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	Hyoue Kuroda
	Profile
Japanese name:	黒田兵衛 ; (Kuroda Hyōe)
Age:	50
Gender:	Male
Occupation:	Police Superintendent
Status:	Alive ; Dead (for the Black Organization)
	Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: File 913 ; Anime: Episode 810
Appearances:	Chapters: 29; Episodes: 14; Movies: 2; Openings: 6; Closings: 1;
Cases solved:	2
Keyhole number:	Volume 86
	Actors
Japanese voice:	Yukimasa Kishino
English voice:	Richard Epcar (Bang Zoom!) ; Rio Chavarro, Chris Jahn (Macias Group)

Latest revision as of 12:50, 18 December 2023

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"Kuroda" redirects here. For the episode director, see Koichiro Kuroda.

Hyoue Kuroda (黒田兵衛 ,Kuroda Hyōe^?) is currently the Tokyo Police First Division Managing Officer, former Nagano Police First Division Chief, and a character within the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Hyoue Kuroda was originally an officer from the National Police Agency.^[1] Seventeen years ago^[2] he became the victim of an accident^[3], which put him in a ten years long coma. That accident was what caused him to lose his right eye. His hair turned white due to the stress of the accident and he looked like a completely different person, and he says that he's missing a few memories. He was accused of murder but he was cleared due to the bellboy testimony^[4] Detective Yui thinks that Kuroda has a prosthetic right eye as a result of the accident that put him in the coma.^[5]

After having recovered, Kuroda was assigned to Nagano Prefectural Police as the Chief of the First Division, where he first encountered Conan. Some time after the Kawanakajima murder case, he was transferred to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to replace Kiyonaga Matsumoto. He has heard rumors about Conan being 'the brain behind Sleeping Kogoro' and seems to have trust in him.

Personality

Kuroda is a very intimidating man, with the wound around his right eye being especially unnerving. Kogoro, Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and even Haibara have been scared by his demeanor and his face. His no nonsense approach to cases, coupled with his enigmatic persona keep those he works closely with on their toes. Unlike other policemen like Jugo Yokomizo, he is willing to listen to others than the police's thoughts on a case, as seen when he tells Kogoro that he is welcome to come with his own thoughts.

Appellations

Plot overview

Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: 913-917, Anime: 810-812)

This case marks Kuroda's first appearance. He came to the crime scene right after Shigeru Takeda's head was found in the river. Conan got surprised as he was a well-built and old one-eyed man, which partially fits Haibara's description of Rum. He hinted knowing that Conan was the brain behind the Sleeping Kogoro, which was a rumor he heard from the National Police Agency. Although he may also have heard it from Kansuke Yamato, Yui Uehara, and Taka'aki Morofushi of the Nagano Police, since he was stationed in the Nagano Prefecture at the time.

He was shown to be a scary person but in the end he turned out to be on Kansuke Yamato and Taka'aki Morofushi's side, helping them to catch the real killer in the case. Yui Uehara said that he had been in a coma for ten years after an accident and had pitch black hair before that. Kansuke jokely says that with a face like that he looked like a boss of some organization.

A Blog That Causes a Death (Manga: 918-920, Anime: 814-815)

Conan and Haibara were discussing about Kuroda. Ai said that they shouldn't worry because he didn't make any suspicious moves and he was in Nagano, far from the Black Organization. However, at the end of the case it was found out that he had moved to the Tokyo police department replacing Kiyonaga Matsumoto who presumably got promoted. A bit earlier in the case Takagi spoke with him (referring to him as the superintendent), where he gave orders to Megure and Takagi that they should do what Conan tells them to do. When Takagi mentions that he was surprised to learn that Conan knew their new superintendent, he arrives saying that he was confident that Conan could help with the case. He asked Conan to take care of him. Haibara got scared when Kuroda leaned in closer.

A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: 925-927, Anime: 822-823)

Haibara said to Conan that she hadn't felt the Black Organization Aura from Kuroda. She had only gripped his shoulder because his face and expression were really scary. In fact, she implied Kuroda couldn't be Rum, as he saw her and should have noticed she resembles Shiho Miyano. If this had happened, things would have gone out of control and Rum would've broken into Agasa's house and this didn't happen.

Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: 980, Anime: 896-897)

Kuroda reads on his phone an article about Rumi Wakasa catching a killer and comments that it was well done.

Burning Tent Murder Case (Manga: 987-989, Anime: 909-910)

Kuroda is sitting at his desk looking at the details of the case from 17 years ago. Shiratori brings Kuroda the file on the robber case that occurred at the elementary school at the time Rumi began working there. Shiratori also informs him that the Detective Boys are going camping with Rumi soon and gives him a pamphlet for the camp grounds. Kuroda goes to the camp grounds and spies on Conan's group through the opening of his tent. The tent next to his catches fire and he is forced to reveal himself. He catches Rumi spaced out staring in his direction and asks her if they should call the police. As Yuminaga's team investigates, Rumi accuses Kuroda of spying on someone.

