The Missing Man

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| **Chapter 13** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Title: | The Missing Man |
| Japanese title: | 行方不明の男   (Yukue Fumei no Otoko) |
| Original release: | April 13th, 1994 |
| Shōnen Sunday issue: | #17/1994 |
| Volume: | (/wiki/Volume_2 "Volume 2") |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Anime adaptation: | Episode 13: [The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case](/wiki/The_Strange_Person_Hunt_Murder_Case "The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case")   Episode 128: [The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case](/wiki/The_Black_Organization:_One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case "The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case") |
| **Viz Media version** | |
| English title: | The Missing Man |
| English release: | November 3, 2004 |
**The Missing Man (行方不明の男 ,*Yukue Fumei no Otoko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is the thirteenth chapter of the [manga](/wiki/Manga "Manga") of *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. It was written by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"), drawn by him and his [assistants](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama%27s_assistants "Gosho Aoyama's assistants") and first released in [Shōnen Sunday](/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday "Shōnen Sunday") #17/1994 on April 13th, 1994 and later on reprinted as part of [Volume 2](/wiki/Volume_2 "Volume 2") on July 18th, 1994. It was released in English by Viz Manga on November 3, 2004 with the same name.
## Contents
* [1 Characters](#Characters)
+ [1.1 Introduced](#Introduced)
+ [1.2 Featured](#Featured)
* [2 Gadgets](#Gadgets)
+ [2.1 Introduced](#Introduced_2)
* [3 Settings](#Settings)
+ [3.1 Introduced](#Introduced_3)
+ [3.2 Featured](#Featured_2)
* [4 Plot](#Plot)
* [5 Continuity](#Continuity)
* [6 Adaptations](#Adaptations)
* [7 See also](#See_also)
* [8 References](#References)
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Characters")]
Main article: [Characters](/wiki/Characters "Characters")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
- | [Masami Hirota](/wiki/Akemi_Miyano "Akemi Miyano") | |
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|  | * Kogoro's client * Looking for her missing father |
- | [Kenzo Hirota](/wiki/Volume_2#.C2.A51.2C000.2C000.2C000_Robbery "Volume 2") | |
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|  | * Victim (hanged) * 47 year old * Taxi driver * Masami's father? |
- | [Mysterious man](/wiki/Volume_2#.C2.A51.2C000.2C000.2C000_Robbery "Volume 2") | |
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|  | * Mysterious man with sunglasses following Kogoro, Ran, Conan and Masami |
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
Characters
[Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa")
[Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa")
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")
[Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")
## Gadgets[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Gadgets")]
Main article: [Gadgets](/wiki/Gadgets "Gadgets")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
| [Criminal Tracking Glasses](/wiki/Criminal_Tracking_Glasses "Criminal Tracking Glasses") | |
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|  | * Can locate his transmitters * Tracks location of the Detective Boys' badges |
| [Transmitter](/wiki/Transmitter "Transmitter") | |
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|  | * Sends location to Criminal Tracking Glasses |
## Settings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Settings")]
Main article: [Setting](/wiki/Setting "Setting")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
* [Maiasa Taxi](/wiki/index.php?title=Maiasa_Taxi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Maiasa Taxi (page does not exist)")
* [Pet Shop Zoo](/wiki/index.php?title=Pet_Shop_Zoo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Pet Shop Zoo (page does not exist)")
* [Horse race course](/wiki/index.php?title=Horse_race_course&action=edit&redlink=1 "Horse race course (page does not exist)")
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
* [Hiroshi Agasa's residence](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Agasa%27s_residence&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hiroshi Agasa's residence (page does not exist)")
* [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency")
* [Maiasa Taxi](/wiki/index.php?title=Maiasa_Taxi&action=edit&redlink=1 "Maiasa Taxi (page does not exist)")
* [Pet Shop Zoo](/wiki/index.php?title=Pet_Shop_Zoo&action=edit&redlink=1 "Pet Shop Zoo (page does not exist)")
* [Horse race course](/wiki/index.php?title=Horse_race_course&action=edit&redlink=1 "Horse race course (page does not exist)")
* [Kenzou Hirota](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenzou_Hirota&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kenzou Hirota (page does not exist)")'s apartment in [Nerima](/wiki/Nerima "Nerima") Ward
## Plot[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Plot")]
Conan is reading newspaper and complaining about how there are alway some cases going on. Agasa, who was working on a glass, tells him that his detective skill will come in to use, to which Conan sulkily replys that Kogoro took all the credit anyway. Agasa then finished working on [Criminal Tracking Glasses](/wiki/Criminal_Tracking_Glasses "Criminal Tracking Glasses") and [Transmitter](/wiki/Transmitter "Transmitter") and give it to Conan, who is delighted.
Later, a distressed high school girl [Masami Hirota](/wiki/Masami_Hirota "Masami Hirota") appears in [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency") in the late evening. She asks Kogoro to find her father, mentioning that he has been missing for a month. He moved to Tokyo for work but quitted his taxi job, and she has been taking a break from her high school in Yamagata to search for him. After Kogoro takes the case, she gives her father's information: the name Kenzou Hirota, his height, his age, and his photo holding a black cat. When asked, she tell Kogoro her father has 4 cats named Kai, Tei, Gou, and Ou. Kogoro continues talking to Masami while Conan wants to test his new gadgets by sticking the transmitter on Ran, who is serving tea. However, he trips on the heater's cord and falls on Masami, making the transmitter sticking on her wrist. Masami then leaves with a promise to called every day
(TBC)
## Continuity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Continuity")]
Main article: [Continuity](/wiki/Continuity "Continuity")
* Ran wears her winter school uniform (October 1st-May 31st).
* Thirteenth chapter of the so-called "[Conan Arc](/wiki/Conan_Arc "Conan Arc")", a fan-coined term.
## Adaptations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Missing_Man&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Adaptations")]
Main article: [Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime")
* **[Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") Episode 13:** [The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case](/wiki/The_Strange_Person_Hunt_Murder_Case "The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case")
* **[Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") Episode 128:** [The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case](/wiki/The_Black_Organization:_One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case "The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case")