru Amuro'''|安室透|Amuro Tōru}}, known by his codename {{nihongo|'''Bourbon'''|バーボン|Baabon}}, is a member of the [[Black Organization]] in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a recently dispatched operative who specializes in deduction and intelligence gathering. He hates [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason. Amuro 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==
Amuro'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|Amuro and Ran are happy that Kogoro cracked the code in the Detectives's Nocturne Case.]]
Amuro 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. He is also manipulative, tricking others into performing certain actions so he can gather information. Kogoro calls him "effeminate".

[[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/> It is also seen that Amuro has taken a serious interest in young [[Conan]] for reasons unknown, since there is no evidence that leads to him knowing Conan's real identity. However, it can be inferred that Amuro is beginning to unravel the mystery behind the "Sleeping [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]".
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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 ===
Amuro is a good detective with excellent information gathering skills. Although, since Amuro 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 Amuro was the smartest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 1 (807), pg 11: "The Strongest Senpai"</ref>

=== Driving ===
Amuro 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 ===
Amuro 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 recieved a concussion from an errant tennis racket, Amuro "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 ===
Amuro 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
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=== Martial Arts ===
Amuro 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> Amuro 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 Amuro was the strongest student at the police academy.<ref name=807p11/>

== Appellations ==
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| [[File:Ran Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Ran Mouri]] || Amuro-san || Ran-san
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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. Amuro 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> Amuro 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 Amuro 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]]) ===
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, Amuro 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. [[File:Amuro_abuse.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Amuro gets knocked over by a case suspect]]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|220px|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|right|220px|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|left|220px|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|right|220px|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|left|220px|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|right|220px|Amuro hacking Kogoro's PC.]]

===Cabin Trap (Manga: [[Volume 77|815-817]])===
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]])===
[[File:AmuroBourbon.jpg|thumb|175px|left|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]])===
[[File:AmuroConan.jpg|right|thumb|220px|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]])===
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]])===
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.

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]])===
Conan suspects that the couple who approached him and Jodie was in fact Bourbon and Vermouth in disguise. He decides to call Haibara to confirm whether she has felt the members of the Black Organization lately, not knowing that Amuro is watching him closely from a corner nearby.

== 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 Amuro offers Kogoro an unknown "tuition" per case Kogoro brings him on, the amount he offers is enough to get Kogoro excited and accept Amuro as an apprentice without hesitation. This is strange because Amuro 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, Amuro 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, Amuro doesn't intervene when a suspect he knows to be innocent is half a step from destroying his exonerating evidence because it seems Amuro was testing Kogoro. Later, Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro 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 Amuro worked for a "good" organization like the FBI. It is more sensible that Amuro was trying to protect Date from any potential repercussions associated with joining the Black Organization which deeply mistrusts police officers.
* Amuro 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 Amuro 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 not let him near the Kudo's house and Haibara (Sherry).
* In 793, the first case in which appears Amuro, the detective Sanji Haruoka order to the waiter (Amuro 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 Amuro being Scar Akai these times was:
* In Scar Akai's appearance at the Beika Dept. Store, Amuro 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. 
* Amuro 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 Amuro met and Amuro 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.
* Amuro 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]].
* Amuro's hypothetical disguise suggestion in 795, a knit cap and long windbreaker, are articles of clothing Shuichi Akai and Scar Akai wear respectively.

==Relationships analysis==
===Wataru Date===
[[File:Amuro deletes message.jpg|thumb|right|125px|Amuro deleting Date's message.]]
[[Wataru Date]] and Tooru Amuro were friends in the police academy; Amuro was the top ranked student, while Date held second place. While Date went on to become an officer, Amuro went somewhere else and fell out of contact with Date for unknown reasons. Date's last text to Amuro asked him where he was and chided Amuro to communicate once in a while. Amuro was shown visiting Date's grave, and likely left a toothpick out of respect for Date; Date used them habitually.

===Shuichi Akai===
Bourbon despises [[Shuichi Akai]] for some unknown reason and believes he is the only one capable of killing him.<ref name=703p3/>

===Vermouth===
[[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), and she calls to ask him if he will be upholding it after the car chase in [[Detectives' Nocturne]].

===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 Amuro seem to have met at some point because Akemi told Shiho that Amuro has a rivalry with Akai. 

