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| name                = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
 
| name                = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
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| japanese-name      = 円谷 光彦<br>(Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
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| japanese-name      = 円谷 光彦 <br> (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
 
| english-name        = Mitch Tennison
 
| english-name        = Mitch Tennison
 
| image              = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
 
| image              = Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg
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| weight              = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
 
| weight              = 20 kg<ref name=CD53/> (44 lbs)
 
| date-of-birth      = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
 
| date-of-birth      = unknown<ref name=CD53/>
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| relatives          = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister)
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| occupation          = [[Teitan Elementary School]] student <br> [[Detective Boys]] third-in-command
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| nicknames          =  
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| status                Alive
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| first-appearance    = Manga: Chapter 17<br />Anime: Episode 1
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| relatives          = [[Asami Tsuburaya]] (older sister) <br> [[Mrs. Tsuburaya]] (mother) <br> [[Mr. Tsuburaya]] (father)
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| appearances        = TV: ?<br />Movies: ?<br />Specials: ?<br />Openings: 24
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| nicknames          =
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| cases-solved        =  
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| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 2#Scary Building Case|File 17]] <br> Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
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| appearances        = {{:Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Appearances}}
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| cases-solved        = 1
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 12]]
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 12]]
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| japanese-voice      = [[Ikue Otani]]<br>[[Ai Orikasa]] (Ep. 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
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| japanese-voice      = [[Ikue Otani]] <br> [[Ai Orikasa]] (episode 425~436, [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|Movie 10]])
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| english-voice      = [[Cynthia Cranz]]
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| english-voice      = [[Cynthia Cranz]] (FUNimation) <br> [[Erika Harlacher]] (Bang Zoom!)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer|title=Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia|date=|publisher=https://en.wikipedia.org|accessdate=2019-09-02}}</ref> <br> [[Ghia Burns]] (Macias Group)
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'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
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'''{{nihongo|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|円谷 光彦|''Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko''}}''', also known as '''Mitch Tennison''' in the English dub and manga, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Mitsuhiko]]
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[[File:Mitsuhiko Clear Background.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko]]
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Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya was a student in Teitan Elementary when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was enlisted into his class [[Conan Edogawa|after he had been shrunk]] by the drug [[APTX 4869]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuaded Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko espressed his scepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuaded' him to tag along as well.
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Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya is a student in [[Teitan Elementary School]] when [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] joins his class as [[Conan Edogawa]]. Shortly afterwards, his classmates [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] have the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuade Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko expresses his skepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuades' him to tag along as well. As it turns out, the ghost story is a cover-up for an old homicide case.
  
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As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the [[Detective Boys]]. It is later revealed that Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, {{nihongo|[[Asami Tsuburaya]]|円谷 朝美|Tsuburaya Asami}}, about ten years his senior.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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Soon after, the accidental acquisition of a treasure map leads Ayumi, Genta, Mistuhiko and Conan on a hunt for a cache of stolen Italian gold coins, during which Conan saves them from getting killed by the mafia members who are also after the gold. After the case is resolved, Mitsuhiko joins Genta and Ayumi in forming the nucleus of an amateur detective group, the [[Detective Boys]].<ref>Manga Chapter 39: Code Sheet Case: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref>
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Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], about ten years his senior. Mitsuhiko doesn't like to eat carrot but be careful.<ref>[[Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision|Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision]]</ref>
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== Personality ==
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[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi.]]
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Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing by his parents, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref>
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[[File:Mitsuhiko daydreams about Haibara Ai.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mitsuhiko daydreams about marrying Ai.]]
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It has been shown at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historic and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".<ref name="ep377">[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]</ref>
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[[File:Mitsuhiko explains a riddle.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko explaining a riddle.]]
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One of his other qualities is that he tends to be proactive in many situations and thinks ahead to possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377"/> He has often been shown as shrewder and more quick-witted than Genta and Ayumi, sometimes leading the investigation when Conan and Haibara aren't present.
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Despite the preciousness of his intelligence, Mitsuhiko remains an elementary school child, and enjoys activities of his age, such as making a snowman or treasure hunting. As a consequence, he is best friends with Genta and Ayumi.
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Mitsuhiko has a dislike for carrots, and will always eat them last (if ever) if he can help it.
 
