Harley Hartwell
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| Harley Hartwell | |
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| Case Closed (Detective Conan) character | |
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| First appearance | Diplomat Murder Case |
| Created by | Gosho Aoyama |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Ryo Horikawa English: Kevin M. Connolly |
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| Age | 17 |
| Gender | Male |
| Known relatives | Heizo Hattori (father) |
| Names of Harley Hartwell | |
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| Commonly used Japanese name | Heiji Hattori |
| Kanji | 服部 平次 |
| Revised Hepburn Romanization | Hattori Heiji |
| Name in English version | Harley Hartwell |
Harley Hartwell, known as Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan?).
Harley/Heiji is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in the original Japanese and Kevin M. Connolly in the English dub.
[edit] Character Information
Harley is the son of Martin Hartwell (服部 平蔵 Hattori Heizō)[1] and Shizuka Hattori (服部 静華 Hattori Shizuka) née Shizuka Ikenami (池波 静華 Ikenami Shizuka)[2]. Both parents are expert in martial arts[3][4] and very traditional Japanese at heart.
Harley (age 17) is known as the Detective of the West, while Jimmy Kudo is known as the Detective of the East [5], and has been a rival of Jimmy since "The Diplomat Murder Case"(#48&49) [6], where he was first introduced in the anime. As confirmed by Caitlin Glass, Harley is from Canada in the English adaptation of the show. However, in the English Manga, he is still from Osaka and the story still takes place in Japan. However, after Harley finds out about the truth of Conan Edogawa being Jimmy Kudo in Holmes Freak Murder Case [7], the two detectives occasionally work together to solve cases, and Harley once said "We're like brothers, we can share anything," in the original version. There is still some competitive feeling between them throughout the series, however, but the two eventually become good friends, as do their friends, Rachel (Ran) and Kazuha.
His deductive skills are from his father, who is the chief of police of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department[8], while his good humoured character and skill in kendo comes from his mother. His favorite fictional detective is Ellery Queen[9].
He vaguely resembles Jimmy, only with darker skin, and sharper features. He has a childhood friend and love interest, Kazuha Toyama. Kazuha constantly worries over Harley, even giving him a lucky charm with the words "Don't forget me idiot!" written on it. Rachel teases Harley and Kazuha, mainly because they remind her so much of herself and Jimmy. Despite his obvious crush on Kazuha, Harley never actually realize it so far[10], unlike Jimmy, who realizes his own feelings for Rachel and had actually planned to propose to Rachel in one case[11]. He is able to ride a motorcycle, and in fact owns one [12].
The sport he likes to play is kendo, and he also has a rival named Okita in the kendo tournament who oddly looks like Jimmy Kudo and Harley Hartwell as a mix who comes in episode 263[13].
[edit] Name
The name "Hattori" comes from the historical figure Hattori Hanzo, a ninja of the Iga Clan from Hyōgo Prefecture in Western Japan. Hattori Hanzo was the head of Shogun Tokugawa's secret police force. His first name, Heiji, comes as a reference to a detective named Zenigata Heiji, who essentially caught the criminals by throwing coins. Another famous anime character that shares the name is Inspector Zenigata from Lupin the 3rd.
[edit] References
- ^ Case Closed Volume 10, File 3.
- ^ Detective Conan Volume 28, File 5.
- ^ Detective Conan Volume 28, File 5.
- ^ Detective Conan Volume 15, File 10.
- ^ Case Closed Volume 10.
- ^ Case Closed Volume 10.
- ^ Case Closed, Volume 12.
- ^ Case Closed, Volume 10.
- ^ Case Closed, Volume 12.
- ^ Detective Conan Volume 49
- ^ Detective Conan, Volume 26
- ^ Detective Conan: The Last Magician of the Century.
- ^ Case Closed Episode # 263
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