Kudou Yukiko

"Yukiko" redirects here. For the medical student, see [Yukiko Katsuragi](/wiki/Yukiko_Katsuragi "Yukiko Katsuragi").
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 工藤 有希子   (Kudō Yukiko) |
| English name: | Vivian Kudo |
| Age: | 37[](#cite_note-CD58-1) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Date of birth: | unknown[](#cite_note-CD58-1) |
| Relatives: | [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") (husband)   [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") (son)   [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") (son)   [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") (brother-in-law)   [Chikage Kuroba](/wiki/Chikage_Kuroba "Chikage Kuroba") (sister-in-law)   [Kaito Kuroba](/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba "Kaito Kuroba") (nephew) |
| Occupation: | Retired actress |
| Status: | Alive |
| Nicknames: | The Night Baroness |
| Aliases: | Yukiko Fujimine (maiden name)   Fumiyo Edogawa (Fanny Edogawa in the Funimation Dub)   Fumiyo Akechi   The Teitan Princess |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 51](/wiki/Volume_6#Conan_Kidnapping_Case "Volume 6")   Anime: [Episode 43](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa_Kidnapping_Case "Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo_Appearances "Yukiko Kudo Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 14](/wiki/Volume_14 "Volume 14") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Sumi Shimamoto](/wiki/Sumi_Shimamoto "Sumi Shimamoto") |
| English voice: | [Laurie Steele](/wiki/Laurie_Steele "Laurie Steele") (FUNimation)   [Erika Harlacher](/wiki/index.php?title=Erika_Harlacher&action=edit&redlink=1 "Erika Harlacher (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!)   [Jad Saxton](/wiki/index.php?title=Jad_Saxton&action=edit&redlink=1 "Jad Saxton (page does not exist)") (Studio Nano) |
**Yukiko Kudo** (工藤 有希子 ,*Kudō Yukiko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), née **Fujimine** (藤峰 ,*Fujimine*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))) is the mother of [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") and, along with her husband [Yusaku](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo"), one of few characters who [knows](/wiki/List_of_characters_who_know_Conan%27s_identity "List of characters who know Conan's identity") he is [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa"). She was once a famous actress, but retired after marrying Yusaku. She was also close friends with fellow actress, [Sharon Vineyard](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Abilities](#Abilities)
+ [4.1 Intelligence](#Intelligence)
+ [4.2 Disguise](#Disguise)
+ [4.3 Other Skills](#Other_Skills)
* [5 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case (Manga: 49-51, Anime: 43)](#Conan_Edogawa_Kidnapping_Case_.28Manga:_49-51.2C_Anime:_43.29)
+ [6.2 The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases (Manga: 131-138, Anime: 096)](#The_Cornered_Famous_Detective.21_Two_Big_Murder_Cases_.28Manga:_131-138.2C_Anime:_096.29)
+ [6.3 The North Star Murder Case (Manga: 215-218, Anime: 144-145)](#The_North_Star_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_215-218.2C_Anime:_144-145.29)
+ [6.4 Desperate Revival: Shinichi's Return and The Promised Place (Manga: 258-260, Anime: 192-193)](#Desperate_Revival:_Shinichi.27s_Return_and_The_Promised_Place_.28Manga:_258-260.2C_Anime:_192-193.29)
+ [6.5 Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (Manga: 350 and 351-354, Anime: 286-288)](#Shinichi_Kudo.27s_New_York_Case_.28Manga:_350_and_351-354.2C_Anime:_286-288.29)
+ [6.6 The Similar Princesses (Manga: 413 and 414-416, Anime: 333-334)](#The_Similar_Princesses_.28Manga:_413_and_414-416.2C_Anime:_333-334.29)
+ [6.7 Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio (Manga: 417-419, Anime: 335-336)](#Secret_of_the_Tohto_Film_Development_Studio_.28Manga:_417-419.2C_Anime:_335-336.29)
+ [6.8 Halloween Party Case (Manga: 429-434; Anime: 345)](#Halloween_Party_Case_.28Manga:_429-434.3B_Anime:_345.29)
+ [6.9 Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slopes (Manga: 518 - 522, Anime: 490)](#Heiji_Hattori_vs._Shinichi_Kudo:_Deduction_Battle_on_the_Ski_Slopes_.28Manga:_518_-_522.2C_Anime:_490.29)
+ [6.10 Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: 570-573, Anime: 472-473)](#Shinichi.27s_Childhood_Adventure_.28Manga:_570-573.2C_Anime:_472-473.29)
+ [6.11 Holmes' Revelation (Manga: 743-751, Anime: 616-621)](#Holmes.27_Revelation_.28Manga:_743-751.2C_Anime:_616-621.29)
+ [6.12 Bell Train arc (Manga: 818-824, Anime: 701-704)](#Bell_Train_arc_.28Manga:_818-824.2C_Anime:_701-704.29)
+ [6.13 The Scarlet Return (Manga: 891-898, Anime: 779-783)](#The_Scarlet_Return_.28Manga:_891-898.2C_Anime:_779-783.29)
+ [6.14 Ran GIRL/Shinichi BOY (Manga: 921-924, Anime: 853-854)](#Ran_GIRL.2FShinichi_BOY_.28Manga:_921-924.2C_Anime:_853-854.29)
+ [6.15 Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 927-928)](#Crimson_School_Trip_Case_.28Manga:_1005.2C_Anime:_927-928.29)
+ [6.16 The Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 942)](#The_Missing_Maria_Higashio_Case_.28Manga:_1008.2C_Anime:_942.29)
+ [6.17 Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: 1012, Anime: 954)](#Black_Bunny_Club_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1012.2C_Anime:_954.29)
+ [6.18 Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1045, Anime: 1034)](#Shogi_Player_Serial_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1045.2C_Anime:_1034.29)
+ [6.19 Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: 1058-1060, Anime: 1071-1072)](#Yusaku_Kudo.27s_TV_Show_Case_.28Manga:_1058-1060.2C_Anime:_1071-1072.29)
+ [6.20 FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)](#FBI_Serial_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1061-1066.2C_Anime:_1077-1079.29)
