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| japanese-name      = ジェイムズ・ブラック <br> (Jeimuzu Burakku)
 
| japanese-name      = ジェイムズ・ブラック <br> (Jeimuzu Burakku)
 
| english-name        = James Black
 
| english-name        = James Black
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| age                = ?
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| age                = unknown
 
| gender              = Male
 
| gender              = Male
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| date-of-birth      =  
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| nicknames          =  
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| occupation          = FBI special agent
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| first-appearance    = Manga: File 325<br />Anime: Episode 258
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| nicknames          =
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| status              = Alive
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| first-appearance    = Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|File 325]] <br> Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|Episode 258]]
 
| appearances        = {{:James Black Appearances}}
 
| appearances        = {{:James Black Appearances}}
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| cases-solved        =  
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| cases-solved        =
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 57]]
 
| keyhole            = [[Volume 57]]
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| japanese-voice      = [[Iemasa Kayumi]]
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| japanese-voice      = [[Iemasa Kayumi]] (Episodes 258~783; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Movie 18) <br> [[Takaya Hashi]] (Movie 20, 24, 26; Episode 1077 onwards)
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| english-voice      =  
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| english-voice      = [[Taylor Henry]]
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| footnotes          =  
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'''{{nihongo|James Black|ジェイムズ・ブラック|Jeimuzu Burakku}}''' is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a high ranking agent in the FBI.
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{{nihongo|'''James Black'''|ジェイムズ・ブラック|Jeimuzu Burakku}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is a high ranking agent in the FBI.
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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According to James Black's own account, he was born in London, England, in the Marylebone district of Westchester City (the same district where the original [[wikipedia:Baker Street|Baker Street]] is located), before he moved to Chicago, growing up as a naturalized American citizen.<ref>Manga Chapter 325: Something the Lion Dropped</ref>
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According to James Black's own account, he was born in London, England, in the Marylebone district of Westchester City, the same district where the original [[Wikipedia: Baker Street|Baker Street]] is located, before he moved to Chicago, growing up as a naturalized American citizen.<ref>Manga Chapter 325: Something the Lion Dropped</ref>
  
 
Black first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], the [[Detective Boys]], and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] when he was visiting Japan to attend an animal show. They saved him from a crowd of reporters who mistook him for a famous American actor, the patron of the show. In fact, he was shortly afterwards kidnapped because of this, and it was thanks to Conan and the Tokyo police that Black was safely rescued from a dangerous hostage situation.<ref>Manga Chapters 325-327: Kidnapped Tourist Case</ref> At this time, Black developed a deep respect for Conan's intellect, calling him "Cool Guy".
 
Black first met [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], the [[Detective Boys]], and [[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]] when he was visiting Japan to attend an animal show. They saved him from a crowd of reporters who mistook him for a famous American actor, the patron of the show. In fact, he was shortly afterwards kidnapped because of this, and it was thanks to Conan and the Tokyo police that Black was safely rescued from a dangerous hostage situation.<ref>Manga Chapters 325-327: Kidnapped Tourist Case</ref> At this time, Black developed a deep respect for Conan's intellect, calling him "Cool Guy".
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== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
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Stoic and collected, James Black often lets his underlings - chiefly [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi]] - take the initiative, knowing their capabilities, and for the same reason he listens to Conan's judgements as well. Black, like Starling, is deeply saddened when he learns of Akai's death, considering it a painful blow on not only the FBI, but on a personal level as well.
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Stoic and collected, James Black often lets his underlings, chiefly [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and [[Shuichi Akai|Shuichi]], take the initiative, knowing their capabilities, and for the same reason he listens to Conan's judgements as well.
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<!--- Black, like Starling, is deeply saddened when he learns of Shuichi's death, considering it a painful blow on not only the FBI, but on a personal level as well.
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Well, since James know about Shuichi's plan of faking his death, should this part be removed? Or should something be added to this?--->
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== Appellations ==
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<tabs jsId="nicknames">
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<tab title="Law enforcement">
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{{appellations/head|James}}
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{{appellations|Shuichi Akai|James|Akai-kun}}
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{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|James|Akai-kun}}
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{{appellations|Jodie Starling|James|Jodie-kun}}
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{{appellations|Andre Camel|James-san|Camel-kun <br> Camel}}
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{{appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|James-san|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
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{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Bourbon}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Black Organization">
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{{appellations/head|James}}
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{{appellations|Akemi Miyano|-|Miyano Akemi <br> Hirota Masami}}
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{{appellations|Rikumichi Kusuda|-|Kusuda <br> Kusuda Rikumichi-san (first time) <br> Kusuda-san}}
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{{appellations|Gin|-|Gin}}
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{{appellations|Rum|-|Rum}}
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{{appellations|Curaçao|-|Curaçao}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Detective Boys">
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{{appellations/head|James}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|James-san|Conan-kun <br> Edogawa Conan-kun <br> Cool Guy <br> Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Ai Haibara|-|Sherry <br> Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Genta Kojima|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|-|Baker Street Irregulars (collective)}}
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|}
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</tab>
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<tab title="Others">
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{{appellations/head|James}}
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{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|James Black (movie introduction)<ref name="m18">Movie 18: ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]''</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Fujiko Mine|-|Mine Fujiko|file=Fujiko Mine.jpg}}
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{{appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Yusaku-san<ref name="file1063">[[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|File 1063 (Volume 100)]]</ref>}}
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|}
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</tab>
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</tabs>
  
