List of notable case characters

This is a list of recurring minor characters in Detective Conan whose appearance made a notable impact on the plot of the main storyline or influenced the main characters in some way. This list excludes main characters, main law enforcement, the Black Organization, and mystery people related to the arc (e.g. Eisuke or Araide).

Family members

Picture	Name	Keyhole	Notable case(s)	Role & background
	Genji Kojima	Volume 63	The Culprit is Genta's Dad	Genji Kojima (小嶋 元次 ,Kojima Genji) is Genta's father. For most of the series he was an unseen character, only mentioned by Genta from time to time.
	Midori Megure	Volume 29	Megure's Sealed Secret	Midori Megure (目暮 みどり ,Megure Midori) is Inspector Megure's wife.
	Misae Yamamura	Volume 52	The Witch Enshrouded by Fog	Misae Yamamura (山村 ミサエ ,Yamamura Misae) is Misao Yamamura's grandmother, who sometimes gets involved in cases that he is working on. First appears in Volume 63 during the Silver White Witch Case, though she has a background cameo in File 542. Like her grandson, her name comes from mystery writer Misa Yamamura. She is voiced by Ai Orikasa.

Law enforcement

Picture	Name	Keyhole	Notable case(s)	Role & background
	Jinpei Matsuda	Volume 36	Parade of Malice and Saint, The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages	Jinpei Matsuda (松田 陣平 ,Matsuda Jinpei) was a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department bomb squadron who died on duty three years ago.
	Masayoshi Sato	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3	Masayoshi Sato (佐藤 正義 ,Satou Masayoshi) was the father of Miwako Sato. He was a Senior Superintendent (Rank 4) in the Tokyp MPD before he died on duty, trying to stop a criminal. His death affected his family deeply. He is voiced by Toru Okawa.
	Chosuke Takagi	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6	Chosuke Takagi (高木 長介 ,Takagi Chōsuke) is a police detective and Inspector Megure's senior by two years. He was moved from Tokyo to Tottori in order to investigate a large crime syndicate there. Chosuke first appeared in MPD Case 6, in which the other Tokyo police thought Wataru Takagi was being sent to Tottori. Chosuke investigated a crime with Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi that involved a friend of Chiba's. After the case was solved, Takagi found out that it was Chosuke being sent to Tottori and not him. Chosuke was shown to be very aggressive at times in an investigation. Once he grabbed Chiba by the collar and slammed him against the wall just to ask him for confirmation to a question. He is also very efficient at investigating, taking notice of minor details and connecting the dots rather quickly. He suspected Chiba of lying to protect his friend in the first case he appeared in, because he believed that as a police detective he had to suspect everyone no matter how good they are. He is voiced by Takko Ishimori.
	Wataru Date	-	File 804-808	Wataru Date (伊達 航 ,Date Wataru) isA deceased police officer who was Wataru Takagi's mentor.

Friends and acquaintances

Picture	Name	Keyhole	Notable case(s)	Role & background
	Hikaru Yasumoto	-	The Blind Spot in the Darkness	Hikaru Yasumoto (保本 ひかる ,Yasumoto Hikaru) worked for Tomoaki Araide's family, and was a suspect in Yoshiteru Araide's murder.
	Kyosuke Haga	Volume 46	The Dissonance of the Stradivarius	Kyosuke Haga (芳賀 京介 ,Haga Kyōsuke), age 32, is a skilled musician, capable of playing a Stradivarius. He also had perfect pitch. He is the nephew of Choichiro (head of the Shitara family). Kyosuke murdered 2 people in a murder case relating to a Stradivarius. Conan, after some investigation, used "Sleeping Kogoro" to expose him as the culprit. Kyosuke attempted to commit suicide by jumping out a window, but his plan was foiled by Conan, who had predicted what he would try to do. When Kyosuke was being taken away by the police, Conan asked him if he knew any songs that began with "B A G A" (or "H A G A"). Kyosuke told him about the song "Nanatsu no Ko", information that would lead Conan to discovering Anokata's phone number. He is voiced by Koichi Yamadera.
	Natsuki Koshimizu	Volume 54	Three Days with Heiji Hattori	Natsuki Koshimizu (越水 七規 ,Koshimizu Natsuki) is a High School Detective from Fukuoka, the capital of the Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū, the southernmost island of the Japanese mainland. She participated in the Detective Koshien with Conan, Heiji, Saguru, and Junya Tokitsu.
	Junya Tokitsu	-	Three Days with Heiji Hattori	Junya Tokitsu (時津 潤哉 ,Tokitsu Junya) was the High School Detective from Hokkaido. He represented the North in the Detective Koshien that Conan, Heiji, Saguru and Natsuki Koshimizu attended.
	Minerva Glass	Volume 71	Holmes' Revelation	Minerva Glass (ミネルバ・グラス ,Mineruba Gurasu) is an excellent tennis player from London, England.
	Apollo Glass	Volume 72	Holmes' Revelation	Apollo Glass (アポロ・グラス ,Aporo Gurasu), age 8, is the younger brother of Minerva Glass. Apollo's father was German and his mother, Juno Glass, is English. His father died in a traffic accident before he was born. While watching a tennis match, Apollo received a note from a mysterious person who would turn out to be Hades. While looking for Sherlock Holmes, he met Conan, who said he was "Holmes's Apprentice", who took the note to investigate it. Later on Apollo went to his older sister to tell her about "Holmes's Apprentice". Eventually Apollo accompanied Ran and Kogoro as they investigated in London.
	Maria Higashio	Volume 53	Class 1-B's Great Operation!	Maria Higashio (東尾 マリア ,Higashio Maria) is a recent transfer into Teitan Elementary School class 1-B, along with Takuma Sakamoto. is the keyhole character for Volume 53.

Non-Canon Black Organization

Picture	Name	Keyhole	Notable case(s)	Role & background
	Yoshiaki Hara	-	Movie 5: Countdown to Heaven	Yoshiaki Hara (原 義明 ,Hara Yoshiaki) is a game programmer, hacker, and minor Black Organization member who appears only in Movie 5.
	Irish	-	Movie 13: The Raven Chaser	Irish (アイリッシュ ,Airisshu) is a Black Organization member who appears as the main antagonist and eponymous Raven Chaser in Movie 13.
	Generic	-	Special Volume 26	Generic is a Black Organization member that was exclusively in the Special Manga of Detective Conan, the series that is not written by Gosho Aoyama.
	Arrack	-	Special Volume 26	Arrack is a Black Organization member that was exclusively in the Special Manga of Detective Conan, the series that is not written by Gosho Aoyama. He uses a poison capsule hidden in his teeth to commit suicide.

See also

• Characters
• List of minor recurring manga characters
• List of minor recurring anime characters