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== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
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=== The Desperate Revival (Manga: [[Volume 25#Dangerous Cave Case|251]]-[[Volume 26#Dangerous Cave Case|254]], Anime: [[The Desperate Revival|188-189]]) ===
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After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern.
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=== Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga: [[Volume 27#Bear Hunters Case|273]]-[[Volume 28#Bear Hunters Case|275]], Anime: [[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|212-213]]) ===
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* Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara sprains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method that Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys.
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* This is the case where Mitsuhiko develops romantic feelings for Haibara.
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=== Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Manga: [[Volume 35#Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case|358-360]], Anime: [[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest|289-290]]) ===
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The Detective Boys realize that Mitsuhiko has been missing from his home for specific periods of time, and follow his trail to a forest in Gunma. Mitsuhiko, having heard Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, wanted to please them by bringing them some. However, having caught a firefly, he realizes that he can't answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing it. He is eventually caught by the escaped serial killer [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] who was also hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurt Mitsuhiko, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara.
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=== Class 1-B's Great Operation (Manga: [[Volume 53#Kobayashi-sensei's Mystery|548-549]], Anime: [[Class 1-B's Great Operation!|460]]) ===
  
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== Personality ==
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=== Mountain Witch's Cutlery (Manga: [[Volume 56#Onibaba Legend Murder Case|579-581]], Anime: [[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|481-482]]) ===
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[[File:Mitsuhiko - Impressed Ayumi.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi]]
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During the night, Mitsuhiko catches sight of the owner of the house sharpening a cleaver with a fiendish face; a vision which leaves him terrified. It later becomes an essential element of incrimination against the owner during the police investigation.
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Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.
 
  
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It has been showed at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historical and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".<ref name="ep377">[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]</ref>
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== [[Countdown to Heaven]] ===
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Noticing that both Haibara and Ayumi seem to be interested in Conan, Mitsuhiko asks Ran to meet with her at a café the day after. While they eat, Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he likes both Haibara and Ayumi equally, and asks her if that makes him a bad person.<br>When Haibara falls from the car in mid-air from Tower A to Tower B at the end of the movie, Mitsuhiko saves Haibara by taking her hand and tells her "I'll never let you go!"
  
