List of Case Closed characters

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The Japanese names are in Western order (surname after personal name), and are followed by the names used in the American, Canadian, and British adaptations.

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[edit] Kudo Family

Names of Jimmy Kudo
Commonly used Japanese name Shinichi Kudo
Kanji 工藤 新一
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kudō Shinichi
Name in English version Jimmy Kudo
Names of Conan Edogawa
Commonly used Japanese name Conan Edogawa
Kanji 江戸川 コナン
Revised Hepburn Romanization Edogawa Konan
Name in English version Conan Edogawa

Shinichi Kudo (工藤 新一 Kudō Shinichi?) / Jimmy Kudo

A high school detective/savant who was inadvertently shrunk back to his childhood body after being forced to take an experimental poison, which was supposed to kill him, by a criminal organization. He now goes under the alias Conan Edogawa (江戸川 コナン Edogawa Konan?) and has to pretend to be a little kid in order to protect his identity and the people around him from the organization. He is a popular detective and has a crush on his childhood friend, Rachel Moore (Ran Mouri). He is also a great soccer player, and was sometimes a bit full of himself before he became "Conan".
Names of Booker Kudo
Commonly used Japanese name Yusaku Kudo
Kanji 工藤 優作
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kudō Yusaku
Name in English version Booker Kudo

Yusaku Kudo (工藤 優作 Kudō Yusaku?) / Booker Kudo

Shinichi / Jimmy's father, who is a famous author of detective stories[1], and he created the popular character, "Night Baron." He is extremely intelligent, and often had helped the police many times in the past solve cases that no one else could solve. His deduction skills are superior to Shinichi's / Jimmy's.[2]. [3]
Names of Vivian Kudo
Commonly used Japanese name Yukiko Kudo neé Fujimine
Kanji 工藤 有希子
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kudō Yukiko (neé Fujimine)
Name in English version Vivian Kudo

Yukiko Kudo (工藤 有希子 Kudō Yukiko?) / Vivian Kudo

Shinichi / Jimmy's mother, a former actress who gave up her career at age 20 to marry Yusaku / Booker against the will of her family[4]. She had been a rival of Eri Kisaki/Eva Kadan (Ran/Rachel's mother) in her high school years, and tied with Eri at the last Miss Teitan beauty contest that was held at their school. It is later revealed that due to Kogoro's poor English comprehension, he had failed to submit his vote to break the tie.
Because of her reputation as the wife of a famous mystery author and for involving herself in some criminal cases which she occasionally helps to solve, she has been given the nickname, "The Night Baroness"[5]. [6] after the main character that her husband created for his mystery novels.

[edit] Mori / Moore Family

Names of Rachel Moore
Commonly used Japanese name Ran Mouri
Kanji 毛利 蘭
Revised Hepburn Romanization Mōri Ran
Name in English version Rachel Moore

Ran Mori (毛利 蘭 Mōri Ran?) / Rachel Moore

Shinichi/Jimmy's best friend since elementary school. Both are in love with one another but neither have the courage to admit their feelings. While in the manga their relationship is not acknowledged as boyfriend/girlfriend, in the real-life action movie and in several manga cases (different to the original manga series) they are indeed known as lovers. She is skilled in the martial arts and is the captain of her karate team, though her resolve can be easily broken if she has to face anything related with the horror genre. She spends most of her home life looking after Conan (whom she does not know is really Shinichi/Jimmy) and her irresponsible father. She sometimes threatens him with a punch on the table, but is a very genial person.
Names of Richard Moore
Commonly used Japanese name Kogoro Mouri
Kanji 毛利 小五郎
Revised Hepburn Romanization Mōri Kogorō
Name in English version Richard Moore

Kogoro Mori (毛利 小五郎 Mōri Kogorō?) / Richard Moore

  • Voiced by: Akira Kamiya (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliot (English)
  • Acted by Takanori Jinnai
Ran/Rachel's father, a former police officer turned incompetent private detective. He's married to Eri/Eva Kadan, a successful lawyer and childhood friend. They are now living separately. Despite his irresponsible ways, he appears to care deeply for his daughter, and at times shows some flashes of honor and strict ethics.
Names of Eva Kaden
Commonly used Japanese name Eri Kisaki
Kanji 妃 英里
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kisaki Eri
Name in English version Eva Kaden

Eri Kisaki (妃 英里Kisaki Eri) / Eva Kadan

She is Ran/Rachel's lawyer mother that has been separated with Kogoro/Richard Moore for the last 10 years. She still wears her wedding band and still cares for him and is not above testing if he still cares for her.

