Crow

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A dreadful crow.
**[Crow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow "wikipedia:Crow")** (カラス ,*karasu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), also written as 鴉 or 烏) is a species of ravenous birds of the genus *[Corvus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus "wikipedia:Corvus")*. They are a main feature in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*, as they represent darkness and the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization"), and *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")*.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 In Detective Conan](#In_Detective_Conan)
* [3 In Magic Kaito](#In_Magic_Kaito)
* [4 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
* [6 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Crow&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
The Japanese believe black crows carry souls to the beyond. They also think that the annoying action of the city crows by always invading other people's privacy is the true manifestation of evil, since they have the habit of scavenging through garbage for food or to make their nests, as well as attack people, which is shown numerous times in the franchise.
## In Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Crow&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: In Detective Conan")]
Renya Karasuma, crest, and pet.
* [Renya Karasuma](/wiki/Renya_Karasuma "Renya Karasuma"), the head of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization"), has the kanji for crow in his surname and looks like a crow, also having one as a pet. He also uses [Nanatsu no Ko](/wiki/Nanatsu_no_Ko "Nanatsu no Ko"), a song about crows, to encode his phone number.
* At numerous occasions, when the main characters witness the organization or some unrelated cases, evil looking crows fly above or are near them. Two anime original cases focus mainly on city crows: [The Disappearing Weapon Search Case](/wiki/The_Disappearing_Weapon_Search_Case "The Disappearing Weapon Search Case") and [The City Crows](/wiki/The_City_Crows "The City Crows").
## In Magic Kaito[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Crow&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: In Magic Kaito")]
* [Akako](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi "Akako Koizumi") often has ominous black crows around her for some witching spells.
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Crow&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Matsumoto Castle, the famous Japanese black place, is known as "Crow Castle" and a crow stands for it.[](#cite_note-1)
* The Tengu, a long-nosed demon that often appears in Japanese literature, is also called "Crow-billed Tengu" and is similar to a crow. In Yoshitsune's cryptic puzzles, since legend has it taught Ushiwakamaru the art of war, they are used to represent Karasuma Avenue in Kyoto.[](#cite_note-2)
* In Japan, crows have always been a sign of good luck. The [three-legged crow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-legged_crow "wikipedia:Three-legged crow") even adorns the jerseys of their [national football team](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_football_team "wikipedia:Japan national football team"). In Norse mythology, Odin, the god of war and death, is accompanied by two crows and the Greek god of the sun, Apollo, has a crow working for him.[](#cite_note-3)