Makoto Kyogoku

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| **Makoto Kyogoku** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 京極 真   (Kyōgoku Makoto) |
| Age: | 18[](#cite_note-CD55-1)[](#cite_note-Vol52-2) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 184cm[](#cite_note-Vol52-2) |
| Weight: | 79kg[](#cite_note-Vol52-2) |
| Date of birth: | unknown[](#cite_note-CD55-1) |
| Relatives: | Miss Kyogoku (younger sister)   Mr. Kyogoku (Father) |
| Occupation: | Haido High School Student  Karate Club Captain Karate Champion |
| Nicknames: | "The Prince of Kicks" |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 219](/wiki/Volume_22 "Volume 22")   Anime: [Episode 153](/wiki/Sonoko%27s_Dangerous_Summer_Story "Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_Appearances "Makoto Kyogoku Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 25](/wiki/Volume_25 "Volume 25") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Nobuyuki Hiyama](/wiki/Nobuyuki_Hiyama "Nobuyuki Hiyama") |
| English voice: | [Christian La Monte](/wiki/index.php?title=Christian_La_Monte&action=edit&redlink=1 "Christian La Monte (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!)   [Alex Machado](/wiki/index.php?title=Alex_Machado&action=edit&redlink=1 "Alex Machado (page does not exist)") (Macias Group) |
**Makoto Kyogoku (京極 真 ,*Kyōgoku Makoto*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* and love interest of [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Abilities and skills](#Abilities_and_skills)
+ [4.1 Martial arts](#Martial_arts)
+ [4.2 Physical Prowess](#Physical_Prowess)
+ [4.3 Keen mind](#Keen_mind)
* [5 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Manga: 219-221, Anime: 153-154)](#Sonoko.27s_Dangerous_Summer_Story_.28Manga:_219-221.2C_Anime:_153-154.29)
+ [6.2 The Revival of the Dying Message (Manga: 243-245, Anime: 172-173)](#The_Revival_of_the_Dying_Message_.28Manga:_243-245.2C_Anime:_172-173.29)
+ [6.3 Megure's Sealed Secret (Manga: 284-286, Anime: 217-218)](#Megure.27s_Sealed_Secret_.28Manga:_284-286.2C_Anime:_217-218.29)
+ [6.4 The Battle Game Trap (Manga: 270-272, Anime: 226-227)](#The_Battle_Game_Trap_.28Manga:_270-272.2C_Anime:_226-227.29)
+ [6.5 Murderous Pottery Class (Manga: 305-307, Anime: 228-229)](#Murderous_Pottery_Class_.28Manga:_305-307.2C_Anime:_228-229.29)
+ [6.6 Bloody Valentine (Manga: 331-334, Anime: 266-268)](#Bloody_Valentine_.28Manga:_331-334.2C_Anime:_266-268.29)
+ [6.7 The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (Manga: 369-373, Anime: 304)](#The_Trembling_Police_Headquarters:_12_Million_Hostages_.28Manga:_369-373.2C_Anime:_304.29)
+ [6.8 The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Manga: 407-409, Anime: 331)](#The_Suspicious_Spicy_Curry_.28Manga:_407-409.2C_Anime:_331.29)
+ [6.9 Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Manga: 541-543, Anime: 457-458)](#Sonoko.27s_Red_Handkerchief_.28Manga:_541-543.2C_Anime:_457-458.29)
+ [6.10 The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Manga: 716-718, Anime: 592)](#The_Detective_Memoir_of_Monkey_and_Rake_.28Manga:_716-718.2C_Anime:_592.29)
+ [6.11 White Day of Betrayal (Manga: 725-727, Anime: 608-609)](#White_Day_of_Betrayal_.28Manga:_725-727.2C_Anime:_608-609.29)
+ [6.12 Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Manga: 768-770, Anime: 646-647)](#Deduction_Showdown_at_the_Haunted_Hotel_.28Manga:_768-770.2C_Anime:_646-647.29)
+ [6.13 Tennis Club Meeting (Manga: 825-827, Anime: 705)](#Tennis_Club_Meeting_.28Manga:_825-827.2C_Anime:_705.29)
+ [6.14 Jeet Kune Do vs. Karate (Manga: 859-861, Anime: 744-745)](#Jeet_Kune_Do_vs._Karate_.28Manga:_859-861.2C_Anime:_744-745.29)
+ [6.15 Kaitou Kid and the Twin Bets (Manga: 862-864, Anime: 746-747)](#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Twin_Bets_.28Manga:_862-864.2C_Anime:_746-747.29)
+ [6.16 TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: 1022-1026, Anime: 993-995)](#TV_Drama_Filming_Site_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1022-1026.2C_Anime:_993-995.29)
* [7 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [7.1 Makoto's family](#Makoto.27s_family)
+ [7.2 Sonoko Suzuki](#Sonoko_Suzuki)
+ [7.3 Tatsuhito Takami](#Tatsuhito_Takami)
* [8 Character popularity](#Character_popularity)