Both to Shiratori and to Yuminaga, Kuroda calls Conan: "Sleeping Kogoro's bag of wisdom", perpetuating the rumor further.

Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 941)

After the case is solved, Kuroda, along with Wakita, is seen reading something on his phone, that mentions Shinichi's involvement in the case.

Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 941-942)

He is seen reading the article where the blogger who claimed that she saw Shinichi wrote he was nothing but an illusion, with a smirk on his face.

Policewomen Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1014-1017, Anime: 972-974)

Kuroda appears at the crime scene of the murder of the second policewoman from the traffic division. He tells Chiba and Shiratori that the case concerns a serial murder of policewomen.

At the end of the case, Kuroda is seen talking with Amuro on the phone, who questions him about his meeting with the Kudos, calling him by his codename "Bourbon".

Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1030, Anime: 1004)

Kuroda calls Kansuke's phone and want to talk to Morofushi privately.

Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: 1088-1090, Anime: TBD)

Kuroda is with Momiji as the advisor for a detective show. He later encounter with Iori, calling him Sakakibara, a codename he had when undercover as a Public Security Bureau officer in the past. Iori mentions he met Amuro at Café Poirot and thinks that he is restrained by his past bonds.

Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103-1109, Anime: TBD)

Kuroda met Rumi and said they have ran into each other in a chess championship seventeen years ago, but she denies this.

Murder on the Shinkansen (Manga: 1115, Anime: TBD)

‎Non-canon plot overview

Zero the Enforcer (Movie: 22)

Kuroda plays a minor role in this movie, being present at all the police meetings and making a few executive decisons. He is shown making a call to Rei Furuya (Bourbon) however it is unclear whether what he says to Furuya at the end of the call. He is shown saying what appears to be a two syllable word, and one can assume that this could either be "Zero" or "Bourbon" given the context.

Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)

Relationship analysis

Family and friends

Nagano and Tokyo Metropolitan Police detectives

They have respect for him and follow his orders.

Conan Edogawa

Conan is suspicious of Kuroda at first but seem to trust him after Kuroda told him the case seventeen years ago. Kuroda on the other hand seems to have trust in Conan's abilities, even goes as far as to order the police to follow Conan's instructions. He calls him the 'Brains behind the Sleeping Kogoro'. When Kuroda becomes the new Police Superintendent in Tokyo, he greets Conan with 'Yoroshikuna' (Take care of me) which could mean that he's hoping for Conan's help in the future.

Rumi Wakasa

Hyoue Kuroda seems to have some knowledge about her. When he heard that she went camping with the Detective Boys, he comments that camping was something that she wouldn't do. Kuroda suspects it is possible that she thinks him as the murderer who killed Amanda and Haneda, because there was hostility in her eyes. However, it is more likely that she blames Kuroda for not saving them in time.

Rei Furuya

Kuroda seems to be in contact with Amuro, and is also aware of the latter involvement with the Black Organization; calling him by his codename "Bourbon".

Name origin

The name comes from Kuroda Kanbei (黒田官兵衛 ,Kuroda Kanbee^?, a.k.a. Kuroda Yoshitaka (黒田孝高)), Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods.

Different looks

Episode 810

Episode 815

Episode 909

References

^ Volume 86, file 913, page 8
^ Volume 104, file 3
^ Case from 17 years ago
^ Volume 104, file 6
^ Volume 86, file 914, page 7
^ ^a ^b ^c Volume 87, file 920
^ ^a ^b Volume 86, file 915
^ ^a ^b Volume 86, file 913
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Volume 86, file 914
^ ^a ^b Volume 87, file 916
^ Volume 93, file 988
^ Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine
^ Volume 104, file 1103
^ Volume 96, file 1017
^ Volume 87, file 918
^ ^a ^b Volume 87, file 925
^ Volume 104, file 1108
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Volume 102, file 1088
^ Volume 92, file 980
^ Volume 93, file 987
^ Volume 102, file 1090