[edit] Detective Boys / Junior Detective League

Names of Amy Yeager
Commonly used Japanese name Ayumi Yoshida
Kanji 吉田 歩美
Revised Hepburn Romanization Yoshida Ayumi
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Amy Yeager
Name as given by Viz Media manga Amy Yoshida

Ayumi Yoshida (吉田歩美 Yoshida Ayumi?) / Amy Yoshida (manga) or Amy Yeager (anime)

A girl who becomes friends with Conan, Amy was the sole female member of the Junior Detective League until they got Ai to join. She has a crush on Conan which makes him uncomfortable, because he, of course, loves Ran, though Ayumi thinks that he loves Ai Haibara because he tries to protect her. A naive and innocent little girl who shows courage from time to time and acts as the team's cheerful spirit. She won deeper friendship with Ai and was allowed to use the term Ai-chan to address Haibara.
Names of Mitch Tennison
Commonly used Japanese name Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Kanji 円谷 光彦
Revised Hepburn Romanization Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Mitch Tennison
Name as given by Viz Media manga Mitch Tsuburaya

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (円谷光彦 Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko?) / Mitch Tsuburaya (manga) or Mitch Tennison (anime)

A friend of Amy who has a scientific approach. He seems to be infatuated with both Amy and Ai Haibara (he doesn't know who he should protect). A smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve all problems. It was revealed in episode 289 that his parents are both teachers. In the same episode, it was shown he has an older sister, Asami Tsuburaya (円谷 朝美 Tsuburaya Asami?), two years his senior.
Names of George Kaminski
Commonly used Japanese name Genta Kojima
Kanji 小嶋 元太
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kojima Genta
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime George Kaminski
Name as given by Viz Media manga George Kojima

Genta Kojima (小嶋元太 Kojima Genta?) / George Kojima (manga) or George Kaminski (anime)

The overweight, self-proclaimed leader of the Junior Detective League (Shōnen Tantei, "Detective Boys", in the original Japanese anime and manga). He has a crush on Amy.
Names of Shiho Miyano
Commonly used Japanese name Shiho Miyano
Kanji 宮野 志保
Revised Hepburn Romanization Miyano Shiho
Name as given by Viz Media manga Shiho Miyano
Names of Ai Haibara
Commonly used Japanese name Ai Haibara
Kanji 灰原 哀
Revised Hepburn Romanization Haibara Ai
Name as given by Viz Media manga Anita Hailey

Shiho Miyano (宮野志保 Miyano Shiho?), aka Ai Haibara / Anita Hailey

A former member of the crime syndicate under the code name "Sherry" (シェリー?). She was the inventor of APTX 4869, the poison that shrank Shinichi. Shiho betrays the organization after Gin killed her sister, Akemi Miyano. Shiho took the drug in a suicide attempt, but rather than dying, she, like Shinichi, became small. She is taken in by Dr. Agasa and becomes Conan Edogawa's right hand under her alias Ai Haibara (灰原哀 Haibara Ai?). She shows affection toward Shinichi and is cheered by him as well, but she denies having said feelings. Despite being constantly in the company of Junior Detective League and Ran, she was very reserved and only opened up a little more to Ayumi and Ran after sometime. In Episode 330, she allowed only Ayumi to call her "Ai-chan". She often helps Conan solve cases and find information on the Black Organization to help bring them down.

[edit] Law Enforcement

[edit] Tokyo Metropolitan Police

Names of Joseph Meguire
Commonly used Japanese name Juzo Megure
Kanji 目暮 十三
Revised Hepburn Romanization Megure Jūzō
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Joseph Meguire

Juzo Megure (目暮 十三 Megure Jūzō?) / Joseph Meguire

  • Voiced by: Chafurin (Japanese), Mark Stoddard (English)
Inspector Megure (目暮警部 Megure-keibu?) is a veteran police officer who has been working with Shinichi/Conan, Yusaku Kudo and Richard Moore. In fact, Moore used to work under him 10 years ago. It was noted in the second Detective Conan movie, "The Fourteenth Target", that he never took his hat off; it is eventually revealed in Volume 29 of the manga or Episode 218 that he uses it to hide an old scar which reminds him of a special case from his early police days, which involved his then-future wife Midori. He also made a special appearance in D. Gray-Man in Episode 18 where he was shocked to see Komurin II.
Names of Miwako Sato
Commonly used Japanese name Miwako Sato
Kanji 佐藤 美和子
Revised Hepburn Romanization Satō Miwako


Miwako Sato (佐藤 美和子 Satō Miwako?)

A young female officer who works with Meguire. Her father was also a police officer who was killed on duty when she was only six years old. Her former partner Matsuda was killed in an explosion. She made her debut as a cameo appearance in Volume 19 of the manga or Episode 130 and was properly introduced in Volume 21 or Episode 146.
Tough, energetic, and a dedicated police officer that her "dates" tend to turn into police investigations, but she also can be quite lively and cheerful. Sato is hugely popular with the male members of the police department, but to their chagrin she, albeit hesitantly, begins to develop feelings for her colleague Takagi. She has come to value Conan's aid in several tough cases and trusts his judgment implicitly.
Names of Detective Wilder
Commonly used Japanese name Wataru Takagi
Kanji 高木 渉
Revised Hepburn Romanization Takagi Wataru
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Detective Wilder

Wataru Takagi (高木 渉 Takagi Wataru?) / Detective Takagi Wilder

Another officer who works with Meguire and has a crush on Sato which is somewhat awkwardly requited. He was first introduced in the anime and made his first manga appearance in Volume 18 Chapter 172 - Two Rooms. His last name, Takagi, is used as the first name in the English Manga.
Takagi has an appearance of ineffectual nervousness, but he's not as useless as he seems. He is quick to assess a situation and take immediate and decisive action when necessary are points in his favor. He also appeared to know (or at least suspect) about Conan/Jimmy's secret identity and problem; this is seen when he makes close observation to Conan in some investigation and in the end of Volume 36 or Episode 304 when Conan wants to defuse the time bomb.

