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| − | | name | + | | name = Ginzo Nakamori |
| − | | japanese-name | + | | japanese-name = 中森 銀三 <br> (Nakamori Ginzō) |
| − | | english-name | + | | english-name = Mace Fuller |
| − | | image | + | | image = Ginzo Nakamori Profile.png |
| − | | age | + | | age = 42<ref>He was 41 when got introduced in Detective Conan File 156. In Magic Kaito Chapter 37, his age is 42, implying that he had his birthday in the timeline of both series.</ref> |
| − | | gender | + | | gender = Male |
| − | | date-of-birth | + | | height = 172 cm<ref>https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531</ref> |
| − | | relatives | + | | date-of-birth = |
| − | | nicknames | + | | relatives = [[Midoriko Nakamori]] (wife) <br> [[Aoko Nakamori]] (daughter) |
| − | | first-appearance | + | | occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Division 2 Inspector |
| − | | appearances | + | | nicknames = |
| − | | keyhole | + | | first-appearance = [[Magic Kaito]] Chapter 1 <br> Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|File 156]] <br> Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|Episode 76]] |
| − | | cases-solved | + | | appearances = {{:Ginzo Nakamori Appearances}} |
| − | | japanese-voice | + | | keyhole = [[Volume 44]] |
| − | | english-voice | + | | cases-solved = |
| − | | footnotes | + | | japanese-voice = [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (Movie 3, 8, 10, 14, 19; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Episodes 76~888) <br> [[Koji Ishii]] (Movie 23, 27; Episode 983 onwards) |
| + | | english-voice = [[Jay Jones]] (FUNimation 1st) <br> [[Ian Sinclair]] (FUNimation 2nd) <br> [[Kirk Thornton]] (Bang Zoom!) <br> [[Christopher Diaz]] (Macias Group) | ||
| + | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | {{nihongo|'''Ginzo Nakamori'''|中森 銀三|Nakamori Ginzō}}, known in the [[Funimation]] dub as '''Mace Fuller''', is a character in the manga franchise ''[[Magic Kaito]]'', as well as the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Nakamori is an inspector for the Tokyo district. His division is nominally devoted to fraud cases, but he spends most of his time and energy capturing the gentleman thief [[Kaitou Kid]]. | |
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| + | Although he is Kaitou Kid's arch-enemy from the beginning, the main antagonist of the manga and anime series ''Magic Kaito'' is [[Snake]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | Nakamori has been dealing with Kaitou Kid ever since he first joined the police force, not knowing that he has been dealing with the original Kaitou Kid, [[Toichi Kuroba]], and the new Kaitou Kid, Toichi's son [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], | + | Nakamori has been dealing with Kaitou Kid ever since he first joined the police force, not knowing that he has been dealing with the original Kaitou Kid, [[Toichi Kuroba]], and the new Kaitou Kid, Toichi's son [[Kaito Kuroba|Kaito]], who is best friend and the romantic interest of his daughter [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]]. Nakamori used to be a homicide police inspector, but gave that up to focus his time more on Kid. |
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Vlcsnap-2013-09-29-02h50m28s118.png|thumb|right|200px|Nakamori gleefully seizes the unsuspecting Kid's wrists.]] |
| − | Nakamori has a fiery and boisterous personality, always yelling to direct his officers and losing his cool when one of his plans goes awry. Nakamori is extremely self confident. He is usually very self-assured his plans will work and cackles madly to himself at the thought of Kaitou Kid being caught in them. His many failures don't stop him from proudly declaring on live news broadcasts he will surely nab the Kid next time. Nakamori's experience in chasing Kid is balanced by his impulsivity which is his downfall. After a surprise, Nakamori is typically drawn into chasing a Kaitou Kid dummy or shutting off the defensive measures instead of wisely making sure that Kaitou Kid isn't still on the scene or only pretending to have bypassed security (which is often really the case). | + | Nakamori has a fiery and boisterous personality, always yelling to direct his officers and losing his cool when one of his plans goes awry. Nakamori is extremely self confident. He is usually very self-assured his plans will work and cackles madly to himself at the thought of Kaitou Kid being caught in them. His many failures don't stop him from proudly declaring on live news broadcasts he will surely nab the Kid next time. Nakamori's experience in chasing Kid is balanced by his impulsivity which is his downfall. After a surprise, Nakamori is typically drawn into chasing a Kaitou Kid dummy or shutting off the defensive measures instead of wisely making sure that Kaitou Kid isn't still on the scene or only pretending to have bypassed security (which is often really the case). |
