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Kazuha has been Heiji's  friend (and not-so-secret love interest) since childhood. At one time, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking each other together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch as a sign of her devotion to him.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>
 
Kazuha has been Heiji's  friend (and not-so-secret love interest) since childhood. At one time, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking each other together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.<ref name="StabbedWallet">Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)</ref> At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch as a sign of her devotion to him.<ref>Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case</ref>
  
After Heiji had met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and discovered his [[Shinichi Kudo|true identity]], he kept talking about him enthusiastically, but since he neglected to mention that Kudo was male, Kazuha thought Heiji was entertaining annother love interest. When Heiji invited Conan, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Kogoro Mouri|her father]] to a culinary trip in Osaka, Kazuha furiously confronted Ran as her apparent rival over Heiji, but after the misunderstandings in their true relationship were cleared out, she and Ran quickly became best friends.<ref name="WeddingMurder">Manga Volume 21: File 211 (Wedding Murder Case)</ref>
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== Personality and Skills ==
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Kazuha is an Osakian version of [[Ran Mouri]]. Though she is a bit less optimistic than Ran, the two girls share many common things, including a special passion and pride for their respective detective boyfriends and a strong fear of the supernatural. It is perhaps because of these similarities that the two girls understand each other so well and treat each other like sisters.
  
 
Kazuha is also a 2-dan in aikido.
 
Kazuha is also a 2-dan in aikido.
  
== Personality ==
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== Plot overview ==
Kazuha is an Osakian version of [[Ran Mouri]]. Though she is a bit less optimistic than Ran, the two girls share many common things, including a special passion and pride for their respective detective boyfriends and a strong fear of the supernatural. It is perhaps because of these similarities that the two girls understand each other so well and treat each other like sisters.
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After Heiji had met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and discovered his [[Shinichi Kudo|true identity]], he talked about him so frequently and enthusiastically to Kazuha that she became convinced that Heiji was in love with a Tokyo girl named 'Kudo.' When Heiji invited Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Osaka, Kazuha spied on them, believing Ran to be 'Kudo.' At an okonomiyaki restaurant, when Heiji got up for a moment, Kazuha sat down in his seat and warned Ran to back off him, at which point Heiji returned, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Heiji laughed at Kazuha's behavior.
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In her next appearance, Kazuha continued to treat Ran coldly, pointing out that Ran and Heiji's clothes had matched the last few times they had been together. Ran immediately took off her shirt (they were sitting together in the back of a car at the time) and changed clothes, after which point the girls became much friendlier. <ref name="Wedding Murder">Manga Volume 21: File 211 (Wedding Murder Case)</ref>
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Since that time, Kazuha has accompanied Heiji in the majority of his appearances.  The two frequently visit Tokyo and stay at the Mouri residence, and Kazuha accompanies Heiji on several cases.
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Because of this, she has from time to time been in great danger. She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.<ref name="Spider Mansion">Manga Volume 25: Chapters 4-8 (Spider Mansion Case)</ref> Later, in the Mermaid Island case, Heiji nearly fell off a cliff during his investigation.  Kazuha saved him, but overbalanced and fell off the cliff herself. Heiji jumped after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and a jutting branch with his right. However, the branch began to bend, so Kazuha stabbed Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji did not let go, and managed to save the both of them.<ref name="The Mermaid Weeps Again">Manga Volume 28: Chapters 6-10 </ref> He still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.<ref name="Heiji's First Standalone Case">Manga Volume 31: Chapters 8-10</ref>  In a later case, Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both.  Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it."  Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together.
  
== Plot overview ==
 
  
 
== Relationships analysis ==
 
== Relationships analysis ==

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Kazuha Toyama

Kazuha Toyama Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 遠山 和葉
(Tooyama Kazuha)
English name: Kirsten Thomas
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Relatives: Detective Toyama (father)
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: Chapter 185
Anime: Episode 118
Appearances: Chapters: 167
Chapters: 5
Episodes: 88
Movies: 8
OVAs: 5
Specials: 2
Openings: 36
Closings: 7
Keyhole number: Volume 19
Actors
Japanese voice: Yuko Miyamura
English voice: Gwendolyn Lau

Kazuha Toyama (遠山 和葉 Tooyama Kazuha?), also known as Kirsten Thomas in the Funimation dub, is character in the manga and anime Detective Conan. She is a childhood friend of Heiji Hattori.

