Saguru Hakuba
| Saguru Hakuba | |
| Japanese name: | 白馬 探 (Hakuba Saguru) |
|---|---|
| Age: | 17 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | August 29th |
| Relatives: | Chief of Police Hakuba (first name not given; father) Unnamed Grandfather |
| Nicknames: | Detective of the East[1] |
| First appearance: | Magic Kaito Chapter 15 Manga: Chapter 299 Anime: Episode 219 |
| Appearances: | Chapters: 13 Episodes: 2 Movies: 1 Specials: 5 Openings: 4 Closings: 1 Episodes: 7 |
| Keyhole number: | Volume 30 |
| Japanese voice: | Akira Ishida |
| Magic Kaito character | |
Saguru Hakuba (白馬 探 Hakuba Saguru) is a character in the manga Magic Kaito, who has made multiple appearances in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan. Hakuba is another teenage detective, just like Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori. However, he does a lot of his work in England, as well as Japan, and has handled more cases than even Shinichi and Heiji.
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Background
| “ | How come you did that? | „ |
Magic Kaito
Prior to arriving in Japan sometime around February 23, 1990, Hakuba spent time as a detective in England and attended London Bridge School. According to Hakuba's father Hakuba is most interested in meeting the infamous Kaitou Kid and is taken to the Adam's Smile painting heist. Hakuba fails to capture Kid but begins collecting clues as to Kid's true identity. On February 24, 1990 (much to Kaito's dismay) Hakuba transfers into Ekoda High School Class 2-B and continues his mission to unmask Kid.[2]
Detective Conan
During the Twilight Palace case it is revealed Hakuba has a pet hawk named Watson whom he got in England.
Appearance and Skills
Hakuba Saguru has brown-blonde hair and brown eyes; according to Hakuba's own introduction to Aoko, Hakuba is 180 cm tall, weighs 65 kg, was born on August 29th under the Virgo zodiac, and is blood type 'A'.[3]
In the Twilight Mansion case, he also showed himself to be skilled at billiards, and to have at least basic knowledge of hawking.
Personality
As a detective, Hakuba takes great interest in learning culprit's motives, asking "How come you did that?" Hakuba also pays a great deal of attention to time, carrying a pocket watch that only loses 0.001 seconds per year. Hakuba even notes during the Adam's Smile painting heist that Kaitou Kid is a minute and 13.02 seconds late.[4]
During his first appearances in Magic Kaito, Hakuba is seen often wearing an Inverness cape and a deerstalker, much like the stereotypical portrait of Sherlock Holmes. In later appearances he has given up this look opting for a suit instead. His speech is usually formal and polite, like his attire; for example, he uses the more humble pronoun 'boku' to refer to himself during the Detective Koushien case, while Heiji uses 'ore,' which is cockier. However, Hakuba displays a distinct sense of arrogance himself, particularly during his earlier appearances; particular examples include his brash confidence that he will capture the Kaitou Kid and his superior attitude towards Inspector Nakamori's men in volume 3 of Magic Kaito, and his belittling of Heiji during the Detective Koushien, where Hakuba told Heiji he was being too rash and hotheaded.
He also appears to be something of a flirt. He kissed Aoko's hand and tried to sweet-talk her into going on a date with him. [5] And during the Detective Koushien he was particularly attentive to the female detective present, even promising that he would "solve the case for her." It's possible that in both of those cases his actions were at least partly designed to irritate Kaito and Heiji, respectively.
Relationship analysis
- Saguru Hakuba and Kaito Kuroba
The relationship between Hakuba and Kaito is a rather tense one; since Hakuba convinced himself early on that Kaito was instead Kid, and during the first few volumes he's constantly throwing out offhand comments that show his suspicion. However, later on in the Manga, we have a small scene where Hakuba calls Kaito from Paris in order to give him some information on 'Chat Noir', a dangerous, fellow gem thief trying to outshine Kid.[6] Though Kaito continues to vehemently deny being Kid, Hakuba gives him the information anyways, ending the conversation with, "Do your best at least. I don't want to see you lose to anyone before I capture you myself". Whether or not that was his actual motive, or if he was merely concerned for Kaito's well being, is unknown.
- Saguru Hakuba and Aoko Nakamori
Prior to the heist in Volume 3, Chapter 3, Hakuba seems to flirt with Aoko after Kaito turns down Aoko's offer to go to the Prince Prince concert. Hakuba and Kaito then make a bet that if Hakuba manages to catch Kid then Hakuba will go to the concert with Aoko, and if he fails to capture the thief, Kaito will go instead. When interviewed before the heist, Hakuba notes "Tonight's battle has a special meaning to me".[7] Although initially excited to have Hakuba want to go to the concert with her, Aoko during the actual heist seems to want Hakuba to fail so that she can go to the concert with Kaito instead. This relationship has not been touched upon much since then because of Hakuba's limited appearances in Magic Kaito and Detective Conan.
See also
References
- ^ Episode 479: Three Days with Heiji Hattori.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 2" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 3" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 2" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Chapter 3" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Golden Eye Part 1" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 4. Tokyo: Shogakukan. p. 18. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (1994-10-15). "Kaitou Under Scrutiny" (in Japanese). Magic Kaito. 3. Tokyo: Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-122093-5.