+ [6.21 Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 1110-1112, Anime: 1169-1170)](#Parents.27_Day_at_Teitan_Elementary_School_.28Manga:_1110-1112.2C_Anime:_1169-1170.29)
* [7 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [7.1 The Phantom of Baker Street (Movie: 6)](#The_Phantom_of_Baker_Street_.28Movie:_6.29)
+ [7.2 Home of Beika's Grenier (Anime: 418)](#Home_of_Beika.27s_Grenier_.28Anime:_418.29)
+ [7.3 The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: 27)](#The_Million-dollar_Pentagram_.28Movie:_27.29)
* [8 Plot exposition](#Plot_exposition)
+ [8.1 List of disguises used](#List_of_disguises_used)
* [9 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [9.1 Family](#Family)
- [9.1.1 Yusaku Kudo](#Yusaku_Kudo)
- [9.1.2 Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo](#Conan_Edogawa_.2F_Shinichi_Kudo)
+ [9.2 Friends](#Friends)
- [9.2.1 Eri Kisaki](#Eri_Kisaki)
- [9.2.2 Ran Mouri](#Ran_Mouri)
- [9.2.3 Shuichi Akai](#Shuichi_Akai)
- [9.2.4 Hiroshi Agasa](#Hiroshi_Agasa)
- [9.2.5 Kogoro Mouri](#Kogoro_Mouri)
- [9.2.6 Vermouth](#Vermouth)
* [10 Character popularity](#Character_popularity)
* [11 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [12 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [13 Quotes](#Quotes)
* [14 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [15 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [16 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [17 References](#References)
* [18 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Yukiko became internationally famous as a talented actress after having played the part of [Sakamoto Ryoma's](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakamoto_Ryoma) older sister Otome in a historical drama.[](#cite_note-2)
Despite her then-tender years as a student at Teitan High, Yukiko had a prospectively prosperous future in the film industry.[](#cite_note-3) Thus it came as a major surprise to the world when, practically out of the blue, she married [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") and retired from acting.[](#cite_note-4) She still retains good contacts in the acting and film industry, however, and has since become known as the "Night Baroness" (named after one of her husband's characters) after babbling out some clues provided by Yusaku on a live television show which helped solve a criminal case.[](#cite_note-5)
During her acting years, Yukiko went to a famous [stage magician and disguise artist](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") to learn the finer arts of disguise for a role she was preparing to play. There she met another actress who would become one of her closest friends, [Sharon Vineyard](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth"). Until Sharon's (supposed) death, the two women stayed in touch, and Yukiko even attended her funeral, but her appearance was overshadowed by a small scandal involving Sharon's 'daughter', Chris Vineyard. Yukiko has since learned from her son about Chris/Sharon's secret life, a revelation which troubles her deeply.[](#cite_note-6)[](#cite_note-7) She has since confronted her former friend with her knowledge, partially to know for sure, but also to save the life of [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara"), who was being threatened by the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization").[](#cite_note-8)
Despite a certain rivalry for popularity in their high school years, which had culminated in a Miss Teitan Election, Yukiko is also a close friend of [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki"), and (unlike Eri) finds her daughter [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), a perfect match for her son.[](#cite_note-9)
She is closed friends with Keiko Kurachi[](#cite_note-10) and childhood friends with Hiromi Yabuuchi.[](#cite_note-11)
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Yukiko and her childhood friend, [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki").
Despite her adult age, Yukiko still behaves like a teenager. She is bubbly, overconfident and attention-seeking, and prefers to stand in the lime-light (literally) whenever possible. She can be prone to jealousy over Yusaku's occasionally flirtatious behavior, and can demonstrate impulsive tendencies. She is an extremely reckless driver and very sensitive about her age: whenever her son *dares* to call her "oba-san" in Japanese (in English, the closest equivalent would be "aunt" or "old lady"), she sets up such a furious face that Conan must quickly correct himself by calling her "onee-san" ("older sister" or "young girl"). She is also likes to stay trendy and dresses more youthfully.
Yukiko showing her displeasure at being called "obasan".
However, despite her faults, Yukiko is extremely loyal and cares for both her husband and her son (though a heavy streak of mischief causes her to often tease Shinichi). Her loyalty extends to her friends, as she thinks nothing of flying across the Pacific to help a friend from elementary school.[](#cite_note-12) Even though she is retired, she takes pride in being an successful actress, to which, she is also willing to pressure Shinichi to practice his role, so he won't embarrass her reputation.[](#cite_note-13)
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
Yukiko is a fairly tall and fair-skinned woman. She has bright-blue eyes long wavy light-brown hair that curls at the ends with shorter bangs that part to the left to frame her forehead. She is slender yet curvaceous and well-endowed in built, she is considered very beautiful and admired by most men. She has been well-known for her stunning beauty since high school, where she was only ever rivaled by in looks by Eri Mouri. A woman who doesn't accept aging gracefully, she will commonly dressed in attire more commonly seen by women in their twenties.
