Namako-Otoko

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| **Namako-Otoko** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | ナマコ男  (Namako Otoko) |
| English name: | Mr. Sea Cucumber |
| Age: | At least 1000 years[](#cite_note-resurrection-1) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Occupation: | Servant of Onimaru (previously)   Pet (currently) |
| Status: | Alive   Inactive (as villain) |
| Aliases: | Namako |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba") Chapter 15 (statue) / [Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito") Chapter 18 / [File 308](/wiki/Volume_31 "Volume 31")   Anime: [OVA 1](/wiki/Conan_vs._Kid_vs._Yaiba_-_The_Grand_Battle_for_the_Treasure_Sword!! "Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Namako-Otoko_Appearances "Namako-Otoko Appearances") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Tsutomu Kashiwakura](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Kashiwakura&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tsutomu Kashiwakura (page does not exist)") (Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba)   [Kana Ichinose](/wiki/Kana_Ichinose "Kana Ichinose") ([Shin Samurai-den Yaiba](/wiki/Shin_Samurai-den_Yaiba "Shin Samurai-den Yaiba")) |
| English voice: | [Xanthe Huynh](/wiki/index.php?title=Xanthe_Huynh&action=edit&redlink=1 "Xanthe Huynh (page does not exist)")[](#cite_note-2) |
**Namako-Otoko (ナマコ男 ,*Namako Otoko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** (literally "Sea Cucumber Man") is a supporting character in [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s third manga series *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*. He also appears in *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* a lot as the mobile phone strap, wallpaper and SNS avatar of [Ran](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), as well as serving as one of the mascots of [Beika Aquarium](/wiki/Beika_Aquarium "Beika Aquarium").[](#cite_note-3)
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [2.1 *Yaiba* plot overview](#Yaiba_plot_overview)
- [2.1.1 Eight Demons Arc (Yaiba Manga: 15-48, Yaiba Anime: 4-12)](#Eight_Demons_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_15-48.2C_Yaiba_Anime:_4-12.29)
- [2.1.2 Four Heavenly Kings Arc (Yaiba Manga: 49-62, Yaiba Anime: 13-17)](#Four_Heavenly_Kings_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_49-62.2C_Yaiba_Anime:_13-17.29)
- [2.1.3 Dragon God Orb Arc (Yaiba Manga: 63-120, Yaiba Anime: 18-35)](#Dragon_God_Orb_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_63-120.2C_Yaiba_Anime:_18-35.29)
- [2.1.4 Kaguya Arc (Yaiba Manga: 121-163, Yaiba Anime: 36-52)](#Kaguya_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_121-163.2C_Yaiba_Anime:_36-52.29)
- [2.1.5 Chiki Chiki Grand Prix (Yaiba Manga: 173-176)](#Chiki_Chiki_Grand_Prix_.28Yaiba_Manga:_173-176.29)
- [2.1.6 Pyramid Arc (Yaiba Manga: 178-199)](#Pyramid_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_178-199.29)
- [2.1.7 Underworld Arc (Yaiba Manga: 200-207)](#Underworld_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_200-207.29)
- [2.1.8 Yamata no Orochi Arc (Yaiba Manga: 208-236)](#Yamata_no_Orochi_Arc_.28Yaiba_Manga:_208-236.29)
- [2.1.9 Epilogue (Yaiba Manga: 255)](#Epilogue_.28Yaiba_Manga:_255.29)
+ [2.2 *Detective Conan* plot overview](#Detective_Conan_plot_overview)
- [2.2.1 Spider Mansion Case (Manga: 247, Anime: 166)](#Spider_Mansion_Case_.28Manga:_247.2C_Anime:_166.29)
- [2.2.2 Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: 308-310, Anime: 243-244)](#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case_.28Manga:_308-310.2C_Anime:_243-244.29)
- [2.2.3 Bomber's Request (Manga: 771-774, Anime: 648-650)](#Bomber.27s_Request_.28Manga:_771-774.2C_Anime:_648-650.29)
- [2.2.4 Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: 882-884, Anime: 772-773)](#Aquarium_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_882-884.2C_Anime:_772-773.29)
- [2.2.5 Crimson School Trip Case (Anime: 927-928)](#Crimson_School_Trip_Case_.28Anime:_927-928.29)
- [2.2.6 See? ♡ (Manga: 1008)](#See.3F_.E2.99.A1_.28Manga:_1008.29)
- [2.2.7 Lover Code Case (Manga: 1039-1042)](#Lover_Code_Case_.28Manga:_1039-1042.29)
+ [2.3 Non-canon *Detective Conan* plot overview](#Non-canon_Detective_Conan_plot_overview)
- [2.3.1 The Raven Chaser (Movie: 13)](#The_Raven_Chaser_.28Movie:_13.29)
- [2.3.2 Episode ONE: The Great Detective Turned Small (TV Special: 6)](#Episode_ONE:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small_.28TV_Special:_6.29)