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One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, while the [[Detective Boys]] were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".<ref name="ep377" /> With time and experience, he will probably about as intelligent as [[Shinichi Kudo]] and [[Heiji Hattori]] when he is older.
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== Appellations ==
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<tabs jsId="nicknames">
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<tab title="Protagonists">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{Appellations|Conan Edogawa|Mitsuhiko|Conan-kun}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Mitsuhiko|Shinichi-san}}
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{{Appellations|Ran Mouri|Mitsuhiko-kun|Ran-san}}
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{{Appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Mouri Kogoro-san}}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Detective Boys">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{Appellations|Genta Kojima|Mitsuhiko|Genta-kun}}
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{{Appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Mitsuhiko-kun|Ayumi-chan}}
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{{Appellations|Ai Haibara|Tsuburaya-kun|Haibara-san <br> Ai-chan (once)}}
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{{Appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Mitsuhiko-kun|Professor Agasa (''Agasa-hakase'') <br> Professor (''Hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|-|Kobayashi-sensei}}
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{{appellations|Toya|file=Touya.jpg|-|Toya-sensei ("Totani-sensei" in the anime version)}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Friends and relatives">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{Appellations|Asami Tsuburaya|Mit-chan|Sis' (neesan)}}
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{{Appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|Sonoko-san}}
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{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|-|Azusa-san}}
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{{Appellations|Subaru Okiya|-|Subaru-san <br> Okiya Subaru-san}}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|-|Hattori-san <br> Heiji-san}}
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{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|-|Kazuha-san}}
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{{appellations|Takuma Sakamoto|file=Takuma Sakamoto.jpg|-|Takuma-kun}}
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{{appellations|Maria Higashio|-|Maria-chan<ref name="file1006">[[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|File 1006: Stay Put! (Volume 95)]]</ref> <br> Higashio-san<ref name="file1110">[[Volume 104#Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School|File 1110: Unsettling Parents' Visit Day (Volume 104)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Masumi Sera|-|Sera Masumi-san<ref name="file1025">[[Volume 96#TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case|File 1025: A Mature Child (Volume 96)]]</ref>}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Law enforcement">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{Appellations|Wataru Takagi|Mitsuhiko-kun|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}
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{{Appellations|Miwako Sato|Mitsuhiko-kun|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
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{{Appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|-|Yumi-san<ref name="file900">[[Volume 85#Shogi Tournament|File 900 (Volume 85)]]</ref>}}
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{{Appellations|Naeko Miike|-|Naeko-san}}
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{{Appellations|Wataru Date|-|Detective Date (''Date-keiji'')}}
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{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|-|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file712">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 712]]</ref>}}
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{{Appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|-|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
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{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|-|Detective-san (''Keiji-san'')}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Amuro-san}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Celebrities">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda Shukichi<ref name="file849">[[volume 80#Yumi's Love Story|File 849: Taiko's Optimal Move (Volume 80)]]</ref><br> Taiko Meijin<ref name="file947">[[volume 89#Shukichi's Envelope Case|File 947: Motto (Volume 89)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Hideo Akagi|-|Hide}}
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{{appellations|Naoki Uemura|file=Naoki Uemura.jpg|-|Naoki}}
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{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo-senshu}}
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{{appellations|Minami Takayama|-|Minami-san|file=Minami Takayama anime.jpg}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Thieves">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid <br> Kid}}
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{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'')}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Others">
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{{appellations/head|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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{{appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}
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{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master}}
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|}
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</tab>
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</tabs>
  
 
== Relationship analysis ==
 
== Relationship analysis ==
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* '''Ai Haibara'''
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=== Ayumi Yoshida ===
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{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsubaraya}}
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[[File:EP418 8.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mitsuhiko imagines Ayumi as his wife.]]
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[[Image:200526142537303.JPG|thumb|right|220|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
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As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Her crush on Conan and tendency to innocently flirt with him leads to feelings of annoyance or disappointment on Mitsuhiko's part. According to [[Movie 5]], Mitsuhiko seems to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten, and according to [[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|Magic File 2]], they have been friends since at least preschool.
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:Mitsuhiko develops heavy romantic feelings for his classmate and fellow detective [[Ai Haibara]]. Ai uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him, but she silently admires his knowledge. In some episodes she even showed more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going got tough.
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* '''Ayumi Yoshida'''
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=== Ai Haibara ===
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:As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]], but she is blissfully unaware of that. Instead, her romantic feelings are set on Conan because of his intelligence and courage, making her view him as the person she can surely count upon.<ref>Manga Chapter 039: The Shining Fish's True Form</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 081: A Dangerous Game of Hide-And-Seek</ref> However, Conan views Ayumi as a good friend and nothing more, and her open flirting with him often incites feelings of outrage in Mitsuhiko and Genta.<br>According to the 5th movie, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten.
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[[Image:279haibaramitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|200px|Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.]]
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{{main|Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
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After [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] joins the Detective Boys and replaced him as the second-in-command, Mitsuhiko develops a crush on her due to her intelligence and competence. To date, Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him and uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also admires his intelligence and courage during missions. In some episodes, she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough. In some episodes, he notices that Ai and Conan interactions are more mature adults while she talks to Mitsuhiko and other Detective Boys like kids.
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=== Conan Edogawa ===
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Mitsuhiko's relationship with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is a bit of a two-faced matter. While he generally admires Conan for his intelligence, courage and expertise, he tends to become very jealous of him whenever Ayumi has set her romantic intentions on Conan. He also suffers from being less shrewd and dexterous than him in front of Haibara.<ref>[[Volume 28|Manga Volume 28, Case 274: The Shrunken Target]], page 11</ref>
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=== Genta Kojima ===
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Mitsuhiko and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] are generally on very good terms with each other, and are mutually jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi decides to give him romantic attention. However, the two do not feel rivalry with each other, likely because Ayumi sees them both as friends.<ref>Anime episode 418: ''[[Home of Beika's Grenier]]''</ref>
  