Officer Chiba (千葉?)

Takagi's partner who likes to eat a lot. He's nice and very encouraging towards his friend. He made his debut in the fourth Detective Conan movie, then as a cameo appearance in Volume 29 of the manga and was properly introduced in Volume 32. Later in the series it's revealed he is a fan of the children's show Kamen Yaiba (Case Closed's counterpart to Japan's "Kamen Rider").
Names of Inspector Santos
Commonly used Japanese name Ninzaburo Shiratori
Kanji 白鳥 任三郎
Revised Hepburn Romanization Shiratori Ninzaburō
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Inspector Santos

Ninzaburo Shiratori (白鳥 任三郎 Shiratori Ninzaburō?) / Inspector Santos

Another officer who works with Meguire and likes Sato; however, she does not feel the same about him. He made his first appearance in the first Detective Conan movie and his manga appearance was in Volume 21, along with Officer Sato. Later in the series he makes overt advances towards Miwako, relying heavily on his status as the scion of a wealthy family (and doing his best to make the shy and awkward Takagi feel inferior in the process).
Names of Kristopher McLaughlin
Commonly used Japanese name Kiyonaga Matsumoto
Kanji 松本 清長
Revised Hepburn Romanization Matsumoto Kiyonaga
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Kristopher McLaughlin

Kiyonaga Matsumoto (松本 清長 Matsumoto Kiyonaga?) / Commander Kristopher McLaughlin

He is the superior officer of Joseph Meguire and his underlings. His brutish appearance and the scar running down his left eye easily hide the fact that he is a caring, if somewhat stern, father figure. He is widowed and has a single daughter, Sayuri Matsumoto / Catherine McLaughlin, who used to be Jimmy's, Rachel's, and Serena's music teacher in middle school.

Jinpei Matsuda (松田 陣平 Matsuda Jinpei?)

Miwako's parter who died while trying to stop a bomb from exploding. He chose to stay inside a Ferris wheel ride with a bomb because a message came that another bomb's location would be displayed on the casing three seconds before the explosion. He originally meant to redeem his partner Hagiwara, who died four years before in a related incident, but was unable to succeed. Miwako was partnered with him for less than a week, but his intense personality and subsequent death left a huge and lasting impact on her for years to come. Judging from her reactions to him shortly before he died, it is believed Sato was starting to fall in love with him. She has now carried the love on to Detective Wilder, though she does not admit it. His character design is based on that of the famous Japanese actor Yusaku Matsuda.

Yumi Miyamoto (宮本 由美 Miyamoto Yumi?)

Traffic officer and Inspector Sato's best friend. She is a gossip who knows about Takagi's crush on Sato and, while often teasing the two about their relationship, she tries her best to help them get underway. Yumi is also quite attractive and popular in her own way and has two dogs named Suta and Hachi.

Ginzo Nakamori (中森 銀三 Nakamouri Ginzō?) / Inspector Mace Fuller

The inspector who is the head of the Kaitou Kid Task force, and can never quite catch him. He is known for his colorful, loud curses and temperamental demeanor. He mistakenly believes that the current Kaitou Kid is the one that he started chasing after more than 20 years ago. He is unaware however, that the best friend of his daughter, Aoko, is the current Kaitou Kid.

[edit] Osaka Prefecture Police

Names of Harley Hartwell
Commonly used Japanese name Heizō Hattori
Kanji 服部 平蔵
Revised Hepburn Romanization Hattori Heizō
Name in English version Harley Hartwell

Heizo Hattori (服部 平蔵 Hattori Heizō?) / Martin Hartwell

Harley's father is the chief commissioner of the Osaka police department. While a very serious and stern police officer and family man, he has come to admire his son's abilities, though he rarely shows.

Commissioner Toyama (遠山?)

  • Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa
Kazuha Toyama's father and member of the Osaka police department who works closely with Heizō Hattori.

Goro Otaki (大滝 悟郎 Gorō Ōtaki?)

A member of the Osaka police department who is also a close friend to Harley Hartwell and has learned to trust him in the face of hard-to-crack cases.

[edit] Other State Police

Names of Detective Worthington
Commonly used Japanese name Sango Yokomizo
Kanji 横溝 参悟
Revised Hepburn Romanization Yokomizo Sango
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Detective Worthington

Inspector Sango Yokomizo (横溝 参悟 Yokomizo Sango?) / Detective Worthington

A stern-looking police inspector from Saitama (later he transfers to Shizuoka) whom Conan has run into on several occasions. He is a serious and capable police officer, though he tends to be skeptical about theories and to intimidate suspects by moving up close and staring at them. He made his first appearance in the Case Closed Volume 6.