| − | Though a dedicated and capable officer, Nakamori is always outsmarted by Kid, and even when he captures Kid, Kid somehow finds a way to escape. Nakamori doesn't like asking for help, but heavily appreciates the work of [[Conan Edogawa]], who often lends him a hand in trying to outsmart and capture | + | Though a dedicated and capable police officer, Nakamori is always outsmarted by Kid, and even when he captures Kid, Kid somehow finds a way to escape. Nakamori doesn't like asking for help, but heavily appreciates the work of [[Conan Edogawa]], who often lends him a hand in trying to outsmart and capture Kid. All of the Kid's cases that involved Conan, end with the Kid giving back the treasure that he robs. |
Despite his intense dislike for Kid, Nakamori respects his rival's personality and sense of honor, willingly acknowledging that murder or similar capital crimes are completely out of the question for Kid. He becomes depressed and worried when Kid doesn't send out notices in a while because it means he has nothing to do; the return of Kaitou Kid pleased him greatly. | Despite his intense dislike for Kid, Nakamori respects his rival's personality and sense of honor, willingly acknowledging that murder or similar capital crimes are completely out of the question for Kid. He becomes depressed and worried when Kid doesn't send out notices in a while because it means he has nothing to do; the return of Kaitou Kid pleased him greatly. | ||
| − | ==Appellations== | + | == Appellations == |
<tabs jsId="nicknames"> | <tabs jsId="nicknames"> | ||
<tab title="Friends and relatives"> | <tab title="Friends and relatives"> | ||
| − | {| | + | {{appellations/head|Ginzo}} |
| − | + | {{appellations|Kaito Kuroba|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'') <br> Inspector (''Keibu'')|Kaito-kun}} | |
| − | |- | + | {{appellations|Aoko Nakamori|Dad (''Otōsan'')|Aoko}} |
| − | | [[File: | + | {{appellations|Saguru Hakuba|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')|Hakuba-kun}} |
| − | |- | + | |} |
| − | | | + | </tab> |
| − | | | + | <tab title="Law enforcement"> |
| − | | [[ | + | {{appellations/head|Ginzo}} |
| + | {{appellations|Superintendent General Hakuba|file=Superintendent General Hakuba.jpg|Nakamori-kun<ref name="mk1412-4">[[A Great Detective Steps Into the Light|Magic Kaito 1412: Episode 4]]</ref>|Superintendent General Hakuba (''Hakuba-keishisokan'')<ref name="mk1412-4"/>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Shintaro Chaki|Nakamori-kun|Superintendent Chaki (''Chaki-keishi'') <br> Superintendent (''Keishi'')}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Juzo Megure|Nakamori-kun<ref name="file545">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 545: Konjiki (Volume 53)]]</ref>|Megure<ref name="file545" /><br> Raccoon dog Megure (''Megure-no-tanuki'')<ref name="file545"/>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Miwako Sato|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file545" /><br>Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="file545"/>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Taka'aki Morofushi|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file1018">[[Volume_96#File_1018_-_In_the_Ice|File 1018: In the Ice (Volume 96)]]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Detective Konno|Inspector (''Keibu'')}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
| + | <tab title="Others"> | ||
| + | {{appellations/head|Ginzo}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Kaitou Kid|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'') <br> Inspector (''Keibu'')|Kaitou Kid <br> Kid}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Kaitou Corbeau|-|Corbeau <br> Thief (''Dorobō''; Japanese pronunciation of Corbeau is ''Korubō'')}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')|Kudo Shinichi}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')|Conan-kun}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Jirokichi Suzuki|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref>[[Volume 61#Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail|File 633 (Volume 61)]]</ref>|Old man (''Jii-san'') <br> Adviser Suzuki (''Suzuki-sodan-yaku'')}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Tomoko Suzuki|Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref>[[Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku]] (Part 2)</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file712">[[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|File 712 (Volume 68)]]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')<ref name="file455">[[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|File 455 (Volume 44)]]</ref>|Pun Detective (''Dajare Tantei'')<ref name="file544">[[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|File 544 (Volume 53)]]</ref>}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Nakamori (''Nakamori-keibu'')|Little Miss (''ojou-san'')}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Zengo Goto|-|Bodyguard-san}} | ||
| + | {{appellations|Masumi Sera|Inspector (''Keibu'')<ref name="file828">[[Volume 78#The Blush Mermaid|File 828 (Volume 78)]]</ref><br> Inspector-san (''Keibu-san'')<ref name="file828"/>|Boy (''bōzu'')<ref name="file828"/>}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
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== Plot overview == | == Plot overview == | ||
| + | === Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|156-159]], Anime: [[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid|76]]) === | ||
