Karasuma Renya
烏丸蓮耶
Supreme boss of the Black Organization, deduced by Kudo Yusaku from the dying message ASAKARUM read backwards as KARASUMA.
Identity
- Real name
- Karasuma Renya
- Other names
- The Boss, Boss
- Status
- Identity revealed
The wiki lists him as over 140. Said to have died at 99, half a century ago.
Belongs to
- Black OrganizationSupreme boss
Occupation
Business magnate
Background
His name first surfaced in the sunset mansion case in volume 30, as a legend about cruelty and an enormous fortune. The Karasuma group once funded the Miyanos' research and then forced them to develop APTX-4869.
Present
Behind the entire organization, never yet seen directly.
Clues
- A tycoon said to have died at 99, half a century ago
- His present appearance has never been shown
- His ultimate goal has to do with eternal life and rejuvenation
Appearances
- First appearance
- volume 30 · chapter 300
- Story arcs
- Vermouth arc · Rum arc
Cases
- The Haneda Kohji and Amanda Hughes case
Network around this character
Relationships
Work
is the superior ofRum
Rum is the right hand: below one person and above everyone else.
is the superior ofVermouth
Vermouth has a special bond with the boss and reports to him without going through Gin.
is the superior ofMiyano Atsushi
The Karasuma group funded the Miyanos' research and then forced them to develop APTX-4869.
- The Miyanos leave a small clinic to join the Karasuma group because they need research funding
- Forced to redirect their work into developing APTX-4869
is the superior ofMiyano Elena
Elena named her project Silver Bullet hoping to make a vaccine, then realised she was raising a monster.
- Names the research project Silver Bullet
- Leaves a warning for her daughter on a cassette tape
Conflict
suspectsKudo Yusaku
It was Yusaku who read the dying message ASAKARUM backwards as KARASUMA and named the boss.
- Decodes Haneda Kohji's dying message and confirms the boss is Karasuma Renya
targetsAmanda Hughes
She had caught the organization's scent and was among the figures Karasuma wanted to control.