Inspector Jugo Yokomizo (横溝 重悟 Yokomizo Jugo?)

The twin brother of Inspector Yokomizo, Jugo (also an inspector) works at the Kanagawa police department. As intimidating as his older brother, he is much neater and much less easy-going, which does not make him particularly popular with the people he encounters.

Inspector Misao Yamamura (山村 ミサオ Yamamura Misao?)

A young police officer from the Gunma Prefecture. Thanks to watching too much TV, he is very enthusiastic about his work but is totally naive, bumbling and child-headed, and thus totally unsuited for the job. The first reaction of Conan and all who know him whenever they happen to encounter him is exasperation, but once set on the right track he is very supportive. His grandmother, Nonna Yamamura (山村 ばあちゃん Yamamura Nonna?), made an appearance in manga volume 52.

Inspector Kansuke Yamato (大和 敢助 Yamato Kansuke?)

Police officer from Nagano Prefecture with a prominent pair of criss-crossed scars over his blinded left eye. He walks with a crutch on his left arm.
First appearance in manga volume 59. In the same case, it was revealed he sustained those injuries during his disappearance for six months previously, while pursuing some criminals. His name seemed to have been inspired by Yamamoto Kansuke (山本 勘助?), a brilliant strategist and advisor of Takeda Shingen (武田信玄?), a background character in the case. Yamamoto Kansuke was also disabled in one eye and one leg.
Kansuke is also a childhood friend of Yui Euhara (上原 由衣 Uehara Yui?), as well as her superior in the Nagano police. They were very close, but when he was presumed dead during his disappearance, she resigned and took it upon herself to marry into the Torada (虎田?) family to investigate the death of another well-loved colleague.

[edit] FBI

Jodie Starling

  • Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijou
First appeared in episode 226 as Rachel's English teacher under the name of Jodie Saintemillion. She appeared to know Conan's secret, judging by her dialogue towards him (calling him "cool kid", etc). For a long time she was suspected by Conan's friends to be Vermouth in disguise, and even investigated by Conan and Harley on these suspicions in episodes 277-278, but is later revealed to be an FBI Agent in episode 345. She has a personal vendetta against Vermouth concerning the death of her parents. Please note that her name is a reference to Agent Clarice Starling from The Silence of the Lambs, played by actress Jodie Foster.

Shuichi Akai (赤井 秀一 Akai Shū'ichi?)

First appeared in episode 230-231 as a mysterious man spying on Conan. He is later revealed to be an FBI agent in episode 345 and Jodie's partner. In the manga, Gin refers to him as a very dangerous man after Vermouth informs him about her encounter with Conan and the FBI agents.

James Black

Another FBI Agent who works with Shu'ichi and Jodie. He is older and appears to have a higher ranking. He first appears in episode 258, mistaken for a celebrity whom he resembles.

Andre Camel

A new FBI introduced in Chapter 600 of the manga, and episode 497 of the anime. He works as Jodie's partner, and at first, both Jodie and Conan were very suspicious of him. He and Shu'ichi appear to have somewhat of an alliance. It is revealed that he feels as though he owes Shu'ichi because he's the one who blew his cover while working as an undercover BO member, thus, getting his girlfriend Akemi killed.

[edit] CIA

Ethan Hondou (本堂 イーサン?)

(Deceased.) Hidemi and Eisuke's father, and a hard-boiled CIA agent. He was originally thought by Conan and friends to have been a member of the Black Organization, but it turned out he had infiltrated them for the purposes of destroying them. When he and his daughter put a plan in motion to place a new CIA agent within the organization (her), Ethan noticed that the syndicate had bugged Hidemi's clothes. To protect his daughter, Ethan was forced to injure Hidemi and kill himself - making it look like he had interrogated her and she had killed him.

Eisuke Hondou (本堂 瑛祐 Hondō Eisuke?)

Hondou is Rachel's new classmate and is very clumsy. At first, Conan suspects he works for the Black Organization because not only does he look a lot like Rena Mizunashi (Kir), but he uses the same lying-detecting skills as she did. Conan is the only one having second thoughts about Eisuke, but others think that he's just a smart misguided student. In episode 464, Eisuke tries to dig for information on how Richard Moore figures out his cases. After Kir "escaped" from the FBI, Eisuke is revealed to be the son of a deceased CIA agent, Ethan Hondou. The Government offers him protection, but he refuses it. Currently, he intends to join the CIA like his sister and father.

Eisuke also later tricks Conan into revealing his secret to him by telling Conan that he is in love with Ran and plans to ask her to go with him to America.

Hidemi Hondou (本堂 瑛海 Hondō Hidemi?)

