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Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-11-29T17:15:44Z

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== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko or making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]

==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he loves both Ayumi and Haibara, and asks her if he's a bad person because of that.

Haibara falls off the car and Mitsuhiko holds her while saying: "I'll never let you fall"

==='''Full Score of Fear'''-===
Mitsuhiko instead of looking at Ayumi when they are singing he looks at Ai while he blushes.
Their chorus coach says that he was singing bad because he was looking at Ai

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Ai Haibara.]]
'''Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun'''
Mitsuhiko ask/pulled Ai to go to the top of the stairs with him to be the emperess and emperor of the photo

===Episode 466-467===

===Episode 518-519===

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-07-04T13:46:56Z

Xuntouchedhopex:

== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he loves both Ayumi and Haibara, and asks her if he's a bad person because of that.

Haibara falls of the car and Mitsuhiko holds her while saying: "I'll never let you fall"

===Full Score of Fear===
Mitsuhiko instead of looking Ayumi when they are singing he looks at Ai while he blushes.
The teacher says that he was singing bad because he was looking at Ai

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Ai Haibara.]]
'''Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun'''
Mitsuhiko ask/pulled Ai to go to the top of the stair with him to be the emperors and emperor of the photo
===Episode 466-467===

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:43:00Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Moments */

== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he loves both Ayumi and Haibara, and asks her if he's a bad person because of that.

Haibara falls of the car and Mitsuhiko holds her while saying: "I'll never let you fall"

===Full Score of Fear===
Mitsuhiko instead of looking Ayumi when they are singing he looks at Ai while he blushes.
The teacher says that he was singing bad because he was looking at Ai

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Ai Haibara.]]
===Episode 312-313===

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:41:31Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Countdown to Heaven */

== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he loves both Ayumi and Haibara, and asks her if he's a bad person because of that.

Haibara falls of the car and Mitsuhiko holds her while saying: "I'll never let you fall"

===Full Score of Fear===
Mitsuhiko instead of looking Ayumi when they are singing he looks at Ai while he blushes.
The teacher says that he was singing bad because he was looking at Ai

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Ai Haibara.]]

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:39:32Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Full Score of Fear */

== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
===Full Score of Fear===
Mitsuhiko instead of looking Ayumi when they are singing he looks at Ai while he blushes.
The teacher says that he was singing bad because he was looking at Ai

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Ai Haibara.]]

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:33:06Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Strategy Above the Depths */

== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===

===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys (Episode 509)===

===The Phantom of Baker Street===
===Countdown to Heaven===
===Full Score of Fear===
[[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about Haibara Ai]]

===Strategy Above the Depths===
Haibara makes fun of Mitsuhiko asking him to have a bath with her.He inmediatly blushes and faints to the floor

===A Secret Order From London===
Mitsuhiko daydreams of Haibara and himself married

==See Also==
'''[[Ai Haibara]]

'''[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

==References==

[[Category:Relationships]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:31:44Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Full Score of Fear */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:31:27Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Full Score of Fear */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:31:13Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Full Score of Fear */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:31:01Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Strategy Above the Depths */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:30:49Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Strategy Above the Depths */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:30:36Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* A Secret Order From London */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:30:24Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Strategy Above the Depths */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:30:04Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* A Secret Order From London */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:29:45Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* A Secret Order From London */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:28:26Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Moments */

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:27:55Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Moments */

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:26:06Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Personality = */

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| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 24
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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== Plot overview ==

= Personality ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

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

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, ]while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.
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== Relationship analysis ==
* '''Ai Haibara'''
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she silently admires his knowledge. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.
* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

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

== References ==
<references />

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

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

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:24:59Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Personality = */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 24
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
{{clearleft}}

== Plot overview ==

= Personality ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

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

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, ]while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.
{{clearleft}}

== Relationship analysis ==
* '''Ai Haibara'''
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she silently admires his knowledge. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.
* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

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

== References ==
<references />

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

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

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-06-04T21:23:38Z

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| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 24
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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== Plot overview ==

= Personality ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

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

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, [[File:Mitsuhiko_daydreams_about_Haibara_Ai.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about his life with Haibara Ai]]while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.
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== Relationship analysis ==
* '''Ai Haibara'''
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[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she silently admires his knowledge. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.
* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

== Character popularity ==
*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Name origin ==
*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Quotes ==

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

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

== References ==
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Ai Haibara

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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 = 18 (originally)<ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (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]])
| aliases = Shiho Miyano (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|Chapter 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|Chapter 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) [[Yu Kashii]] (Sherry)
| footnotes =
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'''{{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]]. She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan.

