Wakita

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| **Rum** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | ラム   (Ramu) |
| Age: | > 67   56 as Kanenori Wakita |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | Rum "senior" (father, deceased) |
| Occupation: | [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") second-in-command   Beika Iroha Sushi chef (as Kanenori Wakita) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Aliases: | Kanenori Wakita |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 607](/wiki/Volume_58#Foreign_Suspect_Case "Volume 58")   Anime: [Episode 502](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Rum_Appearances "Rum Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 97](/wiki/Volume_97 "Volume 97") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Shigeru Chiba](/wiki/Shigeru_Chiba "Shigeru Chiba")[](#cite_note-1) |
| English voice: | [Chris Cason](/wiki/Chris_Cason "Chris Cason") (Bang Zoom!)   [Alex Teixeira](/wiki/index.php?title=Alex_Teixeira&action=edit&redlink=1 "Alex Teixeira (page does not exist)") (Macias Group) |
**Rum** (ラム ,*Ramu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), alias **Kanenori Wakita** (脇田 兼則 ,*Wakita Kanenori*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), is the second-in-command of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Abilities](#Abilities)
* [5 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: 607, Anime: 502)](#Foreign_Suspect_Case_.28Manga:_607.2C_Anime:_502.29)
+ [6.2 Scarlet Showdown (Manga: 896, Anime: 782)](#Scarlet_Showdown_.28Manga:_896.2C_Anime:_782.29)
+ [6.3 Scriptwriter Murder Case (Manga: 906-908, Anime: 792-793)](#Scriptwriter_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_906-908.2C_Anime:_792-793.29)
+ [6.4 Soul Detective Murder Case (Manga: 951-953, Anime: 863-864)](#Soul_Detective_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_951-953.2C_Anime:_863-864.29)
+ [6.5 Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: 975-977, Anime: 894-895)](#Interchanged_Betting_Ticket_Case_.28Manga:_975-977.2C_Anime:_894-895.29)
+ [6.6 Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: 980, Anime: 896-897)](#Rumi_Wakasa.27s_Neighbor_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_980.2C_Anime:_896-897.29)
+ [6.7 Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 928)](#Crimson_School_Trip_Case_.28Manga:_1005.2C_Anime:_928.29)
+ [6.8 Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 941-942)](#Missing_Maria_Higashio_Case_.28Manga:_1008.2C_Anime:_941-942.29)
+ [6.9 Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)](#Nagano_Snowy_Mountains_Case_.28Manga:_1027-1031.2C_Anime:_1003-1005.29)
+ [6.10 Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: 1055-1057, Anime: 1059-1060)](#Kogoro_in_a_Dilemma_.28Manga:_1055-1057.2C_Anime:_1059-1060.29)
+ [6.11 FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)](#FBI_Serial_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1061-1066.2C_Anime:_1077-1079.29)
+ [6.12 Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: 1067, Anime: 1085)](#Shintoist_Temple_Case_.28Manga:_1067.2C_Anime:_1085.29)
+ [6.13 Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Manga: 1071-1072, Anime: 1093-1094)](#Akemi_Miyano.27s_Time_Capsule_.28Manga:_1071-1072.2C_Anime:_1093-1094.29)
+ [6.14 Kaitou Kid and the Siren's Splash (Manga: 1100-1102, Anime: 1150-1151)](#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Siren.27s_Splash_.28Manga:_1100-1102.2C_Anime:_1150-1151.29)
+ [6.15 Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103-1109, Anime: 1164-1167)](#Chess_Tournament_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1103-1109.2C_Anime:_1164-1167.29)
+ [6.16 Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 1112, Anime: 1170)](#Parents.27_Day_at_Teitan_Elementary_School_.28Manga:_1112.2C_Anime:_1170.29)
+ [6.17 Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: 1144-1146, Anime: TBD)](#Bar_Hostess_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1144-1146.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
+ [6.18 Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: 1147-1150, Anime: TBD)](#Video_Gamer_Locked_Room_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1147-1150.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
