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| name               = Aoko Nakamori
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| name             = Aoko Nakamori
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| japanese-name       = 中森 青子<br>(Nakamori Aoko)
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| japanese-name   = 中森 青子 <br> (Nakamori Aoko)
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| image               = Aoko Nakomori Profile.jpg
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| age                 = 16-17
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| age             = 17<ref>In [[Magic Kaito Volume 3#Blue Birthday|Chapter 19]] or [[Blue Birthday|Magic Kaito 1412's second episode]], Aoko complained about her father who's still chasing Kid even on her birthday to Kaito. Kaito asked her if that means she's 17 today and she replied of course since she's a second-year after all.</ref>
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| gender             = Female
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| gender           = Female
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| date-of-birth       = September
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| height          = 160 cm<ref>https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531</ref>
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| relatives           = [[Ginzo Nakamori]] (father)
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| date-of-birth   = September
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| relatives       = [[Ginzo Nakamori]] (father) <br> [[Midoriko Nakamori]] (mother) <br> [[Kaito Kuroba]] (boyfriend)
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| first-appearance   = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1<br>Manga: Chapter 159<br />Anime: Episode 76
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| occupation      = [[Ekoda High School]] student
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| appearances         = TV: 2<br />Movies: 0<br />Specials: 2 <br /> OVAs: 1
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| nicknames       = Ahoko (by Kaito)
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| status           = Alive
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| japanese-voice     = [[Yukiko Iwai]] (76)<br>[[Minami Takayama]] (219 and OAV 4)<br>[[Ayumi Fujimura]] (Magic Kaito)
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| first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1 <br> Manga: File 159 <br> Anime: Episode 76
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| footnotes           =  
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| appearances     = {{:Aoko Nakamori Appearances}} Magic Kaito Manga: [[Aoko Nakamori Appearances|31]] <br>Magic Kaito 1412: [[Aoko Nakamori Appearances|17]]
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| japanese-voice   = [[Yukiko Iwai]] (episode 76) <br> [[Minami Takayama]] (episode 219 and OVA 4) <br> [[Wikipedia: Ayumi Fujimura|Ayumi Fujimura]] (TV Specials) <br> [[M.A.O]] (Magic Kaito 1412 and Movie 27)
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'''{{nihongo|Aoko Nakamori|中森 青子|Nakamori Aoko}}''' is a character in the manga franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
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{{nihongo|'''Aoko Nakamori'''|中森 青子|Nakamori Aoko}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. She is the childhood friend and the romantic interest of [[Kaito Kuroba]].
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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Aoko has been [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]]'s best friend ever since they were young children, much like [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] in Detective Conan. Aoko currently attends [[Ekoda High School]] as a second-year student in class 2-B along with Kaito, [[Keiko Momoi|Keiko]], [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]], and [[Saguru Hakuba|Saguru]]. Aoko dislikes the [[Kaitou Kid]] for making a mockery of her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]], but is probably unaware that Kid is actually her best friend in disguise. (This information may not be true; however, many fans speculate this as Aoko is quite clever and she used to drop a sentence which is believed to doubt Kaito's true feelings, implying her concerns that he (Kaito) was always nice and gentle but something was off in him.)
  
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Aoko has been [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito's]] best friend ever since they were young children, much like [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] in Detective Conan. Aoko currently attends Ekoda High School as a second-year student in class 2-B along with Kaito, [[Keiko Momoi|Keiko]], [[Akako Koizumi|Akako]], and [[Saguru Hakuba|Hakuba]]. Aoko dislikes the [[Kaitou Kid]] for making a mockery of her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]], but is unaware that Kid is actually her best friend in disguise.
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== Personality ==
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[[File:Aoko personality.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Aoko declares Kaito isn't Kid.]]
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Aoko has a temperamental personality, sweet and gentle at one moment, then boisterous and fiery at the next. Like her father, she is impulsive, easily riled up, and often shouts. Kaito and Kaitou Kid in particular are often the trigger for bouts of loud, violent displays. She also has a mischievous side, using Kaito's weakness for fish to get revenge on him for harassing her.
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Aoko has a tendency to refer to herself in the third person, which is considered 'cutesy' and childish in Japan. She is also shown to dress rather childishly, in skirts and cardigans when she's not in her school uniform.
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Aoko is shown to be very intelligent. However, she may also have a rather low self-esteem. Once, to prove to her father that Kaito wasn't the Kid, she asked him out on a date on the day of a Kid heist. Kaito, taken aback, snaps "Why would I go out with an ugly girl like you?" to which she tearfully replies "I know...but please!"<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=1|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=4|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo}}</ref>
  