== Background ==
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|left|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]]Shiho Miyano and her older sister, Akemi Miyano aka Masami Hirota were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Of course, while Akemi lived a normal life, Ai was sent to America as a small child to go to school and was groomed to finish her parents' research <ref> File 384-386 Volume 38 File 2-4</ref>. She was born to an English mother, Elena Miyano, and a Japanese father, Atsushi Miyano. Both of whom were members of the organization, and deceased. A prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project for the organization. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Org 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 Org and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> Her codename in the Organization is "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 a rare few of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho 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 she searched his house for a second time and found that his clothes from primary school were 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 swallows the [[APTX 4869]]]] Her unhappiness over the Black Organization's usage of the APTX 4869 for killing purposes though the drug has not yet been fully developed, in addition to her open questioning pertaining to the murder of her sister, Akemi Miyano, resulted in her imprisonment and scheduled execution by the Black Organization. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrunk into a seven or eight year old girl. In her new smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he may be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Kudo'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 had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]] -, personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== 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 Hiroshi Agasa created 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 investigated the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she revealed 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 protested her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time went by, he accepted Ai as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times.

Ai has begun working on 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. Eventually, Ai joined the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her mates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends. Eventually, Conan succeeded in persuading [[Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Ai in peace, a promise Vermouth has upheld so far, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Ai so far in her fear of the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

=== The boiling point ===
More recently, Ai has begun to suspect [[Subaru Okiya]] as being a member of the Black Organization, code-named "Bourbon", sent to track her down, though the sense of menace she feels in the presence of such individuals strangely keeps coming and going, making her unsure of her own judgements about him. Whether - and how closely - Subaru is really involved with the Black Organization is yet to be confirmed.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Ai asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic and cold attitude and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara she acts older than she is supposed to be, which the Shounen Tantei refer to her as "cool". But despite her jaded demeanor, she has shown to be kind and caring at occasion, though usually more to animals than people. She's a bit quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She is sometimes cold and very analytical, but there are times where she softens her demeanor and reveals herself to be a true friend. In fact, she considers Conan and the Detective Boys as 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]]. Smart, stubborn, and with a somewhat twisted sense of humor, she tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions that usually result in his gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Ai herself is a fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned an organization which had betrayed him and had remained an outcast for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
[[File:Haibara and fashion.png|thumb|150px|Ai reading fashion magazine 'Com Com'.]]Ai seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. In one of the cases for instance, 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>

== Relationship analysis ==

=== Conan Edogawa ===

{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}

Ai Haibara seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits to it. In the fourth movie, she says to Conan that she wished she could forget her memories about the Black Organization and the death of her sister and the pill, claiming that all she wants to be was a normal little girl and live together with Conan forever. But then as Conan was shocked by the words, Ai immediately said she was lying. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friend or otherwise. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence, she finds it easier to talk to him. Also, he is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down.

=== 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. 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 name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Haibara finds that Ran resembles 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 [[Vermouth]] 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 thought of her own sister, and began to treat and look at Ran as a spitting image of Akemi. Haibara also begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, during when she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were 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>

=== Ayumi Yoshida ===

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

This is especially true in the case of [[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 ok 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, Ai 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>

=== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ===
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[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]

[[Mitsuhiko]] develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge, She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love".

=== Hiroshi Agasa ===

The relationship between Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual ages are, Ai often times 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's 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, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the BO, and took her in.

=== Gin ===
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Gin has an abnormal attachment for Shiho and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she hates him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

=== 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 Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name=CD239/>

=== Shuichi Akai ===

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

== 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, and Conan realizes it's at Agasa's home.

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 Natsume Sōseki. Toshiya reveals that before his brother disappeared, a woman, who had an interest in that portrait, approached Toshiya.

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's a girl named Shiho Miyano, former member of the Black Organization. She actualy betrayed the group and escaped with the use of the APTX 4869 which caused her to become a child. She reveals that she accidentally sent a floppy disk containing data on the Black Organization to her older sister... which is now in the possession of her sister's professor, Masami Hirota.