+ [6.19 Blackmail Journalist Murder Case (Manga: 1153, Anime: TBD)](#Blackmail_Journalist_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1153.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
* [7 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [7.1 The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20)](#The_Darkest_Nightmare_.28Movie:_20.29)
+ [7.2 Sleep (Hanzawa the Criminal: 35, Anime: TBD)](#Sleep_.28Hanzawa_the_Criminal:_35.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
+ [7.3 Twilight Job-changing (Hanzawa the Criminal: 41, Anime: TBD)](#Twilight_Job-changing_.28Hanzawa_the_Criminal:_41.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
+ [7.4 Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~ (Hanzawa the Criminal: 42, Anime: TBD)](#Great_Puppy_Pometaro_.7EThe_Paw_of_Blue_Sapphire.7E_.28Hanzawa_the_Criminal:_42.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
+ [7.5 Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)](#Black_Iron_Submarine_.28Movie:_26.29)
* [8 Hints that Rum is Kanenori Wakita](#Hints_that_Rum_is_Kanenori_Wakita)
* [9 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [9.1 Black Organization](#Black_Organization)
- [9.1.1 Renya Karasuma](#Renya_Karasuma)
- [9.1.2 Gin](#Gin)
- [9.1.3 Vermouth](#Vermouth)
- [9.1.4 Chianti](#Chianti)
- [9.1.5 Korn](#Korn)
- [9.1.6 Curaçao](#Cura.C3.A7ao)
- [9.1.7 Pinga](#Pinga)
+ [9.2 Enemies](#Enemies)
- [9.2.1 Amanda Hughes](#Amanda_Hughes)
- [9.2.2 Kohji Haneda](#Kohji_Haneda)
* [10 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [11 Quotes](#Quotes)
* [12 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [13 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [14 See also](#See_also)
* [15 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Rum is the second-in-command of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") and the close aide of [Renya Karasuma](/wiki/Renya_Karasuma "Renya Karasuma"). He inherited that codename from his father, who had served Karasuma for many years. About sixty-seven years ago, he was only a child. He was involved in the United States' [murder case](/wiki/Case_from_17_years_ago "Case from 17 years ago") of [Amanda Hughes](/wiki/Amanda_Hughes "Amanda Hughes") and [Kohji Haneda](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda") seventeen years ago. He changes his voice with a machine when he communicates with his subordinates. Currently disguised as Kanenori Wakita, he is a drifter arranged as sushi chef at Beika Iroha Sushi, the local restaurant which is just next door to [Mouri detective agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency") and one of [Kogoro](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")'s favourite hangout places, since the regular waiter was in an accident. He becomes Kogoro's second apprentice in order to get closer to him and extract information. He is interested in [Shinichi](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") and instructed [Bourbon](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") to gather information about Shinichi. He also considers [Yusaku](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") a threat to the organization and instructed [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth") to investigate him.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
Bourbon describes Rum as exceedingly impatient. He is also a rude and intuitive person, taking an interest and investigating anyone that he deems suspicious and a threat to the organization or even to himself: e.g. he ordered to kill [Rumi](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") only because of his suspicious. He is a cigar smoker and has always wanted to try show at least once. As Kanenori Wakita, he is a true [edokko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/edokko "wikipedia:edokko") ("child of Tokyo"), hated betrayal and has the stereotypical personality: forward, confrontational, and fond of justice and sushi. He compares traitors to cheating fish-sellers. In contrast to his Kanenori's role, Rum's manner of speaking is more polite and formal.
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
Rum's fake appearances.
