Nicholas Santos

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| **Ninzaburo Shiratori** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 白鳥 任三郎   (Shiratori Ninzaburō) |
| English name: | Nicholas Santos (anime/manga) |
| Age: | 28[](#cite_note-1) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | Sara Shiratori (younger sister)   Kotaro Haretsuki (brother-in-law) Uncle[](#cite_note-2) |
| Occupation: | Tokyo Metropolitan Police Inspector |
| Status: | Alive |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 209](/wiki/Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case "Volume 21")   Anime: [Movie 1](/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_Appearances "Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 23](/wiki/Volume_23 "Volume 23") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Kaneto Shiozawa](/wiki/Kaneto_Shiozawa "Kaneto Shiozawa") ([Movies 1](/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper")~(/wiki/Captured_in_Her_Eyes "Captured in Her Eyes"), [Episode 146](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story")~(/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_2 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2")) [Kazuhiko Inoue](/wiki/Kazuhiko_Inoue "Kazuhiko Inoue") ([Episode 205](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_3 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3")~present)   [Takako Honda](/wiki/Takako_Honda "Takako Honda") (child) |
| English voice: | [Eric Vale](/wiki/Eric_Vale "Eric Vale") (FUNimation)   [Greg Chun](/wiki/index.php?title=Greg_Chun&action=edit&redlink=1 "Greg Chun (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!)   [Christopher Diaz](/wiki/index.php?title=Christopher_Diaz&action=edit&redlink=1 "Christopher Diaz (page does not exist)") (Macias Group)   [Phil Parsons](/wiki/index.php?title=Phil_Parsons&action=edit&redlink=1 "Phil Parsons (page does not exist)") (Studio Nano) |
**Ninzaburo Shiratori** (白鳥 任三郎 ,*Shiratori Ninzaburō*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), also known as **Nicholas Santos** in the [Funimation](/wiki/Funimation "Funimation") dub and the English version of the manga, is a character on the *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* franchise. He is the boyfriend of [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [4.1 Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: 209-210, Anime: 146-147)](#Treadmill_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_209-210.2C_Anime:_146-147.29)
+ [4.2 Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: 231-233, Anime: 156-157)](#Innocent_Suspect_Case_.28Manga:_231-233.2C_Anime:_156-157.29)
+ [4.3 Sato's Father Case (Manga: 267-269, Anime: 205-206)](#Sato.27s_Father_Case_.28Manga:_267-269.2C_Anime:_205-206.29)
+ [4.4 Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: 288, Anime: 230)](#Bus_Hijacking_Case_.28Manga:_288.2C_Anime:_230.29)
+ [4.5 Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: 328-330, Anime: 253-254)](#Sato.27s_Omiai_Case_.28Manga:_328-330.2C_Anime:_253-254.29)
+ [4.6 Parade Bomber Case (Manga: 366-368, Anime: 301-302)](#Parade_Bomber_Case_.28Manga:_366-368.2C_Anime:_301-302.29)
+ [4.7 Serial Bomber Case (Manga: 369-371, Anime: 304)](#Serial_Bomber_Case_.28Manga:_369-371.2C_Anime:_304.29)
+ [4.8 Missing Ring Case (Manga: 404-406, Anime: 358-359)](#Missing_Ring_Case_.28Manga:_404-406.2C_Anime:_358-359.29)
+ [4.9 Takagi's Last Case (Manga: 450, Anime: 390)](#Takagi.27s_Last_Case_.28Manga:_450.2C_Anime:_390.29)
+ [4.10 Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: 485-486, Anime: 401-402)](#Jewel_Robber.27s_Suicide_Case_.28Manga:_485-486.2C_Anime:_401-402.29)
+ [4.11 Fake Wedding Case (Manga: 535-537, Anime: 449)](#Fake_Wedding_Case_.28Manga:_535-537.2C_Anime:_449.29)
+ [4.12 Sato's Ring Case (Manga: 576, Anime: 487)](#Sato.27s_Ring_Case_.28Manga:_576.2C_Anime:_487.29)
+ [4.13 Hammer Man Case (Manga: 627, Anime: 531)](#Hammer_Man_Case_.28Manga:_627.2C_Anime:_531.29)
+ [4.14 Whistling Killer Case (Manga: 671-673, Anime: 534-535)](#Whistling_Killer_Case_.28Manga:_671-673.2C_Anime:_534-535.29)
+ [4.15 Sakura Girl Case (Manga: 687-689, Anime: 568-569)](#Sakura_Girl_Case_.28Manga:_687-689.2C_Anime:_568-569.29)
+ [4.16 Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: 690, Anime: 571)](#Haunted_Warehouse_Case_.28Manga:_690.2C_Anime:_571.29)
+ [4.17 Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: 705-708, Anime: 583-585)](#Purse_Snatcher_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_705-708.2C_Anime:_583-585.29)
+ [4.18 White Day Murder Case (Manga: 725, Anime: 608)](#White_Day_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_725.2C_Anime:_608.29)
