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After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern. | After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern. | ||
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===[[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|Episode 212-213: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]]=== | ===[[Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys|Episode 212-213: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys]]=== | ||
* Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara strains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys. | * Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara strains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys. | ||
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The Detective Boys realize Mitsuhiko is missing from his home, and follow his traces in the Gunma forest. Mitsuhiko, having heared Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, actually just wanted to please them by bringing some of them. However, the fireflies caught, he notices that he could not answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing them. He is eventually caught by the serial killer [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] who was hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurst, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara. | The Detective Boys realize Mitsuhiko is missing from his home, and follow his traces in the Gunma forest. Mitsuhiko, having heared Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, actually just wanted to please them by bringing some of them. However, the fireflies caught, he notices that he could not answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing them. He is eventually caught by the serial killer [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]] who was hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurst, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara. | ||
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== Relationship analysis == | == Relationship analysis == | ||
=== Detective Boys === | === Detective Boys === | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 11 July 2014
| Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya | |
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| Japanese name: | 円谷 光彦 (Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko) |
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| English name: | Mitch Tennison |
| Age: | 6-7[1] |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | Unknown[1] |
| Weight: | 20 kg[1] (44 lbs) |
| Date of birth: | Unknown[1] |
| Relatives: | Asami Tsuburaya (older sister) |
| Occupation: | Teitan Elementary School student Detective Boys member |
| First appearance: | Manga: File 17 Anime: Episode 1 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 358 Episodes: 420 Movies: 28 OVAs: 16 Specials: 4 Openings: 45 Closings: 16 |
| Keyhole number: | Volume 12 |
| Japanese voice: | Ikue Otani Ai Orikasa (Episode 425~436, Movie 10) |
| English voice: | Cynthia Cranz |
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (円谷 光彦 Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko), also known as Mitch Tennison in the Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Contents
Background
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya is a student in Teitan Elementary when Shinichi joins his class as Conan Edogawa. Shortly afterwards, his classmates Ayumi and Genta have the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion, and they persuade Conan to come along. When Mitsuhiko expresses his skepticism about supernatural hauntings, Genta forcefully 'persuades' him to tag along as well. As it turns out, the haunting is a cover-up for an old homicide case.
Soon after, the accidental acquisition of a treasure map leads Ayumi, Genta, Mistuhiko and Conan on a hunt for a cache of stolen Italian gold coins, during which Conan saves them from getting killed by the mafia members who are also after the gold. After the case is resolved, Mitsuhiko joins Genta and Ayumi in forming the nucleus of an amateur detective group, the Detective Boys.[2]
Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers, and he has an older sister, Asami Tsuburaya (円谷 朝美 Tsuburaya Asami), about ten years his senior.[3]
Personality
Mitsuhiko enjoys reading science books and takes a scientific approach to problem-solving. He is a smart and well-read first-grader who believes that technology can solve most problems. Due to his strict and formal upbringing by his parents, he tends to be very formal towards his elders, addressing them (in Japanese) with the formal suffix "-san" without regard to the intimacy of their relationship.[4]
It has been shown at numerous times that Mitsuhiko really likes to be prepared for any occasion. He enjoys studying scientific, historical and general subjects for his own interest and fun. This eventually allows him to provide useful insights whenever necessary. He's been (or felt) rewarded a few times for his knowledge. In one instance, Ayumi said
how impressed she was after Mitsuhiko provided some precise historical facts behind the Ohashi House in Kurashiki, and he thought to himself with a big happy smile on his face: "I'm so glad I studied!".[5]
One of his other qualities is that he tends to be pro-active in many situations and think ahead of possible outcomes. For example, while the Detective Boys were trying to solve riddles they found in a Momotaro container in a small river in Kurashiki, a murder occurred which eventually led to the different codes to get burned. Conan, knowing that resolving those codes would lead to concrete proof as to who the murderer might be, was quite pleased when Mitsuhiko proudly announced that he took notes in his Detective Boys notebook "thinking that something like that could happen".[5] He has often been shown he was shrewder and more quick-witted than Genta and Ayumi, sometimes leading their reflexion when Conan is not with them. With time and experience, he will probably become about as intelligent as Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori.
Despite the preciousness of his intelligence, Mitsuhiko remains an elementary school child, and enjoys activities of his age, such as participating in the creation of a snowman or in a treasure hunting. As a consequence, he gets on really well with Genta and Ayumi.
Mitsuhiko has a dislike for carrots, and will always eat them last (if ever) if he can help it.
Plot overview
Episode 188-189: The Great Revival
After the Detective Boys have been trapped in a cavern, and after Conan has fainted, Mitsuhiko, hinted by Conan's last words and Ayumi's opinion, is the one to find the solution of the riddle leading to the exit of the cavern.
