Yasuhito Endou

Endou is portrayed as an experienced and approachable professional athlete. He participates naturally in promotional events with children and demonstrates techniques rather than being treated as a fictional suspect or antagonist.

His characterization remains close to his real-world public role as a professional footballer.

Endou is an elite professional soccer player renowned for his technical passing, free kicks, penalties, and control of the ball.

A distinctive kicking technique demonstrated during the soccer event becomes especially memorable to Conan. Because Conan is already an accomplished soccer player, he is able to study and later reproduce techniques demonstrated by professionals.

Endou participates in the J.League event attended by Conan, the Detective Boys, and several professional players in The Eleventh Striker.

Information associated with the players' demonstrations later helps Conan interpret the bomber's instructions. During the climax, Conan reproduces a technique associated with Endou while attempting the crucial shot needed to stop the bombing sequence.

Endou later appears in The J League Bodyguard, continuing Detective Conan's use of real professional players alongside fictional stars such as Hideo Akagi.

Conan Edogawa observes Endou's soccer technique and later applies what he learned during the stadium crisis.

Hideo Akagi is one of Detective Conan's fictional professional players appearing alongside real J.League figures in soccer-centered stories.