[[image:Ai cries.png|thumb|right|150px|Ai 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 realize 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 Shirokura; Shirokura after bludgeoning Hirota to death tied the answering machine cassette tape around the key to the room which rewound when a call was made and subsequently bringing the key into the room. As evidence, Conan reveals that Shirokura's fingerprints should be found on the tape.

Haibara breaks down and asks Conan why he could not save her sister, Akemi, from the Black Organization. Later that day, Haibara attempts to read the files off the disk only to have a virus delete all the data.

=== The first head to head battle arc ===

[[image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after she drinks [[baijiu]]. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but he gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.

=== The Desperate Revival arc ===

During the Desperate Revival episodes, Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, due to Ran knowing Conan's blood type (for a blood transfusion). While Conan is in the hospital contemplating about admitting his identity, Haibara enters at night and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found Haibara out 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 Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had as a child. However, she pulls the trigger and a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point; that both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a prototype antidote for the shrinking drug 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.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===

Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

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

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
As Conan and Ai investigate a normal case, Ai feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Okiya Subaru]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudou house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. 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 Akai Shuichi]]. Despite the apparent implications, [[Bourbon]]'s true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed. At the end of episode 543 (Anime), Okiya Subaru can be seen drinking a bottle of Baker's Mark, which is a brand of Kentucky Bourbon.

== Name Origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai'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>

== Quotes ==

=== General ===

{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Professor Agasa! <ref>Manga Chapter 222: The Last Movie p.07, to Conan</ref> }}

{{cquote|(Talking to Conan) "I'll run with you." <ref>Anime Series Chapter 295: Smash of Love and
Determination Part 2</ref> }}

==Trivia==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain (it has been hinted that Haibara Ai speaks, reads, or understands Spanish.<ref>Movie 11</ref>). Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the BO recognized.
*Ai seems to have an interest in designer bags. On several occasions, she has half-jokingly demanded a Prada purse as the price of her assistance in a case.
*Akako Koizumi and Shiho Miyano both share some resemblances:
**both are relatively mature and cool caracter types;
**both of them have connections to a major evil ("black") power (Shiho: ex-member of the Black Organization; Akako: black magic);
**both of them had someway to do with poisons (Shiho: [[APTX 4869]]; Akako: potions and witch's ingredients);
**they share the same seiyu ([[Megumi Hayashibara]]);
**Akako has feelings for Kaito Kuroba, while Shiho may have feelings for Shinichi Kudo. Both Shinichi and Kaito also share the same seiyu ([[Kappei Yamaguchi]]).
**both are loyal to the respective protagonists´´.

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]

{{Black Organization}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haibara Ai}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Black Organization]]
[[Category:Elementary school students]]
[[Category:Detective Boys]]
[[Category:Characters who know Conan's identity]]
[[Category:Miyano family]]

[[de:Ai Haibara]]

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-04-26T12:34:16Z

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| name = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 24
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>

== Plot overview ==

== Personality ==

[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

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

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.

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== Relationship analysis ==

* '''Ai Haibara'''
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings enough as not to be truly exploitative.
:Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge, She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta, maybe because of his mature personality. Their "love" could be called "puppy love".

* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

== Name origin ==

*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]

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

[[de:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-04-26T12:33:47Z

Xuntouchedhopex: /* Relationship analysis */

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| japanese-name = 円谷光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
| english-name = Mitch Tennison
| image = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
| age = 6-7<ref name=CD53>Conan Drill Page 53</ref>
| gender = Male
| height = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| weight = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
| date-of-birth = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
| relatives = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
| appearances = TV: ? Movies: ? Specials: ? Openings: 24
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 12]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ikue Otani]] [[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
| english-voice = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>

== Plot overview ==

== Personality ==

[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.

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

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.

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== Relationship analysis ==

* '''Ai Haibara'''
{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings enough as not to be truly exploitative.
Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge, She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta, maybe because of his mature personality. Their "love" could be called "puppy love".

* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta. According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.