v • d • e Police
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department	Juzo Megure • Wataru Takagi • Miwako Sato • Ninzaburo Shiratori • Yumi Miyamoto • Kazunobu Chiba • Naeko Miike • Ginzo Nakamori • Shintaro Chaki • Inspector Yuminaga • Kiyonaga Matsumoto • Hyoue Kuroda • Inspector Momose • Chosuke Takagi (Tottori) • Jinpei Matsuda (deceased) • Kenji Hagiwara (deceased) • Wataru Date (deceased) • Masayoshi Sato (deceased) • Officer Tome (ao) • Toshiro Odagiri (ao) • Detective Kobayashi (ao) • Detective Yokoyama (ao) • Detective Kojima (ao) • Superintendent General Hakuba • Manabu Fujimaki • Detective Takikawa • Detective Nakamura • Detective Fukui • Detective Kawanaka • Detective Saitoh • Detective Horita • Detective Takano • Detective Sogawa • Detective Okumura • Detective Sugita • Detective Hirota (ao) • Officer Numata • Detective Terashima (ao) • Toshio Moroboshi (ao) • Female forensics member (ao) • Detective Miyazaki • Detective Tomokawa • Tadayoshi Uno (ao) • Detective Yama (ao) • Inspector Yuminaga's assistant
Osaka Prefectural Police	Heizo Hattori • Ginshiro Toyama • Goro Otaki
Nagano Prefectural Police	Kansuke Yamato • Yui Uehara • Taka'aki Morofushi (Komei)
Kanagawa Prefectural Police	Jugo Yokomizo • Chihaya Hagiwara
Hokkaido Prefectural Police	Kyohei Nishimura • Detective Tamura
Kyoto Prefectural Police	Fumimaro Ayanokoji • Detective Kurumazaki (ao)
Shizuoka Prefectural Police	Sango Yokomizo • Tomonori Ogawara (ao) • Detective Tsukumo
Other Prefectures	Misao Yamamura (Gunma) • Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno (ao, Nara) • Tamekichi Matsushiro (ao, Gifu) • Shoji Terabayashi (Chiba)
Japanese Intelligence Agencies	Rei Furuya • Yuya Kazami • Hiromitsu Morofushi (deceased)
Primary Tokyo MPD Cases	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story One • MPD Two • MPD Three • Megure's Sealed Secret • Shinkansen Transport Case • MPD Four • Serial Bomber • MPD Five • MPD Six • Jewelry Robbery • MPD Seven • Fake Wedding • MPD Eight • Hammer Man • The Scar that Evokes the Past • Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom • Kobayashi-sensei's Love • A Video Letter of First Love • Co-Investigating with a First Love • The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love • The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene • MDP Nine • Taiko Meijin's Match of Love • Chiba's Difficult UFO Case • The Marriage Registration's Password • The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department
Other Significant Police Cases	The Osaka Double Mystery (Osaka) • Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun (Tokyo-Theft) • The Red Horse within the Flames (Tokyo Arson) • Furinkazan (Nagano) • A Dangerous Party of Two & The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Nagano) • Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (Osaka) • The Scarlet Return (NPA) • The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Nagano NPA) • A song named ASACA (PSB NPA) • Captured in Her Eyes (Tokyo) • Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Kyoto) • The Raven Chaser (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Nagano, Kyoto, and Chiba)
Related Pages	Police Organization • Law Enforcement • Minor law enforcement • Unnamed law enforcers • Tokyo Metropolitan Police • PSB • FBI • CIA • MI6

v • d • e Rum arc topics
Main interest	Renya Karasuma • Rum • Case from 17 years ago
Potential suspects	Hyoue Kuroda • Rumi Wakasa • Kanenori Wakita
Connections	Kohji Haneda • Amanda Hughes • Tsutomu Akai • Asaka
Related Articles	APTX 4869 • APTX 4869 Victim list • Rum arc timeline
Cases of interest	The Scarlet Return • Three First Discoverers • Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene • Soul Detective Murder Case • The Stage of Betrayal • Mystery of the Burning Tent • Search for Maria-chan! • The 36-Cell Perfect Game • The Spark That Fell on the Ranch • Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show • The Black Organization's Scheme • Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule • Kaitou Kid and the Siren Splash • Chess Tournament Murder Case

v • d • e 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 • 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 • Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba • Snake • Rose (OVA only) • Kashiko Shikibe • Spider (TV special only)
Others	"The Criminal" • Hideo Akagi • Ryusuke Higo • Takahiro Sanada • Scar Akai • Kohji Haneda • Kamen Yaiba • Amanda Hughes

[1] Volume 86, file 913, page 8

[2] Volume 104, file 3

[3] Case from 17 years ago

[4] Volume 104, file 6

[5] Volume 86, file 914, page 7

[file920-6] Volume 87, file 920

[file915-7] Volume 86, file 915

[file913-8] Volume 86, file 913

[file914-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Volume 86, file 914