* [9 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [10 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [11 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [12 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [13 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [14 See also](#See_also)
* [15 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Makoto attended Haido High School, where he was a prominent member and eventually the captain of his karate team, becoming known as "The Prince of Kicks". He noticed [Sonoko](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki") cheering on her friend [Ran](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") with great vigour during a martial arts tournament, and became interested in her.[](#cite_note-Summer-3)
Some time later, he worked in his family's inn as a waiter, where he encountered Sonoko again, this time in company of Ran and [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa").[](#cite_note-Summer-3) Soon, however, Sonoko was stalked by a crazed serial killer who suspected her of having taken a picture of him at his latest murder (which she hadn't) and therefore wanted to both silence her as a potential witness and kill her because he hated brunette girls in general. Makoto saved her just in the nick of time, earning her affection. Still, his constant participation in martial arts competitions and a studying period overseas prevented them from seeing each other often enough.[](#cite_note-Summer-3) Sonoko always does her best to maintain contact with him, though, including sending him little trinkets and gifts that she makes herself, and Makoto has stayed loyal to her. He usually gets caught up in one of Sonoko's silly romantic schemes. His fighting skills have proven to be incredibly handy for Conan, having saved Conan, Sonoko, and Ran from being in dangerous peril many times.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
As a master martial artist, Makoto is usually cool, calm, and collected, especially in crises, and also a keen observer. At times, he can also adopt a very intimidating aura, making him appear very fearsome. In the TV Original episode "[The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt](/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Vanished_Black_Belt "The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt")", it is explained that he adopted these personality facets following an encounter with the renowned martial artist and teacher Tatsuhito Takami in his youth.
The only thing that throws Makoto off is his affection for Sonoko, for whom he will go to great lengths, even forsake an important tournament, to meet her. However, Makoto's bashfulness around her, his dedication to his fighting skills, and some competitive impulse keep him jumping from one obligation to another, making their relationship a bit difficult. But at one point, Sonoko introduces Makoto to her parents, and they eventually approve of him.
Makoto's upbringing must have been rather conservative, since he doesn't quite approve (or at least expresses puzzlement) of Sonoko wearing modern, revealing clothes, and therefore worries about her catching a cold whenever he sees her like this. Makoto always wears a band-aid above his left brow as a stereotypical mark for his fighting competitiveness. In *[The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire")*, the band-aid is shown to bear a photo of him and Sonoko from one of their dates on the inside, making it his personal talisman.
He can also be a bit careless. In his debut, he was even viewed as a suspect. In Episodes 744–745, he slept straight through an entire car ride, leaving himself without an alibi and earning Yamamura’s suspicion. In File 1022, while rehearsing for a film, he was told not to worry about what he was doing—only for the man who said it to be murdered moments later. Each time, Makoto ends up as the prime suspect, but the truth is revealed, and sometimes, he stops the real culprit from taking their own life.
Despite this, he is also well-mannered and serious. When Sonoko introduces him to her parents, he is polite and ready to help the Suzuki family protect the jewel that the Kaitou kid wanted to steal, and he helps a woman who seems to be a hostage and stops the culprit from committing suicide.
