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Kudo Yusaku

工藤優作

Alive

Shinichi's father, a mystery novelist who out-deduces his own son, and the man who traced the boss's identity.

Identity

Status
Identity revealed

Belongs to

  • The Kudo familyShinichi's father

Occupation

Mystery novelist and former detective

Background

Author of the Night Baron series. He once matched wits with Kuroba Toichi, and it was he who read the number 1412 as Kid and so named the phantom thief. He is also the man who read the dying message ASAKARUM as KARASUMA and named the boss of the Black Organization.

Present

Lives in America with his wife, comes back to Japan now and then, and always turns up exactly when the story needs a mind sharper than Shinichi's.

Appearances

First appearance
volume 6 · chapter 51
Story arcs
Shinichi arc · Rum arc

Network around this character

Relationships

Family

  • is the father ofKudo Shinichi

    Shinichi's father, at a level of deduction his son has yet to reach.

  • is the husband ofKudo Yukiko

    Married, currently living in the United States.

  • siblingsKuroba Toichi

    Twin brothers and professional rivals at once: Yusaku once foiled a heist of Toichi's and gave him the name Kaitou Kid. The blood tie is revealed only in Movie 27; in the manga the two are still just friends and rivals.

  • is the father ofEdogawa Conan

    Conan's father. He knows his son has been shrunk.

Social

Conflict

  • is suspected of beingKarasuma Renya

    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

  • wary rivalsAmuro Tooru

    Yusaku once impersonated Okiya Subaru to fool Bourbon inside his own house.