===Shiho Miyano===
Amuro 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. Amuro says he had met Elena and Atsushi Miyano while they were alive. Amuro 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 Amuro's pursuing [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Mazda_RX-7_2|Mazda FD RX-7]].

=== Conan Edogawa ===
Amuro 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 Amuro 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 generically friendly towards Amuro. After the events of the Bell Tree Express, dealing with Amuro 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, Amuro has decided to investigate Conan. Amuro 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.

=== Masumi Sera ===
Amuro 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. Amuro sees Sera again after the previous case, and notices that she looks similiar to Shuichi Akai. To confirm his theory, Amuro 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 Amuro 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 [[wikipedia:Tōru_Furuya|'''Touru''' 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.

==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==
===Tooru Amuro===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|透 Tōru|安室 Amuro}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โทโอรุ|อามุโระ}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Toru|Amuro}}
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===Bourbon===
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{{OtherLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|バーボン Baabon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Bourbon}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|波本 Bōběn}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เบอร์บอน}}
{{OtherLangItem|flag=France|French|Bourbon }}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Amurocar.PNG‎|thumb|right|150px|Amuro's RX-7]]
* Amuro 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>
*Amuro [[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, Amuro'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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{{Black Organization}}
{{Characters}}

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The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret

2013-06-16T10:56:21Z

Xap: /* Resolution */

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| episode = 699-700
| image = TV Episode 699-700.jpg
| title = The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 灰原の秘密に迫る影 (Haibara no Himitsu ni Semaru Kage)
| season = [[Season 22|22]]
| manga = [[Volume 77|Volume 77: Files 9-11 (815-817)]]
| airdate = June 8, 2013 (Part 1) June 15, 2013 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Masumi Sera]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] [[Misao Yamamura]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Tooru Amuro]] [[Shiho Miyano]] [[Subaru Okiya]]
| suspects = Hayamichi Yonezumi, Chouzou Usagi, and Takeya Iwakuma
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Masumi Sera]]
| next-conan-hint = Mystery Train Pass Ring (Part 1)
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| organizer =
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| opening-song = Q&A
| closing-song = Hitomi no Melody
| prev-episode = No Way! The UFO Crash Case
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== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Masumi Sera}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}
{{Char|Misao Yamamura}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Tooru Amuro}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano}}
{{Char|Subaru Okiya}}
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== Gadgets ==
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{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
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== Case ==

=== Situation ===
==== Part 1 ====
While at a camping trip, The Detective Boys are surprisingly greeted by Masumi Sera. While the Professor sets up camp and Conan chats with Sera, Ayumi, Genta, Haibara, and Mitsuhiko venture into the woods and come across a man burying a body.

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| crime = Murder
| image = EP699-700_Case_1.jpg
| location = Campground in Gunma forest in mountains
| victim = Unknown woman
| cause-death = Wound from axe to the back
| suspects = Hayamichi Yonezumi, Chouzou Usagi, and Takeya Iwakuma
| description = The woman was being buried by her killer when Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Haibara stumbled upon the cover-up. The culprit gives chase.
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While the children run, Haibara alerts the police, and then they hide in a dark cabin, only to figure out it is where the culprit was earlier. To prevent them from talking, the culprit locks them in and sets the cabin blaze.

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| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP699-700_Case_2.jpg
| location = Cabin inside the forest
| victim = [[Ai Haibara]], [[Ayumi Yoshida]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]], and [[Genta Kojima]]
| victim-label = Victims
| suspects = Hayamichi Yonezumi, Chouzou Usagi, and Takeya Iwakuma
| description = The culprit decides to silence the Detective Boys by locking them inside the cabin then set it on fire.
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Inspector Yamamura arrives to the scene of the body, and later has three suspects. The only clue is a dying message of her fingers being in an odd form behind her back.

