While he's not quite the Red Comet, Amuro Toru appeared like a comet and quickly became a super popular character. He is especially popular with women, and even appeared as the lead in the latest movie, "Zero the Enforcer." Here, we'll introduce 10 characteristics of this super popular character!
Characteristic 1: Amuro Toru's code name is Bourbon
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Amuro Toru is investigating undercover in the Black Organization. In order to gain the trust of the organization, he works for it and has been given a code name related to alcohol, which is given to its executives. Its name is Bourbon! In the anime, Okiya Subaru was drinking bourbon meaningfully, but that was fake.
His name in the Public Security Department is Furuya Rei
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He is usually Amuro Toru, and in the Black Organization he is Bourbon. Amuro has many faces, but his real name is Furuya Rei, which he calls himself in the Public Security Police. The reason his name gets confusing when introduced like this is because his voice actor is Furuya Toru. Amuro Toru is modeled after Furuya Toru himself and Amuro Rei, the character that Furuya voiced, and his name is a combination of "Furuya Rei" and "Amuro Toru."
Characteristic 2: Amuro Toru is a private detective
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Amuro is a member of the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division. In order to hide the fact that he is a member of this organization, commonly known as Zero, he usually calls himself a private detective. Of course, he doesn't just call himself a detective, he also works as a private detective, and when he first appears, he is called "detective".
He works part-time at Cafe Apollo and becomes Kogoro's apprentice.
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Amuro is often seen working behind the scenes as a public security officer. However, in the anime, Amuro's apron-wearing appearance while working part-time at Apollo is also memorable. The reason Amuro started working part-time at Apollo was to become Kogoro's apprentice. At first, Kogoro refused, saying he wouldn't take on an apprentice, but when Kogoro told him he would pay him tuition fees if he let him accompany him on cases, he readily agreed. He successfully became an apprentice.
Characteristic 3: The most confident character in the series
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When Amuro makes a deduction, the most eye-catching thing is his confident expression. There must be many women who have been seduced by this expression, right? When he solves a case or corners the culprit, he smiles and shows a smug look of change.
He often shows a look of impatience after his smug look...
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Amuro shows off his reasoning with a confident, smug look of change. As a member of the Public Security Police and a member of the Black Organization, he has risen to a certain position, and his intelligence and knowledge are beyond that of ordinary people. ...However, his deductive abilities are not as good as Conan's (Shinichi's). He is often shown sweating and panicking when he realizes that his deductions are wrong.
Characteristic #4: He always gets the best grades at police academy!
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If you look at his deductive reasoning, it's obvious that Amuro is not only good looking, but he's also very smart! During his time at police academy, he always had top grades, was good at sports, and had the sense to do anything well. Although it has nothing to do with investigations, he is also very good at guitar and cooking. He's a handsome man who looks good no matter what he does.
Characteristic 5: A rivalry with Akai Shuichi
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Amuro's biggest enemy is Akai Shuichi. As you can tell from the name, it's exactly the same as the relationship between Gundam's Amuro and the Red Comet Char. The trigger was Scotch's death. Akai, like Amuro, had also infiltrated the Black Organization and was a rival, with both sides recognizing each other's abilities, so Amuro hates Akai for not being able to save Scotch.
Characteristic #6: Amuro Toru is on the verge of discovering Akai's true identity. However...
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After Akai disappears and Amuro realizes that Okiya Subaru is Akai, he heads to the Kudo residence where Akai is renting a room. There, he makes various deductions and presses for the conclusion that Okiya is Akai. However, the person there is Kudo Yusaku, disguised as Okiya Subaru. Akai was having a commotion with the Public Security Police in another location, and when Amuro heard about Akai's discovery from one of his subordinates, he panicked and assumed it was a misunderstanding, and left Subaru (Yusaku) in front of him.
Characteristic #7: Amuro Toru's fighting style is boxing
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Ran is karate, Kogoro is judo, and Akai and Sera are Jeet Kune Do. Various characters have their own fighting styles, and Amuro's specialty is boxing using footwork! When he first appeared, he didn't attack, but dodged those who came at him as if they were children.
Boxing vs. Jeet Kune Do. A battle with Akai Shuichi!
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The most impressive scene in Amuro's fight was the fight scene with Shuichi Akai in the movie "Pure Darkness"! The hot-blooded Amuro and the calm Akai fight fiercely on the Ferris wheel. This scene is very moving, as you would expect from the movie version! Conan eventually arrives and the battle is called off, but it seems Akai had the upper hand in combat.
Characteristic No. 8: Amuro Toru also sees Conan as special
Source: Detective Conan © Aoyama Gosho / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
"The more competent a person is, the more they immediately see Conan as special" is a common theme in Conan, but Amuro also immediately senses something unusual about Conan. At first, he became an apprentice at the detective agency to get closer to Kogoro, but now it goes without saying that he has his eye on Conan.
He also knows about the tranquilizer gun that Conan uses
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Heiji found out that Conan had used a tranquilizer gun to put him to sleep and to solve mysteries in his place after he had been put to sleep himself, but Amuro had previously called Conan a "scary man" in conversations with Vermouth, and when he saw Conan aiming the tranquilizer gun at Kogoro, he immediately realized that the "Sleeping Kogoro" was Conan.
Feature 9: Amuro Toru is a big star in the collaboration with USJ
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USJ's Cool Japan has been entertaining us with collaborations with various anime, and in 2018, Amuro Toru appeared in the "Detective Conan Mystery Restaurant"! In the restaurant, Amuro would bring food and speak to customers kindly, which especially excited female fans.
Feature 10: A spin-off with Amuro Toru as the main character has also been released!
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
Speaking of spin-offs from Detective Conan, there was "Magic Kaito" starring Kaito Kid as the main character, and then "Zero's Daily Life" with Toru Amuro as the main character was released. It delves into episodes of Amuro that were not told in the main story, and is irresistible for fans.
Enjoy a slightly different atmosphere from Detective Conan
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As the title suggests, the content is different from that of Detective Conan, and there are many light-hearted stories depicting Amuro's daily life. Among them, the episode with his dog named "Haro" is a must-see! It's very entertaining to watch him leave footprints on a freshly washed car, and how he becomes strangely attached to the cat and ends up keeping it.
A summary of Amuro Toru's future activities that we can't wait to see
Source: Detective Conan ©Gosho Aoyama/Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS
The anime has a collaboration with USJ. There's even a spinoff with Amuro herself as the main character, and his popularity knows no bounds. Although he is a member of the Black Organization, he is also a member of the Public Security Bureau, and there is no doubt that he will continue to be a key figure. We can't take our eyes off Amuro Toru from now on!
