Heiji Hattori also known as Harley Hartwell in the Funimation dub, is an Osakan high school detective in the manga and anime series Detective Conan.
He is a childhood friend and the romantic interest of Kazuha Toyama. Originally a detective rival to Shinichi Kudo, Heiji has since found out Conan’s true identity and the two often team up to work on cases. He was the first person to deduce Conan’s true identity (Ran Mouri).
Appearance: Heiji Hattori
Heiji Hattori has dark brown, spiky hair and dark skin. Heiji stated that he inherit his dark skin from his grandfather and his eyes are normally dark green in the anime but are drawn as blue in the manga. He is an avid baseball fan and is often seen wearing a baseball cap.
Heiji Hattori: Personality
Even while solving a case, Heiji Hattori tends to be lighthearted and good-humored, preferring to work through it with a grin on his face. He is a big fan of baseball, and is most of the time shown wearing an Osaka cap, to support the local Osaka baseball team.
Heiji is known for his pride as an Osaka citizen and for his thick Osakan accent, which has been pointed out and sometimes made fun of numerous times. However, Heiji holds his head high and is always one to brag about the greatness of Osaka, especially when Conan comes to visit.
Despite his knowing the value and necessity of remaining calm in the face of a crime, Heiji tends to be impulsive at times, which tends to cloud his judgment a little. During the “Detective Koushien” case, when Saguru Hakuba accused Heiji of being a poor detective for disrupting a crime scene in his rush to see if the victim could still be saved.
Heiji, however, solved the case in the end and reminded Saguru that the detective’s first job is to prevent death if he can.
He’s also known to be extremely protective of those he values as close friends and tries hard to keep them out of harm. There were several instances where he’ll tell Kazuha to stay out of cases, simply because he was afraid of her getting hurt.
Furthermore, he’s pretty much always watching Shinichi’s back and does whatever he can to not only keep the boy safe but to keep his identity undercover.
Trivia
- Heiji Hattori’s Full Name comes from the Fictional Edo Period Police Detective Zenigata Heiji and Famous Samurai & Ninja Hattori Hanzou.
- Heiji Hattori’s Family Name “Hattori” (服部) may have also come from Inspector Hattori from the Japanese TV Series Tantei Monogatari.
- Hattori’s vehicle is a Light Green Motorcycle.
- Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, throughout the series, often appear in long cases set in isolated and remote locations.
- Heiji’s Favorite Author is Ellery Queen.
- Hattori is right-handed.
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