==== Part 2 ====

=== People ===
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{{People|Hayamichi Yonezumi|Hayamichi Yonezumi.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Part-time worker}}
{{People|Chouzou Usagi|Chouzou Usagi.jpg|
* 42 years old
* Photographer}}
{{People|Takeya Iwakuma|Takeya Iwakuma.jpg|
* 23 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Woman|EP699-700 Woman.jpg|
* Victim (hacked)
* Around 30 years of age
* Child care worker}}
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=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
The culprit is '''Chouzou Usagi'''. The woman was Chouzou's girlfriend and a kindergarden teacher. The dying message was her fingers in the shape of a rabbit ([兎]usagi) shadow puppet. He killed her because she stuck him in a small dark cabin with her despite his claustrophobia. She was trying to cure him of it when Chouzou had a panic attack and killed her. He then states he trapped the Detective Boys in the cabin and set it on fire. Haibara uses an antidote she prepared to become Shiho Miyano and save the others. Mitsuhiko later sends a picture of Shiho Miyano "Sherry" to Kogorou to find her and say thanks and also shows the picture to Sera. Amuro and Subaru Okiya hack Kogorou's computer to find the image, with Sherry wearing a Mystery Train ring. The events that follow occur later in the Mystery Train case where the Black Organization returns to kill Sherry.
</spoiler>

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 22]]
[[Category:Episodes]]

Ran Mouri

2013-03-18T14:09:34Z

Xap: /* Doubts about Conan's identity */

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

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

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

After Shinichi's disappearance, Ran met [[Conan Edogawa]], who was introduced by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] as a "distant relative". At Agasa's request, Ran agreed to look after him, and immediately came to think of him as a surrogate little brother.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> Ran has come to suspect Conan's identity multiple times, but Conan always manages a sufficient alibi to satisfy her concerns.
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== Personality ==
Ran's greatest personality trait is that she genuinely cares for those she loves. She is also patient, kind, and nurturing. Like Shinichi, she highly values justice to the point of idealism. To avoid making Shinichi choose between her and his important case (really an excuse because Shinichi has turned into Conan and can't return), she has decided to wait for him to finish it, trusting his promise that he will come back despite their separation causing Ran a lot of emotional pain. Ran is also very hot-blooded and tends to act on impulses when the people she cares about are involved; the combination of jumping to conclusions and not hesitating to use karate on those who she perceives to have wronged someone have led to several "near-miss" misunderstandings. Early on, she would become violently suspicious if she thought Shinichi was philandering, although more recently his confessions have lead her to trust his intentions.

Ran can be very brave and resourceful when she wants to be, and rescues Conan from trouble on occasion. However, she has an irrational fear of the supernatural and is thus—unlike her friend Sonoko—absolutely no fan of anything related to the horror genre.<ref name="e274">[[Truth About the Haunted House|Episode 274-275: Truth About the Haunted House]]</ref> She also constantly tries to reunite her father and mother again, though with little success, thanks to the mutual stubbornness of both parents. Ran is typically unaware of her attractiveness, and usually remains oblivious when men try to flirt with her, often to Sonoko's exasperation. If made aware, Ran doesn't respond in kind due to her feelings for Shinichi. Even though Ran is in love with Shinichi, she has repeatedly failed to convey her feelings because she suddenly becomes self conscious.

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

==Appearance==
Ran has long dark brown hair and blue eyes. What was originally a wave in her bangs has evolved into a stylized triangular point.

== Abilities ==
Ran's most notable ability is her great prowess in martial arts; she is skilled enough in karate to win regional tournaments at the high-school level. Ran is the captain and ace of the karate team of Teitan High School.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> Her deceptive strength and skill have been seen repeatedly, both from her ability to effortlessly smash stone and other very sturdy objects and also take out various assailants. In the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', Conan states that Ran has an unusual amount of stamina.<ref name="m9">[[Strategy Above the Depths|Movie 9: Strategy Above the Depths]]</ref> Despite her prowess, she may not always be able to use karate if scared or shaken.<ref name="m2" /> In the fourth movie (''[[Captured in Her Eyes]]''), Ran also was unable to use karate due to suffering of amnesia at the time, but as soon as she recovered her memories she also got the use of her abilities back and incapacitated the culprit who was about to kill her and Conan.<ref name="m4">[[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4: Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref>

Ran is also very skilled in running a household, including sewing and cooking. She is musically talented, able to memorize and transcrive the notes for the song ''Come Spring'', and she can also play the piano well. She also is astonishingly lucky at gambling, lotteries, and any game of chance, including poker.<ref>[[Volume 8]]</ref><ref name="e75">[[Loan Company President's Murder Case|Episode 75: Loan Company President's Murder Case]]</ref> Ran is also considered very beautiful as, noted by Sonoko (to Sonoko's annoyance); Ran was once even offered a modeling job. Ran also has a very good memory for history, and has used her knowledge to contribute to a case investigation more than once.