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== Personality ==
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Aoko does not like being alone; she blames Kaitou Kid for stealing her father from her because she wishes her dad was at home more instead of chasing Kaitou Kid.
  
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Aoko has a tendency to refer to herself in the third-person. Aoko is usually calm but her temper can be riled up very easily, particularly when Kaito does something perverted such as trying to peek at her underwear.
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Aoko}}
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{{appellations|Kaito Kuroba|Aoko <br> Ahoko ''(insult)''|Kaito <br> Bakaito ''(insult)''}}
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{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Aoko|Dad ''(Otou-san)''}}
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{{appellations|Akako Koizumi|Nakamori-san|Akako-chan}}
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{{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Aoko-san|Hakuba-kun}}
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{{appellations|Keiko Momoi|Aoko|Keiko}}
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{{appellations|Konosuke Jii|Aoko-san|Jii-san}}
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{{appellations|Chikage Kuroba|Aoko-chan|Chikage-san}}
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{{appellations|Toichi Kuroba|-|Kuroba Toichi}}
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{{appellations|Midoriko Nakamori|file=Midoriko Nakamori manga.jpg|Aoko|-}}
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== Relationships analysis ==
 
== Relationships analysis ==
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==== Kaito Kuroba ====
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[[Image:Kaito and Aoko.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kaito and Aoko.]]
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{{main|Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori}}
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[[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]] and Aoko Nakamori have been best friends since they were little and first met at the clock tower. They are portrayed as a similar pairing to Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri (including how the characters are drawn), except much sillier. Kaito often teases Aoko by flipping her skirt. However, it has been seen that Kaito is quite protective of Aoko and doesn't appear to want her to go on a date with Saguru Hakuba. Aoko was somewhat suspicious that Kaito was actually Kaitou Kid, and in order to prove his innocence, she brought him along to a movie when a heist had been scheduled. She handcuffed him to the seat, but Kaito managed to escape and pull off the heist, thus veering Aoko's suspicions away from him. Although neither has admitted it as of yet, it is shown that the two have feelings for each other.
  
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* '''[[Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori|Aoko Nakamori and Kaito Kuroba]]'''
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In the last chapter of ''[[Yaiba]]'' a scene set after a three years time skip has [[Keiko Momoi]] telling [[Sayaka Mine]] that Kaito and Aoko are a couple now, while [[List of minor Magic Kaito characters#Notable minor characters|Keiko's friend]] confirms having seen them together.
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[[Image:Kaito and Aoko.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kaito and Aoko.]]
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==== Saguru Hakuba ====
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[[Image:MK9 139.png|thumb|right|200px|Saguru and Aoko.]]
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Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, [[Saguru Hakuba|Saguru]] seems to flirt with Aoko after Kaito turns down Aoko's offer to go to the Prince Prince concert. Saguru and Kaito then make a bet that if Saguru manages to catch Kid then Saguru will go to the concert with Aoko, and if he fails to capture the thief, Kaito will go instead. When interviewed before the heist, Saguru notes "Tonight's battle has a special meaning to me".<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=3|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=Kaitou Under Scrutiny|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo}}</ref> Although initially excited to have Saguru want to go to the concert with her, Aoko during the actual heist seems to want Saguru to fail so that she can go to the concert with Kaito instead. This relationship has not been touched upon much since then because of Saguru's limited appearances in ''Magic Kaito'' and ''Detective Conan''.
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== Plot overview ==
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[[File:Vlcsnap-2013-11-15-18h29m28s117.png|thumb|right|200px|Aoko hits Kaito with a mop.]]
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Aoko has been friends with [[Kaito Kuroba]] since they were both small children.<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid|'''Episode 219''': The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]</ref> However, they frequently bicker and fight; she seems to be the target of many of Kaito's pranks, to which she retaliates by attempting to bludgeon him with whatever she can get her hands on (often a mop).<ref>{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Magic Kaito|volume=1|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1994-10-15|isbn=4-09-122093-5|chapter=1|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo}}</ref>
  