* [3 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [4 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Namako-Otoko originally is an [Oni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni) sealed away in a humanoid stone statue hidden in a cave at Mt. Fuji around 1000 years ago. After being resurrected like his seven companions by [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") with the help of animal sacrifices to serve him[](#cite_note-resurrection-1), the Oni take on the form of the animal in question, which causes him to take on the form of a small sea cucumber sporting several spikes and a verbal tic to add "zura" at the end of every sentence. Despite all of this, he's not really a bad guy after all and quickly betrays Onimaru together with his two friends [Kamakuri-Otoko](/wiki/index.php?title=Kamakuri-Otoko&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kamakuri-Otoko (page does not exist)") and [Hitode-Otoko](/wiki/Hitode-Otoko "Hitode-Otoko"), joining [Yaiba's](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") group in the process, most of the time sitting on [Sayaka's](/wiki/Sayaka_Mine "Sayaka Mine") shoulder or inside her collar. Following this, he tries his best to be of help in the constant battle against Takeshi Onimaru and his forces, but gets the short end of the stick most of the time.
## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### *Yaiba* plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Yaiba plot overview")]
#### Eight Demons Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_2 "Yaiba Volume 2")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_5 "Yaiba Volume 5"), Yaiba Anime: (/wiki/The_Eight_Demons:_Frog_Man%27s_Assault "The Eight Demons: Frog Man's Assault")-(/wiki/The_Birth_of_the_Lightning_Slash "The Birth of the Lightning Slash"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Eight Demons Arc (Yaiba Manga: 15-48, Yaiba Anime: 4-12)")]
#### Four Heavenly Kings Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_5 "Yaiba Volume 5")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_7 "Yaiba Volume 7"), Yaiba Anime: (/wiki/Gigantic_Anglerfish!%3F_Infiltrate_Onimaru_Castle "Gigantic Anglerfish!? Infiltrate Onimaru Castle")-(/wiki/Wind_and_Thunder_Clash!_Yaiba_vs._Onimaru "Wind and Thunder Clash! Yaiba vs. Onimaru"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Four Heavenly Kings Arc (Yaiba Manga: 49-62, Yaiba Anime: 13-17)")]
#### Dragon God Orb Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_7 "Yaiba Volume 7")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_12 "Yaiba Volume 12"), Yaiba Anime: (/wiki/Searching_for_the_Legendary_Orb "Searching for the Legendary Orb")-(/wiki/The_Strongest_in_History!_The_Ryuujin_Sword!! "The Strongest in History! The Ryuujin Sword!!"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Dragon God Orb Arc (Yaiba Manga: 63-120, Yaiba Anime: 18-35)")]
#### Kaguya Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_12 "Yaiba Volume 12")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_16 "Yaiba Volume 16"), Yaiba Anime: (/wiki/Invaders_From_the_Moon_-_The_Empress_Kaguya "Invaders From the Moon - The Empress Kaguya")-(/wiki/I%27m_Yaiba_Kurogane,_a_Samurai! "I'm Yaiba Kurogane, a Samurai!"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Kaguya Arc (Yaiba Manga: 121-163, Yaiba Anime: 36-52)")]
#### Chiki Chiki Grand Prix (Yaiba Manga: [173-176](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_17 "Yaiba Volume 17"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Chiki Chiki Grand Prix (Yaiba Manga: 173-176)")]
#### Pyramid Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_18 "Yaiba Volume 18")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_20 "Yaiba Volume 20"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Pyramid Arc (Yaiba Manga: 178-199)")]
#### Underworld Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_20 "Yaiba Volume 20")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_20 "Yaiba Volume 20"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Underworld Arc (Yaiba Manga: 200-207)")]
#### Yamata no Orochi Arc (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_20 "Yaiba Volume 20")-(/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_23 "Yaiba Volume 23"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Yamata no Orochi Arc (Yaiba Manga: 208-236)")]
Namako and Gerozaemon in the Mine family's pond as regular animals.
