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| name                = Shuichi Akai
 
| name                = Shuichi Akai
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| japanese-name      = {{lang|ja|赤井 秀一}} <br> (Akai Shūichi)
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| image              = Shuichi Akai Profile.jpg
 
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| age                = ?
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| age                = 32<ref>Q4 of Super Digest Book 90+ Interview with Gosho</ref><br> 27 as [[Subaru Okiya|Subaru]]
 
| gender              = Male
 
| gender              = Male
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| date-of-birth      =  
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| relatives          = [[Tsutomu Akai]] (father, missing, presumed dead) <br> [[Mary Sera]] (mother) <br> [[Shukichi Haneda]] (younger brother) <br> [[Masumi Sera]] (younger sister) <br> [[Elena Miyano]] (aunt, deceased) <br> [[Atsushi Miyano]] (uncle-in-law, deceased) <br> [[Akemi Miyano]] (cousin, ex-girlfriend, deceased) <br> [[Shiho Miyano]] (cousin)
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| relatives          =  
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| occupation          = FBI Agent
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| nicknames          = Shu ([[Jodie Starling|Jodie]])<br>Dai-kun ([[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]])<br>Akai-kun ([[James Black|James]])
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|status              = '''Alive''' (Under disguise as [[Subaru Okiya]]) <br> Dead (for the [[Black Organization]]) <br> Missing (presumed dead)
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| aliases            = Rye<br>Dai Moroboshi
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| nicknames          = Shu ([[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]) <br> Dai-kun ([[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]) <br> Akai-kun ([[James Black|James]]) <br> Silver Bullet ([[The Boss]] &amp; [[Vermouth]]) <br> Shu-nii ([[Masumi Sera|Masumi]]) <br> Niisan ([[Shukichi Haneda|Shukichi]])
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| first-appearance    = Manga: Chapter 287<br />Anime: Episode 230
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| aliases            = Rye <br> Dai Moroboshi <br> [[Subaru Okiya]]
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| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|File 287]] <br> Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|Episode 230]]
 
| appearances        = {{:Shuichi Akai Appearances}}
 
| appearances        = {{:Shuichi Akai Appearances}}
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| cases-solved        =  
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| cases-solved        = 6 (5 as Subaru)
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| keyhole            = [[Volume 37]]
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| keyhole            = [[Volume 37]] <br> [[Volume 60]] (Subaru Okiya)
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| japanese-voice      = [[Shuichi Ikeda]]
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| japanese-voice      = [[Shuichi Ikeda]] <br> [[Yuki Kaji]] (young)
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| english-voice      = [[Keith Silverstein]] (Bang Zoom!) <br> [[Clay Cartland]] (Macias Group)
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'''{{nihongo|Shuichi Akai|赤井 秀一|Akai Shuuichi}}''' is an [[F.B.I.]] agent and a major figure in the battle against the [[Black Organization]]. He once assumed the identity of '''{{nihongo|Dai Moroboshi|諸星 大|Moroboshi Dai}}''' and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename '''{{nihongo|Rye|ライ}}'''. During this time he made enemies with [[Gin]] and [[Bourbon]] and became romantically involved with [[Akemi Miyano]].
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'''{{nihongo|Shuichi Akai|赤井 秀一|Akai Shūichi}}''' is an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent and a major figure in the battle against the [[Black Organization]]. He once assumed the identity of '''{{nihongo|Dai Moroboshi|諸星 大|Moroboshi Dai}}''' and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename '''{{nihongo|Rye|ライ|Rai}}'''. During this time he made enemies with [[Gin]] and became romantically involved with [[Akemi Miyano]]. He is the older brother of [[Shukichi Haneda]] and [[Masumi Sera]].
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== Background ==
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[[File:Long haired Akai.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi as "Dai Moroboshi" during his infiltration of the Black Organization.]]
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Shuichi Akai is a British American of Japanese descent, originally from England, and is a member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment in Japan to capture [[Gin]]. His superior is [[James Black]] and his partner is [[Jodie Starling]].<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5</ref> He had infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Shuichi saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.<ref>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref> Later on, his cover in the Black Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague [[Andre Camel]], and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, [[Gin]] (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.<ref>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>
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=== The disappearance of his father ===
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17 years prior to the current timeline, Shuichi's father, [[Tsutomu Akai]], got himself involved in the murder case of Kohji Haneda and Amanda Hughes and disappeared. In his last message he instructed his pregnant wife Mary and their two sons to hide in Japan. Shuichi, determined to investigate his missing father's "incident," convinced his mother to let him study in America. After he left Japan, his younger sister Masumi was born. Shuichi didn't get to meet her until he returned to Japan after seven years in the states, but Shukichi sent him pictures of her. After he had finished school, he joined the FBI.
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=== Infiltration of the Black Organization ===
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Five years prior to the current time-line, [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent Shuichi Akai infiltrated the [[Black Organization]] using the alias Dai Moroboshi as a mole and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, in order to meet [[Shiho Miyano]], a high-ranked member codenamed Sherry, and use her influence to get into the Black Organization.<ref name=599p9>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past"</ref> Although at first he was simply using Akemi as a tool, they both fell in love with each other. Shuichi distinguished himself as an agent and two years prior to the current time-line received the codename Rye and was called to work under executive agent [[Gin]]. The FBI laid a trap hoping to capture <!-- The plan was to capture Gin, who would lead them to the boss (File 599, pg 9) -->Gin at a warehouse where the meeting was supposed to take place,<ref name=599p9/> but the Black Organization discovered Akai's true allegiance and <!-- The plan was to capture Gin, who would lead them to the boss (File 599, pg 9) -->Gin never appeared.<ref name=599p10>Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 10: "Akai's Past"</ref>
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He broke up with Akemi to protect her and he lost contact with her after the mission to capture Gin failed. Two years later Akemi got killed by the organization to cut loose ends.
  
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==Background==
 
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===Infiltration of the Black Org===
 
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
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Akai is a very professional agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the Black Organization and earned him the nickname "Silver Bullet". He looks forward to opportunities to hunt the Black Org down and get revenge for Akemi. He also acts somewhat independently among the FBI and even his boss James Black has trouble getting ahold of him.
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Shuichi is a tenacious but stoic agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the [[Black Organization]] and earned him the nickname "[[Silver Bullet]]". He looks forward to opportunities to hunt the Black Organization down and get revenge for [[Akemi]]. While usually professional, he often acts independently of the FBI, and even his boss [[James Black]] has trouble getting ahold of him. Shuichi gets along well with Conan, who share many personality traits. Despite that he has American citizenship, he still considers England as his home country.
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James Black describes Shuichi as an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people, and further notes that Shuichi has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.<ref name=502p13>Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"</ref> Shuichi doesn't often voice what he is thinking and has an unhealthy tendency to prioritize his missions above the emotional well-being of his friends, co-workers, family, and love interests.<ref>Shuichi's fake death, while preserving Kir and allowing her to pass confidential information to the FBI, has caused significant dysfunction within the FBI who believe him to be truly dead. While Shuichi has technically been fulfilling the promise he made to look after Haibara's welfare as Okiya, he has executed it in such a way that made Haibara terrified of his presence and refused to be alone at Agasa's house when he was around.</ref> Conflict between his missions and the interests of those he cares about has lead to significant sorrow for him<ref>Shuichi didn't inform Akemi he was an FBI agent despite being in love because it might jeopardize his mission (and his relationship). Even though Akemi figured out Shuichi was an FBI agent and wished to leave the Organization and date him seriously, she kept it secret from him either because she was not sure how he would react, or because she thought it could cause him harm. Thus, the infiltration mission was the root cause of their secretkeeping which prevented them from coming up with an exit strategy for Akemi in case the mission failed. The following chain of events led to Akemi's death.</ref> and others.<ref>Shuichi's faked death to save Kir's mission and get her to pass information to the FBI as well demoralized the FBI, especially Jodie. <br/>Shuichi's infiltration mission required that he seduce Akemi even though he was dating Jodie at the time. When he fell in love with Akemi for real, Shuichi decided to break it off with Jodie. When justifying his decision to Jodie, he mentioned that he didn't want the onus of loving two women at once, but he also mentioned he thought the "sacrifice" was important to his mission to destroy the Black Organization. This implies that love was not the only factor in Shuichi's decision, he thought choosing Akemi over Jodie would help his mission -- perhaps because he was afraid he would be caught as a spy if anyone discovered his relationship with Akemi was fake. [http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=980&p=16431#p16431]</ref>
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Shuichi prefers to plan secretly, and will readily trick his friends and coworkers, even injuring them, if helps the success of his missions.<ref>FBI vs Org, Shuichi didn't tell the rest of the FBI he would cover Kogoro's agency. In Red vs Black, the return Kir plan and the fake death plan were both kept secret from the FBI. He ordered Camel to remove by force if necessary anyone who interfered which resulted in Jodie being knocked out. He later told Kir to hit Camel for real to make her escape look authentic.</ref> Shuichi is often forgiven for these transgressions because his judgment is usually sound and his plans work out well.<ref>In FBI vs Org, Shuichi was forgiven for covering Kogoro without telling his boss and for making the decision on his own to let the Black Organization leave without much resistance because he thought it might lead to a dangerous firefight downtown. In Red vs Black, Shuichi was forgiven after being told off for hiding his secret plan to return Rena to the Org.</ref> Shuichi's secret plans, while strategically robust in the short term, often cause emotional problems for others that he does not fully appreciate.<ref>In particular, his faked death had a major impact on the FBI and [[Jodie Starling]]. [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] was able to take advantage of the emotional confusion surrounding his death to approach the FBI for his own ends. Jodie's sorrow has reduced her effectiveness and led her to blunder into dangerous situations.</ref>
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Even though he means well, Shuichi is notably clumsy at trying to comfort and connect with others. He is especially dense at recognizing the motives behind the feelings of others and thus how to modify his own behavior to improve relations. As [[Subaru Okiya]], his technique to approach [[Ai Haibara]] leaves her terrified of him, and repeated contact only intensifies her loathing. Ten years ago, he was also cold to young Masumi on their first meeting, brushing Masumi's silly antics aside without realizing that she simply wanted him to smile and treat her kindly, though he most likely was simply in a bad mood, since he just had an intense argument with his mother, in which they traded physical blows, because of his plan to join the FBI after his studies to pursue the case of his father and because he had lied to her about that. Later that day, during the investigation of a case, Shuichi gives both Shinichi and Ran a task to help with the investigation, so Masumi approaches Shuichi shyly and asks for a task as well. Now Shuichi responds kindly and gives her a task that makes her feel important.<br>
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Despite his social awkwardness, Shuichi is not apathetic. He gives Jodie some hope by leaving her a message in his own handwriting, and leaves her a very roundabout hint about his identity after knocking her down even though he cannot reveal the truth to her yet. Eventually he also realized that Masumi was looking up to him, so he began to send her videos of him doing Jeet Kune Do.
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== Appearance ==
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Shuichi is a tall and fit man of Japanese descent with short wavy hair with strands hanging over his right eye. He is very handsome, as mentioned by Yukiko Kudo. His trademark features, by which people close to him have identified him are his eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived. Other characters often describe him as evil eyed or having a sharp gaze. His eyes are blue in the manga (like every other character) and green in the anime. He and [[Masumi Sera]] presumably more closely resemble their mother then their father. The second trademark feature is his knit cap, which he is always shown wearing. When he was younger he had a grey fedora which Masumi now wears herself. Up to one year ago, he had very long waist length hair, which he cut after the death of Akemi Miyano "to freshen up." Shuichi is left-handed. Ten years before the present timeline, Shuichi still had short hair, which means he grew it out sometime during the next five years.<ref>File 973</ref> He is a heavy smoker and his favorite drink is whiskey- he has recently taken to drinking bourbon rather than scotch.
  