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* '''Aoko Nakamori and Saguru Hakuba'''
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Aoko hates the [[Kaitou Kid]] for humiliating her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]]. This is partly why Kaito has to go to such lengths to keep his identity hidden from her. However, Kaito has come under suspicion of being the Kaitou Kid several times. In one instance, Aoko went to great lengths to prove Kaito innocent: she asked him out on the day the heist was supposed to take place, and then during the actual time of the heist she handcuffed Kaito to her. Kaito, however, was able to escape and use a dummy to fool Aoko into thinking that he had been with her the entire time.
  
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Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, Hakuba seems to flirt with Aoko after Kaito turns down Aoko's offer to go to the Prince Prince concert. Hakuba and Kaito then make a bet that if Hakuba manages to catch Kid then Hakuba will go to the concert with Aoko, and if he fails to capture the thief, Kaito will go instead. When interviewed before the heist, Hakuba notes "Tonight's battle has a special meaning to me".<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=3 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=Kaitou Under Scrutiny |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref> Although initially excited to have Hakuba want to go to the concert with her, Aoko during the actual heist seems to want Hakuba to fail so that she can go to the concert with Kaito instead. This relationship has not been touched upon much since then because of Hakuba's limited appearances in Magic Kaito and Detective Conan.
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Aoko frequently attends Kaitou Kid heists, similar to how [[Ran Mouri]] attends many of her father's mystery cases. Kaito has not had to prove his 'innocence' to her recently, which suggests that she now 'trusts' him.
  
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== Plot overview ==
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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Aoko has been friends with [[Kaito Kuroba]] since they were both small children.<ref>''Detective Conan'' [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid|'''Episode 219''': The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)]]</ref> However, they frequently bicker and fight; she seems to be the target of many of Kaito's pranks, to which she retaliates by attempting to bludgeon him with whatever she can get her hands on (often a mop).<ref>{{cite book |last=Aoyama |first=Gosho |title=Magic Kaito |volume=1 |publisher=Shogakukan |date=1994-10-15 |isbn=4-09-122093-5 |chapter=1 |language=Japanese |location=Tokyo |page= }}</ref>
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=== The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: [[The Million-dollar Pentagram|27]]) ===
  
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Aoko hates the [[Kaitou Kid]] for humiliating her father, [[Ginzo Nakamori]]. This is partly why Kaito has to go to such lengths to keep his identity hidden from her.  However, Kaito has come under suspicion of being the Kaitou Kid several times.  In one instance, Aoko went to great lengths to prove Kaito innocent: she asked him out on the day the heist was supposed to take place, and then during the actual time of the heist she handcuffed Kaito to her.  Kaito, however, was able to escape and use a dummy to fool Aoko into thinking that he had been with her the entire time.
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== Name origin ==
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* Aoko's name is derived from the 'blue' of blue sapphire which is also her birthstone.
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* The given name "Aoko" means "blue child" in Japanese. This contrasts with her classmate [[Akako Koizumi]]'s name, which means "red child".
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* The surname "Nakamori" comes from [[Wikipedia: Akina Nakamori|Akina Nakamori]].<ref name="name_origin_akina">Love Conan - Meitantei Conan Official Fan Book for Girls</ref>
  