[file916-10] Volume 87, file 916

[11] Volume 93, file 988

[movie26-12] Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine

[file1103-13] Volume 104, file 1103

[file1017-14] Volume 96, file 1017

[file918-15] Volume 87, file 918

[file925-16] Volume 87, file 925

[file1108-17] Volume 104, file 1108

[file1088-18] Volume 102, file 1088

[19] Volume 92, file 980

[20] Volume 93, file 987

[21] Volume 102, file 1090

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-'''{{nihongo|Hyoue Kuroda|黒田 兵衛|Kuroda Hyōe}}''', is the former Nagano Police First Division Chief and a character within the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is currently the Tokyo Police First Division Managing Officer.
+{{nihongo|'''Hyoue Kuroda'''|黒田 兵衛|Kuroda Hyōe}} is currently the Tokyo Police First Division Managing Officer, former Nagano Police First Division Chief, and a character within the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
 == Background ==
-Hyoue Kuroda was originally an officer from the National Police Agency.<ref>[[Volume 86#File 913 - Woodpecker|Volume 86, File 913, page 8]]</ref> At some unknown point in the past, he became the victim of an accident, which put him in a 10-year long coma; that accident was what caused him to lose his right eye. His hair turned white due to the stress of the accident and he looked like a completely different person, and he says that he's missing a few memories. Detective Yui thinks that Kuroda has a prosthetic right eye as a result of the accident that put him in the coma.<ref>[[Volume 86#File 914 - Footprints and the Woodpecker Association|Volume 86, File 914, page 7]]</ref>
+Hyoue Kuroda was originally an officer from the National Police Agency.<ref>Volume 86, file 913, page 8</ref> Seventeen years ago<ref>Volume 104, file 3</ref> he became the victim of an accident<ref>[[Case from 17 years ago]]</ref>, which put him in a ten years long coma. That accident was what caused him to lose his right eye. His hair turned white due to the stress of the accident and he looked like a completely different person, and he says that he's missing a few memories. He was accused of murder but he was cleared due to the bellboy testimony<ref>Volume 104, file 6</ref> Detective Yui thinks that Kuroda has a prosthetic right eye as a result of the accident that put him in the coma.<ref>Volume 86, file 914, page 7</ref>
-After having recovered, Kuroda was assigned to Nagano Prefectural Police as the Chief of the First Division, where he first encountered Conan. Some time after the [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|Kawanakajima murder case]], he was transferred to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to replace [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto]].
-He has heard rumors about Conan being 'the brain behind Sleeping Kogoro' and seems to have trust in him.
+After having recovered, Kuroda was assigned to Nagano Prefectural Police as the Chief of the First Division, where he first encountered Conan. Some time after the [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|Kawanakajima murder case]], he was transferred to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to replace [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]. He has heard rumors about Conan being 'the brain behind Sleeping Kogoro' and seems to have trust in him.
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+{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-kachō'')<ref name="file915">Volume 86, file 915</ref><br> First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file915"/><br> That middle-aged man (''ano ossan'')<ref name="file913">Volume 86, file 913</ref>|Yamato<ref name="file914"/>}}
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-{{appellations|Inspector Yuminaga|Managing Officer Kuroda (''Kuroda Kanrikan'')|Yuminaga<ref>[[Volume 93|Volume 93, File 988]]</ref>}}
+{{appellations|Inspector Yuminaga|Managing Officer Kuroda (''Kuroda-kanrikan'')|Yuminaga<ref>Volume 93, file 988</ref>}}
-{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Managing Ofiicer Kuroda (''Kuroda Kanrikan'')|Megure}}
+{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Managing Officer Kuroda (''Kuroda-kanrikan'')|Megure}}
-{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'') <br> Managing Ofiicer Kuroda (''Kuroda Kanrikan'')|Shiratori}}
+{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'') <br> Managing Ofiicer Kuroda (''Kuroda Kanrikan'') <br> Kuroda<ref name="movie26">Movie 26: [[Black Iron Submarine]]</ref>|Shiratori<br>Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')<ref name="file1103">Volume 104, file 1103</ref>}}
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+{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|Superintendent Kuroda Hyoue (''Kuroda Hyoue-keishi'')|}}
+{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|-|Sergeant Chiba (''Chiba-junsabuchō'')<ref name="file1017">Volume 96, file 1017</ref>}}
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+{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|First Division Chief Kuroda (''Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō'')<ref name="file918">Volume 87, file 918</ref><br> Managing Officer Kuroda (''Kuroda-kanrikan'')<ref name="file925">Volume 87, file 925</ref><br> Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="file1108">Volume 104, file 1108</ref>|Edogawa Conan-kun<ref name="file920">Volume 87, file 920</ref><br> The brain behind Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri-no-Kogoro no chiebukuro'')<ref name="file920"/><br> Boy (''Bōzu'')<ref name="file916">Volume 87, file 916</ref>}}
-{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref>}}
+{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Managing Officer Kuroda Hyoue (''Kuroda Hyoue-kanrikan'')<ref name="file1088">Volume 102, file 1088</ref>|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file914">Volume 86, file 914</ref>}}
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 {{appellations/head|Hyoue Kuroda}}
-{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|-|Wakasa Rumi<ref>[[Volume 92|Volume 92, File 980]]</ref><br> Wakasa Rumi-sensei<ref>[[Volume 93|Volume 93, File 987]]</ref>}}
+{{appellations|Rumi Wakasa|That tall man|Wakasa Rumi<ref>Volume 92, file 980</ref><br> Wakasa Rumi-sensei<ref>Volume 93, file 987</ref><br> Amanda Hughes' bodyguard}}
+{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji Meijin <br> Kouji Haneda<!--The spelling form used in Japanese files 1106-1109 is Kouji.--><br> Grandmaster Haneda <br> Haneda Meijin}}
+{{appellations|Amanda Hughes|-|Amanda Hughes <br> Amanda}}
+{{appellations|Muga Iori|-|Sakakibara<ref>Volume 102, file 1090</ref>}}
+{{appellations|Momiji Ooka|-|Miss (''Ojōsama'')<ref name="file1088">Volume 102, file 1088</ref>}}
+{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|That Managing Officer (''ano kanrikan'')<ref name="file1088" /><br> This middle-aged man (''kono otchan'')<ref name="file1088" />}}
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 == Plot overview ==
 === Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|913]]-[[Volume 87#Kawanakajima Murder Case|917]], Anime: [[The Darkness of the Prefectural Police|810-812]]) ===
-This case marks Kuroda's first appearance. He came to the crime scene right after Shigeru Takeda's head was found in the river. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] got surprised as he was a well-built and old one-eyed man, which partially fits Haibara's description of [[Rum]]. He hinted knowing that Conan was the brain behind the Sleeping Kogoro, which was a rumor he heard from the National Police Agency.
