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'''{{nihongo|Wataru Date|伊達 航|Date Wataru}}''' is a character in the manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. | '''{{nihongo|Wataru Date|伊達 航|Date Wataru}}''' is a character in the manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Wataru Date was a | Wataru Date was a former police officer from [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo Metropolitan Police District]] under the Criminal Investigation First Division. He was later assigned to be the mentor of [[Wataru Takagi]],<ref name="f804">File 804: The Present from Detective Takagi</ref> and together they became known as the "Wataru Brothers."<ref name="f805">File 805: Wataru Brothers</ref> Unfortunately, he got caught up in a car accident after one his stake outs with Takagi and died.<ref name="f804"/> A year later after his death, it was discovered that Date was an acquaintance of [[Tooru Amuro]], whom he had met while attending a police academy.<ref name="f808">File 808: Late Grave Visiting</ref> | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Date was considered to be a [http://www.webcitation.org/65aNwvXMu "carnivore"-type] of a man compared to Takagi (by [[Miwako Sato]])<ref name="f805"/> and could be described as an aggressive person.<ref name="f807">File 807: The Strongest Senior</ref> In addition to these, he was also a kind and caring person as attested by his interactions with Takagi and his text message to Amuro.<ref name="f807"/><ref name="f808"/> | |||
== Plot overview == | == Plot overview == | ||
== Relationships analysis == | == Relationships analysis == | ||
=== Wataru Takagi === | |||
=== Tooru Amuro === | |||
== Name origin == | == Name origin == | ||
Wataru Date shares his first name with police sergeant [[Wataru Takagi]], which prompted him to make a nickname for the both of them: "Wataru Brothers." However, the kanji that represented his first name was different to that of Takagi's. His name is written with the kanji 航, hich had the ON-reading of {{nihongo||コウ|kou}}. Meanwhile, Takagi's is written with the kanji 渉, which had the ON-reading of {{nihongo||キョウ|kyou}}.<ref name="f805"/> This similarity in first name became an important factor in the Overnight Deadline case. Date's last name played an important role in the said case as well.<ref name="f806">File 806: The Inherited Shadow of the Dawn</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 20 February 2012
Wataru Date (伊達 航 Date Wataru) is a character in the manga franchise Detective Conan.
Background
Wataru Date was a former police officer from Tokyo Metropolitan Police District under the Criminal Investigation First Division. He was later assigned to be the mentor of Wataru Takagi,[2] and together they became known as the "Wataru Brothers."[3] Unfortunately, he got caught up in a car accident after one his stake outs with Takagi and died.[2] A year later after his death, it was discovered that Date was an acquaintance of Tooru Amuro, whom he had met while attending a police academy.[4]
Personality
Date was considered to be a "carnivore"-type of a man compared to Takagi (by Miwako Sato)[3] and could be described as an aggressive person.[5] In addition to these, he was also a kind and caring person as attested by his interactions with Takagi and his text message to Amuro.[5][4]
Plot overview
Relationships analysis
Wataru Takagi
Tooru Amuro
Name origin
Wataru Date shares his first name with police sergeant Wataru Takagi, which prompted him to make a nickname for the both of them: "Wataru Brothers." However, the kanji that represented his first name was different to that of Takagi's. His name is written with the kanji 航, hich had the ON-reading of kou (コウ ). Meanwhile, Takagi's is written with the kanji 渉, which had the ON-reading of kyou (キョウ ).[3] This similarity in first name became an important factor in the Overnight Deadline case. Date's last name played an important role in the said case as well.[6]