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== Background ==
Kawanaka 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 follows his orders. 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> Often times, when a huge case is closed, he likes to go drinking along with other officers that same night.<ref>Episode 359: "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2)".</ref>
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Kawanaka 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. 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> Often times, when a huge case is closed, he likes to go drinking along with other officers that same night.<ref>Episode 359: "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2)".</ref>
  
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==

Revision as of 16:04, 11 June 2023

Kawanaka

Detective Kawanaka Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 川中
(Kawanaka)
Age: unknown
Gender: Male
Occupation: Police detective
Status: Alive
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 404
Anime: Episode 358
Appearances: Chapters: 3
Episodes: 10
Actors
Japanese voice: Junichi Sugawara (episode 480)

Kawanaka (川中[1] Kawanaka?) is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Kawanaka 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. 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.[2] Often times, when a huge case is closed, he likes to go drinking along with other officers that same night.[3]

Personality

Appearance

He is very similar to Kogoro when he was a police detective, without the mustache.

Appellations

Name origin

His name comes from Mototsugu Kawanaka, who was a player of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team at the time of the airing of episodes 358-359.[4]

Different looks

Episode 487

See also

References

  1. ^ In the ending credits of episode 480, the kanji which formed his surname are inverted like "Nakagawa" (中川 Nakagawa?).
  2. ^ Episode 681-683: "The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love".
  3. ^ Episode 359: "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2)".
  4. ^ "本庁の刑事恋物語5(名探偵コナン)". https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/38971.html. Retrieved on 2022-10-01. 
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