Originally introduced as a newscaster under the name Rena Mizunashi, Hidemi Hondou also serves as a member of the Black Organization under the codename Kir, as revealed in episode 425 (volume 48-49 of the manga). She is later knocked into a coma and detained by FBI agents after being involved in a traffic accident. It is revealed that her name is most likely an alias that refers to "007". She later wakes up and it is ultimately revealed that she is an undercover CIA agent, working as a double agent within the BO, trying to bring them down. She is the sister of Eisuke.

[edit] Black Organization

Further information: Black Organization (Case Closed)

[edit] Current

Names of Gin[7]
Commonly used Japanese name Gin
Katakana ジン
Revised Hepburn Romanization Jin
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Gin[7]
Name as given by Viz Media manga Melkior

Gin

One of the top-ranked members in the BO, and the person who gave the APTX 4869 poison to Jimmy. Extremely cold-blooded and one of the most menacingly-drawn of the villains. It should be noted that he is also extremely perceptive, which explains why it would be extremely difficult to catch him.
Names of Vodka[8]
Commonly used Japanese name Vodka
Katakana ウォッカ
Revised Hepburn Romanization Wōka
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Vodka[8]
Name as given by Viz Media manga Kaspar

Vodka

A member of the BO; always seen alongside Gin and refers to him as aniki ("older brother"). Unlike Gin, he is very slow and easy to trick. Vodka would've been caught many times if he wasn't with Gin all the time.

Vermouth

An important member of the Black Organization. Her true identity is Sharon Vineyard, a famous American actress who mastered the skill of disguise alongside her friend Yukiko (Vivian) Kudo, Jimmy's mother. They were both tutored through an acting class by the world famous magician, Toichi Kuroba, who was secretly the original Kaitou Kid and who was later killed by the B.O.
She is the Boss's favorite member of the B.O.
She is shrouded with mystery. The cold-blooded part of her personality doesn't hesitate to carry out the BO's top orders in the forms of assassinations and so forth, without the slightest bit of remorse. However, she shows affection for both Shinichi (Jimmy) and Ran (Rachel) after they unknowingly save her life as she is disguised as a male serial killer in New York.
She eventually realizes who Conan must really be later in the series, and supports him in a way, by protecting him and keeping his true identity hidden from the other B.O. members. She believes that if anyone is capable of bringing down the Black Organization, Conan/Jimmy is that "silver bullet".
She also does not seem to ever age, or ages extremely slowly. It is still a mystery as to why this is. She even goes to such lengths as to say she has a "daughter" named Chris Vineyard and she disguises herself as both "Sharon" and "Chris." She is questioned about her agelessness by Jodie Starling, who has a personal vendetta against her. Jodie remembered that Vermouth killed her father, who was also an FBI agent, when she was just a little girl. Vermouth never gives her a straight answer.
"Sharon" later supposedly dies, while "Chris" looks on at the funeral.
Vermouth's famous line is "A secret makes a woman, a woman."

Chianti

A member of the Black Organization who serves as an assassin/sniper and replaces Calvados. [9]. She appears in volume 48-49 of the manga and episode 425 alongside her partner, Korn. Chianti is first introduced to the Case Closed series in episode 425 as an experienced assassin. [10]. In the anime, her sniping range limit is revealed to be 600 yards, making her a less experienced sniper than her partner Korn, as well as her FBI rival, Shuichi Akai.[11]
Chianti hints that she had some kind of connection to Calvados before he killed himself, though it is unclear just what that may be.
Along with Korn, Chianti does not appear to like Vermouth.
As far as appearance goes, Chianti takes on a goth-like style. [12] She wears a jumpsuit and dark lipstick, and has a dark tattoo resembling a butterfly's wing on her left eye.[13] In the anime, she speaks with a distinct accent, and unlike the other members (aside from her partner), she rarely smiles. However, she appears to have some sense of ironic humor, as proven in the beginning of episode 425 when she and Korn are practicing sniping and he misses.[14]
Her weapon of choice is a Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifle,and she drives a black Viper.[15]
Recently, she participated in a mission in bringing back Kir, which succeeded thanks to Gin. She was about to kill the FBI agent Camel, but an explosion interfered. She is forced to in her flee with the other BO members when onlookers appeared and called the police.


Korn

  • Voiced by: Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Chianti's partner, and fellow assassin/sniper. Appears in episode 425 and volume 48-49 of the manga. He is much older than his comrades and wears dark sunglasses. Unlike the other members of the Black Organization, he never smiles. He resents Vermouth because she had Calvados killed, possibly indicating that he does have feelings despite his cold appearance. He wears a dark cap and dark sunglasses which hides his eyes. His face is designed in a way that makes him look as if he is perpetually frowning, and he has grey hair and wrinkles.


Bourbon

The newest member of the Black Organization, first mentioned in File 622 as having incredible investigative skills. It is controversial whether he is the man that Jimmy and the Detective boys meet during a case or haven't been introduced to the series. If he is the man that they've met, Bourbon is a big fan of the Sherlock Holmes series, which Jimmy uses as an excuse that "A Holmes fan can't be a bad person!" to have the man stay at his old home. Based on the latest chapter, his real name may be Subaru Okiya. After Jimmy solves the kidnapping, Subaru is seen drinking some bourbon which may confirm that he is bourbon, or as of the case with Vermouth/Jodie, Okiya may have some kind of vendetta against Bourbon.