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| + | === Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle (Manga: [[Volume 44#Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle|453-456]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk|356]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Manga: [[Volume 53#Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|544-545, 547]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces|469-470]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail (Manga: [[Volume 61#Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail|631-634]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic|515]]) === | ||
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| + | === Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki (Manga: [[Volume 64#Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki|674-676]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe|537-538]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Kirin's Horn Case (Manga: [[Volume 68#Kirin's Horn Case|712-715]], Anime: [[The Kirin's Horn That Vanished into the Dark|585-587]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Ryoma's Gunbelt Case (Manga: [[Volume 70#Ryoma's Gunbelt Case|731-733]], Anime: [[Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure|627-628]]) === | ||
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| + | === The Blush Mermaid (Manga: [[Volume 78#The Blush Mermaid|828-830]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid|724-725]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Twin Bets (Manga: [[Volume 82#Twin Bets|862-864]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku|746-747]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === The Luna Memoria (Manga: [[Volume 91#Kaitou Kid and the Luna Memoria|963-965]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box|887-888]]) === | ||
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| + | === Fairy's Lip (Manga: [[Volume 96#Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip|1018-1021]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips|983-984]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Queen's Bangs (Manga: [[Volume 101#Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs|1076-1078]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang|1105-1106]]) === | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Kaitou Kid and the Azure Throne (Manga: [[Volume 105#Kaitou Kid and the Azure Throne|1119-1122]])=== | ||
== Relationships analysis == | == Relationships analysis == | ||
| + | === Family and friends === | ||
| + | ==== Kaito Kuroba ==== | ||
| + | Nakamori is already familiar with Kaito's civilian persona, as he is friends with his daughter Aoko. He has known Kaito since they were kids, and he takes care of him regularly, having even dinner together. He also does know that Kaito is the son of a renowned magician and quite skilled in magic himself. Because of this, he will sometimes ask for Kaito's assistance and advice on various strategies to capture Kaitou Kid; or trust his perspective on some cases. | ||
| − | + | At one point, Nakamori began to suspect that Kaito was in fact Kaitou Kid. He later dismissed this theory when Kaitou Kid showed off his disguise skills, boasting that he could appear to be anyone, even people close to him. | |
| − | + | In some cases, Aoko and Kaito do deliver to the Inspector their meals at work, and because of chances like these, Kaito gets to see the security from the inside. | |
==== Aoko Nakamori ==== | ==== Aoko Nakamori ==== | ||
| − | [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]] | + | Though he loves his daughter [[Aoko Nakamori|Aoko]], Nakamori is often too busy pursuing Kaitou Kid to spend time with her (on one occasion even forgetting her birthday). On rare occasions, even he will find her tempers intimidating. |
| + | === Other === | ||
==== Saguru Hakuba ==== | ==== Saguru Hakuba ==== | ||
| − | Nakamori | + | Nakamori is usually dismissive of [[Saguru Hakuba|Saguru]], and seems to mostly tolerate the teenage detective because of his status as Superintendent-General Hakuba's son. However, he will occasionally accept Saguru's help when Saguru seems to have developed a particularly brilliant strategy to capture Kid. |
==== Shintaro Chaki ==== | ==== Shintaro Chaki ==== | ||
| + | Nakamori mostly maintains a cordial, professional relationship with his immediate superior in the police department, despite the fact that Chaki is typically far less impatient than he is. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Conan Edogawa ==== | ||
| + | Though his interactions with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] have been limited thus far, Nakamori seems to have taken a liking to the young boy and his propensity to frustrate Kid's schemes, and is willing to listen to his suggestions and questions. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Jirokichi Suzuki ==== | ||
| + | Nakamori is often exasperated by [[Jirokichi Suzuki]]'s boisterous, self-centered personality and constant flaunting of wealth, though he will usually do his best to cooperate with the Suzuki Corporation adviser's many plans to capture Kaitou Kid. | ||
== Name origin == | == Name origin == | ||