 
== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
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=== Kidnapped Tourist Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Kidnapped Tourist Case|325-327]], Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|258-259]]) ===
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=== Valentine Chocolate Case (Manga: [[Volume 33#Valentine Chocolate Case|331]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind Valentine's|266]]) ===
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=== Murderer's Car Case (Manga: [[Volume 42#Murderer's Car Case|435]], [[Volume_43#Murderer's_Car_Case|437]], Anime: [[Find the Buttock's Mark|346-347]]) ===
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=== Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: [[Volume 49#Black Organization vs. FBI|502-504]], Anime: [[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out|425]]) ===
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=== Giant Hammer Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Giant Hammer Case|550]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===
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=== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553-554]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|464]]) ===
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=== Fake Patient Case (Manga: [[Volume 57#Fake Patient Case|595-597]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|495-496]]) ===
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=== Kir Transport Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Kir Transport Case|599-604]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|497-500]]) ===
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=== Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 58#Foreign Suspect Case|605-609]], Anime: [[Clash of Red and Black|501-504]]) ===
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=== Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Red, White, and Yellow Case|622]], Anime: [[Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys|509]]) ===
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=== Bank Heist Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Bank Heist Case|677, 679]], Anime: [[Detective Boys vs. Robber Group|563-564]]) ===
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=== East vs. West (Manga: [[Volume 74#East vs. West|779-780]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West|651]]) ===
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=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|898]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|783]]) ===
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=== FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 100#FBI Serial Murder Case|1061-1066]], Anime: [[The Black Organization's Scheme|1077-1079]]) ===
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== Non-canon plot overview ==
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=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
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=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
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=== The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: [[The Scarlet Bullet|24]]) ===
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=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===
  
 
== Relationships analysis ==
 
== Relationships analysis ==
 
=== Colleagues ===
 
=== Colleagues ===
 
==== Jodie Starling ====
 
==== Jodie Starling ====
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Jodie and James hold a close subordinate relationship and James is shown to trust Jodie's judgement deeply and recognizes her strengths and weaknesses. He is close enough to Jodie to understand her thoughts, mainly as shown when he cautions Camel not to speak too much about Akai in front of her, understanding that Akai had been more than a mere FBI colleague to Jodie. The two have been acquainted prior to the series at least 20 years ago following the death of Jodie's father. Due to his respect for his deceased friend and concern for the girl's safety, James consistently tried persuading Jodie to join the Witness Protection Program, though the latter constantly refused over and over until a point at time in which she made a deal with James to join the Witness Protection Program under the promise that she be guaranteed a position in the FBI when she grew older. Despite often taking over the role of giving out orders, Jodie holds deep loyalty to James, whom she has shown to somewhat view as a father figure.
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[[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] and James hold a close subordinate relationship and James is shown to trust Jodie's judgement deeply and recognizes her strengths and weaknesses. He is close enough to Jodie to understand her thoughts, mainly as shown when he cautions Camel not to speak too much about Akai in front of her, understanding that Akai had been more than a mere FBI colleague to Jodie. The two have been acquainted prior to the series at least 20 years ago following the death of Jodie's father. Due to his respect for his deceased friend and concern for the girl's safety, James consistently tried persuading Jodie to join the Witness Protection Program, though the latter constantly refused over and over until a point at time in which she made a deal with James to join the Witness Protection Program under the promise that she be guaranteed a position in the FBI when she grew older. Despite often taking over the role of giving out orders, Jodie holds deep loyalty to James, whom she has shown to somewhat view as a father figure.
  