Boss

Leader of the Black Organization. Unseen and unheard, known only through text messages. His phone number follows the tune of the children's song "nanazu-no-ko" ("7-year-old child"). No matter what the consequences are the BO members follow his orders immediately and without questions, with the exception of Vermouth (ie: Execution of Pisco by Gin).

[edit] Deceased

Akemi Miyano (宮野明美 Miyano Akemi)

She was a member of the Black Organization under the alias Masami Hirota and Shiho Miyano's older sister. She was killed by Gin.

Tequila

Tequila is a tall intimidating member of the Black Organization that is used to muscle people into making deals with his syndicate.[16] He apparently comes from Osaka since he is heard to speak with a Kansai accent.[17] He first appears in Volume 12 of the manga where Conan literally bumps into him at a video game convention in a hotel..[18] At first, Conan only dismisses him as being a game company employee when he sees him pick up a suitcase with a game company's logo on it.He is a giant BO henchman towering above 6'5" (192.5 cm). He is accidentally killed by a briefcase bomb in the same volume/episode.

Sigehiko Nomiguchi

A 56 year old politician and member of the Black Organization. He appeared in Volume 24 or episode 176, he was being indicted for taking bribes, but was killed by the Organization's member Pisco so he wouldn't talk.

Pisco

  • Voiced by: Yasuo Muramatsu
Kenzo Masuyama, a 71-year-old car company owner and a high ranking member of the Black Organization. Appearing in Volume 24 or episode 176-178, he knew Ai's parents, and her secret identity. However, Gin killed him for breaking the Organization's code of secrecy after being caught on camera as he committed a murder.

Atsushi Miyano

Akemi and Shiho's's father, he was a scientist for the Black Organization. He had been working on a primitive version of what would eventually become the APTX 4869 drug for the syndicate. He was described as "The Mad Scientist" by the scientific community, but Hiroshi Agasa remembered him as a kind and gentle man. He was killed in an "accident" when Shiho was very young.

Elena Miyano

Akemi and Shiho's mother, she also worked for the Black Organization as a scientist. She was born in England, but fell in love with Atsushi and lived with him in Japan. In the organization, she was given the codename Hell Angel. She was remembered as a silent, shy woman. She died in what was believed to be an accident with her husband when Shiho was very young. On a case, Shiho discovered several audiotapes from her mother that were addressed to her (Volume 41-42 or Episode 340-341).

Calvados

Sniper who aids Vermouth in almost killing Jodie, but near the end of episode 345 he eventually killed himself rather than being captured.

Kusuda Rikumichi

A member of the Black Organization who posed as a patient in hopes of tracking Rena Mizunashi; however, Conan and the FBI managed to find him out. He escaped the hospital, and Conan and Shu'ichi went after him, but he committed suicide for unknown reasons before they managed to get information. He is first properly introduced in volume 57 of the manga, however, he can be considered the mysterious man the boy who witnessed the Kir Case informed that he had seen Rena Mizunashi before, which Conan mentions in episode 466.

[edit] Former

Ki'ichiro Numabuchi

A hideously deformed killer who first appeared as the likely suspect in a murder spree in Osaka in Volume 19. Later, he turned out to have been employed by the Organization as an assassin, but he ultimately proved useless for them. He was going to be sent to Sherry's lab to have the APTX 4869 tested on him, but he escaped. He then went into hiding, killing innocent people whom he believed to be Organization members sent to get him.

Sherry

  • See Shiho Miyano

Rye

  • See Shuichi Akai

[edit] Undercover

Kir

  • See Hidemi Hondou

[edit] Other Characters

Names of Serena Sebastian
Commonly used Japanese name Sonoko Suzuki
Kanji 鈴木 園子
Revised Hepburn Romanization Suzuki Sonoko
Name in English version Serena Sebastian

Sonoko Suzuki (鈴木 園子 Suzuki Sonoko?) / Serena Sebastian

Ran's best friend. Sonoko is very obsessed with guys, but later she develops a somewhat genuine liking towards Makoto Kyougoku (京極 真 Kyogoku Makoto?), a promising martial artist. Sonoko has a sister (named Ayako Suzuki / Ayako Sebastian (manga) or Angie Sebastian (anime)). She thinks Jimmy is a loser and is always trying to set Rachel up on dates with new guys. She admits later that she wants Kaitou Kid and Makoto to become candidates to be her boyfriend and fight each other for her affections. Every Kaitou Kid episode, she screams "Kid-sama take me!" although she already has a boyfriend.
Names of Hershel Agasa
Commonly used Japanese name Hiroshi Agasa
Kanji 阿笠 博士
Revised Hepburn Romanization Agasa Hiroshi
Name as given by FUNimation-dubbed anime Hershel Agasa
Name as given by Viz Media manga Hiroshi Agasa

