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| name                = Kogoro Mouri
 
| name                = Kogoro Mouri
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| japanese-name      = 毛利 小五郎<br>(Mouri Kogorou)
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| japanese-name      = {{lang|ja|毛利 小五郎}}<br />(Mōri Kogorō)
 
| english-name        = Richard Moore
 
| english-name        = Richard Moore
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| image              = Kogoro Mouri Profile.jpg
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| image              = Kogoro Mouri Profile2.png
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| age                = 37-38<ref name="CD59">Conan Drill page 59</ref>
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| age                = 37-38<ref name="CD59">Conan Drill page 59</ref><ref>[[Volume 78#File 818|Volume 78, File 818]] lists Kogoro's age as 38</ref><ref> Super Digest Book 30+ - "(Q47: How old is Kogoro Mouri?) A: 38 years old." (SDB30+)</ref>
 
| gender              = Male
 
| gender              = Male
 
| date-of-birth      = unknown<ref name="CD59" />
 
| date-of-birth      = unknown<ref name="CD59" />
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| relatives          = [[Ran Mouri]] (daughter)<br /> [[Eri Kisaki]] (wife)
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| relatives          = [[Ran Mouri]] (daughter) <br> [[Eri Kisaki]] (wife) <br> [[Mr. Kisaki]] (father-in-law) <br> Mr. Mouri (father) <br> Mrs. Mouri (mother)
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| nicknames          = Sleeping Kogoro<br />The Sleeping Sleuth
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| occupation          = Private detective <br> Police officer (formerly)
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| first-appearance    = Manga: Chapter 2<br />(mentioned in ch. 1)<br />Anime: Episode 1
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|status              = Alive
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| nicknames          = Sleeping Kogoro<br />The Sleeping Sleuth<br />Detective Moron<br />Smoking Kogoro<br />Shinigami (Death God)
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| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 1#Company President.27s Daughter Case|File 2]] <br /> (mentioned in File 1) <br />Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
 
| appearances        = {{:Kogoro Mouri Appearances}}
 
| appearances        = {{:Kogoro Mouri Appearances}}
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| cases-solved        = 400+ (via [[Shinichi Kudo|Conan]]), 4 (on his own), 18 (while awake)
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| cases-solved        = 400+ (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]), 1 (via [[Mary Sera|Mary]]), 4 (on his own), 18 (while awake)
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 3]]
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 3]]
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| japanese-voice      = [[Akira Kamiya]] (Ep. 1~548)<br>[[Rikiya Koyama]] (Ep. 553~)
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| japanese-voice      = [[Akira Kamiya]] (Ep. 1~548)<br />[[Rikiya Koyama]] (Ep. 553~)
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| english-voice      = [[R. Bruce Elliott]]
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| english-voice      = [[R. Bruce Elliott]] (FUNimation) <br> [[Xander Mobus]] (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)<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>
 
| drama-actor        = [[Takanori Jinnai]]
 
| drama-actor        = [[Takanori Jinnai]]
 
| footnotes          =  
 
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{{nihongo|'''Kogoro Mouri'''|毛利 小五郎|''Mouri Kogorou''}} is one of the main characters of the [[manga]] and [[anime]]. He is a private detective and the father of [[Ran Mouri]].
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{{nihongo|'''Kogoro Mouri'''|毛利 小五郎|Mōri Kogorō}} is a main protagonist of the [[manga]] and [[anime]]. He is a private detective and [[Ran Mouri]]'s father.
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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Kogoro is a private investigator,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> but he prefers to laze around all day. Kogoro attended Teitan High School, the same high school as [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], along with [[Eri Kisaki]], [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]], and the actress Ruri Ujo.<ref>[[Volume 37]]</ref> He then graduated from Beika University, where he was the ace of the Judo team, though he was highly vulnerable to stage fright.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 086 - The Two Benkei Standing Deaths|Volume 9, File 86: "The Two Benkei Standing Deaths"]]</ref>
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[[File:Young Kogoro and Eri.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Young Kogoro in school.]]
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Kogoro is a private investigator,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 001 - The Heisei Holmes|Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"]]</ref> but he prefers to laze around his office all day unless his client is a beautiful woman. Kogoro attended Teitan High School, the same high school as his daughter [[Ran Mouri]] and [[Shinichi Kudo]], along with [[Eri Kisaki]] (his future wife), [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]], and through kindergarten to middle school attended the same schools as the actress Ruri Ujo and Eri.<ref>[[Volume 37]]</ref> He then graduated from Beika University, where he was the ace of the judo team, though he was highly vulnerable to stage fright.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 086 - The Two Benkei Standing Deaths|Volume 9, File 86: "The Two Benkei Standing Deaths"]]</ref>
  
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Some time after graduating, Kogoro became a police officer. He worked in The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division One under [[Inspector Megure]], but he did poorly at his job. He also worked for some time under [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division as well. While Movie 2 strongly suggests that Kogoro left the police force because of the incident where he fired upon Eri Kisaki who was held as a hostage, his reasons for leaving the force have not been confirmed in the manga. Kogoro is an excellent marksman.<ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref>
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Sometime after graduating, Kogoro became a police officer, working in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division One with [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]], but while an excellent marksman he was not a particularly good investigator. According to [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] in [[Movie 2]], however, the duo were famous for the way they apprehended criminals. He also worked for some time under [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division. While Movie 2 strongly suggests that Kogoro left the police force because of the incident where he gave his wife, [[Eri Kisaki]], a bullet graze on the leg to save her from a hostage situation, his reasons for leaving the force have not been confirmed in the manga. <ref name="m2">[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]]</ref> Around the time Kogoro left the police force, Eri also moved out, though they have never officially divorced despite ten years have passed.<ref name="m2" /> Their daughter, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], keeps trying to get them back together, but she has yet to succeed. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still has feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was not "ready" yet,<ref>[[Volume 17]]</ref> though she still has feelings for him as well. These are expressed mainly through jealousy when Kogoro's attention is caught by other attractive women in the vicinity, which occurs regularly.
  
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Kogoro's daughter, [[Ran Mouri]], is also the daughter of [[Eri Kisaki]], who is now living separately after an argument ten years prior.<ref name="m2" /> Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still has feelings for his wife—he has even asked her to move back in with him, but she pretends not to hear him because she is not "ready" yet,<ref>[[Volume 17]]</ref> though she still has feelings for him as well. These are expressed mainly through jealousy when Kogoro's attention is caught by other attractive women in the vicinity.
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After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] was forced to adopt the identity of [[Conan Edogawa]], [[Hiroshi Agasa]] concluded that Shinichi couldn't openly continue investigating the [[Black Organization]] without attracting undue attention. To maintain his cover, Agasa suggested Shinichi move in with Kogoro and use him as a front. During a case Kogoro took soon after, he reached the wrong conclusion, and Conan knocked him out with an ashtray before he could accuse an innocent person. Kogoro conveniently falls unconscious in a reclining pose, and Conan uses his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice Changer]] to imitate Kogoro's voice, presenting his conclusions and the identity of the true murderer.<ref>[[Volume 1#File 009 - An Unfortunate Misunderstanding|Volume 1, File 9: An Unfortunate Misunderstanding]]</ref> After a few more cases occur in this fashion (though Conan uses his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] instead of an ashtray), Kogoro receives the title "Sleeping Kogoro" and a public reputation as a master detective.<ref>[[Volume 4#File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write|Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write]]</ref>. In the few instances where Kogoro remains awake for some reason, Conan still does the main detective work and uses Kogoro as his official mouthpiece by drawing Kogoro's attention to important clues he has uncovered.
  
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[[File:Kogoro is stunned.PNG|thumb|left|150px|Kogoro's characteristic strange expression when Conan uses the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]]]]
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In the Japanese version, due to his name Kogoro Mouri, he is often mistaken for the famous astronaut [[Wikipedia: Mamoru Mohri|Mamoru Mohri]] when he introduces himself, because they both are in the news frequently, of Japanese descent, and have the same last name. In the English version, when Kogoro introduces himself he is often mistaken for a famous astronaut as well, possibly [[Wikipedia: Patrick Moore|Patrick Moore]].
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After [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] had been shrunk by an accidental effect of [[APTX 4869|a mysterious poison]] and was forced to adopt the identity of [[Conan Edogawa]], [[Hiroshi Agasa]] concluded that Shinichi couldn't openly continue any investigation without attracting undue attention by the [[Black Organization]]. To maintain his cover, he suggested Shinichi to move in with Kogoro and use him as a front. When Kogoro's conclusions during one of their first investigations became so dilettantish that the cause became hopeless, Conan used his soccer skills to kick an ashtray to knock him out. Kogoro unconsciously (and conveniently) adopted a reclining pose, and Conan used his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|Voice Changer]], imitating Kogoro's voice, to present his conclusions and the identity of the true murderer; this earned Kogoro the title "Sleeping Kogoro" and the reputation as a master detective. (Later, Conan would employ his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] to knock out Kogoro instead.)<ref>[[Volume 1#File 009 - An Unfortunate Misunderstanding|Volume 1, File 9: An Unfortunate Misunderstanding]]</ref> In the few instances where Kogoro remains awake for some reason, Conan still does the main detective work and uses Kogoro as his official mouth-piece by drawing the latter's attentions to important clues he has uncovered.
 
  
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==Personality==
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In the US version, Kogoro Mouri says that he is forty-three, as opposed to being thirty-eight in the Japanese version. It is unknown if Eri's age remains the same since they attended school together. If not, if it will affect the ''Princess Pageant'' storyline that occurred twenty years ago, making her in her twenties when she participated instead of a teenager.
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Kogoro can easily become infatuated with beautiful women. His dream woman is pop idol [[Yoko Okino]], and he never misses (or tries not to miss) her television shows.<ref>[[Volume 3#File 025 - The Dream That Will Not Come True|Volume 3, File 25: "The Dream That Will Not Come True"]]</ref><ref>Such behaviors can be seen consistently from [[Volume 1#File 006 - From Third-Rate to Great Detective|Volume 1, File 6]] to [[Volume 52#File 541 - Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Volume 52, File 541]].</ref> Because of his behavior around attractive women, he often embarrasses his daughter [[Ran Mouri]], and while it is not the reason why his wife left him, it is the reason why she hasn't come back.
 
  
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While he is never outright called an alcoholic, Kogoro has a tendency to get intoxicated at social events, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi/Conan]] makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, his office is littered with empty beer cans,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> and he keeps a well-stocked liquor shelf. Kogoro is also a heavy smoker, and is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth. His hobbies include mahjong and gambling on horse racing and [[wikipedia:keirin|keirin]].
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Kogoro has several medical issues common amongst middle aged men: high uric acid and high cholesterol.<ref>File 975</ref>
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In the Japanese version, due to his name Kogoro Mouri he is often mistaken for the famous astronaut [[wikipedia:Mamoru Mohri|Mamoru Mohri]] when he introduces himself, because they both are in the news frequently, of Japanese decent, and have the same last name. In the English version when Kogoro introduces himself he is often mistaken for "oh, that famous astronaut," as well. In the English version it is possible he is also confused with Patrick Moore.  
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== Personality ==
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[[File:Kogoro's personality.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro in the morning.]]
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[[Image:Kogoro and Yoko Okino.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro showboating in front of [[Yoko Okino]].]]
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[[File:701 5.png|thumb|200px|Kogoro as "Poirot" Mouri|link=The Jet-Black Mystery Train]]
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Kogoro has an overinflated sense of his importance and detective prowess to the point where he doesn't investigate why he is suddenly and consistently passing out at crime scenes and solving cases in his sleep with different deductions than he was making while awake. Kogoro is also frequently unprofessional in his work, frequently making sarcastic and blunt comments about suspects or even his clients. In cases, Kogoro is typically lax with his deductions and investigation, following only the most obvious clues or assumptions to reach his conclusions, which are often silly or fall directly into a culprit's trap. The police, especially Megure, often find him to be an embarrassment while awake and hope to see "Sleeping Kogoro" as soon as possible. Kogoro does have a serious side which only emerges when the case has personal importance to him, such as when Eri and Ran are involved. When this happens, Kogoro's entire personality and demeanor change and he begins acting professionally, demonstrating improved deductive skills and cunning. While he is not up to the standards of Shinichi and he still can have problems with finding clues, his logical reasoning becomes better, and Kogoro often demonstrates he has a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi does. <ref>[[Volume 37#File 376 - Kogoro's Choice 3|Volume 37, File 376: Kogoro's Choice 3]]</ref>
  
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In the US version, Kogoro Mouri says that he is forty-three, in opposed to being thirty-seven in the Japanese version. It is unknown if Eri's age remains the same since they had attended school together, and if not, if it will affect the ''Princess Pageant'' storyline that occurred twenty years ago, making her in her twenties when she participated instead of a teenager.
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While not perverted or a womanizer, Kogoro easily becomes infatuated with beautiful women, always trying to impress them. His favorite celebrity is pop idol [[Yoko Okino]], and he never misses (or tries not to miss) her television shows.<ref>[[Volume 3#File 025 - The Dream That Will Not Come True|Volume 3, File 25: "The Dream That Will Not Come True"]]</ref><ref>Such behaviors can be seen consistently from [[Volume 1#File 006 - From Third-Rate to Great Detective|Volume 1, File 6: From Third-Rate to Great Detective]] to [[Volume 52#File 541 - Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Volume 52, File 541: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief]].</ref> He also keeps a large collection of Yoko related goods and his office and bedroom have Yoko posters. Because of his flirtatious behavior around attractive women, he often embarrasses Ran, and while it is not stated as the reason why Eri left him, it is one of the primary reasons why she hasn't come back.
  
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Kogoro suffers from a mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings, such as skyscrapers, when he has the chance to see how high up he is. It has also been made clear that Kogoro is an expert with a handgun, being able to hit targets at great distance with an impressive level of accuracy. He is also known for his Judo throw, which he often uses to incapacitate escaping suspects.
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While never outright called an alcoholic, Kogoro tends to get intoxicated and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi/Conan]] often makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, particularly in early episodes, his office is littered with empty beer cans,<ref>[[Volume 1#File 002 - The Great Detective Turned Small|Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"]]</ref> and he keeps a well-stocked liquor shelf. Kogoro is also a heavy smoker and is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth. Other hobbies include betting on horse races, playing mahjong (which he tends to lose) and playing or watching baseball (he even plays in his neighborhood's team).
  