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James Black says Akai is an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people and he has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.<ref name=502p13>Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"</ref> He doesn't often say what he is thinking. Akai does seem to get along well with Conan.  
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His outfit is a grey jacket on top of a collared black shirt, black pants, shoes, and his trademark black knit cap.
  
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==Abilities==
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== Abilities ==
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===Intelligence===
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=== Intelligence ===
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[[File:783-5.jpg|thumb|200px|Conan ft. Shuichi]]
 
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Akai is capable of thinking on par with Conan. He once set up a sniper ambush at a nearby building, knowing that the Black Organization will come and try to kill Kogoro. He also mentioned that he knew that "making them think the FBI set up the transmitter was the priority." <ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref>
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Shuichi is a highly intelligent man, recognized as a threat even by Gin. Extremely observant and excellent instincts, he has a knack for seeing through deceptions and reading the patterns of people. Once, after realizing that a transmitter had accidentally been attached to the Black Organization, he set up a sniper ambush at a nearby building to Kogoro's detective agency, knowing that the enemies would try to kill Kogoro after finding the transmitter under the belief Kogoro was spying on them, all to trick the Organization into thinking the bug was his personal trap."<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> He is also very alert to threats on his person, able to sense Rei Furuya/Bourbon and his desire to kill Shuichi under the belief that Shuichi killed Scotch. Basically on par to Shinichi/Conan, Shuichi has a remarkable talent for analysis and deductive reasoning, able to survey the situation and accurately determine the cause of it. During Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case, Shuichi figured out the key point of Sanada coins, solving the case before Conan and even providing him the hint of "Kumogakure Saizou" to lead him to the same conclusion. In the Paper Airplane Case, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru Okiya), he also showed knowledge of Morse code and origami. He was able to deduce along with Yusaku Kudo that the hints of ASACA and MASCARA lead to the name of the Boss of the Black Organization, Karasuma Renya.
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=== Firearms ===
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[[File:The Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shuichi aiming with a Glock]]
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Shuichi, is an exceptional crackshot with firearms, the most skilled seen so far. He can shoot a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away, even snipe at 1300 yards, well-beyond the range the Black Organization's professional snipers [[Chianti]] and [[Korn]].<ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref> Shuichi is good at handling shotguns as well; he accurately shot Vermouth from the hip faster than she could aim at him with her subcompact pistol. He is capable of busting a moving car's tire from a speeding car with just a single shot.<ref>Manga Volume 85 File 4 Page 5</ref>
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While naturally left-handed, he is ambidextrous, able to wield firearms basically as effectively with his right hand. At the same time Akai is unusual in that he is "eye-bidextrous" while shooting. Like hands and feet, most individuals have a dominant eye they prefer to use when lining up a shot, but Shuichi is shown using both eyes at different times.<ref> Left eye for shooting Vermouth in New York, Right eye for shooting Rei's subordinates' car in Scarlet Showdown.</ref>
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=== Martial arts ===
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Shuichi is also a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant. Having extensive skill and knowledge of Jeet Kune Do, he taught his sister Sera much, who openly acknowledges him to still be much stronger than her.<ref>Episode 744</ref> In the Bus Jack case, Shuichi's combat skills was hinted as he was ready to strike one of the criminals before Conan hit him with the tranquilizer dart. During the Ikkaku Rock case, Shuichi expertly knocks a knife out of the criminal's hand unarmed. Though subtle, Shuichi also swiftly knocks out a drunkard harassing Officer Yumi (at the request of his younger brother) in the Policewomen Serial Murder Case. At the same time, he is noticeable resilient. While taking a serious kick to the face from Ran Mouri, he emerged virtually unharmed, a feat few people have accomplished against her.
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=== Other skills ===
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[[File:783-4.jpg|thumb|200px|Jodie and Camel are shocked to learn that Shuichi can cook]]
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Shuichi is a skilled driver. He can overtake many cars quickly in heavy traffic conditions and drift around a U-turn.<ref name=420p14>Manga Volume 41, File 7, page 14: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net" </ref> As Subaru, he hacked into Kogoro's computer to see what cases he had received from his website. Later he hacked into Haibara's Phone and saw the message that Vermouth had sent her. Shuichi learned how to act and properly apply his Subaru disguise by himself thanks to Yukiko Kudo and equipment from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]].<ref>Manga [[Volume 85]], File 5 (898), pg 2: "Scarlet Epilogue"</ref>
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He also learned from Yukiko to be a very capable cook. This was meant to help better keep a low-profile as Subaru.<ref>[[The Scarlet Return]]</ref> At the same time, he would often uses his dishes as an excuse to interject himself into cases at Professor Agasa's house and save money on food. He apparently at one point held a part-time job playing the accordion, making decent money from it. In addition to his native language, having worked in the United States as an FBI agent for a long time, Shuichi is also fluent in English as shown in the episode 288.
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
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{{appellations|Mary Sera|Shuichi<ref name="file974">[[volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 974 (Volume 92)]]</ref>|Mom (''Kāsan'')<ref name="file972" /><br />Mother (''Haha'')<ref name="file972" />}}
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{{appellations|Tsutomu Akai|-|Father (''chichi'')<ref name="file949">[[Volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 949: Sweet Scent (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|Niisan<ref name="file972">[[volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 972]]</ref><br />Shuichi-niisan<ref name="file972" />|Shukichi<ref name="file972" />}}
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{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Shu-nii<br>Oniichan<ref name="file972" /><br />Akai Shuichi<ref>[[volume 89#Girls Band Murder Case|File 938]]</ref><br>Aniki<ref name="file936">[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 936]]</ref>|Masumi}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Akai-san<ref name="file974" /><br>''Oniisan''<ref>[[Volume 81#Bumper Brawn|File 859 (Volume 81)]]</ref><br>Akai Shuichi|Boy (''Bōya'')<br>Conan-kun<ref>[[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|FBI Serial Murder Case]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Moroboshi Dai<ref>Manga File 802, pg 10: "Don't make that kind of face..."</ref><br />That Akai person|That brown-haired girl}}
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{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|Dai-kun|''Kimi<br>Omae''}}
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{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Shu-chan ([[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]]'s thought)<ref name="niisanshuchan">[[:File:Postcard2016 18.jpg]] (Yukiko calls him "Shu-chan")</ref>|Yukiko-san (as Subaru)}}
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{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Akai-san<ref name="file950">[[volume 90#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 950: The Clipped Letters (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
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{{appellations|James Black|Akai-kun<br>Moroboshi Dai<br>Rye|James}}
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{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Shu<ref name="file897">[[Volume 85#Scarlet|File 897 (Volume 85)]]</ref><br>Akai-kun<br>Akai Shuichi|Jodie}}
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{{appellations|Andre Camel|Akai-san<ref name="file897" /><br>Akai-shan<ref name="file897" /><br />Akai Shuichi|Camel<br>Andre Camel}}
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" />|Okiya Subaru}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Akai<ref name="file897" /><br>Akai Shuichi<ref name="file897" /><br />Rye<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)]]</ref><br>Snoop dog of the FBI (''FBI no inu'')<br>That man|Bourbon<ref name="file897" /><br>Amuro Tooru-kun<ref name="file897" /><br>Zero<ref name="file897" /><br>Furuya Rei-kun<ref name="file897" /><br>Wolf (''ōkami'')<ref name="file897" />}}
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{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|Akai Shuichi|Mizunashi Rena<br>Kir}}
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{{appellations|Ethan Hondou|-|Ethan Hondou<br>NOC}}
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{{appellations|Scotch|-|Scotch}}
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
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{{appellations|Renya Karasuma|Silver Bullet|[[Black Organization|Their]] Boss (''yatsura no Boss'')}}
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{{appellations|Vermouth|Akai<ref name="file897" /><br>Akai Shuichi<br />Silver Bullet|Vermouth<br>Rotten Apple}}
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{{appellations|Gin|Akai Shuichi<br />Akai|Gin<br />''Koibito'' (literally "lover", but the intended meaning is "old enemy")}}
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{{appellations|Vodka|Akai}}
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{{appellations|Chianti|Akai}}
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{{appellations|Korn|Akai<br>Rye}}
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{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|Akai Shuichi|Kusuda Rikumichi<ref name="file897" />}}
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{{appellations|Calvados|-|Calvados}}
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{{appellations|Rum|-|Rum<ref name="file950" />}}
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{{appellations|Curaçao|Rye|Curaçao}}
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{{appellations/head|Shuichi}}
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Your brother (''Oniisan''; talking to [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]])<ref>[[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|File 937]]</ref><br>FBI person (''FBI no hito'')|''Omae''}}
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{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|NOC's son (''NOC no musuko'')<br>Brother (''otōto''; talking to [[Hidemi Hondou|Hidemi]])}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Shu-nii<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Akai Shuichi (movie introdcution)<ref name="m18" /><br>Pierrot Onii-san|Holmes' Apprentice-kun (''Homuzu no deshi-kun'')<ref name="file 973">[[Volume 92#A Chance Meeting at the Beach|File 973 (Volume 92)]]</ref><br>Kudo Shinichi<ref>Episode 954</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|Akai-kun|Yusaku-san}}
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{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Guy (''niichan'')}}
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{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji}}
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{{appellations|Amanda Hughes|-|Amanda}}
  
