Shinobu Oe

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| **Shinobu Ooe** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 大江 忍   (Ōe Shinobu) |
| Age: | unknown |
| Gender: | Female |
| Occupation: | unknown |
| Status: | Alive |
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| First appearance: | Manga: [File 1075](/wiki/Seized_by_the_Wind "Seized by the Wind")   Anime: [Episode 1099](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara,_Goddess_of_the_Wind "Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Shinobu_Ooe_Appearances "Shinobu Ooe Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Shinobu_Ooe_Appearances "Shinobu Ooe Appearances") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Hiromi Konno](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiromi_Konno&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hiromi Konno (page does not exist)") |
**Shinobu Ooe** (大江 忍 ,*Ōe Shinobu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a character in the manga franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. She is [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara")'s friend.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [3 Personality](#Personality)
* [4 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [5 Relationships](#Relationships)
+ [5.1 Chihaya Hagiwara](#Chihaya_Hagiwara)
+ [5.2 Jugo Yokomizo](#Jugo_Yokomizo)
+ [5.3 Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda](#Kenji_Hagiwara_and_Jinpei_Matsuda)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: 1073-1075, Anime: 1098-1099)](#Hiroshi_Agasa_Abduction_Case_.28Manga:_1073-1075.2C_Anime:_1098-1099.29)
+ [6.2 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)
* [7 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [8 References](#References)
* [9 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Shinobu Ooe is a woman living in Kantō area of Japan[](#cite_note-1) and has most likely finished her studies and joined the job market.
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Appearance")]
She is a young woman of average height, as she only a few centimeters shorter than Chihaya, who is also a few centimeters shorter than her tall brother[](#cite_note-2). She has short black hair tied in pigtails or in a perm. Her eyes are very narrow and are shown to be "closed". She is only shown wearing casual clothes and has a sense of fashion.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Personality")]
She is quite energetic and didn't seem to bother that Chihaya arrived quite late. She is also quite loyal as she is mainly shown sticking around Chihaya in the masquerade party they both join. She is not shy, as she doesn't hesitate to talk to Jugo and Matsuda.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Shinobu Ooe | What Shinobu Ooe calls them |
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|  | [Chihaya Hagiwara](/wiki/Chihaya_Hagiwara "Chihaya Hagiwara") | Shinobu | Chihaya |
|  | [Kenji Hagiwara](/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara "Kenji Hagiwara") | Your friend[](#cite_note-3) | - |
|  | [Jugo Yokomizo](/wiki/Jugo_Yokomizo "Jugo Yokomizo") | Chihaya's fox-eyed friend[](#cite_note-f1085-4) | - |
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## Relationships[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Relationships")]
### Chihaya Hagiwara[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Chihaya Hagiwara")]
She is one of, if not her best friend. They have been friends since at least seven years, as she saw Kenji Hagiwara with Chihaya, and Kenji died seven years ago. They go to concerts together and she often brings Chihaya along on other events.
### Jugo Yokomizo[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Jugo Yokomizo")]
She has a friendly relation with Jugo and they have encountered at least a few times.
### Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda")]
[Kenji Hagiwara](/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara "Kenji Hagiwara") and [Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") have probably seen Shinobu quite a few times, since Chihaya is Kenji's sister and Jinpei is Kenji's childhood friend.
## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: [1073-1075](/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=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Hiroshi Agasa Abduction Case (Manga: 1073-1075, Anime: 1098-1099)")]
Shinobu Ooe appeared in Chihaya's flashback while she and Conan were on their way to rescue Agasa, as Conan’s determination reminded her about her deceased younger brother, [Kenji Hagiwara](/wiki/Kenji_Hagiwara "Kenji Hagiwara"). In that flashback, Chihaya was disappointed that [Matsuda](/wiki/Jinpei_Matsuda "Jinpei Matsuda") broke her phone - which she intended to use to find Shinobu during an event, but Kenji had another idea while Matsuda was trying to fix it - he would find her directly during the event. Luckily, Matsuda was able to fix the phone and sent a message about a tall guy looking for him - referring to Kenji - and thanks to that, the Shinobu and Chihaya reunited.
### 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=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: 1085-1087, Anime: 1115-1116)")]
She appeared in a matchmaking party along with Chihaya, as the sooner didn’t want to go to the party alone. In the party, she was seen enjoying the food with Chihaya before a murder happened. Later when Jugo was taking Chihaya home after the case was over, it was revealed that Shinobu Ooe once attempted suicide when being dumped by her boyfriend, only to be stopped by Matsuda as he hold the knife blade, as according to Matsuda, looking at the blood and they would learn that attempting suicide is as horrifying as killing a person.
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shinobu_Ooe&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Name origin")]
Shinobu Ooe (大江 忍) comes from Kanade Ooe (大江 奏) and Shinobu Wakamiya (若宮 詩暢), supporting characters in the manga [Chihayafuru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihayafuru "wikipedia:Chihayafuru"), whose main theme is [competitive karuta](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_karuta "wikipedia:Competitive karuta"). This manga was earlier used as inspiration for [Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"). Similarly, Chihaya Hagiwara's name was also taken from the same manga[](#cite_note-5).