Harley Hartwell, known as Heiji Hattori (服部 平次 Hattori Heiji) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is a character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Conan^?). The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Case Closed is also the title of a book on the JFK assassination by Gerald Posner. ...

Harley/Heiji is voiced by Ryo Horikawa in the original Japanese and Kevin M. Connolly in the English dub. Ryo Horikawa (堀川りょう Horikawa Ryō), né Makoto Horikawa (堀川亮 Horikawa Makoto, born February 1, 1958) is a veteran seiyū, born in Osaka. ... Kevin Miguel Connolly is a classically trained Actor and Stage Technician currently working in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. ...

Character Information

Harley is the son of Martin Hartwell (服部 平蔵 Hattori Heizō)^[1] and Shizuka Hattori (服部 静華 Hattori Shizuka) née Shizuka Ikenami (池波 静華 Ikenami Shizuka)^[2]. Both parents are expert in martial arts^[3][4] and very traditional Japanese at heart. The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ...

Harley (age 17 to 18) is known as the Detective of the West, while Jimmy Kudo is known as the Detective of the East ^[5], and has been a rival of Jimmy since "The Diplomat Murder Case"(#48&49) ^[6], where he was first introduced in the anime. However, after Harley finds out about the truth of Conan Edogawa being Jimmy Kudo in Holmes Freak Murder Case ^[7], the two detectives occasionally work together to solve cases. Kansai region, Japan The Kansai region ) of Japan, also known as the Kinki region ), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. ... Jimmy Kudo, shown in his regular form (top) and his Conan Edogawa form (bottom) Jimmy Kudo, known as Shinichi Kudo ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). ... Kantō region, Japan. ... ... Holmes Freak Murder Case (ホームズフリーク殺人事件) is an episode of the anime Case Closed which is divided into 2 parts. ...

His deductive skills are from his father, who is the chief of police of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department^[8], while his good humoured character and skill in kendo comes from his mother. His favorite fictional detective is Ellery Queen^[9]. Osaka )   is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of HonshÅ«. The city is the capital of Osaka Prefecture. ... Frederic Dannay (left), with James Yaffe (1943) Ellery Queen is both a fictional character and a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel (David) Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (October 20, 1905–September 3, 1982) and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (January 11, 1905–April...

Heiji has a childhood friend, and secret crush, by the name of Kazuha Toyama^[10] (called "Katie Thompson" in the English trading card game). His relationship with Kazuha is parallel to that of Jimmy Kudo and Rachel Moore, though, as current developments go, he hides his hesitation in confessing his feelings to Kazuha by teasing her whenever the moment seems to be right. In the seventh Detective Conan movie, Crossroads In The Ancient Capital, Harley discovers that his 'first love' from his childhood, a girl he only saw one time while on a trip to Kyoto, was actually Kazuha all along. Kazuha Toyama (遠山和葉 Toyama Kazuha) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Case Closed (known in Japan as Detective Conan). ... Rachel Moore, known as Ran Mori ) in Japan, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Case Closed (known in Japan as Detective (Meitantei) Conan). ... Kyoto )   is a city in the central part of the island of HonshÅ«, Japan. ...

Trivia

• The name "Hattori" comes from the historical figure Hattori Hanzo, a ninja of the Iga Clan from Hyōgo Prefecture in Western Japan. Hattori Hanzo was the head of Shogun Tokugawa's secret police force.
• Harley is exceptionally skilled at kendo.
• He is able to ride a motorcycle, and in fact owns one. ^[11].
• His first name, Heiji, comes as a reference to a detective named Zenigata Heiji, who essentially caught the criminals by throwing coins. Another famous anime character that shares the name is Inspector Zenigata from Lupin the 3rd.
• As confirmed by Caitlin Glass, Harley is from Canada in the English adaptation of the show.

Hattori Hanzō (服部半蔵)(1541-1596), also known as Masanari and as Masashige, was the son of a certain Hattori Yasunaga. ... Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ... IGA may stand for: Koji Igarashi, a video game producer Interactive genetic algorithm International Geothermal Association Independent Glass Association International Gothic Association International Gamers Award International Goat Association Irish Games Association Irish Geological Association ImmunoGlobulin A - see IgA nephritis which is a renal disease IGA (supermarkets) Independent Grocers Association or... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate Shōgun )   is supreme general of the samurai,a military rank and historical title in Japan. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... Kendo ), or way of the sword, is the martial art of Japanese fencing. ... Monument to Zenigata Heiji, Kanda Myojin Shrine. ... The cast of Lupin III, as seen in the first anime TV series. ... Lupin III or Lupin the 3rd (ルパン三世, Lupin the 3rd, not Lupin 3) is an anime and manga series originally created by manga artist Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦) under the pen name Monkey Punch (モンキーパンチ) in 1967... Caitlin Glass is a voice actress. ...

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