Goro Otaki

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| **Goro Otaki** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 大滝 悟郎   (Ōtaki Gorō) |
| English name: | Inspector Odin |
| Age: | unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Occupation: | Osaka Prefecture Police Chief Inspector |
| Status: | Alive |
| Nicknames: | Otaki-han ([Heiji](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori")) |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 187](/wiki/Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case "Volume 19")   Anime: [Episode 118](/wiki/The_Naniwa_Serial_Murder_Case "The Naniwa Serial Murder Case") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") Chapters: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Goro_Otaki_Appearances "Goro Otaki Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 32](/wiki/Volume_32 "Volume 32") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Norio Wakamoto](/wiki/Norio_Wakamoto "Norio Wakamoto")   [Masaya Onosaka](/wiki/index.php?title=Masaya_Onosaka&action=edit&redlink=1 "Masaya Onosaka (page does not exist)") (young) |
| English voice: | [Bill Jenkins](/wiki/Bill_Jenkins "Bill Jenkins") (FUNimation)   [Paul St. Peter](/wiki/index.php?title=Paul_St._Peter&action=edit&redlink=1 "Paul St. Peter (page does not exist)") (Bang Zoom!)   [Paul Louis](/wiki/index.php?title=Paul_Louis&action=edit&redlink=1 "Paul Louis (page does not exist)") (Macias Group) |
**Goro Otaki (大滝 悟郎 ,*Ōtaki Gorō*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))**, also known in the Funimation dub as **Inspector Odin**, is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [4.1 Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: 187-188, Anime: 118)](#Stabbed_Wallet_Case_.28Manga:_187-188.2C_Anime:_118.29)
+ [4.2 K3 Murder Case (Manga: 294-295, Anime: 238-239)](#K3_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_294-295.2C_Anime:_238-239.29)
+ [4.3 Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: 315-316, Anime: 263)](#Naniwa_Swordsman_Case_.28Manga:_315-316.2C_Anime:_263.29)
+ [4.4 Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: 318-321, Anime: 263)](#Tiger_Scroll_Case_.28Manga:_318-321.2C_Anime:_263.29)
+ [4.5 Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: 445-449, Anime: 383)](#Koshien_Bomber_Case_.28Manga:_445-449.2C_Anime:_383.29)
+ [4.6 Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613, Anime: 516)](#Furinkazan_Case_.28Manga:_613.2C_Anime:_516.29)
+ [4.7 Unexpected Murder (Manga: 831-833, Anime: 710-711)](#Unexpected_Murder_.28Manga:_831-833.2C_Anime:_710-711.29)
+ [4.8 Vampire's Mansion (Manga: 834-836, 839-840, Anime: 712-715)](#Vampire.27s_Mansion_.28Manga:_834-836.2C_839-840.2C_Anime:_712-715.29)
+ [4.9 Drug Trading Case (Manga: 879-880, Anime: 763)](#Drug_Trading_Case_.28Manga:_879-880.2C_Anime:_763.29)
+ [4.10 Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: 1129-1133, Anime: TBA)](#Detective_Play_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1129-1133.2C_Anime:_TBA.29)
* [5 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [6 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [7 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [8 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [9 See also](#See_also)
* [10 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Otaki is the chief inspector of the Osaka police district, and good friends with [Heizo Hattori](/wiki/Heizo_Hattori "Heizo Hattori") and [Ginshiro Toyama](/wiki/Ginshiro_Toyama "Ginshiro Toyama"). Otaki is also close friends with Heizo's son, [Heiji](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori"), whom often calls Otaki when he needs to find information for an important case. Sometimes, Otaki even assists Heiji, and has a few times before lent a big helping hand in helping Heiji and [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") solve cases.
