Ran Mouri

Ran Mouri (Rachel Moore in the english translation). Long-time friend of Shinichi Kudo, she began to have feelings for him some years back, but did not know if he reciprocated those feelings. While they were on a date together, he saw two men acting suspiciously, and ran off, promising he'd catch up. She slowly headed home, but he never came back. She became increasingly worried, and finally went to his house. She found Shinichi's friend, Dr. Agasa, and a small child there, but not Shinichi himself. The child gave his name as Conan Edogawa. She noticed he looked familiar, but couldn't place him.

Dr. Agasa said that Conan was a relative of his, but pointed out that his house was hardly the place for a young boy to stay. She agreed to take him, if her dad would say yes. She brought him home, and her father, Kogoro Mouri, did agree. Conan became a permanent fixture at the Mouri house.

She has suspected from time to time that Conan is Shinichi, but he has always managed to dissuade her of her suspicions.

Name
Ran's name comes from mystery author Maurice LeBlanc: Mouri from Maurice, and the Japanese rendering of LeBlanc as Rubaran.