Rum is an older bald man with a strong build, a fairly tall, fair skin tone, black eyes and white facial hair. He has damaged his left eye and replaced it with an artificial one. Just like [Kuroda](/wiki/Hyoue_Kuroda "Hyoue Kuroda")'s, his artificial prosthetic eye is completely white. Prior to loss, his eye had a vertically slit-shaped pupil, like those seen in a snake. As Kanenori Wakita, he has a short black hair, a toothbrush mustache, prominent buck teeth, and soft medical gauze dressing over his left eye. He is right-handed. There are conflicting accounts of his overall appearance and build among the organization members, but he fabricated them to keep his identity a secret. Some think Rum is a strongly-built man, some say he looks feminine, and some say he is an old man. Seventeen years ago, Rum wore a black jacket with a fur collar, a striped shirt, a black hat, and a monocle over his left eye, which was attached to a chain under his jacket. In the present, he wears no monocle and hat, his black jacket has a regular collar, a shirt with a multicolored patchwork design, and a collar pin.
## Abilities[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Abilities")]
He has a keen sense of observation and relatively good deduction skills just like [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa"), liking mystery since he was a child. He was also able to brainwash [Curaçao](/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao "Curaçao") and appoint her as his right-hand agent. He can quickly figure out tactical traps that are being used against him, allowing him to execute a strategic counterattack and utilize the situation to his advantage. He has skills in culinary arts, but can't safely wield the knife due to his injured eye. In conclusion, he is more intelligent than [Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin") and a master of disguise like Vermouth. He can speak English, which indicates that he's well educated. His left eye possessed something similar to photographic memory, that allows him to remember people's gestures and habits, to which he used the information gathered to blackmail big names in the political and financial world in order to make the organization grow bigger. He has had such eyes since he was young.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Rum | What Rum calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Rum   Uncle (*Oji-san*)   Wakita Kanenori-san | Conan-kun |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | Rum | Kudo Shinichi |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Wakita-san | Mouri Kogoro   Master Kogoro (*Kogoro-shishō*)   Customer (*Okyaku-san*)   Sleeping Kogoro-sama (*Nemuri no Kogoro-sama*)   Kogoro-san   Kogoro |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Wakita-san | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Rum | What Rum calls them |
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|  | [Renya Karasuma](/wiki/Renya_Karasuma "Renya Karasuma") | - | Ano kata |
|  | [Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin") | Rum | - |
|  | [Vodka](/wiki/Vodka "Vodka") | Rum | - |
|  | [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth") | Rum | Vermouth |
|  | [Chianti](/wiki/Chianti "Chianti") | Rum   Ramu-san | Chianti |
|  | [Korn](/wiki/Korn "Korn") | Rum | Korn |
|  | [Akemi Miyano](/wiki/Akemi_Miyano "Akemi Miyano") | - | Miyano Akemi |
|  | [Curaçao](/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao "Curaçao") | Rum | Curaçao |
|  | [Pinga](/wiki/Pinga "Pinga") | Rum | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Rum | What Rum calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") | Rum | Akai Shuichi[](#cite_note-2) |
|  | [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") | Rum | - |
|  | [Tsutomu Akai](/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai "Tsutomu Akai") | - | Akai Tsutomu[](#cite_note-3) |
|  | [Jodie Starling](/wiki/Jodie_Starling "Jodie Starling") | Rum Wakita | Jodie Starling |
|  | [James Black](/wiki/James_Black "James Black") | Rum | James Black |
|  | [Andre Camel](/wiki/Andre_Camel "Andre Camel") | Rum | Andre Camel FBI brat |
|  | [Hidemi Hondou](/wiki/Hidemi_Hondou "Hidemi Hondou") | Rum | - |
|  | [Rei Furuya](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") | Rum | Bourbon |
| Picture | Name | What they call Rum | What Rum calls them |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Rum | - |
|  | [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") | Rum | - |
|  | [Iroha Sushi Chef](/wiki/Iroha_Sushi_Chef "Iroha Sushi Chef") | Wakita That idiot | Boss |
|  | [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino") | Wakita-san | Okino Yoko-san |
|  | [Kohji Haneda](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda") | - | Haneda Kohji   Mr. Haneda   Haneda |
|  | [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") | Mr. sushi chef[](#cite_note-4) | Wakasa-sensei   Rachel Asaka   Asaka |
|  | [Amanda Hughes](/wiki/Amanda_Hughes "Amanda Hughes") | Rum | Amanda |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_58#Foreign_Suspect_Case "Volume 58"), Anime: (/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black#Friday_the_Thirteenth_.28Manga:_605-609.2C_Anime:_501-504.29 "Clash of Red and Black"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Foreign Suspect Case (Manga: 607, Anime: 502)")]
Rum vs. Akai and Camel.