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== Detective Skills ==
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However he does, once in a while, show interest in things, he claims not to like, like asking what happened to three cats, that the Detective Boys found while searching for a missing girl, and pointing out that it was cruel for a victim to point at Genta and call him a criminal, despite that Genta, didn't do anything. Kogoro suffers from mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings where he has the chance to see how high up he is,(though, it is more like this is only part of anime, not manga, in 40 volume interview Gosho said he doesn't know about it, he also in the manga doesn't have this problem),(for more detail see trivia, below).
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Throughout most of the series, Kogoro is depicted as a pretty incompetent detective, often missing obvious clues and jumping to the wrong conclusions, though several of these conclusions were shared by other people on the scene. However, Kogoro does follow the proper police procedures, asks questions, and (with a little help from Conan) follows leads quite well. Despite his ineptness, he had been a prominent police officer under [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Juzo Megure]] ten years prior to the start of the series<ref name="m2" /> He is shown to have left the police force after events addressed in the second movie, ''[[The Fourteenth Target]]''.<ref name="m2" />
 
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[[Image:Kogoro and Yoko Okino.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Kogoro showboating in front of [[Yoko Okino]].]]
 
  
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Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Kogoro's reputation as a detective grows quickly.<ref>He first rises to fame in [[Volume 4]].</ref> He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because Conan knocks him out with tranquillizer darts so that he can announce the solution to the case while hidden, using a device that allows him to imitate Kogoro's voice as a proxy. However, Kogoro never seems to wonder about this fact and often boasts about his merits. Because of this, he has become nicknamed the '''{{nihongo|Sleeping Kogoro|眠りの小五郎|Nemuri no Kogorou}}'''. [[Jugo Yokomizo]] often mistakenly calls him '''{{nihongo|Smoking Kogoro|煙の小五郎|Kemuri no Kogorou}}''' because of his heavy smoking habits. Because of his (or rather, Conan's) tendency to coincidentally come across a crime scene, Inspector Megure is often referred to Kogoro as a '''shinigami''' (death god).
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Although he can drive, and even after he became famous, he simply uses rental cars anytime that he requires a vehicle, even though he is a Detective and father to a teenager. Not counting, when they took in Conan.
  
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In later stories, there are times when Kogoro is actually able to solve crime cases without (or little) help from Conan, especially when people he knows or cares about are involved; it appears that, while he can connect the dots just fine, he can't actually find them as quickly as Conan does. The first of these events takes place during a trip to a hot spring, where one of his old college friends is murdered. Kogoro is actually so disturbed and determined to find the killer on his own that Conan cannot bring himself to drug him, limiting himself to surreptitiously drawing attention to the necessary clues.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 084 - Kogoro's Class Reunion|Volume 9, Files 84-86: "Kogoro's Class Reunion"]]</ref>
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Ran and Conan seem to show more mobility, even though Ran does not drive, whereas Conan does go around town and [[Turbo Engine Skateboard|skateboard]] a lot and esp. in movies.
  