+This case marks Kuroda's first appearance. He came to the crime scene right after Shigeru Takeda's head was found in the river. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] got surprised as he was a well-built and old one-eyed man, which partially fits Haibara's description of [[Rum]]. He hinted knowing that Conan was the brain behind the Sleeping Kogoro, which was a rumor he heard from the National Police Agency. Although he may also have heard it from [[Kansuke Yamato]], [[Yui Uehara]], and [[Taka'aki Morofushi]] of the Nagano Police, since he was stationed in the Nagano Prefecture at the time.
-He was shown to be a scary person but in the end he turned out to be on [[Kansuke Yamato]] and [[Taka'aki Morofushi]]'s side, helping them to catch the real killer in the case. [[Yui Uehara]] said that he had been in a coma for ten years after an accident and had pitch black hair before that. Kansuke jokely says that with a face like that he looked like a boss of some organization.
+He was shown to be a scary person but in the end he turned out to be on Kansuke Yamato and Taka'aki Morofushi's side, helping them to catch the real killer in the case. Yui Uehara said that he had been in a coma for ten years after an accident and had pitch black hair before that. Kansuke jokely says that with a face like that he looked like a boss of some organization.
 === A Blog That Causes a Death (Manga: [[Volume 87#A Blog That Causes a Death|918-920]], Anime: [[The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case|814-815]]) ===
-Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] were discussing about Kuroda. Ai said that they shouldn't worry because he didn't make any suspicious moves and he was in Nagano, far from the Black Organization. However, at the end of the case it was found out that he had moved to the Tokyo police department replacing [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto]] who presumably got promoted. A bit earlier in the case Takagi spoke with him (referring to him as the superintendent), where he gave orders to Megure and Takagi that they should do what Conan tells them to do. When Takagi mentions that he was surprised to learn that Conan knew their new superintendent, he arrives saying that he was confident that Conan could help with the case. He asked Conan to take care of him. Haibara got scared when Kuroda leaned in closer.
+Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] were discussing about Kuroda. Ai said that they shouldn't worry because he didn't make any suspicious moves and he was in Nagano, far from the Black Organization. However, at the end of the case it was found out that he had moved to the Tokyo police department replacing Kiyonaga Matsumoto who presumably got promoted. A bit earlier in the case Takagi spoke with him (referring to him as the superintendent), where he gave orders to Megure and Takagi that they should do what Conan tells them to do. When Takagi mentions that he was surprised to learn that Conan knew their new superintendent, he arrives saying that he was confident that Conan could help with the case. He asked Conan to take care of him. Haibara got scared when Kuroda leaned in closer.
 === A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: [[Volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|925]]-[[Volume 88#A Secret of the Big Couple|927]], Anime: [[The Suspects Are a Passionate Couple|822-823]]) ===
-Haibara said to Conan that she hadn't felt the Black Organization Aura from Kuroda. She had only gripped his shoulder because his face and expression were really scary. In fact, she implied Kuroda couldn't be [[Rum]], as he saw her and should have noticed she resembles [[Shiho Miyano]]. If this had happened, things would have gone out of control and Rum would've broken into [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house and this didn't happen.
+Haibara said to Conan that she hadn't felt the Black Organization Aura from Kuroda. She had only gripped his shoulder because his face and expression were really scary. In fact, she implied Kuroda couldn't be Rum, as he saw her and should have noticed she resembles [[Shiho Miyano]]. If this had happened, things would have gone out of control and Rum would've broken into [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house and this didn't happen.
 === Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 92#Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case|980]], Anime: [[The Woman with White Hands|896-897]]) ===
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 === Burning Tent Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 93#Burning Tent Murder Case|987-989]], Anime: [[Mystery of the Burning Tent|909-910]]) ===
 Kuroda is sitting at his desk looking at the details of the [[case from 17 years ago]]. Shiratori brings Kuroda the file on the robber case that occurred at the elementary school at the time Rumi began working there. Shiratori also informs him that the Detective Boys are going camping with Rumi soon and gives him a pamphlet for the camp grounds. Kuroda goes to the camp grounds and spies on Conan's group through the opening of his tent. The tent next to his catches fire and he is forced to reveal himself. He catches Rumi spaced out staring in his direction and asks her if they should call the police. As Yuminaga's team investigates, Rumi accuses Kuroda of spying on someone.
 Both to Shiratori and to Yuminaga, Kuroda calls Conan: "Sleeping Kogoro's bag of wisdom", perpetuating the rumor further.
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 At the end of the case, Kuroda is seen talking with Amuro on the phone, who questions him about his meeting with the Kudos, calling him by his codename "Bourbon".
-=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1030]], Anime: TBA) ===
+=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1030]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1004]]) ===
 Kuroda calls Kansuke's phone and want to talk to Morofushi privately.
+=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1088-1090]], Anime: TBD) ===
+Kuroda is with [[Momiji Ooka|Momiji]] as the advisor for a detective show. He later encounter with [[Muga Iori|Iori]], calling him Sakakibara, a codename he had when undercover as a Public Security Bureau officer in the past. Iori mentions he met Amuro at Café Poirot and thinks that he is restrained by his past bonds.
+=== Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 104#Chess Tournament Murder Case|1103-1109]], Anime: TBD) ===
+Kuroda met Rumi and said they have ran into each other in a chess championship seventeen years ago, but she denies this.
+=== Murder on the Shinkansen (Manga: [[Volume 105#Murder on the Shinkansen|1115]], Anime: TBD) ===
 == ‎Non-canon plot overview ==
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 Kuroda plays a minor role in this movie, being present at all the police meetings and making a few executive decisons. He is shown making a call to Rei Furuya (Bourbon) however it is unclear whether what he says to Furuya at the end of the call. He is shown saying what appears to be a two syllable word, and one can assume that this could either be "Zero" or "Bourbon" given the context.
-== Speculation ==
+=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===
-<spoiler>
-=== Rum ===
-[[File:Kuroda full face image.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Kuroda's full face.]]
-Kuroda has a bad right eye which he hides behind a darkened glasses lens, but it is shown to be closed similar to Kansuke's eye socket and not an artificial eye like Rum is described to have. Kuroda is well built, and with his white hair he could be considered old, but it is not obvious how he could be mistaken as a feminine man. Haibara explains to Conan that she was afraid when Kuroda leaned in to look at her closely because his face was scary, not because she recognized him or because [[Shiho#"Black Organization sense"|the scent of the Black Organization]] emanated from him. Ai also says he must not be a Black Organization member because, if he was, Kuroda would have recognized her as Sherry the traitor and attacked Agasa's house right away.<ref>Manga [[Volume 87]], File 10 (925), pgs 2-3</ref>