| − | Like other characters in ''Magic Kaito'', Nakamori's name contains a color. The "gin" in Nakamori's first name means "silver". | + | * Like other characters in ''Magic Kaito'', Nakamori's name contains a color. The "gin" in Nakamori's first name means "silver". |
| + | * The surname "Nakamori" comes from [[Wikipedia: Akina Nakamori|Akina Nakamori]].<ref>Love Conan - Meitantei Conan Official Fan Book for Girls</ref> | ||
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| + | == Different looks == | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | | style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ginzo Before.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 76]] | ||
| + | | style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ginzo Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 469]] | ||
| + | | style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ginzo After.JPG|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 725]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | | style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ginzo Nakamori MK1412.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 4).]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | * Nakamori can be compared to Inspector Zenigata from Lupin | + | * Nakamori can be compared to [[Koichi Zenigata|Inspector Zenigata]], the main antagonist from ''[[Lupin III]]''. Like Nakamori, Zenigata focuses his whole sole career around chasing a master thief of a renown lineage (Arsène Lupin III). Both are respected officers of the law, both are talented enough to keep up with and challenge their target, and both respect their targets despite their opposing positions of the law. Unlike Zenigata though, Nakamori seems more content on finally arresting Kid once and for all, while Zenigata has gone crazy during times Lupin was in jail (once intentionally staying there longer just to push Zenigata's buttons). It seems while Nakamori wants to arrest Kid based on his beliefs of the law, Zenigata's pursuit of Lupin has gone to the point of that is what he wants to do his whole life. |
| + | *He is a frequent visitor of Cafe Poirot. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Quotes == | ||
| + | {{cquote|Just you wait, Kaitou Kid, I will arrest you!|Ginzo}} | ||
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| + | == In other languages == | ||
| + | {{beginTable CharLang}} | ||
| + | {{charLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|銀三 Ginzō|中森 Nakamori}} | ||
| + | {{charLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|银三 Yínsān|中森 Zhōngsēn}} | ||
| + | {{charLangItem|flag=US|English|Mace<br>Ginzo|Fuller<br>Nakamori}} | ||
| + | {{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Ginzo|Nakamori}} | ||
| + | {{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|''Not given''<br>Ginzo|Alvarado<br>Nakamori}} | ||
| + | {{CharLangItem|flag=Philippines|Filipino|Ginzo|Nakamori}} | ||
| + | {{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|은삼 Eun Sam <br> 두익 Doo Ik|임 Im <br> 장 Jang}} | ||
| + | {{endTable}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Characters]] | * [[Characters]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
| − | <references /> | + | <references/> |
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{{Magic Kaito}} | {{Magic Kaito}} | ||
{{Characters}} | {{Characters}} | ||
{{Police}} | {{Police}} | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamori Ginzo}} | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Magic Kaito characters]] | [[Category:Magic Kaito characters]] | ||
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[[Category:Police detectives]] | [[Category:Police detectives]] | ||
[[Category:Magic Kaito]] | [[Category:Magic Kaito]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 22 June 2024
For other uses, see Nakamori.
| Ginzo Nakamori | |
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| Japanese name: | 中森 銀三 (Nakamori Ginzō) |
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| English name: | Mace Fuller |
| Age: | 42[1] |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 172 cm[2] |
| Relatives: | Midoriko Nakamori (wife) Aoko Nakamori (daughter) |
| Occupation: | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Division 2 Inspector |
| First appearance: | Magic Kaito Chapter 1 Manga: File 156 Anime: Episode 76 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 49 Chapters: 2 Episodes: 27 Movies: 8 OVAs: 4 Specials: 11 Chapters: 35 Episodes: 24 Openings: 3 Closings: 1 |
| Keyhole number: | Volume 44 |
| Japanese voice: | Unsho Ishizuka (Movie 3, 8, 10, 14, 19; Lupin III vs. Conan Movie; Episodes 76~888) Koji Ishii (Movie 23, 27; Episode 983 onwards) |
| English voice: | Jay Jones (FUNimation 1st) Ian Sinclair (FUNimation 2nd) Kirk Thornton (Bang Zoom!) Christopher Diaz (Macias Group) |
Ginzo Nakamori (中森 銀三 Nakamori Ginzō), known in the Funimation dub as Mace Fuller, is a character in the manga franchise Magic Kaito, as well as the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan. Nakamori is an inspector for the Tokyo district. His division is nominally devoted to fraud cases, but he spends most of his time and energy capturing the gentleman thief Kaitou Kid.