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Despite his frequent moronic analyses, Kogoro is actually pretty smart when he applies himself. He is even able to completely solve a crime on his own in the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', due to the fact that the culprit Minako resembles Eri, and Conan applauds him mentally for his success. (For a more detailed list of the cases he has - more or less - solved on his own, see '''''[[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]''''').
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Kogoro loves money very much, as long as he is paid 1 million yen or more than that he does what the person wants him to do, but not every work. As stated in an anime original episode, he doesn't "sells himself to the devil".
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Despite his arrogant personality, Kogoro has a strong sense of justice and care for human life like when one of his friends murdered another friend he told Kogoro "You don't understand anything", which Kogoro replied as "Yes, I don't, no matter what, I can't understand the reason for killing someone and I don't want to understand". He also stopped criminals from committing suicide or murdering someone.
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He also has respect for his former superiours like for Megure whom he calls Inspector Megure-dono or Inspector-dono which puts respect. Also, Kogoro uses "Watashi" for saying I when talking to Megure instead of "ore", which "Watashi" puts respect and is formal while "ore" is informal and disrespectful. Another one is for Inspector Yuminaga, despite calling him fiery old fossil when a case was solved he saluted toward him for respect. He also puts respect toward Goro Otaki, head inspector of Osaka police, and toward high ranking officers at police for example for his former chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto, Superintendent General Hakuba or Director General of Osaka Heizo Hattori addressing all of them with dono.
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He also doesn't like people who call him 'small mustache'.
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In an anime original of episode 67, it was explained he inherited his shamelessness and flirtatious traits from his master Shiota Heihachiro which was a legendary great detective.
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== Appearance ==
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Kogoro is a fairly tall and fit man (especially for the amount of beer he drinks) and is reasonably good-looking. He has high cheekbones, a short mustache, and short black hair. His hair is constantly slicked back with two loose locks hanging across his forehead. Ten years ago, when Kogoro was still on the police force, he was cleanly shaven.<ref>Manga Volume 55, File 7, page 6: "Dawn"</ref> While on cases Kogoro usually wears a muted blue or grey suit and necktie, and just a collared shirt when being more casual. If he has been drinking heavily, he often ties his necktie around his forehead like a bandana. He seems to be reasonably fit, as he is capable of doing an [[#Judo|Ippon seoi-nage]]. Kogoro is right-handed.<ref>Manga Volume 51, File 8, page 3: "Goroo is Goro?!" Kogoro writing with his right hand</ref> Kogoro also smokes, although throughout Detective Conan's run he has gradually been depicted smoking less often.
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== Abilities ==
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=== Detective skills ===
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:''See also: [[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]''<br />
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Kogoro is often depicted as a fairly incompetent detective (stemming from his lazy or overzealous nature), often missing clues and jumping to the wrong conclusions, though several of these conclusions are shared by other people on the scene. However, Kogoro does follow the proper police procedures, asks questions, and (with a little help from Conan) follows leads quite well. Despite his ineptness, he had been a police officer under [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] and in also the arson department ten years before the start of the series<ref name="m2" /> He is shown to have left the police force after events addressed in the second movie, ''[[The Fourteenth Target]]''.<ref name="m2" />[[File:Kogoro is stunned.PNG|thumb|right|Kogoro's characteristic strange expression when Conan uses the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]]]]
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Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Kogoro's reputation as a detective grows quickly.<ref>[[Volume 4#File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write|Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write]]</ref> He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because Conan knocks him out with tranquillizer darts before solving the case. However, Kogoro never seems to wonder about this fact and often boasts about his merits. Because of this, he has become nicknamed the '''{{nihongo|Sleeping Kogoro|眠りの小五郎|Nemuri no Kogorō}}'''. [[Jugo Yokomizo]] often mistakenly calls him '''{{nihongo|Smoking Kogoro|煙の小五郎|Kemuri no Kogorō}}''' because of his heavy smoking habits. Because of his (or rather, Conan's) tendency to coincidentally come across a crime scene, Inspector Megure has referred to Kogoro as a '''shinigami''' (death god).
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In several stories, Kogoro demonstrates the ability to solve crimes without (or with little) help from Conan, especially when people he knows or cares about are involved; it appears that, while he can connect the dots just fine, he can't find them as quickly as Conan does. The first of these events takes place during a trip to a hot spring, where one of his old college friends is murdered. Kogoro is so disturbed and determined to find the killer on his own that Conan cannot bring himself to drug him, limiting himself to surreptitiously drawing attention to the necessary clues.<ref>[[Volume 9#File 084 - Kogoro's Class Reunion|Volume 9, Files 84-86: "Kogoro's Class Reunion"]]</ref> Despite his frequent moronic analyses, Kogoro is pretty smart when he applies himself. He is even able to completely solve a crime on his own in the ninth movie, ''[[Strategy Above the Depths]]'', since the culprit Minako resembles Eri, and Conan applauds him mentally for his success. (For a more detailed list of the cases he has—more or less—solved on his own, see '''''[[List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri]]''''').
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=== Judo ===
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Kogoro is an expert in judo. He was on the judo team while he was at Beika University. Although he was the strongest on the team and can still toss large men with ease, he lost all the time at tournaments because he got excited and his strength was used against him. He is proficient in a variety of throws, counters, and submissions, yet his trademark manoeuvre is the [http://www.judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/ipponseoi.htm Ippon seoi-nage] (one-arm shoulder throw), which he often uses to incapacitate escaping suspects. He is also a rather capable teacher in the art, having taught both Eri and Ran to gain similar proficiency.
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=== Shooting ===
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In volume 11, chapter 2, and its anime adaptation (episode 31), Kogoro says that even though he is a former policeman he is not very skilled at using guns, while in the non-[[canon]] [[Movie 2]], Kogoro was an excellent shot with a handgun, being able to hit targets at great distance with an impressive level of accuracy. However, Aoyama stated in the Super Digest Book 40+ that Kogoro's excellent shooting skills shown in movie 2 were now officially canon.
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== Appellations ==
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Kogoro earned the nickname {{nihongo|Sleeping Kogoro|眠りの小五郎|Nemuri no Kogorō}} because of his trademark technique of solving cases while looking like he is asleep. Many characters unfamiliar with him call him by this nickname when they realize who he is.
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{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Dear (''Anata'')<br />Mustache old man|Eri<br />Old woman (''Obasan'')}}
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{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Dad (''Otōsan'')<br />Mouri Kogoro<ref>{{appear ep|640|The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches|part=1}}</ref>|Ran<br>Ran-chan (drunk)}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Uncle Kogoro (''Kogoro-no-ojisan, Kogoro-no-otchan, or Kogoro-ojisan'')<br>Uncle (''Ojisan or Otchan'')<br />Uncle Mouri (''Mouri-no-otchan'')|Brat (''Gaki'')<br />Conan <ref>Episode 100</ref>(rare)<br />Freeloader<br />Conan-kun (rare)<br>Four-eyed squirt<br>Great Merciful God Conan-sama<ref>[[Movie 6]]</ref><br>Boy (Bōzu)<ref>[[Movie 19]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Mouri (Mouri-tantei)<br>|Kudo Shinichi<br>Detective Boy (Tantei-bōzu)<br>Shinichi<ref>Movie 1: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]</ref><br>Kudo}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Yukiko Kudo|Kogoro-kun<br>Kogoro-chan|Yuki-chan}}
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{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Mouri-kun|Professor (''Hakase'')}}
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{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo-sensei <ref>Movie 6: [[The Phantom of Baker Street]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Kogoro-san<br>Poiro-san ([[Hercule Poirot|'''Poiro'''t]] + Kogo'''ro''')<ref>[[Volume 78#Mystery Train|File 820 (Volume 78)]]</ref><br>Sleeping Kogoro-san (''Nemuri no Kogoro-san'')|Tomboy-ish Girl}}
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{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Ojisama|Sonoko-kun<br>Sonoko-ojōsama (once)}}
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{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Mouri-san|Azusa-chan}}
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{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|Mouri-san|Clumsy boy (''Dojikko'')}}
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{{appellations|file=Koshi Anno.jpg|Koshi Anno|Mouri|Anno}}
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{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Uncle (''otchan'')|Kazuha-chan<br />Kazuha}}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Uncle (''otchan'')<br />Uncle Mouri (''Mouri-no-otchan'')|Osaka brat<br />Detective boy<br />Hattori Heiji}}
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{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|-|Yonehara-san<br>Housekeeper-san (''Kaseifu-san'')}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Mouri-kun<br>Mouri<br>Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="ep553">Episode 553: [[The Interrogation Room]]</ref>|Inspector-dono (''Keibu-dono'')<br>Assistant Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu-ho'', past)<ref>[[Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case|Episode 690]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Mouri<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref><br>Mouri-kun<ref name="m13" />|Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'')<br>Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'')<br>Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Mouri-san|Takagi<br>Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="ep553" />}}
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{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Mouri-san|Detective Sato (''Sato-keiji'')}}
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations|Inspector Yuminaga|Mouri|Yuminaga-san<br />Fiery Old Fossil}}
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{{appellations|Sango Yokomizo|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />|Yokomizo<br>Inspector Yokomizo (''Yokomizo-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Jugo Yokomizo|Smoking Kogoro (''Kemuri no Kogoro'')|Yokomizo}}
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{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />|Shiratori<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Misao Yamamura|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<br>Mouri-san<ref name="file910">[[Volume 86#Kamaitachi Murder Case|File 910 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Yamamura<br>Detective Yamamura (''Yamamura-keiji'')<br>Clumsy Detective of Gunma Prefecture (''Gunma kenkei no heppuko keiji'')}}
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{{appellations|Ginzo Nakamori|Pun Detective (''Dajare Tantei'')<ref name="file544">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 544 (Volume 53)]]</ref>|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file455">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 455 (Volume 44)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Mouri<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref>|Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'')<ref name="file156" />}}
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{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Mouri-san|Chiba-chan}}
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{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file914">[[Volume 86#Kawanakajima Murder Case|File 914 (Volume 86)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Tsuyoshi Shikatsuno|Mouri Kogoro-san<br>Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')|Inspector Shikatsuno (''Shikatsuno-keibu'')}}
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{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Mouri-san<br>Mouri-han|Inspector Otaki (''Otaki-keibu'')}}
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{{appellations|Fumimaro Ayanokoji|Mouri-han}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Mouri-sensei<br>Sensei<br>Great Detective Mouri (''Mouri-meitantei'')<ref name="78f10">[[Volume 78]], File 10</ref><br>Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="78f10" />|Amuro-kun<br>Tooru<ref name="file888">[[Volume 84#Tea Poisoning Murder Case|File 888 (Volume 84)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Detective Kurumazaki|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')|file=Detective Kurumazaki.jpg}}
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{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato Kansuke (''Yamato Kansuke-keibu'')<ref name="m13" />}}
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{{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations|Jodie Starling|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="ep345" />|Jodie-sensei}}
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{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|The Great Detective (''Meitantei'')|Rena-san<br />Mizunashi Rena<br>Clumsy boy's sister (''Dojikko no ane'')}}
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{{appellations|Reiko Kujo|-|Madonna}}
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{{appellations|Tamekichi Matsushiro|Mouri <br> Nemuri no Kogoro <br> Mouri Kogoro-san <br> Tantei <br> Mouri-san <br> Mouri-tantei|}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Kogoro-san<br>That detective (''Ano tantei'')<br>Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<br>Uncle (''Ojisan'')}}
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{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Genta}}
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{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Middle-aged Man of the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] (''Tantei Jimusho no Ojisan'')<ref>{{appear ep|623|Emergency Situation 252|part=2}}</ref>}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Yoko Okino|Mouri-san<br>Mouri Kogoro-san<br>Mouri Kogoro|Yoko-chan<br />Yoko-san}}
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{{appellations|Kohji Haneda|-|Haneda Kohji<ref>[[volume 90#Soul Detective Murder Case|File 951: The Soul Detective (Volume 90)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Osamu Kenzaki|Mouri Kogoro-daisensei<ref name="file844">[[Volume 80#Our Territory|File 844: Today's Fruits (Volume 80)]]</ref><br />Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="file844" />}}
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{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|''Soccer-yaro''}}
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{{appellations/head|Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Gin|Mouri Kogoro<br />Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'')<ref name="file953">[[volume 90#Soul Detective Murder Case|File 953: As If Connecting with a Demon in the Darkness (Volume 90)]]</ref><br />}}
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{{appellations|Vodka|Mouri Kogoro}}
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{{appellations|Vermouth|Detective Mouri (''Mouri-tantei'')<ref name="ep345" /><br>That detective (''Ano tantei'')<ref name="78f10" />|Vermouth<ref name="ep345">[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night|Episode 345]]</ref>}}
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{{Appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara Yoshiaki<br>Hara-san}}
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{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|''Uncle (Otchan)'' <ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref><br>''Old Man'' <ref name="Movie 23">[[The Fist of Blue Sapphire|Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire]]</ref><br>''God Of Death'' <ref name="Movie 3">[[The Last Wizard of the Century|Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century]]</ref><br>|''Kaitou Nantara''<ref name="file156">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156 (Volume 16)]]</ref><br>Kaitou 1412<ref name="file158">[[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 158 (Volume 16)]]</ref><br>Kid<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545 (Volume 53)]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Zengo Goto|-|Swarthy bodyguard (''Iroguro no bodyguard'')}}
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{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|''Customer (Okyaku-san)''<ref name="ep644">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 644]]</ref>|Manager (''Tenchō'')<ref name="ep644" /><br>Manager Ogura (''Ogura-tenchō'')<ref name="ep645">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 645]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Sayo Ohashi|-|Sayo-san<ref name="ep644" />}}
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{{appellations|Kanenori Wakita|Mouri Kogoro <br> Master Kogoro (''Kogoro-shishou'') <br> Customer (''Okyaku-san'') <br> Sleeping Kogoro-sama (''Nemuri no Kogoro-sama'')|Wakita-san}}
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{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|-|Master of Poirot (''Poirot no Master'')}}
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{{appellations|Sugihito Enomoto|file= Sugihito Enomoto.jpg|Kogoro Mouri|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
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=== Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: [[Volume 1|2-5]], Anime: [[Episode 2|2]]) ===
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[[File:Kogoro takes the credit.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro happily takes the credits for "solving" the case.]]
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This is Kogoro Mouri’s first depicted case in the series,<ref>Even though this is the first case of Kogoro in [[Detective Conan]], it is not his first case <i>ever</i>, since he has been a private detective since before the current timeline started.</ref> after [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|the event]] where [[Shinichi]] was turned into a child by the [[Black Organization]]. He is requested by phone to find Akiko Tani, who is suspected to have been kidnapped by “a large man dressed in black”. Kogoro then immediately calls a taxi to go to the Tani mansion in Yayoi, without knowing that [[Ran|his daughter]] and [[Conan|a strange kid]] has already jumped in with him. He expresses his excitement about the case, calling himself “Great Detective”, but only to be sarcastically addressed as “Confused Detective” by the two instead.<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 2, Page 28]]; the two characters 名 (renowned) and 迷 (confused) have the same pronunciation <i>(mei)</i> and can be used as a pun.</ref> Kogoro becomes furious and questions Ran about the identity of the strange kid, then intends to get rid of them from the car. He is unable to do so, however, as they are on a highway.
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When the three arrive at the Tani household, Kogoro questions some of the household members about the details of the kidnapping. However, Conan’s continuous interference gets on his nerves, even to the point that he wants to “kill” the boy after solving the case.<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 3, Page 10]]. However, it was most likely just an exaggerated type of expression rather than his true desire of killing Conan.</ref> Later, with help from Conan’s hints, Kogoro can conclude that the house butler is behind the kidnapping. However, Akiko Tani has already been abducted in truth by someone else. After the case is over, it is revealed that the first kidnapping was just a set-up by the girl with the help from the butler, while the second one was by mere chance. Kogoro then laughs in satisfaction and takes all the credits for himself while Conan is the one to release the dog and locate Akiko. In the end, Kogoro finally accepts Conan and adopts him, feeling that with the boy around, “he will solve the cases smoothly as silk”.<ref>[[Volume 1| Volume 1, File 5, Page 16]]</ref> With this statement, Kogoro is, ironically, correct.
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=== Bloody Idol Case (Manga: [[Volume 1|6-9]], Anime: [[Episode 3|3]]) ===
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[[File:KogoroRose.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro holding a rose, trying to act "charming" in front of Yoko.]]
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This case marks the very first appearance of '''“Sleeping Kogoro”'''. [[Conan]] wakes up in the morning and finds a slothful Kogoro drinking beer and watching television shows, including the musical performance of his idol star, [[Yoko Okino]]. [[Agasa]] advises Conan to build Kogoro into a great detective, to find cases related to the [[Black Organization]], but Conan doubts if that is even possible given Kogoro's laziness.
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Busying enjoying one of [[Yoko Okino]]’s shows, Kogoro tells a new client to come back the next day. However, after discovering that his client is none other than Yoko herself, he rushes to his room and cleans up into an impeccable suit. Yoko explains she is being stalked and agreed to investigate her apartment secretly (after asking for her personal information and an autograph). However, to everyone's shock, when they arrive at the apartment there is a dead body inside. Kogoro orders them to call the Police and is furious when Yoko’s manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, tries to dissuade him to protect Yoko from the media. When Inspector [[Megure]] arrives, he gets depressed about his old subordinate’s appearance, thinking of him as the one who always makes situation turns into a “nightmare”.<ref>[[Volume 1|Volume 1, File 7, Page 5]]</ref>
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Conan's investigations once again annoy Kogoro while Kogoro tries to defend Yoko despite the apparent evidence that she committed the murder. He repeatedly accuses Eiichi of being the murderer, as he has a copied key, though there's no proof of either person's guilt or innocence. He switches suspicions to fellow idol Yuko Ikezawa after Yuko's earring is discovered in the apartment. When Yuko is trapped into admitting she was the "stalker" but still denies being the murderer, he switches back to accusing Eiichi. Realizing Kogoro’s mistake, Conan kicks an ash-tray at his head, knocking him unconscious. He uses the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]] that [[Agasa]] has given to him earlier to imitate Kogoro’s voice, and points out that the case is a suicide. Kogoro wakes up after the case is solved when the cigarette in his hand starts to burn his fingers. From then on, Conan has used Kogoro as a puppet mouthpiece for solving cases, with the secondary purpose of turning the man into a famous detective.
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=== Mysterious Shadow Case (Manga: [[Volume 2|10-12]], Anime: [[Episode 38|38]])===