==Appellations==
In the Detective Conan Franchise, most characters simply call Ran by her name, but characters have another way of calling her. This table shows what Ran call other characters and what they call her.
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| [[File:Shinichi Kudo 60px.jpg]] || [[Shinichi Kudo]] || Ran || Shinichi Deduction Freak ''(Suiri Otaku)'' Mystery Geek
|-
| [[File:Conan Edogawa 60px.jpg]] || [[Conan Edogawa]] || Ran-neechan || Conan-kun
|-
| [[File:Kogoro Mouri 60px.jpg]] || [[Kogoro Mouri]] || Ran || Dad or father ''(Otou-san)''
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|-
| [[File:Ayumi Yoshida 60px.jpg]] || [[Ayumi Yoshida]] || Ran-oneesan || Ayumi-chan
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| [[File:Genta Kojima 60px.jpg]] || [[Genta Kojima]] || Ran-neechan || Genta-kun
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| [[File:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya 60px.jpg]] || [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] || Ran-san || Mitsuhiko-kun
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| [[File:Ai Haibara 60px.jpg]] || [[Ai Haibara]] || Mouri-san The girl at the Detective Agency || Ai-chan
|}
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! style="width:60px;"|Picture !! style="width:125px;"|Name !! style="width:200px;"|What they call Ran !! style="width:200px;"|What Ran calls them
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| [[File:Eri Kisaki 60px.jpg]] || [[Eri Kisaki]] || Ran || Mom or mother ''(Okaa-san)''
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| [[File:Hiroshi Agasa 60px.jpg]] || [[Hiroshi Agasa]] || Ran-kun || Professor ''(Hakase)'' Professor Agasa ''(Agasa-hakase)''
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| [[File:Sonoko Suzuki 60px.jpg]] || [[Sonoko Suzuki]] || Ran || Sonoko
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| [[File:Heiji Hattori 60px.jpg]] || [[Heiji Hattori]] || Neechan || Hattori-kun
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| [[File:Kazuha Toyama 60px.jpg]] || [[Kazuha Toyama]] || Ran-chan || Kazuha-chan
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| [[File:Masumi Sera 60px.jpg]] || [[Masumi Sera]] || Ran-chan || Sera-san Masumi-chan ''(File 778)''
|}
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| [[File:Vermouth 60px.jpg]] || [[Vermouth]] || Angel || Sharon<ref>[[Volume 35|Volume 35, File 353, Page 6]]</ref>
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| [[File:Wataru Takagi 60px.jpg]] || [[Wataru Takagi]] || Ran-san || Detective Takagi ''(Takagi-keiji)''
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| [[File:Miwako Sato 60px.jpg]] || [[Miwako Sato]] || Ran-chan || Detective Sato ''(Sato-keiji)''
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== Plot overview ==
=== Doubts about Conan's identity ===
In time, Ran comes to suspect that Conan is actually Shinichi, despite what her common sense would say, but he always manages to trick her and prove her wrong. There are, however, occasions where she appears to be sure that Shinichi and Conan are one and the same.

The first time Ran suspects Conan is [[episode 7]]. After seeing how Conan, like Shinichi, can deduce someone's occupation by just touching the person's hand, Ran becomes very suspicious and keeps an eye on Conan during the whole case. However, Professor Agasa calls Ran with the voice changing bowtie at the end, freeing Conan of suspicion for a while.

[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases|Another time]], when Ran finds Conan asleep on the sofa, she takes off his glasses and notices the striking resemblance he has to Shinichi as a child. She later confronts Conan about this resemblance, his similar powers of deduction, and even his shared lack of any musical knowledge. However, Shinichi's mother unexpectedly shows up and covers for Conan by explaining that Conan resembles Shinichi because they are distant relatives and that Conan possesses Shinichi's deductive ability because he admires Shinichi and learns from him.

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

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

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

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

During "[[The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm]]" case we can see that Ran's suspicions are arising again. This is thanks to Heiji, openly revealed the fingerprint matching during the "Murder, Shinichi Kudo" case. Kazuha gave a likely, but not to Conan or Heiji, explanation on how Shinichi's fingerprints got onto the handcuff's piece of chain. However, for some reason Ran talked directly to Conan, which he pointed out that she is talking to the wrong person. Unconsciously she thinks she is talking to Shinichi.

