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== Background == | == Background == | ||
− | + | Taka'aki's parents died prematurely, and his younger brother Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and separated from Taka'aki. | |
− | Morofushi and [[Kansuke Yamato]] were | + | Morofushi and [[Kansuke Yamato]] were students at the same elementary school, which is where the two met.<ref name=Komei/> Morofushi's exploits were so well known that a book about a child who solved a case in a elementary school, titled "Komei-kun from Second Grade Class A!" was based off of him, while another character in the book was based off of Yamato.<ref name=Komei/> Morofushi cherishes the book, keeping it in the glove compartment of his car, as the author was a friend of his (she unfortunately died).<ref name=Komei>[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall]]</ref> He was originally a high ranking inspector in Nagano, until he abandoned his job briefly to try and find Yamato when he was left for dead in the snow during a case.<ref name=Komei/> After Morofushi found the suspect, and helped save Yamato, he was demoted as an inspector in a local force in Nagano.<ref name=Komei/> In episode 653, it is revealed that he has returned to the main headquarters using his abilities. |
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
− | Komei is generally shown to be calm and well-mannered, in contrast to the quick-tempered Yamato. According to Yamato, Komei tends to ignore others completely while investigating, and sometimes goes out of his jurisdiction to try and solve a case. He will even put his life on the line if he has to. | + | Komei is generally shown to be calm and well-mannered, in contrast to the quick-tempered Yamato. According to Yamato, Komei tends to ignore others completely while investigating, and sometimes goes out of his jurisdiction to try and solve a case. He will even put his life on the line if he has to. |
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== Appellation == | == Appellation == | ||
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== Plot overview == | == Plot overview == | ||
=== Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) === | === Red Wall Case (Manga: [[Volume 65#Red Wall Case|682-686]], Anime: [[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|558-561]]) === | ||
− | Morofushi | + | Morofushi is the first one to realize that by looking at red things for a long period of time and then looking at something white, one sees green in the after image (this dying message thus implies the Italian Flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit). Right after Morofushi notices the secret message, he texts [[Kansuke]] "the late Kōmei" as a hint, and the culprit ambushes him, smacks his head and renders him unconscious. The culprit later sets the house on fire to kill Morofushi, but fortunately he is able to escape before the whole house is engulfed by flames. |
=== Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) === | === Eye for an Eye (Manga: [[Volume 74#Eye for an Eye|783-784]], Anime: [[The Design of Poison and Mirage|653-654]]) === | ||
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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]]) === | === 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]]) === | ||
− | Morofushi | + | Morofushi arrives at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters to retrieve an envelope addressed to him, and stumbles upon a case involving [[Kaitou Kid]] after meeting [[Jirokichi Suzuki]]. While talking on the phone with Yamato, [[Yui Uehara]] mentions that he had a younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in MPD. Morofushi replies that he has not been in touch with his younger brother, and thus does not know where he is or what he is doing. |
− | After the case | + | After seeing through Kid's tricks and "solving" the case, he meets up with [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]], who hands him the envelope. Inside Morofushi finds a destroyed phone with a hole on it. He thus realizes that his brother Hiromitsu Morofushi has been working for the [[Public Security Bureau]] and died while in an undercover mission. |
=== Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) === | === Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [[Volume 97#Nagano Snowy Mountains Case|1027-1031]], Anime: [[The 36-Cell Perfect Game|1003-1005]]) === | ||
− | Morofushi appears with [[Kansuke Yamato]] and [[Yui Uehara]] for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage. During the investigation, he | + | Morofushi appears with [[Kansuke Yamato]] and [[Yui Uehara]] for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage. During the investigation, he sees [[Rei Furuya|Amuro]] and realizes he met him somewhere once before. In his flashback, he remembers that Amuro is his brother Hiromitsu's friend whom he met in the café during his study in the collage, who had a nickname "[[Zero]]". He suspect that the envelope could be send by Amuro. After that, [[Kuroda]] talks to him privately; the conversation is not revealed to us readers, but it can be deduced from his subsequent behavior that he is instructed by his former boss to pretend to not know Amuro. |
− | After [[Kogoro]], [[Conan]], | + | After arriving at the crime scene, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Conan]], Amuro, and [[Kanenori Wakita|Wakita]], Morofushi greets Kogoro only (and ignoring Amuro) and asks him who Amuro and Wakita are. And as he is called away by Yamato, Morofushi goes past Amuro and says "every moment is precious and not a moment should be wasted." with the inner monologue "time is money, as the saying goes." |
=== Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: TBD) === | === Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case|1082-1084]], Anime: TBD) === | ||
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== Relationships analysis == | == Relationships analysis == | ||
=== Hiromitsu Morofushi === | === Hiromitsu Morofushi === | ||