== Name origin ==

*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==

* [[Characters]]

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

[[de:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]]

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

2011-04-17T12:59:52Z

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== Relationship analysis ==

Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge. Haibara seems to like tempting Mitsuhiko for making fun of him. She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta. Their "love" could be called "puppy love". This pairing has a deep connection with Ayumi and Conan relationship.

[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Mitsuhiko and Haibara hearing the radio.]]
==Moments==
===Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga Volume 27 file 10 and 28 Files 1-2, Episode 212-213)===

===Hooligan's Labyrinth (Episode 279-280)===

===Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Episode 289-290)===


===Countdown to Heaven===
===Full Score of Fear===
===Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys===(Episode 509)

==See Also==
==References==

Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

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Ai Haibara

2011-03-27T18:52:25Z

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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 = 18 (originally)<ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]])
| aliases = Shiho Miyano (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|Chapter 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|Chapter 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) [[Yu Kashii]] (Sherry)
| 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]]. She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan.

== Background ==
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|left|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]]Shiho Miyano and her older sister, Akemi Miyano aka Masami Hirota were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Of course, while Akemi lived a normal life, Ai was sent to America as a small child to go to school and was groomed to finish her parents' research <ref> File 384-386 Volume 38 File 2-4</ref>. She was born to an English mother, Elena Miyano, and a Japanese father, Atsushi Miyano. Both of whom were members of the organization, and deceased. A prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project for the organization. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Org 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 Org and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> Her codename in the Organization is "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 a rare few of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho 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 she searched his house for a second time and found that his clothes from primary school were 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 swallows the [[APTX 4869]]]] Her unhappiness over the Black Organization's usage of the APTX 4869 for killing purposes though the drug has not yet been fully developed, in addition to her open questioning pertaining to the murder of her sister, Akemi Miyano, resulted in her imprisonment and scheduled execution by the Black Organization. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrunk into a seven or eight year old girl. In her new smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he may be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Kudo'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 had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]] -, personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== 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 Hiroshi Agasa created 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 investigated the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she revealed 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 protested her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time went by, he accepted Ai as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times.

Ai has begun working on 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. Eventually, Ai joined the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her mates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends. Eventually, Conan succeeded in persuading [[Sharon Vineyard|Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Ai in peace, a promise Vermouth has upheld so far, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Ai so far in her fear of the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

=== The boiling point ===
More recently, Ai has begun to suspect [[Okiya Subaru]] as being a member of the Organization, code-named "Bourbon", sent to track her down, though the sense of menace she feels in the presence of such individuals strangely keeps coming and going, making her unsure of her own judgements about him. Whether - and how closely - Subaru is really involved with the Organization is yet to be confirmed.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Ai asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic and cold attitude and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara she acts older than she is supposed to be, which the Shounen Tantei refer to her as "cool". But despite her jaded demeanor, she has shown to be kind and caring at occasion, though usually more to animals than people. She's a bit quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She is sometimes cold and very analytical, but there are times where she softens her demeanor and reveals herself to be a true friend. In fact, she considers Conan and the Detective Boys as 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]]. Smart, stubborn, and with a somewhat twisted sense of humor, she tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions that usually result in his gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Ai herself is a fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned an organization which had betrayed him and had remained an outcast for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
Ai seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. In one of the cases for instance, 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>

== Relationship analysis ==

=== Conan Edogawa ===

{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}

Ai Haibara seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits to it. In the fourth movie, she says to Conan that she wished she could forget her memories about the Black Organization and the death of her sister and the pill, claiming that all she wants to be was a normal little girl and live together with Conan forever. But then as Conan was shocked by the words, Ai immediately said she was lying. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friend or otherwise. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence, she finds it easier to talk to him. Also, he is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down.

=== 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. 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 name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Haibara finds that Ran resembles 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 [[Vermouth]] 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 thought of her own sister, and began to treat and look at Ran as a spitting image of Akemi. Haibara also begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, during when she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were 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>

=== Ayumi Yoshida ===

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

This is especially true in the case of [[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 ok 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, Ai 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>

=== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ===

[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings.Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge, She also in some episodes showed more confidence with Mitsuhiko than with Ayumi or Genta.Their "love" could be called "puppy love".

=== Hiroshi Agasa ===

The relationship between Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual ages are, Ai often times 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's 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, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the BO, and took her in.