Rum appeared in disguise as an old man during [Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai")'s final loyalty test two years ago, while he was waiting for Gin to arrive in a warehouse. [Camel](/wiki/Andre_Camel "Andre Camel") emerged from his hiding place to scare him away, thinking he was just an ordinary civilian, revealing that Dai Moroboshi was an [FBI](/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation "Federal Bureau of Investigation") spy.
### Scarlet Showdown (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_85#Scarlet_Showdown "Volume 85"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Scarlet_Return "The Scarlet Return"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Scarlet Showdown (Manga: 896, Anime: 782)")]
Camel is reminded of the old man.
### Scriptwriter Murder Case (Manga: [906-908](/wiki/Volume_86#Scriptwriter_Murder_Case "Volume 86"), Anime: [792-793](/wiki/Three_First_Discoverers "Three First Discoverers"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Scriptwriter Murder Case (Manga: 906-908, Anime: 792-793)")]
[Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") visualizes his three [black figures](/wiki/%22The_Criminal%22 "\"The Criminal\""), just like Conan later in the anime version with fake eyes.
### Soul Detective Murder Case (Manga: [951-953](/wiki/Volume_90#Soul_Detective_Murder_Case "Volume 90"), Anime: [863-864](/wiki/The_Spirit_Detective%27s_Murder "The Spirit Detective's Murder"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Soul Detective Murder Case (Manga: 951-953, Anime: 863-864)")]
Conan visualizes Rum as a black figure, just like his three black figures with fake eyes later in the anime version.
### Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: [975-977](/wiki/Volume_92#Interchanged_Betting_Ticket_Case "Volume 92"), Anime: [894-895](/wiki/The_Tokyo-Style_Detective_Show_Next_Door "The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Interchanged Betting Ticket Case (Manga: 975-977, Anime: 894-895)")]
Kanenori correctly guesses which horse Kogoro must have bet on to cause him to visit Beika Iroha Sushi and order the highest quality servings. He also deduces it is very out of character for Kogoro. Conan, worried about Rum, wants to know what happened to his eye. He turns out to be a fan of the famous Sleeping Kogoro and wants to know about his cases. Kogoro tells him about the recent [zombie murder](/wiki/A_Cottage_Surrounded_by_Zombies "A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies"), leaving out certain embarrassing details. A pickpocketing case then coincidentally falls into their laps. He challenges Kogoro to a deduction contest: a race to figure out which customer stole the lady's million yen winning ticket first. He cleverly and decisively comes up with excuses to keep all the suspects from leaving the sushi bar when they try to leave to avoid being accused. Although disappointed he won't get to see Kogoro in action, he is also first to propose a solution, which is very nearly close to correct, although he might have made his error in order to test Sleeping Kogoro in action. However, since he was mistaken, Conan darts Kogoro to put the case to rest decisively. He is impressed and asks to be Kogoro's disciple in exchange for discounts on sushi. Kogoro accepts, but it isn't clear if the response was serious.
### Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_92#Rumi_Wakasa.27s_Neighbor_Murder_Case "Volume 92"), Anime: [896-897](/wiki/The_Woman_with_White_Hands "The Woman with White Hands"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Rumi Wakasa's Neighbor Murder Case (Manga: 980, Anime: 896-897)")]
Kanenori is seen reading a Nichiuri newspaper, but it's not showed what article. He comments about Rumi that "this one is quick-witted".
### Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#Crimson_School_Trip_Case "Volume 95"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1005, Anime: 928)")]
After the murders case that occurred back at Kyoto is solved, Kanenori is seen reading an article that mentions Shinichi's involvement in the case and took an interest of his return. In the anime, this was adapted in the next case.
### Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_95#Missing_Maria_Higashio_Case "Volume 95"), Anime: [941-942](/wiki/Search_for_Maria-chan! "Search for Maria-chan!"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: 1008, Anime: 941-942)")]
Kanenori tried to visit Shinichi's [house](/wiki/Kudo_Residence "Kudo Residence") and is seen talking to [Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa"), claiming that he came to deliver a sushi in his neighborhood, but couldn't due to a mass of paparazzi surrounding Shinichi's house. After he finished his conversation, he is seen reading an article in his phone, where the blogger who claimed that she saw Shinichi was nothing but an illusion, calming down the uproar about Shinichi. Rum sends an email to Bourbon, asking him to gather information about Shinichi, telling him to hurry up stating that "Time is money".
### Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: [1027-1031](/wiki/Volume_97#Nagano_Snowy_Mountains_Case "Volume 97"), Anime: [1003-1005](/wiki/The_36-Cell_Perfect_Game "The 36-Cell Perfect Game"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031, Anime: 1003-1005)")]
Kanenori joins Conan, Kogoro, and [Amuro](/wiki/Rei_Furuya "Rei Furuya") to Nagano mountains after receiving a request about investigating a suicide case in an old church. He mention that he hated betrayal, like trader selling some old fish in a high price while they were on the train. Upon reaching the church they are joined by some people. It is soon revealed that someone has assembled all of them together keeping their identity secret. Next they are trapped inside the church and two of the people were killed. They team up with pairs to investigate the case and he pairs with Kogoro. He realize Conan and Amuro are working well as a pair along the case. He is also looking forward for Conan's future when he grow up. After they are rescue from the church, he introduce himself as Kogoro's apprentice along with Amuro to Nagano prefecture police inspector, [Morofushi](/wiki/Taka%27aki_Morofushi "Taka'aki Morofushi").
### Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: [1055-1057](/wiki/Volume_99#Kogoro_in_a_Dilemma "Volume 99"), Anime: [1059-1060](/wiki/Yoko_Okino_and_the_Locked_Attic "Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Kogoro in a Dilemma (Manga: 1055-1057, Anime: 1059-1060)")]
Kanenori shows up at detective agency as he is impatient by waiting the sushi delivery ordered by Kogoro for [Yoko](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino")'s visit with the strange mysterious coding of a murder case as Kogoro was stuck inside the toilet due to out of toilet paper in the bathroom. He has relatively good deductive ability by solving the mysterious coding with the murder case. After the resolution, he asks Conan whether he is concern of something which is missing like a shogi piece, which Conan denies.
### FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: [1061-1066](/wiki/Volume_100#FBI_Serial_Murder_Case "Volume 100"), Anime: [1077-1079](/wiki/The_Black_Organization%27s_Scheme "The Black Organization's Scheme"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: FBI Serial Murder Case (Manga: 1061-1066, Anime: 1077-1079)")]
After several FBI members were killed as a result of the organization decoding their communications, the FBI planted a fake code. However, Rum was able to detect such fake code due to the difference in romaji writing. His subordinates were then able to counter trap and attacked the FBI members instead. Although the collaborative efforts of Akai and Conan managed to keep Camel hidden for a while, Rum figured out their strategy and instructed Gin to burn Umizarujima, successfully luring out him into the open. However, they were fooled into thinking to have successfully eliminated the FBI agent. Two years ago, when Rye's allegiance to the FBI was exposed, Rum sent a picture of Akai and Camel to [Korn](/wiki/Korn "Korn"), ordering him to assassinate the FBI agents once in sight. After the case, Rum was scolded by the boss, stating that their actions at Umizarujima stood out a bit more than they should have been. Despite receiving an earful, the boss was pleased with the recent turn of events, commending Rum and the others for successfully killing the man that the FBI desperately protected. Rum then puts on his disguise and drops off at Iroha Sushi, and is revealed to be Kanenori Wakita.
### Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_100#Shintoist_Temple_Case "Volume 100"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Inauspicious_Matchmaking "The Inauspicious Matchmaking"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Shintoist Temple Case (Manga: 1067, Anime: 1085)")]
### Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Manga: [1071-1072](/wiki/Volume_101#Akemi_Miyano.27s_Time_Capsule "Volume 101"), Anime: [1093-1094](/wiki/Akemi_Miyano%27s_Time_Capsule "Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Manga: 1071-1072, Anime: 1093-1094)")]
Kanenori delivers sushi to [Teitan Elementary School](/wiki/Teitan_Elementary_School "Teitan Elementary School") for class 6-A's reunion. He shows to know [Akemi](/wiki/Akemi_Miyano "Akemi Miyano") attended this school nineteen years ago, but muses to himself that a dead person would be unable to attend their reunion. His indirect presence heavily triggered Haibara's anxiety, causing Conan to rush outside the classroom. When he asked an upperclassman if any suspicious person passed by, he was informed that only pizza and sushi deliveries came near the area. Conan then dismisses his suspicion and concludes that Haibara must have been overreacting only, unaware of the fact that Kanenori is an undercover member of the organization. Rumi then menacingly watches Kanenori leaving as he delivered the sushi.
### Kaitou Kid and the Siren's Splash (Manga: [1100-1102](/wiki/Volume_103#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Siren.27s_Splash "Volume 103"), Anime: [1150-1151](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Crown_Trick "Kaitou Kid and the Crown Trick"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Kaitou Kid and the Siren's Splash (Manga: 1100-1102, Anime: 1150-1151)")]
Before the heist, Kanenori asked Conan if there was anything strange about the teacher who glaring at him while he was making deliveries. Conan chooses not to reveal anything to him, despite his observations, answering that Rumi was just a normal, clumsy teacher.
### Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [1103-1109](/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=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1103-1109, Anime: 1164-1167)")]
After Kanenori learns from Kogoro that Rumi is at a chess tournament in [Haido](/wiki/Haido "Haido"), Rum drives to the building without disguise. He parks his car on a street within sight of here. His two companions hack into the lobby security cameras and get video footage of Rumi. With a sinister grin, he orders the recordings to be sent to [Chianti](/wiki/Chianti "Chianti") and Korn, but Wakasa outmaneuvered them and sniped them back. Rum regrets the failure, and wants to use APTX-4869 to turn back the clock to when his right eye still could see properly.
### Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_104#Parents.27_Day_at_Teitan_Elementary_School "Volume 104"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Man-Eating_Classroom "The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Parents' Day at Teitan Elementary School (Manga: 1112, Anime: 1170)")]
Rum is seen wondering why Rumi would remain at Teitan Elementary School.
### Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: [1144-1146](/wiki/Volume_108#Bar_Hostess_Murder_Case "Volume 108"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Bar Hostess Murder Case (Manga: 1144-1146, Anime: TBD)")]
### Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: [1147-1150](/wiki/Volume_108#Video_Gamer_Locked_Room_Murder_Case "Volume 108"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: 1147-1150, Anime: TBD)")]
### Blackmail Journalist Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_108#Blackmail_Journalist_Murder_Case "Volume 108"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: Blackmail Journalist Murder Case (Manga: 1153, Anime: TBD)")]
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
### The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: (/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20)")]
Rum doesn't appear directly:
* Haibara visualizes his three black figures, and his artificial eye in her hallucination.
* Rum sends orders to Vermouth and Gin ordering them not to execute Bourbon and [Kir](/wiki/Hidemi_Hondo "Hidemi Hondo") because he received a new message, apparently from Curaçao but in reality from Agasa as instructed by Conan, that they weren't NOCs. He also orders them to retrieve Curaçao to verify if the message is authentic or not.
* When she finally regained her lost memory, Curaçao's flashback shows Rum speaking to Vermouth through a computer in an altered voice. In the past, Vermouth was about to execute Curaçao because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, but Rum's voice stopped her. He appointed Curaçao as his right-handed agent.