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
Makoto is a tall, well-built man of a tan complexion. He has short black-hair with comparatively longer bangs and large eyebrows. He is noted to be very handsome. When not competing, he is often seen wearing wide glasses. He is constantly seen with a band-aid across the outer corner of his left eyebrow, which conceals a scar.
## Abilities and skills[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Abilities and skills")]
### Martial arts[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Martial arts")]
Makoto Kyogoku sending various criminals flying from the ground (notice the height).
Makoto is depicted as one of the most powerful martial artists in the series. In reference to his incredible ability, he is nicknamed the "Prince of Kicks". He has acquired championships in some international Karate tournaments.[](#cite_note-4)[](#cite_note-5) Makoto also had a 400 win streak from matches around the world that was broken only when he skipped a tournament to be introduced to Sonoko's parents and lost by default.[](#cite_note-862p2-6)
Makoto's extraordinary might has repeatedly been seen against criminals carrying weapons and firearms.[](#cite_note-Valentine-7)[](#cite_note-Red-8) As a show of his ability, Makoto was surrounded by 11 men armed with BB pistols. Despite wearing a gasmask that limited his field of view, he caught all the BBs they fired and knocked out all 11 men.[](#cite_note-862p11-9) In another case, his unarmed combat skills send a huge group of gangsters armed with swords to the ground with no injuries suffered on his person, despite the latters' vastly superior numeric strength.[](#cite_note-Red-8) Even his kick alone can break the enemy's sword into two.[](#cite_note-V52-10) The people who have suffered from his attacks are usually depicted with severe injuries, such as bleeding or losing some teeth. Many often pass out or become unable to move.[](#cite_note-V52-10)
### Physical Prowess[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Physical Prowess")]
Makoto accidentally throws a bowling ball.
Makoto is shown to be able to throw a bowling ball all the way to the end of its lane (and smashing a hole into its headboard) when he tries to play bowling with Sonoko.[](#cite_note-V81-11) He has also been known to bring down a building pillar by repeatedly kicking and punching it,[](#cite_note-12) and lift the tail of a van running at full speed to stop it from ramming a wall.[](#cite_note-V97-13) Makoto is fast and agile, showing remarkable flips and leaping might, and likewise able to move about seamlessly with free-running skills. His observational skills and quick reaction time enable him to dodge a bullet[](#cite_note-Valentine-7) and block sword slashes.[](#cite_note-Red-8) Makoto seems completely immune to pain, dismissing a knife sticking in his arm as nothing too significant.[](#cite_note-Summer-3)
He showed that he knew tennis in the [Conan in a Locked Room](/wiki/Conan_in_a_Locked_Room "Conan in a Locked Room") case. Makoto was able to dodge a bullet traveling at 1000 meters per second. Makoto took a knife strike to the hand, got injured while fighting with a drunk man, and smashed a pillar, from which he got a bruise, but didn't feel anything.
### Keen mind[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Keen mind")]
Makoto is shown to have an astute mind due to his extensive training, and he is able to identify Kaitou Kid disguised as Sonoko by noting a difference in finger lengths. This is possible because he can take in the full dimensions of a person he meets in a moment. It is a habit to analyze his opponent's physical features at a glance. In The Fist of Blue Sapphire, Kaito Kid and Conan had to distance themselves from Makoto throughout their trip in Singapore because they were disguising themselves as other identities and knew Makoto would spot them if he paid attention for too long. He is also shown to be a quick study, able to memorize a fight scene's choreography for a movie shortly after being cast.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Makoto | What Makoto calls them |
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|  | [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki") | Makoto-san   Kyogoku Makoto-san[](#cite_note-file859-14) | Sonoko-san |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Kyogoku-san Makoto-san[](#cite_note-15) | Ran-san |
|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Kyogoku-san | - |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | - | Mouri-san |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | - | Kudo-kun |
|  | [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") | Master of Karate (*Karate no Tatsujin*) | - |
|  | [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki "Jirokichi Suzuki") | Greatest Security System | Advisor Suzuki (*Suzuki-Sodan-yaku*) |
|  | [Shiro Suzuki](/wiki/Shiro_Suzuki "Shiro Suzuki") | Makoto-kun | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Makoto | What Makoto calls them |
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|  | [Shintaro Chaki](/wiki/Shintaro_Chaki "Shintaro Chaki") | Kyogoku Makoto[](#cite_note-file862-16) | - |
|  | [Misao Yamamura](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura") | Master of Karate (*Karate no Tatsujin*) | - |
|  | [Ginzo Nakamori](/wiki/Ginzo_Nakamori "Ginzo Nakamori") | Master of Karate (*Karate no Tatsujin*) | - |
|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Kyogoku-kun[](#cite_note-17) | - |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | Kyogoku-kun[](#cite_note-18) | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
#### Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Manga: [219-221](/wiki/Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case "Volume 22"), Anime: [153-154](/wiki/Sonoko%27s_Dangerous_Summer_Story "Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Manga: 219-221, Anime: 153-154)")]
Sonoko, Ran, and Conan are vacationing in Izu. Makoto is the son of the owner of the inn they all are staying at. After Sonoko is attacked, Makoto is suspected as one of the culprits but instead was following Sonoko in order to protect her. He ends up saving her from the real attacker at the climax of the case, just as Ran remembers seeing him at a karate match.
