'''{{nihongo|Hirota|広田|Hirota}}''', commonly referred to as {{nihongo|'''Detective Hirota'''|広田刑事|Hirota-keiji}}, is a character in the anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
{{nihongo|'''Hirota'''|広田|Hirota}} is a character in the anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
== Background ==
== Background ==
Hirota is a young detective from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]]. He loves [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and thus jealous of [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], much often to boycott with his colleagues their dates. [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Superintendent Matsumoto]] puts always awe to him. He meets [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in several cases and is surprised by his great deduction only during Takagi's kidnapping, but Conan justifies himself saying that this is what [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] told him first on the phone<ref>[[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|Episode 681: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Part 1)]]</ref>. He reports directly to [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] information on cases in presence of [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]<ref>[[Beckoning Cat from Right to Left|Episode 486: Beckoning Cat from Right to Left]]</ref>.
Hirota is a detective from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo MPD]], Division One Investigations, Section Three. He loves [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and is jealous of [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], often attempting to interrupt their dates along with several other officers. He has great respect for [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Matsumoto]] and [[Hyoue Kuroda|Kuroda]], and follows their orders conscientiously. He meets [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in several cases and his great deduction impressed him only during Takagi's kidnapping, but Conan deflects suspicion off him by leaving all credit to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] or [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]].<ref>Episode 681-683: "The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love".</ref> He reports directly to [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] information on a murder case in presence of [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]].<ref>Episode 486: "Beckoning Cat from Right to Left".</ref> He is pretty experienced in martial arts.<ref name=ep978>Episode 978: "The Case On the Opposite Shore".</ref> In a kidnapping case, he and a female officer are disguised as a married couple with a baby, but it's unknown if they're really lovers.<ref name=ep978/>
=== Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding (Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===
== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring anime characters]]
=== Beckoning Cat from Right to Left (Anime: [[Beckoning Cat from Right to Left|486]]) ===
=== Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger (Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===
=== The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===
=== The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Anime: [[The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River|693]]) ===
=== Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|749]]) ===
=== After That Hundred Million Yen (Anime: [[After That Hundred Million Yen|800]]) ===
Hirota (広田,Hirota?) is a character in the anime franchise Detective Conan.
Background
Hirota is a detective from the Tokyo MPD, Division One Investigations, Section Three. He loves Sato and is jealous of Takagi, often attempting to interrupt their dates along with several other officers. He has great respect for Matsumoto and Kuroda, and follows their orders conscientiously. He meets Conan in several cases and his great deduction impressed him only during Takagi's kidnapping, but Conan deflects suspicion off him by leaving all credit to Shinichi or Agasa.[1] He reports directly to Megure information on a murder case in presence of Kogoro.[2] He is pretty experienced in martial arts.[3] In a kidnapping case, he and a female officer are disguised as a married couple with a baby, but it's unknown if they're really lovers.[3]