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{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|-|Kobayashi-sensei}}
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Akai is shown to be very capable at sniping, to the point of shooting a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away. He also managed to get a shot on Gin from the same distance. <ref>Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out</ref>
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== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
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===Bus Jack (Manga: 287-289, Anime: 230-231)===
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=== Timeline ===
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[[Conan]], [[Agasa]], and the [[detective boys]] board a bus headed to a ski resort. Akai gets on the bus wearing a face mask in order to tail [[Jodie Starling]] and [[Vermouth]] who is disguised as Dr. [[Tomoaki Araide]]. The bus is hijacked by robbers demanding their boss be freed from prison and Conan discovers they must have an accomplice in the back row where Akai Shuuichi is sitting. Akai becomes a suspect. After the boss is freed, the robbers call Akai and Araide up to the front to put on the hijackers' ski jackets. Conan ruins the hijackers' plans by directing the bus driver to slam on the brakes, sending the hijackers crashing to the floor. Akai keeps his footing and goes to attack one of the hijackers but is confused when the robber faceplants before he could strike: Conan's tranquilizer dart got him first. The police move in to apprehend the hijackers and Akai watches as Araide accosts Conan for wanting to leave before having the gash on his arm tended. Before moving out, Akai records a message saying he couldn't find Vermouth's target, [[Shiho Miyano]].<ref>It is clear Akai is looking for Shiho Miyano, Vermouth's target, because the FBI already know Araide is Vermouth at this point in time and don't need to look for her.</ref>
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
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Shuichi appeared in this movie as [[Subaru Okiya]]. At first he is seen watching the Detective Boys testing Professor Agasa's invention. Later after [[Masumi Sera]] gets shot, he is seen leaving the hospital, where she is hospitalized. After that he is seen involving himself in the sniper investigation. He is the one who shoot the suspect at the last part. We can see too that he turn off his voice changer and said to [[James Black|James]] {{nihongo|"Roger"|了解|ryōkai}} as signal that it's already finished.
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=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
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In this movie, he shows as a FBI agent. He saves [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]] and [[Hidemi Hondou|Kir]] from [[Gin]]. We see a fight between him and [[Rei Furuya]] until Conan arrive. They cooperate and takes down the black metal crow (helicopter) of [[black organization]].
  
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===James Black Kidnapping===
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=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===
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=== The Rotten Apple Case ===
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Shuichi shoots Maiko Shirahato in the shoulder with a silver bullet in order to stop her from shooting Alan McKenzie.
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[[Image:Shuuichi_Akai_long_hair.jpg|thumb|left|210|Shuuichi in New York.]]During a visit in New York, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] encountered a strange man apparently working for the FBI during his hunt of a serial killer aka Sharon Vineyard  loose in the area.<ref>Manga Chapter 354: Golden Apple 5</ref> More than a year later, this enigmatic young man appeared in Tokyo, surreptitiously observing her, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and [[Ai Haibara]].  
 
  
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At first Conan suspected the man to be a member of the [[Black Organization]] he's pursuing - which is in fact a half-truth. The man was eventually revealed as Shuichi Akai, American of Japanese descent and member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment - the hunt for the very same organization - in Japan, along with his superior [[James Black]] and his partner [[Jodie Starling]].<ref>Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5</ref> He had infiltrated the Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole<ref>Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past</ref> and dated [[Akemi Miyano]], one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Akai saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.<ref>Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual</ref> Later on, his cover in the Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague [[Andre Camel]], and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, [[Gin]] (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.<ref>Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2</ref>
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=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===
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===Meeting with Ran===
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Shuichi acquired a rocket launcher from the [[Wikipedia:United States Army, Japan|US Army]] to shoot the submarine from a helicopter with the help of Conan to light the position of the submarine from underwater.
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[[File:Ran_and_Akai_meet.jpg|thumb|right|Ran and Akai meet coincidentally in the street.]]
 
  
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===Showdown with Vermouth===
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== Speculation ==
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[[James Black]]'s English background may have assisted the young British-Japanese Shuichi Akai in fast-tracking his way to a US citizenship and then enrolling in the FBI.
  
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===Black Impact===
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== Relationships analysis ==
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=== Family and friends ===
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==== Akemi Miyano ====
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Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano were lovers while he was infiltrating the [[Black Organization]]. Shuichi's original mission was to date Akemi Miyano in order to meet Shiho Miyano. Shuichi used Shiho's influence to gain rank in the Organization, intending to become trusted enough to meet with high level agents so the FBI could capture one for questioning. As [[James Black]] later recalls, although Shuichi's relationship with Akemi was merely a stepping stone, Shuichi actually fell in love with Akemi, and considered her his real girlfriend. Because of this he broke up with [[Jodie Starling]].
  
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===Red vs. Black===
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How Akemi and Shuichi met in the manga is unknown, but in the anime, Shuichi Akai originally met Akemi by an intentional accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he deliberately walked into the street in front of her in order to be hit by her.<ref>Episode 497</ref> Akemi was concerned, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi replied, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this they began dating.
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[[Image:Kir_kills_Akai.jpg|thumb|right|200|Kir kills the 'Silver-bullet'.]]Eventually, following the capture of Organization member [[Hidemi Hondou|Rena Mizunashi]], he was introduced to Conan, and the two worked on a plan to re-introduce Rena, who was in fact a CIA mole, back into the ranks of the Organization. One condition of her reintegration, however, was that she should personally kill Akai, who had been declared the Organization's most dangerous enemy. Mizunashi lured him to an isolated spot for a meeting and shot him at point-blank range before incinerating his car with a bomb. Strangely, Akai seemed to accept his impending doom with great calm.<ref>Manga Chapters 605-608: Foreign Suspect Case</ref>
 
  
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===Faked Death?===
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[[File:Akemi's Text Message.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.]]
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Sometime later, Akemi develops the suspicion that Shuichi really wasn't who he claimed to be. After Shuichi's expulsion, he confirms that he is an FBI agent to her. To Shuichi's surprise, Akemi doesn't seemed surprised by this, so Shuichi asks her why she never said anything about her suspicions that she was being used by him before, and Akemi hints it is because she loves him. Initially, the Organization couldn't do anything about Akemi because they needed the loyalty of her sister, but two years later they decided that the risk of her contact with Shuichi was too much. They decided to create a situation where they could eliminate her by having her do a bank heist she was supposed to fail. Sometime near the day of the heist, Akemi sent Shuichi a long text message, asking him if he wants to be her real boyfriend when she is finally free from the Organization. After the heist, Akemi is killed by [[Gin]], and it is unknown how Shuichi responded if at all. Shuichi treasures her final text message, and keeps it in his phone many months after Akemi's death. The message also contains a P.S. which has not been revealed yet.
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Several abnormalities surrounding Akai's death invite the possibility that Akai faked his death with Conan and Mizunashi Rena's help. Inconsistent details like disappearing blood trails are evidence Akai's body was tampered with by someone other than Kir, and Conan's reaction to the news of Akai's death is suspiciously subdued. The theory is that Akai's death was faked by using blank cartridges and blood packets with small detonators to simulate gunshots. When Kir moves to the front of Akai's truck to prepare the bomb, it creates a gap of time where Gin and Vodka cannot see Akai's body with Kir's camera. At this time, Akai switches places with [[Rikumichi Kusuda]]'s body which had been dressed up beforehand to look like Akai. Akai escapes the truck before it explodes. Meanwhile Conan's will loan Jodie Starling one of his identical cellphones which has Rikumichi's fingerprints on it. She will think they are Akai's and when she goes to validate the identity of the body with the police, it will match Rikumichi's fingerprints and she will be fooled into thinking Akai died.
 