+ [4.19 The VHS of Memories (Manga: 741-742, Anime: 624)](#The_VHS_of_Memories_.28Manga:_741-742.2C_Anime:_624.29)
+ [4.20 Painmobile (Manga: 791, Anime: 660)](#Painmobile_.28Manga:_791.2C_Anime:_660.29)
+ [4.21 Overnight Deadline (Manga: 805-808, Anime: 681-683)](#Overnight_Deadline_.28Manga:_805-808.2C_Anime:_681-683.29)
+ [4.22 UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: 943, Anime: 847-848)](#UFO_Sighting_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_943.2C_Anime:_847-848.29)
+ [4.23 The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 966-968, Anime: 889-890)](#The_Old_Warehouse_of_Teitan_Elementary_School_.28Manga:_966-968.2C_Anime:_889-890.29)
+ [4.24 Family Restaurant Murder Case (Manga: 1091-1093, Anime: 1130-1131)](#Family_Restaurant_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1091-1093.2C_Anime:_1130-1131.29)
+ [4.25 Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103, Anime: 1164-1167)](#Chess_Tournament_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1103.2C_Anime:_1164-1167.29)
* [5 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [5.1 The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie: 1)](#The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper_.28Movie:_1.29)
+ [5.2 The Fourteenth Target (Movie: 2)](#The_Fourteenth_Target_.28Movie:_2.29)
+ [5.3 Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: 4)](#Captured_in_Her_Eyes_.28Movie:_4.29)
* [6 List of disguises used](#List_of_disguises_used)
* [7 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [7.1 Family and friends](#Family_and_friends)
- [7.1.1 Miwako Sato](#Miwako_Sato)
- [7.1.2 Sumiko Kobayashi](#Sumiko_Kobayashi)
- [7.1.3 Juzo Megure](#Juzo_Megure)
- [7.1.4 Wataru Takagi](#Wataru_Takagi)
* [8 Character popularity](#Character_popularity)
* [9 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [10 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [11 Quotes](#Quotes)
* [12 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [13 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [14 See also](#See_also)
* [15 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Shiratori as a child.
Shiratori's [debut was in the first movie](/wiki/Anime_to_Manga_Characters_by_Appearance "Anime to Manga Characters by Appearance"), *[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper](/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper")*, acting as a member of Megure's police force.[](#cite_note-Time-3) At first, Shiratori appeared in two movie roles, before becoming a full-fledged inspector when he was introduced into the manga a month after his second movie appearance.[](#cite_note-Shira-4)
As a child, Shiratori studied diligently to one day become a lawyer, and had even memorized some laws by heart. One day, he witnessed a young girl confronting two juveniles trying to steal mangas from a bookstore. When the two offenders had pushed the girl to the floor for her protests, and seemed about to hurt her, Shiratori had stepped forward to recite the provisions made in the Japanese Law to punish stealing. This somewhat unnerved the juveniles and attracted the attention of the store owner and the other customers, causing the offenders to hastily get away. To thank him for helping her out, the girl bought him a drink and made a sakura petal pattern from the straw wrapper, saying that the sakura was the symbol of courage for the Japanese police (due to the distinct form of the Japanese police badge), and Shiratori had acted with courage just like them. It was because of this incident that Shiratori decided to become a cop rather than a lawyer, and also started to consider the girl to be his childhood love.[](#cite_note-Sakura-5)
Shiratori later joined the Tokyo Metropolian Police Department and worked alongside [Inspector Megure](/wiki/Inspector_Megure "Inspector Megure"), often acting as an extra officer or pair of eyes, though he later became an inspector of his own. When [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") joined the department, Shiratori believed that he had found his childhood love again, and as a result both he and his younger colleague [Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") considered each other rivals for Sato's affections. Shiratori would often try to show off in front of Takagi by asking Sato on a date, but she always rejected him, much to his dismay. However, he has since come to date [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi"), a teacher at Teitan Elementary School (where [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa"), along with the other Detective Boys, studies), whom he finally discovered to be his true love.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Inspector Shiratori shows his badge.
