Kenji Hagiwara

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| **Kenji Hagiwara** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 萩原 研二   (Hagiwara Kenji) |
| Age: | 22 (seven years ago)[](#cite_note-1) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | unknown |
| Relatives: | [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara") (older sister) |
| Occupation: | Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit |
| Status: | Dead |
| Nicknames: | Hagi |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 1021](/wiki/Volume_96#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Fairy.27s_Lips "Volume 96")   Anime: [Episode 304](/wiki/The_Trembling_Police_Headquarters:_12_Million_Hostages "The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara_Appearances "Kenji Hagiwara Appearances") |
| Cases solved: | unknown |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 101](/wiki/Volume_101 "Volume 101") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Shinichiro Miki](/wiki/Shinichiro_Miki "Shinichiro Miki") |
**Kenji Hagiwara (萩原 研二 ,*Hagiwara Kenji*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. He is also one of the main characters in [Wild Police Story](/wiki/Wild_Police_Story "Wild Police Story") manga.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Abilities](#Abilities)
* [5 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 Serial Bomber Case (Manga: 369-373, Anime: 304)](#Serial_Bomber_Case_.28Manga:_369-373.2C_Anime:_304.29)
+ [6.2 Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: 1021, Anime: 984)](#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Fairy.27s_Lips_.28Manga:_1021.2C_Anime:_984.29)
+ [6.3 Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: 1075, Anime: 1098-1099)](#Hiroshi_Agasa_Abduction_Case_.28Manga:_1075.2C_Anime:_1098-1099.29)
+ [6.4 Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: 1085-1087, Anime: 1115-1116)](#Marriage_Partner_Searching_Party_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1085-1087.2C_Anime:_1115-1116.29)
+ [6.5 Shinichi, Ran and the Haunted House (Manga: 1134-1136, Anime: TBA)](#Shinichi.2C_Ran_and_the_Haunted_House_.28Manga:_1134-1136.2C_Anime:_TBA.29)
* [7 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [7.1 The Bride of Halloween (Movie: 25)](#The_Bride_of_Halloween_.28Movie:_25.29)
* [8 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [8.1 Jinpei Matsuda](#Jinpei_Matsuda)
+ [8.2 Rei Furuya](#Rei_Furuya)
+ [8.3 Wataru Date](#Wataru_Date)
+ [8.4 Hiromitsu Morofushi](#Hiromitsu_Morofushi)
+ [8.5 Chihaya Hagiwara](#Chihaya_Hagiwara)
* [9 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [10 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [11 Quotes](#Quotes)
* [12 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [13 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [14 References](#References)
* [15 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Kenji's father was a mechanic and he wanted to become a mechanic too, but later their shop went bankrupt. He decided to become a policeman because the police will never go bankrupt. He attended police academy with [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda"), [Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya"), [Hiromitsu Morofushi](/wiki/Hiromitsu_Morofushi "Hiromitsu Morofushi"), and [Wataru Date](/wiki/Wataru_Date "Wataru Date"). He was popular with girls. All five friends graduated together.
Kenji Hagiwara then joined the [Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department](/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Police_Department "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department") bomb squadron with Matsuda. However, he died in the first of a series of bombings seven years prior to the current timeline.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Kenji is a pretty carefree guy who always has time to joke a bit. He is a heavy smoker and does the job right. He prevents other people so they can be saved before him and always respect his friends. In [Wild Police Story](/wiki/Wild_Police_Story "Wild Police Story"), [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") revealed that Kenji is not the guy who tells lies whenever he gives an excuse. Though Kenji changed some characteristics in his excuse to be received better.
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
Kenji is an average height man with long black hair and white skin. He is pretty well-built and strong.
## Abilities[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Abilities")]
He has the ability to defuse bombs quickly but not as quick as Matsuda. He was one of the bests in the police academy which granted him a quick hire in the MPD Bomb Squadron. He can put on and off his defusal suit faster than average people.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Kenji Hagiwara | What Kenji Hagiwara calls them |
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|  | [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara") | Kenji | Nee-chan Hagiwara Chihaya |
| Picture | Name | What they call Kenji Hagiwara | What Kenji Hagiwara calls them |
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|  | [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") | Hagiwara   Hagi | Matsuda   Jinpei-chan   Jinpei |
|  | [Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") | Hagi   Hagiwara | Furuya   Furuya-chan Zero |
|  | [Hiromitsu Morofushi](/wiki/Hiromitsu_Morofushi "Hiromitsu Morofushi") | Hagiwara | Morofushi-chan |
|  | [Wataru Date](/wiki/Wataru_Date "Wataru Date") | Hagiwara | Squad leader (*Hanchou*)   Squad leader Date (*Date-hanchou*) |
|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Hagiwara-kun | - |
|  | [Jugo Yokomizo](/wiki/Jugo_Yokomizo "Jugo Yokomizo") | Kenji | - |
|  | [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") | Officer Hagiwara Kenji (*Hagiwara Kenji-taiin*)[](#cite_note-movie25-2)  Hagiwara-san | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Kenji Hagiwara | What Kenji Hagiwara calls them |
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|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | Hagiwara[](#cite_note-movie25-2) | Boy (*bozu*) |
|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Hagiwara[](#cite_note-movie25-2)  Detective Hagiwara (*Hagiwara-taiin*) | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [369-373](/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=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Serial Bomber Case (Manga: 369-373, Anime: 304)")]
In the case, there is a flashback of seven years ago in a residential building where two bombs were planted by two serial bombers in Shinjuku[](#cite_note-3) who had just started his bombing spree. Jinpei Matsuda defused the first with ease and the city paid the ransom for the second bomb so the bombers stopped the bomb. The second bomber died as he panicked when he ran and to avenge himself, the other bomber restarted the second bomb. Kenji Hagiwara and a few other squad members were called to room twenty on the floor before the last to defuse the bomb. At first, the squad members paused to wait until everybody had been evacuated and Kenji lit his cigarette to chill. Everybody waited patiently until they received a call from the operators telling them they could start. Then, as they got started, Hagiwara's friend Jinpei Matsuda called him to tell him to quit playing and to defuse it already but Hagiwara told him the bomb's timer stopped. Upon analyzing the bomb, he deduced the bomb would take a bit more than three minutes to defuse. Hagiwara then started defusing the bomb when suddenly the timer on it started again, he quickly realized that there were only six seconds left and the squad members ran for their lives. Unfortunately, part of the squad members died along with Hagiwara. Four years later, it was Matsuda's turn to die and that year, the bomber multiplied his attacks.
### Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_96#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Fairy.27s_Lips "Volume 96"), Anime: (/wiki/Kid_vs._Komei:_The_Targeted_Lips "Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lips (Manga: 1021, Anime: 984)")]
Hagiwara appears in a flashback along with Jinpei Matsuda, [Wataru Date](/wiki/Wataru_Date "Wataru Date"), [Hiromitsu Morofushi](/wiki/Hiromitsu_Morofushi "Hiromitsu Morofushi"), and [Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya").
### Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_101#Hiroshi_Agasa_Abduction_Case "Volume 101"), Anime: [1098-1099](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara,_Goddess_of_the_Wind "Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: 1075, Anime: 1098-1099)")]
Kenji appears in [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara")'s flashback, in which Matsuda broke Chihaya's phone. They were gonna meet up at a concert and she can't find her without her phone. But, Kenji took Chihaya to the venue and called out to her friend. Her friend found her and Kenji tells Chihaya "See, I told you, right? There is no need to give up!".
### Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [1085-1087](/wiki/Volume_102#Marriage_Partner_Searching_Party_Murder_Case "Volume 102"), Anime: [1115-1116](/wiki/Chihaya_and_Jugo%27s_Matchmaking_Party "Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: 1085-1087, Anime: 1115-1116)")]
### Shinichi, Ran and the Haunted House (Manga: [1134-1136](/wiki/Volume_107#Shinichi.2C_Ran_and_the_Haunted_House "Volume 107"), Anime: TBA)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Shinichi, Ran and the Haunted House (Manga: 1134-1136, Anime: TBA)")]
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
### The Bride of Halloween (Movie: (/wiki/The_Bride_of_Halloween "The Bride of Halloween"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: The Bride of Halloween (Movie: 25)")]
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Jinpei Matsuda[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Jinpei Matsuda")]
Matsuda and Hagiwara.
[Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") and Hagiwara were really good friends and always did missions together. They also attended the same police academy. Although Jinpei was more careful with his friend, Kenji was more carefree. On Kenji's last mission, Jinpei called him like he always did and chatted with him. He told him he should have worn his bomb defusal suit to which Kenji replied he was fine. Unfortunately for him, he died, and Jinpei decided to avenge him. However, he died at the hands of the same bomber four years later. Although Kenji died, Jinpei still sent emails to his email even after.
### Rei Furuya[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Rei Furuya")]
[Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") had a good friendship with Kenji and was acquainted with him since he went to the same police academy as Kenji and they all graduated together.
### Wataru Date[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Wataru Date")]
[Wataru Date](/wiki/Wataru_Date "Wataru Date") attended the same police academy as Kenji. They also graduated together.
### Hiromitsu Morofushi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Hiromitsu Morofushi")]
Kenji was well acquainted with [Hiromitsu Morofushi](/wiki/Hiromitsu_Morofushi "Hiromitsu Morofushi") since they were good friends along with the three others and attended the academy together.
### Chihaya Hagiwara[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Chihaya Hagiwara")]
Kenji was the younger brother of [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara").
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Name origin")]
His name came after "Ken'ichi Hagiwara ([萩原健一](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi_Hagiwara "wikipedia:Kenichi Hagiwara"))", who played in "*Taiyō ni Hoero!* ([太陽にほえろ！](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_ni_Hoero! "wikipedia:Taiyō ni Hoero!"))". His surname meaning was "bush clover", while his given name has various meanings, from strong and vigorous to iron and purpose, which explains his tenacity and laid back when facing a life-death situation.
## Quotes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Quotes")]
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| “ | ...three minutes is more than enough. Right? | „ |
| — Preceding Jinpei in his sentence (episode 304). | | |
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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| French | Kenji | Hagiwara |
| Thai | เคนจิ | ฮางิวาระ |
| Vietnamese | Kenji | Hagiwara |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Hagiwara&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Even if he was introduced in the manga in volume 36, it wasn't before file 1021, more than sixty volumes later, that his face was shown. Nevertheless, the anime showed his face in its adaptation of the case and in opening 47.
* He appears with Matsuda in a [poster](/wiki/File:M10_Poster.jpg "File:M10 Poster.jpg") for [The Private Eyes' Requiem](/wiki/The_Private_Eyes%27_Requiem "The Private Eyes' Requiem"), but with a halo on his head, since he's deceased.
* In [Wild Police Story](/wiki/Wild_Police_Story "Wild Police Story"), it was revealed that his favourite car was Mazda RX-7 FD3S.
* He had, according to [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"), the best driving skills.[](#cite_note-4)