* Vermouth has a conversation with him during the ending credit, while she is in her car along with Kir. She lets Kir listen to what he has to say before hanging up.
### Sleep (Hanzawa the Criminal: (/wiki/Hanzawa_the_Criminal_Volume_6#File_035:_Sleep "Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 6"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Sleep (Hanzawa the Criminal: 35, Anime: TBD)")]
### Twilight Job-changing (Hanzawa the Criminal: (/wiki/Hanzawa_the_Criminal_Volume_7#File_041:_Twilight_Job-changing "Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 7"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: Twilight Job-changing (Hanzawa the Criminal: 41, Anime: TBD)")]
### Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~ (Hanzawa the Criminal: (/wiki/Hanzawa_the_Criminal_Volume_7#File_042:_Great_Puppy_Pometaro_.7EThe_Paw_of_Blue_Sapphire.7E "Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 7"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: Great Puppy Pometaro ~The Paw of Blue Sapphire~ (Hanzawa the Criminal: 42, Anime: TBD)")]
### Black Iron Submarine (Movie: (/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: Black Iron Submarine (Movie: 26)")]
He orders his men to use a submarine to destroy the Interpol underwater facility, and also wonder about the boss whereabouts since he initially intended to use the AI system to locate him.
## Hints that Rum is Kanenori Wakita[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=32 "Edit section: Hints that Rum is Kanenori Wakita")]
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* He may be able to fit all three descriptions of Rum, even though it was revealed that they are just a rumor planted by himself so better conceal his identity. He wears a patch over his left eye, which may conceal a prosthetic, and has still it despite saying that it will heal. Both of the other suspects, Kuroda and Wakasa, apparently have their right eye blind/prosthetic, which is why he stands out among them.
* He has an interest in Sleeping Kogoro, just like Gin, while Wakasa and Kuroda personally have more interest in Conan. On top of that, since it was Sleeping Kogoro that solved the murder behind the occult detective who try to solve Kohji Haneda's murder case, it is only natural Rum's main focus and interest would be on Kogoro, because he wants to stop him from investigating the truth behind that murder at all cost. He took an interest in reports of Shinichi's return and even tried to visit his house.
* Wakita lied that he speaks old-Japanese accent like [Genji Kojima](/wiki/Genji_Kojima "Genji Kojima"), who thoroughly nurture/build a habit to converse with this accent. This is heavily contradicted from the fact that Wakita uses modern Japanese language and terms in his conversations instead of the Edokko accents and terms he claimed to be from his first impressions. Hence, whenever Wakita asked Conan important questions related to the murder of [Kouji Haneda](/wiki/Kouji_Haneda "Kouji Haneda") (Shogi piece and [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa")), the boy avoided giving straight answers that Wakita really wanted to know.
* Rum in text messages has twice used the English phrase "Time is money", which can be translated into Japanese as "時は金なり", whose Romanization "Toki wa kane nari" is an anagram of "Wakita Kanenori".
* He can be deceptive. As of now, he has yet to meet Haibara and communicate with her directly in any cases, making him the primary suspect to have a different response compared to Kuroda and Wakasa when seeing her later. However, in file 1072, Haibara felt the aura of organization and, at that time, Wakita was riding a motorbike passed Teitan Elementary School.
* Like Bourbon, whose workplace was just a floor under Mouri detective agency, his workplace is one of Kogoro's favourite hangout places, which is just next door to it. This in turn allows him to move around freely and observe Kogoro's or his associates' movement much closely, without the need of using complex disguise like Vermouth and raising any suspicions to almost anyone, since public would believe he is a normal sushi seller that goes around delivering it to customers when being compared to Wakasa and Kuroda. Even if there is no customers that ordered sushi for delivery, he can easily fake an order to his own shop, thus allowing him to leave it either way, just like when he can investigate Shinichi.