 
==== Shuichi Akai ====
 
==== Shuichi Akai ====
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While their relationship is not shown as much as Jodie's, it is shown that James holds high regard in Akai's abilities and respects and trusts him deeply and vice versa. James has also noted Akai's habit of performing missions on his own and planning things without informing him or Jodie, but does not appear to bear a grudge because of it. He also appears to be knowledgeable of Akai's loner personality coming from Akemi's death, showing that he understands Akai quite well despite not having interacted with him much. James had shown to have taken Akai's death hard (though not to the same extent as Jodie), but is still able to maintain his composure despite the obvious tragedy.
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While their relationship is not shown as much as Jodie's, it is shown that James holds high regard in [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]]'s abilities and respects and trusts him deeply and vice versa. James has also noted Akai's habit of performing missions on his own and planning things without informing him or Jodie, but does not appear to bear a grudge because of it. He also appears to be knowledgeable of Akai's loner personality coming from Akemi's death, showing that he understands Akai quite well despite not having interacted with him much. James had shown to have taken Akai's death hard (though not to the same extent as Jodie), but is still able to maintain his composure despite the obvious tragedy. Later on, it was revealed that Black was in on the ploy to fake Akai's death, which would explain his maintaining his composure. A major hint to this is provided in the movie ''[[Dimensional Sniper]]'', where [[Subaru Okiya]] (apparently Shuichi's undercover identity) is shown to be in secret contact with Black.
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Speculatively, James Black's English background may have assisted the young British-Japanese Shuichi Akai in fast-tracking his way to a US citizenship and then enrolling in the FBI.
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Curiously, James correctly identified Sera Masumi, Akai's younger sister, as being female, when almost every other person in the cast initially mistook her for a boy. James denies having seen her before, but it may also be related to any connections he had with Akai's family in the past.
  
 
==== Andre Camel ====
 
==== Andre Camel ====
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While their relationship is even less shown than Akai's, it is shown that James still trusted and respected Camel. The two were shown spending time as friends along with Jodie at a liquor store at one point, where Camel's less-than-sensitive personality causes Jodie to storm out of the store, with James later cautioning Camel to not mention Akai's name in front of Jodie, knowing that she had taken his death particularly hard, having viewed him as more than a mere FBI colleague.
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While their relationship is even less shown than Akai's, it is shown that James still trusted and respected [[Andre Camel|Camel]]. The two were shown spending time as friends along with Jodie at a liquor store at one point, where Camel's less-than-sensitive personality causes Jodie to storm out of the store, with James later cautioning Camel to not mention Akai's name in front of Jodie, knowing that she had taken his death particularly hard, having viewed him as more than a mere FBI colleague.
  
 
=== Others ===
 
=== Others ===
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A popular theory says that James Black could be "Anokata" since Haibara had a strange feeling the first time she met him. Also, his last name "Black" could mean something in "The Black Organization".
 
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Also, Amuro, who was disguissing as Scar Akai testing Sera, Camel and Jodie (Akai's collegues), didn't seem worried about wandering near James. That would make sense if Vermouth asked him in order to find out if Akai was really dead.
 
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==== Conan Edogawa ====
 
==== Conan Edogawa ====
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James is one of the few adults that views Conan as an equal and the even fewer few that seemingly knows his true identity due to being part of the FBI. As such, James holds high regard in Conan's abilities and trusts him deeply. He also has the habit of calling Conan, "Cool-guy".
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James is one of the few adults that views [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] as an equal and the even fewer few that seemingly knows his true identity due to being part of the FBI. As such, James holds high regard in Conan's abilities and trusts him deeply. He also has the habit of calling Conan, "Cool-guy".
  