#### The Revival of the Dying Message (Manga: [243-245](/wiki/Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case "Volume 25"), Anime: [172-173](/wiki/The_Revival_of_the_Dying_Message "The Revival of the Dying Message"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: The Revival of the Dying Message (Manga: 243-245, Anime: 172-173)")]
Sonoko bought a new handphone just for Makoto.
#### Megure's Sealed Secret (Manga: [284-286](/wiki/Volume_28#Girl_Clubbing_Case "Volume 28"), Anime: [217-218](/wiki/Megure%27s_Sealed_Secret "Megure's Sealed Secret"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Megure's Sealed Secret (Manga: 284-286, Anime: 217-218)")]
Sonoko is planning to knit a sweater for Makoto.
#### The Battle Game Trap (Manga: [270-272](/wiki/Volume_27#Arcade_Murder_Case "Volume 27"), Anime: [226-227](/wiki/The_Battle_Game_Trap "The Battle Game Trap"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: The Battle Game Trap (Manga: 270-272, Anime: 226-227)")]
Sonoko took Purikura pictures and planned to stick them on the letter for Makoto.
#### Murderous Pottery Class (Manga: [305-307](/wiki/Volume_30#Pottery_Class_Case "Volume 30"), Anime: [228-229](/wiki/The_Murderous_Pottery_Class "The Murderous Pottery Class"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Murderous Pottery Class (Manga: 305-307, Anime: 228-229)")]
Makoto mistook Sonoko's handmade clay cup for a flower vase.
#### Bloody Valentine (Manga: [331-334](/wiki/Volume_33#Valentine_Chocolate_Case "Volume 33"), Anime: [266-268](/wiki/The_Truth_Behind_Valentine%27s "The Truth Behind Valentine's"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Bloody Valentine (Manga: 331-334, Anime: 266-268)")]
Sonoko messaged Makoto about making chocolate for someone she likes. Makoto became jealous, and so he traveled through a snowstorm to see who Sonoko's lover was. He gets caught up in a murder case and is wrongly suspected, but manages to rescue Ran and Sonoko from being shot by the real culprits. Sonoko reveals that the one she made the chocolate for, and the one she likes, was Makoto all along.
#### The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_36#Serial_Bomber_Case "Volume 36")-(/wiki/Volume_37#Serial_Bomber_Case "Volume 37"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Trembling_Police_Headquarters:_12_Million_Hostages "The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (Manga: 369-373, Anime: 304)")]
#### The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Manga: [407-409](/wiki/Volume_40#Suspicious_Curry_Case "Volume 40"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Suspicious_Spicy_Curry "The Suspicious Spicy Curry"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Manga: 407-409, Anime: 331)")]
#### Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Manga: [541-543](/wiki/Volume_52#Sonoko.27s_Handkerchief_Case "Volume 52"), Anime: [457-458](/wiki/Sonoko%27s_Red_Handkerchief "Sonoko's Red Handkerchief"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Manga: 541-543, Anime: 457-458)")]
Makoto was confused about Sonoko's letter and decided to camp in that forest until the day of the meeting came.