 
== Character popularity ==
 
== Character popularity ==
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*eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
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eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
  
 
== Name origin ==
 
== Name origin ==
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*Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida's]] reporter character '''{{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見 光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}'''.
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Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist [[wikipedia:ja:内田康夫|Yasuo Uchida]]'s reporter character {{nihongo|[[wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]|浅見 光彦|Asami Mitsuhiko}}. His name in the funimation dub is named after the main protagonist of a popular TV show named [[Wikipedia: Prime Suspect 1973|Prime Suspect: Tennison]] and its sequel named [[Wikipedia: Prime Suspect|Prime Suspect]]. The protagonist is Jane Tennison, one of the first female Inspector in London who gets promoted to the rank of Superintendent and who confronts the sexism in law enforcement.
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== Different looks ==
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{|
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 427]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Mitsuhiko After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 631]]
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== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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[[Image:Detective boys parents.jpg|thumb|right|Mitsuhiko is scolded by his father.]]
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* It is stated in [[Conan Disappeared on the Cliff]] that Mitsuhiko's favorite meal is pudding. However, this episode is [[Canon#Non-canon|an anime original]], and hence not canon.
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*Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers and he was strictly raised to be polite.<ref name=358p8>Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"</ref> He has an older sister named [[Asami Tsuburaya]]. Mitsuhiko has a mother who hasn't been seen but was heard talking to his sister Asami through a door<ref name=358p8/>. His father appeared to scold him after the haunted mansion murder case.
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* Between episodes [[Episode 425|425]]~[[Episode 436|436]] Mitsuhiko's voice actor [[Ikue Otani]] went on maternity leave and was replaced by [[Ai Orikasa]].<ref>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg45241#msg45241</ref>
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* Mitsuhiko's family name “Tsuburaya” (円谷) means “round valley”. “Mitsuhiko” (光彦) is written with the characters for “light” and “lad, boy”.
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* Mitsuhiko's parents have been very rarely mentioned. A [[The Whistling Bookstore|filler episode]] indicates that his father likes photography, but this information has not been canonized as of yet.
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* [[Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest]] mentions that both of his parents are school teachers, and really strict about speaking politely.
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== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|ميتسو Mītsu|تسوبورايا Tsūburāya}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Mitsuhiko|Tsuburaya}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|光彦 Guāngyàn|圆谷 Yuángǔ}}
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Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 円谷 光彦
(Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko)
English name: Mitch Tennison
Age: 6-7[1]
Gender: Male
Height: unknown[1]
Weight: 20 kg[1] (44 lbs)
Date of birth: unknown[1]
Relatives: Asami Tsuburaya (older sister)
Mrs. Tsuburaya (mother)
Mr. Tsuburaya (father)
Occupation: Teitan Elementary School student
Detective Boys third-in-command
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 17
Anime: Episode 1
Appearances: Chapters: 358
Episodes: 420
Movies: 28
OVAs: 16
Specials: 4
Openings: 45
Closings: 16
Cases solved: 1
Keyhole number: Volume 12
Actors
Japanese voice: Ikue Otani
Ai Orikasa (episode 425~436, Movie 10)
English voice: Cynthia Cranz (FUNimation)
Erika Harlacher (Bang Zoom!)[2]
Ghia Burns (Macias Group)

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (円谷 光彦 Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko?), also known as Mitch Tennison in the English dub and manga, is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Mitsuhiko

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya is a student in Teitan Elementary School when Shinichi joins his class as Conan Edogawa. Shortly afterwards, his classmates Ayumi and Genta have the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuade Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko expresses his skepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuades' him to tag along as well. As it turns out, the ghost story is a cover-up for an old homicide case.