Shiratori comes from a wealthy family. Because of his background, Shiratori acts much more conceited than his one-time rival for [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato")'s affections, [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi"). His favorite hobbies include studying architecture, cooking, and collecting wine, including his favorite *Romane Conti*. Shiratori tends to do well in cases when faced with topics pertinent to his upper class tastes,[](#cite_note-6) especially in cases involving wine.[](#cite_note-7) When he was introduced in the [first movie](/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper"), [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") treated him as a suspect and [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") accused him of being the bomber because of his knowledge of skyscrapers and buildings.
As a police officer, Shiratori is fairly average, on par with Sato or Megure. He is calmer on the case than Takagi or Sato. Shiratori, like Sato and Takagi, believes that Conan has a lot of intelligence for a boy his age, but unlike Takagi and Sato, he usually tends not to care much for Conan's opinion. He often feels that Conan gets in the way, though Conan always proves otherwise. However, unlike Kogoro, Shiratori will take notice and suspect something if Conan points something quite interesting. In his initial manga appearances, Shiratori was incredibly cocky when battling for Sato's affections, but has since become more modest with his girlfriend Sumiko at his side.
In pursuit of love, Shiratori has a one track mind and is willing to abuse his police powers to achieve his desire. He even became the leader of a secret police group which protected Miwako Sato from the affections of other police officers like Takagi. Shiratori fixated on Sato because he believed she was the childhood crush who completely changed his life at a chance meeting in a bookstore. Shiratori is crushed when Sato chooses Takagi in the end, and can't truly give up his feelings for her. He later discovers that [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi") is the true girl from his childhood memories. Once the realization sets in, Shiratori's Sato complex dissolves and he develops an affection for Sumiko that soon blossoms into mutual love. Meeting Sumiko has also helped cure his arrogance to a large degree. Shiratori more than once tried to use his riches to get an edge over Takagi over Sato in the past, but now that he's with Kobayashi he does it solely to make her happy. He's noticeably more friendly towards Conan, Ai and the Detective Boys as time passes.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Shiratori | What Shiratori calls them |
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|  | [Kiyonaga Matsumoto](/wiki/Kiyonaga_Matsumoto "Kiyonaga Matsumoto") | Shiratori | Managing Officer (*Kanrikan*)[](#cite_note-m13-8) |
|  | [Yumi Miyamoto](/wiki/Yumi_Miyamoto "Yumi Miyamoto") | Shiratori-kun | - |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | Shiratori-san | Takagi-kun Takagi[](#cite_note-m13-8) |
|  | [Kazunobu Chiba](/wiki/Kazunobu_Chiba "Kazunobu Chiba") | Shiratori-san | Chiba-kun |
|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Shiratori-kun | - |
|  | [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") | Shiratori-kun Inspector-in-love (*koi suru keibu*, once) | Sato-san Miwako-san Sato[](#cite_note-m13-8) |
|  | [Officer Tome](/wiki/Officer_Tome "Officer Tome") | - | Tome-san[](#cite_note-9) |
|  | [Hyoue Kuroda](/wiki/Hyoue_Kuroda "Hyoue Kuroda") | Shiratori   Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*)[](#cite_note-10) | Managing Officer (*Kanrikan*) Managing Officer Kuroda (*Kuroda Kanrikan*) |
|  | [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") | Matsuda-san | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Shiratori | What Shiratori calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | - | Kudo Shinichi-kun[](#cite_note-m1-11) |
|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) Inspector (*Keibu*) | Conan-kun |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) | Ran-chan |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Shiratori[](#cite_note-m13-8) Detective Shiratori (*Shiratori-keiji*)[](#cite_note-m1-11) | Mouri-san[](#cite_note-m13-8) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Shiratori | What Shiratori calls them |
