Boss of The Black Organization?

[Jodie Starling 8]

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List of threads and the best posts arguing whether individual characters are or aren't the boss.
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General
Discussion of clues that could narrow down possible boss candidates. (Separate thread)
The gender of the boss (Separate thread)
Gin and Vodka's names are in the Mermaid Guestbook
The boss's name appeared before File 551

Individual Characters

Agasa Hiroshi
Interview where Gosho confirms Agasa is not the boss
Agasa is not the boss (Separate thread)
Reasons for (Akazora)
Reasons against (Kaine-Sherlockian)
Reasons for (Ace Detective)

James Black
Reasons for (Akazora)
Reasons for (Vicky)
Reasons against (Chekhov MacGuffin)

Miyano Atsushi
Reasons for (Xcommando)
Discussion (justwantanaccount)
Reasons for and against (Schwa)
Reasons for (Retro)

Elena Miyano
Discussion (justwantanaccount)
Reasons for and against (Schwa)

Okino Yoko
Reasons for (Akazora)
Reasons for (Akazora)
Reasons against (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Reasons for (greaterbeastxellas)
Reasons for (Charala97)

Okiya Subaru
Reasons against (Glass Heart)

Kudo Yuusaku
Link to interview where Gosho confirms Kudo Yuusaku is not the boss
Reasons for (Glass Heart)
Reasons against (Stopwatch)

Mouri Kogoro
Reasons against (Chekhov MacGuffin)

Kisaki Eri
Reasons for (Glass Heart)
Reasons for (Glass Heart)
Reasons against Part 1 Part 2 (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Reasons for Part 2 Part 2 (KirisatoSei)
Reasons against (User 4869)
Reasons for (ccrogers15)

Miyano Akemi
Reasons against (Scar Akai)

Karasuwa Renya
Karasuwa Renya (justwantanaccount)
Karasuwa Renya - arguments against (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Karasuwa Renya - arguments for Part 1 Part 2 (Black Demon)

Kuroba Toichi
Kuroba Toichi - Reasons for (aika)
Kuroba Toichi - Reasons for (kkrazy1412)
Kuroba Toichi - reasons against (User 4869)

Other
Daikoku Rentaro (Mermaid guestbook) (justwantanaccount)
Mermaid guestbook name translations {Daikoku Rentarou} (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Kaneshirou Genichirou (Scar Akai)
Vermouth's Husband - general musings (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Vermouth's Husband - general musings (Black Demon)
Kobayashi Sumiko - Reasons for and against (Glass heart)
Tokyo spirits - general musings (Akazora)
Yamamura - reasons for (Dusty)
Suzuki Shiro - reasons for (bosshunter)
Shiratori Ninzaburou - reasons for (Dusty)
Shiratori Ninzaburou - reasons against (User 4869)
Kazumi Tsukamoto - reasons for (shiningstar)
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko- reasons for (emilyy418)
Not one of the residents of Souhei Dejima's house (Chekhov MacGuffin)
Kojima Genji - reasons for and against (ChaosBeing)

Commentary by Username
Detective Shinichi on the Case Closed Casebook
Glass Heart Seven Crows, seven codenamed members of the Org?
Akakata Facts about the boss
Chekhov MacGuffin Boss related to Kogoro's past
Chekhov MacGuffin Part 1 Part 2 Info about the boss and evidence against common candidates
Akazora Part 1 Part 2 Boss characteristics
Black Demon Part 1 Part 2 Thoughts on Nanatsu no ko
The Black Demon Boss not completely in charge?
Akazora Boss is a Nazi
Black Demon Suspicious people
Amontillado Suspicious people
Silver.Bullet Musings on anokata
Chekhov MacGuffin Mermaid guestbook name translations (Ooguro / Daikoku Rentarou)
Cocoa - commentary about favorite boss theories
KirisatoSei - Pondering the "Ai will be surprised" info
Quol Part 1 Part 2 - Thoughts on Vermouth's relationship with the boss
Chekhov MacGuffin Part 1 Part 2 - Thoughts on Vermouth's relationship with the boss

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I believe I had read somewhere that the boss of The Black Organization has been shown in the manga (anime, too, I would assume?) at least one time. Although, I'm unsure if it was only the possibility of his/her name, or if they were actually physically shown.

If I'm not mistaken, Gosho Aoyama said it in an interview, though I'm skeptical because I haven't had any luck finding it to use as a source.
(If you can find it, please let me know!)