=== Gin ===
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Gin has an abnormal attachment for Shiho and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she hates him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

=== 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 Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name=CD239/>

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

== Plot overview ==

=== Introduction of Ai Haibara===

As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist [[Ai Haibara]]. Haibara Ai or Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.<ref name="Anitafirst">[[Volume_18#File_178_-_Code_Name_Sherry|Volume 18, File 178: Code Name Sherry]]</ref>

Ai is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness.

=== The first head to head battle arc ===

[[image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after she drinks [[baijiu]]. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but he gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.

=== The Desperate Revival arc ===

During the Desperate Revival episodes, Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, due to Ran knowing Conan's blood type (for a blood transfusion). While Conan is in the hospital contemplating about admitting his identity, Haibara enters at night and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found Haibara out 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 Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had as a child. However, she pulls the trigger and a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point; that both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a prototype antidote for the shrinking drug 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.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===

Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

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

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
As Conan and Ai investigate a normal case, Ai feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Okiya Subaru]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudou house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. 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 Akai Shuichi]]. Despite the apparent implications, [[Bourbon]]'s true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed.

== Name Origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai'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>

== Quotes ==

=== General ===

{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Prof. Agasa! <ref>Manga Chapter 222: The Last Movie p.07, to Conan</ref> }}

{{cquote|(Talking to Conan) "I'll run with you." <ref>Anime Series Chapter 295: Smash of Love and
Determination Part 2</ref> }}

==Trivia==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain (it has been hinted that Haibara Ai speaks, reads, or understands Spanish.<ref>Movie 11</ref>). Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the BO recognized.
*Ai seems to have an interest in designer bags. On several occasions, she has half-jokingly demanded a Prada purse as the price of her assistance in a case.
*Akako Koizumi and Shiho Miyano both share some resemblances:
**both are relatively mature and cool caracter types;
**both of them have connections to a major evil ("black") power (Shiho: ex-member of the Black Organization; Akako: black magic);
**both of them had someway to do with poisons (Shiho: [[APTX 4869]]; Akako: potions and witch's ingredients);
**they share the same seiyu ([[Megumi Hayashibara]]);
**Akako has feelings for Kaito Kuroba, while Shiho may have feelings for Shinichi Kudo. Both Shinichi and Kaito also share the same seiyu ([[Kappei Yamaguchi]]).
**both are loyal to the respective protagonists´´.

== References ==
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== See also ==

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| 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 = 18 (originally)<ref name=CD51>Conan Drill Page 51</ref> 6 or 7 (as Ai Haibara)<ref name=CD49>Conan Drill Page 49</ref>
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth = Unknown<ref name=CD49/>
| relatives = [[Akemi Miyano]] (sister, deceased) [[Elena Miyano]] (mother, deceased) [[Atsushi Miyano]] (father, deceased)
| nicknames = Haibara (by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]) Ai-chan (by [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]) Ai-kun (by [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]])
| aliases = Shiho Miyano (real name) Sherry
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume_2#File_016_-_A_Devil-like_Woman|Chapter 16]] (In a silhouette) / [[Volume_18#File_176_-_The_New_Student...|Chapter 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) [[Yu Kashii]] (Sherry)
| footnotes =
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'''{{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]]. She is also one of few characters who knows Shinichi is Conan.