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Aoko frequently attends Kaitou Kid heists, similar to how [[Ran Mouri]] attends many of her father's mystery cases. Kaito has not had to prove his 'innocence' to her recently, which suggests that she now 'trusts' him.
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== Different looks ==
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Aoko Before.JPG|thumb|left|x190px|Detective Conan (episode 76).]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Aoko After.JPG|thumb|left|x190px|Detective Conan (episode 219).]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Aoko MK.JPG|thumb|left|x190px|Magic Kaito Special (episode 4).]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Aoko Nakamori MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x190px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 5).]]
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*Aoko shares a voice actor with Conan for her appearance in Detective Conan OVA 4 and episode 219.
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[[image:Aoko Holmes.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Aoko Holmes]]
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*The name 'Aoko' means 'blue child' in Japanese. This contrasts with her classmate [[Akako Koizumi]]'s name, which means 'red child.'
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[[image:Akina Nakamori.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Akina Nakamori]]
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*Unlike her counterparts Ran and Kazuha, it has been suggested that Aoko has a high level of intelligence at least approaching that of her 'love-interest' Kaito. In the first file of the Magic Kaito manga, the two are causing havoc in the classrom; the teacher tries to get them to focus by asking first Kaito, then Aoko to answer a complicated math problem on the board, but both answer her question with hardly a glance at the board and continue with their mayhem.
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* Aoko always talks in third person when referring to herself, which is seen as cute, but rather childish in Japan.
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* A prototype version of Aoko appears in Gosho's ''[[Nonchalant Lupin]]'' short story. In this version, Aoko is named {{nihongo|Aoko Holmes|宝陸 葵子|Hōmuzu Aoko}} and is a high school detective who started her own Detective Club.
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* Her name was taken from [[Wikipedia: Akina Nakamori|Akina Nakamori]] (中森 明菜)<ref name="name_origin_akina" />, an extremely popular pop idol at the time [[Gosho Aoyama]] started drawing ''Magic Kaito'', who also went to school in [[Wikipedia: Nakano, Tokyo|Nakano Ward]], where Gosho Aoyama was also living close to, using some of those surroundings as models for his series. Perhaps her rebellious and feisty image - unusual for an idol - was also an inspiration for Aoko's personality. Akina's rival [[Wikipedia: Kyōko Koizumi|Kyoko Koizumi]]'s name was used for [[Akako Koizumi]] instead.
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* Aoko shares a voice actor with Conan for her appearance in ''Detective Conan'' OVA 4 and episode 219.
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* Unlike her counterparts Ran and Kazuha, it has been suggested that Aoko has a high level of intelligence at least approaching that of her 'love-interest' Kaito. In the first file of the ''Magic Kaito'' manga, the two are causing havoc in the classroom; the teacher tries to get them to focus by asking first Kaito, then Aoko to answer a complicated math problem on the board, but both answer her question with hardly a glance at the board and continue with their mayhem.
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* Since Aoko's name was derived from 'blue' of blue sapphire, [[Gosho Aoyama]] originally planned to have an allusion to her in connection with the blue sapphire in [[The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]. But he refrained, thinking people wouldn't notice it.<ref>[[Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2020]]<br>
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Q: In the director's interview of the 2019 movie (Fist of Blue Sapphire), he talked about how you said after the movie was finished "It was the blue sapphire so maybe I should've put hints of Aoko there"; if you had done that, how would've it been like?<br>
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Aoyama: Ah... See, in the end, he'd return the blue sapphire to him. And when he did he did so, saying he didn't need it, he'd said "I've got a better sapphire"...<br>
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(Applause from the audience)<br>
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Aoyama: Huh? You wanted me to actually do that? (laughs)<br>
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Questioner: Yes!<br>
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Aoyama: Really!? (laughs) That for real? Well, I thought you wouldn't catch (the reference) so that's why I didn't (laughs) What. So you'd actually welcomed it? Well, imagine it within your minds (laughs)<br>
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Translated by Spimer.</ref>
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== In other languages ==
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{{charLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|青子 Aoko|中森 Nakamori}}
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{{charLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|سيكو Sīko<ref>Detective Conan dubbed [[Episode 219]]</ref> <br> آوكو Aoko </br>|ناكاموري Nakamori}}
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{{charLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|青子 Qíngzǐ|中森 Zhōngsēn}}
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{{charLangItem|flag=US|English|3=Fuller<ref>[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Dubbed episode 78-79: Phantom Thief 1412]]</ref>}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Aoko|Nakamori}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Aoko|Nakamori}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|청아 Chung Ah|임 Im}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|{{lang|th|อาโอโกะ}}|{{lang|th|นากาโมริ}}}}
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Characters]]
 