#### Epilogue (Yaiba Manga: (/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_24 "Yaiba Volume 24"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Epilogue (Yaiba Manga: 255)")]
With [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru")'s demon form gone, all of his magic undone and the world at peace again, Namako-Otoko is now a regular sea cucumber living at the pond of the [Mine family](/wiki/Mine_family "Mine family")'s mansion together with [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda") and [Kumo-Otoko](/wiki/Kumo-Otoko "Kumo-Otoko").
### *Detective Conan* plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Detective Conan plot overview")]
#### Spider Mansion Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_25#File_247_-_Seen_Horror "Volume 25"), Anime: (/wiki/Tottori_Spider_Mansion_Demon "Tottori Spider Mansion Demon"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Spider Mansion Case (Manga: 247, Anime: 166)")]
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") and [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama") talk about the mobile phone [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") gifted to the former and the keychain is mentioned for the first time, but not seen yet.
#### Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [308-310](/wiki/Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case "Volume 31"), Anime: [243-244](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri%27s_Imposter "Kogoro Mouri's Imposter"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: 308-310, Anime: 243-244)")]
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") forgot her mobile phone in the car, which [Masao Shinbo](/wiki/index.php?title=Masao_Shinbo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Masao Shinbo (page does not exist)") returns to her, with the Namako-Otoko keychan visible for the first time. This moment also serves as a clue in revealing the culprit in the end.
#### Bomber's Request (Manga: [771-774](/wiki/Volume_73#Bomber.27s_Request "Volume 73"), Anime: [648-650](/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Besieged_Detective_Agency "The Case of the Besieged Detective Agency"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Bomber's Request (Manga: 771-774, Anime: 648-650)")]
[Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") is calling [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") during the hostage situation, with [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") getting the idea to have him listen in by taking the mobile phone from Ran and putting the Namako-Otoko strap inside her flip phone, so that it doesn't completely close and finish the call.
#### Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: [882-884](/wiki/Volume_84#Aquarium_Murder_Case "Volume 84"), Anime: [772-773](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_Aquarium_Case "Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: 882-884, Anime: 772-773)")]
Namako-Otoko seems to be one of the mascots of [Beika Aquarium](/wiki/Beika_Aquarium "Beika Aquarium"). When [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")'s mobile phone gets lost, she demands a new one from Shinichi, with one of those sea cucumber straps from the aquarium attached to it, which is the same one she owns until today.
#### Crimson School Trip Case (Anime: [927-928](/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Crimson School Trip Case (Anime: 927-928)")]
In the [Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") version, an additional scene about [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") was added where she's pondering about her relationship with [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo"). Namako-Otoko is visible as her mobile phone wallpaper during that scene.
#### See? ♡ (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#File_1008_-_See.3F_.E2.99.A1 "Volume 95"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: See? ♡ (Manga: 1008)")]
Two of the toys next to the television [Maria Higashio](/wiki/Maria_Higashio "Maria Higashio") sleeps in front of, are stuffed animal versions of [Gerozaemon Geroda](/wiki/Gerozaemon_Geroda "Gerozaemon Geroda") and Namako-Otoko.
#### Lover Code Case (Manga: [1039-1042](/wiki/Volume_98#Lover_Code_Case "Volume 98"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Lover Code Case (Manga: 1039-1042)")]
Namako-Otoko strap on ran's cellphone.
Namako-Otoko appears as [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")'s cellphone strap again when she's receiving and reading [Momiji Ooka](/wiki/Momiji_Ooka "Momiji Ooka")'s message including the code. He's also seemingly a character in the *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")* game the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") play at [Hiroshi Agasa's residence](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Agasa%27s_residence&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hiroshi Agasa's residence (page does not exist)").
### Non-canon *Detective Conan* plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Non-canon Detective Conan plot overview")]
#### The Raven Chaser (Movie: (/wiki/The_Raven_Chaser "The Raven Chaser"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: The Raven Chaser (Movie: 13)")]
#### Episode ONE: The Great Detective Turned Small (TV Special: (/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Episode ONE: The Great Detective Turned Small (TV Special: 6)")]
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") demands of [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") to buy her a new mobile phone, including a "Namako-Otoko keychain", after solving the [Aquarium Murder Case](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_Aquarium_Case "Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case").
Keychain depicting Ran Mouri and a singing Namako-Otoko.
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Namako-Otoko&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* There is lots of merchandise about Namako-Otoko in Japan distributed under the *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* label instead of *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*. One can purchase stuffed animals, keychains, mobile phone straps and more, some of them including [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), some of them not, featuring only Namako in purple and gray variants.