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|  | [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) Inspector (*Keibu*) | Kobayashi-sensei Kobayashi Sumiko-sensei |
|  | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) | - |
|  | [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) | - |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) | Haibara-chan Haibara Ai-chan |
|  | [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*) | - |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | - | Agasa-san |
| Picture | Name | What they call Shiratori | What Shiratori calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") | - | Kudo-sensei[](#cite_note-12) |
|  | [Yoshiaki Hara](/wiki/Yoshiaki_Hara "Yoshiaki Hara") | - | Hara-san |
|  | [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") | Inspector Shiratori (*Shiratori-keibu*)[](#cite_note-13) | - |
|  | [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") | Mr. Bushy-head (*moja-moja-san*)[](#cite_note-14) | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [209-210](/wiki/Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case "Volume 21"), Anime: [146-147](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: 209-210, Anime: 146-147)")]
Shiratori here is shown to be newly promoted to the post of Inspector. The episode also shows that Takagi is to become Shiratori's foremost rival for Sato's love, as she turned down his invitation to dinner at a French restaurant in favour of going out with Takagi for having ramen.
### Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_23#Innocent_Suspect_Case "Volume 23")-(/wiki/Volume_24 "Volume 24"), Anime: [156-157](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_2 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: 231-233, Anime: 156-157)")]
### Sato's Father Case (Manga: [267-269](/wiki/Volume_27#Sato.27s_Father_Case "Volume 27"), Anime: [205-206](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_3 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Sato's Father Case (Manga: 267-269, Anime: 205-206)")]
### Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case "Volume 29"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Mysterious_Passenger "The Mysterious Passenger"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: 288, Anime: 230)")]
### Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_32#Sato.27s_Omiai_Case "Volume 32")-(/wiki/Volume_33#Sato.27s_Omiai_Case "Volume 33"), Anime: [253-254](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_4 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: 328-330, Anime: 253-254)")]
Shiratori tries to take Sato's hand in marriage. He fails, due to the combined efforts of Takagi, Dr. [Tomoaki Araide](/wiki/Tomoaki_Araide "Tomoaki Araide") and Conan.
### Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [366-368](/wiki/Volume_36#Parade_Bomber_Case "Volume 36"), Anime: [301-302](/wiki/Parade_of_Malice_and_Saint "Parade of Malice and Saint"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Parade Bomber Case (Manga: 366-368, Anime: 301-302)")]
### Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [369-371](/wiki/Volume_36#Serial_Bomber_Case "Volume 36"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Trembling_Police_Headquarters:_12_Million_Hostages "The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Serial Bomber Case (Manga: 369-371, Anime: 304)")]
* Shiratori is seen, first in a flashback 3 years before the date of the case, working with Megure, [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") and Sato in locating and defusing a bomb. Matsuda dies in the incident and, as he's about to be blown up, Shiratori must hold Sato back from rushing to help him, and the two plus Megure can only watch as he dies.
* Shiratori and Takagi converse outside a restaurant about Sato's love for Matsuda, and the former jokes that they'll have to die on duty too to gain her affections. As Shiratori gets in his car to go back home after they meet with Sato and the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys"), he sees the bomber's message on a paper stuck in his car. Just as he rushes out, the bomb fitted in his car explodes, and he narrowly escapes death. Lying critically injured, he gives Sato the paper and asks her to use the message to catch the culprit and get over the horrors of the past (referring to Matsuda's death). He is then taken to the hospital.