− | + | Taka'aki and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Hiromitsu]] are siblings. After their parents' death, Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and was separated from Taka'aki, but they still kept a good relationship. Their contact was forced to stop when Hiromitsu quitted the Tokyo MPD and "took on another assignment" (i.e. began working for the [[Public Security Bureau]]). Afterwards, Hiromitsu became an undercover and died during his mission, but Taka'aki was not aware of this until he retrieves Hiromitsu's broken phone four years later and infers from the phone the fate of his younger brother. | |
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+ | === Kansuke Yamato === | ||
+ | The rivalry between Yamato and Morofushi is mostly friendly, in which they see who can solve the case first. The two are also friends, and although they sometimes clash (with Yamato being quite rude to Morofushi), the overall relationship is not affected (as evidenced by, for example, Yamato's attempt to get Morofushi back to the prefectural police force after Morofushi's demotion to a local police station). | ||
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+ | Morofushi is grateful that Yamato has introduced him to Conan, as he realizes after the Red Wall case that Conan is highly intelligent.<ref name=Komei/> He even believes, and confides this to Yamato, that if it were not for Conan's observations, they would have never even come close to solving the case.<ref name=Komei/> He even compares Conan to a young version of Zhuge Liang.<ref name=Komei/> | ||
== Name origin == | == Name origin == | ||
[[File:Koumei nickname.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Komei nickname in kanji with a katakana reading.]] | [[File:Koumei nickname.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Komei nickname in kanji with a katakana reading.]] | ||
− | + | Morofushi's name has a lot to do with [[Wikipedia: Zhuge Liang|Zhuge Liang]] (诸葛亮), a prominent Chinese military strategist living in the [[Wikipedia: Three Kingdoms|Three Kingdoms]] era, about 1800 years ago. The courtesy name of Zhuge Liang is "孔明", which is pronounced as "Kōmei" in Japanese. Morofushi's given name "高明" is also pronounced in this way with the on'yomi reading (Sino-Japanese reading) ("Taka'aki" is the kun'yomi reading, or native reading, of the name "高明"). Furthermore, the on'yomi reading of Morofushi ("Shofuku") is somewhat similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese surname 诸葛 ("Shokatsu"). | |
== Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Taka'aki Morofushi After.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 810]] | | style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Taka'aki Morofushi After.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 810]] | ||
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+ | == In other languages == | ||
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+ | {{BeginTable CharLang}} | ||
+ | {{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|高明 Taka'aki|諸伏 Morofushi}} | ||
+ | {{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|高明 Gāomíng|诸伏 Zhūfú}} | ||
+ | {{EndTable}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 21:13, 19 September 2022
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Taka'aki Morofushi | |
Japanese name: | 諸伏 高明 (Morofushi Takaaki) |
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Age: | 35 |
Gender: | Male |
Date of birth: | unknown |
Relatives: | Mr. Morofushi (father, deceased) Mrs. Morofushi (mother, deceased) Hiromitsu Morofushi (younger brother, deceased) |
Occupation: | Nagano Prefecture Police Inspector |
Nicknames: | Komei (高明) |
First appearance: | Manga: File 682 Anime: Episode 558 |
Appearances: | Chapters: 25 Chapters: 1 Episodes: 18 Movies: 1 Openings: 3 Closings: 2 |
Keyhole number: | Volume 65 |
Japanese voice: | Sho Hayami |
Taka'aki Morofushi (諸伏 高明 Morofushi Takaaki ), more commonly known as Komei (高明 Kōmei ) is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Personality
- 3 Appellation
- 4 Plot overview
- 4.1 Red Wall Case (Manga: 682-686, Anime: 558-561)
- 4.2 Eye for an Eye (Manga: 783-784, Anime: 653-654)
- 4.3 The Red Woman (Manga: 874-875, Anime: 754-756)
- 4.4 Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: 913-917, Anime: 810-812)
- 4.5 Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: 1018-1021, Anime: 983-984)
- 4.6 Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)
- 4.7 Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: 1082-1084, Anime: TBD)
- 5 Relationships analysis
- 6 Name origin
- 7 Quotes
- 8 Trivia
- 9 Different looks
- 10 In other languages
- 11 See also
- 12 References
Background
Taka'aki's parents died prematurely, and his younger brother Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and separated from Taka'aki. Morofushi and Kansuke Yamato were students at the same elementary school, which is where the two met.[1] Morofushi's exploits were so well known that a book about a child who solved a case in a elementary school, titled "Komei-kun from Second Grade Class A!" was based off of him, while another character in the book was based off of Yamato.[1] Morofushi cherishes the book, keeping it in the glove compartment of his car, as the author was a friend of his (she unfortunately died).[1] He was originally a high ranking inspector in Nagano, until he abandoned his job briefly to try and find Yamato when he was left for dead in the snow during a case.[1] After Morofushi found the suspect, and helped save Yamato, he was demoted as an inspector in a local force in Nagano.[1] In episode 653, it is revealed that he has returned to the main headquarters using his abilities.
Personality
Komei is generally shown to be calm and well-mannered, in contrast to the quick-tempered Yamato. According to Yamato, Komei tends to ignore others completely while investigating, and sometimes goes out of his jurisdiction to try and solve a case. He will even put his life on the line if he has to.