 
== Name origin ==
 
== Name origin ==
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Haibara notes that James Black's name is similar to [[Wikipedia: James Bond|James Bond]], and both are British as well. Conan points out that there is another British man with a similar name: [[Wikipedia: Professor Moriarty|James Moriarty]].
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== Different looks ==
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{|
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 258]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 495]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 563]]
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:James EP1077.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1077]]
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|}
  
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
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{{cquote|As expected of the child that you have your eyes on. It almost makes me want to scout him for the bureau.|[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425]]||talking to [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] in the car with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in the backseat}}
 
{{cquote|As expected of the child that you have your eyes on. It almost makes me want to scout him for the bureau.|[[Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out!|Episode 425]]||talking to [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] in the car with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] in the backseat}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* In his first appearance, he was blond.
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* In James' first appearance, he was blond.
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* James likes [[Fujiko Mine]].<ref>[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]</ref>
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* James is completely unrelated to, however he deeply resembles the suspect, Edward Crowe from the episode [[The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case]], although they are both English Speaking, and possibly British.
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*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, he was aware of Sera Masumi when she visited the FBI and he saw her.
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== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|ジェイムズ Jeimuzu|ブラック Burakku}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جيمس James|بلاك Black}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|James|Black}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|詹姆斯 Zhānmǔsī|布莱克 Bùláikè}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|James|Black}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|James|Black}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|เจมส์ James|แบล็ค Black}}
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{{EndTable}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Characters]]
 
* [[Characters]]
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* [[FBI]]
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* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
  
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 25 August 2024

James Black

James Black Profile.png

Profile
Japanese name: ジェイムズ・ブラック
(Jeimuzu Burakku)
English name: James Black
Age: unknown
Gender: Male
Occupation: FBI special agent
Status: Alive
Statistics
First appearance: Manga: File 325
Anime: Episode 258
Appearances: Chapters: 41
Episodes: 31
Movies: 5
OVAs: 0
Specials: 0
Openings: 15
Closings: 1
Keyhole number: Volume 57
Actors
Japanese voice: Iemasa Kayumi (Episodes 258~783; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Movie 18)
Takaya Hashi (Movie 20, 24, 26; Episode 1077 onwards)
English voice: Taylor Henry

James Black (ジェイムズ・ブラック Jeimuzu Burakku?) is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan. He is a high ranking agent in the FBI.

Background

According to James Black's own account, he was born in London, England, in the Marylebone district of Westchester City, the same district where the original Baker Street is located, before he moved to Chicago, growing up as a naturalized American citizen.[1]

Black first met Conan, the Detective Boys, and Professor Agasa when he was visiting Japan to attend an animal show. They saved him from a crowd of reporters who mistook him for a famous American actor, the patron of the show. In fact, he was shortly afterwards kidnapped because of this, and it was thanks to Conan and the Tokyo police that Black was safely rescued from a dangerous hostage situation.[2] At this time, Black developed a deep respect for Conan's intellect, calling him "Cool Guy".

Conan didn't meet up with Black again until he encountered Jodie Starling again while trying to save a popular politician from an assassination attempt by the Black Organization. It was at this time that Black's allegiance with the FBI was revealed; Black is in fact the head of operations on the hunt for the Organization in Japan, and ever since this revelation, he and his colleagues have worked closely with Conan whenever their common cause would bring them together.[3]

Personality

Stoic and collected, James Black often lets his underlings, chiefly Jodie and Shuichi, take the initiative, knowing their capabilities, and for the same reason he listens to Conan's judgements as well.

Appellations

Plot overview

Kidnapped Tourist Case (Manga: 325-327, Anime: 258-259)

Valentine Chocolate Case (Manga: 331, Anime: 266)

Murderer's Car Case (Manga: 435, 437, Anime: 346-347)

Black Organization vs. FBI (Manga: 502-504, Anime: 425)

Giant Hammer Case (Manga: 550, Anime: 462)

Mysterious Job Case (Manga: 553-554, Anime: 464)

Fake Patient Case (Manga: 595-597, Anime: 495-496)

Kir Transport Case (Manga: 599-604, Anime: 497-500)

Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: 605-609, Anime: 501-504)