  
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==Current Events==
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Until now, Shuichi probably still doesn't know that Akemi is actually his cousin.<ref>[[Volume 99#File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!|File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!]]</ref>
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=== "Scar Akai" ===
 
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[[File:Scar Akai.png|thumb|left]]Some time afterwards, during a stroll through Tokyo, Jodie encountered a man who looks exactly like Shuichi, but with a huge burn scar on the side of his face. Jodie was reluctant to believe that this man was Shuichi, and has not told anyone of her discovery, rather attempting to figure it out on her own. In the [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group]] case, the man helped Conan defeat the robbery gang, though Conan himself didn't learn about his presence or involvement then.<ref>Manga Chapter 677-679: Bank Heist Case</ref>
 
 
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=== Subaru Okiya ===
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==== Jodie Starling ====
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While Jodie and Shuichi's relationship had been viewed as mere colleagues, it is revealed later on in the series that Jodie and Shuichi had dated before about 5 years prior. However, after Shuichi infiltrated the Black Organization under the alias of Dai Moroboshi, he started dating Akemi Miyano in hopes of using her to attain information about the Black Organization. Despite this, Shuichi ended up falling in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with Jodie, stating that, "To be able to love two women at the same time…it's not that handy a personality."<ref name="677p5">Manga [[Volume 65]], File 3 (677), pg 5: "The fated individual"</ref> In spite of the break-up, Jodie still held strong feelings for Shuichi which never wavered as time passed and took his apparent death at Kir's hands especially hard, to the point of being reduced to tears. According to Super Digest Book plus 100  Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.
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One popular theory is that [[Subaru Okiya]] is Shuichi Akai. Okiya first appeared not long after Akai's apparent death. Okiya and Akai have many similarities, such as appearance and left handedness. Conan trusts him and ignores Haibara's reactions to him. Conan also seemed to know about the place where Okiya lived before they met. Ran also feels like she recognizes Okiya from somewhere. The name "Okiya Subaru" continues the pattern of puns on "Char Aznable" that "Akai Shuuichi" and his alias "Moroboshi Dai" follow.
 
  
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== Relationship Analysis ==
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==== James Black ====
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*'''Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano'''
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[[James Black]] is the boss of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents in Japan and therefore the boss of Shuichi. He was one of those who know that Shuichi was alive after Shuichi's fake death, but only because he saw the glue on Shuichi's fingers and would have otherwise also been kept in the dark. The two maintain close contact with each other up to present.
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Shuichi originally met [[Akemi Miyano]] by accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he was walking in the street. Akemi was concerned over this, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi told him her name, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this, both of them discovered they were in the Black Organization, and began dating. However, for Akai, there was a catch involved. To the FBI, Akai's relationship was merely a stepping stone, something to use to take advantage of the Black Organization, and to get information. However, as [[James Black]] later recalls, Akai had begun to fall in love with Akemi, and consider her his real girlfriend.
 
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[[Image:Akemi's Text Message.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.]]
 
  
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In Akemi's heart, she always felt that Akai (Dai,) really wasn't who he seemed to be. Later, due to a massive error by [[Andre Camel]], Akai is discovered to be an FBI agent, leading to his exile from the Organization. When Akemi discovers this, she runs to him in tears, sad and angry, and afraid that Akai really had only used her to get information on the Organization. When Akai asks her why she never said anything about her suspicions before, Akemi basically hints it is because she loves him. After this, Akemi and Akai don't hear from each other for a long while, and Akemi's role in the Organization dwindles because they believe that she gave information about the Organization to Akai. After the successful bank heist, she is killed by the Organization. However, on the day of the heist, Akemi sent Akai a long text message, tell him that after the heist, when she is finally free from the Organization, if he wants to be her real boyfriend. Akai is never able to answer this, as she is killed by [[Gin]]. Akai treasures this text message, and it was even still in his phone, many months after Akemi's death.
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==== Andre Camel ====
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[[Andre Camel]] worked with Shuichi Akai before when he was an agent in the [[Black Organization]]. Camel was involved in the plan to capture Gin two years ago, but he gave away the plan of the FBI when he saw a member of the organization disguised as an old man. Because of this, Shuichi's identity became known to the Organization. However, Shuichi does not seem to bear a grudge against Camel but worked together well. Camel is willing to help Akai in any way he can to redeem for his mistake.
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==== Ai Haibara ====
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When Haibara first met Shuichi, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. Shuichi seems to know of Haibara's identity. Haibara knows him as Dai Moroboshi, her sister's boyfriend who betrayed the Organization.<ref>Manga Chapter 802</ref> Haibara should know Dai was a spy and FBI agent, after hearing an exchange between [[Bourbon]] and [[Kaitou Kid]] through a microphone<ref>Manga Chapter 824,[http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b40277b84692b54c491654534be7ccf/tumblr_mpc528w9hS1qfn9zio1_r1_500.png]</ref>, but she does not know him by the name Shuichi Akai. During his time in the organization he became acquatained with Haibara, while she was still known as [[Shiho Miyano]], through Akemi and make use of it to slip into the organization. He made a promise with Akemi to look after Haibara's welfare.<ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], Files 3-5 (809-811)</ref>
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==== Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo ====
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Shuichi and Conan get along well and are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Shuichi has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills and speaks to him professionally. After FBI had capture Kir, he asked who Conan was, hinting that he suspected that there was more to Conan that meets the eyes. He is also aware that [[Conan]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]] are really one and the same person<ref>Manga [[Volume 77]], File 813 p.16 and File 814 p.3 </ref>. There is further speculation amongst fans that Shuichi has figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of [[APTX 4869]].
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==== Masumi Sera ====
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[[Masumi Sera]] is Shuichi's younger sister. Masumi wasn't born yet when Shuichi went to America to study, so they first got to meet each other, when Masumi was seven. It's indicated at Shuichi cares for his sister. While Masumi was growing up, Shuichi would send her training tapes of Jeet Kune Do that she could practice after. During the [[The Jet-Black Mystery Train|Mystery Train case]], when Masumi was knocked out by Vermouth and hidden in her room, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru) carried her back to her own room. As he was about to leave he overheard her calling out 'Shuu-nii' in her sleep, which made him smile. In the movie [[Dimensional Sniper]] he (as Subaru) was seen leaving the hospital, where Masumi was hospitalized after getting shot, hinting that he was visiting her. While she was unconscious, he left a bouquet in her room, which Ran and Sonoko find. During the [[The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden|Antique Facet Case]], when he realize Masumi showing suspicious movements around Agasa's house, he shows up as Subaru and keep an eye on her. He realize that Masumi was trying to pressure Haibara. He ended up by interrupting her investigation to prevent Masumi get involved into dangerous situation.
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==== Shukichi Haneda ====
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[[Shukichi Haneda]] is Shuichi's younger brother. He keeps track of Shukichi Haneda's shogi matches. During a reunion ten years ago Shukichi shows concern over his choice of path in life. During the Policewomen Serial Murder Case, he received a text by Shukichi to protect [[Yumi Miyamoto]], indicating the brothers are in contact. When Yumi is accosted by drunkards, he disguised as Subaru incapacitates them and has them leave her alone.
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==== Mary Sera ====
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[[Mary Sera]] is Shuichi's mother. She hoped that he would become a father figure to Masumi to replace their missing biological father.
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==== Tsutomu Akai ====
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[[Tsutomu Akai]] is Shuichi's father. His father's disappearance cause him to seek revenge and is the reason Shuichi became an FBI agent.
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==== Miyano Family ====
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In [[Volume 99#File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!|File 1049]], the flashback conversations between Vermouth and Mary confirmed that Mary and Elena are sisters. So that Shuichi is blood relatives with [[Miyano family]].
  
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* '''Shuichi Akai and Jodie Starling'''
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=== Allies ===
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Later on in the series it shows that Akai and Jodie used to go out in episode 563 and he broke up with her because he was going out with Akemi and didn't want to feel guilty about two timing them.
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==== Hidemi Hondou ====
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Hidemi is a CIA agent undercover in the Black Organization as Rena Mizunashi, codenamed Kir. She agreed to supply the FBI with information of the organization in return for her brother's protection. She, Akai and Conan worked out the plan to send Hidemi back to the organization and fake Akai's death.
  
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* '''[[Gin and Akai Shuuichi|Shuichi Akai and Gin]]'''
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=== Black Organization ===
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Shuichi Akai and Gin are rivals and hate one another. Akai refers to Gin as "Koibito", which means lover which is ironic as he thinks of Gin as his arch enemy.
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==== Gin ====
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Shuichi Akai and Gin are rivals and hate one another. It is implied that they didn't get along even before Shuichi was exposed as an undercover FBI agent. Shuichi refers to Gin as "Koibito", which ironically means 'lover.' Gin killed Shuichi's love Akemi, so Shuichi thinks of Gin as his archenemy.
  
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* '''Shuichi Akai and Haibara Ai'''
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==== Rei Furuya====
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When Haibara first met Akai, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. They do not meet very often, but Akai seems to know of Haibara's identity.  
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[[File:AkaiAmuro.png|thumb|200px||Akai and Amuro]]
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Since joining the Black Organization, [[Rei Furuya]] has always considered Shuichi as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interest everytime he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship is becoming more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstood Shuichi killed his best friend - [[Scotch]], but actually the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep a secret, continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced, he also reveals that he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to working well with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.
  