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

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

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

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

==== Sonoko Suzuki ====
[[Image:Ran and Sonoko.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Ran and Sonoko]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and Ran have been best friends ever since they were children.<ref name=Magic>[[Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata|Magic File 3: Mahjong Pieces and the Memories from Tanabata]]</ref> Sonoko was often there to help Ran whenever she was bullied by other school children, more so than even [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]].<ref name=Magic /> Sonoko and Ran are often shown walking together after school. Sonoko often invites Ran to join her on trips or events hosted by the Suzuki family (most commonly her [[Jirokichi Suzuki|uncle]]'s showdowns with [[Kaitou Kid]]). They also go out shopping or to karaoke together.<ref name=Karaoke />

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

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

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

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

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

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

=== Others ===
==== Eisuke Hondou ====
In [[The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box]], [[Eisuke Hondou|Eisuke]] expresses romantic interest in Ran. He admits to Conan that he loves Ran and claims that he wants take Ran to America to live happily ever after there, and to ask for Shinichi's permission. Conan, without hesitating, refuses his permission, which confirms his true identity to Eisuke.
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== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Ran placed 5th in the poll with 347 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

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

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

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

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

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ran_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ran's "After" Appearance (Episode 625)]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Courage is a word of justice. It means the quality of mind that enables one to face apprehension with confidence and resolution. It is not right to use it as an excuse to kill someone.<ref>[[Volume 31#File 313 - A Courageous Decision|Volume 31, File 313: "A Courageous Decision"]]</ref>}}
{{cquote|There are things one cannot do no matter the circumstances.}}
{{cquote|I don't mind waiting for people. Because the longer you wait, when you do meet... You'll be more happy.}}
{{cquote|Don't say stupid things like that, who would like that mystery fanatic anyway. (Sonoko teasing Ran)}}

== Trivia ==
* Her first phone (the pink one) was given by [[Shinichi Kudo]].
* Gosho Aoyama, the creator of the ''Detective Conan'' series, stated that Ran is one of his favorite female characters.<ref>Monthly B.L.T. magazine interview for the 16th Movie Eleventh Striker (approx April 29, 2012) 
Ｑ. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か？ 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appears (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like? 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか（新一のことを）待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).</ref>
* On her phone, there is a blissful sea cucumber key-ring.

==In other languages==
{{BeginTable CharLang}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|蘭 Ran |毛利　Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Rachel|Moore}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish Latin America|Claudia|Guzmán}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Sweden|Swedish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|ران 　Ran|موري Mori }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|미란 Miran|유 Yoo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|兰 Lan|毛利 Maoli}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Republic of China|Traditional Chinese|蘭 Lan|毛利 Maoli}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|รัน rạn|โมริ Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Ran|Mori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Indonesia|Ran|Mouri}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ран|Мори}}
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== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Pre-gradeschool Shinichi and Ran.PNG|Ran and Shinichi before grade school
File:Ran_in_10_years.png|Ran in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Mouri family]]
* [[Ran Mouri Appearances]]

== References ==
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[[de:Ran Mori]]
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Aoko Nakamori

2012-12-22T01:52:02Z

Xap: character is in the anime too

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Aoko Nakamori
| japanese-name = 中森青子 (Nakamori Aoko)
| english-name =
| image = Aoko Nakomori Profile.jpg
| age = 16-17
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown
| relatives = [[Ginzo Nakamori]] (father)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1 Manga: File 159 Anime: Episode 76
| appearances = {{:Aoko Nakamori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yukiko Iwai]] (Episode 76) [[Minami Takayama]] (Episode 219 and OVA 4) [[Ayumi Fujimura]] (Magic Kaito Special)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Aoko Nakamori|中森青子|Nakamori Aoko}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]].

== Background ==
Aoko has been [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]]'s best friend ever since they were young children, much like [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] in Detective Conan. Aoko currently attends Ekoda High School as a second-year student in class 2-B along with Kaito, [[Keiko Momoi|Keiko]], [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]], and [[Saguru Hakuba|Hakuba]]. Aoko dislikes the [[Kaitou Kid]] for making a mockery of her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]], but is unaware that Kid is actually her best friend in disguise.

== Personality ==
[[File:Aoko personality.PNG|thumb|left|125px|Aoko declares to her father she will go on a date with Kaito to prove he isn't the Kaitou Kid.]]
Aoko has a temperamental personality, sweet and gentle at one moment, then boisterous and fiery at the next. Like her father, she is impulsive, easily riled up, and often shouts. Kaito and Kaitou Kid in particular are often the trigger for bouts of loud, violent displays. She also has a mischievous side, using Kaito's weakness for fish to get revenge on him for harassing her.