Red, White, and Yellow Case (Manga: 622, Anime: 509)

Bank Heist Case (Manga: 677, 679, Anime: 563-564)

East vs. West (Manga: 779-780, Anime: 651)

Scarlet Showdown (Manga: 898, Anime: 783)

FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)

Non-canon plot overview

Dimensional Sniper (Movie: 18)

The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20)

The Scarlet Bullet (Movie: 24)

Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)

Relationships analysis

Colleagues

Jodie Starling

Jodie and James hold a close subordinate relationship and James is shown to trust Jodie's judgement deeply and recognizes her strengths and weaknesses. He is close enough to Jodie to understand her thoughts, mainly as shown when he cautions Camel not to speak too much about Akai in front of her, understanding that Akai had been more than a mere FBI colleague to Jodie. The two have been acquainted prior to the series at least 20 years ago following the death of Jodie's father. Due to his respect for his deceased friend and concern for the girl's safety, James consistently tried persuading Jodie to join the Witness Protection Program, though the latter constantly refused over and over until a point at time in which she made a deal with James to join the Witness Protection Program under the promise that she be guaranteed a position in the FBI when she grew older. Despite often taking over the role of giving out orders, Jodie holds deep loyalty to James, whom she has shown to somewhat view as a father figure.

Shuichi Akai

While their relationship is not shown as much as Jodie's, it is shown that James holds high regard in Akai's abilities and respects and trusts him deeply and vice versa. James has also noted Akai's habit of performing missions on his own and planning things without informing him or Jodie, but does not appear to bear a grudge because of it. He also appears to be knowledgeable of Akai's loner personality coming from Akemi's death, showing that he understands Akai quite well despite not having interacted with him much. James had shown to have taken Akai's death hard (though not to the same extent as Jodie), but is still able to maintain his composure despite the obvious tragedy. Later on, it was revealed that Black was in on the ploy to fake Akai's death, which would explain his maintaining his composure. A major hint to this is provided in the movie Dimensional Sniper, where Subaru Okiya (apparently Shuichi's undercover identity) is shown to be in secret contact with Black.

Speculatively, James Black's English background may have assisted the young British-Japanese Shuichi Akai in fast-tracking his way to a US citizenship and then enrolling in the FBI.

Curiously, James correctly identified Sera Masumi, Akai's younger sister, as being female, when almost every other person in the cast initially mistook her for a boy. James denies having seen her before, but it may also be related to any connections he had with Akai's family in the past.

Andre Camel

While their relationship is even less shown than Akai's, it is shown that James still trusted and respected Camel. The two were shown spending time as friends along with Jodie at a liquor store at one point, where Camel's less-than-sensitive personality causes Jodie to storm out of the store, with James later cautioning Camel to not mention Akai's name in front of Jodie, knowing that she had taken his death particularly hard, having viewed him as more than a mere FBI colleague.

Others

Conan Edogawa

James is one of the few adults that views Conan as an equal and the even fewer few that seemingly knows his true identity due to being part of the FBI. As such, James holds high regard in Conan's abilities and trusts him deeply. He also has the habit of calling Conan, "Cool-guy".

Name origin

Haibara notes that James Black's name is similar to James Bond, and both are British as well. Conan points out that there is another British man with a similar name: James Moriarty.

Different looks

Episode 258
Episode 495
Episode 563
Episode 1077

Quotes

“ As expected of the child that you have your eyes on. It almost makes me want to scout him for the bureau. „

— Episode 425

Trivia

  • In James' first appearance, he was blond.
  • James likes Fujiko Mine.[6]
  • James is completely unrelated to, however he deeply resembles the suspect, Edward Crowe from the episode The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case, although they are both English Speaking, and possibly British.
  • According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, he was aware of Sera Masumi when she visited the FBI and he saw her.