## Abilities[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Abilities")]
### Intelligence[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Intelligence")]
While not nearly on the same level as her husband or son, Yukiko has commonly shown herself to be a very insightful and methodical person, able to notice details that most would miss. She is also likewise very knowledge about the distinct differences of various cultures, including how things are referred to and how their gestures work. A very composed and creative person, she excels in making up lies on the spot with well-thought out backstories, able to constantly adapt to situations to continue the deception and likewise remember her deceptions for later usage. Very persuasive, she as a talent for reading a person's nature and adapting her nature to make them more compliment.
### Disguise[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Disguise")]
Sharon Vineyard with Yukiko while under Toichi's tutelage
Yukiko is an exceptional actress, having earned world-wide fame and various prestigious awards when only a teenager. Showing her talent since high school, Yukiko has an uncanny ability to perfectly adapt herself to whatever character she chooses. She can effortlessly change her mannerisms and speech-patterns, as well as accent and dialect, to suit the situation. Expanding upon this and learning from [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba"), she became a master of disguise. Much like her former friend, Vermouth, with only minimum preparation required, she can perfectly change her appearance or that of others to perfectly look like virtually anyone. Her performance is able to easily fool even close friends and family. Unlike Vermouth though her skill in disguise is limited vocally, as she is unable to mimic male voices. As such, she normally takes on female personas if not of non-existent people.
### Other Skills[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Other Skills")]
Yukiko is an accomplished driver, able to perform daring stunts behind the wheel. She is also a highly skilled cook.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Yukiko | What Yukiko calls them |
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|  | [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") | Yukiko[](#cite_note-14f8-14) | Yusaku Yu-chan |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | Mom (*Kāsan*) | Shin-chan Shinichi[](#cite_note-14f4-15) |
|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Mom (*Kāsan*) Yukiko-obasan Yukiko-onēsan | Shin... I mean Conan-Chan ([Once](/wiki/The_Cornered_Famous_Detective!_Two_Big_Murder_Cases "The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases"))   Shin-chan[](#cite_note-14f4-15) Conan-kun[](#cite_note-14f4-15) Shin-Conan-kun Conan-chan[](#cite_note-14f4-15) Conan[](#cite_note-14f7-16) Shinichi[](#cite_note-14f8-14) |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Shinichi's mom (*Shinichi no okāsan*) | Ran-chan[](#cite_note-14f4-15) |
|  | [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki") | Yukiko Yuki-chan | Eri Eri-chan |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Yuki-chan | Kogoro-kun Kogoro-chan |
|  | [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth") | Yukiko | Sharon[](#cite_note-17) Sharon Vineyard[](#cite_note-78f6-18) |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | Yukiko-san | Professor Agasa (*Agasa-hakase*)[](#cite_note-14f4-15) |
|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") | [His](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") mom (*aitsu no okan*) | Heiji-kun |
|  | [Fumiyo Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa_Kidnapping_Case "Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case") | - | Fumiyo-san[](#cite_note-14f4-15) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Yukiko | What Yukiko calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") | Conan-kun's Mom (*Conan-kun no kāsan*)[](#cite_note-19) | - |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Your Mother (talking to Conan) | Haibara-san Ai-chan[](#cite_note-78f6-18) Haibara Ai[](#cite_note-20) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Yukiko | What Yukiko calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") | Yukiko-san (as Subaru)[](#cite_note-file898-21) | Shu-chan ([Gosho](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s thought)[](#cite_note-22) |
|  | [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") | Yukiko-san[](#cite_note-file898-21) | - |
|  | [Andre Camel](/wiki/Andre_Camel "Andre Camel") | - | Camel-kun[](#cite_note-23) |
|  | [Misao Yamamura](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura") | Fujimine Yukiko-san[](#cite_note-14f6-24) Yukiko-san[](#cite_note-14f7-16) | Poor detective (*Heppoko keiji*)[](#cite_note-14f6-24) |
|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Yukiko-san | Inspector Megure (*Megure-keibu*) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Yukiko | What Yukiko calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") | - | Kuroba Toichi Famous Japanese magician (*Yūmei na Nippon no magician*) |
|  | [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") | - | Sera |
|  | [Kaito Kuroba](/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba "Kaito Kuroba") | Old lady (*Obasan*) | Little boy (*Boku*) |
|  | [Kaitou Kid](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid "Kaitou Kid") | - | Kid |
|  | [Minerva Glass](/wiki/Minerva_Glass "Minerva Glass") | - | Grass Court Queen (*Shiba no Joō*) |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_5 "Volume 5")-(/wiki/Volume_6 "Volume 6"), Anime: (/wiki/Conan_Edogawa_Kidnapping_Case "Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case (Manga: 49-51, Anime: 43)")]
Yukiko first appearance was disguised as Fumiyo (Fanny in the [Funimation](/wiki/Funimation "Funimation") Dub) Edogawa, a woman claiming to be Conan's mom. She and Yusaku pulled a con upon their son to convince him that his hunt for the organization is too dangerous and tried to convince him to come with them abroad. But Conan refuses, and they agree to let him deal with this case. Yukiko (as Fumiyo) brings Conan back to the Mouris and give Kogoro a bank book with money to care for Conan with.