== Background ==
[[Image:Investigation_Kudo's_house.jpg‎|thumb|left|170px|Search team were sent to Kudo's house to investigate.]]Shiho Miyano and her older sister, Akemi Miyano aka Masami Hirota were born into the secret crime syndicate "The [[Black Organization]]". Of course, while Akemi lived a normal life, Ai was sent to America as a small child to go to school and was groomed to finish her parents' research <ref> File 384-386 Volume 38 File 2-4</ref>. She was born to an English mother, Elena Miyano, and a Japanese father, Atsushi Miyano. Both of whom were members of the organization, and deceased. A prodigy, she was sent to the United States for education at a very young age, then later came back to Japan to finish her parents' secret project for the organization. By the age of thirteen she was working as a scientist for the Organization.<ref>Akai started infiltrating the Org 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 Org and she was already a scientist for them at this point and high ranked.</ref> Her codename in the Organization is "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 a rare few of her lab mice had become younger after being given the drug instead of dying. Meanwhile, the Black Organization started using APTX 4869 to commit untraceable murders. Unaware of the drug's rare side effect when they used it on [[Shinichi Kudo]], the Organization ordered a search for him because his body had not been found. Shiho 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 she searched his house for a second time and found that his clothes from primary school were 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 swallows the [[APTX 4869]]]] Her unhappiness over the Black Organization's usage of the APTX 4869 for killing purposes though the drug has not yet been fully developed, in addition to her open questioning pertaining to the murder of her sister, Akemi Miyano, resulted in her imprisonment and scheduled execution by the Black Organization. With no other way out, she took a pill of APTX 4869 to commit suicide, but instead shrunk into a seven or eight year old girl. In her new smaller body, she escaped from the Black Organization and attempted to reach Shinichi's house, hoping he may be able to help her. Exhausted, she collapsed in front of Kudo'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 had known her parents - especially her father, [[Atsushi Miyano]] -, personally, even though he didn't know at that time that they've had children.<ref>Manga Chapter 398: The Torn Friendship, Part 1</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 423: A Mystery Left by a Visitor</ref>

=== 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 Hiroshi Agasa created 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 investigated the disappearance of a schoolmate's brother, she revealed 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 protested her presence,<ref>Manga Chapter 179: The Girl Made Of Lies</ref> but as time went by, he accepted Ai as a friend and fellow victim, though her cynicism and secretive air still rail him at times.

Ai has begun working on 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. Eventually, Ai joined the ranks of the [[Detective Boys]], and although she does not think too highly of her mates' immature antics, she has come to value them all as close friends. Eventually, Conan succeeded in persuading [[Sharon Vineyard|Vermouth]], who was attempting to track down Shiho and had found out about her new identity, to leave Ai in peace, a promise Vermouth has upheld so far, easing the air of menace which had loomed over Ai so far in her fear of the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple</ref>

=== The boiling point ===
More recently, Ai has begun to suspect [[Okiya Subaru]] as being a member of the Organization, code-named "Bourbon", sent to track her down, though the sense of menace she feels in the presence of such individuals strangely keeps coming and going, making her unsure of her own judgements about him. Whether - and how closely - Subaru is really involved with the Organization is yet to be confirmed.

== Personality ==
[[File:Ai - Sai Brand's Wallet.jpg|thumb|150px|Ai asking for a ''Sai Brand'''s wallet for her cooperation]]Shiho has a sang-froid, mistrustful, sarcastic and cold attitude and often reminds others about the darker side of reality and human nature. As Ai Haibara she acts older than she is supposed to be, which the Shounen Tantei refer to her as "cool". But despite her jaded demeanor, she has shown to be kind and caring at occasion, though usually more to animals than people. She's a bit quiet, though this may be due to her caution to keep herself hidden from the Black Organization. She is sometimes cold and very analytical, but there are times where she softens her demeanor and reveals herself to be a true friend. In fact, she considers Conan and the Detective Boys as 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]]. Smart, stubborn, and with a somewhat twisted sense of humor, she tries to keep Conan from doing reckless things that may give away their identity, though often she is surprised by his actions that usually result in his gaining the information he needs while also keeping their identities secret.

While she generally accompanies her fellow Detective Boys to soccer matches played by the Tokyo Spirits, Ai herself is a fan of Big Osaka in general and of the player [[Ryusuke Higo]] in particular, especially since the latter has likewise abandoned an organization which had betrayed him and had remained an outcast for a time.<ref>Manga Chapters 344-346: Soccer Supporter Case</ref>

=== Taste for fashion ===
Ai seems to have some interest in fashion, as she has made repeated requests for a certain type of purse when asked to do something. In one of the cases for instance, 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>

== Relationship analysis ==

=== Conan Edogawa ===

{{main|Conan Edogawa and Ai Haibara}}

Ai Haibara seems to have somewhat romantic feelings for Conan/Shinichi, although she never truly admits to it. In the fourth movie, she says to Conan that she wished she could forget her memories about the Black Organization and the death of her sister and the pill, claiming that all she wants to be was a normal little girl and live together with Conan forever. But then as Conan was shocked by the words, Ai immediately said she was lying. Indeed, it is a mystery just exactly what she feels for him, whether friend or otherwise. It could be said that, because of their almost equal level of intelligence, she finds it easier to talk to him. Also, he is one of the few people in front of whom she has shown any signs of weakness, such as breaking down.