### Missing Ring Case (Manga: [404-406](/wiki/Volume_40#Missing_Ring_Case "Volume 40"), Anime: [358-359](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_5 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Missing Ring Case (Manga: 404-406, Anime: 358-359)")]
### Takagi's Last Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_44#Takagi.27s_Last_Case "Volume 44"), Anime: (/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_6 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Takagi's Last Case (Manga: 450, Anime: 390)")]
### Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [485-486](/wiki/Volume_47#Jewel_Robber.27s_Suicide_Case "Volume 47"), Anime: [401-402](/wiki/A_Jewel_Thief_Caught_Red-Handed "A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: 485-486, Anime: 401-402)")]
### Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [535-537](/wiki/Volume_52#Fake_Wedding_Case "Volume 52"), Anime: (/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_-_Fake_Wedding "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Fake Wedding Case (Manga: 535-537, Anime: 449)")]
### Sato's Ring Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_56#Sato.27s_Ring_Case "Volume 56"), Anime: (/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_8:_The_Left_Hand%27s_Ring_Finger "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Sato's Ring Case (Manga: 576, Anime: 487)")]
### Hammer Man Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_60#Hammer_Man_Case "Volume 60"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Truth_Behind_the_Urban_Legend "The Truth Behind the Urban Legend"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Hammer Man Case (Manga: 627, Anime: 531)")]
### Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [671-673](/wiki/Volume_64#Whistling_Killer_Case "Volume 64"), Anime: [534-535](/wiki/The_Scar_that_Evokes_the_Past "The Scar that Evokes the Past"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Whistling Killer Case (Manga: 671-673, Anime: 534-535)")]
### Sakura Girl Case (Manga: [687-689](/wiki/Volume_66#Sakura_Girl_Case "Volume 66"), Anime: [568-569](/wiki/Inspector_Shiratori,_Memories_of_the_Cherry_Blossom "Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Sakura Girl Case (Manga: 687-689, Anime: 568-569)")]
At the police headquarters, Shiratori feels disheartened to see the friendliness and intimacy between [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") and [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi"). However, he decides to enjoy his off-day fully, and goes to watch a movie. There, he meets the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys"), and when the conversation shifts towards Shiratori's feelings towards Sato, he narrates an incident from his early life.
Once, when Shiratori was in primary school, he had seen a girl of roughly the same age as him accuse two teenage boys of stealing mangas from the book store they were in. When the girl was pushed to the floor by them, Shiratori had stepped in to protect her and prevent the theft, by reciting the provisions of the Japanese Law against stealing, thus unnerving them and attracting the attention of the store owner. Later, the girl had brought Shiratori a cup of cola decorated with a sakura petal design (made of straw wrappers) out of gratitude, saying that the sakura was the symbol of the Japanese Police (due to the shape of their badge) and the "flower of justice".
From that day, he considers the girl his first love and 'girl of destiny', and due to her uncanny resemblance to Sato, he believes her to be the same person.
At the cinema hall, Shiratori and the Detective Boys meet a woman named Nami Kasakura, who also makes sakura designs, and Shiratori thinks that she might actually be *that* girl. Later, however, Shiratori himself has to reluctantly prove that she is the murderer of her boyfriend, leaving him devastated. To lift his spirits, [Ayumi](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") gifts him a wrapper-made sakura bracelet, and makes the same statement as the 'girl of destiny' about the Japanese Police. As Shiratori frantically asks her who taught her that, and Ayumi says it was their teacher, [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi"), Sumiko appears to take the children home. Shiratori grabs Sumiko's hand romantically, and offers to give all of them a ride home, causing her to blush.
### Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_66#Haunted_Warehouse_Case "Volume 66"), Anime: (/wiki/Battle_of_the_Haunted_Warehouse%27s_Treasure "Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: 690, Anime: 571)")]
### Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: [705-708](/wiki/Volume_67#Purse_Snatcher_Murder_Case "Volume 67"), Anime: [583-585](/wiki/Kobayashi-sensei%27s_Love "Kobayashi-sensei's Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: 705-708, Anime: 583-585)")]
### White Day Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_69#White_Day_Murder_Case "Volume 69"), Anime: (/wiki/White_Day_of_Betrayal "White Day of Betrayal"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: White Day Murder Case (Manga: 725, Anime: 608)")]
### The VHS of Memories (Manga: [741-742](/wiki/Volume_71#The_VHS_of_Memories "Volume 71"), Anime: (/wiki/A_Video_Letter_of_First_Love "A Video Letter of First Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: The VHS of Memories (Manga: 741-742, Anime: 624)")]
### Painmobile (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_75#Painmobile "Volume 75"), Anime: (/wiki/Co-Investigating_with_a_First_Love "Co-Investigating with a First Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Painmobile (Manga: 791, Anime: 660)")]
### Overnight Deadline (Manga: [805-808](/wiki/Volume_76#Overnight_Deadline "Volume 76"), Anime: [681-683](/wiki/The_Life-Threatening_Broadcast_of_Love "The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: Overnight Deadline (Manga: 805-808, Anime: 681-683)")]
### UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_89#UFO_Sighting_Murder_Case "Volume 89"), Anime: [847-848](/wiki/Chiba%27s_Difficult_UFO_Case "Chiba's Difficult UFO Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: 943, Anime: 847-848)")]
### The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [966-968](/wiki/Volume_91#The_Old_Warehouse_of_Teitan_Elementary_School "Volume 91"), Anime: [889-890](/wiki/The_New_Teacher%27s_Skeleton_Case "The New Teacher's Skeleton Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 966-968, Anime: 889-890)")]
### Family Restaurant Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_102#Family_Restaurant_Murder_Case "Volume 102")-(/wiki/Volume_103#Family_Restaurant_Murder_Case "Volume 103"), Anime: [1130-1131](/wiki/The_Suspected_Infidelity_of_the_Triple_Collab "The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Family Restaurant Murder Case (Manga: 1091-1093, Anime: 1130-1131)")]
### Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_104#Chess_Tournament_Murder_Case "Volume 104"), Anime: [1164-1167](/wiki/The_17-Year-Old_Truth "The 17-Year-Old Truth"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103, Anime: 1164-1167)")]
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
### The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie: (/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie: 1)")]
Shiratori's first appearance is as a suspect in a bombing epidemic. He was later brought over to the manga.
### The Fourteenth Target (Movie: (/wiki/The_Fourteenth_Target "The Fourteenth Target"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=32 "Edit section: The Fourteenth Target (Movie: 2)")]
Shiratori here is shown to be Inspector [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure")'s close aide, as he assists him throughout the case. He knows that he too is on the murderer's hit-list. He is the one who tells [Ran](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") about the incident when her father, [Kogoro](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri"), had given her mother, [Eri](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki"), a bullet graze in her thigh while she was being held hostage by the culprit (this was actually intentional, as Kogoro wanted to injure and move Eri out of more harm's way; Shiratori realised this later too). Shiratori is also shown to help an injured Megure to swim to safety, as well as resuscitate the writer accompanying them, who couldn't swim. However, his lack of marksmanship skills is also pointed at here.
### Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: (/wiki/Captured_in_Her_Eyes "Captured in Her Eyes"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=33 "Edit section: Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: 4)")]
Shiratori is one of the very few officers who are allowed information on the background of the murders of police officers occurring in the area (even Kogoro is kept in the dark initially). Here, however, Shiratori does not seem to be averse to Sato and Takagi's relationship.
## List of disguises used[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=34 "Edit section: List of disguises used")]
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## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=35 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Family and friends[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=36 "Edit section: Family and friends")]
Main article: [Shiratori family](/wiki/Shiratori_family "Shiratori family")
#### Miwako Sato[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=37 "Edit section: Miwako Sato")]
Shiratori and Sato.