### The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases (Manga: [131-138](/wiki/Volume_14 "Volume 14"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Cornered_Famous_Detective!_Two_Big_Murder_Cases "The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases (Manga: 131-138, Anime: 096)")]
After having a quarrel with her husband, Yukiko secretly returns to Japan. She then meets Ran and Conan in front of her house. She successfully covers for Conan who Ran suspects is actually Shinichi. In the manga, she gives the explanation that Conan is "the nephew of the grandfather of the cousin of the daughter of the brother of my uncle," which produces a long and complicated family tree showing that Conan is in fact her son. Yukiko takes Conan to help her investigate something that her friend asked her to do. During this, a murder happens that forces Conan and Yukiko to find who the culprit is. As they are investigating Yukiko notices a cigarette on the floor but hides it from Conan, saying that she doesn't want to help Conan with the deduction and tells him to do it himself. During the deduction, Yukiko thinks to herself that hopefully Conan "makes a good deduction" as "both of us are watching you". It is revealed that Yusaku was also there and had been looking for Yukiko to take her back with him. Yukiko and Yusaku go back with Conan to the detective agency and say goodbye to Conan as they leave once again.
### The North Star Murder Case (Manga: [215-218](/wiki/Volume_22#Unpublished_Novel_Case "Volume 22"), Anime: [144-145](/wiki/The_North_Star_No.3_Express_Leaving_Ueno "The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: The North Star Murder Case (Manga: 215-218, Anime: 144-145)")]
After Conan reveals to the suspicious woman on the train that he knows that she is in fact Yukiko in disguise, she and Conan discuss the case. She tells him that after she and Yusaku read about the robbery of the jewellery store in the newspaper, both of them decided to come back to Japan to find out what was happening as the robbery was incredibly similar to the incident that happened in the novel that Yusaku wrote 10 years ago. Since in the novel the owner of the store gets killed on the train, both of them buy tickets and take separate trains to prevent the murder. However, due to Yukiko being in the bathroom, she was unable to stop the murder from happening. Conan asks her what the trick for the murder was but Yukiko tells him that Yusaku forgot what the trick was and that the manuscript for the novel was stolen. She and Conan proceed to work together to catch the culprit by baiting them by acting as if Yukiko saw something that the culprit had that reveals the trick. Yukiko and Conan wait by the train station for the culprit, but Conan loses Yukiko and sees her on the other side of the platform with the culprit. He tries to call out to her but a train flies by and she doesn't hear him. Just as the culprit is about to push Yukiko into the train tracks, Yusaku stops them and apprehends the culprit. After the case, Both of them go back to the US with Conan sending them off.
### Desperate Revival: Shinichi's Return and The Promised Place (Manga: [258-260](/wiki/Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case "Volume 26"), Anime: [192-193](/wiki/The_Desperate_Revival#Shinichi.27s_Return_and_The_Promised_Place_.28Manga:_258-260.2C_Anime:_192-193.29 "The Desperate Revival"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Desperate Revival: Shinichi's Return and The Promised Place (Manga: 258-260, Anime: 192-193)")]
Shinichi reveals that she brought Ran and her to this specific fancy restaurant because this was the place where his dad had proposed to his mom.
### Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case "Volume 34") and [351-354](/wiki/Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case "Volume 35"), Anime: [286-288](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_New_York_Case "Shinichi Kudo's New York Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (Manga: 350 and 351-354, Anime: 286-288)")]
After Ran has a high fever she reminisces about her past when she and Shinichi were brought to New York City with Yukiko. As they are about to watch the Broadway show "The Golden Apple', Yukiko speeds down the highway as they are late due to Yukiko not accounting for daylight saving time. She makes it to the show but not before being stopped by a cop for going over 40 miles the speed limit. As this is happening, an inspector of the New York police whom she and Yusaku helped with a case in the past tells to policeman that he will handle them. Just as Yukiko is thanking him, he takes off their disguise and reveals themselves to actually be [Sharon Vineyard](/wiki/Sharon_Vineyard "Sharon Vineyard"), an American actress and Yukiko's friend from when both of them were getting taught by a famous magician for a role. All of them go backstage and meet with all of the actors and actresses for the play. They call Yukiko the "Night Baroness" due to the fact that she is the wife of Yusaku, who is the author of the "Night Baron", and that she once had a perfect deduction when she was invited for a special investigation program on TV making her a famous lady detective (Shinichi though thinks her deduction is from hearing what Yusaku mumbled when he was reading the newspaper). As she, Ran, and Shinichi watch the play, a murder occurs leaving Shinichi to solve the case. After Shinichi figures out who the culprit is, Yukiko helps him by explaining it to the police how they did it and the case is solved.
### The Similar Princesses (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_40#Eri_vs._Yukiko "Volume 40") and [414-416](/wiki/Volume_41#Eri_vs._Yukiko "Volume 41"), Anime: [333-334](/wiki/The_Similar_Princesses "The Similar Princesses"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: The Similar Princesses (Manga: 413 and 414-416, Anime: 333-334)")]
Conan, Ran, and Eri are solving a case for Kogoro but are surprised when they see Yukiko there as well. Yukiko and Eri affectionately greet each other as they haven't seen each other for the last 10 years. Eri calls her "princess" which makes them reminisce about the Miss Teitan beauty contest as nobody has called her that since the High School festival. Ran then talks about how 20 years ago, there was a legendary beauty contest that made the school shudder. The two contestants were a girl with genius-level acting who already had her debut, the princess of Teitan, and a highly intelligent girl who was already recommended to go to Harvard at the age of 16, the queen of Teitan high".