Episode 212-213: Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys
- Searching for Genta, Mitsuhiko and Haibara find the body of a dead hunter, and start being tracked by his murderer, who fears they might have seen him. When Haibara strains her ankle, he makes her a bandage, using a method Conan had taught him; he then carries her to a safer place. With Haibara's help, he leaves a code to signal his position to the other Detective Boys.
- This is the case where Mitsuhiko develops romantic feelings for Haibara.
Episode 289-290: Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest
The Detective Boys realize Mitsuhiko is missing from his home, and follow his traces in the Gunma forest. Mitsuhiko, having heared Haibara and Ayumi expressing their admiration for the beauty of fireflies, actually just wanted to please them by bringing some of them. However, the fireflies caught, he notices that he could not answer Conan's call on his badge without releasing them. He is eventually caught by the serial killer Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who was hiding in the forest. Since Numabuchi loves fireflies too, he does not hurst, and even carries him back to his friends. This case is a good example of Mitsuhiko's dedication for Ayumi and Haibara.
Episode 481-482: The Mountain Witch's Cutlery
During the night, Mitsuhiko catches sight of the owner of the house, Iwae Tanaka, sharpening a cleaver with a fiendish face, a vision which leaves him terrified, and which later becomes, during the police investigation, an essential element of incrimination against the owner.
Relationship analysis
Detective Boys
Ayumi Yoshida
As the cheerful and innocent girl she is, Ayumi has attracted the romantic interests of her teammates Mitsuhiko and Genta, but she is blissfully unaware of that. Her crush on Conan and tendency to innocently flirt with him leads to feelings of annoyance or disappointment on Mitsuhiko's part. According to Movie 5, Mitsuhiko seemed to have liked Ayumi since kindergarten, and according to Magic File 2, they have been friends since at least pre-school.
Ai Haibara
After Haibara joins the Detective Boys, Mitsuhiko develops a crush on her due to her intelligence and competence. To date, Ai hasn't shown any romantic feelings for him and uses his feelings to her advantage when she needs him to do something, but she also does admire his intelligence and courage during missions the Detective Boys must perform and respects his feelings. In some episodes she even shows more confidence in Mitsuhiko than in Ayumi or Genta when the going gets tough.
Conan Edogawa
Mitsuhiko's relationship with Conan is a bit of a two-faced matter. While he generally admires Conan for his intelligence, courage and expertise, he tends to become very jealous of him whenever Ayumi has set her romantic intents on Conan.
Genta Kojima
Mitsuhiko and Genta are generally on very good terms with each other, and are mutually jealous of Conan whenever Ayumi decides to give him romantic attention. However, the two do not feel rivalry with each other, likely because Ayumi sees them both as friends.[6]
Family&Friends
Agasa Hiroshi
Character popularity
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Mitsuhiko placed 26th in the poll with 8 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[7]
Name origin
Mitsuhiko's name comes from novelist Yasuo Uchida's reporter character Mitsuhiko Asami (浅見 光彦 Asami Mitsuhiko).
Different looks
Quotes
Trivia
- Between episodes 425~436 Mitsuhiko's voice actor Ikue Otani went on maternity leave and was replaced by Ai Orikasa.[8]
In other languages
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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 Japanese |
光彦 Mitsuhiko | 円谷 Tsuburaya |
 English |
Mitch | Tennison/Tsuburaya[9] |
 Catalan |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 Spanish |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
| Spanish Latin America |
Jorgito | - - - |
 French |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 German |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 Malaysia |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 Bahasa Indonesia |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 Vietnamese |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
 Arabic |
ميتسو Mitso | تسوبورايا |
  Korean |
세모 Sae Mo | 박 Park |
 Chinese |
光彦 Guāngyàn | 圆谷 Yuángǔ |
 Traditional Chinese |
光彥 Guāngyàn | 圓谷 Yuángǔ |
 Thai |
มิซึฮิโกะ | ซึบุรายะ |
 Finnish |
Mitsuhiko | Tsuburaya |
Gallery
Mitsuhiko is scolded by his mother.
Mitsuhiko in 10 years of the future, as shown in OVA 9.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Conan Drill Page 53
- ^ Manga Chapter 39: Code Sheet Case: The Shining Fish's True Form
- ^ Episode 289: Mitsuhiko in a Forest of Indecision
- ^ Volume 35, File 8, pg 8: "Mitsuhiko's Disappearance 1"
- ^ a b Episode 377-378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour
- ^ Anime episode 418: Home of Beika's Grenier
- ^ "『名探偵コナン』 人気投票結". eBookJapan. 2011-05-12. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp. Retrieved on 2011-05-15.
- ^ http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=2074.msg45241#msg45241
- ^ In the Manga
| Detective Boys | ||
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| Members | Conan Edogawa • Ai Haibara • Ayumi Yoshida • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Genta Kojima | |
| Guardians | Hiroshi Agasa • Sumiko Kobayashi • Rumi Wakasa | |
| Gadgets | Detective Boys Badge • Wristwatch Flashlight | |