Appellation
Plot overview
Red Wall Case (Manga: 682-686, Anime: 558-561)
Morofushi is the first one to realize that by looking at red things for a long period of time and then looking at something white, one sees green in the after image (this dying message thus implies the Italian Flag, a vital clue to uncovering the culprit). Right after Morofushi notices the secret message, he texts Kansuke "the late Kōmei" as a hint, and the culprit ambushes him, smacks his head and renders him unconscious. The culprit later sets the house on fire to kill Morofushi, but fortunately he is able to escape before the whole house is engulfed by flames.
Eye for an Eye (Manga: 783-784, Anime: 653-654)
The Red Woman (Manga: 874-875, Anime: 754-756)
Kawanakajima Murder Case (Manga: 913-917, Anime: 810-812)
Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: 1018-1021, Anime: 983-984)
Morofushi arrives at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters to retrieve an envelope addressed to him, and stumbles upon a case involving Kaitou Kid after meeting Jirokichi Suzuki. While talking on the phone with Yamato, Yui Uehara mentions that he had a younger brother who had moved to Tokyo after their parents' deaths and working in MPD. Morofushi replies that he has not been in touch with his younger brother, and thus does not know where he is or what he is doing.
After seeing through Kid's tricks and "solving" the case, he meets up with Sato and Takagi, who hands him the envelope. Inside Morofushi finds a destroyed phone with a hole on it. He thus realizes that his brother Hiromitsu Morofushi has been working for the Public Security Bureau and died while in an undercover mission.
Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)
Morofushi appears with Kansuke Yamato and Yui Uehara for the investigation of the crime scene which is shown from the video footage. During the investigation, he sees Amuro and realizes he met him somewhere once before. In his flashback, he remembers that Amuro is his brother Hiromitsu's friend whom he met in the café during his study in the collage, who had a nickname "Zero". He suspect that the envelope could be send by Amuro. After that, Kuroda talks to him privately; the conversation is not revealed to us readers, but it can be deduced from his subsequent behavior that he is instructed by his former boss to pretend to not know Amuro.
After arriving at the crime scene, Kogoro, Conan, Amuro, and Wakita, Morofushi greets Kogoro only (and ignoring Amuro) and asks him who Amuro and Wakita are. And as he is called away by Yamato, Morofushi goes past Amuro and says "every moment is precious and not a moment should be wasted." with the inner monologue "time is money, as the saying goes."
Nagano-Gunma Prefectural Border Murder Case (Manga: 1082-1084, Anime: TBD)
Relationships analysis
Hiromitsu Morofushi
Taka'aki and Hiromitsu are siblings. After their parents' death, Hiromitsu was taken in by relatives in Tokyo and was separated from Taka'aki, but they still kept a good relationship. Their contact was forced to stop when Hiromitsu quitted the Tokyo MPD and "took on another assignment" (i.e. began working for the Public Security Bureau). Afterwards, Hiromitsu became an undercover and died during his mission, but Taka'aki was not aware of this until he retrieves Hiromitsu's broken phone four years later and infers from the phone the fate of his younger brother.
Kansuke Yamato
The rivalry between Yamato and Morofushi is mostly friendly, in which they see who can solve the case first. The two are also friends, and although they sometimes clash (with Yamato being quite rude to Morofushi), the overall relationship is not affected (as evidenced by, for example, Yamato's attempt to get Morofushi back to the prefectural police force after Morofushi's demotion to a local police station).
Morofushi is grateful that Yamato has introduced him to Conan, as he realizes after the Red Wall case that Conan is highly intelligent.[1] He even believes, and confides this to Yamato, that if it were not for Conan's observations, they would have never even come close to solving the case.[1] He even compares Conan to a young version of Zhuge Liang.[1]
Name origin
Morofushi's name has a lot to do with Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮), a prominent Chinese military strategist living in the Three Kingdoms era, about 1800 years ago. The courtesy name of Zhuge Liang is "孔明", which is pronounced as "Kōmei" in Japanese. Morofushi's given name "高明" is also pronounced in this way with the on'yomi reading (Sino-Japanese reading) ("Taka'aki" is the kun'yomi reading, or native reading, of the name "高明"). Furthermore, the on'yomi reading of Morofushi ("Shofuku") is somewhat similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese surname 诸葛 ("Shokatsu").
Quotes
“ | Make no intrusion into others' affairs. When it comes to relationships between close people, outsiders must never interfere.[citation needed] | „ |
Trivia
- During Taka'aki's first appearance, after hearing him noting about the case being under his department's jurisdiction and learning his name, Conan inwardly commented "Shokatsu no Kōmei" (Komei's jurisdiction). This is a pun on the Japanese reading of Zhuge Kongming.
Different looks
In other languages
Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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Japanese | 高明 Taka'aki | 諸伏 Morofushi |
Chinese (Simplified) | 高明 Gāomíng | 诸伏 Zhūfú |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Episodes 558-561: The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall
- ^ a b c d File 917 (Volume 87)
- ^ a b c File 1021: Deceased's Belongings (Volume 96)
- ^ File 914 (Volume 86)
- ^ a b c File 913 (Volume 86)
- ^ a b File 915 (Volume 86)
- ^ File:Postcard2016 6.jpg (Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh) )
- ^ a b c File 1018 (Volume 96)