Hiroshi Agasa (阿笠 博士 Agasa Hiroshi?)/ Dr. Herschel Agasa

An absent-minded professor who invents several devices to help out Jimmy. His given name is "Hiroshi" in the English manga and "Herschel" in the English anime. He serves as one of the few roles in the story who learns about Conan's true identity and helps the little detective in cases.
Names of Harley Hartwell
Commonly used Japanese name Heiji Hattori
Kanji 服部 平次
Revised Hepburn Romanization Hattori Heiji
Name in English version Harley Hartwell

Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji?) / Harley Hartwell

Jimmy's rival detective from Osaka and his father is the chief of the Osaka police department. He later becomes best friends with Jimmy. He has a relationship with martial artist Kazuha Toyama, his childhood friend and would-be love interest, and this is pretty similar in the case of Jimmy and Rachel. He is also one of the few people who know that Conan is really Jimmy. He persistantly builds friendship with Conan/Jimmy because they share the same goals of becoming greatest detectives and Jimmy is the only person he finds in his age group that can rival his deduction skills. Harley is also a master Kendo fighter.
Unlike Jimmy, his favorite author is Ellery Queen rather than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote Sherlock Holmes.

Shizuka Hattori (服部 静華 Hattori Shizuka?)

Heiji's mother, wife of Hattori Heizō. She appeared in manga volume 28 to test Kogoro's skills, noting how her son always seemed to come out second best in encounters with Kogoro. She is an expert in kendo. Her complexion is so fair that Ran could hardly believe she is Heiji's mother.

Kazuha Toyama (遠山和葉 Tōyama Kazuha?) / Katie Thompson

Harley's childhood friend and a daughter of a commissioner who is positioned high in the Osaka police department. Her relationship with Harley closely mirrors Rachel's with Jimmy; she is too shy to admit that they feel more than 'friendship' for their respective partner. She is skilled in Aikido. This is similar to Rachel who is skilled in karate. Also both of them are scared of ghosts because "karate and aikido won't work on them." Harely and Kazuha's fathers are close friends, which would explain how they've had close relationship since childhood.

Saguru Hakuba (白馬探 Hakuba Saguru?)

A detective based outside Japan, he is an originally a character from Kaito Kid series.

Tomoaki Araide (新出　智明 Araide Tomoaki?)

A young doctor and the son of Richard's physician. He was once the basketball coach on Rachel's school and, upon their first encounter, thought to be a rival for Jimmy/Conan's affections for Rachel.
While Tomoaki had practised along with his father, he intended to move to Aomori for a job at a local clinic, along with his grandmother Mitsu Araide and his household helper Hikaru Yasumoto, especially after his father had been murdered by his stepmother Yoko for driving his actual mother (and Yoko's friend), Chiaki, into alcoholism and eventual death. However, he has reappeared in Conan's vicinity on several occasions - seemingly at least; his identity was used by Vermouth in order to track down Ai aka Sherry. He was almost murdered by her to facilitate the cover, but the FBI had temporarily moved him to safety in America. After Vermouth's disguise was exposed, he returned (as of volume #44) to Teitan High School and continues to practice in the area.

Hikaru Yasumoto (保本 ひかる Yasumoto Hikaru?)

She is the young household keeper to Dr. Tomoaki Araide. She tends to be overly nervous about her chores, mostly because of the possibility that she may have a crush on her young employer that once was her doctor and therefore is too anxious about having to leave him.

Makoto Kyogoku (京極 真 Kyōgoku Makoto?)

Sonoko's boyfriend, and the karate champion of Haido High School. He first appears in episode 153, and is a suspect during a case where Sonoko is a target for a killer. He saves Sonoko from the real killer, however, and hints that he is actually attracted to her. In his own way, he can be considered a valuable ally because of his Karate skills. Because of his participation in several tournaments inland and overseas, and a well-hidden shyness towards Sonoko, they do not get to see each other often.
Although he is regarded by Conan as a brainless fighting champion, he saves Sonoko many times when she becomes involved in dangerous cases by hanging around with Rachel and Conan, by stumbling through the moronic clues left by Sonoko, which was originally made to find her and have one of her romantic fantasies come true.
Names of Sumiko Kobayashi
Commonly used Japanese name Sumiko Kobayashi
Kanji 小林 澄子
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kobayashi Sumiko
Name as given by Viz Media manga Sumiko Kobayashi

Sumiko Kobayashi (小林 澄子 Kobayashi Sumiko?)