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[[File:Kogoro suspects Conan.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro is suspicious about Conan's identity.]]
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Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about [[Conan]]'s identity for the first time in this case. When talking to the boy, Kogoro suddenly feels like he has seen Conan from somewhere before. He thinks that it might have been around the time when Ran was still in elementary school.<ref>[[Volume 2|Volume 2, File 010]]</ref> Later, when Kogoro is investigating the death of a man whom he has been hired to observe for three days, Conan provides a hint by pointing out that every picture of the suspect taken during the supposed time of the murder has clocks in them, which helps Kogoro figure out that they must have intentionally been taken that way to make people see the "alibi". Kogoro immediately finds it strange that whenever it seems like he has been stuck, Conan always gives him some kind of clue, just like in the previous cases. He, for the first time, notices that Conan is not an ordinary child and begins to wonder who the boy is. However, after Conan purposefully messes up with other photos, Kogoro completely loses his suspicions, thinking: "A brat is a brat after all..."<ref>[[Volume 2|Volume 2, File 12]]</ref>
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=== Masami Hirota Case (Manga: [[Volume 2|13-16]], Anime: [[Episode 128|128]])===
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This is Kogoro's first direct encounter with a member from the [[Black Organization]], though he is unaware of it at the time.
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=== Museum Owner Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 4|30-32]], Anime: [[Episode 8|8]]) ===
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This case marks Kogoro Mouri's first fame as a private detective.
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[[File:Volume 4 File 032.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's first fame.]]
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[[Ran]] forces Kogoro and Conan to go to a medieval-themed art museum exhibit because she heard a rumor about a knight armor that moves by itself at night. The three of them browse the museum, though Kogoro and Conan lack enthusiasm. However, when they walk into a gallery called the "Room of Hell", Ran discovers the corpse of the museum's new owner, Manaka, been brutally slashed and impaled on a sword. After the police arrive, Kogoro watches the security camera recording of the murder with them, showing that the culprit had been waiting for Manaka inside the exhibition room inside a knight's suit of armor. The armor both hid the murderer's identity and mirrored a painting in the gallery called "Divine Punishment" that depicts a knight having gruesomely killed a monster. Kogoro recalls the fact that the entrance to the "Room of Hell" was blocked during the time of the murder, indicating that the culprit must have been among the museum staff, as they know the museum and could access the equipment. With Conan's help, the police discover a dying message inside Manaka's hand. The crumpled note has the name "Kubota" written on it.
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With this piece of evidence and some further discoveries, Kogoro and the police accuse Kubota of being the culprit. However, Conan is suspicious of the simplicity and Manaka's behavior on the video while writing the note. Conan realizes that Kubota was framed by someone with a great love of art who could order Kubota into doing a job alone: the museum curator, Ochiai. Ochiai prepared the note beforehand and gave Manaka a pen without ink. Conan tricks Ochiai into revealing that he switched the pen found with Manaka with the one in his pocket, and Ochiai confesses to the crime. At the end of the case, Kogoro is shown reading a newspaper article that features him. He is proud of himself for "solving" the murder case, and is happy that he has become an "instant celebrity".
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=== Kogoro's Class Reunion (Manga: [[Volume 9|84-86]], Anime: [[Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case|27-28]]) ===
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[[File:Angry Kogoro.png|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro is furious because the murderer is one of his friends.]]
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Kogoro brings [[Ran]] and [[Conan]] together to Togichi, to the reunion vacation with his old classmates from Beika University's Judo Club. These friends of his are [[Jun Omura]], model shop manager; Yukio Ayashiro, high school P.E. teacher; Yumi Horikoshi, businessman; Noriko Ayashiro, Yukio's wife and homemaker; and Kazushi Nakamichi, a police officer from Chiba Prefecture. During their conversation, they reveal that Kogoro used to skip practices and often lost in tournaments, while he has told Ran that he was "invincible".<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 84, Page 3]]</ref> Later, Kazushi suggests everyone play ping-pong before they go watch the fireworks at 6:30 PM. All of them agree to participate in the activity, except for Yumi Horikoshi, Kazushi's ex-girlfriend from their university days. While Kogoro plays against Yukio, Ran compliments Kazushi as being the strongest on their Judo team. However, Kazushi disclaims that title by specifying that there is a person even more powerful than himself whom he can never beat. He also states that the person he is talking about is present with them at that moment.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 84, Page 11]]</ref>
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[[File:Kogoro KOs Kazushi.png|left|thumb|200px|Kogoro knocks out Kazushi with Judo.]]
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Much later in the evening, when everyone gets back to the inn from the fireworks location (even though most of them got lost, they find out that Yumi is still sleeping, and decide to wake her up. Much to their surprise, the moment they walk into Yumi's room, she has already been shot. Kogoro, together with Kazushi, take the role of investigating her death before the police arrive. Using professional techniques, they conclude that Yumi has been dead since 7 hours ago when they all went to the ping-pong room. Just, as usual, Kogoro becomes furious at Conan's interference, despite the boy's hints, and claims that she has committed suicide. However, right after Conan intentionally asks him how Yumi was shot, he rushes to her body and finds out that there are no burn marks around the wound, which wouldn't make sense if it was a suicide. Kogoro then concludes that his friend was murdered.
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Suspecting that Jun Omura is hiding something, Kogoro interrogates him and learns that he saw Yumi after 5 PM when she was supposed to have died. Even though on the outside, Kogoro keeps saying that the killer was some intruder, deep inside he knows for sure that the culprit must have been among his best friends since outsiders wouldn't bother faking the crime scene. When being questioned by Conan, Kogoro angrily punches at a house-stake, yelling that he will not forgive the culprit, and determines to "expose them with no question, no matter what".<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 85]]. In the anime version, he punched the wall.</ref>
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[[File:Cheerful Kogoro.png|right|thumb|200px|Kogoro has got his "spirit" back.]]
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Seeing Kogoro's determination, despite having found out the truth behind the murder, Conan decides not to use the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] this time and chooses to give Kogoro clues so he can solve the case by himself. With Conan's help, Kogoro is able to figure out that the culprit is Kazushi Nakamichi. Yumi was killed after playing ping-pong with Kazushi after 6 PM, that way, her muscle would harden much faster than usual. Another evidence was when Kazushi knew for sure that she had been dead the moment they discovered her corpse. When Kazushi confesses and says that she was a demon who was destroying his life, Kogoro sarcastically asks him who the real demon is. Kazushi angrily grabs his yukata, only to be thrown by Kogoro, who thinks that he doesn't want to understand the feeling of a killer.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 16]]</ref> It is then revealed that Kogoro is the "strongest person" whom Kazushi was talking about earlier. He compliments Kogoro, saying he is still as strong as ever. However, Kogoro answers that Kazushi is the one who got weaker in both strength and mind.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 17]]</ref>
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The case ends with Kogoro staring sadly out of the window because of his friend's story, but his "spirit" immediately revives after seeing a girl's pink underwear.<ref>[[Volume 9|Volume 9, File 86, Page 18]]</ref>
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=== TV Station Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 11|102-104]], Anime: [[Episode 31|31]]) ===
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Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about [[Conan]] for the second time in this case.
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Kogoro is invited to attend a live television show as a guest star. However, a murder occurs at the studio. After finding out all the evidence, Conan lures Kogoro to a separate room with the lie that [[Yoko Okino]] is in there. Just, as usual, he decides to tranquillize Kogoro and use the man to solve the case. When Kogoro wakes up, he begins to question Conan about Yoko's whereabouts. He is also suspicious about the fact that whenever Conan tries to pull him outside, he always falls asleep right after. Kogoro angrily grabs the boy's suit jacket and wants to "clear things up". Luckily for Conan, Yoko Okino appears for real and Kogoro completely loses his suspicions.
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=== Game Convention Case (Manga: [[Volume 12|114-116]], Anime: [[Episode 54|54]])===
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Kogoro's fame has reached the point that a video game was developed with him as the main character. Though Conan encounters someone from the [[Black Organization]], Kogoro is only involved with investigating the man's death.
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=== Scuba Diving Case (Manga: [[Volume 17|163-165]], Anime: [[Scuba Diving Murder Case|114-115]]) ===
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[[File:Kogoro Eri beach.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro encounters Eri at Izu.]]
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Kogoro, [[Ran]] and [[Conan]] vacation at a beach in Izu. When Ran asks her father to look at her new swimsuit, he tells her to keep quiet because it will be harder for him to flirt with women once they know that he's together with her. Suddenly, Kogoro notices a beautiful woman in a swimsuit standing right next to them and excitedly asks if she needs any sun cream. To his surprise, when the woman turns around, he finds out that it is none other than [[Eri Kisaki|his wife]]. Kogoro and Eri soon realize that the coincidental encounter was set up by Ran in an attempt to get them back together. They react poorly to being manipulated and mock each other until Kogoro leaves to use the toilet. Ran starts to worry after Kogoro is gone for some time, but Eri predicts that Kogoro stopped flirting with other women. When Kogoro comes back, he is indeed shown with two young girls, Kiwako Toda and Harumi Matsuzaki. The situation worsens when Eri notices traces of sand on Kogoro's legs, and assumes he must have been kneeling while applying sun scream to those girls at the beach, then brought them back to show off to her. However, Conan suspects that Kogoro went searching for Eri's lost wedding ring until Kogoro’s goofiness makes Conan dismiss the idea.
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[[File:Kogoro Eri giving cards.jpg|thumb|200px|The relationship between the two is still very tense despite Ran's efforts.]]
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Later, with the invitation from the university students, the Mouri family have lunch together at a seaside restaurant. When Ran once again attempts to alleviate the tense relationship between Kogoro and Eri by commenting that Kiwako Toda and her boyfriend Masahiko Matsuzaki are childhood friends like they were, Kogoro sarcastically tells them that many couples have suffered in marriage for loving a friend they’ve known since childhood. He and Eri even give the young couple their business cards and recommend the two to seek them in case “he suspects that his wife is cheating” or because “they plan to divorce and she wants to get a lot of alimony from her husband”.
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[[File:Kogoro returns ring.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro returns the ring back to Eri.]]
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After Kiwako Toda goes diving with Ran and gets bitten by a sea snake, Ran is asked to identify it. Kogoro compliments his daughter for having a good sense of observation, but Eri takes advantage of the topic and comments that she is completely different from “a certain someone who still hasn’t even noticed that his wife’s finger is empty”. However, Kogoro acts as if he doesn’t understand Eri’s hint. Later, as Kogoro is about to drive Kiwako’s friends to the hospital, Eri decides to drop Ran and Conan off there and then goes home right away. However, Kogoro informs her with a serious expression that he has something to tell her after the case is resolved. At the hospital, when Eri is about to leave after seeing Kogoro to some girls, Conan asks a nurse to call Eri and Harumi Matsuzaki and tells them to go to an office to see Kogoro. He then immediately lures Kogoro into becoming "Sleeping Kogoro" and reveals that the culprit is none other than Harumi. Conan also adds that Eri didn't purposely remove the wedding ring to attract Kogoro’s attention. After the case is solved, it is revealed that Kogoro did indeed go search for the wedding ring, which explains the sand traces on his legs, as he knelt on the sand to do so. Kogoro takes the ring out of his pocket and throws it to Eri. He says that he figured it out because Eri was drying her hair with her glasses on; normally no one would do that unless they’re trying to find something on the ground. He also assumes that Eri intentionally dropped her ring and tried to make him see that by using her left hand to hold the cup and continuously waving it around. Just as their relationship looks to be improved by this act, Kogoro completely ruins the moment by showing off with the female nurses, which enrages Eri and she leaves right after.
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=== Murderer Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume 27|264-266]], Anime: [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|199-200]]) ===
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[[File:Kogoro at the bar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro is drunken at the bar.]]
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Kogoro encounters his wife Eri once again at a vacation spot, where he eventually becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her colleague and rival, Ritsuko Usui.
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The events take place when Kogoro, along with Ran and Conan, unexpectedly finds Eri shopping with a fellow lawyer, Norifumi Saku. He suspects that his wife is going out with Saku, not knowing that she's trying to pick a present for himself as the next day will be their wedding anniversary. They agree to have a drink together with Eri's other acquainted lawyers, but the detective's old bad habits while drunk once again enrage her.
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[[File:Kogoro talking to Eri.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A healed relationship?]]
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Later, Kogoro accompanies the lawyers back to the hotel, where he, while unconscious, is instead brought to Usui's room as one of her tactics to ruin Eri's career by having "the queen" suspect that her husband has been cheating on her. An unexpected turn of events occurs when Usui is strangled by an unknown culprit with Kogoro being the only one found sleeping inside the locked crime scene. He is then suspected to have committed the murder.
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Much to everyone's surprise, Eri refuses to defend her husband in court, while openly declaring her accusation of Kogoro. However, her real intention is to remain at the crime scene to find a way to prove his innocence, but Kogoro misunderstands this and angrily walks away after replying with some sarcastic comments.
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Eri, with Conan's help, eventually manages to unmask the true murderer and clear Kogoro's name. The next day morning, after learning of his wife's deeds, Kogoro walks to where Eri is sitting and apologizes to her. He also sincerely asks her to come back with him, only to find out that she's just listening to Ran's MD without actually hearing anything that he said. Kogoro gets angry at Eri again as she leaves, not knowing that she has recorded all of his nice words into the disk.
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=== Kogoro's Choice (Manga: [[Volume 37|374-376]], Anime: [[The Unseen Suspect|305-306]]) ===
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=== Footsteps of Darkness (Manga: [[Volume 37|377-379]], Anime: [[On the Trail of a Silent Witness|307-308]]) ===
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Kogoro is requested to find the location of the famous game system engineer [[Suguru Itakura]], who has been in contact with the [[Black Organization]].
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=== Eri vs. Yukiko (Manga: [[Volume 40|413]]-[[Volume 41|416]], Anime: [[The Similar Princesses|333-334]]) ===
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=== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 48|499]]-[[Volume 49|504]]; Anime: [[Episode 425|425]]) ===
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=== Cat Sitting Case (Manga: [[Volume 51|528-529]], Anime: [[Episode 445|445]]) ===
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=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: [[Volume 55|570-573]], Anime: [[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|472-473]])===
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This case shows Kogoro's home life before he separated from Eri and left the police force.
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=== The Fugitive (Manga: [[Volume 57|594]], Anime: [[Fugitive: Kogoro Mouri]])===
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The Detective Boys hunt the intentionally elusive and miserly Kogoro down for [[Wikipedia:Otoshidama|Otoshidama]], a tradition where adults give money in envelopes to children on New Years Day.
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=== Judo Champion Case (Manga: [[Volume 62|643-645]], Anime: [[Might Over Mystery|528-529]]) ===
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=== Eri's Birthday Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 68|709-711]], Anime: [[The Worst Birthday|589-590]]) ===
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Kogoro buys an expensive necklace as a birthday present to Eri Kisaki without telling Ran or Conan beforehand. Ran and Conan finds out about this when they discover the receipt in Kogoro's wallet. Later on, Ran manages to win them a family trip to Shizuoka with Kogoro's lottery ticket and invites Eri to a birthday dinner with Kogoro, Ran and Conan.
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The dinner doesn't go as well as planned. Kogoro behaves in his usual casual manner, acting indifferent to Eri's presence and seemingly having no intention of giving Eri the necklace. Later that night, a murder occurs in Eri's hotel room. Kogoro immediately devotes himself to solving the case and after receiving hints from Conan, and with both Conan and Eri's help with his deduction, uncovers the murderer's identity.
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After the case is closed, Kogoro steps up to give Eri the present. It turns out that Kogoro had remembered Eri's birthday as Sports Day (taiiku no hi) and the recent date change of Sports Day had made his birthday present one day late. While he was flustered and frustrated by his mistake, Eri decides that she still wants it because she could tell that Kogoro deeply cares for her. However, she opens the package and finds out that Kogoro had, due to his carelessness, given her a Buddhist rosary (nenju) that he had bought for the owner of Poirot, while Eri's birthday present was lying in his desk drawer all along.
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=== Wedding Eve ([[Volume 75|793-795]], Anime: [[Wedding Eve|667-668]]) ===
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[[Rei Furuya]] (under the alias Tooru Amuro) becomes Kogoro's apprentice.
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[[File:739-1.png|thumb|200px|Kogoro is having inner monologue]]
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=== Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: [[Volume 81|853-855]], Anime: [[Kogoro in the Bar|738-739]]) ===
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Kogoro narrates this case like he's the main character. Everything is explained specifically with Kogoro's inner monologue, as well as his moments turning into "Sleeping Kogoro" where he concludes that he uses his brain too much until he's unconscious and let his "other self" solve the case. He also mentions the weird pick sensation on his neck before everything happens.
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=== Interchanged Betting Ticket Case ([[Volume 92|975-977]], Anime: [[The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door|894-895]]) ===
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[[Kanenori Wakita]] Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi.
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=== Eri Kisaki Abduction Case ([[Volume 93|984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ===
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Kogoro was not interested in Yoko Okino's movie because she played a female lawyer, and even worse, the case resembled one of Kogoro's situations as he was a suspect of a murder case and Eri refused to protect him, but instead secretly find evidence to prove him innocent. Later on, they found that Eri was kidnapped by some husbands who lost their cases against her. They wanted to strip her naked and force her apologizing. Upon them announcing their intention while holding Eri hostage, Kogoro, climbing a four-story building using the water pipes, said only he had the permission to see Eri naked while wrapping his hand around Eri's shoulder. He then knocked out the kidnappers. After that, Eri and Kogoro held hands after the case finished and walked together to the cinema for their date. Their happy moment was short-lived. However, as Eri complained about the inaccuracies of the movie while Kogoro remarked the female character acted exactly like Eri, which was somewhat true.
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=== Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Café Rice Flower Murder Case|994-996]], Anime:[[The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café|919-920]]) ===
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=== Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Black Bunny Club Murder Case|1009-1012]], Anime: [[The Unsolved Cocktail Case|954]]) ===
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=== Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) ===
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=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) ===
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=== Lover Code Case (Manga: [[Volume 98#Lover Code Case|1039]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Challenge|1024-1025]]) ===
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=== Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: [[Volume 99#Kogoro in a Dilemma|1055-1057]], Anime: [[Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic|1059-1060]]) ===
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== Shooting ===
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In the Wild Police Story spinoff, chapter 2, [[Hachizo Onizuka]] says to [[Rei Furuya]] that there is a genius senior who got full points in his first shooting test and hit the bulls-eye with all 20 bullets, states that he quits the force and was running a detective agency in Beika after, with Kogoro appears briefly.
  