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* This fan-made [http://www.mischif.net/1412/kid.htm Kaitou Kid reference page].
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* [[Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 20 May 2024

For other uses, see Nakamori.
Aoko Nakamori

Aoko Nakomori Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 中森 青子
(Nakamori Aoko)
Age: 17[1]
Gender: Female
Height: 160 cm[2]
Date of birth: September
Relatives: Ginzo Nakamori (father)
Midoriko Nakamori (mother)
Kaito Kuroba (boyfriend)
Occupation: Ekoda High School student
Status: Alive
Nicknames: Ahoko (by Kaito)
Statistics
First appearance: Magic Kaito Chapter 1
Manga: File 159
Anime: Episode 76
Appearances: Chapters: 37
Episodes: 24
Chapters: 1
Chapters: 1
Chapters: 3
Episodes: 2
Movies: 1
OVAs: 1
Specials: 12
Openings: 4
Closings: 2
Magic Kaito Manga: 31
Magic Kaito 1412: 17
Actors
Japanese voice: Yukiko Iwai (episode 76)
Minami Takayama (episode 219 and OVA 4)
Ayumi Fujimura (TV Specials)
M.A.O (Magic Kaito 1412 and Movie 27)

Aoko Nakamori (中森 青子 Nakamori Aoko?) is a character in the manga and anime franchise Magic Kaito, as well as the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan. She is the childhood friend and the romantic interest of Kaito Kuroba.

Background

Aoko has been Kaito's best friend ever since they were young children, much like Ran and Shinichi in Detective Conan. Aoko currently attends Ekoda High School as a second-year student in class 2-B along with Kaito, Keiko, Akako, and Saguru. Aoko dislikes the Kaitou Kid for making a mockery of her father, Ginzo Nakamori, but is probably unaware that Kid is actually her best friend in disguise. (This information may not be true; however, many fans speculate this as Aoko is quite clever and she used to drop a sentence which is believed to doubt Kaito's true feelings, implying her concerns that he (Kaito) was always nice and gentle but something was off in him.)

Personality

Aoko declares Kaito isn't Kid.

Aoko has a temperamental personality, sweet and gentle at one moment, then boisterous and fiery at the next. Like her father, she is impulsive, easily riled up, and often shouts. Kaito and Kaitou Kid in particular are often the trigger for bouts of loud, violent displays. She also has a mischievous side, using Kaito's weakness for fish to get revenge on him for harassing her.

Aoko has a tendency to refer to herself in the third person, which is considered 'cutesy' and childish in Japan. She is also shown to dress rather childishly, in skirts and cardigans when she's not in her school uniform.

Aoko is shown to be very intelligent. However, she may also have a rather low self-esteem. Once, to prove to her father that Kaito wasn't the Kid, she asked him out on a date on the day of a Kid heist. Kaito, taken aback, snaps "Why would I go out with an ugly girl like you?" to which she tearfully replies "I know...but please!"[3]

Aoko does not like being alone; she blames Kaitou Kid for stealing her father from her because she wishes her dad was at home more instead of chasing Kaitou Kid.