Background

Kazuha has been Heiji's friend (and not-so-secret love interest) since childhood. At one time, Heiji had had the unfortunate idea of locking each other together with a set of old handcuffs which had no key to unlock it; as a result they involuntarily had to spend time together even on some rather intimate occasions (i.e., bathroom visits) before the cuffs could be removed. As a reminder of this 'closeness' and for good luck, Kazuha fashioned two identical lucky charms, each incorporating a chain link from the cuffs, which she and Heiji have been wearing ever since.[1] At some later point, Kazuha added a picture of Heiji into her own charm pouch as a sign of her devotion to him.[2]

Personality and Skills

Kazuha is an Osakian version of Ran Mouri. Though she is a bit less optimistic than Ran, the two girls share many common things, including a special passion and pride for their respective detective boyfriends and a strong fear of the supernatural. It is perhaps because of these similarities that the two girls understand each other so well and treat each other like sisters.

Kazuha is also a 2-dan in aikido.

Plot overview

After Heiji had met Conan and discovered his true identity, he talked about him so frequently and enthusiastically to Kazuha that she became convinced that Heiji was in love with a Tokyo girl named 'Kudo.' When Heiji invited Conan, Ran and Kogoro to Osaka, Kazuha spied on them, believing Ran to be 'Kudo.' At an okonomiyaki restaurant, when Heiji got up for a moment, Kazuha sat down in his seat and warned Ran to back off him, at which point Heiji returned, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and Heiji laughed at Kazuha's behavior.

In her next appearance, Kazuha continued to treat Ran coldly, pointing out that Ran and Heiji's clothes had matched the last few times they had been together. Ran immediately took off her shirt (they were sitting together in the back of a car at the time) and changed clothes, after which point the girls became much friendlier. [3]

Since that time, Kazuha has accompanied Heiji in the majority of his appearances. The two frequently visit Tokyo and stay at the Mouri residence, and Kazuha accompanies Heiji on several cases.

Because of this, she has from time to time been in great danger. She was almost killed by the Spider Mansion murderer because she found a BB gun bullet that the criminal had used in his setup; only Heiji's arrival chased the murderer away before Kazuha was strangled.[4] Later, in the Mermaid Island case, Heiji nearly fell off a cliff during his investigation. Kazuha saved him, but overbalanced and fell off the cliff herself. Heiji jumped after her, managing to grab her wrist with his left hand and a jutting branch with his right. However, the branch began to bend, so Kazuha stabbed Heiji's hand in an attempt to make him let her go and save himself. Despite the wound, Heiji did not let go, and managed to save the both of them.[5] He still bears the scar on his left hand, and has been known to mock Kazuha about it.[6] In a later case, Heiji and Kazuha were kidnapped by a corrupt lawyer in an attempt to force Heiji to crack a code. When he wouldn't comply, the lawyer decided to kill them both. Heiji asked to be allowed to say a few last words to Kazuha, claiming he had to tell her something he had wanted to say for a long time. This, it turned out, was a ploy to distract the lawyer, but when it failed, Heiji, with a gun to his head, told Kazuha that "I meant it when I said my last words were for you" and promised, if they survived, to tell them to her "until you're sick of hearing it." Afterward, when she asked him what he was going to say, he panicked and insisted that he had wanted to tell her that her ponytail had been tickling him while they were handcuffed together.


Relationships analysis

Kazuha has been best friends with Heiji since they were very young. Often times they act more like a couple then like friends, though they both deny having any such relation with each other. Kazuha tends to be somewhat overbearing and extremely protective of Heiji, and has no problems in chasing off any potential female who may show some interest in him.

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ^ Manga Volume 19: File 185 (Stabbed Wallet Case)
  2. ^ Manga Chapters 693-695: Kazuha's Charm Case
  3. ^ Manga Volume 21: File 211 (Wedding Murder Case)
  4. ^ Manga Volume 25: Chapters 4-8 (Spider Mansion Case)
  5. ^ Manga Volume 28: Chapters 6-10
  6. ^ Manga Volume 31: Chapters 8-10