Soon after, the accidental acquisition of a treasure map leads Ayumi, Genta, Mistuhiko and Conan on a hunt for a cache of stolen Italian gold coins, during which Conan saves them from getting killed by the mafia members who are also after the gold. After the case is resolved, Mitsuhiko joins Genta and Ayumi in forming the nucleus of an amateur detective group, the Detective Boys.[3]

Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, Asami Tsuburaya, about ten years his senior. Mitsuhiko doesn't like to eat carrot but be careful.[4]

Personality

Mitsuhiko happy to have impressed Ayumi.

Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing by his parents, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.[5]

Mitsuhiko daydreams about marrying Ai.

It has been shown at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historic and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".[6]

Mitsuhiko explaining a riddle.

One of his other qualities is that he tends to be proactive in many situations and thinks ahead to possible outcomes. For example, while the Detective Boys were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. Conan, knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".[6] He has often been shown as shrewder and more quick-witted than Genta and Ayumi, sometimes leading the investigation when Conan and Haibara aren't present.

Despite the preciousness of his intelligence, Mitsuhiko remains an elementary school child, and enjoys activities of his age, such as making a snowman or treasure hunting. As a consequence, he is best friends with Genta and Ayumi.

Mitsuhiko has a dislike for carrots, and will always eat them last (if ever) if he can help it.

Plot overview

The Desperate Revival (Manga: 251-254, Anime: 188-189)

After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern.

Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Manga: 273-275, Anime: 212-213)

  • Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara sprains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method that Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys.
  • This is the case where Mitsuhiko develops romantic feelings for Haibara.

Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Manga: 358-360, Anime: 289-290)

The Detective Boys realize that Mitsuhiko has been missing from his home for specific periods of time, and follow his trail to a forest in Gunma. Mitsuhiko, having heard Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, wanted to please them by bringing them some. However, having caught a firefly, he realizes that he can't answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing it. He is eventually caught by the escaped serial killer Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who was also hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurt Mitsuhiko, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara.

Class 1-B's Great Operation (Manga: 548-549, Anime: 460)

Mountain Witch's Cutlery (Manga: 579-581, Anime: 481-482)

During the night, Mitsuhiko catches sight of the owner of the house sharpening a cleaver with a fiendish face; a vision which leaves him terrified. It later becomes an essential element of incrimination against the owner during the police investigation.

Non-canon plot overview

Countdown to Heaven

Noticing that both Haibara and Ayumi seem to be interested in Conan, Mitsuhiko asks Ran to meet with her at a café the day after. While they eat, Mitsuhiko tells Ran that he likes both Haibara and Ayumi equally, and asks her if that makes him a bad person.
When Haibara falls from the car in mid-air from Tower A to Tower B at the end of the movie, Mitsuhiko saves Haibara by taking her hand and tells her "I'll never let you go!"

Appellations

Relationship analysis

Ayumi Yoshida

Mitsuhiko imagines Ayumi as his wife.

As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and Genta, but she is blissfully unaware of that. Her crush on Conan and tendency to innocently flirt with him leads to feelings of annoyance or disappointment on Mitsuhiko's part. According to Movie 5, Mitsuhiko seems to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten, and according to Magic File 2, they have been friends since at least preschool.

Ai Haibara

Haibara listening in on Mitsuhiko's radio.
Main article: Ai Haibara and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

After Haibara joins the Detective Boys and replaced him as the second-in-command, Mitsuhiko develops a crush on her due to her intelligence and competence. To date, Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him and uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also admires his intelligence and courage during missions. In some episodes, she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough. In some episodes, he notices that Ai and Conan interactions are more mature adults while she talks to Mitsuhiko and other Detective Boys like kids.