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* '''Shuichi Akai and Conan Edogawa'''
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=== Unknown relationships ===
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Akai and Conan are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Akai has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills. It may very well be the case that he might one day find out that Conan and [[Shinichi Kudo]] are really one and the same person. However, there is speculation amongst fans that Akai already knows Conan's secret, due to the fact that he figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of [[APTX 4869]].
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==== Kohji Haneda ====
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[[Case from 17 years ago]] made Shuichi an FBI agent.The reason why [[Tsutomu Akai]] was involved is revealed in [[Volume 104]].<ref name="file948">[[volume 89#The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters|File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)]]</ref>
  
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* '''Shuichi Akai and Ran Mouri'''
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== Character popularity ==
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To Akai, Ran reminds her of Akemi.
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* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shuichi placed 12th in the poll with 53 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
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* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Shuichi placed 7th overall with 415 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
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* In a poll held on June 5, 2020 by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Shuichi ranked eigth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.
  
 
== Name origin ==
 
== Name origin ==
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Akai's name comes from the [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whose nickname was the "'''Red (Akai)''' Comet", and Char's voice actor [[Shuichi Ikeda|'''Shuichi''' Ikeda]] (who is also Akai's voice actor). Additionally, his alias, Dai Moroboshi, comes from Char's real name, Casval Rem '''Deikun''' (sounds like '''Dai-kun''' in Japanese). '''Moroboshi''' can also mean ''falling star'', another possible allusion to ''Red Comet''.
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[[File:Akai.gif|image|right|thumb|200px|Yutaka Tani draws Shuichi as half of Char on Gosho's website]]
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Akai's name comes from the [[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]] character [[wikipedia:Char Aznable|Char Aznable]], whose nickname was the {{nihongo|"Red Comet"|'''赤い'''彗星|'''Akai''' Suisei}}, and Char's voice actor [[Shuichi Ikeda|'''Shuichi''' Ikeda]] (who is also Akai's voice actor). Additionally, his alias, Dai Moroboshi, comes from Char's real name, Casval Rem '''Deikun''' (sounds like '''Dai-kun''' in Japanese). '''Moroboshi''' can also mean ''falling star'', another possible allusion to ''Red Comet''.<ref>In Moroboshi (諸星), the first kanji can be broken up into 言者 which when pronounced as げんしゃ (gensha) sounds very similar to the word for "phenomenon" (genshou). The second character (星) means "star". Moroboshi, read as "Star phenomenon" references falling stars or maybe comets. </ref>
  
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==Quotes==
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== Different looks ==
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{|
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 259]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Shuichi Middle.jpeg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 345]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:The Scarlet Return-Shooting Shuichi.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 783]]
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== Quotes ==
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{{cquote|Fear of death is worse than death itself.|Said to Camel.<ref>[[Volume 58#File 602 - Last Resort|Volume 58, File 602, Page 13]]</ref>}}
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{{cquote|Don't make that kind of face...}}
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{{cquote|Don't get distracted by what's in front of you and pursue the wrong prey}}
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{{cquote|The odds are 50/50 so we are on the same boat.}}
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==Gallery==
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File:EP1019 4.jpeg|15-year-old Shuichi with his brother Shukichi
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EP881 14.png|10 years ago Shuichi
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*Akai's voice actor, [[Shuichi Ikeda]], is the real-life husband of [[Akemi Miyano]]'s voice actress, [[Sakiko Tamagawa]].
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* Shuichi is left-handed.
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** Shuichi is the only left-handed member in the [[Akai family]].
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* Shuichi is a Jeet Kune Do practitioner who is three times stronger than [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]]. The three times is, again, a reference of Char's [[Wikipedia: Zaku|mobile suit]] being three times faster than the others.
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* Shuichi Akai's voice actor, [[Shuichi Ikeda]], is the real-life husband of [[Akemi Miyano]]'s voice actress, [[Sakiko Tamagawa]].
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* [[Wikipedia: Shuichi Akai (footballer)|Shuichi Akai]] is a real-life former Japanese football player.
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*According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, What motivated Shuuichi to do Jeet Kune Do was because his father practised it too.
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* According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Shuichi hairstyle was inspired by Char Aznable.
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*He likes to use the phrase “It was 50:50 so we’re both to blame” as revealed by Camel in File 895. Shuichi got the phrase from his father which his mother uses the phrase as well as revealed in File 1038. Even as Subaru uses it as shown in [[Episode 1020]].
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*According to BLACK PLUS Super Digest Book Shuichi is the best Sniper in the Black Organisation.
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== In other languages ==
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Shuichi Akai

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Profile
Japanese name: 赤井 秀一
(Akai Shūichi)
Age: 32[1]
27 as Subaru
Gender: Male
Relatives: Tsutomu Akai (father, missing, presumed dead)
Mary Sera (mother)
Shukichi Haneda (younger brother)
Masumi Sera (younger sister)
Elena Miyano (aunt, deceased)
Atsushi Miyano (uncle-in-law, deceased)
Akemi Miyano (cousin, ex-girlfriend, deceased)
Shiho Miyano (cousin)
Occupation: FBI Agent
Status: Alive (Under disguise as Subaru Okiya)
Dead (for the Black Organization)
Missing (presumed dead)
Nicknames: Shu (Jodie)
Dai-kun (Akemi)
Akai-kun (James)
Silver Bullet (The Boss & Vermouth)
Shu-nii (Masumi)
Niisan (Shukichi)
Aliases: Rye
Dai Moroboshi
Subaru Okiya
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 287
Anime: Episode 230
Appearances: Chapters: 97
Chapters: 4
Episodes: 80
Episodes: 2
Movies: 4
OVAs: 0
Specials: 1
Openings: 22
Closings: 4
Cases solved: 6 (5 as Subaru)
Keyhole number: Volume 37
Volume 60 (Subaru Okiya)
Actors
Japanese voice: Shuichi Ikeda
Yuki Kaji (young)
English voice: Keith Silverstein (Bang Zoom!)
Clay Cartland (Macias Group)

Shuichi Akai (赤井 秀一 Akai Shūichi?) is an FBI agent and a major figure in the battle against the Black Organization. He once assumed the identity of Dai Moroboshi (諸星 大 Moroboshi Dai?) and infiltrated the Organization, where he was given the codename Rye (ライ Rai?). During this time he made enemies with Gin and became romantically involved with Akemi Miyano. He is the older brother of Shukichi Haneda and Masumi Sera.

Background

Shuichi as "Dai Moroboshi" during his infiltration of the Black Organization.

Shuichi Akai is a British American of Japanese descent, originally from England, and is a member of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, on special assignment in Japan to capture Gin. His superior is James Black and his partner is Jodie Starling.[2] He had infiltrated the Black Organization under the name Dai Moroboshi - and the codename "Rye" - as a mole[3] and dated Akemi Miyano, one of their low-ranking members, to feed information to the FBI. In order to facilitate the latter, and later because he had genuinely developed feelings for Akemi, Shuichi saw himself forced to break up his then on-going relationship with Jodie.[4] Later on, his cover in the Black Organization was accidentally blown by his colleague Andre Camel, and when Akemi was killed, he declared her murderer, Gin (with whom he seems to have had some tensions even before his exposure), his personal enemy.[5]

The disappearance of his father

17 years prior to the current timeline, Shuichi's father, Tsutomu Akai, got himself involved in the murder case of Kohji Haneda and Amanda Hughes and disappeared. In his last message he instructed his pregnant wife Mary and their two sons to hide in Japan. Shuichi, determined to investigate his missing father's "incident," convinced his mother to let him study in America. After he left Japan, his younger sister Masumi was born. Shuichi didn't get to meet her until he returned to Japan after seven years in the states, but Shukichi sent him pictures of her. After he had finished school, he joined the FBI.

Infiltration of the Black Organization

Five years prior to the current time-line, FBI agent Shuichi Akai infiltrated the Black Organization using the alias Dai Moroboshi as a mole and dated Akemi Miyano, one of their low-ranking members, in order to meet Shiho Miyano, a high-ranked member codenamed Sherry, and use her influence to get into the Black Organization.[6] Although at first he was simply using Akemi as a tool, they both fell in love with each other. Shuichi distinguished himself as an agent and two years prior to the current time-line received the codename Rye and was called to work under executive agent Gin. The FBI laid a trap hoping to capture Gin at a warehouse where the meeting was supposed to take place,[6] but the Black Organization discovered Akai's true allegiance and Gin never appeared.[7] He broke up with Akemi to protect her and he lost contact with her after the mission to capture Gin failed. Two years later Akemi got killed by the organization to cut loose ends.

