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| − | Wataru Date shares his first name with police sergeant [[Wataru Takagi]], which prompted him to make a nickname for the both of them: "Wataru Brothers." However, the kanji that represented his first name was different to that of Takagi's. His name is written with the kanji 航, | + | Wataru Date shares his first name with police sergeant [[Wataru Takagi]], which prompted him to make a nickname for the both of them: "Wataru Brothers." However, the kanji that represented his first name was different to that of Takagi's. His name is written with the kanji 航, which has the ON-reading of {{nihongo||コウ|kou}}. Meanwhile, Takagi's is written with the kanji 渉, which has the ON-reading of {{nihongo||キョウ|kyou}}.<ref name="f805"/> This similarity in first name became an important factor in the Overnight Deadline case. Date's last name played an important role in the said case as well.<ref name="f806">File 806: The Inherited Shadow of the Dawn</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:46, 20 February 2012
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| Japanese name: | 伊達 航 (Date Wataru) |
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| Age: | ?[1] (deceased) |
| Gender: | Male |
| First appearance: | Manga: Chapter 804 Anime: N/A |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 10 Chapters: 3 Chapters: 13 Episodes: 10 Episodes: 2 Movies: 1 OVAs: 0 Specials: 1 Openings: 1 Closings: 1 |
Wataru Date (伊達 航 Date Wataru) is a character in the manga franchise Detective Conan.
Contents
Background
Wataru Date was a former police officer from Tokyo Metropolitan Police District under the Criminal Investigation First Division. He was later assigned to be the mentor of Wataru Takagi,[2] and together they became known as the "Wataru Brothers."[3] Unfortunately, he got caught up in a car accident after one his stake outs with Takagi and died.[2] A year later after his death, it was discovered that Date was an acquaintance of Tooru Amuro, whom he had met while attending a police academy.[4]
Personality
Date was considered to be a "carnivore"-type of a man compared to Takagi (by Miwako Sato)[3] and could be described as an aggressive person.[5] In addition to these, he was also a kind and caring person as attested by his interactions with Takagi and his text message to Amuro.[5][4]
Plot overview
Relationships analysis
Wataru Takagi
Tooru Amuro
Name origin
Wataru Date shares his first name with police sergeant Wataru Takagi, which prompted him to make a nickname for the both of them: "Wataru Brothers." However, the kanji that represented his first name was different to that of Takagi's. His name is written with the kanji 航, which has the ON-reading of kou (コウ ). Meanwhile, Takagi's is written with the kanji 渉, which has the ON-reading of kyou (キョウ ).[3] This similarity in first name became an important factor in the Overnight Deadline case. Date's last name played an important role in the said case as well.[6]