-[[File:Kuroda right eye.jpg|thumb|left|300px|A collage of Kuroda's right eye.]]
-{{clear}}
-==== Hints Hyoue Kuroda might be Rum ====
-* He is either missing or has a prosthetic for his right eye.
-* He took interest in the name Wakasa Rumi, which is similar to one anagram of Haneda Kohji's hint "U MASCARA", which is "ASACA RUM", and went so far as to spy on Wakasa.
-* He seems to match both the old man and strong man descriptions, also likes tea, which is considered as womanly/ladylike/refined taste.
-* He calls Amuro on the phone, calling him "Bourbon".
-* During Scotch's cover blow up, it was emphasized that Scotch was a part of PSB but they never got his name. Which substantiates that it was possibly an internal leak. Hyoue Kuroda being the inside man, is the perfect missing link.
-* His call to Amuro showed trust deficit between the two. If he called as Amuro's NPA handler even then Amuro doesn't trust him with Kudo related info.
-* If he is Rum then his handling of Amuro could be an example of the Woodpecker strategy.
-* In episodes 941 and 942, Kuroda is the only one who did not investigate all by himself. Wakita asked Agasa about Shinichi, and Rumi asked Haibara, so he must have asked Bourbon to make that investigation because, as Superintendent, he can't do it without raising suspicions about his identity as Rum.
-* Rum messaged Bourbon twice in the story, while in general Black Organization agents do use voice calls to interact with each other, which could be a hint that Rum's voice can be identified by Bourbon. As Kuroda contacts him regularly as his supposed PSB handler, it would be a headache for Kuroda if Bourbon identifies that his PSB handler and Rum are the same person.
-* The call to Komei in the snowy mountain case could be about creating a trust deficit between Amuro and Komei. Kuroda neither did use his original number nor he called Komei directly, so this could mean that Kuroda was in reality trying to suppress his identity as the caller in a technical way. As Morofushi already had Scotch's phone, which would mean that the former has a way to get the number of the one who called Scotch before he was killed.
-* Kuroda's position as a high-ranked member of the police is very convenient for the Black Organization, because he could erase any potential evidence against them. Kuroda is the only one with such authority between all three suspects.
-==== Hints Hyoue Kuroda might not be Rum ====
-* He met Haibara Ai, who said he should have recognized her as Sherry and taken action against her.
-* He knows Bourbon works for the NPA, but has taken no action against him.
-* With his beard, he may have a hard time presenting himself as the feminine man.
-* Hyoue's current position in the Police force is a Managing Officer of the first division. The police detectives and inspectors of his division would definitely contacting with him for most of the time so if he were to left somewhere unnoticed, it would bring trouble and raise suspicions to himself. His huge body stature would definitely stand out in public, whether in disguise or not, if he was stalking Kogoro's movement.
-* He is aware of Conan being the real brains and actual "Sleeping Kogoro's Bag of Wisdom". Gin, however, is still suspicious of only Kogoro himself, not Conan.
-* He might also be a NOC, with the codename RUM.
-==== Hints Hyoue Kuroda might be Bourbon's PSB handler ====
-* He talks to Bourbon on the phone as a superior.
-* He is aware of the Black Organization unlike most of the police. He is aware of the "ASACA RUM" code explaining his suspicion on Wakasa Rumi, and he is shown to be aware of Kudo Shinichi's connection with the Black Organization.
-* He is aware of both Bourbon's code name and NPA connection. If he was with the Black Organization, he would have taken action against the 'traitor' and if he was with the police knowing Bourbon's criminal connection but not knowing he is a NOC, he would have been investigating the 'criminal cop'.
-* In file 1030, he probably watched the crime scene video recorded by Kogoro offscreen and noticed Bourbon in it. In addition, he is also aware about Hiromitsu's connection with Bourbon as fellow officers so he contacted Taka'aki, who was aware about this and presumably ordered him not to strike a conversation with Bourbon since it would blow his cover as undercover officer.</spoiler>
 == Relationship analysis ==
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 === Conan Edogawa ===
-Conan is suspicious of Kuroda. Kuroda on the other hand seems to have trust in Conan's abilities, even goes as far as to order the police to follow Conan's instructions. He calls him the 'Brains behind the Sleeping Kogoro'. When Kuroda becomes the new Police Superintendent in Tokyo, he greets Conan with 'Yoroshikuna' (Take care of me) which could mean that he's hoping for Conan's help in the future.
+Conan is suspicious of Kuroda at first but seem to trust him after Kuroda told him the case seventeen years ago. Kuroda on the other hand seems to have trust in Conan's abilities, even goes as far as to order the police to follow Conan's instructions. He calls him the 'Brains behind the Sleeping Kogoro'. When Kuroda becomes the new Police Superintendent in Tokyo, he greets Conan with 'Yoroshikuna' (Take care of me) which could mean that he's hoping for Conan's help in the future.
 === Rumi Wakasa ===
-It is unknown if they had a history together, but Kuroda seems to know something about Wakasa-sensei, judging from his remark that camping wasn't something she did. In addition, Rumi also seems to know the purpose of Kuroda on the camping trip was to spy on her.
+Hyoue Kuroda seems to have some knowledge about her. When he heard that she went camping with the Detective Boys, he comments that camping was something that she wouldn't do. Kuroda suspects it is possible that she thinks him as the murderer who killed Amanda and Haneda, because there was hostility in her eyes. However, it is more likely that she blames Kuroda for not saving them in time.
 === Rei Furuya ===
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 The name comes from {{nihongo|[[Wikipedia: Kuroda Yoshitaka|Kuroda Kanbei]]|黒田 官兵衛|Kuroda Kanbee<!-- PLEASE DON'T CHANGE TO Kanbē -->|a.k.a. Kuroda Yoshitaka ({{lang|ja|黒田 孝高}})}}, Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods.
 == Different looks ==
-{|
-| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda Before.png|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 810]]
+{|
-| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda profile 2.png|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 815]]
+| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda Before.png|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 810]]
-| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda After.jpg|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 909]]
+| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda profile 2.png|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 815]]
+| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Hyoue Kuroda After.jpg|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 909]]
 |}
 == See also ==
 * [[Law enforcement]]
+* [[Unsolved Mysteries]]
 == References ==
 <references/>
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 [[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Male characters]]
 [[Category:Police detectives]]
-[[Category:Male characters]]
 [[de:Hyoe Kuroda]]
+[[zh:黑田兵卫]]