* When Amuro, Conan, Kogoro, and Wakita were on the train to Nagano mountain, he said that he hated betrayal, which seemingly meant he sensed that Bourbon betrayed him by sending him fake information about Shinichi's death. He completely snapped when the suspects started badmouthing Kogoro's actions after checking the victim's condition, something that Bourbon hinted afterwards that Rum is an impatient person. What's more interesting, after the whole case had been solved, Morofushi came to them and pretended he didn't know Amuro by shaking hands with Kogoro, asking him who these two men were, although Taka'aki had met him before when [Scotch](/wiki/Hiromitsu_Morofushi "Hiromitsu Morofushi") was still alive. Presumably, Kuroda ordered Taka'aki calling him to help Amuro by acting as a stranger in front of Wakita, so that his true identity as an undercover agent working for the NPA could be hidden. Before leaving, Taka'aki didn't forget to mention a saying which was similar to "Time is money".
* In his debut, he even mentioned that he is a drifter, which may hint that he never stays in one place very long, so that he can go where ever the organization or boss needs him to be to investigate an important matter, and if necessary to take care of the problem, and then disappear quickly. A customer asked what happened to the regular waiter, and he answered that he was in an accident, which was probably arranged, so that he can have this job to spy on the Mouri detective agency, and in particular Kogoro. One of the suspects says he wants to go home to watch the episode of *[Kamen Yaiba](/wiki/Kamen_Yaiba#Trivia "Kamen Yaiba")* on TV where the boss' second-in-command would appear.
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=33 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Black Organization[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=34 "Edit section: Black Organization")]
#### Renya Karasuma[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=35 "Edit section: Renya Karasuma")]
[Renya Karasuma](/wiki/Renya_Karasuma "Renya Karasuma") is his direct superior, meaning that the boss must trust him the most, enough to make him the new highest ranking executive agent after his late father's long service. He has Karasuma's support to do criminal activities, such as blackmailing big names in the political and financial world in order to strengthen their position. About forty-seven years ago, he appeared at the International Economic Forum's annual general meeting on behalf of Karasuma, who was absent due to poor health. However, he is scolded by Karasuma when his conspicuous actions can threaten the secrecy of the organization, for example by burning an island, instead of searching closely, to lure out their target. Even he has not seen Karasuma in a long time and has been trying to find out about his whereabouts.
#### Gin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=36 "Edit section: Gin")]
[Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin") knows Rum's true identity and that he works at the sushi restaurant with a silly pseudonym. Apparently, Gin trusts and follows his commands without questioning them or complaining about them. Although, he does get annoy when Rum get praise every time.
#### Vermouth[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=37 "Edit section: Vermouth")]
Rum suggested a level of trust in [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth")'s judgement.
#### Chianti[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=38 "Edit section: Chianti")]
#### Korn[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=39 "Edit section: Korn")]
#### Curaçao[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=40 "Edit section: Curaçao")]
[Curaçao](/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao "Curaçao") is a member who works as Rum's right-hand agent. In the past, because her brain recorded facts inconvenient to the organization, Vermouth was about to execute her, but he decided to appoint her as his right-hand agent.
#### Pinga[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=41 "Edit section: Pinga")]
[Pinga](/wiki/Pinga "Pinga") is the new right-hand of Rum after Curaçao's death.
### Enemies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=42 "Edit section: Enemies")]
#### Amanda Hughes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=43 "Edit section: Amanda Hughes")]
About sixty-seven years ago, when he was only a child, [Amanda Hughes](/wiki/Amanda_Hughes "Amanda Hughes") met him as a guest at Karasuma's birthday party. Fifty years later, they met again at a hotel in the United States. Instead of become part of their family, she sacrificed herself to save her adoptive daughter and swallowed his drug developed by the organization, which led to her death. She left a dying message to warn about his eye's special ability.
#### Kohji Haneda[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kanenori_Wakita&action=edit&section=44 "Edit section: Kohji Haneda")]
Seventeen years ago, [Kohji Haneda](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda") met him at his hotel room, while hiding Amanda's bodyguard. Kohji knew he was associated with Karasuma and, refusing to tell about Asaka's whereabouts, he was beaten by one of their men and drugged by Rum, which led to his death.