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese ジェイムズ Jeimuzu ブラック Burakku
Flag of Arabic Arabic جيمس James بلاك Black
Flag of Catalonia Catalan James Black
Flag of China Chinese (Simplified) 詹姆斯 Zhānmǔsī 布莱克 Bùláikè
Flag of France French James Black
Flag of Italy Italian James Black
Flag of Thailand Thai เจมส์ James แบล็ค Black

See also

References

  1. ^ Manga Chapter 325: Something the Lion Dropped
  2. ^ Manga Chapters 325-327: Kidnapped Tourist Case
  3. ^ Manga Chapter 502: A New Objective
  4. ^ Movie 18: Dimensional Sniper
  5. ^ File 1063 (Volume 100)
  6. ^ Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
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Main Characters
Protagonists Shinichi Kudo • Conan Edogawa • Ran Mouri • Kogoro Mouri
Detective Boys Ai Haibara • Ayumi Yoshida • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Genta Kojima
Family & Friends Hiroshi Agasa • Sonoko Suzuki • Eri Kisaki • Yusaku Kudo • Yukiko Kudo • Heiji Hattori • Kazuha Toyama • Yoko Okino • Sumiko Kobayashi • Tomoaki Araide • Makoto Kyogoku • Shizuka Hattori • Jirokichi Suzuki • Eisuke Hondou • Azusa Enomoto • Subaru Okiya • Masumi Sera • Shukichi Haneda • Sakurako Yonehara • Rumi Wakasa • Momiji Ooka • Muga Iori
Tokyo Metropolitan Police District Juzo Megure • Wataru Takagi • Miwako Sato • Ninzaburo Shiratori • Yumi Miyamoto • Kazunobu Chiba • Naeko Miike • Kiyonaga Matsumoto • Inspector Yuminaga • Shintaro Chaki • Hyoue Kuroda • Kenji Hagiwara • Jinpei Matsuda • Wataru Date
Osaka Police District Heizo Hattori • Ginshiro Toyama • Goro Otaki
Nagano Police District Kansuke Yamato • Yui Uehara • Taka'aki Morofushi
Other police districts Sango Yokomizo • Misao Yamamura • Jugo Yokomizo • Chihaya Hagiwara • Fumimaro Ayanokoji
NPA and Public Security Bureau Rei Furuya (Bourbon) • Hiromitsu Morofushi • Yuya Kazami
FBI Shuichi Akai • Jodie Starling • James Black • Andre Camel
CIA Hidemi Hondou (Kir) • Ethan Hondou
MI6 Mary Sera • Tsutomu Akai
Black Organization The Boss • Rum • Gin • Vodka • Vermouth • Chianti • Korn • Shiho Miyano • Akemi Miyano • Elena Miyano • Atsushi Miyano • Tequila • Pisco • Calvados • Rikumichi Kusuda • Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
Magic Kaito Kaito Kuroba • Kaitou Kid • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Midoriko Nakamori • Toichi Kuroba • Chikage Kuroba • Konosuke Jii • Keiko Momoi • Akako Koizumi • Saguru Hakuba • Snake • Kaitou Corbeau
Others "The Criminal" • Hideo Akagi • Ryusuke Higo • Takahiro Sanada • Scar Akai • Kohji Haneda • Kamen Yaiba • Amanda Hughes
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Active Agents Shuichi Akai (Subaru Okiya) • Jodie Starling • James Black • Andre Camel
Minor Agents Tim • Bill • Jeff • Meyer • Hodges • Ishida
Related Articles Witness Protection Program • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) • Law Enforcement • Scar Akai
Manga Golden Apple Case • Footsteps of Darkness • Meeting with Vodka • Halloween Party Case • Murderer's Car Case • Black Organization vs. FBI • Giant Hammer Case • Kir Transport Case • Foreign Suspect Case • Red, White, and Yellow Case • Bank Heist Case • Department Store Bomber Case • East vs. West • A Shrine to Remember • Scarlet Showdown • Girls Band Murder Case • The Clenched Scissors and the Clipped Letters • A song named ASACA • Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case • FBI Serial Murder Case
Anime Shinichi Kudo's New York Case • On the Trail of a Silent Witness • Contact with the Black Organization • Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night • Find the Buttock's Mark • Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out • The Shadow of the Black Organization • Clash of Red and Black • Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys • Detective Boys vs. Robber Group • The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen • Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West • Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap • The Scarlet Return • The Unfriendly Girls Band • Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene • The Betrayal's Stage • Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show • The Black Organization's Scheme
Movies and Specials Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie • Dimensional Sniper • The Darkest Nightmare • The Scarlet Bullet • Black Iron Submarine
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