When he was younger, Otaki wanted to be a professional baseball player. His team made it to the top 8 in the Detective Koshien.[](#cite_note-1)
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
He is close to chief of Osaka prefecture police headquarter, [Heizo Hattori](/wiki/Heizo_Hattori "Heizo Hattori"). He and Heiji are good friends and they are close. At work he is serious and also seems to like to have as much help as he could, like in episode 966 when he work together with [Fumimaro Ayanokoji](/wiki/Fumimaro_Ayanokoji "Fumimaro Ayanokoji") to solve the case.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Goro Otaki | What Goro Otaki calls them |
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|  | [Heizo Hattori](/wiki/Heizo_Hattori "Heizo Hattori") | Otaki | Chief (*Honbuchō*) |
|  | [Ginshiro Toyama](/wiki/Ginshiro_Toyama "Ginshiro Toyama") | Otaki | Old man   Toyama-san |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | - | Takagi-san |
| Picture | Name | What they call Goro Otaki | What Goro Otaki calls them |
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|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") | Otaki-han | Hei-chan |
|  | [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama") | Otaki-han   Otaki-san | Kazuha-chan |
| Picture | Name | What they call Goro Otaki | What Goro Otaki calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Inspector Otaki (*Otaki-keibu*) | Boy (Bozo) |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | Inspector Otaki (*Otaki-keibu*) | Mouri-san   Mouri-han |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [187-188](/wiki/Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case "Volume 19"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Naniwa_Serial_Murder_Case "The Naniwa Serial Murder Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: 187-188, Anime: 118)")]
### K3 Murder Case (Manga: [294-295](/wiki/Volume_29#K3_Murder_Case "Volume 29"), Anime: [238-239](/wiki/The_3_%22K%22s_of_Osaka_Case "The 3 \"K\"s of Osaka Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: K3 Murder Case (Manga: 294-295, Anime: 238-239)")]
### Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: [315-316](/wiki/Volume_31#Naniwa_Swordsman_Case "Volume 31"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Osaka_Double_Mystery_-_The_Naniwa_Swordsman_and_Toyotomi%27s_Castle "The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Naniwa Swordsman Case (Manga: 315-316, Anime: 263)")]
### Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: [318-321](/wiki/Volume_31#Tiger_Scroll_Case "Volume 31"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Osaka_Double_Mystery_-_The_Naniwa_Swordsman_and_Toyotomi%27s_Castle "The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Tiger Scroll Case (Manga: 318-321, Anime: 263)")]
### Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: [445-449](/wiki/Volume_43#Koshien_Bomber_Case "Volume 43"), Anime: (/wiki/Miracle_at_Koshien_Ball_Park!_The_Defiants_Face_the_Dark_Demon "Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: 445-449, Anime: 383)")]
### Furinkazan Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_59#Furinkazan_Case "Volume 59"), Anime: (/wiki/Furinkazan "Furinkazan"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Furinkazan Case (Manga: 613, Anime: 516)")]
### Unexpected Murder (Manga: [831-833](/wiki/Volume_79#Unexpected_Murder "Volume 79"), Anime: [710-711](/wiki/Everyone_Saw "Everyone Saw"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Unexpected Murder (Manga: 831-833, Anime: 710-711)")]
### Vampire's Mansion (Manga: [834-836, 839-840](/wiki/Volume_79#Vampire.27s_Mansion "Volume 79"), Anime: [712-715](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori_and_the_Vampire_Mansion "Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Vampire's Mansion (Manga: 834-836, 839-840, Anime: 712-715)")]
### Drug Trading Case (Manga: [879-880](/wiki/Volume_83#Drug_Trading_Case "Volume 83"), Anime: (/wiki/Conan_and_Heiji,_Code_of_Love "Conan and Heiji, Code of Love"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Drug Trading Case (Manga: 879-880, Anime: 763)")]
### Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: [1129-1133](/wiki/Volume_106#Detective_Play_Murder_Case "Volume 106"), Anime: TBA)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Detective Play Murder Case (Manga: 1129-1133, Anime: TBA)")]
Otaki appears after the murder of the first victim Miku Narasawa and secures the crime scene. He remembers one of the suspects, Tenma Anzaka, from his younger days when he had to arrest Anzaka after he killed a thug in self-defense. After the murder of two more suspects, Otaki is severely reprimanded by chief of police Toyama, and takes it to heart. When the culprit tries to commit suicide, Otaki is ready to tackle them and manages to stop them from doing it.
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Name origin")]
Otaki's name comes from the character **Goro**zo of **Otaki** from the long-running *[Onihei Hankachou](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onihei_Hankach%C5%8D "wikipedia:Onihei Hankachō")* series.
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Given Name | Family Name |
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| Japanese | 悟郎 Gorō | 大滝 Ōtaki |
| Arabic | *Not given* | أوتاكي Ōtāki |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Goro | Otaki |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 悟郎 Wùláng | 大泷 Dàlóng |
| English | *Not given* Goro | Odin Otaki |
| Spanish | Goro | Otaki |
| Spanish (Latin America) | *Not given* Goro | Archundia Otaki |
| French | *Not given* | Otaki |
| Italian | *Not given* | Otaki |
| Korean | 대용 Dae Yong | 김 Kim |
| Thai | โกโร่ | โอตากิ |
| Vietnamese | Goro | Otaki |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* In the non canon [Movie 10](/wiki/The_Private_Eyes%27_Requiem "The Private Eyes' Requiem"), he has a cousin named Aoki.
* According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, he got his scar just after he became a detective.
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Goro_Otaki&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Episode 238 | Episode 383 | Episode 710 |