Richard Moore, known as Kogoro Mori (毛利 小五郎 Mōri Kogorō) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is one of the main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Conan). Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday Weekly Comic 漫畫周刊 Neoz Original run 1994 – Volumes 59, 628 chapters (as of October 31, 2007) TV anime Director Kenji Kodama, Yasuichiro Yamamoto Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS) Network NTV, Yomiuri TV, Animax Original run 8 January 1996 – ongoing Episodes 488 (as of November 11... This episode of Detective Conan was aired in 1-18-1996. ... Gosho Aoyama ), born Yoshimasa Aoyama ), is a manga writer born June 21, 1963 in Daiei, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. ... // Akira Kamiya Akira Kamiya (神谷 明, Kamiya Akira, born September 18, 1946) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama. ... Rachel Moore in anime Rachel Moore, known as Ran Mōri ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the 2nd main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Konan). ... Eva Kadan, known as Eri Kisaki (妃 英理 Kisaki Eri) 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). ... “Animé” redirects here. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday Weekly Comic 漫畫周刊 Neoz Original run 1994 – Volumes 59, 628 chapters (as of October 31, 2007) TV anime Director Kenji Kodama, Yasuichiro Yamamoto Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS) Network NTV, Yomiuri TV, Animax Original run 8 January 1996 – ongoing Episodes 488 (as of November 11...

Character Information

Richard is a private investigator^[1], but he prefers to laze around all day. Richard can easily become infatuated with beautiful women and he would always boast of his career achievements so as to make them admire him. His dream woman is pop idol Yoko Okino^[2], whose shows he never misses^[3]. Because of his behavior around attractive woman, he often embarrasses his daughter Rachel Moore and it's also one of the reasons for his separation. A private investigator, private detective, PI, or private eye, is a person who undertakes investigations, usually for a private citizen or some other entity not involved with a government or police organization. ... The Japanese names are in Western order (surname after personal name), and are followed by the names used in the American, Canadian, and British adaptations. ... Rachel Moore in anime Rachel Moore, known as Ran Mōri ) in the original Japanese anime and manga, is the 2nd main character of the anime and manga Case Closed, known in Japan as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン Meitantei Konan). ...

While he is never outright called an alcoholic, Richard has a tendency to get intoxicated at social events, and Jimmy/Conan makes sarcastic remarks about him spending money on alcohol. In the anime, his office is littered with empty beer cans^[4], and he keeps a well-stocked liquor shelf. King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... The Drunkenness of Noah by Giovanni Bellini Drunkenness is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired. ... 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). ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ...

Throughout most of the series, he is seen as a pretty incompetent detective, often missing obvious clues and jumping to conclusions. Though it should be noted that several of these conclusions were shared by other people on the scene as well as the fact that Richard also follows many police procedures (Asking questions, following leads) quite well. Despite his ineptness, he was a prominent police officer under Inspector Juzo Megure ten years ago^[5]. He left the police force after events addressed in the second movie, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target. The Japanese names are in Western order (surname after personal name), and are followed by the names used in the American, Canadian, and British adaptations. ...

Thanks to Conan's undercover help in solving numerous cases, Richard's reputation as a detective grows quickly^[6]. He hardly remembers the solutions of any cases because of Conan putting him to sleep so he can solve the case using Richard as a puppet. However, Richard never seems to wonder about that and often boasts about "his" merits all the time.

In later stories, there are times when Kogoro is actually able to solve crime cases without the help of Conan. (It appears that, while he can connect the dots just fine, he can't actually find them as quickly as Conan.) The most notable one is when, during a trip to a hot spring, one of his old college friends and teammates is murdered. Kogoro is actually so disturbed and determined to find the killer on his own that Conan couldn't bring himself to drug him, limiting himself to give him the necessary clues to resolve the mystery. When the murderer is unmasked, he tries to attack Kogoro but is easily defeated^[7]. He is even able to best Jimmy Kudo in the ninth movie, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths. Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57 F or...

In college, he was the ace of the Judo team. However, he was highly vulnerable to stage fright^[8]. He is also a brilliant marksman^[9]. This article is about the martial art and sport. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Richard's daughter, Rachel Moore (Ran Mori), is also the daughter of Eva Kadan (Eri Kisaki), who is now living separately after a misunderstanding ten years ago^[10]. Despite constantly feigning disinterest in her, Richard still has feelings for his wife--he has even asked her to move back in with him, but she pretends not to hear him because she is not "ready" yet^[11], though she still has feelings for him as well. These are expressed through jealousy when he comments on a girl's looks. Eva Kadan, known as Eri Kisaki (妃 英理 Kisaki Eri) 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). ...

Trivia

The name "Kogoro Mori" came from two mystery-related sources. "Kogoro" came from "Kogoro Akechi", the detective created by Edogawa Rampo, while Mori came from Maurice Leblanc. Kogorō Akechi (明智小五郎 Akechi Kogorō) is a fictional character and the creation of Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Rampo. ... Edogawa Rampo Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩 Edogawa Ranpo), born Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28, 1965) was a Japanese author and critic. ... Maurice Leblanc Maurice Leblanc Maurice-marie-émile Leblanc (11 December 1864 - 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyles creation Sherlock...

• Despite being a key character in majority of the episodes, Richard/Kogoro is not seen at all in the 15th, 19th, or 20th opening sequence.

References

1. ^ Case Closed, Volume 1, File 1.
2. ^ Case Closed Volume 3, File 6.
3. ^ Such behaviors can be seen consistently from Case Closed Volume 1, File 6, to Detective Conan Volume 52, File9.
4. ^ Case Closed, Volume 1, File 2.
5. ^ Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target.
6. ^ His first rose to fame in Case Closed Volume 4.
7. ^ This story is in Case Closed Volume 9, Files 4-6.
8. ^ Case Closed Volume 9, File 6.
9. ^ Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target.
10. ^ Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target.
11. ^ Case Closed Volume 17.