 
== Relationships analysis ==
 
== Relationships analysis ==
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=== Family and friends ===
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==== Eri Kisaki ====
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{{main|Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki}}
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[[File:EP400 2.jpg|thumb|200px|Kogoro and Eri]]
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Eri Kisaki is Kogoro's wife, who has been living separately from him for the last ten years. A primary reason that they have not yet gotten back together is because of Mouri's constant flirting with other women. It is shown that Eri still cares for him, even naming her cat 'Goro', which is taken from Kogoro. She is also annoyed by his frequent alcoholic indulgences. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still appears to have feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was not "ready" yet, though she still has feelings for him as well.
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==== Ran Mouri ====
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[[File: EP526 6.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro and Ran.]]
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Kogoro has raised his daughter Ran ever since he and Eri separated. She often has to look after her father because of his drinking and gambling habits. She is very determined to get her parents back together and tries every chance she gets to make them reconcile, though her attempts usually fail. Kogoro is very protective of Ran and deeply cares for her. There are many times when Kogoro shows concern for his daughter's safety, often getting serious when Ran is in trouble. He is also concerned about Ran's relationship with Shinichi, who he thinks always tries to seduce Ran (movie 'Captured In Her Eyes') and Episode 919, and can get agitated whenever his daughter's honour is threatened. This is evident from Kogoro's angry outburst at Ran's sleepy mumblings about the somewhat offensive words Shinichi had said to her aboard the flight to New York, in the episode 'The Locked Room In The Sky: Shinichi's First Case'. In File 924 when a group of three adults tried to kidnap 4-year-old Ran in kindergarten, and Kogoro had a very furious look on his face when he was about to arrest one of them. In episode 189 he gave her his coat to keep her warm when she slept at Conan side in his hospital room after giving him a blood fusion and told Conan that Ran gave Conan a lot of blood and if Conan doesn’t get better soon he will never forgive him. Kogoro shown to care about Ran File 836, 464 and 839. Kogoro doesn't actively try to wane Ran's love for Shinichi, but he has often advised her to give up on him.
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==== Conan Edogawa ====
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[[File:EP415 3.jpg|thumb|200px|Conan beaten by Kogoro for interfering in crime scene.]]
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Kogoro took in Conan after he had 'solved' the case in episode 2, saying that Conan was his 'luck' and allowing Conan to live with them, but he mostly leaves it to Ran to take care of the boy. However, on multiple occasions, he has treated Conan nonchalantly, terming him a 'freeloader'. He has been suspicious of Conan's behavior at times but quickly drops his suspicions as ridiculous. Ever since Yukiko (disguised as Conan's nonexistent mother) gave Kogoro a large sum of money for Conan's expenses, he has been more than happy to take care of Conan. While Kogoro often shows a level of disregard towards his ward and has a habit of hitting Conan for disturbing him during investigations, there are rare moments where it is apparent he has become quite protective of Conan as well and considers him a normal part of the family.
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==== Yoko Okino ====
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Yoko is Kogoro's idol. He always watches her television appearances and admires her. Yoko sometimes invites Kogoro to host a show or appear in commercials, which helps to spread his fame as a detective.
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==== Shinichi Kudo ====
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They are both detectives, but due to Shinichi being the better detective, Kogoro is constantly complaining about how he never gets any work because of the 'detective brat' taking all of the cases. He is also against his daughter being with Shinichi so much, likely due to his rocky marriage with his childhood friend.
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==== Rei Furuya ====
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[[File:名侦探柯南-第679集000347.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rei wants to go on a case with Kogoro.]][[Rei Furuya]] (under the alias Tooru Amuro) became Kogoro's apprentice in the [[Wedding Eve]] case in exchange for a large fee every time Kogoro brought him on a case. Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever Kogoro Mouri is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the [[Black Organization]], Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.
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=== Law enforcement ===
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==== Juzo Megure ====
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[[File:Kogoro and Megure Relationship.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro and Megure]]
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Kogoro used to work with [[Juzo Megure]] when he was still part of the police force. Megure thought that Kogoro was incompetent as a police detective. Their relationship has dramatically improved since Conan began using Kogoro as a mouthpiece for his deductions. Juzo hates that the police have to rely on an outside detective to solve cases, yet he is also very grateful that Kogoro wraps up difficult cases that the police could have mishandled.
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Kogoro is familiar with but usually respectful of Megure at all times. Megure, who has a bit of a love-hate relationship with Mouri, tends to be exasperated around Kogoro, especially when Kogoro appears in the middle of a case or while Kogoro is awake and making his usual bad deductions. Megure likes the "Sleeping Kogoro" persona much more. Megure has noted that Kogoro shows up unnaturally frequently at the scenes of murders, leading to him jokingly calling Kogoro a harbinger of bad luck or a "death god".
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==== Yamamura Misao ====
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[[File:EP546 7.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Yamamura and Kogoro.]]
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The [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|first time]] that Yamamura meets Kogoro, he announces that the sleeping detective is the killer without any evidence at all. After sleeping Kogoro solves the case, he becomes a very big fan of him, to the point of fawning over him, acting as if he was Kogoro's biggest fan and often being the only one to approve and follow his more bizarre deductions. He considers that they are partners and that, when on a case together, they have a 100% chance to catch the criminal; however, Kogoro does not approve of the "partner" appellation.
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Although Kogoro does not like his detective skills and how Yamamura is incompetent as a police officer, he considers Yamamura a friend on a purely personal level while Yamamura respects Kogoro, especially when both detectives drink together, exchange information and tease each other occasionally.
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==== Inspector Yuminaga ====
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Kogoro Mouri briefly was the subordinate of [[Inspector Yuminaga]] in the arson division. Kogoro's nickname for Yuminaga was "fiery old fossil". Yuminaga noted that Kogoro would always jump to the conclusion that every fire was an arson.
  
 
== 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. Kogoro placed 8th in the poll with 84 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. Kogoro placed 8th in the poll with 84 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』 人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>
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* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kogoro placed 16th overall with 82 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
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* In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Kogoro ranked ninth<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/</ref>.
  
 
== Name origin ==
 
== Name origin ==
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The name "Kogoro Mouri" came from two mystery-related sources. "Kogoro" came from "[[Kogoro Akechi]]", the detective created by [[Edogawa Rampo]], while Mouri came from [[Maurice Leblanc|'''Mauri'''ce Leblanc]]. Coincidentally, his drama actor, [[Takanori Jinnai]], has played Kogoro Akechi in many TV movies.
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The name "Kogoro Mouri" came from two mystery-related sources. "Kogoro" came from "[[Kogoro Akechi]]", the detective created by [[Edogawa Rampo]], while Mouri came from [[Maurice Leblanc|'''Mauri'''ce Leblanc]]. Coincidentally, his drama actor, [[Takanori Jinnai]], has played Kogoro Akechi in many TV movies. The kanji for "Mouri" ({{Lang|ja|毛利}}) comes from daimyo [[wikipedia:Mōri Motonari|Mouri Motonari]].
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The kanji for "Mouri" (毛利) comes from daimyo [[wikipedia:Mōri Motonari|Mouri Motonari]].
 
  
 
== Different looks ==
 
== Different looks ==
 
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Before.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 2]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_After.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kogoro's "After" Appearance (Episode 632)]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_Middle.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 493]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro_After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 632]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro EP1100.jpg|left|thumb|x200px|Episode 1100]]
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{|
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro's diff look.jpg|left|thumb|x200px|Episode 701]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro Mouri MK1412.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 16)]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kogoro Mouri TCH.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|The Culprit Hanzawa Episode 11]]
 
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== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
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{{cquote|You're talking about someone who can swoop in like a bird and then fly away again without anyone noticing. A flying killer with wings! Is that what you're trying to tell me?!}}
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{{cquote|You're talking about someone who can swoop in like a bird and then fly away again without anyone noticing. A flying killer with wings! Is that what you're trying to tell me?!|[[The Mystery Weapon Murder Case]]}}
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{{cquote|You're right, old pal. I'll never understand no matter the reason what drives someone to murder. And I don't think I want to.|[[Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case]]}}
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{{cquote|A caged animal still has teeth!}}<!--
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{{cquote|No, sir, archer, I swear, I gave my maths homework to the pink monkey in the golf cart. He said he was the new football coach.}}-->
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{{cquote|Finding the truth is what detectives live for.|[[Movie 9]]}}
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{{cquote|Where there's a will, there's a way.|[[Episode 620]]}}
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{{cquote|The most suspicious ones are usually the most unnaturally innocent-looking. |[[Episode 289]]}}
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{{cquote|You can’t cover up a crime for the sake of love!|[[Episode 420]]}}
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{{cquote|A real mystery lover would never try to kill someone!|Shinichi/Conan talking as Kogoro|[[Episode 456]]}}
  
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{{cquote|You're right, old pal. I'll never understand no matter the reason what drives someone to murder. And I don't think I want to.}}
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{{cquote|A Stopper is like a final stronghold to the team. No matter how the others beat or ridicule you without mercy when you play the next game, you must take the mound with the sound look on your face|Episode 372}}
  
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{{cquote|A caged animal still has teeth!}}
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{{cquote|Sorry Eri, I believed in you, I believed that you would be able to prove my innocence. And, uh... I've been growing tired of Ran's cooking. And, uh... I wanted to try your different taste in cooking. Uh... Can you come back to me soon? I can't take it anymore.|To Eri in [[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect]]}}
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== New Voice ==
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Starting with [[The Interrogation Room|Episode 553]], Akira Kamiya's contract was not renewed. Kamiya posted in his blog that his contract pay negotiations were leaked to other company members; they reacted negatively, so he felt it was appropriate to leave.<ref>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg47102#msg47102</ref> Since Episode 553, Kogoro has been voiced by Rikiya Koyama.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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[[File:Lupin 2-05 Kogoro.png|thumb|right|200px|Kogoro's flashy gold business cards]]
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* In [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]], Kogoro uses ostentatious gold business cards, which later also appear in other movies and the anime series.
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* Although Kogoro suffers from acrophobia, he sometimes seems to forget about his fear. For instance, he leans over the railing of a balcony on the 21st floor in episode 69 (Night Baron Murder Case). Furthermore, he feels perfectly comfortable onboard a plane in episode 162 (The locked Room in the Sky, Shinichi Kudo's First Case). In episode 596 (the Alibi of the Fall), he looks out of a window from the 6th floor, but then "remembers" his fear and recoils. The discontinuity is probably because Kogoro's fear was invented for [[Movie 2]] and did not originate in the manga where Kogoro is relatively fine around cliffs and tall buildings.
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* Physician confirms that Kogoro would not survive Conan's stun-gun.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-03-04/physician-confirms-that-detective-conan-kogoro-would-not-survive-conan-stun-gun/.143964 Anime New Network]</ref>
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*In Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case and the Policewoman Serial Murder case, it’s revealed that he is involved with the neighbourhood association.
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*Kogoro and his family use to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.<ref>Ran & Shinichi – First Contact</ref>
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*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Kogoro was Yuminaga-san’s subordinate Kogoro was scolded countless times because he trampled down an arson scene.
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*According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book when he first Eri’s homemade dishes he ate Eri’s beef stew he threw up.
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* According to Super Digest Book 100+ Kogoro ’s winning ticket in Wakita’s first appearance, was actually planted.
  
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==In other languages==
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== In other languages ==
 
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|小五郎 Kogorou |毛利　Mouri}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Richard|Moore}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|توگو Tōgo|موري Mōri}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)|小五郎 Xiǎowǔláng|毛利 Máolì}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Richard<br>Kogoro|Moore<br>Mouri}}
 
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Kogoro Mouri

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Profile
Japanese name: 毛利 小五郎
(Mōri Kogorō)
English name: Richard Moore
Age: 37-38[1][2][3]
Gender: Male
Date of birth: unknown[1]
Relatives: Ran Mouri (daughter)
Eri Kisaki (wife)
Mr. Kisaki (father-in-law)
Mr. Mouri (father)
Mrs. Mouri (mother)
Occupation: Private detective
Police officer (formerly)
Status: Alive
Nicknames: Sleeping Kogoro
The Sleeping Sleuth
Detective Moron
Smoking Kogoro
Shinigami (Death God)
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 2
(mentioned in File 1)
Anime: Episode 1
Appearances: Chapters: 613
Chapters: 2
Episodes: 752
Episodes: 3
Movies: 29
Episodes: 1
OVAs: 15
Specials: 15
Openings: 46
Closings: 11
Cases solved: 400+ (via Conan), 1 (via Mary), 4 (on his own), 18 (while awake)
Keyhole number: Volume 3
Actors
Japanese voice: Akira Kamiya (Ep. 1~548)
Rikiya Koyama (Ep. 553~)
English voice: R. Bruce Elliott (FUNimation)
Xander Mobus (Bang Zoom!, Macias Group)[4]
Drama actor: Takanori Jinnai

Kogoro Mouri (毛利 小五郎 Mōri Kogorō?) is a main protagonist of the manga and anime. He is a private detective and Ran Mouri's father.

Contents

Background

Young Kogoro in school.

Kogoro is a private investigator,[5] but he prefers to laze around his office all day unless his client is a beautiful woman. Kogoro attended Teitan High School, the same high school as his daughter Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo, along with Eri Kisaki (his future wife), Yukiko Fujimine, and through kindergarten to middle school attended the same schools as the actress Ruri Ujo and Eri.[6] He then graduated from Beika University, where he was the ace of the judo team, though he was highly vulnerable to stage fright.[7]

Sometime after graduating, Kogoro became a police officer, working in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division One with Inspector Megure, but while an excellent marksman he was not a particularly good investigator. According to Ninzaburo Shiratori in Movie 2, however, the duo were famous for the way they apprehended criminals. He also worked for some time under Inspector Yuminaga in the arson division. While Movie 2 strongly suggests that Kogoro left the police force because of the incident where he gave his wife, Eri Kisaki, a bullet graze on the leg to save her from a hostage situation, his reasons for leaving the force have not been confirmed in the manga. [8] Around the time Kogoro left the police force, Eri also moved out, though they have never officially divorced despite ten years have passed.[8] Their daughter, Ran, keeps trying to get them back together, but she has yet to succeed. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still has feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was not "ready" yet,[9] though she still has feelings for him as well. These are expressed mainly through jealousy when Kogoro's attention is caught by other attractive women in the vicinity, which occurs regularly.

After Shinichi was forced to adopt the identity of Conan Edogawa, Hiroshi Agasa concluded that Shinichi couldn't openly continue investigating the Black Organization without attracting undue attention. To maintain his cover, Agasa suggested Shinichi move in with Kogoro and use him as a front. During a case Kogoro took soon after, he reached the wrong conclusion, and Conan knocked him out with an ashtray before he could accuse an innocent person. Kogoro conveniently falls unconscious in a reclining pose, and Conan uses his Voice Changer to imitate Kogoro's voice, presenting his conclusions and the identity of the true murderer.[10] After a few more cases occur in this fashion (though Conan uses his Stun-Gun Wristwatch instead of an ashtray), Kogoro receives the title "Sleeping Kogoro" and a public reputation as a master detective.[11]. In the few instances where Kogoro remains awake for some reason, Conan still does the main detective work and uses Kogoro as his official mouthpiece by drawing Kogoro's attention to important clues he has uncovered.

In the Japanese version, due to his name Kogoro Mouri, he is often mistaken for the famous astronaut Mamoru Mohri when he introduces himself, because they both are in the news frequently, of Japanese descent, and have the same last name. In the English version, when Kogoro introduces himself he is often mistaken for a famous astronaut as well, possibly Patrick Moore.

In the US version, Kogoro Mouri says that he is forty-three, as opposed to being thirty-eight in the Japanese version. It is unknown if Eri's age remains the same since they attended school together. If not, if it will affect the Princess Pageant storyline that occurred twenty years ago, making her in her twenties when she participated instead of a teenager.