Personality

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

James Black describes Shuichi as an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people, and further notes that Shuichi has become even more closed off since Akemi's death.[8] Shuichi doesn't often voice what he is thinking and has an unhealthy tendency to prioritize his missions above the emotional well-being of his friends, co-workers, family, and love interests.[9] Conflict between his missions and the interests of those he cares about has lead to significant sorrow for him[10] and others.[11]

Shuichi prefers to plan secretly, and will readily trick his friends and coworkers, even injuring them, if helps the success of his missions.[12] Shuichi is often forgiven for these transgressions because his judgment is usually sound and his plans work out well.[13] Shuichi's secret plans, while strategically robust in the short term, often cause emotional problems for others that he does not fully appreciate.[14]

Even though he means well, Shuichi is notably clumsy at trying to comfort and connect with others. He is especially dense at recognizing the motives behind the feelings of others and thus how to modify his own behavior to improve relations. As Subaru Okiya, his technique to approach Ai Haibara leaves her terrified of him, and repeated contact only intensifies her loathing. Ten years ago, he was also cold to young Masumi on their first meeting, brushing Masumi's silly antics aside without realizing that she simply wanted him to smile and treat her kindly, though he most likely was simply in a bad mood, since he just had an intense argument with his mother, in which they traded physical blows, because of his plan to join the FBI after his studies to pursue the case of his father and because he had lied to her about that. Later that day, during the investigation of a case, Shuichi gives both Shinichi and Ran a task to help with the investigation, so Masumi approaches Shuichi shyly and asks for a task as well. Now Shuichi responds kindly and gives her a task that makes her feel important.

Despite his social awkwardness, Shuichi is not apathetic. He gives Jodie some hope by leaving her a message in his own handwriting, and leaves her a very roundabout hint about his identity after knocking her down even though he cannot reveal the truth to her yet. Eventually he also realized that Masumi was looking up to him, so he began to send her videos of him doing Jeet Kune Do.

Appearance

Shuichi is a tall and fit man of Japanese descent with short wavy hair with strands hanging over his right eye. He is very handsome, as mentioned by Yukiko Kudo. His trademark features, by which people close to him have identified him are his eyes which have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep deprived. Other characters often describe him as evil eyed or having a sharp gaze. His eyes are blue in the manga (like every other character) and green in the anime. He and Masumi Sera presumably more closely resemble their mother then their father. The second trademark feature is his knit cap, which he is always shown wearing. When he was younger he had a grey fedora which Masumi now wears herself. Up to one year ago, he had very long waist length hair, which he cut after the death of Akemi Miyano "to freshen up." Shuichi is left-handed. Ten years before the present timeline, Shuichi still had short hair, which means he grew it out sometime during the next five years.[15] He is a heavy smoker and his favorite drink is whiskey- he has recently taken to drinking bourbon rather than scotch.

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

Abilities

Intelligence

Conan ft. Shuichi

Shuichi is a highly intelligent man, recognized as a threat even by Gin. Extremely observant and excellent instincts, he has a knack for seeing through deceptions and reading the patterns of people. Once, after realizing that a transmitter had accidentally been attached to the Black Organization, he set up a sniper ambush at a nearby building to Kogoro's detective agency, knowing that the enemies would try to kill Kogoro after finding the transmitter under the belief Kogoro was spying on them, all to trick the Organization into thinking the bug was his personal trap."[16] He is also very alert to threats on his person, able to sense Rei Furuya/Bourbon and his desire to kill Shuichi under the belief that Shuichi killed Scotch. Basically on par to Shinichi/Conan, Shuichi has a remarkable talent for analysis and deductive reasoning, able to survey the situation and accurately determine the cause of it. During Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case, Shuichi figured out the key point of Sanada coins, solving the case before Conan and even providing him the hint of "Kumogakure Saizou" to lead him to the same conclusion. In the Paper Airplane Case, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru Okiya), he also showed knowledge of Morse code and origami. He was able to deduce along with Yusaku Kudo that the hints of ASACA and MASCARA lead to the name of the Boss of the Black Organization, Karasuma Renya.

Firearms

Shuichi aiming with a Glock

Shuichi, is an exceptional crackshot with firearms, the most skilled seen so far. He can shoot a small piece of gum out of Gin's hand from about 700 yards away, even snipe at 1300 yards, well-beyond the range the Black Organization's professional snipers Chianti and Korn.[17] Shuichi is good at handling shotguns as well; he accurately shot Vermouth from the hip faster than she could aim at him with her subcompact pistol. He is capable of busting a moving car's tire from a speeding car with just a single shot.[18]

While naturally left-handed, he is ambidextrous, able to wield firearms basically as effectively with his right hand. At the same time Akai is unusual in that he is "eye-bidextrous" while shooting. Like hands and feet, most individuals have a dominant eye they prefer to use when lining up a shot, but Shuichi is shown using both eyes at different times.[19]

Martial arts

Shuichi is also a highly proficient hand-to-hand combatant. Having extensive skill and knowledge of Jeet Kune Do, he taught his sister Sera much, who openly acknowledges him to still be much stronger than her.[20] In the Bus Jack case, Shuichi's combat skills was hinted as he was ready to strike one of the criminals before Conan hit him with the tranquilizer dart. During the Ikkaku Rock case, Shuichi expertly knocks a knife out of the criminal's hand unarmed. Though subtle, Shuichi also swiftly knocks out a drunkard harassing Officer Yumi (at the request of his younger brother) in the Policewomen Serial Murder Case. At the same time, he is noticeable resilient. While taking a serious kick to the face from Ran Mouri, he emerged virtually unharmed, a feat few people have accomplished against her.

Other skills

Jodie and Camel are shocked to learn that Shuichi can cook

Shuichi is a skilled driver. He can overtake many cars quickly in heavy traffic conditions and drift around a U-turn.[21] As Subaru, he hacked into Kogoro's computer to see what cases he had received from his website. Later he hacked into Haibara's Phone and saw the message that Vermouth had sent her. Shuichi learned how to act and properly apply his Subaru disguise by himself thanks to Yukiko Kudo and equipment from Professor Agasa.[22] He also learned from Yukiko to be a very capable cook. This was meant to help better keep a low-profile as Subaru.[23] At the same time, he would often uses his dishes as an excuse to interject himself into cases at Professor Agasa's house and save money on food. He apparently at one point held a part-time job playing the accordion, making decent money from it. In addition to his native language, having worked in the United States as an FBI agent for a long time, Shuichi is also fluent in English as shown in the episode 288.

Appellations

Plot overview

Timeline

Main article: Shuichi Akai timeline

Non-canon plot overview

Dimensional Sniper (Movie: 18)

Shuichi appeared in this movie as Subaru Okiya. At first he is seen watching the Detective Boys testing Professor Agasa's invention. Later after Masumi Sera gets shot, he is seen leaving the hospital, where she is hospitalized. After that he is seen involving himself in the sniper investigation. He is the one who shoot the suspect at the last part. We can see too that he turn off his voice changer and said to James "Roger" (了解 ryōkai?) as signal that it's already finished.

The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20)

In this movie, he shows as a FBI agent. He saves Bourbon and Kir from Gin. We see a fight between him and Rei Furuya until Conan arrive. They cooperate and takes down the black metal crow (helicopter) of black organization.

The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: 24)

Shuichi shoots Maiko Shirahato in the shoulder with a silver bullet in order to stop her from shooting Alan McKenzie.

Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)

Shuichi acquired a rocket launcher from the US Army to shoot the submarine from a helicopter with the help of Conan to light the position of the submarine from underwater.

Speculation

James Black's English background may have assisted the young British-Japanese Shuichi Akai in fast-tracking his way to a US citizenship and then enrolling in the FBI.

Relationships analysis

Family and friends

Akemi Miyano

Main article: Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano

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

How Akemi and Shuichi met in the manga is unknown, but in the anime, Shuichi Akai originally met Akemi by an intentional accident. She accidentally hit him with her car when he deliberately walked into the street in front of her in order to be hit by her.[40] Akemi was concerned, and helped take him to the hospital, watching over him until he was better. When he woke up, he felt no anger over what she did, and even asked for her name, to which a very flustered Akemi replied, while he told her his fake name: Dai Moroboshi. After this they began dating.

The last text message Akemi had sent Shuichi, before her death.

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

Until now, Shuichi probably still doesn't know that Akemi is actually his cousin.[41]

Jodie Starling

While Jodie and Shuichi's relationship had been viewed as mere colleagues, it is revealed later on in the series that Jodie and Shuichi had dated before about 5 years prior. However, after Shuichi infiltrated the Black Organization under the alias of Dai Moroboshi, he started dating Akemi Miyano in hopes of using her to attain information about the Black Organization. Despite this, Shuichi ended up falling in love with Akemi, leading him to break up with Jodie, stating that, "To be able to love two women at the same time…it's not that handy a personality."[42] In spite of the break-up, Jodie still held strong feelings for Shuichi which never wavered as time passed and took his apparent death at Kir's hands especially hard, to the point of being reduced to tears. According to Super Digest Book plus 100 Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other were, Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.

James Black

James Black is the boss of the FBI agents in Japan and therefore the boss of Shuichi. He was one of those who know that Shuichi was alive after Shuichi's fake death, but only because he saw the glue on Shuichi's fingers and would have otherwise also been kept in the dark. The two maintain close contact with each other up to present.

Andre Camel

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

Ai Haibara

When Haibara first met Shuichi, she thought he was a member of the Black Organization. Shuichi seems to know of Haibara's identity. Haibara knows him as Dai Moroboshi, her sister's boyfriend who betrayed the Organization.[43] Haibara should know Dai was a spy and FBI agent, after hearing an exchange between Bourbon and Kaitou Kid through a microphone[44], but she does not know him by the name Shuichi Akai. During his time in the organization he became acquatained with Haibara, while she was still known as Shiho Miyano, through Akemi and make use of it to slip into the organization. He made a promise with Akemi to look after Haibara's welfare.[45]

Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo

Shuichi and Conan get along well and are capable of thinking on par with one another. In the short time they have worked together, Shuichi has come to respect Conan's intellect and deductive skills and speaks to him professionally. After FBI had capture Kir, he asked who Conan was, hinting that he suspected that there was more to Conan that meets the eyes. He is also aware that Conan and Shinichi Kudo are really one and the same person[46]. There is further speculation amongst fans that Shuichi has figured out that Ai was formerly Sherry and (more than likely) learned about her research for the Black Organization and the two possible effects of APTX 4869.

