Ryûsuke Higo

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| **Ryusuke Higo** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 比護 隆佑   (Higo Ryūsuke) |
| Age: | 19 (Movie 16)   At least 22 (manga)[](#cite_note-1) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | unknown |
| Relatives: | Rikuo Endo (older half-brother) |
| Occupation: | Soccer player |
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| First appearance: | Manga: [File 344](/wiki/Volume_34#Soccer_Supporter_Case "Volume 34")   Anime: [Episode 279](/wiki/Hooligan%27s_Labyrinth "Hooligan's Labyrinth") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Ryusuke_Higo_Appearances "Ryusuke Higo Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 84](/wiki/Volume_84 "Volume 84") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Takahiro Sakurai](/wiki/Takahiro_Sakurai "Takahiro Sakurai") |
**Ryusuke Higo** (比護 隆佑 ,*Higo Ryūsuke*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a soccer player 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 Soccer Suporter Case (Manga: 344-346, Anime: 279-280)](#Soccer_Suporter_Case_.28Manga:_344-346.2C_Anime:_279-280.29)
+ [4.2 Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: 693-695, Anime: 573-574)](#Kazuha.27s_Charm_Case_.28Manga:_693-695.2C_Anime:_573-574.29)
+ [4.3 Tomorrow Is There (Manga: 699, Anime: 578)](#Tomorrow_Is_There_.28Manga:_699.2C_Anime:_578.29)
+ [4.4 Another Kogoro (Manga: 787-789, Anime: 661-662)](#Another_Kogoro_.28Manga:_787-789.2C_Anime:_661-662.29)
+ [4.5 Delivery Service (Manga: 841-843, Manga: 722-723)](#Delivery_Service_.28Manga:_841-843.2C_Manga:_722-723.29)
+ [4.6 Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: 885-887, Anime: 765-766)](#Kite-Flying_Competition_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_885-887.2C_Anime:_765-766.29)
+ [4.7 A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: 925-927, Anime: 822-823)](#A_Secret_of_the_Big_Couple_.28Manga:_925-927.2C_Anime:_822-823.29)
+ [4.8 The Heartfelt Strap (Manga: 998, Anime: 925-926)](#The_Heartfelt_Strap_.28Manga:_998.2C_Anime:_925-926.29)
* [5 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [5.1 The Eleventh Striker (Movie: 16)](#The_Eleventh_Striker_.28Movie:_16.29)
* [6 Relationship analysis](#Relationship_analysis)
+ [6.1 Takahiro Sanada](#Takahiro_Sanada)
+ [6.2 Yoko Okino](#Yoko_Okino)
* [7 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [8 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [9 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [10 See also](#See_also)
* [11 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Higo and Endo at the time they encountered Shinichi.
Early in life, Ryusuke Higo was an aspiring young soccer player who wanted to play in the J1 League for his dream team Noir Tokyo. He wanted to do this side by side with his older half-brother Rikuo Endo, to whom he was very close despite the fact that he was the result of his (Ryusuke) father's indiscretion with a mistress (Rikuo mother); a fact which was withheld from the public at large. Just after they joined the Noir Tokyo team, the two brothers encountered [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") during a soccer match for his middle school team and became impressed enough with his abilities to invite him to join them.[](#cite_note-DC_Mang34-2)
However, two years after they had joined Noir, Rikuo was forcibly evicted from the team because he was merely used as an enticement for the talented Ryusuke and his own soccer skills were below average, making him of no further use for them. Bitterly disappointed, Higo quit Noir and joined their major rival Big Osaka, who had hired Rikuo as a team coach. At first viciously scorned and derided by both the Noir and Osaka fans, he finally scored the winning goal in a decisive match against Noir, catapulting him back to celebrity status.[](#cite_note-DC_Mang34-2) Because of the huge similarity of their respective life stories (betrayed by their "black" team and fleeing from its greedy clutches), Higo has become a role model for [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara"), formerly ["Sherry"](/wiki/Shiho_Miyano "Shiho Miyano") of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization").
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Ryusuke Higo | What Ryusuke Higo calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Higo-senshu Higo-san[](#cite_note-file925-3)  Higo | - |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | - | Kudo Shinichi[](#cite_note-4) |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") | *Soccer-yaro*[](#cite_note-file925-3) | - |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | Higo-san[](#cite_note-file925-3) | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Ryusuke Higo | What Ryusuke Higo calls them |
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|  | [Takahiro Sanada](/wiki/Takahiro_Sanada "Takahiro Sanada") | This guy (*Kono otchan*)[](#cite_note-file887-5) | Takahiro[](#cite_note-file887-5) |
| Picture | Name | What they call Ryusuke Higo | What Ryusuke Higo calls them |
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|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") | Higo-san[](#cite_note-file925-3)  Higo Ryusuke[](#cite_note-file925-3) | You (Kimi) |
|  | [Ayumi Yoshida](/wiki/Ayumi_Yoshida "Ayumi Yoshida") | Higo-senshu[](#cite_note-file885-6)   Higo-san | - |
|  | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya](/wiki/Mitsuhiko_Tsuburaya "Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya") | Higo-senshu[](#cite_note-file885-6) | - |
|  | [Genta Kojima](/wiki/Genta_Kojima "Genta Kojima") | Higo[](#cite_note-episode925-7) | - |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | Higo-senshu[](#cite_note-file885-6) | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Ryusuke Higo | What Ryusuke Higo calls them |
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|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | Higo Ryusuke-san[](#cite_note-file926-8) | - |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") | Higo Ryusuke[](#cite_note-file926-8) | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Soccer Suporter Case (Manga: [344-346](/wiki/Volume_34#Soccer_Supporter_Case "Volume 34"), Anime: [279-280](/wiki/Hooligan%27s_Labyrinth "Hooligan's Labyrinth"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Soccer Suporter Case (Manga: 344-346, Anime: 279-280)")]
Higo's backstory with Tokyo Noire and his brother Endo is explained. Haibara switches allegiance to Big Osaka because she was sympathetic to Higo's difficulties.
### Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: [693-695](/wiki/Volume_66#Kazuha.27s_Charm_Case "Volume 66"), Anime: [573-574](/wiki/The_Whereabouts_of_the_Embarrassing_Charm "The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Kazuha's Charm Case (Manga: 693-695, Anime: 573-574)")]
### Tomorrow Is There (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_67#Tomorrow_Is_There "Volume 67"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Crisis_Beckoned_by_the_Red_Omen "The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Tomorrow Is There (Manga: 699, Anime: 578)")]
### Another Kogoro (Manga: [787-789](/wiki/Volume_75#Another_Kogoro "Volume 75"), Anime: [661-662](/wiki/Kogoro-san_is_a_Good_Man "Kogoro-san is a Good Man"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Another Kogoro (Manga: 787-789, Anime: 661-662)")]
### Delivery Service (Manga: [841-843](/wiki/Volume_80#Delivery_Service "Volume 80"), Manga: [722-723](/wiki/Sweet_and_Cold_Delivery_Service "Sweet and Cold Delivery Service"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Delivery Service (Manga: 841-843, Manga: 722-723)")]
### Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: [885-887](/wiki/Volume_84#Kite-Flying_Competition_Murder_Case "Volume 84"), Anime: [765-766](/wiki/Teimuzu_River_Kite_Flying_Case "Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: 885-887, Anime: 765-766)")]
Ryusuke and [Takahiro](/wiki/Takahiro_Sanada "Takahiro Sanada") appeared in the interview of [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino"). Takahiro said that Ryuske recently listened Yoko's *Dandy Lion*.
### A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_87#A_Secret_of_the_Big_Couple "Volume 87")-(/wiki/Volume_88#A_Secret_of_the_Big_Couple "Volume 88"), Anime: [822-823](/wiki/The_Suspects_Are_a_Passionate_Couple "The Suspects Are a Passionate Couple"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: 925-927, Anime: 822-823)")]
Ryusuke and Yoko Okino were rumored to be dating. They visit a senpai's named Teiya Asuka restaurant together. After the murder case of Teiya Asuka, Higo and Yoko are not dating each other; the watch they were looking at on the cover of the tabloid article was a mutual gift for a retiring high school teacher of theirs, and they were meeting with Asuka dedication on the watch.
### The Heartfelt Strap (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_94 "Volume 94"), Anime: [925-926](/wiki/The_Heartfelt_Strap "The Heartfelt Strap"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: The Heartfelt Strap (Manga: 998, Anime: 925-926)")]
While they were in a soccer game opposing Tokyo Spirits and Big Osaka, the Detective Boys (without Agasa) were assisting the match and Haibara had bought a Higo strap for her phone. Then, Higo himself was in the stands walking and talking to fans because he couldn't play because of an injury he had gotten in a previous game. He went to Haibara and talked to her while remembering that she was there in a previous case involving him and Yoko Okino and he touched the strap she had bought and gave her back and said that he appreciated her.
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
### The Eleventh Striker (Movie: (/wiki/The_Eleventh_Striker "The Eleventh Striker"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: The Eleventh Striker (Movie: 16)")]
When Higo attends an open day soccer event in which the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") participate, and sees [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") using his well-developed soccer skills, he is instantly reminded of his past encounter with Shinichi Kudo and asks Conan the awkward question whether he is acquainted with Shinichi. After Conan provides the answer that he learned his soccer tricks from Shinichi, Higo ruffles his hair appreciatively, which draws jealous responses from his fellow Detectives, particularly Haibara.
## Relationship analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Relationship analysis")]
### Takahiro Sanada[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Takahiro Sanada")]
[Takahiro](/wiki/Takahiro_Sanada "Takahiro Sanada") is Ryusuke's teammate.
### Yoko Okino[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Yoko Okino")]
Ryusuke and [Yoko](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino") both graduated from Kohnan High School. Higo likes using one of her songs, "Dandylion" for warming up. One day they go shopping together and are caught by the media, which creates the rumour of them dating. But it turns out that they are just looking for a present for their old retiring teacher.
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Name origin")]
His name comes from [Luís Figo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo "wikipedia:Luís Figo").
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* He currently plays for Big Osaka and wears the number "9" jersey.
* In file 1043 it's revealed that both he and [Hide](/wiki/Hideo_Akagi "Hideo Akagi") are known as Double H nowadays.
* According to Higo he, Yoko and Teiya were taught by the same teacher.[](#cite_note-9)
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Higo&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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| Phone strap souvenir (episode 925 and opening 48). | Episode 925 |