Kogoro has several medical issues common amongst middle aged men: high uric acid and high cholesterol.[12]

Personality

Kogoro in the morning.
Kogoro showboating in front of Yoko Okino.
Kogoro as "Poirot" Mouri

Kogoro has an overinflated sense of his importance and detective prowess to the point where he doesn't investigate why he is suddenly and consistently passing out at crime scenes and solving cases in his sleep with different deductions than he was making while awake. Kogoro is also frequently unprofessional in his work, frequently making sarcastic and blunt comments about suspects or even his clients. In cases, Kogoro is typically lax with his deductions and investigation, following only the most obvious clues or assumptions to reach his conclusions, which are often silly or fall directly into a culprit's trap. The police, especially Megure, often find him to be an embarrassment while awake and hope to see "Sleeping Kogoro" as soon as possible. Kogoro does have a serious side which only emerges when the case has personal importance to him, such as when Eri and Ran are involved. When this happens, Kogoro's entire personality and demeanor change and he begins acting professionally, demonstrating improved deductive skills and cunning. While he is not up to the standards of Shinichi and he still can have problems with finding clues, his logical reasoning becomes better, and Kogoro often demonstrates he has a better sense of interpersonal relationships than Shinichi does. [13]

While not perverted or a womanizer, Kogoro easily becomes infatuated with beautiful women, always trying to impress them. His favorite celebrity is pop idol Yoko Okino, and he never misses (or tries not to miss) her television shows.[14][15] He also keeps a large collection of Yoko related goods and his office and bedroom have Yoko posters. Because of his flirtatious behavior around attractive women, he often embarrasses Ran, and while it is not stated as the reason why Eri left him, it is one of the primary reasons why she hasn't come back.

While never outright called an alcoholic, Kogoro tends to get intoxicated and Shinichi/Conan often makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, particularly in early episodes, his office is littered with empty beer cans,[16] and he keeps a well-stocked liquor shelf. Kogoro is also a heavy smoker and is usually seen with a cigarette in his mouth. Other hobbies include betting on horse races, playing mahjong (which he tends to lose) and playing or watching baseball (he even plays in his neighborhood's team).

However he does, once in a while, show interest in things, he claims not to like, like asking what happened to three cats, that the Detective Boys found while searching for a missing girl, and pointing out that it was cruel for a victim to point at Genta and call him a criminal, despite that Genta, didn't do anything. Kogoro suffers from mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings where he has the chance to see how high up he is,(though, it is more like this is only part of anime, not manga, in 40 volume interview Gosho said he doesn't know about it, he also in the manga doesn't have this problem),(for more detail see trivia, below).

Although he can drive, and even after he became famous, he simply uses rental cars anytime that he requires a vehicle, even though he is a Detective and father to a teenager. Not counting, when they took in Conan.

Ran and Conan seem to show more mobility, even though Ran does not drive, whereas Conan does go around town and skateboard a lot and esp. in movies.

Kogoro loves money very much, as long as he is paid 1 million yen or more than that he does what the person wants him to do, but not every work. As stated in an anime original episode, he doesn't "sells himself to the devil".

Despite his arrogant personality, Kogoro has a strong sense of justice and care for human life like when one of his friends murdered another friend he told Kogoro "You don't understand anything", which Kogoro replied as "Yes, I don't, no matter what, I can't understand the reason for killing someone and I don't want to understand". He also stopped criminals from committing suicide or murdering someone.

He also has respect for his former superiours like for Megure whom he calls Inspector Megure-dono or Inspector-dono which puts respect. Also, Kogoro uses "Watashi" for saying I when talking to Megure instead of "ore", which "Watashi" puts respect and is formal while "ore" is informal and disrespectful. Another one is for Inspector Yuminaga, despite calling him fiery old fossil when a case was solved he saluted toward him for respect. He also puts respect toward Goro Otaki, head inspector of Osaka police, and toward high ranking officers at police for example for his former chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto, Superintendent General Hakuba or Director General of Osaka Heizo Hattori addressing all of them with dono.

He also doesn't like people who call him 'small mustache'.

In an anime original of episode 67, it was explained he inherited his shamelessness and flirtatious traits from his master Shiota Heihachiro which was a legendary great detective.

Appearance

Kogoro is a fairly tall and fit man (especially for the amount of beer he drinks) and is reasonably good-looking. He has high cheekbones, a short mustache, and short black hair. His hair is constantly slicked back with two loose locks hanging across his forehead. Ten years ago, when Kogoro was still on the police force, he was cleanly shaven.[17] While on cases Kogoro usually wears a muted blue or grey suit and necktie, and just a collared shirt when being more casual. If he has been drinking heavily, he often ties his necktie around his forehead like a bandana. He seems to be reasonably fit, as he is capable of doing an Ippon seoi-nage. Kogoro is right-handed.[18] Kogoro also smokes, although throughout Detective Conan's run he has gradually been depicted smoking less often.

Abilities

Detective skills

See also: List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri

Kogoro is often depicted as a fairly incompetent detective (stemming from his lazy or overzealous nature), often missing clues and jumping to the wrong conclusions, though several of these conclusions are shared by other people on the scene. However, Kogoro does follow the proper police procedures, asks questions, and (with a little help from Conan) follows leads quite well. Despite his ineptness, he had been a police officer under Inspector Megure and in also the arson department ten years before the start of the series[8] He is shown to have left the police force after events addressed in the second movie, The Fourteenth Target.[8]

Kogoro's characteristic strange expression when Conan uses the Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Kogoro's reputation as a detective grows quickly.[19] He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because Conan knocks him out with tranquillizer darts before solving the case. However, Kogoro never seems to wonder about this fact and often boasts about his merits. Because of this, he has become nicknamed the Sleeping Kogoro (眠りの小五郎 Nemuri no Kogorō?). Jugo Yokomizo often mistakenly calls him Smoking Kogoro (煙の小五郎 Kemuri no Kogorō?) because of his heavy smoking habits. Because of his (or rather, Conan's) tendency to coincidentally come across a crime scene, Inspector Megure has referred to Kogoro as a shinigami (death god).

In several stories, Kogoro demonstrates the ability to solve crimes without (or with little) help from Conan, especially when people he knows or cares about are involved; it appears that, while he can connect the dots just fine, he can't find them as quickly as Conan does. The first of these events takes place during a trip to a hot spring, where one of his old college friends is murdered. Kogoro is so disturbed and determined to find the killer on his own that Conan cannot bring himself to drug him, limiting himself to surreptitiously drawing attention to the necessary clues.[20] Despite his frequent moronic analyses, Kogoro is pretty smart when he applies himself. He is even able to completely solve a crime on his own in the ninth movie, Strategy Above the Depths, since the culprit Minako resembles Eri, and Conan applauds him mentally for his success. (For a more detailed list of the cases he has—more or less—solved on his own, see List of cases solved by Kogoro Mouri).

Judo

Kogoro is an expert in judo. He was on the judo team while he was at Beika University. Although he was the strongest on the team and can still toss large men with ease, he lost all the time at tournaments because he got excited and his strength was used against him. He is proficient in a variety of throws, counters, and submissions, yet his trademark manoeuvre is the Ippon seoi-nage (one-arm shoulder throw), which he often uses to incapacitate escaping suspects. He is also a rather capable teacher in the art, having taught both Eri and Ran to gain similar proficiency.

Shooting

In volume 11, chapter 2, and its anime adaptation (episode 31), Kogoro says that even though he is a former policeman he is not very skilled at using guns, while in the non-canon Movie 2, Kogoro was an excellent shot with a handgun, being able to hit targets at great distance with an impressive level of accuracy. However, Aoyama stated in the Super Digest Book 40+ that Kogoro's excellent shooting skills shown in movie 2 were now officially canon.

Appellations

Kogoro earned the nickname Sleeping Kogoro (眠りの小五郎 Nemuri no Kogorō?) because of his trademark technique of solving cases while looking like he is asleep. Many characters unfamiliar with him call him by this nickname when they realize who he is.

Plot overview

Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 2-5, Anime: 2)

Kogoro happily takes the credits for "solving" the case.

This is Kogoro Mouri’s first depicted case in the series,[49] after the event where Shinichi was turned into a child by the Black Organization. He is requested by phone to find Akiko Tani, who is suspected to have been kidnapped by “a large man dressed in black”. Kogoro then immediately calls a taxi to go to the Tani mansion in Yayoi, without knowing that his daughter and a strange kid has already jumped in with him. He expresses his excitement about the case, calling himself “Great Detective”, but only to be sarcastically addressed as “Confused Detective” by the two instead.[50] Kogoro becomes furious and questions Ran about the identity of the strange kid, then intends to get rid of them from the car. He is unable to do so, however, as they are on a highway.

When the three arrive at the Tani household, Kogoro questions some of the household members about the details of the kidnapping. However, Conan’s continuous interference gets on his nerves, even to the point that he wants to “kill” the boy after solving the case.[51] Later, with help from Conan’s hints, Kogoro can conclude that the house butler is behind the kidnapping. However, Akiko Tani has already been abducted in truth by someone else. After the case is over, it is revealed that the first kidnapping was just a set-up by the girl with the help from the butler, while the second one was by mere chance. Kogoro then laughs in satisfaction and takes all the credits for himself while Conan is the one to release the dog and locate Akiko. In the end, Kogoro finally accepts Conan and adopts him, feeling that with the boy around, “he will solve the cases smoothly as silk”.[52] With this statement, Kogoro is, ironically, correct.

Bloody Idol Case (Manga: 6-9, Anime: 3)

Kogoro holding a rose, trying to act "charming" in front of Yoko.

This case marks the very first appearance of “Sleeping Kogoro”. Conan wakes up in the morning and finds a slothful Kogoro drinking beer and watching television shows, including the musical performance of his idol star, Yoko Okino. Agasa advises Conan to build Kogoro into a great detective, to find cases related to the Black Organization, but Conan doubts if that is even possible given Kogoro's laziness.

Busying enjoying one of Yoko Okino’s shows, Kogoro tells a new client to come back the next day. However, after discovering that his client is none other than Yoko herself, he rushes to his room and cleans up into an impeccable suit. Yoko explains she is being stalked and agreed to investigate her apartment secretly (after asking for her personal information and an autograph). However, to everyone's shock, when they arrive at the apartment there is a dead body inside. Kogoro orders them to call the Police and is furious when Yoko’s manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, tries to dissuade him to protect Yoko from the media. When Inspector Megure arrives, he gets depressed about his old subordinate’s appearance, thinking of him as the one who always makes situation turns into a “nightmare”.[53]

Conan's investigations once again annoy Kogoro while Kogoro tries to defend Yoko despite the apparent evidence that she committed the murder. He repeatedly accuses Eiichi of being the murderer, as he has a copied key, though there's no proof of either person's guilt or innocence. He switches suspicions to fellow idol Yuko Ikezawa after Yuko's earring is discovered in the apartment. When Yuko is trapped into admitting she was the "stalker" but still denies being the murderer, he switches back to accusing Eiichi. Realizing Kogoro’s mistake, Conan kicks an ash-tray at his head, knocking him unconscious. He uses the Voice-Changing Bowtie that Agasa has given to him earlier to imitate Kogoro’s voice, and points out that the case is a suicide. Kogoro wakes up after the case is solved when the cigarette in his hand starts to burn his fingers. From then on, Conan has used Kogoro as a puppet mouthpiece for solving cases, with the secondary purpose of turning the man into a famous detective.

Mysterious Shadow Case (Manga: 10-12, Anime: 38)

Kogoro is suspicious about Conan's identity.

Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about Conan's identity for the first time in this case. When talking to the boy, Kogoro suddenly feels like he has seen Conan from somewhere before. He thinks that it might have been around the time when Ran was still in elementary school.[54] Later, when Kogoro is investigating the death of a man whom he has been hired to observe for three days, Conan provides a hint by pointing out that every picture of the suspect taken during the supposed time of the murder has clocks in them, which helps Kogoro figure out that they must have intentionally been taken that way to make people see the "alibi". Kogoro immediately finds it strange that whenever it seems like he has been stuck, Conan always gives him some kind of clue, just like in the previous cases. He, for the first time, notices that Conan is not an ordinary child and begins to wonder who the boy is. However, after Conan purposefully messes up with other photos, Kogoro completely loses his suspicions, thinking: "A brat is a brat after all..."[55]

Masami Hirota Case (Manga: 13-16, Anime: 128)

This is Kogoro's first direct encounter with a member from the Black Organization, though he is unaware of it at the time.

Museum Owner Murder Case (Manga: 30-32, Anime: 8)

This case marks Kogoro Mouri's first fame as a private detective.

Kogoro's first fame.

Ran forces Kogoro and Conan to go to a medieval-themed art museum exhibit because she heard a rumor about a knight armor that moves by itself at night. The three of them browse the museum, though Kogoro and Conan lack enthusiasm. However, when they walk into a gallery called the "Room of Hell", Ran discovers the corpse of the museum's new owner, Manaka, been brutally slashed and impaled on a sword. After the police arrive, Kogoro watches the security camera recording of the murder with them, showing that the culprit had been waiting for Manaka inside the exhibition room inside a knight's suit of armor. The armor both hid the murderer's identity and mirrored a painting in the gallery called "Divine Punishment" that depicts a knight having gruesomely killed a monster. Kogoro recalls the fact that the entrance to the "Room of Hell" was blocked during the time of the murder, indicating that the culprit must have been among the museum staff, as they know the museum and could access the equipment. With Conan's help, the police discover a dying message inside Manaka's hand. The crumpled note has the name "Kubota" written on it.

With this piece of evidence and some further discoveries, Kogoro and the police accuse Kubota of being the culprit. However, Conan is suspicious of the simplicity and Manaka's behavior on the video while writing the note. Conan realizes that Kubota was framed by someone with a great love of art who could order Kubota into doing a job alone: the museum curator, Ochiai. Ochiai prepared the note beforehand and gave Manaka a pen without ink. Conan tricks Ochiai into revealing that he switched the pen found with Manaka with the one in his pocket, and Ochiai confesses to the crime. At the end of the case, Kogoro is shown reading a newspaper article that features him. He is proud of himself for "solving" the murder case, and is happy that he has become an "instant celebrity".