Conan Edogawa

Mitsuhiko's relationship with Conan is a bit of a two-faced matter. While he generally admires Conan for his intelligence, courage and expertise, he tends to become very jealous of him whenever Ayumi has set her romantic intentions on Conan. He also suffers from being less shrewd and dexterous than him in front of Haibara.[14]

Genta Kojima

Mitsuhiko and Genta are generally on very good terms with each other, and are mutually jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi decides to give him romantic attention. However, the two do not feel rivalry with each other, likely because Ayumi sees them both as friends.[15]

Character popularity

eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[16]

Name origin

Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist Yasuo Uchida's reporter character Mitsuhiko Asami (浅見 光彦 Asami Mitsuhiko?). His name in the funimation dub is named after the main protagonist of a popular TV show named Prime Suspect: Tennison and its sequel named Prime Suspect. The protagonist is Jane Tennison, one of the first female Inspector in London who gets promoted to the rank of Superintendent and who confronts the sexism in law enforcement.

Different looks

Episode 1
Episode 427
Episode 631

Quotes

Trivia

  • It is stated in Conan Disappeared on the Cliff that Mitsuhiko's favorite meal is pudding. However, this episode is an anime original, and hence not canon.
  • Between episodes 425~436 Mitsuhiko's voice actor Ikue Otani went on maternity leave and was replaced by Ai Orikasa.[17]
  • Mitsuhiko's family name “Tsuburaya” (円谷) means “round valley”. “Mitsuhiko” (光彦) is written with the characters for “light” and “lad, boy”.
  • Mitsuhiko's parents have been very rarely mentioned. A filler episode indicates that his father likes photography, but this information has not been canonized as of yet.
  • Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest mentions that both of his parents are school teachers, and really strict about speaking politely.

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 光彦 Mitsuhiko 円谷 Tsuburaya
Flag of Arab League Arabic ميتسو Mītsu تسوبورايا Tsūburāya
Flag of Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Malaysia Bahasa Melayu Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Catalonia Catalan Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 光彦 Guāngyàn 圆谷 Yuángǔ
Flag of Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 光彥 Guāngyàn 圓谷 Yuángǔ
Flag of US English Mitch
Mitsuhiko		 Tennison/Tsuburaya[18]
Tsuburaya
Flag of France French Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Finland Finnish Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Germany German Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Italy Italian Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of North KoreaFlag of South Korea Korean 세모 Sae Mo 박 Park
Flag of Spain Spanish Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Flag of Spain Spanish (Latin America) Jorgito
Mitsuhiko		 González
Tsuburaya
Flag of Thailand Thai มิซึฮิโกะ ซึบุรายะ
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

Gallery

  • Mitsuhiko is scolded by his mother.

  • Ten years after (OVA 9).

References

  1. ^ a b c d Conan Drill Page 53
  2. ^ "Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer-Wikipedia". https://en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_Conan:_Zero_the_Enforcer. Retrieved on 2019-09-02. 
  3. ^ Manga Chapter 39: Code Sheet Case: The Shining Fish's True Form
  4. ^ Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision
  5. ^ Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"
  6. ^ a b Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour
  7. ^ File 1006: Stay Put! (Volume 95)
  8. ^ File 1110: Unsettling Parents' Visit Day (Volume 104)
  9. ^ File 1025: A Mature Child (Volume 96)
  10. ^ File 900 (Volume 85)
  11. ^ File 712
  12. ^ File 849: Taiko's Optimal Move (Volume 80)
  13. ^ File 947: Motto (Volume 89)
  14. ^ Manga Volume 28, Case 274: The Shrunken Target, page 11
  15. ^ Anime episode 418: Home of Beika's Grenier
  16. ^ "『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結". eBookJapan. 2011-05-12. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp. Retrieved on 2011-05-15. 
  17. ^ http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg45241#msg45241
  18. ^ In the Manga

See also

v • d • e
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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Detective Boys
Members Conan Edogawa • Ai Haibara • Ayumi Yoshida • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Genta Kojima
Guardians Hiroshi Agasa • Sumiko Kobayashi • Rumi Wakasa
Gadgets Detective Boys Badge • Wristwatch Flashlight
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