#### The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Manga: [716-718](/wiki/Volume_68#Tori_Man_Mugging_Case "Volume 68"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Detective_Memoir_of_Monkey_and_Rake "The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Manga: 716-718, Anime: 592)")]
#### White Day of Betrayal (Manga: [725-727](/wiki/Volume_69#White_Day_Murder_Case "Volume 69"), Anime: [608-609](/wiki/White_Day_of_Betrayal "White Day of Betrayal"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: White Day of Betrayal (Manga: 725-727, Anime: 608-609)")]
Makoto won the competition for Sonoko's white day present. Although she was happy at first, at the end of the episode, she was seen asking Makoto whether he was planning to give anything else.
#### Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Manga: [768-770](/wiki/Volume_73#Jeet_Kune_Do "Volume 73"), Anime: [646-647](/wiki/Deduction_Showdown_at_the_Haunted_Hotel "Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Manga: 768-770, Anime: 646-647)")]
#### Tennis Club Meeting (Manga: [825-827](/wiki/Volume_78#Tennis_Meetup "Volume 78"), Anime: (/wiki/Conan_in_a_Locked_Room "Conan in a Locked Room"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Tennis Club Meeting (Manga: 825-827, Anime: 705)")]
Makoto is learning tennis and hopes to play with Sonoko someday. Upon seeing his video message, Sonoko immediately brings Ran, Kogoro, Conan and a [special coach](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") along to practise with her.
#### Jeet Kune Do vs. Karate (Manga: [859-861](/wiki/Volume_81#Bumper_Brawn "Volume 81"), Anime: [744-745](/wiki/The_Suspect_is_Makoto_Kyogoku "The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Jeet Kune Do vs. Karate (Manga: 859-861, Anime: 744-745)")]
Makoto challenging Sera for a fight
Makoto mistook Sera as a guy flirting with Sonoko and tried to fight her. Sonoko did not interrupt their fight as she wanted to see it for herself. Later Makoto became the main suspect of the case. Inspector Yamamura even puts handcuffs on him.
#### Kaitou Kid and the Twin Bets (Manga: [862-864](/wiki/Volume_82#Twin_Bets "Volume 82"), Anime: [746-747](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid_VS_Makoto_Kyogoku "Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Kaitou Kid and the Twin Bets (Manga: 862-864, Anime: 746-747)")]
Makoto whispering to blushing Sonoko.
Makoto managed to uncover Kid's disguise as Sonoko. Upon asking him, he blushed shyly and said that it was because Kid's ring finger is longer than his index finger, unlike Sonoko.
#### TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: [1022-1026](/wiki/Volume_96#TV_Drama_Filming_Site_Murder_Case "Volume 96"), Anime: [993-995](/wiki/Makoto_Kyogoku_the_Understudy "Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: TV Drama Filming Site Murder Case (Manga: 1022-1026, Anime: 993-995)")]
Makoto joins with Sonoko, Ran, Conan and Sera to watch a movie. Later Makoto became the main suspect of the case again. When the culprit tries to commit suicide, he is able to stop the van with his bare hand so that Ran could kick the window to stop the culprit.
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Makoto's family[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: Makoto's family")]
Not much is known about Makoto's family except for that Makoto's father owns the Kawaraya Inn that Conan, Ran, and Sonoko stayed at in Izu. During the summer, Makoto occasionally helps at the hotel and works as a waiter at the Nagisa Sea Shop restaurant located on the nearby beach.[](#cite_note-Summer-3) In [Sonoko's Red Handkerchief](/wiki/Sonoko%27s_Red_Handkerchief "Sonoko's Red Handkerchief") Makoto mentions that his younger sister requested that he tape "The Maple Leaves of Winter" for her.[](#cite_note-19)
### Sonoko Suzuki[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Sonoko Suzuki")]
Main article: [Sonoko Suzuki and Makoto Kyogoku](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki_and_Makoto_Kyogoku "Sonoko Suzuki and Makoto Kyogoku")
Sonoko originally met Makoto Kyogoku while vacationing, where he was a waiter at a restaurant and worked at his family's inn in his spare time. At first, neither she, Conan, nor Ran recognized him, because he wore glasses to hide his features. After he later protects her from getting killed by a crazed serial killer, Sonoko and Makoto entertain a long distance relationship while Makoto goes to study abroad, which is additionally hampered by the fact that he tends to be a little bashful around her.[](#cite_note-Summer-3)
Sonoko presenting the chocolate she made to Makoto.
