so she thought Sato was his "girl of destiny". And for worse, Sumiko's own memories of their encounter were much more vague than Shiratori's own. Thinking that Shiratori considered her a mere replacement for Sato, Sumiko was understandably hurt and started distancing herself from him, even after Shiratori personally explained their common past to her - a move which came at a bad time, because she had become an unwitting (and the sole) witness to a murder and the murderer would therefore try everything to silence her. This scheme backfired when she found out that she had a dead lookalike in the police department whom Shiratori had once pursued romantically (unbeknownst to her, that was because Shiratori mistook her for Sumiko). However, he wanted to win properly Sumiko's affection first and then tell her about what he viewed as the hand of fate, so he kept silent about their first encounter and banned the Detective Kids from helping him in any way. Shiratori recognized Sumiko on first sight, and it turned out he had held deep feelings for her all these years. It would not be until many years later that she would encounter him again as a member of the police force, under the name of Ninzaburo Shiratori.
As a sign of gratitude, Sumiko bought her rescuer a drink ornamented with a circle of sakura flowers made from the straw wrapper, as a symbol of goodness and justice (referring to the sakura shaped Japanese police badges). When the culprits contemptuously shoved her aside, a young boy intervened on her behalf, cooly citing a paragraph from Japanese law concerning theft. After witnessing Conan in action, she announced her desire to join the Detective Boys and become their manager - a decision which was immediately vetoed and is commonly neglected in the field.Īs it turned out later, when Sumiko was still a small child, she had confronted two no-good juveniles attempting to steal mangas from a bookshop.
21 Although Cartoon Network stopped ordering episodes, Funimation continued to dub the series direct-to-DVD and episodes were released on eleven DVD volumes released between Augand July 26, 2005. On one occasion, she accompanied Conan and the Detective Boys to an interview which became a murder investigation as they found the reporter slain. As of 2018, the Detective Conan anime has been broadcast in 40 countries around the world. To fix this, she had forced herself to be strict and harsh when she transferred to Teitan Elementary, but after the Detective Boys discovered her nicer side, she decided to be herself again and has become very popular with her students ever since. DVDs (Left) versus Remastered Detective Conan Episodes on Crunchyroll (Right). Sumiko is in fact very fond of children, but her kindness had caused her to have very little control over her class at her previous school, resulting in a disastrous parent-teacher conference. See a recent post on Tumblr from greekgeekvictoria about Episode 112. The busts and the model had actually been used by Sumiko for a rehearsal for the next parent-teacher conference. One night, the Detective Boys came into the school to investigate strange occurrences involving busts from art class and an anatomy model from the sick room, which had been mysteriously moved around, and the unexplained absence of the vice principal. Her harsh behavior towards her charges had earned her the nickname "oni-baba" (hag) amongst her students. She became the new class teacher of Conan and the Detective Boys after their previous teacher had married and retired. Ran, His Childhood Friend ( Actually Shinichi) Takes This Little Boy Under Her Wing And Brings Him To Her Home.Sumiko Kobayashi attended Teitan Elementary and was in the 18th graduating class, two classes above Kazunobu Chiba. However, Instead Of Killing Him, He Trimmed It To An 8-year-old Boy. Instead Of Killing Him, They Gave Him An Untested Poison That Was Supposed To Kill Him But Leaves No Trace Behind. However, Someone Noticed Shinichi And Beat Him. While Investigating One, He Was Caught By Black-dressed Criminals Who Were Observing Him And Forced To Take A Test Drug. Shinichi Kudo, 16, Is A High School Student Who Can Solve Puzzles Using Observation And Deduction. Detective Conan, Also Known As Case Closed (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Konan), Is A Japanese Detective Manga Series Created And Illustrated By Gosho Aoyama.