Appellations

Relationships analysis

Kaito Kuroba

Kaito and Aoko.
Main article: Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori

Kaito and Aoko Nakamori have been best friends since they were little and first met at the clock tower. They are portrayed as a similar pairing to Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri (including how the characters are drawn), except much sillier. Kaito often teases Aoko by flipping her skirt. However, it has been seen that Kaito is quite protective of Aoko and doesn't appear to want her to go on a date with Saguru Hakuba. Aoko was somewhat suspicious that Kaito was actually Kaitou Kid, and in order to prove his innocence, she brought him along to a movie when a heist had been scheduled. She handcuffed him to the seat, but Kaito managed to escape and pull off the heist, thus veering Aoko's suspicions away from him. Although neither has admitted it as of yet, it is shown that the two have feelings for each other.

In the last chapter of Yaiba a scene set after a three years time skip has Keiko Momoi telling Sayaka Mine that Kaito and Aoko are a couple now, while Keiko's friend confirms having seen them together.

Saguru Hakuba

Saguru and Aoko.

Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, Saguru seems to flirt with Aoko after Kaito turns down Aoko's offer to go to the Prince Prince concert. Saguru and Kaito then make a bet that if Saguru manages to catch Kid then Saguru will go to the concert with Aoko, and if he fails to capture the thief, Kaito will go instead. When interviewed before the heist, Saguru notes "Tonight's battle has a special meaning to me".[4] Although initially excited to have Saguru want to go to the concert with her, Aoko during the actual heist seems to want Saguru to fail so that she can go to the concert with Kaito instead. This relationship has not been touched upon much since then because of Saguru's limited appearances in Magic Kaito and Detective Conan.

Plot overview

Aoko hits Kaito with a mop.

Aoko has been friends with Kaito Kuroba since they were both small children.[5] However, they frequently bicker and fight; she seems to be the target of many of Kaito's pranks, to which she retaliates by attempting to bludgeon him with whatever she can get her hands on (often a mop).[6]

Aoko hates the Kaitou Kid for humiliating her father, Ginzo Nakamori. This is partly why Kaito has to go to such lengths to keep his identity hidden from her. However, Kaito has come under suspicion of being the Kaitou Kid several times. In one instance, Aoko went to great lengths to prove Kaito innocent: she asked him out on the day the heist was supposed to take place, and then during the actual time of the heist she handcuffed Kaito to her. Kaito, however, was able to escape and use a dummy to fool Aoko into thinking that he had been with her the entire time.

Aoko frequently attends Kaitou Kid heists, similar to how Ran Mouri attends many of her father's mystery cases. Kaito has not had to prove his 'innocence' to her recently, which suggests that she now 'trusts' him.

Non-canon plot overview

The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: 27)

Name origin

  • Aoko's name is derived from the 'blue' of blue sapphire which is also her birthstone.
  • The given name "Aoko" means "blue child" in Japanese. This contrasts with her classmate Akako Koizumi's name, which means "red child".
  • The surname "Nakamori" comes from Akina Nakamori.[7]

Different looks

Detective Conan (episode 76).
Detective Conan (episode 219).
Magic Kaito Special (episode 4).
Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 5).

Trivia

Aoko Holmes
Akina Nakamori
  • Aoko always talks in third person when referring to herself, which is seen as cute, but rather childish in Japan.
  • A prototype version of Aoko appears in Gosho's Nonchalant Lupin short story. In this version, Aoko is named Aoko Holmes (宝陸 葵子 Hōmuzu Aoko?) and is a high school detective who started her own Detective Club.
  • Her name was taken from Akina Nakamori (中森 明菜)[7], an extremely popular pop idol at the time Gosho Aoyama started drawing Magic Kaito, who also went to school in Nakano Ward, where Gosho Aoyama was also living close to, using some of those surroundings as models for his series. Perhaps her rebellious and feisty image - unusual for an idol - was also an inspiration for Aoko's personality. Akina's rival Kyoko Koizumi's name was used for Akako Koizumi instead.
  • Aoko shares a voice actor with Conan for her appearance in Detective Conan OVA 4 and episode 219.
  • Unlike her counterparts Ran and Kazuha, it has been suggested that Aoko has a high level of intelligence at least approaching that of her 'love-interest' Kaito. In the first file of the Magic Kaito manga, the two are causing havoc in the classroom; the teacher tries to get them to focus by asking first Kaito, then Aoko to answer a complicated math problem on the board, but both answer her question with hardly a glance at the board and continue with their mayhem.
  • Since Aoko's name was derived from 'blue' of blue sapphire, Gosho Aoyama originally planned to have an allusion to her in connection with the blue sapphire in The Fist of Blue Sapphire. But he refrained, thinking people wouldn't notice it.[8]