Masumi Sera

Masumi Sera is Shuichi's younger sister. Masumi wasn't born yet when Shuichi went to America to study, so they first got to meet each other, when Masumi was seven. It's indicated at Shuichi cares for his sister. While Masumi was growing up, Shuichi would send her training tapes of Jeet Kune Do that she could practice after. During the Mystery Train case, when Masumi was knocked out by Vermouth and hidden in her room, Shuichi (disguised as Subaru) carried her back to her own room. As he was about to leave he overheard her calling out 'Shuu-nii' in her sleep, which made him smile. In the movie Dimensional Sniper he (as Subaru) was seen leaving the hospital, where Masumi was hospitalized after getting shot, hinting that he was visiting her. While she was unconscious, he left a bouquet in her room, which Ran and Sonoko find. During the Antique Facet Case, when he realize Masumi showing suspicious movements around Agasa's house, he shows up as Subaru and keep an eye on her. He realize that Masumi was trying to pressure Haibara. He ended up by interrupting her investigation to prevent Masumi get involved into dangerous situation.

Shukichi Haneda

Shukichi Haneda is Shuichi's younger brother. He keeps track of Shukichi Haneda's shogi matches. During a reunion ten years ago Shukichi shows concern over his choice of path in life. During the Policewomen Serial Murder Case, he received a text by Shukichi to protect Yumi Miyamoto, indicating the brothers are in contact. When Yumi is accosted by drunkards, he disguised as Subaru incapacitates them and has them leave her alone.

Mary Sera

Mary Sera is Shuichi's mother. She hoped that he would become a father figure to Masumi to replace their missing biological father.

Tsutomu Akai

Tsutomu Akai is Shuichi's father. His father's disappearance cause him to seek revenge and is the reason Shuichi became an FBI agent.

Miyano Family

In File 1049, the flashback conversations between Vermouth and Mary confirmed that Mary and Elena are sisters. So that Shuichi is blood relatives with Miyano family.

Allies

Hidemi Hondou

Hidemi is a CIA agent undercover in the Black Organization as Rena Mizunashi, codenamed Kir. She agreed to supply the FBI with information of the organization in return for her brother's protection. She, Akai and Conan worked out the plan to send Hidemi back to the organization and fake Akai's death.

Black Organization

Gin

Main article: Gin and Shuichi Akai

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

Rei Furuya

Main article: Shuichi Akai and Rei Furuya
Akai and Amuro

Since joining the Black Organization, Rei Furuya has always considered Shuichi as a worthy rival, he wants to compare his capacity with Shuichi and thinks he is the only one who could defeat Shuichi. Shuichi always shows respect towards Rei, he admits Rei's capability and feels interest everytime he faces Rei, he also makes Rei feel quite confused sometimes. Their relationship is becoming more bitter and dramatic when Rei misunderstood Shuichi killed his best friend - Scotch, but actually the one who indirectly caused Scotch to die was Rei himself. Shuichi chooses to keep a secret, continues to let Rei misunderstand him instead of letting Rei know that painful truth. Over time, Shuichi appears to help and protect Rei in some cases, he gradually wants to compensate for the losses which Rei has experienced, he also reveals that he doesn't want to be Rei's enemy. For now, Rei is temporarily lowering his hatred to working well with Shuichi and Conan in destroying the Black Organization.

Unknown relationships

Kohji Haneda

Case from 17 years ago made Shuichi an FBI agent.The reason why Tsutomu Akai was involved is revealed in Volume 104.[47]

Character popularity

  • eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shuichi placed 12th in the poll with 53 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[48]
  • In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Shuichi placed 7th overall with 415 votes.[49]
  • In a poll held on June 5, 2020 by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Shuichi ranked eigth[50].

Name origin

Yutaka Tani draws Shuichi as half of Char on Gosho's website

Akai's name comes from the Mobile Suit Gundam character Char Aznable, whose nickname was the "Red Comet" (赤い彗星 Akai Suisei?), and Char's voice actor Shuichi Ikeda (who is also Akai's voice actor). Additionally, his alias, Dai Moroboshi, comes from Char's real name, Casval Rem Deikun (sounds like Dai-kun in Japanese). Moroboshi can also mean falling star, another possible allusion to Red Comet.[51]

Different looks

Episode 259
Episode 345
Episode 783

Quotes

“ Fear of death is worse than death itself. „

— Said to Camel.[52]

“ Don't make that kind of face... „
“ Don't get distracted by what's in front of you and pursue the wrong prey „
“ The odds are 50/50 so we are on the same boat. „

Gallery

  • 15-year-old Shuichi with his brother Shukichi

  • 10 years ago Shuichi

Trivia

  • Shuichi is left-handed.
    • Shuichi is the only left-handed member in the Akai family.
  • Shuichi is a Jeet Kune Do practitioner who is three times stronger than Masumi. The three times is, again, a reference of Char's mobile suit being three times faster than the others.
  • Shuichi Akai's voice actor, Shuichi Ikeda, is the real-life husband of Akemi Miyano's voice actress, Sakiko Tamagawa.
  • Shuichi Akai is a real-life former Japanese football player.
  • According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, What motivated Shuuichi to do Jeet Kune Do was because his father practised it too.
  • According to Gosho in Super Digest Book 90+, Shuichi hairstyle was inspired by Char Aznable.
  • He likes to use the phrase “It was 50:50 so we’re both to blame” as revealed by Camel in File 895. Shuichi got the phrase from his father which his mother uses the phrase as well as revealed in File 1038. Even as Subaru uses it as shown in Episode 1020.
  • According to BLACK PLUS Super Digest Book Shuichi is the best Sniper in the Black Organisation.

In other languages

Shuichi Akai

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 秀一 Shūichi 赤井 Akai
Flag of Arab League Arabic شوتشي Shūtshi أكاي Akāi
Flag of Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Shuichi Akai
Flag of Malaysia Bahasa Melayu Shuichi Akai
Flag of ChinaFlag of Hong Kong Chinese
(Simplified and Traditional)
 秀一 Xiùyī 赤井 Chìjǐng
Flag of France French Shuichi Akai
Flag of Germany German Shuichi Akai
Flag of Italy Italian Shuichi / Suichi Akai
Flag of South Korea Korean 상윤 Sang Yoon 이 Lee
Flag of Thailand Thai ชูอิจิ อากาอิ
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Shuichi Akai

Dai Moroboshi

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 大 Dai 諸星 Moroboshi
Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 大 Dà 诸星 Zhūxīng
Flag of Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 大 Dà 諸星 Zhūxīng
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Dai Moroboshi

