Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan) was created by Gosho Aoyama. It belongs to the mystery genre and it tells the story of a great high school detective who was turned into a kid. While he may have the body of a child, he still has the mind of an adult. He solves all kinds of cases as he searches for the organization that was responsible for what happened to him.
What the 2 series have in common?
If there’s one thing that the 2 aforementioned series have in common, it would be the fact that they each have a character who share the same first name. The name in question is "Ran," which means orchid in Japanese. The 2 characters are Ran Fujimiya from Weiss Kreuz and Ran Mouri (or Mori) from Meitantei Conan. It’s interesting to note that the 2 are of different genders even if they have the same first name.
Ran Fujimiya from Weiss Kreuz
Ran Fujimiya (#ad) is one of the four main characters of Weiss Kreuz. He’s an assassin whose code name is Abyssinian. His weapon is a katana. He is more commonly known or referred to as Aya. This is the name of his little sister (Aya-chan or Aya Fujimiya) who is currently in a coma. Just like Toya Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura, Ran loves his sister very much.
In fact, she's the reason why he chose to be an assassin- he needs a lot of money to pay for her medical bills. He comes across as stoic, silent, and mysterious, similar to Toya from Ayashi No Ceres. This is because Ran is usually indifferent. He can be dangerous and deadly since he’s a highly-skilled swordsman.
Ran Mouri from Meitantei Conan
Ran Mouri (#ad) is the childhood friend and love interest of Shinichi Kudo, the main character of Meitantei Conan. She presents a cheerful exterior and a pleasant, warm demeanor.She is a capable fighter though she isn’t an assassin and is only really dangerous when you try to hurt her or her loved ones. She’s absolutely awesome at karate and is a really tough person. But she is also very nice, kind, sweet and caring.
Your favorite Ran?
What do you think of these two anime and manga characters? Who’s your favorite? You can share your thoughts and opinion by taking the quick poll below. Know another Ran or like another one who isn't mentioned here? Feel free to tell us about this character. Mention their name and the series they're from in the comments section below.Aside: this post is part of the Names Series, a series of short articles intended to showcase some characters who just happen to share the same name even though they’re from different shows and series.
*Notes:
- First pic is a screenshot of the favorite Ran poll from my Opinion Stage account. It was created on 13 June 2015
- Pics from that screenshot and from the poll are from Amazon.com; links shown above
- This was previously published elsewhere