Although he is Kaitou Kid's arch-enemy from the beginning, the main antagonist of the manga and anime series Magic Kaito is Snake.
Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Personality
- 3 Appellations
- 4 Plot overview
- 4.1 Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: 156-159, Anime: 76)
- 4.2 Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle (Manga: 453-456, Anime: 356)
- 4.3 Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Manga: 544-545, 547, Anime: 469-470)
- 4.4 Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail (Manga: 631-634, Anime: 515)
- 4.5 Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki (Manga: 674-676, Anime: 537-538)
- 4.6 Kirin's Horn Case (Manga: 712-715, Anime: 585-587)
- 4.7 Ryoma's Gunbelt Case (Manga: 731-733, Anime: 627-628)
- 4.8 The Blush Mermaid (Manga: 828-830, Anime: 724-725)
- 4.9 Twin Bets (Manga: 862-864, Anime: 746-747)
- 4.10 The Luna Memoria (Manga: 963-965, Anime: 887-888)
- 4.11 Fairy's Lip (Manga: 1018-1021, Anime: 983-984)
- 4.12 Queen's Bangs (Manga: 1076-1078, Anime: 1105-1106)
- 4.13 Kaitou Kid and the Azure Throne (Manga: 1119-1122)
- 5 Relationships analysis
- 6 Name origin
- 7 Different looks
- 8 Trivia
- 9 Quotes
- 10 In other languages
- 11 See also
- 12 References
Background
Nakamori has been dealing with Kaitou Kid ever since he first joined the police force, not knowing that he has been dealing with the original Kaitou Kid, Toichi Kuroba, and the new Kaitou Kid, Toichi's son Kaito, who is best friend and the romantic interest of his daughter Aoko. Nakamori used to be a homicide police inspector, but gave that up to focus his time more on Kid.
Personality
Nakamori has a fiery and boisterous personality, always yelling to direct his officers and losing his cool when one of his plans goes awry. Nakamori is extremely self confident. He is usually very self-assured his plans will work and cackles madly to himself at the thought of Kaitou Kid being caught in them. His many failures don't stop him from proudly declaring on live news broadcasts he will surely nab the Kid next time. Nakamori's experience in chasing Kid is balanced by his impulsivity which is his downfall. After a surprise, Nakamori is typically drawn into chasing a Kaitou Kid dummy or shutting off the defensive measures instead of wisely making sure that Kaitou Kid isn't still on the scene or only pretending to have bypassed security (which is often really the case).
Though a dedicated and capable police officer, Nakamori is always outsmarted by Kid, and even when he captures Kid, Kid somehow finds a way to escape. Nakamori doesn't like asking for help, but heavily appreciates the work of Conan Edogawa, who often lends him a hand in trying to outsmart and capture Kid. All of the Kid's cases that involved Conan, end with the Kid giving back the treasure that he robs.
Despite his intense dislike for Kid, Nakamori respects his rival's personality and sense of honor, willingly acknowledging that murder or similar capital crimes are completely out of the question for Kid. He becomes depressed and worried when Kid doesn't send out notices in a while because it means he has nothing to do; the return of Kaitou Kid pleased him greatly.
Appellations
Plot overview
Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: 156-159, Anime: 76)
Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle (Manga: 453-456, Anime: 356)
Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Manga: 544-545, 547, Anime: 469-470)
Kaitou Kid and the Purple Nail (Manga: 631-634, Anime: 515)
Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki (Manga: 674-676, Anime: 537-538)
Kirin's Horn Case (Manga: 712-715, Anime: 585-587)
Ryoma's Gunbelt Case (Manga: 731-733, Anime: 627-628)
The Blush Mermaid (Manga: 828-830, Anime: 724-725)
Twin Bets (Manga: 862-864, Anime: 746-747)
The Luna Memoria (Manga: 963-965, Anime: 887-888)
Fairy's Lip (Manga: 1018-1021, Anime: 983-984)
Queen's Bangs (Manga: 1076-1078, Anime: 1105-1106)
Kaitou Kid and the Azure Throne (Manga: 1119-1122)
Relationships analysis
Family and friends
Kaito Kuroba
Nakamori is already familiar with Kaito's civilian persona, as he is friends with his daughter Aoko. He has known Kaito since they were kids, and he takes care of him regularly, having even dinner together. He also does know that Kaito is the son of a renowned magician and quite skilled in magic himself. Because of this, he will sometimes ask for Kaito's assistance and advice on various strategies to capture Kaitou Kid; or trust his perspective on some cases.