See also

References

  1. ^ Q4 of Super Digest Book 90+ Interview with Gosho
  2. ^ Manga Chapter 434: Rotten Apple 5
  3. ^ Manga Chapter 599: Akai's Past
  4. ^ Manga Chapter 677: The Fated Individual
  5. ^ Manga Chapter 504: Black Organization vs. FBI 2
  6. ^ a b Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past"
  7. ^ Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 10: "Akai's Past"
  8. ^ Manga Volume 49, File 2, page 13: "New Order"
  9. ^ Shuichi's fake death, while preserving Kir and allowing her to pass confidential information to the FBI, has caused significant dysfunction within the FBI who believe him to be truly dead. While Shuichi has technically been fulfilling the promise he made to look after Haibara's welfare as Okiya, he has executed it in such a way that made Haibara terrified of his presence and refused to be alone at Agasa's house when he was around.
  10. ^ Shuichi didn't inform Akemi he was an FBI agent despite being in love because it might jeopardize his mission (and his relationship). Even though Akemi figured out Shuichi was an FBI agent and wished to leave the Organization and date him seriously, she kept it secret from him either because she was not sure how he would react, or because she thought it could cause him harm. Thus, the infiltration mission was the root cause of their secretkeeping which prevented them from coming up with an exit strategy for Akemi in case the mission failed. The following chain of events led to Akemi's death.
  11. ^ Shuichi's faked death to save Kir's mission and get her to pass information to the FBI as well demoralized the FBI, especially Jodie.
    Shuichi's infiltration mission required that he seduce Akemi even though he was dating Jodie at the time. When he fell in love with Akemi for real, Shuichi decided to break it off with Jodie. When justifying his decision to Jodie, he mentioned that he didn't want the onus of loving two women at once, but he also mentioned he thought the "sacrifice" was important to his mission to destroy the Black Organization. This implies that love was not the only factor in Shuichi's decision, he thought choosing Akemi over Jodie would help his mission -- perhaps because he was afraid he would be caught as a spy if anyone discovered his relationship with Akemi was fake. [1]
  12. ^ FBI vs Org, Shuichi didn't tell the rest of the FBI he would cover Kogoro's agency. In Red vs Black, the return Kir plan and the fake death plan were both kept secret from the FBI. He ordered Camel to remove by force if necessary anyone who interfered which resulted in Jodie being knocked out. He later told Kir to hit Camel for real to make her escape look authentic.
  13. ^ In FBI vs Org, Shuichi was forgiven for covering Kogoro without telling his boss and for making the decision on his own to let the Black Organization leave without much resistance because he thought it might lead to a dangerous firefight downtown. In Red vs Black, Shuichi was forgiven after being told off for hiding his secret plan to return Rena to the Org.
  14. ^ In particular, his faked death had a major impact on the FBI and Jodie Starling. Bourbon was able to take advantage of the emotional confusion surrounding his death to approach the FBI for his own ends. Jodie's sorrow has reduced her effectiveness and led her to blunder into dangerous situations.
  15. ^ File 973
  16. ^ Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out
  17. ^ Anime Episode 425: Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out
  18. ^ Manga Volume 85 File 4 Page 5
  19. ^ Left eye for shooting Vermouth in New York, Right eye for shooting Rei's subordinates' car in Scarlet Showdown.
  20. ^ Episode 744
  21. ^ Manga Volume 41, File 7, page 14: "The Enclosing Surrounding Net"
  22. ^ Manga Volume 85, File 5 (898), pg 2: "Scarlet Epilogue"
  23. ^ The Scarlet Return
  24. ^ a b File 974 (Volume 92)
  25. ^ a b c d e f File 972
  26. ^ File 949: Sweet Scent (Volume 90)
  27. ^ File 938
  28. ^ File 936
  29. ^ File 859 (Volume 81)
  30. ^ FBI Serial Murder Case
  31. ^ Manga File 802, pg 10: "Don't make that kind of face..."
  32. ^ File:Postcard2016 18.jpg (Yukiko calls him "Shu-chan")
  33. ^ a b File 950: The Clipped Letters (Volume 90)
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m File 897 (Volume 85)
  35. ^ File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)
  36. ^ File 937
  37. ^ a b Movie 18: Dimensional Sniper
  38. ^ File 973 (Volume 92)
  39. ^ Episode 954
  40. ^ Episode 497
  41. ^ File 1049 - It's Unbelievable!
  42. ^ Manga Volume 65, File 3 (677), pg 5: "The fated individual"
  43. ^ Manga Chapter 802
  44. ^ Manga Chapter 824,[2]
  45. ^ Manga Volume 77, Files 3-5 (809-811)
  46. ^ Manga Volume 77, File 813 p.16 and File 814 p.3
  47. ^ File 948: The Clenched Scissors (Volume 89)
  48. ^ "『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結果". eBookJapan. 2011-05-12. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp. Retrieved on 2011-05-15. 
  49. ^ "Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic"]. eva. 2012-02-28. http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566. Retrieved on 2012-02-29. 
  50. ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/
  51. ^ In Moroboshi (諸星), the first kanji can be broken up into 言者 which when pronounced as げんしゃ (gensha) sounds very similar to the word for "phenomenon" (genshou). The second character (星) means "star". Moroboshi, read as "Star phenomenon" references falling stars or maybe comets.
  52. ^ Volume 58, File 602, Page 13
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Main Characters
Protagonists Shinichi Kudo • Conan Edogawa • Ran Mouri • Kogoro Mouri
Detective Boys Ai Haibara • Ayumi Yoshida • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Genta Kojima
Family & Friends Hiroshi Agasa • Sonoko Suzuki • Eri Kisaki • Yusaku Kudo • Yukiko Kudo • Heiji Hattori • Kazuha Toyama • Yoko Okino • Sumiko Kobayashi • Tomoaki Araide • Makoto Kyogoku • Shizuka Hattori • Jirokichi Suzuki • Eisuke Hondou • Azusa Enomoto • Subaru Okiya • Masumi Sera • Shukichi Haneda • Sakurako Yonehara • Rumi Wakasa • Momiji Ooka • Muga Iori
Tokyo Metropolitan Police District Juzo Megure • Wataru Takagi • Miwako Sato • Ninzaburo Shiratori • Yumi Miyamoto • Kazunobu Chiba • Naeko Miike • Kiyonaga Matsumoto • Inspector Yuminaga • Shintaro Chaki • Hyoue Kuroda • Kenji Hagiwara • Jinpei Matsuda • Wataru Date
Osaka Police District Heizo Hattori • Ginshiro Toyama • Goro Otaki
Nagano Police District Kansuke Yamato • Yui Uehara • Taka'aki Morofushi
Other police districts Sango Yokomizo • Misao Yamamura • Jugo Yokomizo • Chihaya Hagiwara • Fumimaro Ayanokoji
NPA and Public Security Bureau Rei Furuya (Bourbon) • Hiromitsu Morofushi • Yuya Kazami
FBI Shuichi Akai • Jodie Starling • James Black • Andre Camel
CIA Hidemi Hondou (Kir) • Ethan Hondou
MI6 Mary Sera • Tsutomu Akai
Black Organization The Boss • Rum • Gin • Vodka • Vermouth • Chianti • Korn • Shiho Miyano • Akemi Miyano • Elena Miyano • Atsushi Miyano • Tequila • Pisco • Calvados • Rikumichi Kusuda • Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
Magic Kaito Kaito Kuroba • Kaitou Kid • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Midoriko Nakamori • Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba • Snake • Kaitou Corbeau
Others "The Criminal" • Hideo Akagi • Ryusuke Higo • Takahiro Sanada • Scar Akai • Kohji Haneda • Kamen Yaiba • Amanda Hughes
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Active Agents Shuichi Akai (Subaru Okiya) • Jodie Starling • James Black • Andre Camel
Minor Agents Tim • Bill • Jeff • Meyer • Hodges • Ishida
Related Articles Witness Protection Program • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) • Law Enforcement • Scar Akai
Manga Golden Apple Case • Footsteps of Darkness • Meeting with Vodka • Halloween Party Case • Murderer's Car Case • Black Organization vs. FBI • Giant Hammer Case • Kir Transport Case • Foreign Suspect Case • Red, White, and Yellow Case • Bank Heist Case • Department Store Bomber Case • East vs. West • A Shrine to Remember • Scarlet Showdown • Girls Band Murder Case • The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters • A song named ASACA • Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case • FBI Serial Murder Case
Anime Shinichi Kudo's New York Case • On the Trail of a Silent Witness • Contact with the Black Organization • Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night • Find the Buttock's Mark • Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out • The Shadow of the Black Organization • Clash of Red and Black • Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys • Detective Boys vs. Robber Group • The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen • Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West • Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap • The Scarlet Return • The Unfriendly Girls Band • Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene • The Betrayal's Stage • Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show • The Black Organization's Scheme
Movies and Specials Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie • Dimensional Sniper • The Darkest Nightmare • The Scarlet Bullet • Black Iron Submarine
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Black Organization
High ranking The Boss • Rum • Gin • Vermouth
Other agents Vodka • Kir (undercover) • Chianti • Korn • Bourbon (undercover)
Deceased agents Akemi Miyano • Tequila • Kenzo Masuyama/Pisco • Atsushi Miyano • Elena Miyano • Calvados • Rikumichi Kusuda • Ethan Hondou (undercover) • Hiromitsu Morofushi/Scotch (undercover)
Former agents Shiho Miyano/Sherry (Ai Haibara) • Shuichi Akai/Dai Moroboshi/Rye (undercover) • Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
Extended canon Yoshiaki Hara (movie only) • Irish (movie only) • Masaaki Okakura (movie only) • Arrack (special manga only) • Generic (special manga only) • Blackbeard (special manga only) • Kate Lauren (playstation only) • Curaçao (movie only) • Stout (movie only) • Aquavit (movie only) • Leona Bucholz/Riesling (movie only) • Man in bar (tv special only) • Pinga (movie only)
Related articles Black Organization timeline • APTX 4869 • Nanatsu no Ko • Scar Akai • List of Black Organization related characters • Vermouth timeline • Suguru Itakura • Kohji Haneda case • Karasuma Group • "The Criminal" • Night Baron • Crow
Manga Roller Coaster Murder Case • ¥1,000,000,000 Robbery • Bullet-Train Bombing • Game Convention Case • Missing Older Brother Case • Murdered Professor Case • Hotel Party Murder Case • Bus Hijacking Case • Kaitou Kid and the Murder • Escalator Message Case • Golden Apple Case • Footsteps of Darkness • Meeting with Vodka • Four Porsches Case • Bathroom Murder Case • Halloween Party Case • Black Organization vs. FBI • Mysterious Job Case • Kir Transport Case • Foreign Suspect Case • Department Store Bomber Case • Online Client • Mystery Train • Tennis Meetup • A Shrine to Remember • Elementary Teacher Assault • Scarlet Showdown • Girls Band Murder Case • Soul Detective Murder Case • A song named ASACA • Missing Maria Higashio Case • Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case • Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case • FBI Serial Murder Case • Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule • Chess Tournament Murder Case
Anime Roller Coaster Murder Case • Game Company Murder Case • The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case • The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case • Reunion with the Black Organization • The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid • The Mysterious Passenger • The Secret Rushed Omission • Shinichi Kudo's New York Case • On the Trail of a Silent Witness • Contact with the Black Organization • The Four Porsches • Hidden Bathroom Secret • Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night • Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out • The Shadow of the Black Organization • Clash of Red and Black • The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen • Detectives' Nocturne • The Jet-Black Mystery Train • Conan in a Locked Room • Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap • The Scarlet Return • The Shadow Approaching Amuro (TV original) • The Unfriendly Girls Band • The Spirit Detective's Murder • The Betrayal's Stage • Search for Maria-chan! • The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment • Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show • The Black Organization's Scheme • Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule
Movies and Specials Countdown to Heaven • Time Travel of the Silver Sky • Black History • The Raven Chaser • Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization • The Darkest Nightmare • Black Iron Submarine
Special Manga The Wish Put on the Airship • The Black Organization...Revealed • Protect the Luxury Liner from the Virus
Playstation Remembrance Treasure Case
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