Heiji Hattori

Heiji Hattori
Profile
English name:	Harley Hartwell
Age:	17
Gender:	Male
Relatives:	Heizo Hattori (father) Shizuka Hattori (mother)
Nicknames:	Hei-chan (Otaki) "The Great Detective of the West"
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: Chapter 92 Anime: Episode 48
Appearances:	Chapters: 213 Chapters: 13 Episodes: 108 Movies: 10 OVAs: 7 Specials: 4 Openings: 40 Closings: 10
Actors
Japanese voice:	Ryo Horikawa

Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 ,Hattori Heiji), also known as Harley Hartwell in the Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime series Detective Conan. A detective in his own right, Heiji is first considered Shinichi Kudo's biggest rival. However, after his second meet-up with Conan, Heiji considers Shinichi to be one of his closest friends, and even knows of Shinichi's secret of being Conan Edogawa. Conan and Heiji often work together to help solve a case. His best friend since childhood is Kazuha Toyama. His father is the police chief in Osaka, Heizo Hattori.

Relationships analysis

• Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama

Heiji's relationship with Kazuha Toyama is a very close one; they were childhood friends, and have stayed close even through the years

• Heiji Hattori and Shinichi Kudo

Heiji acts rather brotherly towards Shinichi, even going so far as to pretend to be him on various occassions, so no one figures out that Shinichi and Conan are the same person. Of course, this might also be to make up for all the times Heiji calls him Kudo, which has nearly given Shinichi away multiple times.

Name origin

• Heiji's name comes from fictional Edo period police detective Zenigata Heiji (銭形 平次 ) and famous samurai and ninja Hattori Hanzou (服部 半蔵 ).

See also

• Characters