Tsutomu Akai

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| **Tsutomu Akai** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | 赤井 務武   (Akai Tsutomu) |
| Age: | unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relatives: | [Mary Sera](/wiki/Mary_Sera "Mary Sera") (wife)   [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") (first son)   [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") (second son)   [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") (third daughter) |
| Occupation: | MI6 agent |
| Status: | Missing (presumed dead) |
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| First appearance: | Manga: [File 974](/wiki/Volume_92 "Volume 92")   Anime: [Episode 881](/wiki/The_Wizard_of_the_Ripples "The Wizard of the Ripples") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") Movies: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") OVAs: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") Specials: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") Openings: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") Closings: (/wiki/Tsutomu_Akai_Appearances "Tsutomu Akai Appearances") |
| Keyhole number: | [Volume 92](/wiki/Volume_92 "Volume 92") |
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| Japanese voice: | [Koichi Yamadera](/wiki/Koichi_Yamadera "Koichi Yamadera") |
**Tsutomu Akai** (赤井 務武 ,*Akai Tsutomu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a character in the manga and anime franchise *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. He is [Mary Sera](/wiki/Mary_Sera "Mary Sera")'s husband and the father of [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai"), [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda"), and [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera").
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Personality](#Personality)
* [3 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [4 Abilities](#Abilities)
* [5 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [6 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [6.1 A Chance Meeting at the Beach (Manga: 974, Anime: 882)](#A_Chance_Meeting_at_the_Beach_.28Manga:_974.2C_Anime:_882.29)
+ [6.2 Antique Facet Case (Manga: 1037-1038, Anime: 1019-1020)](#Antique_Facet_Case_.28Manga:_1037-1038.2C_Anime:_1019-1020.29)
+ [6.3 Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case (Manga: 1048, Anime: 1045-1046)](#Sisters.27_Birthday_Party_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1048.2C_Anime:_1045-1046.29)
+ [6.4 Beach House Murder Case (Manga: 1099, Anime: 1149)](#Beach_House_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1099.2C_Anime:_1149.29)
+ [6.5 Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1109, Anime: 1167)](#Chess_Tournament_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1109.2C_Anime:_1167.29)
+ [6.6 Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: 1150, Anime: TBD)](#Video_Gamer_Locked_Room_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_1150.2C_Anime:_TBD.29)
* [7 Relationships analysis](#Relationships_analysis)
+ [7.1 Mary Sera](#Mary_Sera)
+ [7.2 Shuichi Akai](#Shuichi_Akai)
+ [7.3 Shukichi Haneda](#Shukichi_Haneda)
+ [7.4 Masumi Sera](#Masumi_Sera)
+ [7.5 Rumi Wakasa](#Rumi_Wakasa)
* [8 Different looks](#Different_looks)
* [9 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [10 See also](#See_also)
* [11 References](#References)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Seventeen years ago, Tsutomu Akai was involved in the double murders of [Kohji Haneda](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda") and [Amanda Hughes](/wiki/Amanda_Hughes "Amanda Hughes"). He got a call from [Yasuharu Haneda](/wiki/index.php?title=Yasuharu_Haneda&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yasuharu Haneda (page does not exist)") (Father of [Kohji Haneda](/wiki/Kohji_Haneda "Kohji Haneda")) to investigate the murder case of his son as he couldn't trust the local or Japanese police. So he visited America. What happened to him during and after the incident is currently unknown. He was believed to be deceased by his family, though his body was never found. It was his involvement with the murder case that prompted his first son [Shuichi](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") to join the [FBI](/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation "Federal Bureau of Investigation") in order to investigate what happened to him, and his assumed death led Shuichi to seek vengeance against those responsible.
Before he went missing, Tsutomu sent his wife a message telling her that he had made enemies with "[horrible people](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization")", asking her to take their children, Shuichi and [Shukichi](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda"), to Japan, and to think of him as someone who no longer existed. Sometime after his daughter [Masumi](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") was born, so both she and her father never got to know each other.
## Personality[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Personality")]
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appearance")]
He looks quite similar to his second son, Shukichi, having roughly the same hairstyle and facial design. Unlike Shukichi, he did not appear to shave his facial hair regularly. In Mary's memory, he wore a large jacket, a loose white tie, and a cap which, along with his hair, concealed part of his face.
## Abilities[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Abilities")]
He did jeet kune do, which motivated Shuichi to do it too.[](#cite_note-1) He is termed as "Strong" by [Mary Sera](/wiki/Mary_Sera "Mary Sera") and [Rachel Asaka](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") who are already very strong by themselves.
