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Shuichi Akai (赤井 秀一, Akai Shūichi) is an FBI Agent who is also known by his aliases Dai Moroboshi (諸星 大, Moroboshi Dai), Subaru Okiya (沖矢 昴, Okiya Subaru) and by his Black Organization Codename Rye (ライ, Rai), is a supporting character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background[]

Shuichi is a British American of Japanese descent and born in England. When Shuichi was fifteen years old, his father, Tsutomu Akai, got himself involved in the murder case of Kohji Haneda and Amanda Hughes and disappeared. In his last message, he instructed his pregnant wife Mary and their two sons to hide in Japan.

Shuichi, determined to investigate his missing father's "incident," convinced his mother to let him study in America. After he left Japan, his younger sister Masumi was born. Shuichi didn't get to meet her until he returned to Japan after seven years in the states, but Shukichi sent him pictures of her. After he had finished school, he joined the FBI.

Appearance[]

Shuichi is a tall man of Japanese descent with short wavy hair. His eyes have permanent bags underneath them that make him appear sleep-deprived.

Personality[]

Shuichi is a very professional agent. Even in personal matters, he remains cool, even detached, from anyone, but his redeeming value is a great sense of loyalty to anyone he knows. He is a skilled and relentless pursuer and detective, qualities which have labeled him the number one enemy of the Black Organization and earned him the nickname "Silver Bullet".

James Black describes Shuichi as an introverted person who doesn't easily get close to people and further notes that Shuichi has become even more closed off since Akemi's death. Shuichi doesn't often voice what he is thinking and has an unhealthy tendency to prioritize his missions above the emotional well-being of his friends, co-workers, family, and love interests. The conflict between his missions and the interests of those he cares about has lead to significant sorrow for him and others.

Shuichi prefers to plan secretly, and will readily trick his friends and coworkers, even injuring them, if helps the success of his missions. Shuichi is often forgiven for these transgressions because his judgment is usually sound and his plans work out well. Shuichi's secret plans, while strategically robust in the short term, often cause emotional problems for others that he does not fully appreciate.


Even though he means well, Shuichi is notably clumsy at trying to comfort and connect with others. He is especially dense at recognizing the motives behind the feelings of others and thus how to modify his own behavior to improve relations. As Subaru Okiya, his technique to approach Ai Haibara leaves her terrified of him, and repeated contact only intensifies her loathing. Ten years ago, he was also cold to young Masumi on their first meeting, brushing Masumi's silly antics aside without realizing that she simply wanted him to smile and treat her kindly, though he most likely was simply in a bad mood, since he just had an intense argument with his mother, in which they traded physical blows, because of his plan to join the FBI after his studies to pursue the case of his father and because he had lied to her about that. Later that day, during the investigation of a case, Shuichi gives both Shinichi and Ran a task to help with the investigation, so Masumi approaches Shuichi shyly and asks for a task as well. Now Shuichi responds kindly and gives her a task that makes her feel important.

Despite his social awkwardness, Shuichi is not apathetic. He gives Jodie some hope by leaving her a message in his own handwriting, and leaves her a very roundabout hint about his identity after knocking her down even though he cannot reveal the truth to her yet. Eventually he also realized that Masumi was looking up to him, so he began to send her videos of him doing Jeet Kune Do.

Canon Plot Overview[]

Vermouth Arc[]

Shuichi first appeared when Conan, Doctor Agasa and the Junior Detective League are going on a Trip to tail Jodie and Vermouth who is currently disguise as Tomoaki Araide on a Bus where it was hijacked by a two Robbers. Conan realized that robber must have an accomplice in the back row where Shuichi was siting.

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Trivia[]

  • Rye is a Grass grown extensively as a Grain, a Cover Crop, and a Forage Crop which is used for Flour, Rye Bread, Rye Beer, Crisp Bread, some Whiskeys, some Vodkas, and Animal Fodder.
  • Shuichi Akai's Real Given Name "Shuichi" (秀一) and Real Family Name "Akai" (赤井) which means "Red", comes from his Voice Actor Shuichi Ikeda and from the Fictional Character Char Aznable, whose nickname is "Red Comet", from the manga and anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam.
    • Shuichi Akai's First Alias Given Name "Dai" (大) comes from Char Aznable's Real Name Casval Rem Deikun. Deikun is similar to "Dai-kun" in Japanese Pronunciation.
    • Shuichi Akai's First Alias Family Name "Moroboshi" (諸星) means "Falling Star", another possible reference to "Red Comet".
    • Shuichi Akai's Second Alias Full Name "Subaru Okiya" comes from Char Aznable's Real Name Casval Rem Deikun. Romanized Casval (キャスバル, Kyasubaru) is similar to Romanized Subaru Okiya without O (キヤスバル, Kiyasubaru).
  • Shuichi Akai's Vehicles are a Black Chevrolet C-1500 and a Red Ford Mustang bearing two White Stripes.
    • Shuichi Akai's Vehicle as Subaru Okiya is a Red Subaru 360.
  • Shuichi Akai's Rival is Rei Furuya, who is also named after the Fictional Character Amuro Ray from the manga and anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam.
  • Shuichi Akai is a Jeet Kune Do Practitioner who is Three Times Stronger than his sister, Masumi Sera.
    • The Three Times is another reference of Char Aznable's Mobile Suit being Three Times Faster than the others.
  • Shuichi Akai's Voice Actor, Shukichi Ikeda, is in real-life married to Akemi Miyano's Voice Actress, Sakiko Tamagawa.
  • Shuichi Akai is left-handed.
  • Shuichi shares some similarities with the main protagonist Shinichi;
    • Both have incredible deductive abilities.
    • Both had to hide their identities following an incident with the Black Organization.
      • Both their disguises involve glasses.
    • Both are fans of Sherlock Holmes.
    • Both have ichi (一) as part of their first name.
    • Both have been referred as Silver Bullet by the Black Organization members; Shuichi by the boss and Shinichi by Vermouth.

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