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 青子 Aoko 中森 Nakamori
Flag of Arabic Arabic سيكو Sīko[9]
آوكو Aoko
ناكاموري Nakamori
Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 青子 Qíngzǐ 中森 Zhōngsēn
Flag of US English Fuller[10]
Flag of Philippines Filipino Aoko Nakamori
Flag of France French Aoko Nakamori
Flag of South Korea Korean 청아 Chung Ah 임 Im
Flag of Thailand Thai อาโอโกะ นากาโมริ

See also

References

  1. ^ In Chapter 19 or Magic Kaito 1412's second episode, Aoko complained about her father who's still chasing Kid even on her birthday to Kaito. Kaito asked her if that means she's 17 today and she replied of course since she's a second-year after all.
  2. ^ https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531
  3. ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "4" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 1. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5. 
  4. ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Kaitou Under Scrutiny" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5. 
  5. ^ Detective Conan Episode 219: The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)
  6. ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "1" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 1. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5. 
  7. ^ a b Love Conan - Meitantei Conan Official Fan Book for Girls
  8. ^ Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day#2020
    Q: In the director's interview of the 2019 movie (Fist of Blue Sapphire), he talked about how you said after the movie was finished "It was the blue sapphire so maybe I should've put hints of Aoko there"; if you had done that, how would've it been like?
    Aoyama: Ah... See, in the end, he'd return the blue sapphire to him. And when he did he did so, saying he didn't need it, he'd said "I've got a better sapphire"...
    (Applause from the audience)
    Aoyama: Huh? You wanted me to actually do that? (laughs)
    Questioner: Yes!
    Aoyama: Really!? (laughs) That for real? Well, I thought you wouldn't catch (the reference) so that's why I didn't (laughs) What. So you'd actually welcomed it? Well, imagine it within your minds (laughs)
    Translated by Spimer.
  9. ^ Detective Conan dubbed Episode 219
  10. ^ Dubbed episode 78-79: Phantom Thief 1412
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Magic Kaito
Main Characters Kaito Kuroba • Kaitou Kid • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba
Secondary Characters Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Kaitou Corbeau • Midoriko Nakamori • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Snake • Superintendent General Hakuba • Kashiko Shikibe • Rose (OVA only) • Spider (TV specials only) • List of minor Magic Kaito characters
Manga Magic Kaito Volume 1-5 • Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5 • Magic Kaito Chapters not yet included in a Volume • Magic Kaito Manga Listed By Heist
OVA adaptations Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! • Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother
Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief specials The Revived Phantom Thief • Kaitou Kid's Busy Date • The Princess Prefers Magic • A Witch Sheds No Tears • The Fated Blue Birthday • Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve • The Splendid Rivals • The Secret of the Red Tear • The Witch, the Detective, and the Phantom Thief • The Reminiscent Golden Eye • The Tearful Crystal Mother • Tears of Love for the Dark Knight
Magic Kaito 1412 Season 1 • Staff
Crossovers The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (Detective Conan anime only)
Related Articles List of characters who know Kaitou Kid's identity • Kaitou Kid's Gadgets • Magic Kaito Organization • Pandora Gem • Ekoda • Nonchalant Lupin • K∀ITO • Crow • List of Kaitou Kid Heists Items
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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 • Chihaya Hagiwara • 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 • Midoriko Nakamori • Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba • Snake • Kaitou Corbeau
Others "The Criminal" • Hideo Akagi • Ryusuke Higo • Takahiro Sanada • Scar Akai • Kohji Haneda • Kamen Yaiba • Amanda Hughes
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