Makoto often saves Sonoko from dangerous peril, like in a snow lodge,[](#cite_note-Valentine-7) and in a forest.[](#cite_note-Red-8) Sonoko loves to use some kind of concocted scheme to get Makoto to come to her, usually in some romantic way, to create a romantic and dreamy experience for her.[](#cite_note-Red-8) This, however, doesn't always succeed, but he sometimes does stumble through her little schemes.[](#cite_note-Valentine-7)[](#cite_note-Red-8) He often warns her of the way she is dressed, because he believes that guys will try to come after her because of it.[](#cite_note-Summer-3)[](#cite_note-Valentine-7)
Sonoko gives the chocolate she made to Makoto.
Sonoko often wants to show Makoto that her feelings for him are stronger than he thinks, and she plans simple gestures to make him feel special. However, these often go in awry, as she either cannot make what she had planned to make, like when she promised to make him a home-made sweater, but had to resort to buying one in a mall,[](#cite_note-Megure-20) or Makoto has no idea what she gave him is, like when he believed that the pottery she sent him was supposed to be for flowers.[](#cite_note-Pottery-21) Sonoko keeps a photo of Makoto in her bag and uses it as a good luck charm for when she takes exams.[](#cite_note-Photo-22) She has also made him a chocolate, trying to make him feel jealous by not saying who it was for, thus forcing him to visit her in a snow lodge to ask her what was going on.[](#cite_note-Valentine-7) When he finds out that, indeed, she made him the chocolate, he gets very embarrassed.[](#cite_note-Valentine-7)
Although long-distance relationships can be complex to be in, and despite her constant flirting with any other attractive boy she stumbles upon, Sonoko has generally stayed faithful to Makoto, other than dreaming of meeting up with the Kaitou Kid, though this is mostly to see him up close more than anything else. Makoto also stays faithful to Sonoko.
### [Tatsuhito Takami](/wiki/Tatsuhito_Takami "Tatsuhito Takami")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: Tatsuhito Takami")]
When Makoto was in elementary school when he went on a family trip on Osaka he met Tatsuhito, Tatsuhito was a karate master makoto fought him once and when he couldn't defeat him, Tatsuhito told him win without fighting, Makoto took those words to heart, it was also explained that he adopted his personality traits from Tatsuhito, even right now Makoto has respect for him.
## Character popularity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: Character popularity")]
* 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. Makoto placed 18th overall with 67 votes.[](#cite_note-23)
* In a poll held on June 5, 2020 by asking women age 20 to 40 who were their favourite Detective Conan character, Makoto ranked tenth[](#cite_note-24).
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: Name origin")]
Makoto's name presumably comes from Natsuhiko Kyogoku [Natsuhiko Kyogoku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuhiko_Kyogoku "wikipedia:Natsuhiko Kyogoku"), the author of mystery novels such as Ubume no Natsu and Mōryō no Hako.
The name presumably comes from [Kyokushin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyokushin "wikipedia:Kyokushin") (極真), too.
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=32 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japanese | 真 Makoto | 京極 Kyōgoku |
| Arabic | ماكاتو Makāto | *Not given* |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| Bahasa Melayu | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| Catalan | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 真 Zhēn | 京极 Jīngjí |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 真 Zhēn | 京極 Jīngjí |
| Finnish | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| French | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| German | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| Italian | Makoto | Kyogoku |
| Korean | 경구 Kyung Goo | 오 Oh |
| Thai | มาโคโตะ | เคียวโกขุ |
| Vietnamese | Makoto | Kyogoku |
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Makoto_Kyogoku&action=edit&section=33 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Episode 154 | Episode 268 | Episode 745 |