Anyway, what do you guys think? Maybe it's a bit too difficult to find that one possible character that could be the boss through over 500 episodes and over 700 chapters, but do you guys have any suspicions as to who it could be? Or just a comment about him or her in general?
How about what the Black Organization's purpose is? I don't remember where I read it, but I heard something about one of their goals being to raise the dead. Also, there was a comment about immortality, which seems the most interesting to me — after all, has the mystery ever been solved as to why Vermouth is actually so old, yet remains youthful even without make-up and disguise?

[Kiel95 86]

well, i can def say that i have no clue who to even speculate could be the boss, but if it was said in an interview, it could have been one of the smallest characters used, ever, and may not have even been included in an actual BO episode... anyways, for the heck of it, maybe the boss was that Granny Yamamura...

[Scar Akai 65]

Or maybe Aoyama would introduce himself to the series...

[silverbullet28 1]

oh? detective yamamura. haha! yeah..maybe. I dont think so who is the boss of the Black Org. i have no clue so far..well, maybe your reasoning about the goal of black org was right.

[Kiel95 86]

no no not detective yamamura, his granny, whom he refers to every now and then

[silverbullet28 1]

ahh. I see..his granny, the one who wants a race with the witch haha! ah. yeah, maybe..

[Kiel95 86]

yes, the crazy old lady who is cooler than detective yamamura, GO GRANNY, YOU DA BOSS!

[Jodie Starling 8]

I sure would be embarrassed if I were Gin or Vodka and met my boss for the first time, then.

Big bad organization is run by a senior citizen?!

[Kaitou1412 4]

It could be Subaru Okiya but I think him more as Bourbon than the boss..

Hahahahahaha Aoyama introducing himself into the series- that would be so epic x'D

LOL I cannot imagine Yamamura as the boss.. But maybe.

That would be so random and weird though O_O;

[Kiel95 86]

no YAMAMURA'S GRANNY is da boss, and okiya subaru, we believe him to be akai shuuichi in disguise and the one who looks like akai with the burnt face is the real bourbon

[Scar Akai 65]

Nope. Its yamamura's grandpa. The grandma is the CEO of the BO.

[Kiel95 86]

yup, you are right, the granny is da BO's boss

[Scar Akai 65]

Yamamura's grandpop= bo boss

____"____ grandma= vermouth(the old woman)

[Scar Akai 65]

I know the name of the boss! He used his initials, BO as the initials of the syndicate's name(black organisation)

He is...B.O. Aka...

Barack Obama(BO)

[Jodie Starling 8]

I know the name of the boss! He used his initials, BO as the initials of the syndicate's name(black organisation)

He is...B.O. Aka...

Barack Obama(BO)

Oh my, hahahaha! How awful!

[Scar Akai 65]

It would be cool if that is true.

[Kiel95 86]

y'know... i can actually see him as the BO boss O.o

[Scar Akai 65]

Obama....sitting in his study room...with an expensive picture on the wall and light flashed onto his guest's face.... wait... this is Valley of fear... gotta change my idea

[Kiel95 86]

hahahahahhaha *can't breathe cuz laughing too hard* hahahahahahah *wheeze* haaaa...... *cough* *hack* *gasp* ok i can breathe now ... B.O. Aka.... barack obama.... hahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahaha *dies*

[--Kudo Shinchi-- 3]

well u cant tell right now !!!

[Scar Akai 65]

well u cant tell right now !!!

But won't guessing it be fun?

[Kiel95 86]

yeah, guessin is the fun part, like saying that... oooooh maybe megure is the real boss of the BO, and he's hiding himself among the police on purpose... y'know? it could be anything and its fun to guess and debate

[--Kudo Shinchi-- 3]

yeah, guessin is the fun part, like saying that... oooooh maybe megure is the real boss of the BO, and he's hiding himself among the police on purpose... y'know? it could be anything and its fun to guess and debate

hhh it will be amazing :wink:

ya about DR.agasa being the boss its impossible

remember when (vermouth took conan with her and her boss told her (he gave her a lot of freedom come back )something like this >>

DR.Agasa was in a car listening to them !!!(you know its like impossible ) :roll:

anyways let me guess ....ummm

shiratori maybe

[Scar Akai 65]

yeah, guessin is the fun part, like saying that... oooooh maybe megure is the real boss of the BO, and he's hiding himself among the police on purpose... y'know? it could be anything and its fun to guess and debate

Or is it the superintendent?

[Kiel95 86]

no i doubt it... in move 13 the superintendent is taken hostage... the boss wouldnt be that easy to take and he would never allow it... so basically it cant bet (even though it isnt real they can't contradict the actual storyline... that's why in movie 13 they had to kill irish off)