Name	What they call Hyoue Kuroda	What Hyoue Kuroda calls them
Wataru Takagi	Managing Officer (Kanrikan)^[6]	-
Kansuke Yamato	Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-kachō)^[7] First Division Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō)^[7] That middle-aged man (ano ossan)^[8]	Yamato^[9]
Yui Uehara	First Division Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō)^[9] Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-kachō)^[10] Chief (Kachō)^[9]	Uehara^[9]
Taka'aki Morofushi	First Division Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō)^[8] Chief (Kachō)^[9]	Morofushi^[9]
Kiyonaga Matsumoto	-	Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei)
Inspector Yuminaga	Managing Officer Kuroda (Kuroda-kanrikan)	Yuminaga^[11]
Juzo Megure	Managing Officer Kuroda (Kuroda-kanrikan)	Megure
Ninzaburo Shiratori	Managing Officer (Kanrikan) Managing Ofiicer Kuroda (Kuroda Kanrikan) Kuroda^[12]	Shiratori Inspector Shiratori (Shiratori-keibu)^[13]
Miwako Sato	-	Sato
Rei Furuya	-	Bourbon
Fumimaro Ayanokoji	Superintendent Kuroda Hyoue (Kuroda Hyoue-keishi)
Kazunobu Chiba	-	Sergeant Chiba (Chiba-junsabuchō)^[14]