Shiratori used to show affection for [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato"), whom he believed to be his first love interest from his childhood days. He would often ask her out on dinner dates but always end up being turned down, much to his dismay.[](#cite_note-Shira-4) He also knows that Takagi also has feelings for Sato, and often will put down Takagi while in front of her, by showing off how he is wealthy and wants to take her to fancy dinner dates.[](#cite_note-Shira-4) However, Sato does not feel the same way for him, and always turns him down. In later episodes, Shiratori is the leader of a police force that is mostly hellbent on getting Takagi and Sato to break up, especially when Sato and Takagi begin to move further in their relationship. Shiratori once even tries to sabotage a date at [Tropical Land](/wiki/Tropical_Land "Tropical Land") that Sato and Takagi are having, have the police lie to Megure that they are working, so that they can secretly pretend to be staff members of Tropical Land, and try to ruin the date.
In another situation, Shiratori almost marries Sato, through an arranged marriage set up by Shiratori's family and Sato's mother. However, thanks to an ultimatum set up by Sato, Takagi is about to stop the marriage, with the help of Conan and [Dr. Araide](/wiki/Tomoaki_Araide "Tomoaki Araide"), before Sato and Shiratori can kiss.
Shiratori's strong infatuation for Sato came from a childhood memory of his first love who looked remarkably like her. However, after solving a case with the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys"), he meets his actual true love: [Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi"). Since then, Shiratori has become a friend towards Sato and fully supports her relationship with [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi").
#### Sumiko Kobayashi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=38 "Edit section: Sumiko Kobayashi")]
Main article: [Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi](/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori_and_Sumiko_Kobayashi "Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi")
After learning that [Sumiko](/wiki/Sumiko_Kobayashi "Sumiko Kobayashi") is his first love[](#cite_note-Sakura-5), through an investigation with the Detective Boys where he himself solved the crime, Shiratori has been frequently phoning her and visiting her at the elementary school under the guise of warning her of dangerous activity in the area.[](#cite_note-Kobayashi-15) He has also resigned from his "position" as Chief Executive of Miwako Sato's Line of Defense, telling the other officers to let Takagi and Sato be.[](#cite_note-Kobayashi2-16)
During the investigation of the Loan Shark Murder Case, Sumiko is brought to the police station as a witness and learns that she resembles Sato, and that Shiratori used to be in love with her (Sato).[](#cite_note-17) This upsets her, thinking that Shiratori is affectionate of her only because she resembles Sato, and she behaves coldly and harshly towards Shiratori, even claiming to not remember their first meeting[](#cite_note-Sakura-5) when he tries to confess his feelings to her (she remembers the incident, but perhaps she doesn't believe that Shiratori is the same person), saying that it must have been Sato he met instead.[](#cite_note-18) However, after saving her from the culprit, Shiratori recites the provisions of the Japanese Law - just like he had done in the book store years ago - to quash the murderer's justification of his actions, causing Sumiko to remember him as the same person. Finally, Shiratori confesses his true feelings to Sumiko, and the two of them begin dating. Sumiko would frequently present home-made bentos to Shiratori.[](#cite_note-19)
#### Juzo Megure[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=39 "Edit section: Juzo Megure")]
[Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") and Shiratori share a fairly close relationship, and the later is frequently seen assisting Megure in investigations. The bond between them is evident in [Movie 2](/wiki/Movie_2 "Movie 2"):[The Fourteenth Target](/wiki/The_Fourteenth_Target "The Fourteenth Target"), where Shiratori helps an injured Megure in swimming and escaping the flood, after the underwater restaurant they were in, is made to collapse by the murderer.
#### Wataru Takagi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=40 "Edit section: Wataru Takagi")]
Shiratori saw Takagi as a love rival and tried to be better than Takagi and win Sato's heart, but failed. He become leader of a group of police who were against Takagi and Sato together. When he found out the Sumiko is the girl he loves, he told officers to let them be and supports their relationship.
## Character popularity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=41 "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. Shiratori placed 22nd in the poll with 22 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.[](#cite_note-20)
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=42 "Edit section: Name origin")]
* His name comes from "Ninzaburo" Furuhata, a fictional police detective from a drama of the same name, and Keisuke "Shiratori", a character created by Takeru Kaido as a medical analyst who solves the cases of dead people after professionnal failures.
