Ayumi Yoshida

Ayumi Yoshida
Profile
Japanese name:	吉田 歩美 (Yoshida Ayumi)
English name:	Amy Yoshida (manga by Viz) Amy Yeager (FUNimation dub)
Age:	6-7
Gender:	Female
Height:	Unknown
Weight:	15kg (33 lbs)
Date of birth:	Unknown
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: Chapter 17 Anime: Episode 1
Appearances:	Chapters: 363 Episodes: 423 Movies: 28 OVAs: 16 Specials: 4 Openings: 45 Closings: 16
Keyhole number:	Volume 6
Actors
Japanese voice:	Yukiko Iwai
English voice:	Monica Rial

Ayumi Yoshida (吉田 歩美 ,Yoshida Ayumi), also known Amy Yeager in the english Funimation dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan

Background

Ayumi

Ayumi Yoshida is a student in Teitan Elementary when Shinichi was enlisted into her class after he had been shrunk by the drug APTX 4869. Shortly afterwards, Ayumi and her classmate Genta had the idea of investigating an apparently haunted mansion. They persuaded Conan to come along, and Genta also personally drafted Mitsuhiko when the latter expressed his criticism about supernatural hauntings.

As it turned out, the haunting served as a cover-up for an old homicide case. Following its resolution, the foursome decided to stay together and form the nucleus of what would become the Detective Boys. For a time, Ayumi was the sole female member of the Detective Boys until Ai Haibara joined the group. During a case involving a cache of stolen Italian gold coins just prior to the official formation of the Detective Boys, Conan saved the group from getting killed by the Mafioso who were after the gold, earning Ayumi's gratitude which quickly developed into a serious crush.

Personality

Ayumi is a naive and innocent little girl who shows courage from time to time and acts as the team's cheerful spirit. She has an open crush on Conan, which makes him uncomfortable, though Ayumi thinks that he has feelings for Ai because he tries to protect her and she often sees them talking amongst themselves in private. Ayumi later becomes better friends with Ai, and in the Japanese version, Ai allows Ayumi to use the more informal term Ai-"chan" to address her.

When on a case, Ayumi often makes really simple observations that allows its progress and resolution. For instance, she unlocked one of the codes from the Momotaro container the Detective Boys found in Kurashiki by deducing that it was most likely referring to one of the statues at the Oohara Art Museum: they had to walk 25 steps from the statue towards the direction it was facing.

Plot overview

Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case (Anime: 12)

Ayumi plays hide and seek with the detective boys. She hides in the trunk of a parked car, not knowing that the the owners would drive off with her. While in the dark, she hears the driver and passenger saying criminal things and, feeling around in the dark, finds a bundles of cash and a severed head! Conan and the other detective boys chase after the car using the skateboard. When they catch up and free Ayumi, they discover the "criminals" were really actors practicing their lines for a play and the "severed head" and "money" were only props made out of newspaper. To make up for the damage they caused, the reluctant Ayumi has to play the role of the dead girl in the play.

Find the Buttock's Mark (Anime: 346-347)

“	But, I... don't want to run! If I keep running, I won't win! I definitely won't!	„
— Ayumi on why she wants to get closer to the suspects so she can identify the criminal. V32-2 pg 17

Relationships analysis

Detective Boys

Ayumi gives Conan her first kiss.

Conan Edogawa

Ayumi has strong romantic feelings for Conan and sees him as a role model as well as an extremely reliable person she can look up to and may always count on. Conan in turn is unnerved by Ayumi's feelings, though he does respect her as a good friend.

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima

Ayumi gets along well with Mitsuhiko and Genta, but blissfully fails to realize that they both have a crush on her. As a result, her open flirting with Conan leaves them frequently outraged or devastated.

Ai Haibara

In her cheerful spirits, Ayumi initially also tries hard to makes friends with her new classmate, Haibara. At first Haibara remains distant, but later recognizes the value of friendship and allows Ayumi (and only her) to call her "Ai-chan". In turn, Haibara considers Ayumi like a little sister and gets along with her much better than with her other teammates.

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. Ayumi placed 11th in the poll with 55 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.

Name origin

Ayumi's name comes from mystery writter Ayumi Kitagawa (北川 歩実 ,Kitagawa Ayumi).

Different looks

Ayumi's "Before" Appearance (Episode 1)

Ayumi's "After" Appearance (Episode 631)

Trivia

• Ayumi appears to be an only child living with her father and mother.
• Ayumi has a pink cellphone and her background is of her playing with a sparkler.

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  Ayumi is scolded by her father.

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  Ayumi talking about her cellphone.

In oher languages

Language	Given Name	Family Name
Japanese	歩美Ayumi	吉田Yoshida
English	Amy	Yeager/Yoshida
French	Ayumi	Yoshida
German	Ayumi	Yoshida
Vietnamese	Ayumi	Yoshida
Arabic	أيومي Ayomi	Not given
Korean	아름 Ah Reum	한 Han
Thai	อายูมิ	โยชิดะ
Finnish	Ayumi	Yoshida

See also

• Characters
• Yoshida Family