Aoko has a tendency to refer to herself in the third-person, which is considered 'cutesy' and childish in Japan. She is also shown to dress rather childishly, in skirts and cardigans when she's not in her school uniform.

Aoko is shown to be very intelligent. However, she may also have rather low self-esteem. Once, to prove that Kaito wasn't the Kid, she asked him out on date on the day of a Kid heist. Kaito, taken aback, snaps "Why would I go out with an ugly girl like you?" to which she tearfully replies "I know...but please!" <ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=1 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=4 | title=Kid's Busy Day|language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref>

Aoko does not like being alone; she blames Kaitou Kid for stealing her father from her because she wishes her dad was at home more instead of chasing Kaitou Kid.
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==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 Aoko !! style="width:200px;"|What Aoko calls them
|-
| [[File:Kaito Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaito Kuroba]] || Aoko Ahoko ''(insult)'' || Kaito Bakaito ''(insult)''
|-
| [[File:Ginzo Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Ginzo Nakamori]] || Aoko || Dad ''(Tou-san)''
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| [[File:Akako Koizumi 60px.jpg]] || [[Akako Koizumi]] || Nakamori-san || Akako-chan
|-
| [[File:Saguru Hakuba 60px.jpg]] || [[Saguru Hakuba]] || Aoko-kun || Hakuba-kun
|-
| [[File:Keiko Momoi 60px.jpg]] || [[Keiko Momoi]] || Aoko || Keiko
|-
| [[File:Konosuke Jii 60px.jpg]] || [[Konosuke Jii]] || ??? || Jii-san
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Relationships analysis ==
[[Image:Kaito and Aoko.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Kaito and Aoko.]]
==== Kaito Kuroba ====
{{main|Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori}}
[[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]] and Aoko Nakamori have been best friends since they were little and first met at the clock tower. They are portrayed as a similar pairing to Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri (including how the characters are drawn), 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.

[[Image:MK9 139.png|200px|thumb|right|Hakuba and Aoko.]]
==== Saguru Hakuba ====
Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, [[Saguru Hakuba|Hakuba]] seems to flirt with 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>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Kaitou Under Scrutiny |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref> Although initially excited to have Hakuba want to go to the concert with her, Aoko during the actual heist seems to want Hakuba to fail so that she can go to the concert with Kaito instead. This relationship has not been touched upon much since then because of Hakuba's limited appearances in ''Magic Kaito'' and ''Detective Conan''.
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== Plot overview ==
[[File:Aoko_Kaito_Mop_violence.png|thumb|right|Aoko hits Kaito with a mop.]]
Aoko has been friends with [[Kaito Kuroba]] since they were both small children.<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid|'''Episode 219''': The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]</ref> However, they frequently bicker and fight; she seems to be the target of many of Kaito's pranks, to which she retaliates by attempting to bludgeon him with whatever she can get her hands on (often a mop).<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=1 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=1 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref>

Aoko hates the [[Kaitou Kid]] for humiliating her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]]. This is partly why Kaito has to go to such lengths to keep his identity hidden from her. However, Kaito has come under suspicion of being the Kaitou Kid several times. In one instance, Aoko went to great lengths to prove Kaito innocent: she asked him out on the day the heist was supposed to take place, and then during the actual time of the heist she handcuffed Kaito to her. Kaito, however, was able to escape and use a dummy to fool Aoko into thinking that he had been with her the entire time.

Aoko frequently attends Kaitou Kid heists, similar to how [[Ran Mouri]] attends many of her father's mystery cases. Kaito has not had to prove his 'innocence' to her recently, which suggests that she now 'trusts' him.
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== Name origin ==
The name "Aoko" means "blue child" in Japanese. This contrasts with her classmate [[Akako Koizumi]]'s name, which means "red child".