Yukiko in High School
It is revealed that the two girls were actually Yukiko and Eri and that due to the popularity of the two girls, the contest had to be cancelled before panic occurred, leaving the winner of Miss Teitan a mystery. Yukiko says that she is here as Yusaku asked her to help his friend with a case he had. As they are all solving the case, Ran asks both Yukiko and Eri if they know who had won the contest. They say that it was a tie as both of them got 10,000 votes but that there was one vote missing at the time, leaving the winner unknown. Ran however tells them that Kogoro was the last missing vote as she found the paper inside his old blazer. Due to the paper being in the wash, she was unable to read who Kogoro voted for.
After a murder occurs, Yukiko calls Yusaku about the case and he gives a hint to her that she relays the information to Conan, giving him the information he needs to solve the case. After Conan tells her his deduction and she memorizes it, she uses her "Night Baroness" persona and solves the case for Conan. After the case, both she and Eri ask Kogoro to find out who he voted for in the Miss Teitan contest. Kogoro says that he voted for Eri, leaving Yukiko saddened but Kogoro explains that he mistook the word "miss" for "mistake" so he voted for the person he thought was a klutz. He then goes on to say that he would've voted for Yukiko if he knew what it meant, making Yukiko happy but annoyed after Kogoro tries to change his mind after seeing Eri get angry. Both she and Eri decide to hang out at the end.
### Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio (Manga: [417-419](/wiki/Volume_41#Dark_and_Cluttered_Room_Case "Volume 41"), Anime: [335-336](/wiki/Secret_of_the_Tohto_Film_Development_Studio "Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio (Manga: 417-419, Anime: 335-336)")]
Yukiko decides to take Conan and the Detective Kids to a special preview screening of the Kamen Yaiba movie. She speeds through traffic and arrives at the film-development studio where they are greeted by an old associate of Yukiko from when she was still an actress. Yukiko notices and tells Conan that Haibara stared at him 10 times today, which could only mean that he has something on his face or that she's in love with them. Conan doesn't believe so and asks if she was able to shake off the car that was following them, which Yukiko believes she did. Both of them are unsure of who could the people following them be, which leads Conan to speculate that it may be the Black Organization and that they were following Haibara or him. Yukiko though thinks that it could just be fans of her who just wanted to figure out her home's location and ask for an autograph, leaving Conan bemused. Due to the preview screening being delayed, Yukiko has to leave Conan and the kids at the studio as she has to catch her flight back to the US.
### Halloween Party Case (Manga: [429-434](/wiki/Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case "Volume 42"); Anime: (/wiki/Head-to-Head_Match_with_the_Black_Organization:_A_Dual_Mystery_on_a_Full_Moon_Night "Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Halloween Party Case (Manga: 429-434; Anime: 345)")]
### Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slopes (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_50#Yuki-Onna_Murder_Case "Volume 50") - (/wiki/Volume_51#Yuki-Onna_Murder_Case "Volume 51"), Anime: (/wiki/Heiji_Hattori_vs._Shinichi_Kudo:_Deduction_Battle_on_the_Ski_Slope! "Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slopes (Manga: 518 - 522, Anime: 490)")]
### Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: [570-573](/wiki/Volume_55#Shinichi.27s_Childhood_Adventure "Volume 55"), Anime: [472-473](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_Childhood_Adventure "Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Shinichi's Childhood Adventure (Manga: 570-573, Anime: 472-473)")]
10 years ago, Eri gets mad and calls Yukiko to tell her that Shinichi had taken Ran to school at nighttime. Yukiko tells her that she will give Shinichi a good scolding, hanging up and proceeding to angrily ask Shinichi why he went with Ran to school at night. Shinichi avoids the question, leaving Yukiko to keep scolding him, but Yusaku tells her it's not a police interrogation and says that it's not a big deal as they are both here and safe now. The next day, Yukio tells Eri that Shinichi took Ran again to Haido Port, leaving Eri worried since there was a murder there, Yusaku tells her that the murder was solved and that kids should play outside and have an adventure. Eri tells them that the police called her to thank Yusaku for helping them drive off the "Phantom Thief", leading to Yukiko asking why they called Eri's home. Eri says that it seemed that the police called several times to the Kudo house but nobody answered, leading to Yukiko realizing that Yusaku had unplugged the phone cord when she decided to go out shopping. Yusaku then reminds Yukiko that she has an appointment with her magician mentor who helped her with a movie role. She meets with her mentor, [Toichi Kuroba](/wiki/Toichi_Kuroba "Toichi Kuroba") and his son [Kaito Kuroba](/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba "Kaito Kuroba"), and tells him that Yusaku couldn't make it. Toichi is relieved as Yusaku can see through his tricks and tells her to tell him to reply to a letter that a friend of his will address to him. Yukiko tells him that Yusaku has already replied to it but is confused by his reply to the fan letter. Toichi asks if the reply is an exclamation mark, leaving Yukiko surprised that he knew what the reply was before seeing it. He tells her that the fan letter was similar to the reply as it was a question mark.
### Holmes' Revelation (Manga: [743-751](/wiki/Volume_71 "Volume 71"), Anime: [616-621](/wiki/Holmes%27_Revelation "Holmes' Revelation"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Holmes' Revelation (Manga: 743-751, Anime: 616-621)")]
Knowing that Conan is going to take the antidote for [APTX 4869](/wiki/APTX_4869 "APTX 4869") that is intended for his return trip, Yukiko Kudo and Yusaku Kudo were asked by Haibara to go to London and bring a spare antidote.