Kogoro's Class Reunion (Manga: 84-86, Anime: 27-28)

Kogoro is furious because the murderer is one of his friends.

Kogoro brings Ran and Conan together to Togichi, to the reunion vacation with his old classmates from Beika University's Judo Club. These friends of his are Jun Omura, model shop manager; Yukio Ayashiro, high school P.E. teacher; Yumi Horikoshi, businessman; Noriko Ayashiro, Yukio's wife and homemaker; and Kazushi Nakamichi, a police officer from Chiba Prefecture. During their conversation, they reveal that Kogoro used to skip practices and often lost in tournaments, while he has told Ran that he was "invincible".[56] Later, Kazushi suggests everyone play ping-pong before they go watch the fireworks at 6:30 PM. All of them agree to participate in the activity, except for Yumi Horikoshi, Kazushi's ex-girlfriend from their university days. While Kogoro plays against Yukio, Ran compliments Kazushi as being the strongest on their Judo team. However, Kazushi disclaims that title by specifying that there is a person even more powerful than himself whom he can never beat. He also states that the person he is talking about is present with them at that moment.[57]

Kogoro knocks out Kazushi with Judo.

Much later in the evening, when everyone gets back to the inn from the fireworks location (even though most of them got lost, they find out that Yumi is still sleeping, and decide to wake her up. Much to their surprise, the moment they walk into Yumi's room, she has already been shot. Kogoro, together with Kazushi, take the role of investigating her death before the police arrive. Using professional techniques, they conclude that Yumi has been dead since 7 hours ago when they all went to the ping-pong room. Just, as usual, Kogoro becomes furious at Conan's interference, despite the boy's hints, and claims that she has committed suicide. However, right after Conan intentionally asks him how Yumi was shot, he rushes to her body and finds out that there are no burn marks around the wound, which wouldn't make sense if it was a suicide. Kogoro then concludes that his friend was murdered.

Suspecting that Jun Omura is hiding something, Kogoro interrogates him and learns that he saw Yumi after 5 PM when she was supposed to have died. Even though on the outside, Kogoro keeps saying that the killer was some intruder, deep inside he knows for sure that the culprit must have been among his best friends since outsiders wouldn't bother faking the crime scene. When being questioned by Conan, Kogoro angrily punches at a house-stake, yelling that he will not forgive the culprit, and determines to "expose them with no question, no matter what".[58]

Kogoro has got his "spirit" back.

Seeing Kogoro's determination, despite having found out the truth behind the murder, Conan decides not to use the Stun-Gun Wristwatch this time and chooses to give Kogoro clues so he can solve the case by himself. With Conan's help, Kogoro is able to figure out that the culprit is Kazushi Nakamichi. Yumi was killed after playing ping-pong with Kazushi after 6 PM, that way, her muscle would harden much faster than usual. Another evidence was when Kazushi knew for sure that she had been dead the moment they discovered her corpse. When Kazushi confesses and says that she was a demon who was destroying his life, Kogoro sarcastically asks him who the real demon is. Kazushi angrily grabs his yukata, only to be thrown by Kogoro, who thinks that he doesn't want to understand the feeling of a killer.[59] It is then revealed that Kogoro is the "strongest person" whom Kazushi was talking about earlier. He compliments Kogoro, saying he is still as strong as ever. However, Kogoro answers that Kazushi is the one who got weaker in both strength and mind.[60]

The case ends with Kogoro staring sadly out of the window because of his friend's story, but his "spirit" immediately revives after seeing a girl's pink underwear.[61]

TV Station Murder Case (Manga: 102-104, Anime: 31)

Kogoro Mouri becomes suspicious about Conan for the second time in this case.

Kogoro is invited to attend a live television show as a guest star. However, a murder occurs at the studio. After finding out all the evidence, Conan lures Kogoro to a separate room with the lie that Yoko Okino is in there. Just, as usual, he decides to tranquillize Kogoro and use the man to solve the case. When Kogoro wakes up, he begins to question Conan about Yoko's whereabouts. He is also suspicious about the fact that whenever Conan tries to pull him outside, he always falls asleep right after. Kogoro angrily grabs the boy's suit jacket and wants to "clear things up". Luckily for Conan, Yoko Okino appears for real and Kogoro completely loses his suspicions.

Game Convention Case (Manga: 114-116, Anime: 54)

Kogoro's fame has reached the point that a video game was developed with him as the main character. Though Conan encounters someone from the Black Organization, Kogoro is only involved with investigating the man's death.

Scuba Diving Case (Manga: 163-165, Anime: 114-115)

Kogoro encounters Eri at Izu.

Kogoro, Ran and Conan vacation at a beach in Izu. When Ran asks her father to look at her new swimsuit, he tells her to keep quiet because it will be harder for him to flirt with women once they know that he's together with her. Suddenly, Kogoro notices a beautiful woman in a swimsuit standing right next to them and excitedly asks if she needs any sun cream. To his surprise, when the woman turns around, he finds out that it is none other than his wife. Kogoro and Eri soon realize that the coincidental encounter was set up by Ran in an attempt to get them back together. They react poorly to being manipulated and mock each other until Kogoro leaves to use the toilet. Ran starts to worry after Kogoro is gone for some time, but Eri predicts that Kogoro stopped flirting with other women. When Kogoro comes back, he is indeed shown with two young girls, Kiwako Toda and Harumi Matsuzaki. The situation worsens when Eri notices traces of sand on Kogoro's legs, and assumes he must have been kneeling while applying sun scream to those girls at the beach, then brought them back to show off to her. However, Conan suspects that Kogoro went searching for Eri's lost wedding ring until Kogoro’s goofiness makes Conan dismiss the idea.

The relationship between the two is still very tense despite Ran's efforts.

Later, with the invitation from the university students, the Mouri family have lunch together at a seaside restaurant. When Ran once again attempts to alleviate the tense relationship between Kogoro and Eri by commenting that Kiwako Toda and her boyfriend Masahiko Matsuzaki are childhood friends like they were, Kogoro sarcastically tells them that many couples have suffered in marriage for loving a friend they’ve known since childhood. He and Eri even give the young couple their business cards and recommend the two to seek them in case “he suspects that his wife is cheating” or because “they plan to divorce and she wants to get a lot of alimony from her husband”.

Kogoro returns the ring back to Eri.

After Kiwako Toda goes diving with Ran and gets bitten by a sea snake, Ran is asked to identify it. Kogoro compliments his daughter for having a good sense of observation, but Eri takes advantage of the topic and comments that she is completely different from “a certain someone who still hasn’t even noticed that his wife’s finger is empty”. However, Kogoro acts as if he doesn’t understand Eri’s hint. Later, as Kogoro is about to drive Kiwako’s friends to the hospital, Eri decides to drop Ran and Conan off there and then goes home right away. However, Kogoro informs her with a serious expression that he has something to tell her after the case is resolved. At the hospital, when Eri is about to leave after seeing Kogoro to some girls, Conan asks a nurse to call Eri and Harumi Matsuzaki and tells them to go to an office to see Kogoro. He then immediately lures Kogoro into becoming "Sleeping Kogoro" and reveals that the culprit is none other than Harumi. Conan also adds that Eri didn't purposely remove the wedding ring to attract Kogoro’s attention. After the case is solved, it is revealed that Kogoro did indeed go search for the wedding ring, which explains the sand traces on his legs, as he knelt on the sand to do so. Kogoro takes the ring out of his pocket and throws it to Eri. He says that he figured it out because Eri was drying her hair with her glasses on; normally no one would do that unless they’re trying to find something on the ground. He also assumes that Eri intentionally dropped her ring and tried to make him see that by using her left hand to hold the cup and continuously waving it around. Just as their relationship looks to be improved by this act, Kogoro completely ruins the moment by showing off with the female nurses, which enrages Eri and she leaves right after.

Murderer Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: 264-266, Anime: 199-200)

Kogoro is drunken at the bar.

Kogoro encounters his wife Eri once again at a vacation spot, where he eventually becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her colleague and rival, Ritsuko Usui.

The events take place when Kogoro, along with Ran and Conan, unexpectedly finds Eri shopping with a fellow lawyer, Norifumi Saku. He suspects that his wife is going out with Saku, not knowing that she's trying to pick a present for himself as the next day will be their wedding anniversary. They agree to have a drink together with Eri's other acquainted lawyers, but the detective's old bad habits while drunk once again enrage her.

A healed relationship?

Later, Kogoro accompanies the lawyers back to the hotel, where he, while unconscious, is instead brought to Usui's room as one of her tactics to ruin Eri's career by having "the queen" suspect that her husband has been cheating on her. An unexpected turn of events occurs when Usui is strangled by an unknown culprit with Kogoro being the only one found sleeping inside the locked crime scene. He is then suspected to have committed the murder.

Much to everyone's surprise, Eri refuses to defend her husband in court, while openly declaring her accusation of Kogoro. However, her real intention is to remain at the crime scene to find a way to prove his innocence, but Kogoro misunderstands this and angrily walks away after replying with some sarcastic comments.

Eri, with Conan's help, eventually manages to unmask the true murderer and clear Kogoro's name. The next day morning, after learning of his wife's deeds, Kogoro walks to where Eri is sitting and apologizes to her. He also sincerely asks her to come back with him, only to find out that she's just listening to Ran's MD without actually hearing anything that he said. Kogoro gets angry at Eri again as she leaves, not knowing that she has recorded all of his nice words into the disk.

Kogoro's Choice (Manga: 374-376, Anime: 305-306)

Footsteps of Darkness (Manga: 377-379, Anime: 307-308)

Kogoro is requested to find the location of the famous game system engineer Suguru Itakura, who has been in contact with the Black Organization.

Eri vs. Yukiko (Manga: 413-416, Anime: 333-334)

Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: 499-504; Anime: 425)

Cat Sitting Case (Manga: 528-529, Anime: 445)

Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: 570-573, Anime: 472-473)

This case shows Kogoro's home life before he separated from Eri and left the police force.

The Fugitive (Manga: 594, Anime: Fugitive: Kogoro Mouri)

The Detective Boys hunt the intentionally elusive and miserly Kogoro down for Otoshidama, a tradition where adults give money in envelopes to children on New Years Day.

Judo Champion Case (Manga: 643-645, Anime: 528-529)

Eri's Birthday Murder Case (Manga: 709-711, Anime: 589-590)

Kogoro buys an expensive necklace as a birthday present to Eri Kisaki without telling Ran or Conan beforehand. Ran and Conan finds out about this when they discover the receipt in Kogoro's wallet. Later on, Ran manages to win them a family trip to Shizuoka with Kogoro's lottery ticket and invites Eri to a birthday dinner with Kogoro, Ran and Conan.

The dinner doesn't go as well as planned. Kogoro behaves in his usual casual manner, acting indifferent to Eri's presence and seemingly having no intention of giving Eri the necklace. Later that night, a murder occurs in Eri's hotel room. Kogoro immediately devotes himself to solving the case and after receiving hints from Conan, and with both Conan and Eri's help with his deduction, uncovers the murderer's identity.

After the case is closed, Kogoro steps up to give Eri the present. It turns out that Kogoro had remembered Eri's birthday as Sports Day (taiiku no hi) and the recent date change of Sports Day had made his birthday present one day late. While he was flustered and frustrated by his mistake, Eri decides that she still wants it because she could tell that Kogoro deeply cares for her. However, she opens the package and finds out that Kogoro had, due to his carelessness, given her a Buddhist rosary (nenju) that he had bought for the owner of Poirot, while Eri's birthday present was lying in his desk drawer all along.

Wedding Eve (793-795, Anime: 667-668)

Rei Furuya (under the alias Tooru Amuro) becomes Kogoro's apprentice.

Kogoro is having inner monologue

Kogoro in the Bar (Manga: 853-855, Anime: 738-739)

Kogoro narrates this case like he's the main character. Everything is explained specifically with Kogoro's inner monologue, as well as his moments turning into "Sleeping Kogoro" where he concludes that he uses his brain too much until he's unconscious and let his "other self" solve the case. He also mentions the weird pick sensation on his neck before everything happens.

Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (975-977, Anime: 894-895)

Kanenori Wakita Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi.

Eri Kisaki Abduction Case (984-986, Anime: 901-902)

Kogoro was not interested in Yoko Okino's movie because she played a female lawyer, and even worse, the case resembled one of Kogoro's situations as he was a suspect of a murder case and Eri refused to protect him, but instead secretly find evidence to prove him innocent. Later on, they found that Eri was kidnapped by some husbands who lost their cases against her. They wanted to strip her naked and force her apologizing. Upon them announcing their intention while holding Eri hostage, Kogoro, climbing a four-story building using the water pipes, said only he had the permission to see Eri naked while wrapping his hand around Eri's shoulder. He then knocked out the kidnappers. After that, Eri and Kogoro held hands after the case finished and walked together to the cinema for their date. Their happy moment was short-lived. However, as Eri complained about the inaccuracies of the movie while Kogoro remarked the female character acted exactly like Eri, which was somewhat true.

Café Rice Flower Murder Case (Manga: 994-996, Anime:919-920)

Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: 1009-1012, Anime: 954)

Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: 1018-1021, Anime: 983-984)

Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)

Lover Code Case (Manga: 1039, Anime: 1024-1025)

Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: 1055-1057, Anime: 1059-1060)

Non-canon plot overview

Shooting

In the Wild Police Story spinoff, chapter 2, Hachizo Onizuka says to Rei Furuya that there is a genius senior who got full points in his first shooting test and hit the bulls-eye with all 20 bullets, states that he quits the force and was running a detective agency in Beika after, with Kogoro appears briefly.

Relationships analysis

Family and friends

Eri Kisaki

Main article: Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki
Kogoro and Eri

Eri Kisaki is Kogoro's wife, who has been living separately from him for the last ten years. A primary reason that they have not yet gotten back together is because of Mouri's constant flirting with other women. It is shown that Eri still cares for him, even naming her cat 'Goro', which is taken from Kogoro. She is also annoyed by his frequent alcoholic indulgences. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Kogoro still appears to have feelings for Eri. He even asked her to move back in with him at one point, but at the time she pretended not to hear him because she was not "ready" yet, though she still has feelings for him as well.