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Tsutomu Akai | What Tsutomu Akai calls them |
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|  | [Mary Sera](/wiki/Mary_Sera "Mary Sera") | Tsutomu-san[](#cite_note-file974-2)  Husband (*Shujin*)[](#cite_note-file972-3)  *Ano hito* (literally "that person", but the intended meaning is "husband")[](#cite_note-file974-2) | - |
|  | [Shuichi Akai](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") | Father (*Chichi*)[](#cite_note-file972-3) | - |
|  | [Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") | Father (*Chichi*) | - |
|  | [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") | Dad (*Otōsan*) | - |
|  | [Masumi Sera](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") | Papa | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Tsutomu Akai | What Tsutomu Akai calls them |
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|  | [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth") | Akai Tsutomu | - |
|  | [Rum](/wiki/Rum "Rum") | Akai Tsutomu[](#cite_note-4) | - |
| Picture | Name | What they call Tsutomu Akai | What Tsutomu Akai calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Akai-san's father (*Akai-san no otōsan*) | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### A Chance Meeting at the Beach (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_92#A_Chance_Meeting_at_the_Beach "Volume 92"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Wizard_of_the_Ripples "The Wizard of the Ripples"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: A Chance Meeting at the Beach (Manga: 974, Anime: 882)")]
Shuichi remembers his father.
Ten years ago, Mary reminds Shuichi of his father's last words before his death: "Pretend I never existed. I seem to have made some serious enemies". Shuichi reflects that Tsutomu's body still hasn't been found. When Shuichi speaks of being "infected by the disease called curiosity", Mary is immediately reminded of Tsutomu. Shukichi is also reminded of Tsutomu when Mary tells Shuichi to "purge the fog that covers the truth".
### Antique Facet Case (Manga: [1037-1038](/wiki/Volume_98#Antique_Facet_Case "Volume 98"), Anime: [1019-1020](/wiki/The_Antique_Tray_Can%27t_Be_Hidden "The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Antique Facet Case (Manga: 1037-1038, Anime: 1019-1020)")]
After having talked to his sister, Shuichi recalls a flashback, where it said that his father was hired/requested by his friend Yasuharu Haneda, Kohji's father, to investigate his son's suspicious death in the United States, but after having found out that his enemy was in fact really powerful, instructed his wife and sons to leave England secretly for Japan, where it could be safer for them and it was at this time that Tsutomu disappeared, seventeen years ago. It's revealed that Tsumotu uses the phrase "It was 50:50 so we're both to blame", which is what Shuichi inherited from and Mary uses as well.
### Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_99#Sisters.27_Birthday_Party_Murder_Case "Volume 99"), Anime: [1045-1046](/wiki/The_Birthday_Party_of_Divine_Punishment "The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case (Manga: 1048, Anime: 1045-1046)")]
### Beach House Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_103#Beach_House_Murder_Case "Volume 103"), Anime: (/wiki/The_Detective_Boys_and_the_Two_Leaders "The Detective Boys and the Two Leaders"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Beach House Murder Case (Manga: 1099, Anime: 1149)")]
When [Rumi](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") witness [Subaru](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") using jeet kune do and his words, causing her recalls of Tsutomu done the similar things seventeen years ago. She feels that Subaru can bring her a sense of secure, just like Tsutomu.
### Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_104#Chess_Tournament_Murder_Case "Volume 104"), Anime: (/wiki/The_17-Year-Old_Truth "The 17-Year-Old Truth"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 1109, Anime: 1167)")]
Shuichi tells [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") that his father and Kohji's father are friends. Haneda called Tsutomu, a MI6 secret agent, to ask him for help him investigate his son's death because he couldn't trust the local or Japanese police. Tsutomu agreed to help him because he also wanted to visit Amanda's funeral, who was a friend of him. Tsutomu promised Mary he would return before their new child bornt, but Shuichi didn't expect that to be the last word he heard from his father.
### Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_108#Video_Gamer_Locked_Room_Murder_Case "Volume 108"), Anime: TBD)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Video Gamer Locked Room Murder Case (Manga: 1150, Anime: TBD)")]
## Relationships analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Relationships analysis")]
### Mary Sera[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Mary Sera")]
[Mary](/wiki/Mary_Sera "Mary Sera") trust her husband's judgment enough to go into hiding with their children, when he instructed them to.
### Shuichi Akai[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Shuichi Akai")]
His father's disappearance drove [Shuichi](/wiki/Shuichi_Akai "Shuichi Akai") to seek revenge.
### Shukichi Haneda[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Shukichi Haneda")]
### Masumi Sera[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Masumi Sera")]
[Masumi](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") was born after the family moved to Japan, so she never met her father. But a good friend of her father would provide for her. Tsutomu did know he would have the third child and really wanted to meet her.
### Rumi Wakasa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Rumi Wakasa")]
As of now, it is unclear what the relationship Tsutomu and [Rumi](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") had. During the beach house murder case, where after Subaru fends off a criminal gang and tells her to bring the Detective Boys to safety, she has a flashback of Tsutomu defending her, saying "The monster we are about to witness, is not an opponent a young girl should risk her life against, I alone will be enough". It is left ambiguous what the 'monster' that Tsutomu was referring to is.
## Different looks[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Different looks")]
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## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsutomu_Akai&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* His name was first revealed via Shukichi's marriage registration in [volume 89](/wiki/Volume_89 "Volume 89"). However, at the time, the exact pronunciation of the name was unknown.
* The kanji in his name, 務武, can also be read as "Zumu". This is a possible reference to Zeon "Zum" Deikun (ジオン・ズム・ダイクン ,*Jion "Zumu" Daikun*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), Char Aznable's father.
* According to [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") in *JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book*, he went missing in America.