### Bell Train arc (Manga: [818-824](/wiki/Volume_78 "Volume 78"), Anime: [701-704](/wiki/The_Jet-Black_Mystery_Train "The Jet-Black Mystery Train"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Bell Train arc (Manga: 818-824, Anime: 701-704)")]
Yukiko turns out to be the lady who had been visiting [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") at the Kudo house. On the Bell Tree express, with Conan and Subaru's help, she foiled [Bourbon](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") and [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth")'s plans to capture and kill [Shiho Miyano](/wiki/Shiho_Miyano "Shiho Miyano") respectively while also tricking the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") (except for Vermouth) into thinking Sherry died. Her part of the plan involved removing Haibara from danger when she tried to run away, and then challenging Vermouth in order to draw her attention. Yukiko then kept Vermouth occupied, so that she was unaware that she was being tricked until it was too late. At the same time, Yukiko also extracted a promise from Vermouth that she would truly give up on trying to kill Sherry.
### The Scarlet Return (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_84#Elementary_Teacher_Assault "Volume 84")-(/wiki/Volume_85#Scarlet_Showdown "Volume 85"), Anime: [779-783](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Return "The Scarlet Return"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: The Scarlet Return (Manga: 891-898, Anime: 779-783)")]
Yukiko helping Shuichi disguising as Subaru.
Yukiko disguised as Yusaku to attend Macademy Awards. After finishing the job, she returned home to meet [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") and disguise him as [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") once more. Shuichi had learned to how to apply the disguise himself satisfactorily, which makes Yukiko a little disappointed since she has no reason to meet Shuichi anymore. Conan becomes annoyed that Yukiko liked seeing Shuichi a little too much. Yukiko nearly outed Conan's secret identity as Shinichi in front of the three [FBI](/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation "Federal Bureau of Investigation") agents.
### Ran GIRL/Shinichi BOY (Manga: [921-924](/wiki/Volume_87#Ran_.26_Shinichi_.E2.80.93_First_Contact "Volume 87"), Anime: [853-854](/wiki/Memories_from_Sakura_Class "Memories from Sakura Class"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Ran GIRL/Shinichi BOY (Manga: 921-924, Anime: 853-854)")]
### Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#Crimson_School_Trip_Case "Volume 95"), Anime: [927-928](/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 927-928)")]
Yukiko and Yusaku are in Los Angeles and see the news of the case that Shinichi solved. Yusaku is worried that the case has received worldwide coverage as Shinichi isn't supposed to exist anymore, but Yukiko says that Shinichi has experience handling things and asked everybody to stay quiet about him being involved.
### The Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#Missing_Maria_Higashio_Case "Volume 95"), Anime: (/wiki/Search_for_Maria-chan! "Search for Maria-chan!"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: The Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 942)")]
Yukiko and Yusaku have returned to Japan and reveal to Conan that they convinced the blog owner to retract her claim that they saw Shinichi solve the case in exchange for their autographs. They meet up with Conan and Yukiko decides to tease him about Ran kissing Shinichi on the cheek. They decide to remain in the country for the foreseeable future, in light of Yusaku's interpretation of [Koji Haneda](/wiki/Koji_Haneda "Koji Haneda")'s dying message, which leads them and Conan to believe that [Renya Karasuma](/wiki/Renya_Karasuma "Renya Karasuma") is connected to the organization.
### Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#Black_Bunny_Club_Murder_Case "Volume 95"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Unsolved_Cocktail_Case "The Unsolved Cocktail Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Black Bunny Club Murder Case (Manga: 1012, Anime: 954)")]
Yusaku and Yukiko interrupt Amuro's confrontation with Akai for infiltrating the Kudo house. They invite him to have a tea.
### Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_98#Shogi_Player_Serial_Murder_Case "Volume 98"), Anime: (/wiki/Taiko_Meijin%27s_Shogi_Board "Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: Shogi Player Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1045, Anime: 1034)")]
Yukiko gets annoyed that she isn't able to disguise Shuichi as Subaru as there isn't any time to do so.
### Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_99#Yusaku_Kudo.27s_TV_Show_Case "Volume 99")-(/wiki/Volume_100#Yusaku_Kudo.27s_TV_Show_Case "Volume 100"), Anime: [1071-1072](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo%27s_Detective_Show "Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Yusaku Kudo's TV Show Case (Manga: 1058-1060, Anime: 1071-1072)")]
Yusaku decide to solve a serial murder case in a TV show but both Yusaku and Yukiko got food poisoning before the TV shoot. Later on, Kaitou Kid appears as Yusaku to return a favor for him of clearing his crime and cooperate with Conan to join the TV shoot. After the case, Conan realizes that the fake Yusaku is not Kid, but rather Vermouth to investigate Yusaku. However, Yusaku and Yukiko pretended to have food poisoning, as they saw through the Black Organization attempt to take them out. They plan with the FBI and pretended to get the symptoms of food poisoning to fool the Black Organization. Yusaku and Shuichi mention the only things left is to prepare the Black Organization's big move.
### FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [1061-1066](/wiki/Volume_100#FBI_Serial_Murder_Case "Volume 100"), Anime: [1077-1079](/wiki/The_Black_Organization%27s_Scheme "The Black Organization's Scheme"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)")]
### Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [1110-1112](/wiki/Volume_104#Parents.27_Day_at_Teitan_Elementary_School "Volume 104"), Anime: [1169-1170](/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Man-Eating_Classroom "The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 1110-1112, Anime: 1169-1170)")]
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
Yukiko's likeness used for Irene Adler.