Ran Mouri

Kogoro and Ran.

Kogoro has raised his daughter Ran ever since he and Eri separated. She often has to look after her father because of his drinking and gambling habits. She is very determined to get her parents back together and tries every chance she gets to make them reconcile, though her attempts usually fail. Kogoro is very protective of Ran and deeply cares for her. There are many times when Kogoro shows concern for his daughter's safety, often getting serious when Ran is in trouble. He is also concerned about Ran's relationship with Shinichi, who he thinks always tries to seduce Ran (movie 'Captured In Her Eyes') and Episode 919, and can get agitated whenever his daughter's honour is threatened. This is evident from Kogoro's angry outburst at Ran's sleepy mumblings about the somewhat offensive words Shinichi had said to her aboard the flight to New York, in the episode 'The Locked Room In The Sky: Shinichi's First Case'. In File 924 when a group of three adults tried to kidnap 4-year-old Ran in kindergarten, and Kogoro had a very furious look on his face when he was about to arrest one of them. In episode 189 he gave her his coat to keep her warm when she slept at Conan side in his hospital room after giving him a blood fusion and told Conan that Ran gave Conan a lot of blood and if Conan doesn’t get better soon he will never forgive him. Kogoro shown to care about Ran File 836, 464 and 839. Kogoro doesn't actively try to wane Ran's love for Shinichi, but he has often advised her to give up on him.

Conan Edogawa

Conan beaten by Kogoro for interfering in crime scene.

Kogoro took in Conan after he had 'solved' the case in episode 2, saying that Conan was his 'luck' and allowing Conan to live with them, but he mostly leaves it to Ran to take care of the boy. However, on multiple occasions, he has treated Conan nonchalantly, terming him a 'freeloader'. He has been suspicious of Conan's behavior at times but quickly drops his suspicions as ridiculous. Ever since Yukiko (disguised as Conan's nonexistent mother) gave Kogoro a large sum of money for Conan's expenses, he has been more than happy to take care of Conan. While Kogoro often shows a level of disregard towards his ward and has a habit of hitting Conan for disturbing him during investigations, there are rare moments where it is apparent he has become quite protective of Conan as well and considers him a normal part of the family.

Yoko Okino

Yoko is Kogoro's idol. He always watches her television appearances and admires her. Yoko sometimes invites Kogoro to host a show or appear in commercials, which helps to spread his fame as a detective.

Shinichi Kudo

They are both detectives, but due to Shinichi being the better detective, Kogoro is constantly complaining about how he never gets any work because of the 'detective brat' taking all of the cases. He is also against his daughter being with Shinichi so much, likely due to his rocky marriage with his childhood friend.

Rei Furuya

Rei wants to go on a case with Kogoro.

Rei Furuya (under the alias Tooru Amuro) became Kogoro's apprentice in the Wedding Eve case in exchange for a large fee every time Kogoro brought him on a case. Rei tends to act ingratiatingly whenever Kogoro Mouri is around, and is especially fawning over his "Mouri-sensei". Kogoro is alternatively flattered by Rei's praise and annoyed with his effusive personality. Overall Kogoro tends to treat Rei flippantly despite being paid a handsome sum for the apprenticeship. When among members of the Black Organization, Rei doesn't speak too badly of Kogoro despite Kogoro's obvious incompetence. Rei is becoming more skilled at herding Kogoro through cases without having the older man realize that Rei is a far superior detective and is manipulating him for information.

Law enforcement

Juzo Megure

Kogoro and Megure

Kogoro used to work with Juzo Megure when he was still part of the police force. Megure thought that Kogoro was incompetent as a police detective. Their relationship has dramatically improved since Conan began using Kogoro as a mouthpiece for his deductions. Juzo hates that the police have to rely on an outside detective to solve cases, yet he is also very grateful that Kogoro wraps up difficult cases that the police could have mishandled.

Kogoro is familiar with but usually respectful of Megure at all times. Megure, who has a bit of a love-hate relationship with Mouri, tends to be exasperated around Kogoro, especially when Kogoro appears in the middle of a case or while Kogoro is awake and making his usual bad deductions. Megure likes the "Sleeping Kogoro" persona much more. Megure has noted that Kogoro shows up unnaturally frequently at the scenes of murders, leading to him jokingly calling Kogoro a harbinger of bad luck or a "death god".

Yamamura Misao

Yamamura and Kogoro.

The first time that Yamamura meets Kogoro, he announces that the sleeping detective is the killer without any evidence at all. After sleeping Kogoro solves the case, he becomes a very big fan of him, to the point of fawning over him, acting as if he was Kogoro's biggest fan and often being the only one to approve and follow his more bizarre deductions. He considers that they are partners and that, when on a case together, they have a 100% chance to catch the criminal; however, Kogoro does not approve of the "partner" appellation.

Although Kogoro does not like his detective skills and how Yamamura is incompetent as a police officer, he considers Yamamura a friend on a purely personal level while Yamamura respects Kogoro, especially when both detectives drink together, exchange information and tease each other occasionally.

Inspector Yuminaga

Kogoro Mouri briefly was the subordinate of Inspector Yuminaga in the arson division. Kogoro's nickname for Yuminaga was "fiery old fossil". Yuminaga noted that Kogoro would always jump to the conclusion that every fire was an arson.

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. Kogoro placed 8th in the poll with 84 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[62]
  • In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Kogoro placed 16th overall with 82 votes.[63]
  • In a poll held on June 5, 2020, by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Kogoro ranked ninth[64].

Name origin

The name "Kogoro Mouri" came from two mystery-related sources. "Kogoro" came from "Kogoro Akechi", the detective created by Edogawa Rampo, while Mouri came from Maurice Leblanc. Coincidentally, his drama actor, Takanori Jinnai, has played Kogoro Akechi in many TV movies. The kanji for "Mouri" (毛利) comes from daimyo Mouri Motonari.

Different looks

Episode 2
Episode 493
Episode 632
Episode 1100
Episode 701
Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 16)
The Culprit Hanzawa Episode 11

Quotes

“ You're talking about someone who can swoop in like a bird and then fly away again without anyone noticing. A flying killer with wings! Is that what you're trying to tell me?! „

— The Mystery Weapon Murder Case

“ You're right, old pal. I'll never understand no matter the reason what drives someone to murder. And I don't think I want to. „

— Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case

“ A caged animal still has teeth! „
“ Finding the truth is what detectives live for. „

— Movie 9

“ Where there's a will, there's a way. „

— Episode 620

“ The most suspicious ones are usually the most unnaturally innocent-looking. „

— Episode 289

“ You can’t cover up a crime for the sake of love! „

— Episode 420

“ A real mystery lover would never try to kill someone! „

— Shinichi/Conan talking as Kogoro, Episode 456

“ A Stopper is like a final stronghold to the team. No matter how the others beat or ridicule you without mercy when you play the next game, you must take the mound with the sound look on your face „

— Episode 372

“ Sorry Eri, I believed in you, I believed that you would be able to prove my innocence. And, uh... I've been growing tired of Ran's cooking. And, uh... I wanted to try your different taste in cooking. Uh... Can you come back to me soon? I can't take it anymore. „

— To Eri in Kogoro Mouri, Suspect

New Voice

Starting with Episode 553, Akira Kamiya's contract was not renewed. Kamiya posted in his blog that his contract pay negotiations were leaked to other company members; they reacted negatively, so he felt it was appropriate to leave.[65] Since Episode 553, Kogoro has been voiced by Rikiya Koyama.

Trivia

Kogoro's flashy gold business cards
  • In Private Eye in the Distant Sea, Kogoro uses ostentatious gold business cards, which later also appear in other movies and the anime series.
  • Although Kogoro suffers from acrophobia, he sometimes seems to forget about his fear. For instance, he leans over the railing of a balcony on the 21st floor in episode 69 (Night Baron Murder Case). Furthermore, he feels perfectly comfortable onboard a plane in episode 162 (The locked Room in the Sky, Shinichi Kudo's First Case). In episode 596 (the Alibi of the Fall), he looks out of a window from the 6th floor, but then "remembers" his fear and recoils. The discontinuity is probably because Kogoro's fear was invented for Movie 2 and did not originate in the manga where Kogoro is relatively fine around cliffs and tall buildings.
  • Physician confirms that Kogoro would not survive Conan's stun-gun.[66]
  • In Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case and the Policewoman Serial Murder case, it’s revealed that he is involved with the neighbourhood association.
  • Kogoro and his family use to live in an apartment before moving to the Mouri Detective Agency.[67]
  • According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, when Kogoro was Yuminaga-san’s subordinate Kogoro was scolded countless times because he trampled down an arson scene.
  • According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book when he first Eri’s homemade dishes he ate Eri’s beef stew he threw up.
  • According to Super Digest Book 100+ Kogoro ’s winning ticket in Wakita’s first appearance, was actually planted.

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 小五郎 Kogorō 毛利 Mōri
Flag of Arab League Arabic توگو Tōgo موري Mōri
Flag of Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Kogoro Mouri
Flag of Catalonia Catalan Kogoro Mouri
Flag of China Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) 小五郎 Xiǎowǔláng 毛利 Máolì
Flag of US English Richard
Kogoro		 Moore
Mouri
Flag of France French Kogoro Mouri
Flag of Philippines Filipino Kogoro Mouri
Flag of Finland Finnish Kogoro Mori
Flag of Germany German Kogoro Mori
Flag of Italy Italian Kogoro / Goro (anime) Mouri
Flag of North KoreaFlag of South Korea Korean 명한 Myunghan 유 Yoo
Flag of Malaysia Malay Kogoro Mouri
Flag of Russia Russian Когоро Kogoro Мори Mori
Flag of Spain Spanish (Spain) Kogoro Mouri
Flag of Spain Spanish (Latin America) Carlos
Kogoro		 Guzmán
Mouri/Mori
Flag of Sweden Swedish Kogoro Mori
Flag of Thailand Thai โคโกโร่ Kho-ko-rò โมริ Mori
Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Kogoro Mori

Gallery

  • Ten years ago.

  • Sleeping Kogoro's normal body position when put to sleep by Conan.

  • Kogoro when he was in the police as a police officer.

  • He and Eri as middle school students

  • He and Eri as elementary school students

References

  1. ^ a b Conan Drill page 59
  2. ^ Volume 78, File 818 lists Kogoro's age as 38
  3. ^ Super Digest Book 30+ - "(Q47: How old is Kogoro Mouri?) A: 38 years old." (SDB30+)
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ Volume 1, File 1: "The Heisei Holmes"
  6. ^ Volume 37
  7. ^ Volume 9, File 86: "The Two Benkei Standing Deaths"
  8. ^ a b c d Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target
  9. ^ Volume 17
  10. ^ Volume 1, File 9: An Unfortunate Misunderstanding
  11. ^ Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write
  12. ^ File 975
  13. ^ Volume 37, File 376: Kogoro's Choice 3
  14. ^ Volume 3, File 25: "The Dream That Will Not Come True"
  15. ^ Such behaviors can be seen consistently from Volume 1, File 6: From Third-Rate to Great Detective to Volume 52, File 541: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief.
  16. ^ Volume 1, File 2: "The Great Detective Turned Small"
  17. ^ Manga Volume 55, File 7, page 6: "Dawn"
  18. ^ Manga Volume 51, File 8, page 3: "Goroo is Goro?!" Kogoro writing with his right hand
  19. ^ Volume 1, File 4: The Pen That Cannot Write
  20. ^ Volume 9, Files 84-86: "Kogoro's Class Reunion"
  21. ^ Episode 640: The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches (Part 1)
  22. ^ Episode 100
  23. ^ Movie 6
  24. ^ Movie 19
  25. ^ Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
  26. ^ Movie 6: The Phantom of Baker Street
  27. ^ File 820 (Volume 78)
  28. ^ a b Episode 553: The Interrogation Room
  29. ^ Episode 690
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h Movie 13: The Raven Chaser
  31. ^ File 910 (Volume 86)
  32. ^ File 544 (Volume 53)
  33. ^ File 455 (Volume 44)
  34. ^ a b c File 156 (Volume 16)
  35. ^ File 914 (Volume 86)
  36. ^ a b c Volume 78, File 10
  37. ^ File 888 (Volume 84)
  38. ^ a b c Episode 345
  39. ^ Episode 623: Emergency Situation 252 (Part 2)
  40. ^ File 951: The Soul Detective (Volume 90)
  41. ^ a b File 844: Today's Fruits (Volume 80)
  42. ^ File 953: As If Connecting with a Demon in the Darkness (Volume 90)
  43. ^ a b Movie 23: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
  44. ^ Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century
  45. ^ File 158 (Volume 16)
  46. ^ File 545 (Volume 53)
  47. ^ a b c Episode 644
  48. ^ Episode 645
  49. ^ Even though this is the first case of Kogoro in Detective Conan, it is not his first case ever, since he has been a private detective since before the current timeline started.
  50. ^ Volume 1, File 2, Page 28; the two characters 名 (renowned) and 迷 (confused) have the same pronunciation (mei) and can be used as a pun.
  51. ^ Volume 1, File 3, Page 10. However, it was most likely just an exaggerated type of expression rather than his true desire of killing Conan.
  52. ^ Volume 1, File 5, Page 16
  53. ^ Volume 1, File 7, Page 5
  54. ^ Volume 2, File 010
  55. ^ Volume 2, File 12
  56. ^ Volume 9, File 84, Page 3
  57. ^ Volume 9, File 84, Page 11
  58. ^ Volume 9, File 85. In the anime version, he punched the wall.
  59. ^ Volume 9, File 86, Page 16
  60. ^ Volume 9, File 86, Page 17
  61. ^ Volume 9, File 86, Page 18
  62. ^ "『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結果". eBookJapan. 2011-05-12. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp. Retrieved on 2011-05-15. 
  63. ^ "Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic"]. eva. 2012-02-28. http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566. Retrieved on 2012-02-29. 
  64. ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/hjkevu/detective_conan_character_popularity_poll_june_5/
  65. ^ http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg47102#msg47102
  66. ^ Anime New Network
  67. ^ Ran & Shinichi – First Contact

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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