At one point, Nakamori began to suspect that Kaito was in fact Kaitou Kid. He later dismissed this theory when Kaitou Kid showed off his disguise skills, boasting that he could appear to be anyone, even people close to him.
In some cases, Aoko and Kaito do deliver to the Inspector their meals at work, and because of chances like these, Kaito gets to see the security from the inside.
Aoko Nakamori
Though he loves his daughter Aoko, Nakamori is often too busy pursuing Kaitou Kid to spend time with her (on one occasion even forgetting her birthday). On rare occasions, even he will find her tempers intimidating.
Other
Saguru Hakuba
Nakamori is usually dismissive of Saguru, and seems to mostly tolerate the teenage detective because of his status as Superintendent-General Hakuba's son. However, he will occasionally accept Saguru's help when Saguru seems to have developed a particularly brilliant strategy to capture Kid.
Shintaro Chaki
Nakamori mostly maintains a cordial, professional relationship with his immediate superior in the police department, despite the fact that Chaki is typically far less impatient than he is.
Conan Edogawa
Though his interactions with Conan have been limited thus far, Nakamori seems to have taken a liking to the young boy and his propensity to frustrate Kid's schemes, and is willing to listen to his suggestions and questions.
Jirokichi Suzuki
Nakamori is often exasperated by Jirokichi Suzuki's boisterous, self-centered personality and constant flaunting of wealth, though he will usually do his best to cooperate with the Suzuki Corporation adviser's many plans to capture Kaitou Kid.
Name origin
- Like other characters in Magic Kaito, Nakamori's name contains a color. The "gin" in Nakamori's first name means "silver".
- The surname "Nakamori" comes from Akina Nakamori.[12]
Different looks
Trivia
- Nakamori can be compared to Inspector Zenigata, the main antagonist from Lupin III. Like Nakamori, Zenigata focuses his whole sole career around chasing a master thief of a renown lineage (Arsène Lupin III). Both are respected officers of the law, both are talented enough to keep up with and challenge their target, and both respect their targets despite their opposing positions of the law. Unlike Zenigata though, Nakamori seems more content on finally arresting Kid once and for all, while Zenigata has gone crazy during times Lupin was in jail (once intentionally staying there longer just to push Zenigata's buttons). It seems while Nakamori wants to arrest Kid based on his beliefs of the law, Zenigata's pursuit of Lupin has gone to the point of that is what he wants to do his whole life.
- He is a frequent visitor of Cafe Poirot.
Quotes
| “ | Just you wait, Kaitou Kid, I will arrest you! | „ |
— Ginzo | ||
In other languages
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
銀三 Ginzō | 中森 Nakamori |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
银三 Yínsān | 中森 Zhōngsēn |
 English |
Mace Ginzo |
Fuller Nakamori |
 Spanish |
Ginzo | Nakamori |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Not given Ginzo |
Alvarado Nakamori |
 Filipino |
Ginzo | Nakamori |
  Korean |
은삼 Eun Sam 두익 Doo Ik |
임 Im 장 Jang |
See also
References
- ^ He was 41 when got introduced in Detective Conan File 156. In Magic Kaito Chapter 37, his age is 42, implying that he had his birthday in the timeline of both series.
- ^ https://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=595531
- ^ a b Magic Kaito 1412: Episode 4
- ^ a b c d e File 545: Konjiki (Volume 53)
- ^ File 1018: In the Ice (Volume 96)
- ^ File 633 (Volume 61)
- ^ Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2)
- ^ File 712 (Volume 68)
- ^ File 455 (Volume 44)
- ^ File 544 (Volume 53)
- ^ a b c File 828 (Volume 78)
- ^ Love Conan - Meitantei Conan Official Fan Book for Girls