### The Phantom of Baker Street (Movie: (/wiki/The_Phantom_of_Baker_Street "The Phantom of Baker Street"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=32 "Edit section: The Phantom of Baker Street (Movie: 6)")]
Yukiko doesn't physically appear in the movie but her likeness is used for the Old Time London virtual reality level of the Cocoon as Yusaku and Agasa helped develop the level. Her likeness is used for Irene Adler, as she was a famous actress while also being the only woman who Sherlock Holmes loved, who happens to use Yusaku's likeness.
### Home of Beika's Grenier (Anime: (/wiki/Home_of_Beika%27s_Grenier "Home of Beika's Grenier"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=33 "Edit section: Home of Beika's Grenier (Anime: 418)")]
### The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: (/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=34 "Edit section: The Million-dollar Pentagram (Movie: 27)")]
In the post-credits scene, Yukiko learns that Yusaku has a twin brother but they were separated after their parents were divorced. Yusaku tells her that his brother gave him the sword that they have on the shelf right now. Yusaku says that he hasn't met his brother for 20 years but thinks Yukiko might have met him already, leaving Yukiko wondering who it is.
## Plot exposition[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=35 "Edit section: Plot exposition")]
### List of disguises used[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=36 "Edit section: List of disguises used")]
Main article: [Disguise](/wiki/Disguise "Disguise")
* [Conan's fictitious mom.](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa_Kidnapping_Case "Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case")
* [A woman with glasses and a hat.](/wiki/The_North_Star_No.3_Express_Leaving_Ueno "The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno")
* [Medusa for a Halloween themed mystery](/wiki/Head-to-Head_Match_with_the_Black_Organization:_A_Dual_Mystery_on_a_Full_Moon_Night "Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night")
* [Disguise as an old lady](/wiki/Home_of_Beika%27s_Grenier "Home of Beika's Grenier")
* [A suspicious woman in London](/wiki/Holmes%27_Revelation "Holmes' Revelation")
* [As a mysterious woman with Subaru](/wiki/The_Jet-Black_Mystery_Train "The Jet-Black Mystery Train")
* With the aid of a [voice-changer](/wiki/Voice-Changing_Choker "Voice-Changing Choker"), Yukiko filled in for [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") at the [Macademy Awards](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Return "The Scarlet Return").
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=37 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Family[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=38 "Edit section: Family")]
Main article: [Kudo family](/wiki/Kudo_family "Kudo family")
#### Yusaku Kudo[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=39 "Edit section: Yusaku Kudo")]
Main article: [Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo_and_Yukiko_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo")
Not much is known about Yusaku and Yukiko's backstory before they get married. The most notable scene was from 20 years ago, when Yusaku and Yukiko met in a high end restaurant. Yusaku observed a murder crime, quickly solved it and suddenly proposed to a startled Yukiko, which she accepted. Yukiko can be really angry with Yusaku if he has flirtatious behavior, but they truly love each other.
#### Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=40 "Edit section: Conan Edogawa / Shinichi Kudo")]
Shinichi is her son. When Shinichi was shrunk into Conan, Yukiko staged a fake kidnapping scheme with Yusaku and Professor Agasa to make Shinichi realize the danger of the organization he was trying to investigate. As a mother, she truly cares for his wellbeing (sometimes too much, much to Conan's annoyance) and assisted him when it comes to cases. Nevertheless, their relationship is quite dynamic: Yukiko enjoys teasing Shinichi/Conan; in addition, she sometimes disguises to fool him. In return, Conan often makes sarcastic remarks about Yukiko being old (obasa-san) and retired for many years, which earned him death glares and even physical blows from Yukiko.
### Friends[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=41 "Edit section: Friends")]
#### Eri Kisaki[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=42 "Edit section: Eri Kisaki")]
20 years ago from the current timeline, she and Eri were rivals in Miss Teitan, a beauty contest that shook the country. Yukiko had a charming beauty that attracted men, while Eri had a more bookish look, relying her advantage on academic talents. The vote was split at 20000 votes for each before the competition was canceled, with [Mouri Kogoro](/wiki/Mouri_Kogoro "Mouri Kogoro") having the last uncounted ticket.
In later years, despite their previous intense competition, the two are actually in good terms with each other, supporting the other party emotionally. On relationships of their children, Shinichi and Ran, Yukiko shows her full support, at one point even calls Ran her future daughter in law; however, Eri is more reluctant. Eri doesn't like Yukiko's hand off approach with Shinichi and constantly reminds Ran to be beware of Shinichi, remarking on her rocky marriage as reference. After leaving Kogoro Eri hasn’t seen her friend Yukiko for 10 years up until the Eri vs. Yukiko Murder Case and after the case they went out to eat but it’s unknown if they kept in contact with each other now.
#### Ran Mouri[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=43 "Edit section: Ran Mouri")]
Yukiko treats [Ran](/wiki/Ran "Ran") like her own daughter in law, and often teases her about her romantic relationship with Shinichi. She is also able to read through her thoughts; in episode 96, when Ran suspected that Conan is Shinichi. Despite that Yukiko covered for Conan telling Ran that Conan is a smart kid who learnt deductive skills from Shinichi, Yukiko found the last smile that Ran made was a bit weird, realising that the girl wasn't convinced about Yukiko's answer; which turned out to be true in the [Desperate Revival](/wiki/Desperate_Revival "Desperate Revival") arc.