  • Voiced by: Yuko Kato
She is (as of Vol.16) the Detective Boys' class teacher. Actually a kind person, in her initial period at Teitan Elementary she was known as "the witch" due to her harsh behaviour to her students, which was in fact prompted by previous bad experience and her innate stage fright. With the help of Conan and his little friends she has warmed considerably, and after having seen the Detective Boys in action she has even appointed herself as their manager.
Incidentally, Ms. Kobayashi is a huge fan of detective story writer Rampo Edogawa - the author whose surname Shinichi had adopted for his alias. As yet, she has not guessed at that connection between the two.
Names of Yoko Okino
Commonly used Japanese name Yoko Okino
Kanji 沖野　ヨーコ
Revised Hepburn Romanization Okino Yōko
Name in English version Yoko Okino

Yoko Okino (沖野　ヨーコ Okino Yōko?)

A young pop star idol who is a regular focus of worship by Richard Moore. She has a number of cameos throughout the series, mostly as a prominent guest at some social gatherings which turn into criminal cases.

Azusa Enomoto (榎本 梓 Enomoto Azusa?)

  • Voiced by: Mikiko Enomoto
A young waitress at the Poirot Cafe, which Kogoro occasionally visits for a snack. She seems to have a knack to bring some cases Kogoro's - and therefore Conan's - way.

Hideo Akagi / Harrison Acres and Naoki Uemura / Nicholas Underwood

Two Japanese soccer stars, and the dream team of the Tokyo Spirits. Originally they were rivals, which culminated into Naoki kidnapping Hideo's kid brother Mamoru Akagi / Matthias Acres, but with Conan and Ran's help the matter was settled quietly. Ever since they have been the best of friends, and they are particular favorites of the Detective Boys.
Names of Phantom Thief Kid
Commonly used Japanese name Kaitou Kid
Kanji 怪盗キッド
Revised Hepburn Romanization Kaitō Kiddo
Name in English version Phantom Thief Kid

Kaitou Kid (怪盗キッド Kaitō Kiddo?) / Phantom Thief Kid

A thief that looks a lot like Jimmy, who also has a best friend named Aoko Nakamori, who looks a lot like Rachel. Despite the fact that Jimmy/Conan does not care much about investigating thefts, Kid can be considered one of his arch nemesises, as he is the one criminal (beside some members of the BO) that he can't seem to catch. Curiously, Kaitou discovers Conan's true identity, but keeps his secret, and sometimes Jimmy can even count on Kid's help to solve some of his cases. His codename in the police department is 'International Criminal 1412'. Kaitou Kid appears in his own manga series, Magic Kaito as well. The original Kaitou Kid (8 years prior to the start of the story) focused on mostly stealing antiques and high-valued art. However, he was murdered, and his son takes over for him by continuing in his guise, stealing mostly jewels with strange histories in order to find his father's killers and lure them out. He is a noble thief at heart.
He and Conan do not realize that the bad guys they are after are part of the same organization.

Reiko Kujo (九条 玲子 Kujō Reiko?)

An anime only character. She is a public prosecutor, nicknamed "Madonna of the Courtroom", who has appeared in only four episodes (264-265; 297-298), each concerning a courtroom case in which she is Eva Kadan's rival. She is replaced in episode 489 with another lawyer. It should be noted that she is the only anime only character so far who has made a reoccurring appearance.

Midori Megure (目暮 みどり Megure Midori?)

The wife of Inspector Megure. (noted as such in episodes such as 146, The Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story pt. 1) First appearance in episode 218.

[edit] APTX 4869

APTX 4869 is a fictional toxin is a derivative of an experimental immortality formula developed by Sherry, which is used by the Black Organization as an untraceable, lethal poison.

APTX is an abbreviation of "Apotoxin," and, as the name implies, it involves the activation of uncontrolled apoptosis which causes death by the destruction of cells. In addition, it can also activate telomerase.

The poison is designed to be untraceable in its victims. However, in very rare cases, it causes the apoptosis of non-neural cells only and the apoptosis would stabilise at some point, causing the victim's apparent age to be decreased. Conan Edogawa, the series' protagonist, is such a victim; later Shiho Miyano, who chooses to attempt suicide by using her own drug, was added to the very short list of people not killed by APTX-4869.

Throughout the series there are several instances in which the APTX was temporarily neutralized and Shinichi and Ai/Shiho were returned to their actual age forms. The main ingredient for this reversal is a component found in Chinese ginseng root schnaps, which Ai has already incorporated in a prototype - and as yet non-permanent - antidote for the APTX. It is to note that in the instances where Shinichi or Ai changed back, the recipient was suffering from a common cold while the component was ingested, indicating that the immune system somehow has to be taxed for the antidote to work.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Case Closed, Volume 1.
  2. ^ Case Closed, Volume 6.
  3. ^ Case Closed, Volume 14, Chapters 5-8
  4. ^ Case Closed, volume 5.
  5. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 34, Chapter 11
  6. ^ Detective Conan, Volume 35, Chapters 1-4.
  7. ^ Later usage. Followed the Viz usage earlier.
  8. ^ Later usage. Followed the Viz usage earlier.
  9. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  10. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  11. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  12. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  13. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  14. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  15. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode # 425
  16. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode: # 54, Manga Volume 12
  17. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode: # 54, Manga Volume 12
  18. ^ Case Closed Anime Episode: # 54, Manga Volume: 12


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