== Trivia ==
[[image:Aoko Holmes.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Aoko Holmes]]
* A prototype version of Aoko appears in Aoyama's "{{nihongo|Nonchalant Lupin|さりげなくルパン|Sarigenaku Rupan}}" short story. In this version, Aoko is named {{nihongo|Aoko Holmes|宝陸葵子|Hoomuzu Aoko}} and is a high school detective who started her own Detective Club.
* Aoko shares a voice actor with Conan for her appearance in Detective Conan OVA 4 and Episode 219.
* Unlike her counterparts Ran and Kazuha, it has been suggested that Aoko has a high level of intelligence at least approaching that of her 'love-interest' Kaito. In the first file of the ''Magic Kaito'' manga, the two are causing havoc in the classroom; the teacher tries to get them to focus by asking first Kaito, then Aoko to answer a complicated math problem on the board, but both answer her question with hardly a glance at the board and continue with their mayhem.
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Nakamori family]]
* This fan-made [http://www.mischif.net/1412/kid.htm Kaitou Kid reference page].

== References ==
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{{Magic Kaito}}
{{Characters}}

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Keiko Momoi

2012-12-22T01:35:22Z

Xap: character is in the anime too

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| name = Keiko Momoi
| japanese-name = 桃井恵子 (Momoi Keiko)
| english-name =
| image = Keiko Momoi Profile.jpg
| age = 17
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 6 Manga: ? Anime: [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 219]]
| appearances = TV: 1 Specials: 1
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Yukiko Iwai]] (219) [[Ai Kayano]] (Magic Kaito)
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Keiko Momoi|桃井恵子|Momoi Keiko}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Keiko appears to be a close friend of [[Aoko Nakamori]], possibly her best friend after [[Kaito Kuroba]]. It is not stated how long the girls have known each other. In the plot of Magic Kaito, Keiko often serves the same purpose that [[Sonoko Suzuki]] does to [[Ran Mouri]]: that of friend and foil to the female main character.

She attends Ekoda High along with [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]], [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], [[Akako Koizumi]] and [[Saguru Hakuba]].

== Personality ==
Although comparable to Sonoko, Keiko appears to have a far less abrasive personality. She is an avid Kaitou Kid fan, but knows better than to advertise this in front of Aoko.
== Plot overview ==
Keiko has appeared only once in Detective Conan, during the Kudo vs Kid special. She was seen first in high school homeroom with [[Kaito Kuroba]], [[Aoko Nakamori]], and [[Akako Koizumi]]. She later attended the Kid heist outside the clock tower with Aoko.

Keiko then makes a brief appearance in '''[[Kaitou Kid's Busy Date]]''' while she and a few other classmates ask Aoko about her feelings for Kaito.

==Appellations==
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| [[File:Kaito Kuroba 60px.jpg]] || [[Kaito Kuroba]] || ??? || Kaito-kun
|-
| [[File:Aoko Nakamori 60px.jpg]] || [[Aoko Nakamori]] || Keiko || Aoko
|-
| [[File:Saguru Hakuba 60px.jpg]] || [[Saguru Hakuba]] || ??? || Hakuba-kun
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==Relationships analysis==
===Family & Friends===
====Aoko Nakamori====
Keiko and [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]] are good friends together.

== Name origin ==
Like other characters in ''Magic Kaito'', Keiko's name contains a color. The "momo" in Keiko's family name means "peach".

== Trivia ==

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]
{{Magic Kaito}}
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Juzo Megure

2012-11-30T11:12:05Z

Xap: /* Wataru Takagi */ Changed from always to usually

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Plot overview ==

== Relationships analysis ==

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

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

=== Midori Megure ===
[[Midori Megure|Midori]] is Megure's wife.

== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Megure placed 24th in the poll with 17 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

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

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Megure_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megure's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Megure_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megure's "After" Appearance (Episode 549)]]
|}

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
* Megure's scar has yet to be seen, because even when he was hospitalized, he either had his hat or had a bandage that wrapped the whole top of his head.
* Megure does not know how to work with computers well. He doesn't know the most basic jargon nor the proper way to turn one on or off.<ref name=379p>Manga Volume 37, File 7, :"Footsteps of Darkness 3"</ref>

==In other languages==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Joseph|Meguire}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Saudi Arabia|Arabic|''Not given''|ميغوري 　Migori}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|롬보/한석 Lom Bo/Han Seok |골 Gol<ref>His name changed in Movie 2, because of the issue with the number-name pairing.</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese|十三 Shisan|目暮 Mumu}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Malay|Juzo|Megure}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|จูโซ|เมงูเระ}}
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== Gallery ==
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File:Juzo Megure -10.PNG|Juzo Megure 10 years ago
</gallery>

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

== References ==
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