#### Shuichi Akai[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=44 "Edit section: Shuichi Akai")]
Yukiko helped [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") go into hiding after he faked his death. She taught him how to disguise himself and cooking. While faithful to and in love with her husband, she has openly commented on finding Shuichi very handsome, to which she likes visiting him every week.
#### Hiroshi Agasa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=45 "Edit section: Hiroshi Agasa")]
One of Yukiko Kudo's Friend. In the past few years, the Kudo Family grew closer with their neighbor, Professor Hiroshi, who is making fancy gadgets and inventions.
After Shinichi shrunk into Conan, Yukiko entrusted him the task of looking after her son for the meantime while they work overseas.
#### Kogoro Mouri[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=46 "Edit section: Kogoro Mouri")]
One of Yukiko Kudo's Friend. In High School, Yukiko and her childhood friend Eri Kisaki were involved in a "Miss Teitan High School" Pageant where the winner gets determined by the number of their votes. However, due to the carelessness of Kogoro, he had forgotten to vote thus tying the two contestants. It was later discovered that due to his clumsiness, Kogoro thought that the "Miss" meant "Mistake" and was going to vote for Eri as a result of that misconception, much to Eri's anger later on.
When Ran questioned his father about the individual he would vote for, Kogoro, despite knowing the true nature of the pageant, still voted for Yukiko and complimented her as "pretty", making Eri and Ran upset and angry.
#### Vermouth[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=47 "Edit section: Vermouth")]
[Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth"), as her alias Sharon Vineyard and Yukiko had a friendly relationship from the time they met under Toichi Kuroba's tutelage until the time Sharon "died". Yukiko had no idea Sharon was leading a double life as an operative in the Black Organization. Yukiko and Sharon seemed to have kept in contact with one another because Yukiko and Sharon both knew about events in each others' lives that occurred after Toichi's lessons. Sharon was the one who got tickets for Yukiko, Shinichi, and Ran to the Golden Apple play on Broadway in New York City one year prior to the current timeline. Yukiko attended Sharon's funeral. Later, Yukiko sadly accepts Conan's deduction that Sharon and Chris are the same person and a member of the Black Organization. Vermouth once left Yukiko safe and sound during their confrontation in the Bell Tree Express, implying her soft spot for Shinichi and Yukiko.
## Character popularity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=48 "Edit section: Character popularity")]
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Yukiko placed 17th in the poll with 37 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[](#cite_note-25)
* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Yukiko placed 20th overall with 34 votes.[](#cite_note-26)
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=49 "Edit section: Name origin")]
The name Yukiko Fujimine (藤峰) name comes from [Lupin III](/wiki/Lupin_III "Lupin III") character [**Fuji**ko **Mine**](/wiki/Fujiko_Mine "Fujiko Mine") and actress ["Yukiko" Nikaido](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%8C%E9%9A%8E%E5%A0%82%E6%9C%89%E5%B8%8C%E5%AD%90 "wikipedia:二階堂有希子") (the original voice of Fujiko). Her alias, "Fumiyo" (文代), comes from Fumiyo Akechi, wife of [Edogawa Rampo](/wiki/Edogawa_Rampo "Edogawa Rampo")'s [Kogoro Akechi](/wiki/Kogoro_Akechi "Kogoro Akechi").
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=50 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Episode 96 | Episode 418 | Episode 621 |
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| Episode 1077 | Magic Kaito 1412 (episode 11). |
## Quotes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=51 "Edit section: Quotes")]
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| “ | Hey, you may be looking at my future daughter-in-law. | „ |
| — Referring to Ran, [Episode 286](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_New_York_Case "Shinichi Kudo's New York Case") | | |
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| “ | There's only two reasons for a girl to look at a boy like that: he has something on his face or she likes him. | „ |
| — Talking to Conan about Haibara, [Episode 335](/wiki/Secret_of_the_Tohto_Film_Development_Studio "Secret of the Tohto Film Development Studio") | | |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=52 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Aoyama has stated in Super Digest Book 10+ that Yusaku and Yukiko met because Yukiko had been chosen to play the main character of a drama based on one of Yusaku's books.
* In Episode 286, it is revealed that Yukiko has (or had) a California Driver's License. Her ID is 471108628. This would seem to be inconsistent with the actual ID number system used by the State of California in issuing driver's licenses, in which only eight digits are used.
* [Yukiko's voice actress](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumi_Shimamoto "wikipedia:Sumi Shimamoto") also starred a role as wife alongside [Hideyuki Tanaka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyuki_Tanaka "wikipedia:Hideyuki Tanaka") in Rumiko Takahashi's work as Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku.
* According to Love Conan Interview Yukiko was modelled after Fujiko Mine, and Gosho borrowed her hair style.
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yukiko_Kudo&action=edit&section=53 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japanese | 有希子 Yukiko | 工藤 Kudō |
| Arabic | يوكيكو Yūkīko | كودو Kōdo |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Yukiko | Kudo |
| Catalan | Yukiko | Kudo |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 有希子 Yǒuxīzǐ | 工藤 Gōngténg |
| English | Vivian | Kudo |
| Finnish | Yukiko | Kudo |
| French | Yukiko | Kudo |
| German | Yukiko | Kudo |
| Italian | Yukiko | Kudo |
| Korean | 하연 Ha Yeon | 이 Lee |
| Russian | Юкико Yukiko | Кудо Kudo |
| Thai | ยูกิโกะ Yū-ki-koa | คุโด้ Khu-dô |
| Vietnamese | Yukiko | Kudo |