Kaoru Kouda

Kouda is ambitious, energetic, observant, and eager for a major scoop. As a relatively new sports photographer, she actively seeks images and stories capable of advancing her career.

Her enthusiasm can make her appear opportunistic, especially when dramatic incidents create valuable news coverage. She is nevertheless willing to share useful information when an investigation requires it.

Her later appearance shows a friendlier side around Conan and the Detective Boys.

Kouda is a professional photographer with the observational awareness required to capture fast-moving sporting events.

Her photographs can preserve details that spectators overlook in real time. This becomes particularly useful when Conan studies images to understand unusual behavior by a player.

She also has practical knowledge of professional soccer through her work covering J.League matches.

Kouda attends the soccer event preceding the bombings in The Eleventh Striker. Her access to dramatic footage and professional desire for a major story cause investigators to consider whether she could benefit from the attacks.

She is eventually cleared when Conan identifies the bomber and reconstructs the personal motive behind the stadium attacks.

Kouda returns in Promise with a J-Leaguer, where she photographs Sanada during a match. Her images help Conan notice an important discrepancy in the way Sanada is kicking the ball.

Takahiro Sanada becomes one of Kouda's photographic subjects during a Big Osaka match.

Conan Edogawa examines Kouda's photographs and uses details she captured to investigate Sanada's unusual performance.

Shinzou Yamamori, Ryousuke Sakagi, Keiichiro Motoura, and Kazumasa Nakaoka are connected to Kouda through the investigation surrounding The Eleventh Striker.