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Sumiko Kobayashi (小林 澄子, Kobayashi Sumiko?), the Teitan Elementary School Homeroom Teacher of Class 1-B and the romantic interest of Ninzaburo Shiratori, is a recurring character in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.
Background[]
Sumiko Kobayashi attended Teitan Elementary and was in the 18th graduating class, two classes above Kazunobu Chiba. She became the new class teacher of Conan and the Detective Boys after Toya, their previous teacher, had married and retired. Her harsh behavior towards her charges had earned her the nickname "oni-baba" (hag) amongst her students. After she had changed herself, she became very popular with her students, in a good way.
Appearance[]
Sumiko is a young woman in her 20's with short black hair and dark eyes. She wears glasses and a casual attire when working.
Personality[]
At first, Sumiko appears as a strict and scary teacher. She forced herself to be harsh because, in truth, her kindness once had led her class at her previous school resulted in a disastrous parent-teacher conference. But after the Detective Boys (except Haibara) discovered her nicer side, she decided to be herself again.
The current Sumiko is very nice and caring. She is also quite timid and sensitive, not to mention that she suffers from serious stage fright. Even though she has appointed herself the manager of the Detective Boys, the kids often leave her out of case or ignore her warnings. She was also quite hurt when she believed Inspector Shiratori was only interested in her because of her resemblance to Miwako Sato, a resemblance so striking it even fooled Sato's close associates Chiba and Yumi.
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Canon Plot Overview[]
Conan Arc[]
Sherry Arc[]
Vermouth Arc[]
Kir Arc[]
Bourbon Arc[]
Non-Canon Plot Overview[]
Movies[]
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Trivia[]
- Sumiko Kobayashi's Family Name "Kobayashi" (小林) comes from her Voice Actres Yuko Kobayashi.
- "Sumiko" (澄子) means "Child" and "Clear" or "Lucid".
- "Kobayashi" (小林) means "Small Grove".
- Sumiko Kobayashi and Miwako Sato have similar Character Designs.
- As such, certain members of the MPD mistook Ms. Kobayashi for their co-worker Sato.
- In Sumiko Kobayashi's First Appearance, she was shown as a Brunette.
- Later, Sumiko's Hair Color was changed to Blueish Black.
- Sumiko Kobayashi is right-handed.
- She really loves reading Edogawa Ranpo's novels.
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| Codenamed Agents | Calvados • Chianti • Korn • Tequila • Vodka |
| Agents | Rikumichi Kusuda • Akemi Miyano • Atsushi Miyano • Elena Miyano • Ki'ichiro Numabuchi |
| Undercover Agents | Ethan Hondou • Bourbon • Kir • Scotch |
| Former Agents | Rye • Sherry |
| Others | Antonio Gomez • Yoshiaki Hara • Kate Lauren • Masaaki Okakura • Black Beard • Aquavit • Arrack • Curaçao • Generic • Irish • Riesling • Stout |
| Karasuma Group | Renya Karasuma • Atsushi Miyano • Elena Miyano |
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| Suzuki Group | Ayako Suzuki • Jirokichi Suzuki • Shiro Suzuki • Sonoko Suzuki • Tomoko Suzuki |
| Tomizawa Group | Taichi Tomizawa • Tatsuji Tomizawa • Tetsuharu Tomizawa • Yuzo Tomizawa |
| Lupin III | Goemon Ishikawa XIII • Daisuke Jigen • Arsène Lupin III • Fujiko Mine • Koichi Zenigata |
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| Magic Kaito | Saguru Hakuba • Akako Koizumi • Konosuke Jii • Chikage Kuroba • Kaito Kuroba • Toichi Kuroba • Keiko Momoi • Aoko Nakamori • Ginzo Nakamori • Kaitou Corbeau • Kaitou Kid • Saguru Hakuba's Assistant • Akako Koizumi's Assistant • Magic Kaito Organization Boss • Magic Kaito Organization Sub-Boss • Lucifer • Rose • Snake • Spider |
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| Guardians | Hiroshi Agasa • Sumiko Kobayashi • Rumi Wakasa |
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| Members | Conan Edogawa • Ai Haibara • Genta Kojima • Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya • Ayumi Yoshida |
| CIA | Ethan Hondou • Hidemi Hondou • Barney |
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| FBI | Shuichi Akai • James Black • Andre Camel • Jodie Starling • Starling Family Father • Aaron • Bill • Cheng • Hodges • Ishida • Jeff • Jim • Meyer • Tim • Tony |
| MI6 | Tsutomu Akai • Mary Sera |
| NPA & PSB | Rei Furuya • Yuya Kazami • Hiromitsu Morofushi |
| Tokyo Metropolis | Shintaro Chaki • Kazunobu Chiba • Wataru Date • Kenji Hagiwara • Hyoue Kuroda • Jinpei Matsuda • Kiyonaga Matsumoto • Juzo Megure • Naeko Miike • Yumi Miyamoto • Ginzo Nakamori • Toshiro Odagiri • Miwako Sato • Ninzaburo Shiratori • Wataru Takagi • Tadayoshi Uno • Officer Tome • Officer Tsujimura • Inspector Yuminaga |
| Nagano Prefecture | Taka'aki Morofushi • Yui Uehara • Kansuke Yamato |
| Osaka Prefecture | Heizo Hattori • Goro Otaki • Ginshiro Toyama |
| Others | Fumimaro Ayanokoji • Leona Buccholz • Radish Redwood • Chosuke Takagi • Misao Yamamura • Jugo Yokomizo • Sango Yokomizo • Koichi Zenigata • Aquavit • Stout |