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=43 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Episode 146 | Episode 449 | Episode 569 | Episode 909 |
## Quotes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=44 "Edit section: Quotes")]
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| “ | Since long before these children were born... I have been... In love with you. | „ |
| — Shiratori, confessing his love for Kobayashi-sensei. | | |
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| “ | Criminal Law, Article #36. An act unavoidably performed to protect the rights of oneself or any other person against imminent and unlawful infringement is not punishable. An act exceeding the limits of self-defense may lead to the punishment being reduced or may exculpate the offender in light of circumstances. These are the provisions of self-defense. At the time of the crime, you used a bladed weapon with the intent to kill. So none of these circumstances apply. Not to mention, turning a bat which fulfills dreams into a weapon to silence people earns you no right to talk about dreams at all. | „ |
| — Shiratori teaching a murderer about the law and unknowingly causing Kobayashi-sensei to remember him. | | |
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=45 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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| Japanese | 任三郎 Ninzaburō | 白鳥 Shiratori |
| Arabic | نينزابورو Ninzābūro | شيراتوري/شيرا Shīra/Shīratōri[](#cite_note-21) |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| Catalan | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 任三郎 Rènsānláng | 白鸟 Báiniǎo |
| English | Nicholas | Santos |
| Finnish | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| French | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| German | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| Italian | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
| Korean | 동훈 Dong Hoon | 백 Baek |
| Thai | นินซาบุโร่ | ชิราโทริ |
| Vietnamese | Ninzaburo | Shiratori |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ninzaburo_Shiratori&action=edit&section=46 "Edit section: Trivia")]
Shiratori's original character design from a *Magic Kaito* manuscript.
* Unlike many of the characters, Shiratori strongly believes in destiny or fate.
* His background story was changed slightly when he became a regular character. When he was introduced in [The Time-Bombed Skyscraper](/wiki/The_Time-Bombed_Skyscraper "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper") for the first time, he was said to be new to the force. However after Shiratori was incorporated into the manga, it was later said that he'd been on the force since at least three years prior, and longer than Takagi.
* Originally, he was created for the movies, but became a permanent character in the manga and anime. The plot of the first movie was intended as a story arc for *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")* for a while. Gosho Aoyama said that he already wrote the plot back in school, and considered it for *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")* once, but it didn't fit the kind of story it was, and then for *Magic Kaito*, but there wasn't any opportunity to integrate it. When he got told that *Detective Conan* was getting a movie adaptation, he proposed the plot for this project, but says that he regrets it by now, since [Teiji Moriya](/wiki/Teiji_Moriya "Teiji Moriya"), the main antagonist, was based on James Moriarty and he would have preferred to tell a story like that in the manga. Because of this, he was originally designed as a character for *Magic Kaito* before transitioning him to *Detective Conan* together with the plot he debuted in.
* According to [OVA 2](/wiki/16_Suspects!%3F "16 Suspects!?"), Shiratori owns a big villa in Karuizawa.
* His family background was changed for the English dubbed version of movie 2: [The Fourteenth Target](/wiki/The_Fourteenth_Target "The Fourteenth Target") in order to give him a connection to the number 3 and hence put him on 3rd position of the murderer's hit-list. In the dub, Shiratori is the youngest of three brothers, each of whom were born at a separation of three years. In the original Japanese version, those brothers do not exist and Shiratori represents number 3 because the middle kanji of his first name, Ninzaburo, is the kanji for the number three (任**三**郎 ).
* Shiratori, who normally appears about once every ten cases or so, once had an unusually large gap between appearances. The bounds of this gap are [File 808: The Late Grave Visit](/wiki/Volume_77 "Volume 77") to [File 942: Chiba's Difficult Case](/wiki/Volume_89 "Volume 89")  (134 files) in the manga, and [Episode 683: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love](/wiki/The_Life-Threatening_Broadcast_of_Love "The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love") to [Episode 804: Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery](/wiki/Conan_and_Ebizo%27s_Kabuki_J%C5%ABhachiban_Mystery "Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery") (121 episodes) in the anime.
* "Shiratori" (白鳥) literally means "white bird".
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book the side dish that Inspector Shiratori likes in Kobayashi-sensei's homemade lunchboxes are Octopus sausages.