Name	What they call Hyoue Kuroda	What Hyoue Kuroda calls them
Conan Edogawa	First Division Chief Kuroda (Kuroda-sōsa-ikka-chō)^[15] Managing Officer Kuroda (Kuroda-kanrikan)^[16] Managing Officer (Kanrikan)^[17]	Edogawa Conan-kun^[6] The brain behind Sleeping Kogoro (Nemuri-no-Kogoro no chiebukuro)^[6] Boy (Bōzu)^[10]
Kogoro Mouri	Managing Officer Kuroda Hyoue (Kuroda Hyoue-kanrikan)^[18]	Detective Mouri (Mouri-tantei)^[9]
Ai Haibara	That Kuroda (once)^[16]	-
Shinichi Kudo	-	Kudo Kudo Shinichi
Ayumi Yoshida	That police officer with a scary face

Name	What they call Hyoue Kuroda	What Hyoue Kuroda calls them
Rumi Wakasa	That tall man	Wakasa Rumi^[19] Wakasa Rumi-sensei^[20] Amanda Hughes' bodyguard
Kohji Haneda	-	Haneda Kohji Meijin Kouji Haneda Grandmaster Haneda Haneda Meijin
Amanda Hughes	-	Amanda Hughes Amanda
Muga Iori	-	Sakakibara^[21]
Momiji Ooka	-	Miss (Ojōsama)^[18]
Heiji Hattori	That Managing Officer (ano kanrikan)^[18] This middle-aged man (kono otchan)^[18]	-

Hyoue Kuroda

Profile
Japanese name:	黒田兵衛 (Kuroda Hyōe)
Age:	50
Gender:	Male
Occupation:	Police Superintendent
Status:	Alive Dead (for the Black Organization)
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: File 913 Anime: Episode 810
Appearances:	Chapters: 29 Episodes: 14 Movies: 2 Openings: 6 Closings: 1
Cases solved:	2
Keyhole number:	Volume 86
Actors
Japanese voice:	Yukimasa Kishino
English voice:	Richard Epcar (Bang Zoom!) Rio Chavarro, Chris Jahn (Macias Group)