=== 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. 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 name=Net>[[The Mystery in the Net|Episode 246-247: The Mystery in the Net]]</ref> However, later that day, Haibara finally properly introduced herself to Ran, and they slowly became friends. Haibara finds that Ran resembles 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 [[Vermouth]] 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 thought of her own sister, and began to treat and look at Ran as a spitting image of Akemi. Haibara also begs for Ran to stay at Agasa's house, during when she had learned that [[Korn]], [[Chianti]], and the rest of the Black Organization were 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>

=== Ayumi Yoshida ===

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

This is especially true in the case of [[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 ok 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, Ai 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>

=== Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ===

[[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] develops heavy romantic feelings for Ai, and Ai is aware of this. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings.Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she slightly admires his knowledge.Their "love" could be called "puppy love".

=== Hiroshi Agasa ===

The relationship between Ai and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] is rather unusual, if not humorous. Despite what their actual ages are, Ai often times 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's 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, Ai seems most comfortable about acting herself with the Professor; which might be attributed to the fact that he was the one who found her after she escaped the BO, and took her in.

=== Gin ===
{{main|Gin and Sherry}}
Gin has an abnormal attachment for Shiho and seems to enjoy hunting for her, while she hates him. They may have had a romantic relationship in the past.<ref name=CD239>Conan drill page 239</ref>

=== 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 Vermouth's target, but Vermouth gave up on her after Conan's intervention. If Shiho was in a romantic relationship with Gin, then Vermouth and Shiho were love rivals as Vermouth was in a sexual relationship with Gin.<ref name=CD239/>

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

== Plot overview ==

=== Introduction of Ai Haibara===

As the story progresses, Conan later befriends biochemist [[Ai Haibara]]. Haibara Ai or Ai Haibara grew up within the Black Organization and is a former member of it along with her sister.<ref name="Anitafirst">[[Volume_18#File_178_-_Code_Name_Sherry|Volume 18, File 178: Code Name Sherry]]</ref>

Ai is the creator of the APTX 4869 drug but took the drug in order to escape from the Black Organization. Conan has run into the Black Organization multiple times, but he fails in tracking them due to Gin's cleverness.

=== The first head to head battle arc ===

[[image:Sherry_shot_1.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Shiho shot by Gin.]]In episode 176-178, Conan encounters Gin and Vodka again. Ai is kidnapped and confined to a wine cellar, but turns into an adult after she drinks [[baijiu]]. Despite wearing glasses and janitor clothing, Gin and Vodka recognize her and shoot her repeatedly until Conan appears. He shoots Gin with his needle, but Gin doesn't fall asleep. He tells Ai to jump into the chimmey, and Vodka shoots at him, but he gets away. Gin purposely shoots himself in the arm due to trying to stay awake. Inside, Pisco almost kills her, but Conan rescues her after Pisco accidentally causes a fire. Gin kills Pisco for failure before he's able to tell him the truth about Shiho. Worried that the organization is after her, Ai decides to leave the city.

=== The Desperate Revival arc ===

During the Desperate Revival episodes, Conan finds out that Ran suspects him of being Shinichi, due to Ran knowing Conan's blood type (for a blood transfusion). While Conan is in the hospital contemplating about admitting his identity, Haibara enters at night and points a gun at his head, saying that the Black Organization has found Haibara out 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 Organization, Haibara is required to terminate all the links she had as a child. However, she pulls the trigger and a bunch of flowers come out, showing that the story was just an act. Still, she uses this story as her point; that both Haibara and Conan cannot reveal their identities no matter the situation.

During that night, Haibara explains her plan to disassociate Conan from Shinichi in Ran's eyes. She has Conan take a prototype antidote for the shrinking drug 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.

=== A new threat: Vermouth, and the carjacking incident ===

Aside from Gin and Vodka being the most recurring members, a female member introduced late into the series named Vermouth also starts to play a huge role in the series. She makes her first appearance in episodes 176-178, but her talents aren't revealed until episode 230. She disguises herself as a doctor named Araide and is one of the few characters that learns who Conan really is. In one episode she is saved by Ran and Shinichi from falling through a fire escape, and keeps his secret unknown from the rest possibly because of this reason. She disguises herself as two actresses, Chris Vineyard and Sharon Vineyard. It is noted several times in the series that she is a master of disguise, who trained with Shinichi's mother in the past.

=== The second head to head battle, and revealed allegiances ===
[[Image:Episode_345_Screencap.jpg‎|thumb|right|180px|Encounter with Vermouth.]] In episode 345, many identities are finally unveiled: Vermouth is revealed to be Dr. Araide, Chris Vineyard, [[Sharon Vineyard]], and the silver-haired serial killer in Shinichi's New York Case; Jodie Saintemillion is revealed to be an undercover FBI agent working towards capturing Vermouth, who killed her father when she was younger; Akai Shuichi is confirmed to be an FBI agent, and one with great skill too--enough to make the boss of the Black Organization believe that he is their ''Silver Bullet.'' Near the end of the episode, it becomes clear that Vermouth's purpose was to seek and eliminate Sherry, but her attempts are thwarted by several people: Shinichi/Conan, Jodie Saintemillion, Akai Shuichi, and even Ran. When she becomes cornered, she takes Conan hostage and drives away into a forest. There, she makes a call to her boss (still nameless), and to her surprise, Conan was recording the entire conversation. In order to preserve the organization's secrecy, she sprays sleeping gas in the car, putting both herself and Conan to sleep. She claims that this would be a duel--whoever wakes up first will win. Vermouth does indeed wake up first, but does not kill Conan. Instead, she just crushes his recording device. Ultimately, the only clue Conan gained from this whole ordeal is the ringtone that the boss uses; this is mentioned in episode 425 as well, although its importance has not yet been revealed.

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

Although Vermouth often comes off as evil and malicious, her allegiance is rather ambiguous. She chooses to protect both Conan/Shinichi and Ran, most likely because they let her live back in the New York Case when she was disguised as the silver-haired serial killer. At the end of the episode, she could have very well killed Shinichi, but instead she lets him live and even drapes her coat over his sleeping body so he wouldn't get cold. She even kept her promise with Shinichi to stop her attempt on killing Sherry/Shiho. For some reason, she seems to wish for the Black Organization to be taken down as well--for she believes that Kudo Shinichi is their true ''Silver Bullet.''

=== Clash of Red and Black ===

=== The third head to head battle, and three new threats ===

=== Subaru Okiya, and "Bourbon" ===
As Conan and Ai investigate a normal case, Ai feels that an organization member is around. The organization member which she felt is implied to be one of the innocent suspects, [[Okiya Subaru]]. Conan invites Okiya to live in the Kudou house since Okiya's apartment was burnt. 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 Akai Shuichi]]. Despite the apparent implications, [[Bourbon]]'s true identity and Okiya's true motivations remain unconfirmed.

== Name Origin ==
According to Agasa, Ai'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>

== Quotes ==

=== General ===

{{cquote|Using too much of your brain can make you bald like Prof. Agasa! <ref>Manga Chapter 222: The Last Movie p.07, to Conan</ref> }}

{{cquote|(Talking to Conan) "I'll run with you." <ref>Anime Series Chapter 295: Smash of Love and
Determination Part 2</ref> }}

==Trivia==
*Sherry is a fortified wine from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain (it has been hinted that Haibara Ai speaks, reads, or understands Spanish.<ref>Movie 11</ref>). Most sherries are initially dry, with sweetness added later. This could be a play on her personality that the BO recognized.
*Ai seems to have an interest in designer bags. On several occasions, she has half-jokingly demanded a Prada purse as the price of her assistance in a case.
*Akako Koizumi and Shiho Miyano both share some resemblances:
**both are relatively mature and cool caracter types;
**both of them have connections to a major evil ("black") power (Shiho: ex-member of the Black Organization; Akako: black magic);
**both of them had someway to do with poisons (Shiho: [[APTX 4869]]; Akako: potions and witch's ingredients);
**they share the same seiyu ([[Megumi Hayashibara]]);
**Akako has feelings for Kaito Kuroba, while Shiho may have feelings for Shinichi Kudo. Both Shinichi and Kaito also share the same seiyu ([[Kappei Yamaguchi]]).
**both are loyal to the respective protagonists´´.

== References ==
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